Still Making Time For the Hair Bows

Today was my mom’s birthday (happy birthday, Mom!), and it was also my nephew’s 8th birthday party (his birthday was on Saturday).  So, I didn’t really get a lot of work done today that I wanted to. But, I was able to head over to Wal-Mart (which unfortunately is the best place to get crafting supplies in the rural area I live in..), and I picked out some cute ribbon to make hair bows with and some flowers to make some new hair clips.

When I saw this roll of Hello Kitty ribbon, I automatically thought of all the girls I knew who were obsessed with everything that involved Hello Kitty. They have purses, jewelry, t-shirts, buttons, cell phone covers, etc. So, I knew that if I made a hair bow, they would definitely be interested. So, I bought some and here’s a hair bow that came out of it:

I’m actually quite proud of how it turned out. Usually, it takes me a few times to make the bow turn out okay, but this type of ribbon was easier to work with than others I have used before. Not sure what I’m going to do with this as of right now, but we’ll see.

I also made this hair bow from some cute black with white dots ribbon I got today:

I still need to finish up the ends, but other than that, this bow is pretty much completed. I also like how this one turned out even though this one took a bit more time than the smaller one above.   I think they’re cute and hopefully, others will think the same and want to buy them… that would be ideal anyways haha.

Let me know what you think!

A Basic Introduction (We all have to have them..)

The ever important first post. First off, I’d like to say welcome and thanks for checking out my blog, it isn’t much at the moment, but I promise that it’ll get better once it goes along.

I started this blog  so I could let people in on the process that goes into my jewelry and hair accessory making.  I think the creative process that goes into it is always really fascinating and it’s fun to share that with people. Sometimes people will ask me  how did I come up with that idea or what inspired me to put those two colors together. Hopefully, this blog will answer those questions and keep people up to date with what’s going on with Glittering Treasures.

At the moment, I just finished four flower hair clips that are currently in my etsy shop.  I’ve been doing a lot of pinks and reds, probably because Valentines Day is right around the corner.  Clips like these below:

White with pink tips flower hair clip

Coral Pink flower hair clip

Red and white flower hair clip

All of these can be found in my etsy shop. Click here to go to it.

I’ve also been trying to decide if I’m going to be putting any heart jewelry in the shop for Valentines Day. I tried putting up some Christmas related earrings in December, but nobody really bought them, so they’re actually still in the shop. But, I guess people will wear heart jewelry any time of the year, so I’ll probably end up putting these earrings in there by Monday:

Sorry, the photo quality sucks. My camera didn’t want to cooperate that day. But, I’ll probably end up putting both earrings in the shop very soon!

So, if you’re a fellow “arts and crafts” person who likes to make jewelry, please follow me and we’ll share stories! Or if you’re just an arts and crafts lover, then please stay tuned and let me know what you like and what you would like to see. I always enjoy comments. I’m just getting started in this business. This whole thing is something that will help me self-publish my novels that I’m working on (which is a very expensive process, let me tell you). It’s great to support small businesses and people who are just trying to do what they can to keep things going. If you have an etsy shop, add me to your circle and I will do the same!

Also, please go “like” my Glittering Treasures facebook page if you will! I could always use the support there as well.

I look forward to talking with you!