"Where Are They Now"

Maddy was selected to participate in a
Junior Achievement Pitch Night -- "Where Are They Now?"

segment this week!

Back in middle school [was that only 1 year ago???],

 the students developed, pitched products and sold

items just like JA did back in the dark ages

when I was in high school. 

But . . . we did JA in high school, didn't you?

And no, I am not telling you

how many years ago that was!

Anyhooo -- due to her little booming etsy business, 

her business/computer

teacher, Mrs. B, called and asked her

to be in the "Where are They Now" portion of

the Pitch Night!

It was so much fun for her to talk about the bandana business and
answer questions from the experts (business leaders from our community)
and to visit with teachers/parents from her middle school days.
Proud Mom moment to be sure!
Since the end of January, she's sold over 200 bandanas!
That's a lot of stylish pups out there! :)
Thanks for the invite Mrs. B!

My Little Entrepreneur!

Miss Maddy and Muffy have been big fans of Instagram

dog accounts

and doggie bandanas for quite some time.

They have won many contests and "modeling" gigs -- 

Muffy is the model and paid with many, many doggie treats!

Hmmm -- perhaps that could be contributing to her (Muffy's)

winter weight gain!

Muffy modeling the "Picnic Plaid" bandana

For the past six months, Maddy has been designing 

the perfect doggie bandana in her spare time.  She's tried the tie-on ones,

the snap-on ones, velcro, etc.,

but neither she nor Muffy were fans.

They often came unfastened or caught Muffy's fur.

So, they determined a slide-on over-the-collar

bandana would be the way to go.

Your doggie cannot escape the fashionable bandana look

when it is fastened over the collar!

Sooooooo, she and I developed a pattern of sorts

and hit the fabric stores!

We made quite a few winter/Christmas bandanas, but did not have the 

Etsy store up and running at that time.  

We've really become focused on the spring/summer line!  

Miss M went to work and figured it out and now she has her

own little storefront on Etsy (happyhoundcollection).

Some of the spring collection

My little sewing machine is getting a workout!

If you're wondering about the division of labor in this enterprise,

Maddy is the taskmaster/designer/cutter of fabric/etsy go-to-person,

packaging master and

I am the seamstress.  

One of our favorite fabrics with either pink or purple on the reverse.

We love some of the spring fabrics we've found and the bandanas

are totally reversible!  

We offer two sizes (mini --our Scottie wears a mini) and

standard  size for larger dogs.  By special order, we can do Jumbo

for really big pups!

Easter Peeps and pastel plaid on the reverse side!

If you have time and the inclination, check out 

her Etsy store (happyhoundcollection)!  

Or contact me through the blog and I'll see what I can do.

She's quite the little entrepreneur!

While it is a bit of work when I would normally be lounging

on the sofa watching The Real Housewives or cleaning house (ha),  it's

totally fun to do with Maddy and it reminds me 

of my sweet Mom and how much she loved to sew!

She'd be so proud of us!

Gobble gobble . . .

Thinking ahead just a little bit

 (not too far though--

I'm kind of a last minute gal, you know),

but . . .

 

look at these ADORABLE Thanksgiving invitations!

 

 

 

 

Yes, it's true, I found them through my friend, Kim of

3 Peanuts fame, as she used this wonderful Etsy vendor

for her hub's 50th b-day party invitations.

 

It's happened before and I'm sure it will happy again --

I'm a big copycat!

 

Just in case you want to be a copycat too --

check out

girlingearstudio

 and tell her that I sent you! :)