Butterfly Chic Boutique Blog

50% off my featured items today.

Items featured will be changed throughout the day.

Come check it out.

http://butterflychic.etsy.com

green neg foilage logo, originally uploaded by ButterflyChicBoutique.

I’m very excited to introduce my newest items, premade logos!

I sometimes will design 2-3 logos for a client to chose from and when they chose one I a unused logo left over that I worked hard to create, so I thought, why not sell them and let them and let them see the light of day rather than sitting here store in some deep dark folder in the back of my computer.

Plus, I know logo design can be out of many people’s price range when starting up a small business with your own money, so I thought this would be a great way to offer logos for a discount.

A custom logo is $45 but my premade logos are only $20! Great bargain!

And for blog readers only mention my blog and get a premade logo for $15

So check out my new premade logos here http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5529562&section_id=5454351

I’m happy to introduce my newest product Mint Thank Yous!!

3 types to chose from, currently listed in my shop as a 26 piece combo set.

Interested? Use code BCB Blog at check out and get the set for $9 instead of the $11 listing price!

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50% off all pre-made graphics

40% off all custom graphics over $5.00

FREE Shipping on all paper and fabric creations.

Put BlogSNS3 in the message to seller at checkout and wait for a revised invoice.

Sale will run from now until - Midnight EST (Etsy time) for blog readers only

http://butterflychic.etsy.com

We are excited to announce the opening of our newest endeavor at BCB, the opening of our CafePress shop at http://www.cafepress.com/butterflychic

Stop by and check us out! Original graphics on shirts, bibs, mugs and more!

As we just opened shop 16 days ago, pretty much everything is new but at first nothing but graphics were going up. The last two days however, we;ve add some paper and fabric to our shop, so be sure to check to out!

Set of 10 tags. Cut, painted & strung by me. $5.00

Teeny, Tiny polka dot tote$7.00

Handmade card $3.75

So yesterday I just sent out my 1st set of interview questions for my very 1st featured seller post. So as I was coming up with the list I thought about how some people don’t like to divulge certain info and some don’t like to share other info, so I made a huge list of question and told my featured seller to answer at least 10, more if she wished.

Then I got to thinking, well how can I ask anyone else to answer these questions if I don’t answer them myself? so…….here I go…..

*What is your name?

T

*What are your shop/site links?

http://www.butterflychicboutique.com http://www.butterflychicboutique.net http://www.butterflychicboutique.org http://www.myspace.com/butterflychicboutique http://www.flickr.com/photos/butterflychic/

http://www.indiepublic.com/profile/ButterflyChicBoutique

I’m ButterflyChicB on cafmom
Pretty much if I’m on a site I’m ButterflyChicBoutique or ButterflyChic

*How did you come up with your shop name/tag line or any unique product names?

For my shop name, I knew I wanted something with butterfly in it and something with boutique in it, so I played with words until I found something I liked. For my tag line I was stumped, totally blocked, all I knew is I wanted the word “dreams” in it….so I held a contest to come up with my tag line….

*What types of crafts do you make?
All types! My shop is set up for graphic design, paper items and fabric creations, but I also make jewelry, soap, bath salts, salt & sugar scrubs, I paint, ACEOs, you name I do it LOL I’m a craft junkie…. My favorite thing though is my paper boxes and bags, there is such pretty scrapbooking paper out there to work with ….. Paper is my favorite material

*How did you get into making your products?

I got into making cards and tag when I had my 1st business and wanted some nice thank you cards to put in with my orders. So I made my own, people love them and asked if they could buy some and it just took off from there… As far as my fabric stuff, I’ve been sewing since I was in 6th grade. And the graphic design, well I bought photoshop, had no clue, and decided as much as I paid for it I had better learn to use it, so I did.

*What is your favorite thing about your craft?

I love creating something out of nothing or ‘up cycling’ things into something new. Doesn’t matter what materials I’m working with, so long as I’m creating.

Paper is my favorite though. I love how many patterns and prints there are, weights and textures, color, how you can make it into so many things, embellish it with so many things, it’s just fun, like being a kid again. Plus it’s something I can do and I can set the kids up wit their own work station right beside me and “help” mama :0) (and my 4 year old has been know to work on actual orders, he like to fold the cards after I score them)

*What is your least favorite thing about it?
Promoting, I’d rather be making it than selling it ….but if I don’t sell, I can’t make more

*What makes your products special?
I don’t know what makes them special to anybody else, but they are all special to me cause they are a part of me. I pour a lot of time and love into each and every product I make.

