Valentines' Day bows are coming!

I have been working on the new Valentine's day ribbon that I got in the mail a few weeks ago and I think you will really like what I have coming! I am really excited about it!

Also, in January I will be having my OoPS! sale!! This is a one day only sale that you wont want to miss the discounts. So as soon as I get the date be sure to mark your calendars!

Last Minute Bow Party!

Don't forget to come on over Friday from 10-6 for my last Open House before Christmas!

Specials include:

*Register to win a $25.00 gift certificate

* FREE gift if you bring a friend

* and 10% off your total purchase (you just have to mention this blog entry, or bring your postcard you got in the mail)

I hope to see you tomorrow!

CONTEST...CONTEST...CONTEST

Can you guess how many bows I made on my trip? and question 2 can you guess how many different style bows I made? (now don't forget I can make at least 3 bows per ribbon!!) The winners will receive a 15.00 gift certificate. Oh, and the bows are not counted by numbers in containers, they are color sorted for me to assemble. Leave your comment with your guess no later than Dec. 12th so I can get the certificates out for Christmas!

Some of my New Hats!

I have gotten 3 shipments of hats in the last week so it has been like Christmas here for me!! Here is a quick picture of some of the colors that I have. If you are interested in any you can just email me for colors and prices. Thanks for looking!

Hot pink, bubblegum, black, brown, hunter green, kelly green, red, and pale yellow. I also have but not pictured: burgundy, light blue, white, ivory, navy (and maybe more but that is what I can remember right now!)

YEAH!! I finally did it!!

I actually have ALL of my special orders done and delivered today! I have another show tomorrow so I am sure I will get some more orders there too, but for now I am caught up!! I just had to share with you my excitement! Check back in a bit for a couple of contest I have. I took pictures of the bows that I made on my trip and I need you to guess how many it is!! and how many different bows and styles are in there. Each correct answer will receive a 15.00 gift certificate!

Christmas on Vinegar Hill and NEW RIBBON

I had such a great time at this show!! It was well worth my time. I met so many new people from lots of towns that I haven't hit with my bows yet! Also, I got my Custom ribbon in the mail today!! (yeah!!!) I will be working on bows on our way to see Mike's Family for Thanksgiving. (It is quite a drive so I should get a ton made and heat sealed.)

Custom made Holiday Bows

If you would like for me to make a bow to match your daughter's (granddaughter's, niece's, ect...) Holiday dress please feel free to contact me. I have started taking orders and will take them through December 13th. So get your orders in today!

Email me at babyations@yahoo.com

NEW BOWS

Update: For some reason my bow slide shows wont show up, but if you click on the view all photos you will be able to see them all. Thanks!

Here are a few pictures of some of the newer bows that I have done. I have so many that I can't take the time to take pictures of them all. Let me know what you think of these!!

Busy, Busy

I have been super busy with bows lately. (If you haven't noticed all the open houses and parties listed on the side) Today my kids are out of school so I am going to take some time out to play some games with them. Maybe I will watch a movie with them too since it is raining outside. I have lots of new bows to share with you I will post a slide show later on today.

If you were planning on booking a party please do so as soon as possible. I will be taking most of December off to restock up on bows for my OopS!! Sale in January and to spend some time with Family for Christmas.

Atlanta open house this weekend!

Come and visit me in Atlanta at the Community House

on Sunday from 1-4!

I have lots of fun bows and a giveaway there too!

Bring a friend for a free gift!

Book a party at the open house and receive 15% hostess credit at your party!

Christmas is Coming!

Only 1 month and 3 Weeks til Christmas!

Now is the time to book your bow party!! I have every weekend booked already for November so if you would like to add a weekday show that would be great. December will be booking up soon too.

December Hostess credit will be 10% of party sales in bows and a 5.00 certificate for every party booked from yours!

January Hostess credit will be 15% of party sales back in bows.

Also, New Christmas ribbon is coming in soon. (Christmas and everyday prints!!)

Guitar ribbon, Reindeers, snowflakes, penguins, princess, swirls, piggys, and so much more!! You are really going to like them!

Fall show in Peoria IL

Come and check out all the new bows this weekend at the

St. Peters Lutheran Church

in East Peoria

from 9-3

Address: 200 Cole Street, East Peoria

There are several other venders there also!! I hope to see you there!

(free gift if you said you read this add on my blog!!)

Boo Spooktacular Sale!

It is a MUST come to sale!! I have teamed up with my sister again for a sale.

When: Thursday October 30

Where: Katie's House (email me for address if you want to come and don't know the address)

Time: 6-8

What to do: Dress in costume for a discount

If you wear a costume you will receive 15% off your entire bow purchase! It is a sale you don't want to miss!! But you have to dress up! (I will be!)

and for Mary Kay, you will receive 50% off a compact of your choice (retail up to 38.00)

It will be lots of fun so you don't want to miss this one!!

And the winner is...

Kim Crowley with her guess of 276.

Actual bows in the basket 273!!

How did you guess so close? Congrats on your Gift Certificate. Just email me so I can get you your certificate!

jennifer@babyations.com

And for everyone else, stay tuned for more contest and offers next month!

Guess How Many to win!

Here are some half finished bows that I have to finish sometime this weekend. Post your guess and the closest to guessing will win a $10.00 Gift Certificate! Hurry post must be in by September 26th.

