Saturday, February 6, 2010

Andrea Burns, one of the amazingly talented photographers we work with also has been blessed with adorable children. One of them, Audrey, is pictured above. You have probably seen her in many of our pictures on Etsy. Since she was a baby her mommy has been taking darling pictures of her- with our headbands many times ;) -which has provided us with MANY adorable pictures to share on Etsy!!
Up above is one of the latest photos her mommy snapped of her. I am always so happy to see our headbands on her- in this picture both on her and in the darling picture of her up on the wall. It's been so fun to watch her grow through the cute pictures Andrea has taken.
ALSO- she won Pottery Barn's cutest Baby of the Month contest this month!! And to top it off- she was wearing one of our headbands in the photo. You can see it in the current PBK catalog (pg 116 I believe) or click on the words below and it will take you to the website.
Anyway...just thought I'd share :)
Check out Andrea's work here: http://www.andreaburnsphtography.com/
and check out her blog for the latest and greatest ;)
Thanks again for sharing your talent with us Andrea!!
4 more days until I get to welcome my newest little girl... ;)


Monday, February 1, 2010

Here is a sneak peek at a few of our newest photos that our wonderful photographers have shared with us!!
Beverly Headband
Picture Courtesy of Elle Mendenhall at http://www.ellabellaphotos.com/
Thank you so much for sharing Elle!!
Couture Collection Satin Wrapped Big Girl Headband
Top picture as well as next 2 pictures courtesy of April Jackson at
Thank April!
Sand/Taupe Beanie with Rustic Rose and Extra Large Rhinestone Fashion Center

Red Rosette on Teal Band- now available again! (Rosette is the new version of our rosette)
All remaining Pictures courtesy of the Great Kate Moss at
http://www.peekaboophotos.blogspot.com/
Thanks Kate!

Blush Pink Big Girl Headband (also Available on a clip)




Here are the sale details:

Buy 4 items, receive one additional item FREE (must be lesser value)

Buy 7 items, receive 2 additional items FREE (items must be least amount)

How it works:

Purchase your 4 OR 7 items. Choose your 1 or 2 items for free- DO NOT PAY FOR THEM :) Just state in your notes to seller on your checkout receipt in ETSY (NOT paypal) which item/s you would like for free! :)

It's as easy as that! :)

Thank you again to ALL of our wonderful customers!! AND- thank you for your referrals!! They mean the world to us!!

Wednesday, January 27, 2010



a sample of one of the kits at www.ShabbyMissJennDesigns.com

a sample of some of the digital paper
one of the pre-made digtal album kits

I've had a lot of people ask me about digital scrapbooking, in fact a sweet girl tonight who reads this blog just did... I thought I would share with all of you what I wanted to share with her. She asked about digital scrapbooking and what program I use. (If you visit my personal blog you can see some of my digital scrapbooking- many posts back ;))

I used to be a traditional scrapbooker- long time ago- back when I had no kids (or 1 kid) and a lot more time!! I have since completely converted to digital (which recently I haven't even had too much time for this either but you know... someday I'll get back into that too). Anyway- as soon as I was introduced to digital scrapbooking I gave all of my (thousands of dollars worth- don't tell Mike) of regular scrapbooking stuff to the kids ;) I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE that there is 1.) NO MESS, 2.) It's WAAAAAAAAY Cheaper and 3.) You can print as many pages of each page you do for pennies on the dollar at places like Costco!! SOLD SOLD AND SOLD!!

For those of you who think "I'm not computer savvy enough to do that etc."... take it from me- I am NOT, I repeat NOT computer savvy- and I can do it!! If I can- anyone truly can.

So- all you really need is a program that supports layers- something like Photoshop Elements- not the full blown Photoshop even- you can get it at Costco for like $70.00, and friend who does digital scrapbooking to sit down with you for seriously 15 minutes and the rest is cake. There are tons of online tutorials and classes at your local scrapbooking shop... It's so fun to buy from digital shops because you can use the images again and again and again- forever and ever!! It really comes in handy when you need a Christmas card, a handout, a cute card- you can design all kinds of things when you use images/scrapbook packs bought from cute stores like the one you see above: www.ShabbyMissJennDesigns.com Buy from great vendors and you can seriously be a complete moron (like me) and look like a genius- I promise!! It's addicting though- so watch out ;)

