Participating in Buddy Walk!

I am  participating in the Chicagoland Buddy walk on 10/10/10. We are trying to raise $500 as a team. Here is the link to my personal page, if you would like to donate. Or you can even join our team. We are looking for people to walk with us.


Any donations are appreciated. I am also selling keychains, with all profits going to buddy walk, on my facebook store!


My goal :)

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Team Goal

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Buddy Walks Goal

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School Supply Shopping

I went and did a little school supply shopping tonight. I only grabbed what I could remember because I forgot to put the supply list in my purse.
I do not remember Jake's list being so long and detailed last year! Wow!
I figured I would blog about the expenses and see what the grand total is when I am actually done with it.

This post will be updated and crossed off once I actually purchase the items. I estimate it will be roughly $300 for everything including uniforms...not including outerwear, even though we need to purchase larger sizes this year. Really If I had more than 1 kid I would go broke  buying everything!!!!

Clothing:
5 uniform polos
5 uniform pants
2 uniform shorts for hot days (luckily these still fit from last year)
5 undershirts because white polos are see thru
1 approved sweater/sweatshirt to wear in school because only certain ones can be worn (reuse from last year)
1 pair of new shoes
1 backpack

Also needed but optional I suppose...new socks and underwear. It makes it more fun to have all "new" stuff for a new school year.
Because Jake had a growth spurt we also need :Winter Jacket, Light Jacket for fall and spring plus snow boots, hat and gloves (reused from last year)


Now for the required school supply list!!!

Item---------------------------total cost not including taxes which are 10.25% in my county
$10 mandatory----------$10
1 5 subject notebook
1 24ct crayola colored pencils
2 48ct crayola crayons
2 disinfectant wipes (no baby wipes) $1.99 each on sale - $3.98
2  4ct dry erase markers
4 large erasers
1 addition flash cards
1 subtraction flash cards
7 folders with pockets
3 8oz elmers glue
5 glue sticks--------2 for .25-----$0.75
2 jumbo glue sticks
1 highlighter
1 blank index cards 3x5
1 lined index cards 4x6
1 lg box klenex
1 box markers
7 70pg notebooks
2 soft pencil cases
1 pencil sharpener with cover
8dz pencils
2 durable homework folders
1 red pen
1 ruler
1 5in scissors
2 qt zip lock bags

I made a facebook page!

I have FINALLY made myself a facebook fan page :) So check it out!
Little Princess Pretties on Facebook

Changing things around!

I am changing my blog up some. New look and I am adding some new content to it :)
So please take a look around :)

WOW Long time no post!

I have been super busy creating stuff. My entire January thru March was comsumed with bottle caps . My April thru June has been consumed with bottle caps, little league and a few fests.

Maybe you saw me somewhere?
I was at Villa Park Summerfest on June 19th.

I was also at Little Boots Rodeo on June 27th.

Both shows were a blast. I am now addicted to fests LOL I am currently looking for some more fests to participate in. I will keep you updated on shows on my side bar :) Take a look

Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas to all my Blog Readers!

We are having a great holiday so far! We are getting ready for bed in hopes that Santa will be here soon!

Just a quick update...my website are all still open. However I am on vacation until Jan. 2nd. You can still place orders, but I will not begin on them until Jan 2nd.

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!

Last Day for Online Orders & More

Last Call for all online orders to arrive by Christmas. If you are needing to order bottle caps for upcoming show or to make gifts, the last day to order is December 10th!!! Orders must be paid for by midnight cst or I cannot guarantee delivery by December 23rd (so you have a day to make stuff!) Any order placed after that date that needs to be there by Christmas will incur a $25 fee for rush service and overnight shipping!!!

If you need to place an order for COMPLETED keychain, clips or anything else, the Last Day to order online is Dec. 12th. Items must be paid for by midnight.

If you are local and want to place an order and you are willing to pick up your order, the last day to order is December 17th!!!

I will be taking a MUCH MUCH needed break from December 20th thru the new year! You can still place orders, but I will not begin working on them until January 2nd!

I will be at Builta School in Bolingbrook tomorrow from 10am-2pm. I hope you can stop by and see me. There will be lots of activities for kids and Santa will be making an appearance :)

I would like to thank my wonderful customers this year! Thank you for choosing me to be your supplier or for choosing my hair accessories for your child. Without you, alot of things would not be possible for me!

Merry Christmas!!!

Or

Happy Holidays!!!!!

Craft Shows!!!

I am going to be at Ames School in Riverside today! Doors open at 3pm. Hope to see you there!
I have lots of nice stuff that make great stocking stuffers.
I added my HUGE event to the side bar for Dec 10-12th. Will be posting my December 19th event soon as well!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!
I am thankful for everything I have in my life. I am also thankful for all my wonderful customers!