Special order bows

I had a special order for these and I thought I would share. They are for a little girl cheer squad in Rochester.

Weekend organizing!

These weekend I moved my office from my scrapbook room to the basement bedroom! I am soooo happy to have more room for my stuff! I now have all my ribbon color coded in containers and the printed ribbon all together!! I have no idea how I was able to work in the little space that I had!

I will have more pictures later as I get more done. This is as far as I have gotten so far.

Wow!! where I have been and where I am going!!

Looking back to last year at this time my business has grown so much. I have so much to be thankful for!! I would of never guessed that I would be working like I have on my products. Not only have I tried to come up with some different bows than what you would see just anywhere, but I have total been working the whole court!!(OK I am a tennis player so that is where the whole court thing came from!! ha ha) I am so proud to announce that I have added 2 new cheer squads to my bows this year and a new retailer!! This month I have been trying to get all my orders caught up and shipped out so I can get ready for the holiday season. I will be posting dates of my open houses as they come up. (a couple of dates I am double booked!) So be sure to keep checking for new updates as the holiday season gets closer. Bows are a GREAT gift idea for Birthday treats, Halloween goodies, Christmas stockings, Easter Baskets and the list goes on and on!! Thank you to all of you that made this possible!!

Bows and Creation

Today I took my kids to school for their first day of school and went to chapel with them. As I looked at all the kids sitting there with there classes I noticed several bows that I had made. There is nothing like seeing the little girls wearing what you have created. There were Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 4th graders with my bows.

Can you even imagine what God thinks of us enjoying his creation that he made for us to enjoy? If seeing something as little as bows makes me happy I can't even imagine the joy that God has when we enjoy and take in what he has made.

Brillante Blog Award!

I want to say thank you to Amber for sending me the blog Award!!! I am so happy to be working with such a great designer and inspiration! If you have little girls or know of someone having a baby girl you should check out her work over at RuffleButts. So I want to pass this award on to the following blogs:





*RuffleButts Yes Amber I am sending this back to you because you have been a great inspiration to all of us Momepreneurs. And I appreciate being able to work with your product line. Amber's blog is sure to inspire you.


*Mapetitechou I love what she does. I could never do the work like she does and it is amazing!! This is great for any of the Gymboree crazy moms. It is great to see how we all have our special gifts.





*Joannes Journey in Faith I really like her blog, she has so much to say about what the Lord has done and I look at it as a little Bible lesson when I get a chance to sit and read. (I know these were for businesses, but I feel since her Hubby is a Pastor this should still count!)




*BugaBoo This is business that is only 30 minutes from me. She really has some great products and I love her work.






*TraciSims I love Traci's digital scrapbooking work! She has given lots of freebies and has some great stuff. She also does jewelry.






*Alibug I have really enjoyed getting to know Ali we have thought out ideas together on Bow Parties and and such on our bow board.



Thank you to all of your inspirations!! I enjoy all of you and all of your work. Thanks for being a part of my career!!! :)

My New Assistant!

I guess I now have a new assistant!! I have talked about getting one for a while now but I had a volunteer!! Bella for her first time has ruined 7 bows!! While I was cleaning the Kitchen Bella decided to get my supplies out and try making bow. Instead of making bows she cut my bows up!! I guess that teaches me that she is now too old for me to leave my bow bag out where she can reach it!!So for those of you waiting for your Chicago Bears bows and your Illini bows, they are coming just a bit later than I thought!!

They are here!! and on the Website!!

Hello to all, I just wanted to let you know that the charms have made it here and they are up on the website! You will also see some of the new charm bows on there too. I have several made up and I am working on more colors. Check out Babyations and let me know what you think.

Thank you for the Fun Contest!

I had a great time reading what everyone wrote in either the e-mails or the blog posts!! This was so much fun doing something different and I have several people participate in the posting.

Let me know, I would like to hear what you thought of the idea and if you would want to do it again sometime. Or if you have any other promo ideas I would love to hear them too!

For those of you that participated I will email you your certificate at the end of the month so you have it ready for September.

8-8-08 Special!!

Want to earn a Gift Certificate for some free bows? Here is what you need to do.

• Place this ad on your blog and e-mail me when you have it posted with your blog address or e-mail this to 8 people (and cc to me) by the end of 08-08-08


• Include in your post/e-mail why you like Babyations hairbows


• You will receive an $8.00 off an order of $10.00 or more Gift Certificate (good for the month of September)

CHARM IT!!

Thats right lets CHARM IT!! I have a new line of charm bows out! These come with a special ring for you to clip 1, 2, or 3 charms to your hairbows and specialize them with those favorite outfits! (right now I only have the Mickey to show you how they work, but the rest will be here this week) Charms include: Hannah Montana, High School Musical, Disney, and lots more. Please let me know what you think!

AUGUST BOW SPECIALS!!!

This months Bow Party special is buy 2 get 1 free!!

This is a great time for you to get some bows to match your new school wardrobe!

If you want to book a party, please call or email me at babyations@yahoo.com to see what dates are left!

Special ends August 31st!

Welcome!!

Welcome to my new babyations Hairbow blog!! I will let you know of the sales for each month plus about my new bows that are coming out on this blog! I love to hear input on what you would like to see, so PLEASE leave comments and ask questions I love to come up with new things! I also will run contest on this post so be sure to check back often!!