My first Tutu!!

As the opportunities have come up I've been trying to learn new things to create, to sell hopefully. My daughter wanted a TuTu for her Halloween Costume, so I set out to make my own!  I had a lot of fun learning something new and can't wait to make more!!  This one is in Royal Blue and Black.. Interested in one?  Tell me the waist size and colors you'd like.  Each TuTu would cost $20.  Thinking your favorite sports team colors, Red/Green for Xmas.. etc.. a childs favorite colors.. would make a great Christmas Gift.
View them on my Etsy Shop here
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5235011

And here would be my "model" wearing hers along with her Halloween Costume.  We attached some spiders to it, and shes going as  "punkrocker".  :-) 

coming up soon...

These will be on a guitar themed cake coming up soon!!! :-)

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Carrie

Gingerbread Christmas Kitchen Towel Cake

This is such a cute and practical gift to give to someone on your Christmas list.
Boss.. Teacher.. Neighbor.. Crossing Guard.. etc...

Ingredients...

1 Oven Mitt

1 Pot Holder

3 Kitchen Towels

1 Cookie Mix Pouch

1 container of Sprinkles (4 colors)

2 Silicone Spatulas (Red and Green)

$35.00

A Sneak Peek...

Some ribbon with glitter...

A cute little Gingerbread Man...

and I finally got some fall items out in my house today!!! :-)

Craft Fairs.

Does anyone out there have any experience with them? I’ve been told by many people that it was something I should pursue, to try and get more business brought in. I’ve researched some in the area, as far as prices, set up etc.
Since I’m just starting up I was trying to think of a way to do this, without having a lot of overhead. Could I make some samples of what I can do, bring along pictures of other ones, and then just take orders? Or do I need to have a large variety on hand, for people to buy then and there?
If you’re in the DFW area and know of any coming up let me know about them! I’d love your feedback on the questions above.. and if you have links to your booth set up, I’d love it!

Coming soon.. and ideas..

Over the next week I'll be creating a few new pieces... I'm going to work on a fall towel cake, that would work great to give to a hostess at a party your going to, centerpieces etc.. A few Christmas Ideas I have in mind for towel cakes, they would make great Christmas gifts.. and then a Spa Cake.. they would be great for bridal showers, birthday gifts, Christmas gifts for coworkers etc..

I'm also going to try my hand at Tutu's this weekend! My daughter needs one for Halloween so no better time to try then now! :-)

I've had a lot of visitors to this site since I put my link on Kelly's Show Us your Life post. That's exciting!! I'd like to know your opinions! Please leave me a comment letting me know you were here! And hwat kind of giveaway I could try, to get more people to my site!

Thank you...

2 new Kitchen Towel Cakes

Thank you so much for those of you that have helped share my blog and pictures.

Below are 2 of the recent orders I've created.

4 Williams Sonoma Dischloths

4 Williams Sonoma Kitchen Towels

1 Ceramic Cross

1 Black Wire Bowl

Candle

and a picture frame.. please note..

after this picture was taken and I started assembling it,

I realized that frame just didn't go! It was one of the 1st pieces I grabbed

when out shopping, and then found the bowl

and loved it.. so anyway.. I went and bought a new one

that you'll see below.. Just didn't take a new picture

of the "ingredients"

$70

This is a Housewarming Gift

the recipients last name starts with a

"W" so I thought it would be cute

to do a little something in the frame.

6 pc Kitchen Towel Set

6 pc Dishcloth set

5 pc Bamboo wooden Spoon set

1 kitchen scrub brush

1 Stoneware Pie Pan

$50

Both of these were custom orders

I could duplicate most of the items

Longhorns Diaper Cake.. with a surprise! :-)

Today we are going to a Baby Shower for a couple from church.

Next month they will be adopting a baby boy to add to their family of 3.

The babies room is done up in the Longhorns Theme, so imagine

the look on my husbands face when I told him.

My husband happens to be a huge OU fan. :-)

Included in this cake is approx 50 size 2 Pampers,

a Onesie and a Longhorns Football.

$60.00

OH.. but being that these are friends of ours..

My husband couldn't give in that easily..

So this is also included in it!! :-)

Can't wait until they open it!!! :-)

For the record, I believe the dads entire family

are OU fans as well!!

Looking for something for your little sports fan?

**disclaimer... I know the ribbon is a little crooked in the picture..

I fixed it after uploading these pics and didn't retake any. ***

Kitchen Towel Cake

I have a realtor that has asked I put together a Kitchen Towel Cake for her. She'd like to give it to a client after closing. So here is what I've got!

She wanted Green and Beige, nice neutral colors...

Included in this are 5 Kitchen Towels, 2 Dish Cloths, A Stoneware Pie Pan

a Glade Reed Diffuser set, Kitchen Sponge, and a magnetic Calendar and

To Do List pad.

close up of some contents

All wrapped up, topped off with some flowers and ribbon

Close up of the towels..


And the finished product wrapped in Tulle

$55.00

$15.00 S/H UPS

This can be duplicated, or changed up to suit what your looking for..

Perfect for Housewarming gifts.. New neighbors..

Thank you gift to a hostess having a holiday party..

Teachers gift...

While shopping for this one I found the cutest Fall items.

Cute little turkey towels on a fall platter,

finished off with some fall cookie cutters,

fall leaves around the edges.. tied off with some raffia...

SO CUTE!!!!! :-)

Pricing for the "cakes"...

