It's March Madness - Brackets 4 Bows Contest Starts NOW

Hey all... I'm having a contest to win FREE BOWS...

Only Rule is you need to "like" our Facebook Page to qualify

Join our Bracket Group and create a bracket for the Men's NCAA Tournament! It's that easy!

Brackets 4 Bows

There will be a winner each round and the prizes are listed.
Entries must be in by 03/17/11 - tip off

Any questions let me know chumbaleighdesigns@gmail.com

Any one attending the tournment with a little girl???... that needs a themed hair bow... we have a NCAA 2011 Final Four Bottle Cap bow just for YOU :) (photo above - or any team you're there to cheer on)

Woman's Touranment contest coming soon!

NEW Bottle Cap Bows... CUTE PRINCESSES

Hey.... these are the first four Princess Bottle Cap bows I'm adding to my collection... they are so fun to make, match, etc...



Available at http://www.chumbaleigh.com/

 I have a ton of new images I'm playing with for Bottle Cap bows.. these, so far, are my favorite to make. They are 100% custom... all the time... Of course I plan on replicating them for orders and craft fairs... but you can get just about any theme bow you want making these.

I made a soccer one and a personalized Easter one for my daughter. Oh and I made Mardi Gras ones for my daughter for her party at school... There are absolutely no limits when making these...

Another example is a friend bought an outfit for a present. We took a picture of the cute monkey on the shirt, resized, cropped, printed and ... we had a custom M2M (made to match) hair bow... SO MUCH FUN.

So check out my site for more, contact me directly... anything you need, I can make.

Oh and these bows come with a 3.5 inch bow with a 1 inch bottle cap (standard) or a new mini cap bow with a 2 inch bow and 1/2 inch bottle cap ☺

Thanks for checking this out and please pass it on...

Site is up!!!

OUR SITE IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS!!!!!!!!!!!

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Chumba Leigh Designs

Special thank you to Pink Daisy Designs for doing an awesome job!!!!!!!

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I've been working on a few new things. I've decided to incorporate custom image bottle caps into my bow making... here are just a few.



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I've also been working on Bow Tie style headbands. They measure about 2.5 inches across... and are attached to skinny 1/8 elastic. Great for little ones. I'll have pics up soon, but they come in just about every color and print available.

So on to "real life"... it's Monday morning, weather is yucky, but at least it's not snow... and I'm starting to get ready for a spring craft show.

Any feed back on anything... would be greatly appriciated.. oh and my site will be ready any minute now...:)

I'm back... with new things

Hey there... been a while... I've made a few new things :) I'm trying to add new things every day.  Here are a few.

 Buy on Etsy - Click here

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I'm going to start making spring/Easter clippies... so check back soon.

Also, we're going to be at the Whitehouse Fire Company No. 1 craft fair on April 9th.

Different note: What's for dinner... need new ideas... so please share here.

Picture Day - And some new things

So today I'm going to attempt to have my daughter model a few of my hair accessories. I have a vision... but as always things don't always go as planned... so my agenda for today is to make a few new accessories for her to model, take pictures... hopefully some that are usable and go from there... we'll see how that pans out. I'll post pics tomorrow!!!


Here are a few more things I made. This is a Stephanotis  flower with bead centers with either a french barrette back or a flat alligator clip.... Great for weddings and communions. A lovely addition to any special dress or outfit! Check them out at my Esty Store.... links below!!!




Stephanotis Hair Clip




Stephanotis Bobby Pin


So wish me luck on my little photo shoot :) And again... a bit thank you to Pink Daisy Designs for working her magic and making my website wonderful.  It's COMING SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)






Different note: What's for dinner?  Need new ideas.... please share away... 

Who are you routing for?

I was asked to for a custom order for small hair bows... for the Superbowl... So this is what I came up with...

Obviously they are Pittsburgh Steelers fans... but they were fun to make...

If you're looking for something special... I love the challenge of a custom order... don't hesitate to ask chumbaleighdesigns@gmail.com

What's on your Superbowl menu this year? All we've decided so far are potato skins... but we're still thinking... please share what you're making or buying... OH... and share your recipes...  we have one for Cheeseburger bites by Pillsbury that we love: Get Recipe Here or see below... ymmmm

INGREDIENTS for Cheeseburger Bites

 

1 lb. lean ground beef

2 tablespoons ketchup

2 teaspoons instant minced onion

1 teaspoon prepared mustard

8 oz. pasteurized process American cheese, cut into 2-inch cubes (2 cups)

24 miniature sandwich buns, split

Toppings

Dill pickle chips

Sliced Italian plum tomatoes

Shredded lettuce

Additional ketchup and mustard

 

DIRECTIONS

• 1 Brown ground beef in large skillet over medium-high heat until thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently to break into small pieces. Drain. Stir in 2 tablespoons ketchup, onion and 1 teaspoon mustard.
• 2 Spray 3 1/2 to 4-quart slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. Spoon beef mixture into sprayed slow cooker. Top with cheese.
• 3 Cover; cook on low setting for 3 to 4 hours. Just before serving, stir beef mixture. Spoon 1 rounded tablespoon mixture into each bun. Serve with desired toppings.

