OnceUponABowtiqueUK On Etsy! Holiday Gift Guide! Review!

 

I have so many great bows to review for all of you today from a shop called OnceUponABowtique.

 

 

The first bow I have to review for all of you today is this Little Mermaid inspired one. I have seen a lot of pretty similar bows to this one, but not one quite like this. I love the size of this one. It's not to big and not to small, so this bow is super easy to wear which is nice. She did an amazing job at including the perfect colors for this bow. The green represents her tail, the purple for her clam bra, and the red of course is for her hair! She even placed a small fork on the bow for the perfect finishing touch or should I say a Dinglehopper lol. This bow is so adorable I love it.

 

 

Next up we have a Buzz Light-year inspired bow from the Disney classic Toy Story. I am amazed by the amount of detail she included in this bow. She made the bow out of green, purple and white. The perfect colors to represent his outfit which is pretty cool. For the perfect finishing touch she included some glitz and glam! To make the buttons! They are so spot on to the real thing it is incredible. It looks just like him!

 

Next we have two identical bows, and these are a different style of bow. These are a lot smaller then the 2 previous ones I have reviewed and these are actually attached to small hair elastics. I love how she makes these kinds as well, because these are going to be perfect for when I just want to put my hair up. These are going to make it easier! The design of these two are Marie from the Aristocats, she is one my favorites! I can so picture these being at the end of some little girls pig tails, I think it would be adorable!

 

This is a smaller bow, and this one is one a small hair clip. This is actually the same sized bow as the Marie ones, but instead it is on a hair clip. The design for this one is Palace pets, which I'm sure most of you have heard of before. In case you haven't its just the Disney princesses that have their own adorable little pets. I love the colors in this tiny bow, this is going to go perfect with a lot of my Disney outfits.

 

 

Next we have a Lion King bow on a hair elastic. I love this one. This is the perfect bow for me, just because this is the type of hair elastic that I typically use in my hair. I normally need a thicker band, sense I have so much hair, and this one just has the perfect pizazz to show off my Disney spirit. I love how this bow is mostly made up of the color orange. I don't typically wear orange so it's nice to have some extra variety to add to my bow collection :)

 

Next we have probably my favorite bow that she sent! This one is inspired by Simba from The Lion King. This is probably the most adorable bow I have ever seen! It has an adorable little tail lol and I am obsessed lol. I think this shows the shop owners creativity for sure. I have seen several Lion king bows, and actually several Simba bows as well, but I can honestly say I have not seen one like this before. I am so excited to wear this one!

 

 

This Mickey inspired bow is up next! The colors in this one are black and red with small accents of white and yellow. I think the colors are spot on. She did a great job at capturing Mickey mouse and creating it in a bow. I love how she placed 2 small buttons on this bow, one of each side. These look just like the buttons he has on his pants!

 

 

Next up we have a Frozen inspired bow. The fabric of this bow is an adorable print of Anna, and I love it! This is another one that is pretty simple to wear. It's attached to thicker hair elastic. I'm actually planning on gifting this one, to the little girl that I babysit for. She is obsessed with Anna so I'm sure she is going to love this one.

 

This Dumbo one is up next! This is another one that is pretty basic bow. This one is attached to a really thin hair elastic. I am sooooo beyond excited to wear this one lol. I have a huge Dumbo fan and to de honest all of the bow I have found that are Dumbo I am no usually a fan of, but this one I really enjoy! I love the colors in this one. I typically wear lighter color clothes so this is going to be perfect!

 

For the grand finale we have a Frozen bow that is gorgeous! This one is a totally different style from the others I have reviewed. This one is gorgeous, and you can tell how much work she put into creating this bow. This bow has several different prints of ribbons and they all go together beautifully. In the center of the bow is bottle cap styled pendant with the Frozen logo. The next layer is ribbon with toddler versions of Anna and Elsa and its adorable. As accents in this bow she included fabrics with the color scheme of blue. There is plain blue ribbon in this bow, along with snowflake fabric, and striped blue ribbon as well. All of these ribbons go so perfectly together its beautiful. This bow really does look like a winter wonderland and I cant wait to wear this around Christmas time this is going to be perfect.

 

I am so incredibly grateful for this shown owner to send me these amazing bows to review for all of you! She is incredibly talented and these are by far the best bows that I have reviewed here on my blog. She does an amazing job with each bow that she creates. I love how she creates such a huge variety of different styles and also different Disney characters.

 

I highly recommend this shop and really suggest checking it out, I promise you wont be disappointed.

