Nov 6, 2013

Win it Wednesday: Miss Ashley Jewelry

Congratulations to last week's giveaway winner!
Anna Robinson
Enjoy the set of 3 whimsical baby nursery art prints from Gumball Grenade!


This week's giveaway is perfect for moms and makes a fabulous gift for Christmas!  Miss Ashley Jewelry is a wonderful shop full of personalized hand stamped jewelry for couples, moms, grandmas, and military spouses.
A bit about Ashley:
I am a stay at home mother of two boys under the age of 3 and an Army wife. I love all things crafty and artistic. I started my shop when my husband was deployed to Iraq making hemp jewelry. Each sale I made I purchased more materials and taught myself to design metalwork jewelry. My biggest inspiration is the Army wife life and the journey as a wife and mother. Simple things in my day by day activities gives me ideas to make jewelry that is simple yet meaningful that others will cherish just as much as I do.

Ashley has offered to giveaway a
personalized hand-stamped necklace
with Swarovski crystals!
Choose the number of charms, the names, and the color of the birthstone crystals!
Beautiful and unique hand stamped heart necklace with separate stainless steel heart pendants with names and swarovski crystal birthstone charms.  Each heart pendant is hand stamped one letter at a time.  The hearts measure 3/4 inch by 5/8.  The pendants dangle from a thin but very sturdy stainless steel ball chain.  Great gift idea for a Mother's Day gift, a new mother, or a special no-reason-at-all gift to a mother who is deserving of a little something special for all of her hard work.  This necklace will be wrapped and shipped in a small jewelry gift box ready for gift giving. 

Miss Ashley Jewelry
Website :: Etsy Shop :: Facebook :: Instagram


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Use this form to enter!
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Nov 5, 2013

Tuesday Tips: How to Care for Your Hair Flower Clips

Here are some tips for taking care of your flower clips!  

BowSweet products are made to last, but if your kiddos are especially hard on them, or they have found themselves through the wash or stuffed in a drawer, or you have other bows that don't look too great, here are some things you can do to make them look like new!

Trim any frays with sharp scissors.
Seal the edges of the petals with a wood burner (my favorite), or a lighter.  Be careful not to get too close or spend too much time in one spot, or it will burn and/or catch fire depending on the material!   If you happen to get a burnt edge, just trim the edge with scissors and try again.
Use an embossing gun (my favorite) or blow dryer to fluff them up, or get any folds or kinks out.
Use a flat iron or ribbon iron for petals that have a crease in them.  Again, don't get to close or stay in one spot too long or you could melt it.
Most flowers could survive the washing machine, but it's best to sponge them off with warm water.
✿Keep the clips in a safe place (like our bow holders).  We will soon have a post on storage ideas for hair clips, so stay tuned!





What else is happening this week?
Win it Wednesday: Announce winners of the set of baby nursery art prints from Gumball Grenade (you can still enter!) and the start of a new giveaway from Miss Ashley Jewelry!
Thursday Theater:  Hairstyle Video
Friday Feature:  Conair's Curl Secret