Had to share

I just had to share these pictures of Gretchen; they were too funny!

New bows

I plan on adding more bows to the website by this weekend! I was able to work on a few last night, but this rest of this week appears that it may be busy. I have a conference tomorrow afternoon, so I'll probably get home late from work, and Wednesday's are reserved for mid-week cleaning! On Thursday, I have a strength class at the Y, and I have to finish up any last minute cleaning because my mom and grandma are coming in! So, we'll see how many bows I can complete this week!

I'm excited that my mom and grandma are coming! We plan on doing a bit of sewing; we want to make Gretchen a pillow case dress for the 4th of July, and I want to make her two pigtail bows to go with the outfit.

Anyway, on to the new bows!!!!!!

Check it out!

I found out today that Honey Pie Accessories is this weeks feature on another blog! I'm so excited! The blog is http://www.mommysonlinegaragesale.blogspot.com/

Go check it out!

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Burpie price change

I am raising the prices of the burpies, not by much, just a little! Unfortunately, I am not making much money off of the burpies. I love them, they're adorable, and such a great gift for expecting mothers, but they are expensive to make and sell in a set of 3. I am not increasing prices if ribbon embellishments are added, however I am charging $1.00 for the inital monogram.

The new prices will be effective May 1, 2009. All orders placed before this date are being sold at the original price of 3 for $10.00 with 1 free initial.

Set of 3 burpies - $12.50

1 or 2 burpies -$5.00 each

Initial monogram- $1.00

$3.00 for shipping (flat rate per order) or free local delivery.

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!

Caring for your tutu

Tutu's are simply adorable! Your little girl will love wearing hers, whether it's around the house, on a shopping trip, or to a birthday party. However, with the many times it will be worn, you have to wonder how to care for the tutu!

Your tutu will arrived wrapped in tissue paper, most likely in a tyvek envelope. You will need to remove your tutu and unwrap. Hang your tutu on a hanger, and with your fingers brush the tulle straight down. If your tutu is wrinkled, you can hang it in the bathroom while you shower and let the steam work out the wrinkles.

To wash your tutu, hand wash or spot clean only. Hang to dry. You do not want to put your tutu in the dryer, as it will melt!

Once your little girl wears her first tutu, she'll fall in love! Why not, let her express herself and wear it all the times, especially since you know now how to care for it!

Orders

April has been a busy month for Honey Pie Accessories! We've had orders for pillow case dresses, hair bows, bow bands, bow holders, and burp cloths. I am almost caught up on all the orders, so I thought that I'd post a few pictures of what we've been working on.

Twitter

Twitter is the new social networking site. I'm not great at learning how to run new programs, but I thought I'd give it a try. You can "follow" people; friends, celebrities, groups, strangers, etc. People "tweet" about what they are doing, in a tagline, so to speak. I'll be honest, it is not something that I check every day. I have a busy life, but every once in a while I'll tweet about life, my business, offer promotions, etc. So, if you'd like, follow me on twitter. www.twitter.com/gsmommy126

How to wash your pillow case dress

I don't know about you, but I hate doing laundry! Especially, when I have a new item and I'm not exactly sure how it should be washed. I hate shrinking clothes or ruining them in the wash.... i'm just not that good at laundry! So, I wanted to share the best way that I've found to wash your pillow case dress.

I bought a sweater/lingerie laundry bag from Wal-Mart. It's a mesh zipper bag found in the laundry aisle. The dress easily fits inside, and the bag zips closed. Then, I simply wash it with like colors on cold water (I wash everything on cold water!) in the gentle cycle. You can either lay flat to dry or you can go ahead and throw it in the dryer; make sure it is still in the mesh laundry bag! I do not remove the ribbons on the dress, and they manage to stay in place. I have found that the pillow case dresses do have to be ironed! I simply use a warm iron on a cotton setting.

If, for some reason, the ribbon does fall out when the dress is washed. Simply, add a safety pin onto one end of the ribbon, and push it through the hem at the top. If your ribbon gets snagged a bit from the safety pin, snip it off, and then quickly run a lighter across the edge of the ribbon. This heat seals the ribbon and helps to prevent fraying!

Happy Laundry day!