It's All Greek To Me...Part 2!

In this case I am using the phrase both ways. When I first went over to my mom's and looked at her embroidery machine, the enter process WAS Greek to me! She has not used it in a while so the two of us sat for a few hours to figure out how to work it! After a few attempts we were successful and I was overjoyed! It was very exciting for me to see my greek letters when we were testing out the font. I brought over some fabric and we tested out two different organizations. Of course Tri Sigma was going to be one of them, but I wanted to show that I could make them for any sorority. When I left my mom's I could not wait to make the embroidered strips into headbands and did just that first thing this morning!


I am so happy with how they came out! I still plan to experiment with the embroidery machine and maybe some other greek fonts but for now, I am extremely pleased with this product! Next step: Embroidered Keychains! Stay tuned!

It's All Greek To Me!

I am not sure if I ever blogged about how I came up with the name Purplelicious for my Accessories business. So here you go! For starters, I love the color Purple. I actually always have, even as a kid. My love for the color grew even stronger when I joined my sorority Sigma Sigma Sigma. I was so happy that the sorority colors were royal purple and white! I was running and trying to think of names for my shop and a way to incorporate Purple, and the song Fergalicous came on my ipod, and the rest is history!

My years as an active sorority member were some of the best memories! It was such an amazing experience and I can't imagine what college would have been like with out those girls. I still keep in touch with most of them and even see a few a couple times a year. I love my Sigma girls!

As you are well aware, I have been trying to brainstorm about some ways to grow my business. And it came to me...Sorority accessories!! I know when I was an active member, I would buy anything with my letters on it. And some of the stuff was really bad, but I didn't care. I was so PROUD to wear my letters I needed to have them on everything. Today I finished the samples of one of the pieces of my new Greek Accessories Line! Of course the samples are tribute to my sorority, but the line is my fabric headbands and wristlet keychains, accented with rhinestone sorority letters! It is so simple to order! Find the listing in my shop and let me know the fabric you would like and your sorority! I will even offer a discounted price for large orders! I am so excited to launch this line and hope that you love it, whether you are an active member who can't get your hands on enough stuff with your letters or an alumnae trying to reminisce about your sorority days. Enjoy and Go Greek!

A CRAFTacular Day!

In case you haven't noticed, one of the things I have been trying to do since I got laid off is build up Purplelicious. In addition to looking for a job, I have made Purplelicious my job since I have been home. Thankfully all of the hard work I have been putting into it has been paying off this holiday season. Compared to last year and previous months, my sales trends are up! YAY! On Wednesday I was taking some time to finish up some ribbon bangle bracelets I was working on.

I had an idea to add these crystals I knew I bought during one of my many trips to Michaels! While I was in my craft room searching for them, I found them and in the same bag I came across this crystal applique of a princess crown. I immediately had an idea to make a headband with it.

I also found an envelope of fabric scraps that my sister sent me and in that contained an adorable Alexander Henry print that I knew would make a cute kids headband.

I went back downstairs to finish the ribbon bangle bracelets. Then I went upstairs where I proceeded to make two kids headbands and 9 new wristlet keychains. Craziness!!! I finally finished listing everything today, I am hoping all of that craftiness pays off! Seeing as though two of my new items have already sold, I think I am off to a good start!

Bring on the World Series!!!!

I remember that night in 1993 so vividly even though it was so long ago! But I was fortunate enough to be at the game when the Phillies won the game that brought them to the World Series! It was so amazing to be a part of. The crowd was going wild, the fans were all hugging. It was the first time I saw Philadelphia sports fans actually be nice to each other! I was also fortunate enough to attend a World Series game. I still get goosebumps remembering the feeling of walking into the stadium, hearing music from the Natural, and feeling a sense of excitement and anticipation in the crowd. Unfortunately 1993 was not the year for the Phillies...BUT I couldn't be happier that they are going for it again in 2008!!! Again I am fortunate enough to be attending Game 3, the first game of the Series in Philly and I can only imagine what the energy is going to be like. It has been 28 years since this ball club has tasted this sweet victory and I know that will fight to achieve that title this year! Given this love for baseball, you had to know that I would get my hands on Philadelphia Phillies fabric. At first I was searching on the web for it and came up empty with the exception of one listing on ebay. They wanted $12.50 for a fat quarter...WHAT!!!! I found out that they haven't made cotton Phillies fabric since the year 2000. Once I had that knowledge there was only one other source I could go to. My mother...and low and behold in her fabric stash she had about 7 yards of this fabric from the year 2000. If I ever make fun of her massive fabric collection again, please stop me! She was kind enough to spare a 1/2 yard so I made a few headbands with it! I know I will be sporting mine at the game on Saturday! Check out my website if you want to get your hands on one! GO PHILLIES!!!!

Wanna Get Away???

I cannot believe it is August already. Where did the summer go??? The good news is that there is still a month of summer left and for some people it is vacation time! There is nothing like going on vacation. The excitement, the relaxation, and most importantly the time away from the office! I am a firm believer that you need to be well accessorized while on vacation. After all, you just spent all of that money on those fabulous new vacation clothes and bathing suits why not make them look even better! Hence the motivation behind my Summer Inspired Headbands. I have created a collection of fabulous headbands perfect for a Caribbean cruise, beach vacation, or a week in your own backyard! My headbands are perfect for the beach as they keep your hair looking great despite the elements! I have put a few of the styles in a picture for you below but have many more in my shop. I hope you all enjoy these last few days of summer, I know I will be making every minute of them count!

Luck of the Irish!

I remember a pin I had while I was in high school that I would always break out on St Patrick's Day that said, "Kiss me even though I am not Irish!". I am not even a 1/4 of a percent Irish as I am 100% Italian but that doesn't mean that I don't sport some green on St Patrick's Day and give the holiday some love! Since I know that many fabulous women will be headed to their local watering hole or pub crawl to celebrate the day, I thought I would create some fun hair accessories for them to wear! If you are just staying in and celebrating at home or at work...these are perfect for you too! I can also make these in smaller sizes for the little leprecahns in your life! I even made a shamrock ponytail holder if headbands aren't your thing! So enjoy your St Patricks Day responsibly and do it while looking fabulous in your Purplelicious St Patricks Day hair accessory!

Love...Love...Love

I find it interesting that I am able to create many fabulous Valentine's items that are all about love when I am in fact not in love. :-( Sad I know, but an aspect of my life I am working on. As an avid believer in The Secret my hope is that if I embrace the Valentine's season I will send out to the universe that I am not a hater of love but a congratulator. So bring on the love universe...I'm waiting! In the meantime check out some of these great headbands I crafted up in honor of this day of love! And you thought I would stop at the cute t-shirts! The three headbands here are for your little one! I know my mom always got me a little gift on Valentine's Day so do the same for the fabulous little lady in your life!





And who says that fabulous ladies can't wear a "cool" Valentine headband too! I think the fabric used in these headbands is simply stated and beautiful!




So who knows, maybe Cupid's arrow will strike me and I will have a Valentine this year but for me sometimes it is a lot more fun to share the love which I think I have done with this great Valentine's accessories! Enjoy!