Dainty Button is Turning 1!

Ahhh. Where do I begin with this blog entry? Wow!

A year ago, I decided to make headbands as a hobby and a means to make a lil' extra cash for a trip to London with a girlfriend. I was teaching elementary at the time. And teaching, alone, would never get me to London anytime soon. I never thought it would take off like it has and be such a wonderful success. Not that I didn't believe in myself, but really. Who do you know that makes a living from making headbands? Ha! By the end of the school year, after many boutique contracts, orders on etsy that seriously made me want to cry because honestly, there was no way I could get to them, on my own, I realized a decision had to be made. Do I cut back on this and continue teaching or do I take a leap of faith and do something that I absolutely love and be my own boss? I chose the latter. And it has been the most adventurous, fun and risky decision of my life. I love it! And so, almost a year later, I'm preparing to celebrate my lil' business' first birthday on January 11th. So exciting! And I want to share this special, memorable occasion with all of you wonderful supporters! 

If you're not following my blog, I'd love for you to. This will be very helpful if you're wanting to participate in my fun lil' giveaway : ) 

I have done several giveaways with my business and it's such a great way of promoting a business, while sharing with others. If you're a business owner, I suggest something like this. It's been great! And so, what better time to have another fun giveaway, than a birthday celebration? 

Ok, ok...I'm getting to the giveaway. 

I began this business in my home and quite frankly, it has been such a headache. When you're living with your family and have company over all the time, NOTHING gets done. I would make myself pull all nighters because that's when everybody was sleeping and I could actually get something done. My family has been so supportive of this decision, but they were really annoyed with their living room, kitchen table, garage, closets, and every nook and cranny cluttered with some sort of Dainty Button in it. It was a disaster! I knew a decision had to be made, but I also knew the expense of getting a studio and I didn't know if I wanted to take another big leap of faith so quickly. Especially in San Francisco. My dad asked me what my budget was and said to give him a couple days and he'd find something for me. He wasn't kidding! Two hours later he had me a studio! And so, the beginning of this month, in the midst of the holiday rush (I'm crazy!), my assistants and myself packed up my business from home and moved it into the cutest, lil' studio. This has been such a god send! And so, the fun begins. Extreme makeover!

And this is where the giveaway comes into play. I decided a grand opening, anniversary type fete was in order. You always do first birthdays BIG, right? So, my team and I have begun the fun transformation of Dainty Button Studio. And I'm sharing the entire progress with all of you followers, by blogging. Here's the details of this fun giveaway.

1. Each day or every other day, I will be blogging/posting pictures of the extreme makeover progress. On each entry, a comment is in order to participate. You can comment ANYTHING (appropriately, of course). Each comment, gets your name entered into a HUGE giveaway. You are only allowed to make a comment once, on each entry.

2. If you become a follower of this blog, it gets your name entered twice for each comment. Double the stakes! 

3. On January, 10th, I will close the entries and choose a winner. What does the winner get?

Giveaway Prize: a $50 Monthly credit to my etsy shop for ONE YEAR. 

So, hopefully this all makes sense. Whew! The contest giveaway begins right now! Share this with others and have fun!