I Love Customer Pictures

What a model, she is beautiful

I'm always proud to receive pictures from my customers showing me their little angels wearing the hairbows I've made. I had to share this one. These are 4 inch big fluffy hairbows made of 1-1/2 inch growgrain ribbons. Placed on a matching ribbon covered alligator pinch clip that is 1-3/4 inchs long. These are on my website for only $1.80 each when you buy a lot of 10. Look in the best buy section.

angelbowboutique.com

Learning Home Dialysis

Oh boy, we started training today for home dialysis for my husband. I know we will like it but so much to learn. For one thing its very hard to stay in a small room with a nurse from 8:30 in the morning till afternoon. Lucky for us the PD Nurse is a doll. I wonder how she feels about staying in the room with my husband all day. Oh course there can't be anything wrong with me, but he must irritate her, he does me.

Well will be so happy when we don't have to get up at 4:00 AM for him to catch his ride to the dialysis center and set in a chair for 3 hours while his blood is being cleaned.
This way we will get more rest. I'm still not sure why I had to get up that early with him, somehow it makes his coffee taste better. Sound familiar? Thats ok we love to do it.

I'm taking a break from ebay and my website for this week but next week I'll be back. I really look forward to it. I have lots of plans.

I'm still woking on my ribbon roses. I don't think I've seen anything so pretty before.

So life goes on and the dinner dishes are waiting on me I guess because they are still there.


Have a great day, Judy

I'm working on my Website WOW

Well I started a website with mircosoft live free website. At first I thought I did not like it but after working with it awhile its looking great. No fancy but the idea is to sell my bows and other things without going through ebay. Typo's and some pages not ready yet, but I'm getting proud of it. The price is right its free. Take a look and give feedback. Judy

angelbowboutique.com

email me at judy@angelbowboutique.com

FREE HAIRBOW INSTRUCTIONS

There is so much interest in the hair bow instructions I posted several months ago.

I have posted some new ones on a new website I'm trying to build. I say trying because it seams really hard to me. Maybe I'm computer challenged and I'm just finding out. Anyway these are instructions for my Pony Bows that I sell on Ebay. They are adorable and easy to make. They don't take so much ribbon as the others do. They are good ones for someone to learn with.

I have lots of ribbon and clips so I added a page to the website for someone to buy a small kit. Just enough to make a few hairbows and get the feel of it without spending so much money. I will be available for questions at any time. I'm not really making anything on them its just for convenience for someone that does not have shopping near them. Here is the website. I also have alligator clips and no slip clips starting at .99 on ebay for the next 7 days.

angelbowboutique.com and my ebay auctions under judiths_closet.

Everyone have a great day, Judy

My Mothers Wartime Cookbook

As money gets tighter and food is getting harder to buy I thought of Mothers old cookbook. It was printed in 1942 during world war 2. The same year that I was born. A shortage of some foods and many people out of work. At the front of the book is a WATRIME POSTSCRIPT:

As this edition goes to press our country is still at war. Rationing is in force and shortages of many foods have developed. In a fine spirit of patriotism American homemakers have adapted themslves to the changes. Their minds are open to new ideas: foods they have never served before are now appearing on their tables. So, though you may have to wait until the war is over to try some of the recipes in this book, there are literally hundreds which will add interest and novelty to your wartime menus. If, for example, you haven't enough sugar to make Fruit Torte, there's a delicious Cabinet Pudding using only two tablespoons of that precious ingredient; if you can't obtain a sirloin steak, ther's an appetite-teasing T-bone steak, Family Style; if your busy schedule doesn't allow time to make yeast-raised orange bread, ther's a quick one that uses baking powder.

Refer to the chapter on nutrition often. It will tell you how to plan meals that will keep your family in top health. A healthy nation is the best contribution our homes can make to our war effort.

My 25 year old Daughter has ask that this book be handed down to her as soon as she owns her own home. So its in a plastic ziplock bag just waiting. Getting very old and crumbly just like me.

We have had to make alot of changes, can we adapt as well as our Mothers and Grandmothers did?

Have a great day, Judy

Hope everyone liked the hairbow instruction!!!!!!!!!!

I have not posted in a long time. With a full time job it seams like there is so much to do.
Tell me does housework EVER get done. How do some of these women keep such a pretty house???????????????

So I figure if I sell off some of the furniture and nick naks maybe mine will look clean. So that's what I'll do. We are having a yard sale next Sat. If its not nailed down I'm hauling it to the front yard. By the way, how do you furnish a house without going to yard sales. I bet alot of this stuff came from a house 6 blocks over.

I hope everyone like the hairbow instructions. I have received many many emails. I appreciate everyone of them.

I have so much beautiful ribbons about 20 colors and dots mixed in too.
The ribbons are 3/8", 7/8" and 1-1/2 inch grosgrain from the ribbon retreat and ribbon and bows oh my.

The best around and I'll be selling it at a great discounted price. Please email me with questions.
I'll send you pictures and will measured out any length you would like.

I'll also send you by email some great hairbow instructions. I am trustworthy. I sell under judiths_closet on ebay. I have 100% feedback. I just hate to sell my ribbons on there because ebay charges so much anymore on fees.

Have a great week, Judy

Free HairBow Instructions and Ribbon Informatoin

I can only pass on the information that I have and the ribbon suppliers that I use. I buy the best grosgrain ribbons and I'm diligent about making my hair bows. They are true boutique quality. I've had customers tell me that they give around $8.oo apiece for bows just like them in boutique shops. So many styles to choose from and there is a site that is just for free instructions. I know of many but this one is by far the best. Also a hair bow yahoo group where the girls talk about hairbows and sewing and are always willing to pass along information of how to make a bow.

Here it is:
http://bowdesigns.50webs.com/index.html

The hairbow group is:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freehairbows/?yguid=200229678

to join this group go to the left side of there home page and click promote and that will take you to the page to join. Lots of information and really nice friendly bowmakers.

As far as buying ribbon here are the two main ones.
The first one is so great, she sells hairbow instructions also and the best ribbons. Ribbons are sold by 5 yard lengths. For hairbow makers there is also a wholesale section where you can buy 20 or 100 yard rolls. Buy a little or buy alot.
http://theribbonretreat.com/

you can pay with your paypal account or a credit card. She also has some free instructions on her website.

The other ribbon supplier is:
http://ribbonandbowsohmy.com/

They are also real nice to work with.

You can find ribbon on ebay to but with shipping on every auctions it just makes more since to buy the 5 yard rolls from the ribbons suppliers that I mentioned above.

A three inch bow takes a length of ribbon 20 inches long. Usually 7/8 inch ribbon. So if you buy a five yard roll it will make 9 hairbows. Of course you don't have to make nine of them if you making for your child. Try using some to make a ribbon tee's or ribbon jeans. Save some of it back to make hairbows with several kinds of ribbons.

A 4 inch bow is usually made of 1-1/2 inch ribbon and you cut 29 inches.
On the free instructions website there are instructions for making 4 inch bows.

I tie my hairbows with elastic thread and some sew them. I hope to add a set of my own instruction to my website or my blog in the near future.

I buy my alligator pinch clips at Sall'y. I give 3.99 for 100 clips.
The french clips I buy from my ribbon supplier.

Hope this information helps. Your welcome to email me with any questions.
My website is http://www.judithladddesigns.com/

Have a great day, Judy