Funny bows

Elle Belle’s Bows {and Giveaway}

“Soon after seeing our little girl on the sonogram, I fell in love with hair bows and clips.  The probability of having a girls set me off in every directions that was pink and frilly.  I eyed many specialty stores and surfed he internet for them.  I had a bow in mind for every holiday, milestone, and special occasion.  Then my beautiful Ella came in to our world with just the slightest bit of peach fuzz for hair.  She was an early December baby.  By the time Christmas arrived, my hopes of “garnishing” her with fancy schmancy bows flew off with Santa and his reindeer.  She was a fill fledged baldie!  I found a bit of solace in hats, bit did not feel the same.  I explored headbands, but the new mom in worried about her soft spot.  I know….. Crazy Right?  About the time she hit three months, I found crocheted headbands and easily got over  the fear.  The crochet headbands were perfect.  They were soft for Ella and they allowed me the luxury of being able to clip a hair bow to the headband.  I was now back to being hooked again.  However, I found that I could not always find what I needed.  I dabbled here and there with making my own.  Then, Ella finally got hair and I discover ribbon sculpting.  Ella was starting to talk and develop interests.  So, I started to make bows in the shape of animals or characters that were familiar to her.  It is a trifecta of accomplishments in my mind.  Ella get cool bows/clips.  I get to satisfy my desire to have everything coordinate to a theme.  And it is a great way to occupy my time on the evenings that my husband is out of town.
I find inspiration to make the bows and clips through Ella’s wardrobe.  She is the grand daughter and niece.  So, she has quite the collection of garments.  I am also influenced by other crafters.  Some items are repeatedly done in the crafting world, but I always try to place my own stamp on my creations.  My customers are wonderful in keeping me motivated with ideas.  On the day that a new collection comes out for a store, I will usually have emails asking me to create something to match the collection.  It is great to get suggestions!  I love branching out and trying new things.  I may not always be successful at it but I will try.  So far, making ice cream shaped bows has been my achilles heel.  I also recently discovered the blogging world.  I get great inspiration on color pairings from my fellow bloggers.  It is truly a fun little hobby for me.  I hope that you all find delight in them too!”