tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911676708093764233.post8994093119194181216..comments2019-06-06T07:58:57.729-07:00Comments on It's {always} All About Ribbon: Special Feature: Crafting for Profit Part 1Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13418022815978012270noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911676708093764233.post-33445139744318118092011-07-02T10:09:16.410-07:002011-07-02T10:09:16.410-07:00I've been making hairbows since the '80...I've been making hairbows since the '80's but it never occurred to me to sell them until a few months ago when people started asking if they could buy them. <br /><br />So I snagged a deal with my daughter's color guard to make 200 bows for their 4th of july fund raiser. I would donate half the profits of the bows to the guard and they would sell them. <br /><br />I spent $450 on ribbon. each bow has 5 different types of ribbon and when I dropped them off the woman says, "Oh I don't think we are going to be able to sell them for $10 a piece. I was thinking more like $5." <br /><br />I wanted to punch her in the nose. What an idiot. These are handcrafted bows not some machine manufactured bow you can buy at the mall. Even at the mall they cost more than $5. <br /><br />I'm considering just taking them back and selling them elsewhere but the only problem is that orange isn't usually a color everyone loves. <br /><br />uggg the heartache of business!SuburbanWifeLife.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179360330694943028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911676708093764233.post-28352972976201050852011-03-29T11:59:16.864-07:002011-03-29T11:59:16.864-07:00This was incredibly inspiring to me. I am a SAHM b...This was incredibly inspiring to me. I am a SAHM because I was fortunate enough to get pregnant with twins and it just made no sense financially to go back to work. I would really love to supplement our income to have the extra luxuries we did before the twins came along and to spoil my only daughter with all the boutique items we love. I just made my first bow this week and stumbled across your blog today. Thank you so much for this inspriring blog!Off2Nvrlndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15716492781764885914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911676708093764233.post-63179447658173740082011-03-22T20:29:02.201-07:002011-03-22T20:29:02.201-07:00A very inspiring story! My new venture is starting...A very inspiring story! My new venture is starting in about the same manner. A $200 investment, wanting to be a WAHM, and not wanting to miss a MINUTE in my future child's life. It is slowly but surely becoming a decent living and I am seeing a creativity in myself that I never knew was there!PrettyBabyAccessorieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15110521345523816951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911676708093764233.post-71563301537408938532011-03-16T06:38:00.969-07:002011-03-16T06:38:00.969-07:00Thank you for sharing your inspiring story. I look...Thank you for sharing your inspiring story. I look forward to hearing more of it. I am new to hairbow making. I just got my first grand daughter. I would love to be able to sell some bows too. Thanks again, MaryMary Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144404179199418410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911676708093764233.post-84839320817294536832011-03-16T04:47:07.803-07:002011-03-16T04:47:07.803-07:00Wow, what an inspiring post! I have enjoyed you&#...Wow, what an inspiring post! I have enjoyed you're Yahoo group and now the blog. It definitely left me with the feeling of wanting more!<br />I look forward to your next post to guide me through this journey to being a newbie of a bow making momma and a new bow making grandma! My last girl is now 23...but I recently got a new girl (my grandchild) to start prepping for being my bow model!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16041524048235573671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911676708093764233.post-81420122612103892462011-03-16T04:31:16.464-07:002011-03-16T04:31:16.464-07:00Thankyou so much for sharing this series, I don...Thankyou so much for sharing this series, I don't make bows but I do sew for both fun and profit, the profits are slowing down right now, the bills are piling up and things are getting scarey, I want to stay home and be here for my kids. This series couldn't have come at a better time. Thankyou for taking the time to put it altogether and more importantly to share.A Little Of A Lothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937227581092542783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911676708093764233.post-52836307527394111492011-03-16T04:10:44.506-07:002011-03-16T04:10:44.506-07:00I am really looking forward to this series! Thank...I am really looking forward to this series! Thanks for sharing.TwinMum2006https://www.blogger.com/profile/11666858471427296333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911676708093764233.post-62660442755183753502011-03-15T21:20:38.923-07:002011-03-15T21:20:38.923-07:00Love this post. So honest and what a beautiful st...Love this post. So honest and what a beautiful story. I started making bows after a divorce and a need to pay for pre-school. Your story is encouraging!<br /><br />Blessings!Bengelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553071502418803384noreply@blogger.com