Happy {New Website} Monday!! AND A GIVEAWAY!!

Today I am all sorts of excited.
We have been discussing a new website for quite some time, and when my sweet and uber talented friend, Sarah, graciously offered to help us get a new one started and launched, I was thrilled at the possibilities.
Little did I know (not sure why I was surprised) how far she would EXCEED all of our expectations and SO MUCH MORE!
She did such a great job and spent soooo many hours on this project. And her hard work truly shows. She (or her child, rather) will now be rewarded with a lifetime clothing supply of SheShe Made.
In case you haven't seen it already, go take a look at her amazing job...
SheShe Made's new website.

And in honor of this exciting day, let's just host a $50 gift certificate giveaway.
Want to win??
Here's how...
1st entry: Go check out our website and tell us what you love the best. It can be a feature or a new product!
2nd entry: Become a fan on facebook
3rd entry: Follow our blog
4th entry: Tweet about our new website with a link. Come back and post the tweet or your twitter name in the comment.

Winner will be selected by random.org and posted on Friday!

Great Giveaways!

Can you imagine how hard it would be as a mom, knowing your little one can't hear, and then finding out that you could help her hear...if only you had the financial means to do so?

Hop on over to my friend Sarah's blog for some fantastic giveaways benefiting a fantastic cause! Her niece, Laci, is hearing impaired and needs cochlear implants but insurance will not cover the cost.
Together, through the amazing support and outreach of blogging, we can all pitch in to help Laci get those cochlear implants and be able to hear! And all the while, you may just win some fantastic prizes by donating to Laci's cause!!
It's a win win situation here!!

For every $5, you can enter to win one of three giveaway packages. Go on over and take a look! And spread the word to help Laci!!

(SheShe Made is giving away a holiday minky gown

...just in case you had your eyes on it! You can possibly get your hands on it for just $5!!!)

Your Questions Answered!

How do you like the makeover??? Pretty snazzy, huh?! Thanks so much to Jenn at Munchkin Land Designs. She was EXCELLENT to work with!!! I highly recommend her. She even made my Twitter page match!
N
ow....time for some answering of the questions from here and from emails. I am in a bit of a hurry this morning and everything around my house is breaking, so I am going to do this as quick as possible!

-Did you start out on Etsy or just open an online store right away?
Yes, I started out on Etsy just selling bows in April of 2009. I began with the clothing in July of 2009, and then added the website in November of 2009. I now really use Etsy for exposure and Elmo gear apparently! HAHA!

-Did you teach yourself to sew and create?
Yes, all self taught here! I took one sewing lesson on how to make a bag, and intended on taking more, but with the orders coming in and my analness to have quick turnaround times, I never have stopped to take another. I have also learned tricks here and there from Sheila, the other owner of SheShe Made, and the expert seamstress in my opinion! And from Dorothy, our additional seamstress. They both have many years of experience.
As far as embroidery goes, I taught myself that too, and it was a LOT OF RESEARCH and TRIAL AND ERROR! Multiple clothing articles got trashed along the way. Multiple. People in the embroidery field do not like to share trader's secrets. So, there is not much help out there from the "professionals" unless they work in the stores. And then those usually are even hard to come by.

And with that said, I will be giving away limited secrets such as hooping, stabilizer, etc. Ooh! So not nice of me:) But here is what I will share...

-What stabalizer do you use?
I use 4 different kinds of stabilizer. Basically I use every kind out there. Because different material calls for different stabilizer. And I get it from a wholesale distributor in my area, sold in mass quantities (that IS NOT cheap by the way).

-Your appliques and such on your shirts are so big how do you hoop such small shirts and how do you always get it in the middle and straight?
Again, it's all about the stabilizer! I rarely hoop anything. As far as aligning it...the ruler and disappearing ink are my best friend! And I am uber anal!!

-When will you be adding home items and gifts for "him" and "her" on your web site?
I have big intentions of adding to that section, but there just isn't enough time in the day. We will probably add to it after the holidays and will take another 1/2 month off to get new items made to sell. Also, we would like to advertise our business a little further before having such a diverse and BIG inventory. So, our hope is in January of 2011!

-When are you going to have another giveaway?!
We have a giveaway going on right now over on our FACEBOOK page! Check it out and participate if you'd like to win some holiday dresses!!!!

-Where do you get your towel wraps or do you make them?
I just did a lot of research and sampling with various distributors online. That's how we get all of our supplies and inventory. I am proud of our quality we use and that, along with the our great prices is what I feel keeps our customers coming back multiple times!

-What kind of machine do you have?
I have a babylock Embroidery Professional and purchased it off of Craigslist. I love it so!

-When will your Fall/Back to School/Halloween items be available?
Within the week! I've posted some pictures on Facebook already!

-When will your Thanksgiving and Christmas items be available?
At the end of September!

-What do you sell the most of?
One word. Elmo! I bring Elmo to life on a new piece of clothing at least 2 times a week. I am so glad my child is not a fan. He wears me out! :)

-What color are your eyes?
Just kidding. Nobody asked me that.

Happy FRIDAY! Hope you have a fabulous weekend. And ckeck out that giveaway we have going on until Sunday!

Facebook Fan Page...Finally!! And Questions?

First off-
It's finally up!
It's finally ready!
Do you have facebook? (Is that a silly question?)
Check out the SheShe Made Facebook page and "Like" us today.
I will be doing our monthly giveaway over there this month...soon!
And you will need to have a facebook AND have liked our fan page to get in on the giveaway.
Also, if you have pictures of your children in any SheShe Made clothing, please add them to our wall, fan page, or however you do that. Because frankly, I don't even know how to add my own kid on the fan page.