 

These would be great gifts for any Disney Lover :)

 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/OnceUponABowtiqueUK

https://www.facebook.com/OnceUponABowtique.UK/

 

WhimsyWillowCreations.com Holiday Gift Guide Review!

 

 

 

I received a personalized ornament from a shop by the name of WhimsyWillowCreations

 

If you guys know me so well, you will know that this had to be something Disney lol. I went with one of their ornaments with a quote from one of my favorite Disney movies, Frozen. The quote is "Some people are worth melting for". I found this quote to be probably the most fitting for this snowman ornament. The decals for this are made out of vinyl. They are placed perfectly, and at first glance you would really think that these are painted on, but there not lol.

 

 

This shop also offers to personalize any ornament that you purchase through their shop, which is probably one of my favorite parts about this shop. As far as my personalization goes I went with my boyfriend and I's name : Clinton & Dani, they also were able to include the date which is pretty cool. Most places that you go for personalized ornaments your stuck with only being able to only pick names or a date, so it was nice to be able to have both this time :)

 

 

 

 

Inside the ornament are small pieces that make up a snow man :) there is 5 small pieces of "coal" two for his eyes, and three for his buttons. There is also a carrot used  for his nose. All these pieces are sitting on and around this little pieces that look exactly like sparkling snow. They did an amazing job at creating this, it truly does look like snow, and the small pieces that were added for parts of the snowman are the perfect touch.

 

I'm a sucker for Christmas ornaments just because there filled with so many memories, and they bring back those memories each year when you place them back on your Christmas tree. I think this was the perfect ornament for me because this year one of my favorite attractions at Disney world was the Frozen Fever show at Hollywood Studios, and that's probably one of my favorite memories from this year with my boyfriend, dragging him to that show every time lol.

 

These are super high quality ornaments and I can assure you that these will last you a long time. This would be a great gift for pretty much anyone, just because you can personalize them for anyone.

 

Check out the shop here:

http://www.whimsywillowcreations.com/shop/

 

 

HatHairHaberDashery On Esty! Holiday Gift Guide Review!

 

 I received this adorable hand made hat from a shop by the name of HatHairHaberDashery

This is a hat inspired by Anna from Frozen. As you can see in this picture it is truly adorable. I gave this to the little girl that I nanny for and I am in love with it, as you can see so is she lol. She lit up when I gave this to her.

She did an amazing job in creating this hat. It looks just like the characters hair and hood she wears in the movie.

I included lots of close up pictures so you can see all the small details that are in this hat. For example in this picture you can see the braid she made on each side of the hat, it really does look just like her hair.

She included this beautiful fabric that is sewn into the top of the hood which gives this the perfect touch.

I'm super impressed with the quality of this hat. This really does look like something you would purchase from a store. I'm so surprised that this in fact is hand made, she did an amazing job in creating this. There are no flaws in this product at all. It's pretty perfect. She made this  hat out of super soft fleece fabric. Halloween is coming up and this would be the perfect alternative to buying your child an Anna wig for Halloween. Wigs are super itchy and chances are your child isn't going to keep it on,  but this is super soft and warm. This can be used long after Halloween as well. This would be the perfect winter hat for your child to keep them nice and warm!

 

This would be the perfect gift for any little girl. She even makes a variety of these for boys as well. I'm sure any child would light up when opening a gift like this!

 

I highly suggest checking this shop out here:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/HatHairHaberdashery?ref=search_shop_redirect

Francesca4me on Etsy!

I received some pretty cool cookie cutter from a shop on Etsy by the name of Francesca4me

She included some really cool cookie cutters that I can't wait to use! To show you what these really look like when you use them I placed them in play dough lol, just to give you an idea on what they will look like when you use these to make cookies!

This first one is Twilight Sparkle from My Little Pony

https://www.etsy.com/listing/242908015/twilight-sparkle-my-little-pony-cookie?ref=shop_home_active_6&ga_search_query=twilight

Retails:($9.50)

The next one is Olaf from Frozen

https://www.etsy.com/listing/191450957/frozen-cookie-cutters-set-of-3?ref=shop_home_active_2&ga_search_query=elsa

Retails:( set of 3 for $25.00)

Next we have Anna from Frozen

https://www.etsy.com/listing/191450957/frozen-cookie-cutters-set-of-3?ref=shop_home_active_2&ga_search_query=elsa

Retails:( set of 3 for $25.00)

Sully from Monsters Inc

https://www.etsy.com/listing/206311204/monsters-inc-mike-sulley-cookie-cutter?ref=shop_home_active_1&ga_search_query=mike

