A purely selfish post

I am working on my website tonight and trying to add fresh content. Not always as easy as it sounds. Anyway, I am getting ready to start on my "Our Story" page and I can't bring myself to delete the current page. Sometimes I read it just to see how far Katie and I have traveled down this ribbon covered road! It makes me appreciate what we have now to see it in print. It also makes me hopeful that some of those old coots on the board of directors will see it and be overcome with guilt for kicking the life out of me while I was already down!
Can I hold a grudge or what? LOL
The truth is that I don't really hold a grudge. The heartless so and so's actually did me a favor! I just didn't realize it at the time. Funny how life works out that way. Ya know?
Seriously, You can take the lemons life throws at you and use them to become a sour puss or you can take them and make lemonade. I choose the latter :}
And when I have to console myself, I do so by knowing in my heart that what goes around comes around!! :} It does, honest!


Anyway, I am copying and pasting the current "Our Story" page below so that when I want to read it in the future I will know where to find it! A purely selfish post, I know...but I really want to keep it out there so that I can read it when I need it! :}

Our Story...



History


In 1998, Picture Perfect Hair Bows founder, Carla Smith, was looking forward to the arrival of her first child. She was working as the Vice President of a local Credit Union and was excited about being able to stay at home with her baby for 6-8 weeks before returning to her job. Her anticipation was great as she entered her 28th week of pregnancy. Three days later the unspeakable happened. Carla's daughter, Katie, was born too small and too soon. At 28 ½ weeks, her baby weighed 1 pound 15 ounces. "I had no idea that it was possible to be overwhelmed with joy and overcome with grief all in the same moment."

Carla had discovered what an alarming number of women have been discovering over the past two decades. Premature birth is a widespread and serious problem. "I applaud the efforts of the March of Dimes for their determination to slow down the growing number of premature births through research and education."

As Katie began her long and complicated journey toward good health, Carla found herself faced with having to choose between her job and her role as Katie's mom. "Actually, there was no choice to be made. There was only a desk that had to be cleaned out. It was a defining moment in our lives."

Carla discovered Ebay during Katie's first year home from the hospital. "We were basically confined to our home so that my daughter could be kept relatively 'germ free'. Ebay was a dream come true for someone as starved for shopping as I was!" It wasn't long before Carla realized that she could support her buying habits by selling the items that Katie had outgrown. One set of auctions in particular, created a stir among Carla's customers. She had listed Katie's used hair bows and inadvertently tapped into a market that she didn't know existed. She searched everywhere for a hair bow supplier but her efforts went unrewarded. Being the strong-minded and even stronger willed person that she is, Carla began teaching herself how to make bows by taking apart store bought bows and re-creating them. The bows were an instant success on Ebay and Carla had discovered her niche.

Over the last several years, Carla has transformed Picture Perfect Hair Bows from a kitchen table business into a leading manufacturing company. The demand for the bows that she was creating made it impossible for her to continue making every bow herself. She began searching once again for a supplier. This time her efforts were fruitful. She developed a manufacturing partnership. What began as a hobby is now a full time business that employs numerous work-at-home moms. Picture Perfect Hair Bows strongly supports the cottage industry and is proud to state that all of their products are made in the USA using only the highest quality materials available. "Helping other moms stay at home with their children is very dear to my heart. My greatest joy in life is my daughter and I wouldn't have missed this for the world!"

Picture Perfect Hair Bows sells its products to individuals, apparel manufacturers and high end boutiques worldwide. Ebay no longer plays a significant role in their sales, having been replaced by the company website.



Future Goals

As we move forward, Picture Perfect Hair Bows is determined to continue offering trendy and unique products, while maintaining the demand for our basics.
We look forward to serving you!


Our Commitment to You


Picture Perfect Hair Bows has one goal in mind, and that is to bring our customers an awesome selection of high quality and unique accessories at affordable prices!
We stand behind the workmanship of our products 100%.
We are committed to offering excellent customer service, and we welcome your questions!