Please share away :) ♥

It's {always} All About Ribbon: Zany Zebra Ruffled Ribbon Flowers

These Ribbon Flowers are great!!! I can't wait to try it... and love that ribbon!!!


It's {always} All About Ribbon: Zany Zebra Ruffled Ribbon Flowers: "There are two things that we love around here above all else... ribbon and flowers. I rarely pick up a needle and thread. I learned a long ..."

Hey everyone... Here's Lucky Treasury from Etsy... Check it out... The Pot O' Gold at the end of every rainbow just puts a smile on my face... since we're again dealling with a nasty winter storm and it's very gray outside... This treasury is sure to bring you a little luck!

New Valentine's Day creations

So over the weekend I made a few new Valentine's Day Clippies... and St. Patrick's Day. These were really fun to make since I kind of created them on a whim.

These all sell for $4.00

Choose Yours

Woven Heart $4.00 Love Letters $4.00 Tiny Roses $4.00

Here are my St. Patrick's Day Clippies so far.

Pot O' Gold Clippie $4.00

St. Patrick's Day Clippie Set $ 5.50

Choose Yours

Pot O' Gold Clippie $4.00 St. Patricks Day Clippie Set $5.50 Shamrock Clippie Only $4.00 Lined St. Patrick's Day Clippies (Both Shown) $2.00

I'll be working on Easter Creations before you know it!!! Wow it's already February 1st... oh and more snow is falling :(

I will be getting a Web Site preview today... can't wait... and check out my facebook page.. I've added a bunch of stuff www.facebook.com/chumbaleigh

Later :) Jenn

Yesterdays stuff

Ok. Yesterday I made a new woven heart clippie, shamrock clippie and a yellow flower. Pictures to follow... I was to lazy to take them yesterday after shovelling..

My daughter is home sick so I'm not sure what will get done today but here's my goal: bitty bows on clippies... and clippie sets. Maybe a sparkle set like these in all different colors! Girls love BLING! At least I know mine does.

Only $2.50

And I'm getting really anxious with the web site coming... So much to do!!!

More snow... and what I'm making today.

Ok... 19 more inches of snow today... and we're not done for the winter yet. So glad we have a snowblower... and last night filled both flat tires :)

The snow was taller than me!!

But onto hair clips... today I'm going to make a woven heart hair clip... for Valentine's Day of course. I'll post pictures when I'm done!

So excited... web store coming soon

I'm so excited... the web design process has started. I can't wait to have to get that up and running.

Not sure what our launch day will be.... hopefully by President's Day so I can have a sale...

So a big shout out to Pink Daisy Design. Can't wait to see what beautiful design she comes up with!!!

Another Snowy Day... urggg

Ok. So my blog is/was going to be about how or what I make as far as hair accessories... but I figured, why not write about whatever... it's a blog...

So today, January 26th 2011 we are getting hit with MORE SNOW... up to 10 more inches on what we already have. The schools have used up all their snow days (which they may have a snow day tomorrow if this doesn't stop) and are now talking about an early dismissal which is just pure chaos.

This is what we're dealing with:

Atleast it should be sunny after it snows tomorrow!!!

Back soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

New Flower Bobby Pins and some other stuff

I wasn't able to make anything new yesterday, but I'd like to post a few things that are ready to ship!!! Here are my Hydrangea Bobby Pins! They sell for $3.00 each.


Smaller White with Pink Edges



Smaller Purple

Larger View of Hydrangea Bobby Pin



Colors Available

Available at My Etsy Store

I love these... they're great for all ages. Each one has a rhinestone center!!!  I plan on making them with different flowers and all colors.

These are a great addition to my products. I can't wait to share more...

Welcome to our First Blog

Hi and welcome to our blog.

I'd love to share my handmade hair accessories (yes I know the Internet is flooded) but why not right!!! I enjoy making them. My daughter (who is 5) loves designing them... so it's just fun!

Here'a just a tiny bit of what I do:

My daughter loves these and calls them her "collection" and actually plays with them as dolls as well as hair clips.

The ribbon is hand cut, heat sealed to prevent fraying and glued onto a 2 prong hair clip. They do wonderful at craft fairs :) and I offer them at $5.00 each or 5 for $20... so $5 savings... can't beat that right?????? And I plan on venturing out and making other character types as well. I have made Tinkerbell and her friend fawn... I'll post those pictures in my next blog... but I'm going to make the rest of Tinkerbells friends to have a set.

Well thanks for looking... and reading our first blog.