*Where do you see yourself in 5 years, in your business?
Hopefully big enough to be making money but small enough I can still do it all myself and still have time to homeschool….

*Where do you create?
Currently, in my kitchen, I’m working on painting the studio so I can move my crafting stuff in there though

*What inspires you?
Being bipolar LOL All the colors and patterns…..

*What do you like to do besides crafting?
Spending time with my kids. Hiking, being out in the woods….

Walk us through your typical day.
Typical day, I’m up by 7:00am get dressed clean up a bit, check email, promote a bit, then the kids get up around 9 and I get them dressed, fix breakfast, start some laundry. Then I get on the computer to promote or work some more, fix snacks, change diapers, fix sippy cups, put the babies down for their naps, work with 4 year old on worksheets (homeschooling), clean up kitchen, fix lunch, more laundry, more dishes (no dishwasher) pop back on computer to check email/promote/work, hubby gets home and get the kids all riled up then goes out to work on this truck he bought to fix up and sale, then I cook dinner, eat dinner, Spend time with hubby and kids, give the kids a bath, clean up, take a shower, check email/promote/work, go to bed usually around 2:00-3:00am

*What advice would you give someone wanting to get into crafting?

Don’t under price your stuff, your time is worth money too.

*If you could work with anyone (person or company) who would it be?
I’d love to work with other small business owners to combine our products into something great. I love to make tags, thank yous and boxes/bags for other businesses, I like being part of their finishing touches. It’s that little extra that makes the difference.

What are your current projects?
Currently I’m spending most my time promoting my new site and new blog. I need to be working on more paper boxes and bags though, cause I’m currently talking with a fudge shop about them buying some for their chocolate covered strawberries and fudge samples, as well as cards for the fudge they ship or sale as gifts….cause I mean come on, fudge is the perfect gift! Send all your fudge to Butterfly Chic Boutique ….. LOL
Finish this sentence. “If I weren’t a crafter I would have been a…”

Housewife/stay-at-home mom with no income

What is your favorite Etsy shop?
Mine! LOL No seriously, I haven’t there are so many talented people on Etsy it’s hard to chose!

*Anything you’d like to share about your personal life?
I’m happily married to a wonderful man, I have 2 great VERY active boys (15 months & 4 years old),  1 awesome cat, I baby sit another little boy 4 days a week (17 months old) I’m an untreated bipolar (but not like Britney untreated out of control bipolar LOL), I’m a Christian

What would you do if you won 10 million dollars?
Buy a big house in the middle of 100 acres with a big fence around it, buy some cows, pigs, chickens, goats, dogs, horses, turkeys, and plant a huge garden, have become a recluse…..

Would you rather be rich or famous?
Neither!

What’s your favorite:
food?Mexican
number?7
color?Pink

website?urbandictionary
blog? http://88words.typepad.com
scent? fruity

band? Third Day
song? Too many to chose from!!!
movie? Pretty woman
book? To kill a mocking bird
ice cream flavor? chocolate
Starbucks drink? mocha latte with cinnamon
restaurant? Applebee’s

Welcome to the NEW Butterfly Chic Boutique Blog at http://www.butterflychicboutique.net

All blog entries from our old blog have been imported here.

If you are a small business owner who makes your own product and would like to be featured on my blog, please contact us as owner@butterflychicboutique.com

Well, I’ve been sewing for about 18 years, and recently my REALLY old Kenmore sewing machine finally gave up the fight. So yesterday I went out and bought a new Brother sewing machine. I can’t wait to try it out, although it will probably be a while as it probably won’t get opened until I get the studio finished and totally set up.

I also restocked my ’sewing basket’ with a new rotary cutter and mat, pins, needles, more zippers and cord and elastic and all that other little fun stuff.

Next week I’m hoping to get to go open the business checking account and buy my business license and apply for my tax ID number, but it totally depends on the weather and the kids right now. I’m also going to make a run to the local fabric wholesale store to check out what they got, so look for a pol coming soon to get customer opinions of fabric prints that you guys would like to see.

Currently, Butterfly Chic Boutique is just in the planning stage. Stick around as I open my own business for the 2nd time