2011 NBNG Retreat

Date: June 23-26
Place: Excelsior Springs, MO (30 miles from Kansas City)
Location...
The hotel is The Elms Resort & Spa in Excelsior Springs, MO approximately 30 miles from KC
http://www.elmsresort.com/
Tour...
The Thursday outing will be a tour of HairBow Center in Fort Scott, KS.
http://www.hairbowcenter.com/Default.aspx
We will be touring the facilities and will be able to shop on Thursday afternoon. This is a 1 1/2 hour drive from KC so we will plan on leaving around 10am. We will have lunch in Fort Scott followed by our visit to HBC. If you plan on going with us to HBC and you're flying in to KC make sure you get an early flight, or you can fly in Wednesday night and we can split rooms at our hotel.
Vendors...
For the first time ever we will have an official on site ribbon vendor for the retreat. Wendy of All About Ribbon has agreed to feed our addiction with lots of fun ribbon for us to drool over. :oD
http://www.allaboutribbon.com/
Cost...
You will have the option of getting your own room, sharing a room with 1 other person so you'll have your own bed, or sharing a room with 3 other people so there are 2 people per bed.
Price will cover your 3 night stay at The Elms, Breakfast Lunch & Dinner on Friday and Saturday, and supplies for the classes.
The costs are:
Deposit - $50 (this will go towards your retreat fee and is NON refundable if you are unable to attend)
4 people per room - $250 per person
2 people per room - $315 per person
Private room - $445 per person
Additional cost for a room on Wed. night is $86.35 plus tax. The rooms may be split up to 4 people. You can pay for this at check-in... no need to pay it now.
Payments...
Please contact me at nobownogo@gmail.com for payment information
DEADLINE...
Deadline to sign up for the retreat is May 1st. Deadline for payments is May 31st.
Please contact nobownogo@gmail.com with any questions.

NEW!!! Swanky Bloom Instructions

Cute doesn't even begin to explain these adorably dainty Swanky Blooms. I love them so much I am considering clipping them to dowels and creating my very own Swanky Bloom Garden. Who wouldn't want hot pink and zebra flowers lining their driveway or filling the flowerbed??? I'm thinking Mother Nature missed the mark on this one.

Instructions available at No Bow... No Go!

Learn how to make a twisted boutique bow! Watch my new video and you'll learn all the tricks and techniques to make this bow just like the pros.
For TNT Top Notch Templates see www.nobownogo.com


All comments and ratings on the video are greatly appreciated.
Devon

Gap Casting Call

I know every mom thinks their little girl is the most beautiful child in the Universe, but you have to admit my little girl really is. Or at least don't tell me if you disagree. So now lets see if Gap agrees with me.
http://family.go.com/gapcastingcall/entries/nobownogo/

Tuxedo Bows

I'm just loving these Tuxedo bows. Such a simple classic bow that looks adorable on girls of all ages. I've even been wearing them myself.

New Double Ruffle Toggle Headband Instructions

Aren't these the cutest things? These are one of our favorite new hair accessories... so easy to make... so easy to use... and SUPER CUTE!
Here's Jaden modeling the Double Ruffle Headband along with a large Double Ruffle Bow at a recent birthday party. She bounced and slid for hours and nothing budged.
For a tutorial on how to create your own DR Toggle Headbands see my site...
www.nobownogo.com

Site of the month... A Crystal Garden

Something new I decided to do... featured sites of the month. For my first month I've chosen A Crystal Garden <---- click here. From hair bows to dog bows to jewelry and more, this site has it all. Many styles and colors to choose from.
Check out all the different Gymbo lines she can match...
click here ----> Made 2 Match Gymbo
Great site!

Here is a little presentation I put together regarding a new law that will affect my bow business...

My Secret Santa...

Who thought this Secret Santa thing up??? I don't know... but I sure am thankful. This was my first time to participate in a Secret Santa, and I received the most spectacular gift... A set of handmade mother/daughter bracelets for me and Jaden.

Thank you to whomever sent me such a wonderful surprise!

Any OU Fans out there?

I am loving all this collegiate ribbon. I am personally a UT fan, but I made this bow for a friend of mine and thought I'd share. I'll be making UT bows next... and I might go ahead and make an Aggie bow, just in case there might be a fan or 2 out there.

What's in a name?

A whole lot of thought... that's what's in a name. When I started making bows, Sew Cute Bags just didn't fit anymore. I searched and searched for a good name. I like a fun name... not too serious. Something that is really "me"... you know?
I was on the phone with my friend Danette... and she tells me about a lady who's daughter is ALWAYS wearing bows... or "No Bow... No Go" as her husband called it. "Whaaaaatttt?" I say... What did you call her? So she explains that No Bow... No Go is like American Express for hairbows... you don't leave home without it. It wasn't long before I was asking permission to use this fun and very fitting name.
Obviously she said yes, however, she constantly reminds me that I owe my life to her. I offered my first born, but she knows him too well and wasn't up for the challenge.
Of course, her husband says he made it up, but I've since heard that this has been a "Suthin Thang" for quite some time. This native Californian certainly had never heard of it... so I'll give him all the credit... THANKS LELTON!
Oh, and don't tell the locals I'm from California... they frown on that here in Texas ;oD
I'm off to go drink my sweat tea under an umbrella with my best beau. Y'all come back now... ya hear?

Ellen in PIGTAILS???

Yes, Ellen Degeneres. I emailed her today (okay so I emailed one of her interns or something), and I suggested that she let me come teach her how to make bows. What do you think??? I'm thinking I'll get lucky if my pic makes it on the show. So this is what Ellen would look like with pigtails and a pair of my TDF Double Ruffle Bows!!! Doesn't she look adorable? Reminds me of a puppy when they cock their head to the side and perk up their ears. Okay, I'm going to go wait by the phone for Ellen's call now! Hehehe. A girl can dream can't she?

My start in the craft world.

I started off my crafting business in 2006 making handbags, diaper bags, and catalog bags (Thanks to my crafty friends Kay and Vicki). My first website was/is www.sewcutebags.com. I decided that I needed to learn to make bows for embellishments for my bags, and since the only bows I've ever been able to make were the ones on my shoes I figured I better start with some instructions.
Well... I was HOOKED! It was only days before I realized I could make my daughters hairbows. I got so obsessed with bows, I have had to cut back on making bags. I still make bags for friends and family, but don't have them listed on my Sew Cute Bags site anymore.
After about a month of making bows, someone asked for some help with a certain technique. I took some pictures, and started explaining how to do it, and before I knew it I had my first official ebook on bows.
So that's how it all began... stay tuned for the "real" meaning behind the name No Bow... No Go! on the next edition of my Devon's Blog... hehehehe... I'm practicing for my appearance on The Martha Stewart Show... or maybe the local news... or maybe just the bathroom mirror if no one else will have me ;oD

What is a BLOG anyway???

So here I am starting a Blog... I don't even know what that means really. Doesn't sound very pretty, but I hear it's what I need to do to keep up with the times.
Could it stand for Big Lover Of Grapes???
Maybe it's Boys Like Ornery Girls.
Buy Licorice Or Goobers?
Black Lindsay Olives Grow

Hmmm...
I'm on a mission to find the true meaning of BLOG.