This Towel Cake was made for a friends wedding. Included in this are 2 bath towels, 2 hand towels, 2 washcloths, a pillar candle, a ceramic cross, picture frame, and a scented Sachet.. Decorated with ribbons, flowers and wrapped in tulle.. This exact one would go for about $95. I do ship, and shipping for this via UPS would be $20. I could do a simple one with just flowers, ribbon and a candle for about $80.

This was a custom cake done for a friend, this cake included a custom made bib and personalized blanket, approx 70 size 2 Pampers, bottle of shampoo, 6pc travel set to toss in the diaper bag and the praying rabbit toy topper.. finished off with matching ribbon and flowers. This would go for $125. I am not certain I could duplicate this 100%, but do have access to someone that has a large variety of fabrics to choose from and could get close. This would require 2 wks to complete due to being all custom made. and would ship for $15 via UPS.

Below are my smaller more simple cakes.. They include approx 70 size 2 pampers and a topper. The one has booties on top, and the other is topped off with a cute pink and white bunny. They are finished off with matching ribbons and flowers. And on the bunny one I added a cute rhinestone cross that could be removed and kept for a necklace or charm bracelet. These go for $60 and would be $15 to ship.

These cakes are similar to whats above, they just include more goodies.. :-) They have approx 70 size 2 pampers, a bottle of shampoo, a 6 pc travel set to toss in the diaper bag. These include varying items.. blanket, receiving blanket, onesie, sleeper, hat, socks, bibs.. etc. Pacifiers, teething toys. I just look for whatever I can find in the theme being requested. These go for $95 and cost $15 to ship.

I can do something to meet almost any budget, and theme. Just contact me and I'll help create your special piece...

The diaper cakes are great for corporate gifts, several people can pitch in on one and give it to there coworker. They make great centerpieces for your shower your hosting. Can be brought to the hospital to congratulate a new mother, I can ship it directly to the recipients house along with card for you.

The Towel cakes can be done up a number of ways. I could do a small one with kitchen towels and dishcloths (some examples coming soon).. to give to a new neighbor, housewarming gifts, clients of yours as a thank you gift. The Towel cakes could be given as wedding gifts, bridal showers, new college student etc.. The possibilities are endless!!

Below I mentioned a giveaway.. Unfortunately I haven't had anyone participate in it. So I'll have to think of something else!!

Thanks for stopping by.. I love reading new blogs, so leave me a comment letting me know you were here.

Carrie

My first giveaway....

I've been trying to come up with ideas on how to get more people to my site.. I've emailed (spammed) my family and friends.. I've plastered it all over my Facebook...

Another blogger commented that maybe I should do a giveaway.. and that's a great idea.. SOO I'm going to give it a shot!!! I'm currently holding a PartyLite Candle Catalog party (if your in the DFW area and your interested in looking, msg me and I'll give you a link for an online catalog!)... Ok.. so back to the giveaway... I've decided that I'm going to giveaway a $25 GC for Partylite.. What do you have to do to win this? I'd like for you to do a quick blogpost on your site about my site here at http://www.southerngalsboutique.blogspot.com/ to get visitors here. After you make a post to your blog, just come back to this post, and leave me a comment letting me know that you've highlighted me in one of your posts... I'll then draw a name at random, and that person will win a GC. My show closes on October 15th, so I'll place the order then! So you'll have your GC in your hands around the end of October.

I'll close this contest on October 5th.... Good luck... :-)

Oh.. and I also thought that some people might like to see a picture of me.. who they are dealing with when highlighting my website... so here you go..

This is me and my husband, picture taken a few weeks ago by www.sdsphotography.com

And just so you know..

I've been contacted several times about my cakes I've shown on my site. All of my orders are custom orders, so what's shown on my site, are just examples of what I can do. Some of them I can duplicate exactly, but some of them have items that are no longer found. I've heard, I love that towel cake but I don't know anyone getting married.. Towel cakes would be a great idea for many occassions.. Maybe you want a small kitchen towel set to give to your new neighbor as a welcome gift? Or a towel cake for someone that just headed off to college? A Bridal Shower, wedding, housewarming gift?.. Maybe your a real estate agent and send gifts to your customers? I could do a small kitchen towel cake for you.. the ideas are endless!!

Best Buddies Diaper Cake

This is a diaper cake I made for a lady at church several months ago. I'm trying to find pictures of all of the ones I've done over the years to give everyone an idea on what I can do!!
I'm also trying to research places to solicit to try and sell some of them.. and potential clients to reach out too.. Like Real Estate Agents, I could make small kitchen towel cakes for housewarming gifts.. those would also be great for housewarming gifts, welcoming a new neighbor etc... so I'd love some ideas from you guys!!!

They say word of mouth is the best advertisement, so I'd love it if you could send my link to your friends and family! put a link on your blog? share an email?

Carrie

Etsy Shop

I have my Etsy Shop up now. http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5235011 I’m hoping to get more things listed on it over the next few weeks, please share my link with those that you know planning showers, bridal showers etc. Those towel cakes would be perfect for housewarming gifts as well! Both the Diaper and Towel Cakes can be customized to meet any budget, color scheme or theme you need! Just email me and we’ll create something together!

Thank you
Carrie

Wedding Bridal Shower Towel Cakes

I've been looking for a reason to make one of these, and finally had an excuse! :-) An old friend from High School is getting married next weekend and this is her gift from me..

Included in thise are 2 bath towels, 2 hand towels, 2 washcloths, a pillar candle, a ceramic cross, picture frame, and a sented Sachet.. Decorated with ribbons, flowers and wrapped in tulle..