Friday Faves

We are starting a new blog feature here at Hairbows.com called Friday Faves.  I (Amy…the Bowlady’s daughter) will be posting 5 favorite web finds from the week.  I hope you enjoy this new feature!  (Lots of “f” words in that paragraph )

1.  Once A Month Mom I’ve recently gotten very serious about meal planning and freezer cooking.  I had stumbled upon this website a few weeks ago but at the time it was extremely overwhelming.  I sat down and gave it a revisit on Mother’s Day and boy am I glad I did.  Talk about a wealth of information!!!  I signed up for the Get Real 2012 Challenge and that leads us to number 2.

2.  Homemade bread…I found this recipe for Artisan Bread and let’s just say in the past two days I’ve made 5 loaves   (The recipe was posted by Once A Month Mom from the book Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day.)

3.  Since our theme so far seems to be recipes and food, here’s my favorite dinner from the week…Sweet Potato Chili.  Yum, yum, yum!!!  This recipe never disappoints and the leftovers are definitely the best.  Everyone in our family loves this chili!

4.  On a totally unrelated note, I found this great social networking service this week and it has made my job 10 times easier.  HootSuite is an online tool to help manage multiple social media networks.  I love that I can schedule Facebook/Twitter messages days in advance and it automatically checks this blogs RSS feed for updates and posts new content to Facebook/Twitter.  It’s a small business’s best social media friend!

5.  My other best friend this week…Dunkin’ Donuts Hazelnut coffee!  I’m just not human without 2 cups a day.  While not necessarily a web find this week it’s definitely worth a mention because it’s just that good

Happy Friday!!!

Love / Hate Relationship with Jillian Michaels

I have been running for years…um…maybe 40???  But I recently started doing the 30 Day Shred video with Jillian Michaels.  What a difference!  I ran this morning after only 2 consecutive weeks of doing the workout 3 days per week and running was pain free and so easy.  I almost have defined abs in there too!  at 60!  No kidding this is the best workout!  Best of all it only takes 20 minutes.  It will kill you for 20 minutes but it is great.  (My husband even started doing it with me)…..

Are any of you sticking to an exercise program???

Hair Bow Kits

Hairbows.com now offers Hair Bow Kits!  You not only get to design the hair bows but now you get to make them too.

Each bow kit contains the following materials:

• 3 base bows
• 3 minis
• 7 twiddles
• 4 pieces of 1/8″ ribbon (for centers)
• 1 button

Here are some examples of what you can make with our Fall Hair Bow Kit.  Remember the possibilities are endless!

We have some great videos on our YouTube Channel, Learn To Make Hairbows, to teach you how to fold, tie, cut, and finish a hair bow.

And the winner is…

…Tammy Currin (shopping!)!!!  Congratulations, Tammy!  Email giveaways at hairbows dot com and let us know the size (small, medium or large) and hardware (clippie, medium french barrette or large french barrette) you would like for your bows.  Don’t forget to include your mailing address.  Thanks to all who participated in this week’s giveaway!

Freebie Friday Giveaway #18

Enter to win a set of popular pink Novelty bows!

Birthday Hair Bow

Funky Ballet Hair Bow

Spikes Loops Twiddles Hair Bow

A girl can never have too much pink!  Three popular pink Novelty hair bows perfect for any time of year.  The winner can choose the size (small, medium or large) for all three bows and the hardware (clippie, medium french barrette or large french barrette).  Check out all of our Novelty hair bows at Hairbows.com!

How to enter our Freebie Friday Giveaway:

To enter the giveaway answer the question of the week in the comments section of this post or on our Facebook page.  What is your favorite “girly” activity?

Leave your comments before Thursday, October 27th at 11pm Eastern time.  We will draw one random winner (using an online number generator) and will post the winner on Friday, October 28th.  The winner will have one week to contact us to claim their prize.

All US residents are welcome to enter our giveaway!

Don’t forget to subscribe to our Blog and join us on Facebook and Twitter to stay up to date on what’s going on at Hairbows.com!  Invite your friends to join in the fun too!!!

Have questions?  Contact us!

And the winner is…

…Mari Garcia (Joseph, is my favorite. That is the name of one of my boys.)!!!  Congratulations, Mari!  Email giveaways at hairbows dot com and let us know the size (baby or toddler) for all three bows and color combo for the criss cross hair bow.  Don’t forget to include your mailing address.  Thanks to all who participated in this week’s giveaway!

Freebie Friday Giveaway #17

In honor of the newest member of the Hairbows.com family we have a baby hair bow giveaway!  Too bad he won’t be able to wear any of these bows

Baby Fall Hair Bow

Christmas Baby Twiddles

Baby Criss Cross Hair Bow

Three perfect hair bows for baby!  The winner can choose the size (baby or toddler) for all three bows and the color combo for the criss cross hair bow.  Check out all of our infant, baby and toddler hair bows in the Baby category at Hairbows.com!

How to enter our Freebie Friday Giveaway:

To enter the giveaway answer the question of the week in the comments section of this post or on our Facebook page.  What is your favorite baby boy name?

Leave your comments before Thursday, October 20th at 11pm Eastern time.  We will draw one random winner (using an online number generator) and will post the winner on Friday, October 21st.  The winner will have one week to contact us to claim their prize.

All US residents are welcome to enter our giveaway!

Don’t forget to subscribe to our Blog and join us on Facebook and Twitter to stay up to date on what’s going on at Hairbows.com!  Invite your friends to join in the fun too!!!

Have questions?  Contact us!