New product in the works at Bitty Braille!

I'm so excited to be working on a new Bitty Braille product. It's SOOO cute and I think it will be well received. I've been making up prototypes, working out all the kinks. I finally settled on a great design and gave my finished sample to my neighbor who just had a baby boy.

Now, I'm going to keep the suspense up for a little and not tell you what it is...but here are some clues.

1. Ok, well the first is that it's obviously for a baby (seeing as I mentioned my neighbor's new sweetie)
2. It's super soft and lovable
3. It's monogrammed in Braille

Ok, that's it. I'll post more later as I make up more samples and take some pics. You're gonna love it!!!

New charms at Bitty Braille

I decided to sell my Braille birthstone charms over at Bitty Braille as well as my etsy shop. They are a good fit for the collection seeing as they have to do with children. I've had a great response from people who have ordered them. They make a unique gift and were very popular for Mother's Day.

Changes...

You'll notice some color changes on my blog...they are to reflect the fact that I'll be posting about my newest venture, Bitty Braille, and I thought it deserved to have some of its' colors shown here too.

I thought about starting another blog just for Bitty Braille but it's just too many blogs for one person! (I have Indie Diner that get's posted to every day and Finding Wonder, my homeschool blog) And since, officially, Bitty Braille is really just a collection under the julie*ann handmade goods name, it shouldn't really have it's own blog. I feel like Bitty Braille is taking on a life of its own and maybe it should be it's own entity but for now, it will stay under the safety of the julie*ann umbrella :)

I've really been focusing most of my energy to getting this collection out there and I must say, it is paying off. I've had a number of orders and many compliments on the concept. You can click on my little logo over there to the right to head straight on over to the Bitty Braille shop.

Bitty Braille has launched...

Ok, so I'm a little late in posting this...Bitty Braille launched on May 15 with a very special Grand Opening. I am offering FREE SHIPPING on all orders placed in May as well as a couple of contests. Win a free tee of your choice when you either a) make a purchase or b) sign up for the monthly newsletter. Winner will be chosen at the end of May...so get on over to Bitty Braille and sign up!

I'm so excited to get this collection off the ground. It's been fun experimenting with the tees, crystals, etc. and I'm so happy with the final product. I also love my packaging...but I won't tell you how cute it is...you'll have to order a t-shirt to find out ;)

julie

Big Sale Going on at PurplePinkandOrange

Sad news for PurplePinkandOrange but good news for all you bargain hunters out there...A big going out of business sale is happening now until they close at the end of May...Savings of up to 40%. Now's the time to get some hip designer goods at a great price. So...get on over to PURPLEPINKANDORANGE and support your favorite indie designer!

I was featured...

Jen of the new indie shopping blog, Product of the Day featured my braille name pendants. What a nice surprise. It made my day. Thank you JEN!!! Read about it here.

it's been tooooo long...

It's been ages since i've posted and I know that's no way to keep readers reading my blog. So, shame, shame on me ;) but I do have an excuse...i've been working on a new product that I hope will be well received. Because I love making my braille pendants SOOO much and I love the response I get when customers receive something personal as well as charitable (a portion of every sale goes to the American Foundation for the Blind), I decided to expand the line and design infant and toddler tees with simple braille words on them. They can also be personalized.

I've been hard at work in R&D, ordering various brands of tees, testing different ways of attaching rhinestones/studs, embroidering and working on a website.

I first ordered Rabbit Skins tees but decided they weren't quite the quality I was looking for. I'm going for boutique quality here...so I decided on American Apparel. Not only are they high quality, 100% cotton, they are sweatshop free and Made in America!

So, with a few tees in hand, I set to making some samples and I must say, I LOOOVE making them as much as the pendants, maybe even more. They are SOOO cute and something unique and again, charitable as I will again donate a portion of every sale to the AFB.

And since these tees are so special to me, I decided they needed their very own website. You can check out the work-in-progress website...http://bittybraille.com. Slowly but surely, this new venture is taking shape and I'll soon be placing a large order for tees, making up more samples and having a professional photo shoot with an adorable bunch of baby models (well, ok, they are my friends children, but hey...they ARE cute!)

So, there you have it. My excuse...it's a good one, no??? Oh, and because you are a faithful reader, I will be offering a secret special, super-duper discount on my new braille tees as soon as the site is up and running at full speed, OK??