Anyway- thought I would share my long winded answer with all of you... ;)

Saturday, January 23, 2010





The countdown is officially on!! I have a c-section scheduled for Feb 11th. I thought for sure our little shop would slow down after the holidays!! Nope!! Just keeps getting busier and busier! I am incredibly grateful for so many truly wonderful customers who come back repeatedly and also refer their friends and family. There is no greater compliment to have people refer their friends and family. We are blessed!
I wish we could gather all of our customers together from around the world- truly around the world, and all bring our darling babies (wearing their darling headbands of course) and show our appreciation to all of you with a party full of cupcakes and fun!! I can't express the appreciation we have for our dear customers!! We are trying to get more help lined up so that we can offer another *thank you for your business* promotion!
In the mean time, I thought I'd share with you one of my most truly favorite little shops!! It's called- This Little Piggy Wear Cotton.
This Little Piggy only has 5 locations: Newport Beach, Santa Monica, Santa Barbara, Montecito, and to my complete surprise: Phoenix!! I didn't even know they had one here in AZ until I was typing this! Can you believe it!!?? (Guess where I'm going Monday?)
I first fell in love with this shop while living in Orange County. I frequented this shop often, especially when I found out I was pregnant with my first baby girl 5 years ago. I bought one of their layettes for her to take her home from the hospital in. It comes with a darling little long sleeved top, pants, matching blanket and matching burp cloth all made out of yummy organic cotton. So cute!! Kaitlyn, my now 5 year old, still has her little blankie. It now has many tears in it (she asks me everyday to get it fixed) but she loves seeing herself as a baby holding it and knowing that it has been with her her whole life :)
For Chloe (our soon to be baby #3), I purchased the layette in the red and pink pattern since she will be born 3 days before Valentines and got the matching shirt for Kaitlyn to wear to the hospital when she meets Chloe for the first time. This is officially a tradition (at least for the girl babies) in our family now! They do also have darling little prints for boys ;)
Anyway- had to share- people ask me all the time what some of my favorite places to shop are- this is for sure one of them!! If you don't live by one of the shop locations- lucky enough they have a website!
go check it out! ;)

Monday, January 18, 2010



We have had a major challenge getting this particular headband back in stock... but I am happy to say it's finally back...that is until it runs out again ;) A lot of you have requested- so many that I can't remember- so I thought I'd make one big announcement about it! You can go to the shop and just search *vintage rose*- we have this exact headband in a brighter color, a buttercream color, and a peachy green color. We also just got our hands on a white version that we will be putting on a wide black band- so classic- so cute- very Chanel ;)
We will be doing a giveaway soon... so check back often ;)
XO, Lindsay

Monday, January 11, 2010

I LOVE working with some of the amazing photographers we work with!! I am DYING that NONE of them live close to me!! I wish so badly I could have all three of these ladies take pictures of my new baby girl that is scheduled to arrive in about 4 weeks!!
I wanted to share a few recent photos they have taken with our headbands... I ADORE anything these ladies do! They have an amazing talent!
The first two (along with the other picture 4 down from here that got out of order ;)) were taken by the amazing Stephanie Fisher at www.StephanieFisherPhotography.com
The next few below were taken by Andrea Burns! LOVE these!! You can see more of Andrea's work at www.AndreaBurnsPhotography.com


And the rest... Kate Moss at Peek a Boo photos!! LOVE ALL of these too!! www.PeekaBooPhotos.blogspot.com









I could just stare at these all day...

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

(this is my mom with my son Carson and niece Ella taking them on a joy ride during Christmas break)
As I sit at the beloved (sometimes cursed) computer of mine and try to get caught up on my personal blog, I realize I may never get things posted on the Banner Boutique Blog like I would like to. I LOVE to know about the people I buy things from on Etsy- to get a glimpse into their world, see what they are up to, see what they are doing, cooking, buying, enjoying, loving... I have had my blog private for the last year or so, but I am coming back around to the idea that the world may not be quite as scary as I sometimes make it out to be, my blog is pretty politically correct, and I have nothing to hide (I don't think ;) Anyway- since I can't always be totally on top of two blogs I am opening up my personal blog. This will make it easier to stay on top of my family posts and my "bidness" posts ;)
Anyway, come and take a peek into the crazy/wonderful/chaotic world of the Banners:
See you soon :)