Thinking Spring from Birdsong Bows

OK, so there's snow on the ground and a cold bite in the air, but spring will come soon, and I'm getting ready for it!

Newly listed on my Etsy site this week are two new designs, one for St. Patrick's Day and one for Easter. Both can be mounted to a stretchy headband (for those little ones who can't yet clip a bow in her hair) for an additional $4.

Then, I know you want to get a head start on your Easter shopping, and this basket of bows will be perfect for her on Easter morning. It's a fantastic basket by my friend at ladesigns2 on Etsy, filled with four TOTALLY CUSTOM bows by me. Please allow 2 weeks for shipment of your custom order. Find it here on eBay this week!

I also had some time to create an outfit for my darling daughter, who will turn 4 next week!! I love this Michael Miller print; it's just fantastic!

Welcome to a new year from Birdsong Bows!

Welcome to 2010! Is it twenty-ten, or two-thousand-ten? Whichever it is, I'm sure it will be a better year. With the economic downturn, 2009 was a tough year for most people. I hope everyone is happy and healthy in the new year!

I started out the new year with two Valentine's Day designs. One is a bow set; the other is a cute ornament. They are both available on eBay and Etsy right now. The eBay auction is popular, based on the number of watchers I have! Good luck with bidding! I know you'll love this set.

The other Buy-It-Now item is the ornament, which I just loved making. I sold one last Easter and made several of these types for Christmas (in a Christmas theme) to give to my daughter's teachers. I hope they enjoyed them as much as I liked making them! They take a couple of hours each to make, but are so worth it.

My personal projects have included a quilt for my daughter, and I'm working on some skirts for her in beautiful fabrics. It was nice to take a little break over the holidays for some personal sewing.

Want to win a free bow set??? Sign up to be a fan of Birdsong Bows on Facebook. When we reach 100, I will give away two bow sets. They will not be customs, but rather ones I have pre-made....still, I know you will love them!

Have you heard of Kiva? Stay tuned and I'll tell you more about the new promotion I'm doing soon!

Final boutique bow listing of the year!

Happy holidays to everyone! I've listed my final auction of the year on eBay; a cute Valentine's Day set that's made to match the wonderful outfit by RoseyThreads. This is for our Boutique Icing Valentine's Day launch. Search Boutique Icing on eBay to see all the great coordinating pieces!

My Etsy store is closed until Dec. 26 to allow for a holiday break, and all orders from my website from Dec. 14-26 won't ship until the week of Dec. 28. Thanks for your understanding!

Meanwhile, this week and next I'm creating the spring line of bows for Adorables Children's Boutique. Their new Kate Mack and Mim-Pi lines will be shipping at the beginning of January, and my bows will be ready to ship with them! Check out their site; the boutique has some beautiful clothing!

On the homefront, all of my Christmas shopping is done. I made gifts for Anna's and Natalia's teachers, as well as some gifts for relatives and neighbors. Aside from children's toys (can't exactly find a Made in America Barbie), I try to either shop at local stores, buy or make handmade items, and otherwise stay away from made-in-China gifts. It's an important way to keep Americans on the job, or to promote fair wages in developing nations. If you're in the northern Indiana area, look for the ShoLo symbol at participating stores, or visit the Sholo Web site.

Happy holidays and have a safe new year!

New on Etsy; Happy Autumn!

I've just listed a made-to-match Gymboree bow in my Etsy store; it's so cute! I just love that line, with the pinks, greens, and cute gingerbread girls.

We had a great Halloween here! The girls dressed as a bumblebee and a unicorn. I took the photos two days early, since Halloween was supposed to be cold...and it was. :) However, we ran out of candy an hour before trick-or-treating was up. The girls wanted to pass out candy when we got home from our trick-or-treating, but were unable to since we ran out of candy. They were not too upset; they commenced with the EATING, lol!

Falling For Winter bows

It always seems I start winding my business down this time of year, just when winter sales begin heating up! It may be the weather, the back-to-school illnesses that bring us down, or the need to start work on my own holiday projects, but I seem to cut back on guest launches and focus on just one or two new designs a week, as well as taking care of my regular customers. That's why my Etsy store will be closed for another week - I've got some bows to complete, and I'm working on making some gifts for my daughters' teachers. I know if I don't start now, they'll never get done!

But I've got two styles up this week - a beautiful penguin bow to match paintedbutterflystudios design for the WisteriaLane holiday launch. Hurry, 'cuz there are only two left! And I've still got bows available for Gymboree's panda line. The new Gymbo lines -- one with horses and one with gingerbreads -- came out this week, and I will be working on bows to match those sets as well. I'm taking a trip to the popular store today to match ribbon colors.

This weekend we finally made it to the pumpkin patch and did a little raking. Winter seems to have come early here in northern Indiana, and it's been cold most of the month. This past Sunday was nice and sunny, so we went out (and I was able to practice some photography as well). The girls had so much fun!

Bows are the Icing on top

This week I've paired up with boutique*nrf*ny for a great new group launch: Boutique Icing! I made a bow set to match her adorable outfit, and Anna was our model! Anna really loves this dress. Please be sure to check out Boutique Icing on eBay today!

Wednesday is always a tough work day for me because Natalia has gymnastics, so I don't have time to work until her nap time. Since the morning isn't great for work anyway, we went to Gymboree after gymnastics and bought a couple of outfits each for the girls, now that the weather is changing. I also picked up that great jacket from the Popstar Academy line for Natalia...it is so cute! My only wish was that I had more Gymbucks than the one I had.

Just wanted to remind everyone to be our fan on Facebook! I keep the page pretty current with current designs and auctions. Next up is a match to Gymbo's holiday casual line!

Current listings with Birdsong Bows!

Just returned from my quilt retreat and vacation! I finished all of the blocks for my younger daughter's quilt, but still have to assemble them into rows and add quilt borders. I'll tackle this once I make headway on my bow orders that were waiting for my return!

I've got three listings going on eBay this week, and one to add Monday night, so tune in for that exciting launch! Currently I've got a bow set to match with Bullfrogs*n*fireflies for the A Magic Kingdom launch -- where a winning bid enters you into a drawing for a free weekend at Disney, and with my*sweet*sunshine. I'm also listing a bow set with caramiababy_boutique for the BowFairies Christmas launch.

I have closed my regular eBay store and will now only sell auction or Buy-It-Now items on eBay. However, my Etsy store and my website will remain open. New items will be added later in the week when I reopen my Etsy store (I'm trying to catch up from vacation before seeking many new orders. I don't like to make customers wait too longn for their bows! :)