I came across this wonderfully motivating video while visiting one of my favorite baby tee shops, Snugfits. I won't post it here....but please do click here and visit Snugfits blog for a great inspirational video from Grasshopper (a business phone service company).
...and BTW, don't forget to check out their super cute products too! Love this pic! :) makes me smile!
Back in the day, when my husband and I owned a little baby boutique in Noblesville....my husband designed custom name boards for our customers. This is a photo of one of the boards he did for a friend of mine....well for her little princess, Jillian. Isn't it so cute? I often find myself thinking that maybe we should start doing these again? I love them. They take alot of time, but I love coming up with the color combinations.....and I love watching my hub diligently paint and assemble them!
so what do you think? should we start offering these again?
I always hate to give away really great secrets...but I must share this great find. If you are in the market for a great web designer, graphic designer....banner designer, business card designer...artist....than please visit Cara Creates! She is awesome...reasonable and uber talented!
and because no post is complete without a picture....here is a picture of one of my favorite all time baby gifts from Plain Mary!
I really do love Etsy! and I really love this new shop I recently discovered.....check out this letterpress print! You can find this and lots of other wonderful prints at Rough and Tumble Press!
I'm a firm believer that working for yourself ie. starting your own home based business can be one of the best decisions you make for yourself. In this economy, with thousands of people being laid off every week, we have to start being realistic about survival. Now I am not saying to run off and quit your job....to pursue your dream, but if you have a plan in place, the proper amount of capital in place, and all of the other hundreds of ducks in a row....then go for it. You might have to start your work day after the kids go to bed, but I must say, there is no better feeling than working for you!
I came across this fantastic and motivating article in Working Mother Magazine, that you all must read. It tells the success story of Mei Xu, the founder of Chesapeake Bay Candle Company. With perserverance and smarts, she created a product that can be found on the shelves of Target, Pier One, and Kohls!
Just wanted to share a great new find....the launch of a hip new boutique....Happy Apple! Happy Apple can be found at www.shophappyapple.com and it features some real cute goodies! Hip maternity tees, great onesies and t's for little ones and not to mention tees for us non-pregnant gals! You'll also find great baby shower gifts, invites and paper products and simple great gifts perfect for gifting all year long!
Here are a few pics of some of my favorites! Visit them today!!
I was so impressed with my friend Luci's house, it was so colorful and organized....she had this great idea about 'safe kids decorations that also ORGANIZE'.....that I am still researching and will hopefully post about soon! Anywho, I decided to do some searching on one of my all time favorite sites, Organize.com, for some ways to become more efficient and organized. Check out today's find...I think these will come in quite handy for the babysitter and for myself. Each pad is only $6.99...a small price to pay for a little organized sanity!
I'm a relatively young mom ( by young I am going by the notion that 30 is the new 20.....since I'm over 30), but I have three little ones. Since the time I delivered my first child, the entire world of maternity has evolved. I believe I bought my entire maternity wardrobe from Motherhood Maternity and Target.....nothing else really existed in my neck of the woods....and the idea of hip celebrity pregnancy had yet to emerge. I can almost remember the moment that cool celebrity pregnancy began to emerge....in fact it was around the first time I started my second boutique. In this new boutique, we decided to dabble in maternity tees, but only the kind that were funny....really edgy funny. In case you haven't heard of them, probably the biggest and most successful of these novelty maternity tee companies to emerge is 2Chix. 2Chix sells one size fits most (well, now they sell volumptuous cut tees) featuring funny sayings such as knocked up or what's kickin. I was fortunate enough to be able to wear these tees throughout much of my third pregnancy and I was no small chick. I'm truly impressed by the success of this company and even more impressed with the company ethics. I can personally attest to their professionalism from a business perspective and as a customer. A number of online boutiques sell these shirts but you can also buy them via the 2chix.com website. If you have a boutique, take a chance and sell a select amount of maternity tees...I would almost bet money that they will be one of your biggest money makers....great gifts for baby showers and for all those hip new mamas to be. Here a couple pics of my favorite belly tees!