Retails:( Set of 2 for $7.50)

Mike Wazoski from Monsters Inc

https://www.etsy.com/listing/206311204/monsters-inc-mike-sulley-cookie-cutter?ref=shop_home_active_1&ga_search_query=mike

Retails:( Set of 2 for $7.50)

And the last one is Elsa From Frozen

https://www.etsy.com/listing/191450957/frozen-cookie-cutters-set-of-3?ref=shop_home_active_2&ga_search_query=elsa

Retails:( set of 3 for $25.00)

I'm pretty impressed with the quality of these, they are really sturdy and super durable. I was thinking when I first got these that there would be no way that these would work so well, but I was so wrong. These are super easy to use and they came out pretty perfect, and I'm sure with actual cookie dough it will be a lot easier.

Make sure you check out this shop:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/Francesca4me

Three P’s In Our Pod On Etsy!

Name: Tiffany Bridgwater-Rowe

Location: Visalia, Ca

Age: 39

Name of shop: Three P’s In Our Pod

How'd you come up with the name of your shop: My maiden name is Pryor. Since my mom and sister both help to contribute to my shop I had this idea of us being the three P’s. The rest just kind of originated from there.

How long has your shop been open: I opened under a different shop name in March 2013, but I didn’t really start actively working on the store until last year.

What gave you the idea about opening an etsy shop: My poor beleaguered husband.  I quit working full time in 2011 to return to school and work on a Master’s Degree. For awhile I was much better at spending money than making money and most of the things I was purchasing were from Etsy. One day we were at a photo exhibit in San Diego and I made the obnoxious comment that I could do as well as some of the works which we were viewing and my husband jumped on that challenging me to sell some of my photographs.

Is this a hobby of your or do you do this full time?: A little bit of both. I try to dedicate as much time as I can to my shop and it’s a lot of work. I haven’t yet reached a point where I could consider it a full time job, but my goal is to reach that point. In the meantime I’m enjoying the journey, especially interacting and meeting such great people via blogs such as yours and other Etsy shop owners.

What kind of items do you sell in your shop: Right now I have mostly photographs and artworks, but we also sell hand embroidered blankets. My mom started sewing baby blankets about 35 years ago when my oldest cousin and his wife had their first child. My mom wanted to give them something really special for the occasion and got this idea to sew them a blanket. Their nursery was done in baby animals so she made that the theme of her blanket and it was darling. Over the years she has created dozens of these keepsakes for friends and family and taught my sister and I to embroider along the way. Today we create blankets together and have given them to our friends for their first borns. The last one we did for a friend was comprised of the “girls from Disney.” It included not just the princesses but also characters such as Kim Possible, Esmerelda, Vanellope from "Wreck It Ralph", Alice, Wendy, and others. It was adorable when it was finished.

Your favorite item that you sell: I would have to say the blankets. Although I’m particularly fond of the tiger, polar bear, and jellyfish photographs that I’ve taken over the years. Some of the shots I was able to get came out really well and I’m particularly proud of them.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/246517183/summer-sale-fifty-dollars-off-made-to?ref=shop_home_active_2

Retails:($200.00)

Something you want to happen to your shop in the future: I would love to start a photography blog to link back to my shop and one about embroidering, but so far I haven’t found the time. It’s on my to-do list though!

Do you have any plans for your shop products in the future: Tons! My mom is always telling me that I have more plans then time to do any of them.

If so what: Right now we’re working on several new products to release in time for Christmas including ornaments, Christmas cards, and some hand embroidered Christmas themed items. We’re hoping to roll them out by mid-October.

What is something you want your future customers to know about your shop: That we’re extremely friendly and will customize anything to fit the consumer’s needs. The blankets we sew are great because we can create just about any character or idea. We’ve had a request for a Nightmare Before Christmas one as well as one featuring characters from Nursery Rhymes like Little Bo Peep.

For my favorite item in this shop, I really didn't want to pick the same item of the shop owners, but in this case I just have too! I love this blanket, the amount of time, detail, and dedication they put into this blanket is incredible. I love how this blanket features a lot of different Disney movies, which is really unique. You can see in the pictures that I included that this blanket is gorgeous, each picture is perfect, no flaws. They look just like a real picture. I am truly in love with this piece by far!!!!

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They can be found at https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThreePsInOurPod as well as http://www.pinourpod.com/ and http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/tiffany-bridgwater-rowe.html and finally Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ThreePsInOurPod