On a side note, I added 1 show to my list for Dec. 3rd.
I will also be doing 1 more show that is not listed but I do not have all the details yet.

Updates!

Well long time no blog for me! I have been pretty busy!

I have a show this Saturday, in LaGrange Park. So if you are in the area, stop by! It's from 9-3pm.

I just confirmed some other shows for Nov. 28th and Dec 5th. I have some more I am waiting to hear back from!

I am busy over here trying to get orders out as fast as possible and making more stock for shows.

I updated the shipping schedule. All orders from Nov 10th and before have been shipped.

New Craft Show

I am behind on posting my Nov shows. I am trying to wait on confirmations before I post.
On Sunday November 8th, I will be at the Early Snowflake Bazaar in Stickney, IL.
Its from 9 am to 2pm, I am booth #30. According to the map I am right by the doors/entrance.

Hope to see you there. Please see side bar for exact address.

Bottle Caps, Bottle Caps, Bottle Caps

I finished up some orders today. Here are a few of the ones I made. I love them all. I am addicted to bottle caps :)

I listed a few new sets of bottle caps in my bonanzle store the other day. Mostly some halloween sets I should have listed a long time ago.

I have a sale post on the blog for my bottle caps. Be sure to check that out. Ends on Halloween.

I have a show coming up on Saturday in North Riverside, IL. Be sure to come by if you can.

I want to thank all my customers and loyal supporters for everything. Without you all, I wouldn't have even started making these for sale. I have come so far in a year. I did hit a few snags with shipping times these past 2 months. This was my first ever major craft season that I was making caps for, so I didnt know what to expect.

I am working on a new system to get things out faster. I can't start using it until Dec though, but it will be better for spring craft show.

Working on alot of other things, but I am still trying to get new images listed. Its a long process.

Sale Sale Sale!!!!

Hey bloggers!
I am having a special sale to everyone who can find this code :)

I am offering 20% off all of my bottle caps. Use code BLOGTWENTY at my store http://littleprincesspretties.com
Ship times will be elevated for this great sale so order early! I reserve the right to cancel this sale at any point. Unless I am bombarded with orders this sale will run thru Halloween.

No mins or max orders, stock now for the rest of your shows. Pass this code to anyone who could use some of my stuff.

Some New Shows and more

Well I didn't take pictures of my show on Sunday. So I have nothing to post LOL. It wasn't that great of a spot and well, I took my camera out and forgot to actually take the pics.

I do have 2 new shows to add to my line up and more coming as soon as I mail off the checks.
I am confirmed for Oct 24th in North Riverside, IL. See side bar on right for details.
I am not confirmed yet, but I applied to the Nov. 14th Show in Naperville, IL. Details in the sidebar, but I am not confirmed.

I am working on all orders placed in the past 10 days or so. I am getting them out in a first come first serve order. If you need anything for a specific date, please let me know ASAP.

Just a little update!

Hey Bloggers!

I am swamped with orders once again. I am working towards getting them out sooner and also trying to figure out some time saving strategies to get orders out faster. Any tips?

New bottle caps coming soon! I promise! I am probably too late for all my new halloween images, but I have alot of new christmas ones too!

I have alot of new products to put online. Trying to figure out a way to make everything and get it online as well.

I have a show coming up in Prospect Hieghts, IL on Sunday Oct 4. More info on that later!

Craft Show Saturday & Sunday

I will be at a Craft Show ths Weekend. I have tons of new items, so stop by and see me!

September 19 & 20

It will be in the parish center of
St. Dennis Church & School
1214 Hamilton St
Lockport, IL

Saturday 10:30 am to 4:30 pm
Sunday 8 am - 2 pm

Updates and stuff

Wow what a long 10 days. I lost an Uncle on Sat and canceled my show for last sunday. I just didn't feel up to it due to the death the night before. I actually wasn't prepared as I should have been. I had some stuff but it worked out for the best. But enough about that.

All bottle cap orders are now caught up, almost all orders are out but for 2 recent ones. So feel free to place any orders :)

In an effort to prepare for my show this coming weekend in Lockport, I will not be working on any bottle cap orders until Saturday or Sunday. It shouldn't delay orders too much.

I have a new display I am trying to fill up and I just have not made enough items to make it look decent! The bits and peices I have been working on lately are rather pathetic. So I spent most of yesterday cutting and sealing ribbon. I hope I cut enough, we shall see. I started lining some clips and I have started on some bows. Pictures when I mount them. They are unfinished right now.

