Pink Lady Boutique at AF Hospital

Here is the items I have recently made to donate to the Pink Ladies' Fundraiser at American Fork Hospital. It is one of the funnest boutiques I have ever been too. It is Friday, November 14th starting at 8 am until it is sold out. It is at the American Fork Hospital, by the pink shop. You can't miss it. I am getting ready to do my own little boutique with some friends. I was hoping by the end of the month, but before Christmas for sure.

Stay tuned. My etsy shop opens next week. And there will be a contest listed. I would have listed it by now, but I am waiting for my internet provider change on Tuesday before I do anything. I want to make sure it goes smoothly.

STAYED TUNED!!!

Hitting a brick wall

Much to my dismay, I have hit a big brick wall. I don't know how to get past this issue and if I don't, the money spent is going down the drain.

I purchased a Cricut Expression a year or so ago. I thought that it would be a great investment into starting a business of my own. In talking to their wholesale people today, I just found out that you can't use anything cut by the cricut on your website. I can't even cut out cards for my bows or headbands or bracelets and list them for sale on my website. I can cut out things that can be sold at a temporary stand alone location. So, does that limit me to only using that stuff for a boutique? I am severely disappointed. You are only told this if you want to purchase their items wholesale. I have gone through the whole process to get a business license, resale certificate, tax id and a business name (not cheap). What would you do? Is it all a bust?

The Winner is....

The winner of the 5 Handcrafted Bows is...

Brittanie

(as picked by random.org). I will be delivering those to you sometime this next week (by Wednesday to the latest).

Our next contest will be announced Monday morning. I am working on a few things this week and will have pictures of the prizes and everything.

Thank you again for all that visited.

5 Free Handcrafted Bows!!!

For every comment left on this blog on any of the posts, from Oct 1st through Oct 10th at 10:00 pm MST, you will get an entry into the drawing for 5 Handcrafted Bows.

Rules
You can post a comment once a day (each day is another entry)
If you link your blog to this blog, it is worth 5 entries
If you link your blog to this blog and have a post about this site you get an additional 5 entries
If you refer a friend and your friend mentions that you were referred to the site, you get an extra entry. No limit to referrals.

Remember to comment each day.

Contest Totals

I have talked to several people about my site and I have had a lot of emails concerning my products, but not many comments. I am just trying to get the word out. I have had 4 comments left and have found Makingitminetoo.blogspot.com listed on 3 websites. The contest ends on Friday night, does anyone else want to have 5 free bows?

Contest Information

I am officially late in posting today. I am sorry about that. I just wanted to announce my contest today, as I promised and set the ground rules.

Starting today, the 1st of October, through 10:00pm on the 10th of October for each comment that is left you will have 1 entry in the drawing for the set of 5 Handcrafted Bows. You can leave a comment on any posting from now until the 10th of October. If you refer a friend, who mentions you referred them, you can gain an extra entry for that day. No limit on referrals. If you link your blog or site to my blog, you will receive 10 extra entries (you must post that you did this). I will have buttons available at the end of the week to add to your site if you choose to add it.

Because my site is so new and I am still trying to get my name and product out there, I will be doing give aways for the month of October. It costs nothing to enter and I will pay for the shipping costs. Please let all of your friends know about my site.

Thanks!!

Below are the latest Diaper Cakes I have done. One girl and one boy cake.

Why I started making my own things

It's a common question asked by my family. I really don't know the answer to that question other than it is what I love to do to keep myself busy. I used to have some bad habits that I just dropped one day and I needed to find something else to do. Not to sound conceited or anything like that, but I would go to craft fairs, stores (any fun place like that) and I would see something that could be improved. So I decided to start doing it for family and friends. I usually think completely outside the box. I am not the kind of person who goes with the flow and really not a box kind of person. I like splashes. Although you would never guess it, unless you knew me well.

I have found things that I like and love. I have found things that challenge me. It is kinda sad sometimes, because as soon as I think I have mastered something I have to move onto a new project. My husband is very supportive of this habit, although at times I think that he might just be hoping that I will finish all of the other projects that I have going. I am going to one day, or maybe they are just started projects for my kids. I don't know.

I developed a habit that my grandmother had. She could spend all day in a fabric/craft store and buy hundreds of dollars of the most interesting things. I would be so embarrassed to have to carry out the things that she bought on clearance, because it was cheap and she knew just what to do with it. And then she would take it home and turn it into the most amazing things you had ever seen. She was the most amazing person I have know. She was my best friend and closer to me than a mother ever could be. She died of multiple myeloma 10 years ago this Christmas. I am sure I will share many stories about her in the future as I talk about my crafts. There is plenty of history behind my crafting abilities and a lot of stories. I am very grateful for all that I learned from her.

I am going to be having a contest starting October 1st. It will last 10 days. The winner will receive 5 handmade bows. Stay tuned, more information to be released tonight or first thing in the morning.

Placing Orders and/or Learning how to make Bows

I have been contacted by a few people for possible Super Saturday classes, enrichment classes or just to teach people how to make bows. I have several options available-

I am available to teach anyone how to make bows.
I can make most bows and am learning every day how to make different bows.
I will sell bows that I have made.
I make and sell Diaper Cakes
I can teach anyone to make Diaper Cakes
I make and sell baby bracelets (with matching mother bracelets)
I can teach anyone to make these bracelets
I am in the process of coming up with some new items, that I will be able to post by Monday.

I live in Utah County.

I am working on getting pictures posted in a slide show, but trying to learn to watermark them before I do is proving to be a bit difficult.
If you see something you want, let me know all my bows will be under $5 for sure (that would be the most fancy ones you see.

My Idea

These are a few of my creations. I recently had a friend go to Disneyland and we made sure that her daughter had Minnie Mouse ears to go. I can't wait to hear how that turned out.

Sorry- Life got busy

Things got a little hectic over the past few weeks. And I am back now. I am going to be focusing at least an hour every day on my website design and this blog (minus Sundays), until I get things up and going. I am still learning as I go. I do not have any webdesign degree or experience, but am learning as I go. I do love crafts, so I will post them as well.

One of the biggest downfalls I have, with learning how to do all of this, is the lack of wanting to share knowledge. I am amazed at the people that I have met that don't want to share any information- such as how to make things, how to find supplies at a good price, or even what things are made of. I don't have any problem in sharing this information. I have been finding most of these things through KSL free classified ads. I am actually using mostly stay at home moms. I hope to be able to list their items on my website to help them out as well. Kind of like a constant craft fair. But that is in the future.

Please feel free to comment any information of where to get things or who does the same thing.

Starting From Scratch

I am a Stay at Home Mom and would like to keep it that way. This is my path and journey of starting a website, starting a business and I guess blogging about it. I am learning as I go and would really like to share with other stay at home moms, how to do this at little-to no cost.

I purchased a domain name at godaddy.com. It is www.makingitminetoo.com and I am having them host for a year. I purchased my domain name for a year (planning to renew it for longer if I can get this company up and going) but I thought I would give myself a chance to see if I can make a go of it.

I am trying to design a webpage right now, but not having much luck with that. I am a very creative person who learns things rather quickly, so I am hoping to get some books and be able to get going with it.

I will make a list of the crafts I do, and have some pictures up shortly. I am doing a lot of researching and reading after the kids go to bed at night. I am actually working during nap time right now. Hope to see you all soon.