A Twist to Not Me Monday!

Welcome to Not Me Monday!!! And if you make it all the way to the bottom of the post, there will NOT be a surprise waiting there for you!

This was started by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Max has not been a snotty mess this week causing me to NOT use my sleeve to wipe his nose in times of desperation. And at the very least, I would never use his own sleeve!

Alexis has NOT given up her naptime and I'm NOT crying about it :(

Since it's October and it's pumpkin season, we did not decide to go to the Pumpkin Patch on the coldest, rainy (more like a drizzle) day so far of the season! And I would always be prepared for such weather so while there I definitely did not forget jackets for either child and they were not merely wearing sweatshirts.

And after the trip, I did not spend about 2 hours editing my pictures just so I could get them posted on Facebook for all to enjoy!I also did NOT spend hours updating my store so that shoppers could have an adequate Fall selection instead of the bright summer bows that continued to remain online! And if you are a blogreader and you've made it all the way down here, then you will certainly NOT get a coupon code to get a free hairbow with the purchase of a bow at my store. That's right.......for every bow you buy you'll get a free one! So feel free to buy 6 and get 6 free! Just do NOT go to AffordaBOW by clicking here or typing in www.affordabow.com to your browser. Or you can click the picture in the upper left hand corner of the blog. And in the shopping cart, do NOT whatever you do, type the coupon code BLOG in to receive your special offer. Happy "not" shopping!!!!

New Inventory

Just a quick note to say that a whole lot of new inventory was added to my website today. And a little reminder than custom orders can be made. Click this picture or click on the sidebar to view the site and new stuff:

AffordaBOW's Everchanging Inventory

Just a reminder that the inventory at AffordaBOW is constantly changing since each bow is handmade. I get new ideas all the time! And new inspiration from others who want specific color combos and designs to match a specific outfit. Check back to the site often so you can see the wide range of possibilities with your special little girl in mind!

AffordaBOW

Well, if you read my earlier post about making bows as a hobby, I have been persuaded by my adventurous husband and business savvy brother-in-law to morph into an online store. You can check it out at www.affordaBOW.com. The premise is awesome bows at better prices. Hair bows can get so expensive when you spend $7 on an adorable bow only to find that after wearing it one time, it is lost. Hair bows at our house are sort of like socks in the dryer. They just vanish into thin air. But if you only spent $1.50 on the bow, it wouldn't be so bad if you lose it and have to buy another one. In fact, as a new business woman, it would be awesome for me if people lost many bows and had to buy more. I'm really not a business woman though. Ben is really my partner, website designer, and marketing director. And Josh is my motivational man. We'll see what happens. Check out the website!!!!

A New Hobby

Alexis is going to be a flower girl this summer in my cousin's wedding. We got her a fabulously cute dress (see below), and adorable shoes (shoes not pictured :).)

But the wedding's color is purple. Hmmm....how to incorporate purple into her sweet get-up. Ah, of course, the hair bow!!!! But how difficult would it be to find an adequately dressy, white and purple hairbow that will stay in Lexi's thin hair? My guess was that it would be very difficult. So my crafty side decided to come out. And I made her a hair bow.

And I have to say that I am quite impressed with myself. So impressed that I decided to make multiple more hair bows for her.

The picture doesn't quite do them justice, but you get the idea. Ben thinks I should sell them. I think it is just going to be a fun hobby! Hopefully, it won't cost us too much money!