Coming Soon!

My oldest daughter will be starting kindergarten next month. Barely next as its the 31st or 30th, but its coming sooner than I ever thought possible. Wasn't it just a few months ago I brought this bright red squirming bundle who weighed less than a bag of rice home from the hospital?! Now she is big enough for us to be joining in on the back-to-school shopping not just be annoyed by all the pencils and backpacks and notebooks and lunchboxes making it difficult for me to find the dishwasher detergent.

And she is going to a private school which means she is entering the lovely world of uniforms and strict dress codes. That means I am very limited in my bow-making for her school wardrobe. But will I let that hinder the creativity?! No, of course not! I have a few custom orders that I am hoping to have completely finished by the end of next week, some this week. And then I have a whole new line of bows swimming around in my head that are just dying to make their grand debut. Just in time to join the party of back-to-school frenzy!

I just ordered 550 yards....

of ribbon. This is my biggest order yet and I have to be fast! I am making 215 bows for a cheerleading squad in San Ramon. 2 different styles (Game Day and Competition) and in 2 different sizes (small and large!) equals lots and lots of work. And they want the bows in hand by July 17th. That gives me 5 weeks to make 215 bows. I need to make 43 bows each week, 7 bows a day, just to make it on time. Thats if I start tomorrow - but I just got the final numbers tonight which means I just ordered the ribbon tonight. If all goes well, I might get the ribbon in hand by Monday, which means I actually only have 4 weeks to get the bows in the mail. 215 bows in 4 weeks means I need to make 54 bows each week or 8 bows a day. And these are complicated bows. The competition bows are especially complicated. See that sparkle ribbon?! I have to hand-make that ribbon! Its sequined fabric, cut into ribbon widths, then heat-bonded onto other ribbon.

They are beautiful bows though. And this will fund my new MacBook so its well worth it. I can't wait to see pictures of the girls during a game or a competition!

Competition Bows

Game Day Bows