Feeling Lucky? Sneaky Peaky...

I know, I know...
it's not even February, and the lady is posting St Patty's Day accessories!

But I am so excited, because for the first time in..well..ever...I am ahead of the game!
I even have some super exciting spring items almost ready to go!

Think Soccer balls, spring chicks and lots and lots of flowers!

But one thing at a time. These new St Patrick items will be up shortly.

Wool Felt vs Acrylic Felt

I am often asked why I choose to use 100% wool felt. The answer is simple:
It's like comparing a wool sweater to an acrylic one.

Wool is the most durable.
It is heirloom quality.
It is tighly woven, thicker and has less fuzz than other felts.

But it is also much more expensive. (like 10x more than acrylic)

As you can see here.
100% wool on the left, 80/20 wool felt blend, acrylic on right


The fibers are most tightly woven in the wool felt and you can actually see the darker table showing through on the acrylic felt.

But there are times that I can not use 100% wool because the colors are limited and it can be a little thick for cutting super fine details...thats when a wool/rayon blend comes in handy. It still has the durability of wool, but it usually comes in more colors, is less thick and easier to find.

Acrylic felt has its place too, don't get me wrong.
This felt is great for crafting. This is what we use with the girls to create fun things.
I usually use it when I am trying new felt designs and don't want to burn through the more expensive wool felts.
Acrylic felt can be readily found at any craft store and even at your local Wal-Marts.
It's cheap (like 29 cents/sheet) and great for use on kid crafts. Some acrylic brands are even made using recycled soda bottles. (so that's good too)

But this, people, is why I prefer to stick to 100% wool for my hair accessory needs.
It's the quality, the durability and the soft, less fuzzy texture that stands the test of time.I hope you see the difference in our wool felt items too!

Show a little love...

It's coming just around the corner!
It's Valentine's Day and we have added some new items to send a little love to your little love!

Just a quick note on packages

Just want to let everyone know that my printer is out of order.
This means I have to go INTO the post office (which I really hate to do).
I am keeping the turnaround time for orders about one week because I have been going to the post office about every other day.

Since I am currently not using my postage service, automated shipping notification emails are not going out. If you want a status update or are concerned that something may have gone awry with your order, please email me and I will send the confirmation number so we can find out what is going on! All orders will continue to have delivery confirmation.

Thanks for your patience!!
Jill

Happy New Year!

Did you know that 2011 is the year of the rabbit? (which is also my pet sign for the year I was born..but we won't go there).
So in good fun, I re-designed our felt bunny clips and am pretty happy with the adorable results. (and this may be the clip that actualy gets to re-designing some of the older felt fuzzies.)



Simple. Sweet. Oh-so cute!

And to help ring in the New Year, please take 15% off your total order by using the code: NEWYEAR15 upon checkout.
This is a limited time, so enjoy it while it lasts!

Coolest Giveaway Ever!!

We are absolutely tickled pink to be part of one of the absolute coolest giveaways ever!
Oh My Handmade Goodness has put together 2 gift baskets to be given away on Christmas Day. Each basket is valued at hundreds of dollars and includes some of the most amazing goodies.

Each basket contains truly unique handcrafted goodies from businesses around the world. I am honored to be included in these baskets with these talented artisans.

But don't take my word for it, check it out for yourself. I'd be entering this one if I could as much as I could. A couple people will be enjoying a VERY Merry Christmas!

20% off everything!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Now that we have enjoyed the kick-off to the holiday season, let's look forward to the holidays and geting ready to stuff some stockings!!
As a thank you for keeping me busy at what I love to do, I am offering 20% off for one spectacular- Black Friday, Thanksgiving Weekend, Cyber Monday Sale!

You're welcome! Happy Shopping.

Also as a reminder, all Christmas orders need to be placed by December 8th to ensure holiday delivery. Orders placed after this date may not arrive on time. (but we can usually add a couple days if you choose Priority shipping).

30% through November 22nd. Go!

We are offering 30% off yout total order through November 22nd. Hurry now before the holiday rush is here.
Just be sure to enter the code: HOLIDAY30 upon check out!

Check it out here to see some holiday styles!

Some new designs are up!!

...and so is a surprise 20% off. I am really not too sure how long I will keep the 20% off, but I figure until I get too busy, so we don't have crazy wait times. This is the time to stock up your stuffers before the holidy rush begins!

Be sure to enter the code: FALL20 upon checkout!

And, without further ado, a few of our new, most adorablest clips yet! But you can check out here for More New Designs!





Also our new, fancier felt flower. Be on the lookout for more of these and some other fancier felt designs coming soon.

Quicker turnaround times!

Yay! It's been a long while, but orders are currently being processed within a week. Yep, 7 days!

It's been a loooong while since I have been more or less caught up to my workload and been able to turn orders around within a week!

I pledge to do my best to keep the shorter wait times, especially with the impending holiday rush!

With that said, I am working on getting some new and re-newed designs up for the holidays very soon.

