Summertime and Summer Sales

It's summertime, Friday and I'm ready to relax! How about you? Got any special summertime plans? Vacations? I love hearing about people's summer plans. Not that it matters, but I just returned from a little vacation, myself. I like to think of it as a sort of vacation, but in all reality, it wasn't much of one. It was work. Well, the first part, at least. My grandparents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary over Father's Day weekend, and decided to renew their wedding vows. In Missouri. So, we all made the trip to Southeast Missouri (Cape Girardeau) to witness this special occasion. This was a big trip for everybody, considering my grandparents have 6 children, my dad being the oldest, their spouses, 16 grandchildren and 1.5 great grandchildren. Throw in their own siblings, cousins, friends, etc. and you have the makings of one big celebration. It was a lot of fun, but I'll be honest. I was happy to see 60 degree weather and a little bit of fog when I came home on Wednesday. Here's a few pictures from the celebration

My grandparents and 14 of their grandchildren, 1.5 great grandchildren.

They asked for Dainty Button's help with the corsages.

 

I got the honors.

My sweet grandpa Morgan.

Again, the honors.

My darling little grandma Morgan.

And of course, I was able to spend Father's Day with my own daddy.

He sure is a mighty fine one!

Our entire family is from Missouri, so we visit occasionally. Every trip, we make it a point to swing by Lambert's. Have you ever eaten at a Lambert's? Oh my! If not, you're missing out! Forget about all diets when you go! It's good ol' southern cooking and home of the thrown rolls. They throw rolls at you. These huge, bready, buttery, soft, HOT rolls! They're to die for!! And so, this trip we made TWO stops! Ha!

My little brother and I, after catching our yummy rolls!

Look at this gigantic caesar salad!

My siblings and I, second trip to Lambert's. Isn't my sister darling, pregnant? She's due in about 5 weeks.  A trooper!

And I had to throw this picture in. My little cousin, sporting a Cat in the Hat Bow Tie http://www.etsy.com/listing/75516974/cat-in-the-hat-bow-tie. Just precious!

We headed back to Memphis for a couple days and we were able to visit a place we've all been wanting to, for a long time. Graceland! I love Elvis, as does my entire family, so this was a special treat. Here's a few pictures from our fun visit.

Beautiful front living room of Graceland.

I loved this, although we weren't allowed to go upstairs : (

The kitchen, that was left just the way it was found when Elvis died. See the stool in the middle of the room? And that skillet? 

 One of his memorabilia room's. We spent a long time in here reading all the fun facts.

My beautiful mom and I, in front of Graceland's pool. This was inviting in that Memphis heat!

This is the piano that Elvis played the morning he died.

Very sad ending.

Graceland

The Lisa Marie jet plane.

And so, that is trip #1 this summer. 

Back to business!

I have had many sales and they've all been a great hit. I have scaled back a little on the sales, due to many reasons, but two sales that are coming up are:

Customer Appreciation Sale

Christmas in July Sale

These are two pretty large sales, which will be the only large sales until the holiday season hits. I will have smaller sales throughout the rest of the year, but nothing on a large scale. Here's details on the two upcoming sales.

Customer Appreciation Sale...

I have been wanting to do something like this for a long time. After a year and a half in business, I have some very faithful customers that have shown their support from the very beginning. They have returned, without fail and showed support by referring family and friends. This is wonderful for any business and it means the world to me. So, I must show my appreciation! This sale will be a little different. This is a sale exclusive to our returning customers throughout the past year and a half and those that have referred family and friends. An email blast will be sent out with a sale promo code that you can redeem during the sale. The sale begins on Tuesday, June 28th and ends Thursday, June 30th. Don't worry, we have records of all email addresses related to all etsy purchases, so being on our mailing list is not a must. Although, we'd love for you to be : ) Look for this email blast to go out by Monday morning, June 27th. Hope to see you at our Customer Appreciation SALE!

Christmas in July SALE...

This sale is one of our larger sales. This is a time when we're clearing out all of our summer inventory and preparing for Back to School and Fall. This sale is open to everybody and a code will be posted in our shop that you can use. This sale will take place July 29th to 31st. A few rules that apply to our sales:

1. Custom orders are not available. The choice of a wide/skinny band is available, as well as white/black. These are the only exceptions.

2. Sale items are not shipped out until 7-10 business days after purchased.

3. All sales are FINAL.

4. If you don't see an item in our shop, that means it's not available.

Please keep in mind, that items you may be waiting for to be on sale now, may not be in the sale. There are items that are limited, such as patriotic and nautical, special limited editions, etc. that will not be available during the sale.

Coming Monday morning, I have a fun series that Dainty Button will be launching and interested in hosting a Dainty Button Trunk Show in your area? Details are coming Monday!

Hope to see everybody during these fun sales and enjoy your summer!

Charity

@

Dainty Button

xoxo

Father's Day

I don't know about you, but I have the BEST dad! This blog post is devoted to our dad's! I feel bad for dad's, in a way, because Father's Day kinda gets a little downplayed from Mother's Day. Wouldn't you agree? Church programs are a little more low key, too. My dad is the hardest person in the world, to buy for. Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries and Father's Day. You ask him, "dad, what do you want for Father's Day?", "Oh, I don't know". Ok, then! That helps me out a lot! I usually give him a gift card to Apple. He's the gadget man, and he'll find something to buy with it. Ha! 