Second off-
I have been getting a few emails lately asking me various questions such as what machine do I have, where do I get my ribbon, fabric, etc., when Halloween/Thanksgiving/Christmas items will be out, and the like. I decided I will just answer some of those in a post since you may have the same questions.
Anything else you want to know?
Ask me in the comments section and I'll get the answers posted soon.
{Here's another picture from our vacation just for fun}

Happy Tuesday to you!

Birthday GIVEAWAY Winner!

Thanks for all of the comments and I wish I could give away something to everyone. I really do! But please come back often as I will do at least one giveaway a month, and hopefully plenty more!
Drumroll please....brdrdbrbdbrbdbrbdbrbdbrbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr (that's my version of the drumroll in my head). Sounds more like I am shivering cold, but whatever. You aren't reading this anyway. Back to the winner...

True Random Number Generator
Min: 1
Max: 38
Result:
27

The winner of the $40 Gift Certificate is Jennifer Peevy who said:
Yay! Happy Birthdayday/SheShe Made Anniversary! If I had a $40 certificate, I would buy the Posies and polka dot short romper. I absolultely love the material! I have looked and it several times...I really want it for my sweet, baby girl!

Email me at sheshebows@yahoo.com to get something started for ya, Jennifer!

And check back tomorrow for a post all about ME and my special(ly) fun day today. Sometimes this blog can be all about me, right???

Birthday GIVEAWAY!!!

Well today marks a very fun day!
YIPPEE SKIPPEE!
It's my birfday!!
AND on this very day last year, my husband bought me my sewing machine, embroidery machine!
So, although we didn't really get off and running (in the internet world) unti October, it is still the great birthday of SheShe Made!

And with that great celebration, there is no better time to do a giveaway!
This giveaway will be for a $40 gift certificate!!

And you can use it now, or you can use it in August when our NEW FALL clothing comes out!

Just leave me a comment and tell me what you would get with your $40 gift certificate if you won!
And if you are looking to purchase any of our pieces, plese go to the website before you check Etsy. MUCH MORE is on the website!
To access the website click HERE or look over on the sidebar at the VERY TOP and there is a link to it as well!

Happy commenting! I will close comments and pick a winner VERY VERY SOON!

Have a great day!

GIVEAWAY...DRESS or JON JON WINNER

Random.org generated a number from 1-127 (excluding my comment in the thread) and the number was 23, which was Christie.
So, Christie, email me at sheshebows.blogspot.com and let me know which dress you'd like us to make for you!
And thanks all that participated.
Stay tuned for more giveaways in June!!

GIVEAWAY...DRESS or JON JON

Anybody in the mood for a FREE custom made dress?

or jon jon?


This one is a fun giveaway for SURE!!
Here are the deets:
-You leave ONE comment, that is an entry.
-You go tell the world about SheShe Made, that is another entry.
Per device.
Per network.
Per whatever that you can proove you mentioned my giveaway. Such as twitter, facebook, blogging, myspace (is that even around these days??) I have to be able to verify all of these mentionings, too!
-Grab my button, and that's another entry.
However, if I see that you removed my button after a month or so, I will come hunt you down and take back your loot!!! (haha. just kidding. not really)
-Follow SheShe Made blog or twitter and that is another entry.
If you already follow me, that counts too! One comment per follow.

In case I'm not making myself clear (which happens more than not) it can look like this.
Comment One: Ooh I so want to win a jonjon for little Billy. Cool. Thanks.
Comment Two: I just blogged about this giveaway. Here is the link www.ilovesheshe.com
Comment Three: I added your button to my blog. Here is the link www.ilovesheshe.com
Comment Four: I tweeted about this giveaway. (I will see it from twitter)
Comment Five: I just posted about your giveaway and put a link to your blog on Facebook.

I will randomly pick a winner using random.org when the giveaway ends.
The winner will get to pick any dress or jonjon listed currently on our website. ANY!!
Clear as mud?? Good!

So, get to spreading the word! Giveaway ends soon!

POP QUIZ & EXCITING OFFER!!!

Here is the pop quiz...

So, do you live in the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex?
OR...do you live in the San Diego area?
Do you like SheShe Made clothing?
Do you like FREE professional photography?
Does "Spring Fever" get you all excited for family portraits?

If you answered yes to all of these questions...
Then have I got an amazing offer for you.

For the months of March and April, if you purchase a sibling set of SheShe Made clothing, or spend more than $75, you will automatically be given a free portrait session from two fabulous photographers in one of these two locations.

Please check out these photographers and the amazing work they do. I can speak on behlf of both of them...they LOVE children and LOVE photographing them. You will not be disappointed. Take my word for it! Sarah Carlson took the great shots last weekend of our Spring Line and she has got the eye and patience like no other. She is located in the DFW area and all you locals will be very pleased with her product!
Violet Kiggins is my good friend from San Diego and she has been capturing amazing images of her daughter since the day she was born, and hasn't put her camera down since! She also prefers children over any other subject and her creativity is one of a kind.

Here is how it will work...
Upon purchase, you will need to leave me a note in paypal simply stating "PHOTO DFW" or "PHOTO SD" along with your email address. I will then forward your email address to either Sarah or Violet and they will contact you to set up a session date.

This offer is valid through April 30, 2010. Please tell your friends and family or anybody you know that lives in these two areas.