New ribbon!

I placed my very first online ribbon order last week! I was very nervous, that it wouldn't be good quality, wouldn't be enough to make more than 1 hair bow, or wouldn't arrive in time.... I was so wrong! I ordered from http://www.theribbonretreat.com/. It arrived within 3 days! I usually buy ribbon from Hobby Lobby, Joann's, or Wal-Mart, since I like to have what I want right away, and so I can take it home and immediately get started on it.... so, I was a bit impatient for this ribbon to arrive! So, I was thrilled when I came home to find it waiting for me!

The ribbon retreat sells ribbon by the spools, but also sells color coordinating sets. It's so overwhelming to look at tons of ribbon at one time, I always go for the bright colors or the polk-a-dots, so I decided that I would order some of the color coordinating sets. The site says that you get enough ribbo to make 2 bows. I will probably be able to squeeze out 3 bows out of the sets that I bought. The first set I bought is "juicy watermelon" and the 2nd is "4th of July".

I got started right away on a watermelon bow for Gretchen. She has this adorable yellow bubble outfit with watermelon's for this summer. I wanted a large bow, and that's how it turned out! I put it on her head this morning, and it's huge! DJ thinks it's too big, but I think it will be just right, and it will last for years to come!

I haven't started on her 4th of July bows, yet. I want to make her a pigtail set for 4th of July, although she already has a small bow that my mom's friend bought for her last year. Gran is making Gretchen a pillow case dress for the 4th. Personally, I want her pigtail bows to be really "over the top", but DJ has already asked me to make sure that the bows aren't as big as the watermelon bow! So, I'll have to scale it down a little bit!

Sometimes, I don't think I'm great at making boutique style hair bows, there are times where I don't get the loops exactly even, but with the watermelon ribbon; it was so easy! Well, not very easy, but easier! I am so pleased with the look of the bow so far! I do still need to buy a watermelon center for the bow before it is complete.

Anyway, I was too excited to not share! Hopefully, I will be able to make similar bows to sell on the website!