I have to run some errands later and pick up some more clips...i'm running low. So back to work for me, hopefully I have pictures tomorrow. If not Ill for sure have some on saturday of my set up!

Updated Shipping Schedule!

Due to my large order volume, I have decided to make a blog post with the aprox. shipping time of your order. This is based on the date you PAID for your order. Not the date it was placed. This chart is for bottle caps only. Thank you for your patience and understanding! I really do appreciate your business. If you need them sooner, please email me ASAP so I can rush your order.

Please note that this can change at any time. Please check back to see any updates to this list. This is also only a guideline, your order may have shipped sooner.

Paid for on---------------Shipping On

• November 1st-------Nov 6th---------shipped
• November 2nd------Nov 7th---------shipped
• November 3rd------Nov 9th---------shipped
• November 4th------Nov 9th----------shipped
• November 5th------Nov 10th---------shipped
• November 6th------Nov 13th---------shipped
• November 7th------Nov 14th---------shipped
• November 8th------Nov 13th---------shipped
• November 9th------Nov 14th---------shipped
• November 10th-----Nov 18th---------shipped
• November 11th-----Nov 18th---------shipped
• November 12th-----Nov 19th---------shipped
• November 13th-----Nov 19th---------shipped
• November 14th-----Nov 20th---------shipped
• November 15th-----Nov 20th---------shipped
• November 16th-----Nov 24th---------shipped
• November 17th-----Nov 25th---------shipped
• November 18th-----Nov 27th---------shipped
• November 19th-----Nov 28th---------shipped
• November 20th-----Nov 28th---------shipped
• November 21st-----Nov 28th----------shipped
• November 22nd----Nov 28th----------Shipped
• November 23rd----Nov 30th----------shipped
• November 24th-----Dec 1st-----------shipped
• November 25th-----Dec 2nd----------shipped
• November 26th-----Dec 2nd----------shipped
• November 27th-----Dec 3rd----------shipped
• November 28th-----Dec 4th----------shipped
• November 29th-----Dec 4th----------shipped
• November 30th-----Dec 4th----------shipped
• December 1st-------Dec 4th----------shipped
• December 2nd-------Dec 5th-----------shipped
• December 3rd-------Dec 7th-----------Shipped
• December 4rd-------Dec 7th
• December 5th-------Dec 8th
• December 6th-------Dec 9th
• December 7th-------Dec 10th

It's my anniversary!

I just noticed it is my 1 yr anniversary on iOffer today. What a great day to get a nice letter from google saying they will no longer accept feeds from iOffer.

I also noticed my 1 yr anniversary on Etsy passed in August. I sure have come a long way since I first started offically selling my bottle caps online.

Lately, I have seen alot of bottle cap makers taking a break or closing up shop right at the start of the fall craft show seasons. I'm sure thier decisions are the best thing for them, and of course I am saying nothing bad of them. I have heard they do good work as well. I just want to say that I am still here and offering great bottle caps at resonable prices. I drill holes, add jump rings (split rings) and do custom orders as well. So if you need anything for upcoming shows, be sure to place an order now. I am about 5 days lead time right now.

Now, as far as iOffer goes, I am leaving my store there for now. If in a month or so, google is still not acceptng feeds from them and my sales are nil, I will close up shop there. You can always find my most complete up to date list of bottle caps on Bonanzle.

Is it really September already?

My how time flies! Let's see, I have have tons of stuff going on with my son and his school. They already sent home a fundraiser on Monday, its for the scholastic books though and well you can never have too many books. I beleive its a monthly thing, but I'm not sure because this is the 1st year he is going full time. There are also 3 more fundraisers listed to start this month. One is ongoing all year! Really, does the school have any funds?

Besides that I have some news. I regret but I must close down my Mommy Auctions Store. They switched to only allow childrens clothing, and since I don't sell childrens clothing I am shutting down shop.

My inventory number system has been put on hiatis until I have more time, possibly mid December into January. So some stuff was already updated, alot wasn't.It is still pretty easy to read.

I am up to 5 days lead time now for orders. It was 6 days but I am starting to get caught up. I am working as fast as I can to get everything caught up. So with that being said, please place your orders with enough time to get to you. Roughly it is 2 weeks before they arrive at your house. So please please place your orders ahead of time.

I have 4 shows coming up, 1 is invite only so I cannot list that one. Its a private event I guess. I'm not too sure how it works, all I know is I am setting up a table there for guests to shop. You can, however, attend my next 3 shows. They are not confirmed yet, but I am sure they will. I am trying to fill my calendar with at least 4 more shows in the area.

I am working on some new products for my shows. You will be pleasantly surprised if you have ever seen me at another show. Alot of new stuff that is super cute! So don't forget to stop by!