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Friday, September 30, 2011

Fall Boutique Clothes - Knot Dress, Peasant Dress, Peasant Top, Ruffle Pants and Twirl Skirt in Key To My Heart Celery/Coral

I recently recieved some modeled pictures of the Fall 2011 Key To My Heart Celery/Coral Collection!  I am in LOVE!  A big thanks to Carrie T Photography for the gorgeous pictures!

This collection includes a knot dress, peasant dress, peasant shirt, ruffle pants, twirl skirt, reverse knot apron top, ruffled socks, and two matching headbands.  Whew!

Sage green, yellow, rust red, coral, and a touch of lime green definitely say "fall"!  The fabrics are a fun mix of antique keys and lockets, modern florals, geographic shapes.

Peasant Dress with Ruffles, Ruffled Knee High Socks, Petite Posy Flower Headband

Long Sleeve Peasant Top, Ruffle Pants, Reverse Knot Apron Top {left}, Knot Dress {right}, matching flower headbands.

Long Sleeve Peasant Top, Bustle Twirl Skirt, Ruffle Knee High Socks, matching Shabby Victorian Headband

A new flower headband, Petite Posy, in Sage.

Made to match Shabby Victorian Flower Headband

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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Owning a Boutique and being a WAHM

This morning I'm sitting here doing admin work {printing out new orders, writing due dates on them, and organizing all the papers} while my girls run around in their Tinkerbell pjs and watch Dora.  My boys are in the other room playing cars {Dora mixed with car noises just doesn't work}.

I have lots of orders to work on.  I mean, A LOT of orders!  After the feeling overwhelmed, I think about how lucky I am do to what I do.  I am able to run my business out of my house, and stay home with my kids.  I can do something I love, and I am so thankful to have wonderful customers who enjoy my products!

There are certainly days when I feel like I am stretched too thin - most days really.  BUT I wouldn't change it for the world!  My little business has become much more than I ever anticipated it would - and its growing by leaps and bounds!  :)

For a WAHM, its not so simple as listing your items for sale and then making the items and mailing them to the customer.  There are so many behind the scenes "jobs"!  You have to be a customer service representative, packer, shipper, accountant, blogger/facebook{er?} LOL, merchandiser, buyer, advertiser, photographer, photo editor, web site manager, and description writer, on top of being the designer and maker of your items.  You have to {attempt} to be organized, keep track of due dates, repurchase supplies when you are running low, keep your eyes out for new products, and the list goes on!

Its definitely a crazy road, full of detours and bumps, but I think that being a WAHM with a thriving business is the best job in the world!

I want to give a sincere THANK YOU to all my customers and fans who have helped me build Charming Necessities.  Your support and patronage is the reason that Charming Necessities is what it is today. 

THANK YOU!!

XOXO,
Jenni

Friday, September 23, 2011

Girls Boutique Clothing - Knot Dress, Peasant Dress, Ruffle Pants, Peasant Shirt and more for Fall 2011!

Well, its me again, saying that I have completely dropped the ball on blogging.  ):  I have been so busy working on getting fall items made and shipped out to be modeled and photographed, as well as working on current orders - my poor blog has gotten neglected. 

There is soooo much to post about but I will start with two Fall collections for today!

Recently, Damsel in Sky and Damsel in Lilac were launched for Fall 2011.  The collections were photographed by the incredible Jennie from Helmuth Photography.  She did the most amazing job!

Each collection includes multiple pieces, that can all be interchanged to create the outfit you want.  There is a knot dress with apron, peasant dress, ruffle pants, bustle twirl skirt, long sleeve peasant shirt, ruffled knee high socks, and matching flower headbands.

Damsel in Lilac Knot Dress, Long Sleeve Peasant Top, Ruffle Pants, and made to match Flower Headband.

Damsel in Lilac Ruffled Peasant Dress and matching Flower Headband

Damsel in Lilac Long Sleeve Peasant Shirt, Reverse Knot Apron Top, Ruffle Pants and Flower Headband.

Damsel in Lilac Long Sleeve Peasant Top, Bustle Twirl Skirt, and Ruffled Knee High Socks

Damsel in Sky Apron Knot Dress, Long Sleeve Peasant Shirt, Ruffle Pants, and Flower Headband.

Damsel in Sky Ruffled Peasant Dress and Flower Headband

Damsel in Sky Long Sleeve Peasant Shirt, Bustle Twirl Skirt, Ruffled Knee High Socks, and Flower Headband

Damsel in Sky Long Sleeve Peasant Shirt, Reverse Knot Apron Top, Ruffle Pants, and Flower Headband

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