I am also working on adding some modified items for our Etsy shop. I am hoping to take some of our popular felt designs and turning them into felt pins and ornaments. I have a few felt ornaments for my Christmas tree and I always have someone ask me to make one for them. So I thought we'd branch out and see how they sell on Etsy...one of my favorite places to shop!

Check out my slowly growing etsy shop!
The Bowtique on Etsy

Stay tunes for more...

Hold on...

more Bowtique cuteness on a clip coming your way soon.

Soon we will feature some new hip imported ribbon designs, new felt fuzzies (think winter critters) plus a few new re-dos for the holiday.

There will also be some green and red and velvet. A new holiday hair streamer and a very long awaited velvet headband. Oh my!!

Great ideas for small gifts and stocking stuffers!! (and only 72 days left until Christmas). Eck!

Crash!!

yep...that's what my computer did a week ago. I am still here working on bows and feverishly trying to retrieve the information I can.
I am hoping to have my new computer any day now as well as some more pictures to post.

Thanks for your patience, and be sure to back up your hard drive a little more often.

Back to School Sale!

Oh yeah, new items and a discount to boot!

Enjoy 20% off your total order through August 15th, just by entering the code:
SCHOOL20
upon check out.

To check out some of the newest items,
CLICKY CLICKY HERE!

Need some cool clips for your cool back to school clothes?

...or maybe you'll buy an outfit just to match one of our new super adorable clips.

Our new collection of simple clippies are here. They are clips lined with imported ribbon made to Oeko-tex standard...meaning they are made using safe materials. Not to mention the cuteness factor alone is to die for!




Also new, some items for the girls with a bit more hair. Our new Monogram Me Pony-O (as we all know how I am with Monograms).


and the new Princess hair streamer (by a surprise popular demand- meaning I made it for something else and ended up having a huge response to it!)



And not to be outdone, we now have added the little girl version of our sparkle clip. Our new sparkle snaps are made for those with whispy hair.


I am hoping this will help keep some back to school clothes looking even cooler this year...can you believe we will be looking at Holiday items soon?

If you have any ideas you'd like to see, please send me an email! Some of our most popular items came from a customer request!

Eeeck!

Here's a sneak preview of some of the new clippies soon to come.

Gorgeous ribbon makes for gorgeous clippies.

SimplyStacie is giving away a $20 shopping spree to TheBowtique!

Yep...you read that right!

This is perfect timing for those thinking about getting a head start to some back to school outfits.
Those outfits will indeed need some accessories!

All you have to do is check out the review and make a comment.

CLICK HERE FOR THE BOWTIQUE GIVEAWAY!

The lucky winner will receive $20 to spent at TheBowtique.com!

Also as a side note- I am preparing some very new items for the fall. I won't give away all teh details but it involves some moew sparkle ribbon and some imported European embroidered ribbon. Eeeck!!

Free Ship Fridays!

Really?

Really.

Free first class shipping on ALL orders placed on a Friday now through September 10, 2010. Just be sure to enter the code: FREESHIPFRIDAY

You are welcome.

Some technical difficulties. Arg.

Just a quick note to let everyone know that I have been having some email troubles. I am receiving (at least to my knowledge) all emails, but they are not always going out.
If you email me and do not hear back within 48 hours, try again. I try to answer each and every email.
I have also been sending emails via my personal email, so they may not be coming in from The Bowtique and rather under Jill B. We are one and the same.

That is all.
Happy Weekend!

Summer is almost here and so are we!

Finally! As you can tell freom the lack of blog responses, life has been keeping me too busy to update here.
I am happy to report that we have successfully (well, with most of us in tact anyway) relocated across the country and are settling into our new surroundings (mostly).

I managed to re-open in mid May and boy were you waiting! I am just getting caught up to the plethora of orders that were placed right away. The wait times should be shorter very soon. (but I thank you for your loyal enthusiasm).

To those who check in here- a special surprise...go over to one of my fav new Mom Blogs and you could win a $20 shopping spree to TheBowtique.com.

Visit This Mama Loves Her Bargains for some great deals and giveaways...you won't be sorry!

More to come soon.

New Year...New Stuff.

At last!
I have managed to get some new and some of the long-promised designs up on the website!
The ever adorable "Tweetheart Fuzzy". Perfect for Valentine's Day or anytime for someone you love.


The Retro Flower bow.


The most adorable re-do- Monkey Fuzzy.


Something I have wanted to do a looong time...and also a big hit at our house!


By popular demand- new Felt Flower Headband. (with more felt headbands coming soon!)


I seem to be busier than usual for this time of year...so most orders will be a solid 10-14 days to complete right now (plus shipping time).
Please bear with me, I am doing my best to get through the rush and hope to add a few more new spring designs...think cute little snail, ladybug bow and whatever else I can squeeze in.

Also note that we will probably be moving across the country (yes, once again) in March, so I will have to close for a few days to keep a bit of sanity. Just be sure to check out hte front page. I seem to be much better updating there than here lately.

Hapyy 2010!!!