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Hello all!! Thanks for hanging in there with me during my Summer break! We had a wonderful time down in Myrtle Beach and I greatly enjoyed my time off. The kids are back to being "bored" today since the entertainment is over and Mom and Dad are back to work. I just finished opening the website and will have Ebay back up and running by tomorrow.

Closed for Summer Break! I will reopen on JULY 14, 2010!

Memorial Day.... In Remembrance

I know many of you are probably watching for a Memorial Day Sale and I am sorry to disappoint but we are just too close to my closing for summer break. The one year I ran a sale I greatly regretted it because I was still filling orders well past the day I had planned to be done and closed. ONLY 20 days left to get your orders in before SUMMER BREAK!

Super CUTE S!

Please Hang in There .......

Summer is coming way faster than I am ready for! My daughter only has 4 days of preschool left and my sons only have 14 days of school before summer begins.

I would like to ask all my new facebook fans and blog followers to hang in there through the summer. There are some cool contests and giveaways planned for late August/early September on FB but it might be super quite here for a couple of months.

A Crystal Garden will be closed for my annual summer break from June 17 - July 16, 2010. I sure wish there were more than one of me so that I didn't need to close but that is the reality of a one woman operation.

I am working on three new products that will be introduced as time allows. Marabou Puffs will be back in stock with many more color options and I love these from the new supplier. Snap n Go's will be introduced in two sizes, both mini (30mm) and regular (40mm). I have new ribbons on the way including Glitter Ribbon which is just to die for!! Korkers will be arriving with about 25 new color options including solids and a Princess Pink that is super pretty. Applique Row will also be growing. My plan is to get more pre-designed items up on the site for those who are more "color challenged" especially in the small layered bow section.

As you can see I have lots in store for the fall months. Please stick around for the new and exciting things to come!

Introducing the Newest Customer Cutie!

I was just checking my email this evening for the last time and look what I found in my inbox! It is Julie's cutie patootie! I just can't tell you all how much I love getting pictures of your girls wearing the bows I have made. Thank You Julie!! She is so beautiful.

Korker Sale!!

LOTS of new korkers just added to the site today! Super cute color combinations. Introductory Sale 15% off already low prices, May 5th - May 9th. Solid colors will be arriving mid-summer along with lots more pinks! I already took two Patriotic ones out of inventory for my daughter and it was hard to not take more! I... just LOVE these. :) For those of you that know me, know I hate to bake korker ribbon (it stinks up the house) but love korker bows so I searched for a high quality supplier to make them for me. SUCCESS!

Our newest customer cutie!

Beautiful!! This little sweetheart is wearing custom made A Crystal Garden hair bows. Her mom sends me a picture of the outfit and I do my best to make a bow that will match. These turned out just wonderful. She is just so cute! Thank you so much to Teresa for the pictures.

Giveaway going on NOW!

I have a giveaway going on now over at Couponing to Disney for a Magical Vacation Gift Set. For those of you who don't know me well, my other passion along with making hair accessories is being a "coupon" mom. I started using coupons March 2009 and have never looked back. I love the thrill of the hunt for a bargain and have saved my family thousands of dollars! My motto - "NEVER pay full price for ANYTHING!" I suppose part of that is why I sell hair bows at wholesale prices to the public as every girl deserves to wear a hair bow.

The Newsletter is back!

A few months ago I closed down my newsletter since the service was costing me way more than it was worth. I have finally been able to use the software that is available with my hosting and have a new newsletter set up. Old subscribers have already been added but here is the link for all my new customers! http://www.acrystalgarden.com/pages/joinourmailinglist.php

Site is back up! Yeah!

Site is back up! Never heard from my hosting company but all looks good this morning.

Website is down......

Ugh! My site is down and I have no idea why. I have put in a support ticket with my hosting company trying to find out what has happened. I know I didn't cause it and didn't even know until I started wondering why orders stopped coming in. Hoping it is a quick easy fix on their end and I will be back up quick.

Sneek Peek at what is coming this summer.....

KORKERS will be here! I just love korker ribbon but I hate to make it. I found a supplier that makes beautiful korkers and the price will be nice! These five will be made available on the website soon but they are in limited quantities! More are on the way in other colors.

Check out our new....

at A Crystal Garden! That's right! Everything in this section is only .99. There are some super duper cute appliques and other items already in there but I also spent today ordering a bunch more that will start off at the .99 price! Brand new items! No more waiting on sales, everything in this section will be .99 ALL THE TIME!

Visit the .99 Spot Here!

My daughter's Easter Hair Bow

I haven't made a bow for my daughter in months! She has a special dress picked out for tomorrow and wanted a hair bow to go with it. This is what I whipped up and her comment "Just Perfect". Awww.....melted my heart.

Happy Easter! I hope you are all enjoying this time with family and friends. We have a busy day tomorrow starting with church then lunch with my brother and sister-in-law and then on to dinner at my mother-in-laws. Good eats and great times with family.

No Shipping Easter Weekend

There will be no shipping Easter Weekend - Friday through Sunday. I imagine I will have a large number of packages going out on Monday.

Our Newest Pooch Patch Pup! Ms. Meika

OH MY, Can you get any cuter than that!! What a sweet heart and so cute in her Simply Sweet Dog Hair Bow!

Summer is Just Around the Corner..... Order your Patriotic Bows Early.

Ok, well maybe more like two months away but I wanted to give all my blog and FB friends a heads up about my planned summer schedule.

Starting around the second week of June, I will only be making Sweet Petite Baby Bows, Small 2 1/4" bows and Simply Sweet Dog Bows for the summer months. I am able to sew these bows at night and assemble them in the morning while still having a large portion of the day to spend with my kids who will be on summer vacation. Other than items that I don't have to make, the rest of the website will be closed for the summer and will not reopen until around the third week of August.

I also have some closing dates in which I will be completely closed, as you can see on the sidebar for July 4th and Labor Day holidays.
June 17, 2010 - July 11, 2010
August 29, 2010 - September 7, 2010

So this just means if you are thinking of ordering Patriotic Bows or Back to School larger bows, please plan to order them early.

If this still proves to be too heavy a load to keep up with while my kids are home, I will have to make further adjustments but right now feel this is the best solution.

Thank you to each and every one of you so much for your continued support of my fun home business A Crystal Garden.

Website is back open!

Store is back open and ready for business! The kids had a great time at their party tonight, my house is almost back to cleaned up and I am ready to start making bows again.