Well, it's Father's Day and Dainty Button has something to offer from our black & white by Dainty Button Collection. Last year, we didn't do anything for this holiday, because, well, unless your dad wears a headband or shoe clips, then there wasn't much we had to offer. LOL! This year, we have our new boys and men's line. Yay! Excited about this!

So, my seamstress (Deana) and I, also the founder/owner of So What Industries, put our heads together and came up with a couple Father/Son matching combos. I think you'll really like these. We've got the "play it safe", "funky" and all American "nautical" in there for you! We also have a special Father's Day promo for churches, that's featured at the bottom of this blog. Everything listed in this blog post, will be available to purchase in my etsy shop, http://www.etsy.com/shop/DaintyButton?ref=si_shop, this evening. You can also purchase individually, as well, if you're not wanting to purchase as a Father/Son combo. Please note, all orders must be placed by Saturday, June 11th, in order to receive by Father's Day. I'm also going on a little vacay, so all orders must be shipped before I leave : )

Happy Father's Day

Regular Price Individually: $19.95

Combo of Two: $36.00 (You save $3.90)

Combo of 3: $50.00 (You save $9.95)

Bonus Promo:

When you buy a matching combo, we throw in a set of matching pocket squares! Can't beat that!

This also, applies to individual purchases, as well. It's our way of saying "Happy Father's Day".

Set Sail Striped Bow Tie

Set Sail Skinny Tie 

(Also available in traditional size and fat size for boys)

Regular retail, individually: $22.95 (Boys); $26.95 (Men)

Set of 2 Combo: $45.00 (You save $4.90)

Set of 3 Combo: $66.95 (You save $5.90)

Grey Polka Dot Bow Tie

The Vintage Bow Tie

Not Father's Day, but I had to throw this in. It's too cute, not to!

Cat in the Hat

Bow Tie

Skinny Tie

(Also, available in a fat tie)

Church Father's Day Promo:

Regular Retail, Individually: $9.95 (Prints); $5.95 (Solids)

Promo: $5.95 (Prints); $3.95(Solids)

This promo is only available to churches, non-profit organizations and Men's Ministries. Please email us at

daintybutton@yahoo.com 

for more info or to place an order. All orders must be placed by Saturday, June 11th.

Blue Polka Dot

 Golden Boy

Brown Polka Dot

Black Polka Dot

Solids

(Black, White, Grey, Pink)

Red Polka Dot

And that's a wrap! Jump on over to our etsy shop and place that order for dad!

xoxo

Charity

@

Dainty Button

The Sad Shoe Story

Hello, everyone! Hope you are doing great and enjoyed your holiday weekend! I would've never guessed it was the first holiday of the summer, considering our weather this week. I feel like I've stepped back into January. Weird!

Well, this post is a little late in the making. I have struggled with this decision for about a month, now. It's been a tough decision to make, but when I look at the big picture, it's the right one. Those are usually the hardest, huh? This post is about shoes. About a year ago, I ventured into new territory, after my shoe clips became a big hit with people and decided to do the whole shebang. Why not the entire shoe? I have great success with this and horrible nightmares with it. Believe it or not, this is probably the most stressful part of my business. I, honestly don't know how shoe salespeople do it. 

The good points would be, they're pretty, they're popular, shoes are a girls best friend, therefore will always be in style and they're shoes! The bad points are, shoe sizes can be a pain in the rump. If they don't fit, a customer isn't happy. Thankfully, I've offered an exchange policy, which has helped. They are, at times, delayed in shipments. Except for during the Christmas season and one design last Spring, each shoe is made to order, which means that even the shoe, is not carried in my shop. They're custom ordered. This has become a problem and a huge headache for myself, as well as shipping team. I only did the shoes for periods of time, last year and I started getting emails, convo's through etsy and on FB that everybody wanted more shoes. This seemed like a grand idea, especially right after a "sold out" holiday shoe design and another extremely popular design last summer. Well, I granted that wish, although where did all the "we want more shoes" people go? Ha! I've analyzed this from different points of view. My solution is this:

As of Saturday, June 4th, my entire shoe collection, except for one design, possibly two (excluding The Wedding Shoe) will be discontinued. My Shoe Collection will only carry 1 or 2 designs at a time, and possibly not even throughout the entire year. This will be a LIMITED TIME ONLY design, depending on the season and holiday. This will give customers an opportunity to purchase, keep my team and I sane and all the "we want more shoes" people, missed out, I guess : (

PLEASE NOTE:


Our Shoe Candy Collection will still be available. A lot of the designs that you see on our shoes, are available as shoe clips. Just not the shoe.


What's making the cut?

Pierre and Polly

The Wedding Shoe

What's not making the cut?

Vintage Love Song

Moroccan Sunset

Once Upon a Time

Romeo and Juliet

The Duchess

Evelyn's Spring

If you're wanting any of the above, I wouldn't hesitate. I will be unlisting them after Saturday. I will offer 10% OFF each design, except for the designs that continue to be carried. Make sure to check back periodically for new LIMITED TIME ONLY designs. 

PS. Don't cry. There's still time to give them a good home.

Charity

@

Dainty Button

xoxo