New Styles in the Shop!

Several new styles in the shop today...

The Bostonian

Available with a comb or headband- your choice $32

New Addiction Stretch Bands

Several colors and styles- your choice $32

SPRING NEWS RECAP!

Hi Friends and Fans!

I just wanted to drop a quick note and update you as to what's happening with Buffalo Blue Designs this spring...

First, we now have select styles available at Paste Crafts (1009 Russell Blvd, St. Louis)- right now Katie is carrying my Dewitt and Mini Dewitt Vintage Necktie Headbands and we hope to increase the offerings in time. If you haven't been by Paste since they opened last summer, it's definitely worth the time. There are pieces from more than 60 artists available in the store as well as a wide variety of craft and arts supplies and classes. Check them out at http://www.pastecrafts.com (they also have a facebook page if you'd like to become a fan) --By the way, I'll be participating in The Soulard Market Park Arts and Crafts Fairs on three dates this summer with Paste- I'll let you know more closer to the dates.

Second, I was interviewed by the St. Louis Suburban Journals for a feature article on Easter Bonnets. It ran Tuesday 3/30/10 and I'll attach the link below- thanks to Kate Valleroy for putting me in touch with the Journals. (P.S. I still have some Easter Bonnet headbands as well as Fuzzy Chick headbands available for Easter in the Etsy shop-www.buffalobluedesigns.com)
http://suburbanjournals.stltoday.com/articles/2010/03/30/jefferson/life/0331jc-bonnets0.txt

Third, several of my specialty skeleton key & genuine stone necklaces are on sale in my @Etsy shop! I need to reduce some of the jewelry inventory I have, so if you see something you like, feel free to message me and we can negotiate :) http://bit.ly/a80NnX

Lastly, there will be several new things coming to the shop in the next couple of weeks- new styles of Dewitt and Mini Dewitt Necktie Headband, new styles of New Addiction Sequin Applique Stretch Headbands, MORE new jewelry, and some new Spring and Summer Styles suitable for weddings and casual times too. COMING SOON!

Thanks as always for your support- it's great to know you're there and even better to hear your thoughts!

Allyson
Buffalo Blue Designs

Newspaper Feature: Read All About It!!!

Easter topping: Some still wear bonnets on holiday
Some still wear bonnets on Easter

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Marjie Kennedy wears her Easter bonnet outside of Christ Church Cathedral.

By Jennifer Iannone
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 3:14 AM CDT

Each year on Easter Sunday, Marjie Kennedy peers over the church balcony of the choir loft, spotting the women who proudly display their Easter bonnets.

While marveling at them, she counts how many women choose to dress up their Easter outfits with a spring hat just like she does. Twenty years ago, she estimates she would count as many as 30.

These days, she can count the bonnets on one hand.

"Every single year when I was a kid, for Easter, we'd get a brand-new dress and a brand-new hat," said Kennedy, 57, of South St. Louis. "I have a sister that's just two years younger, and a lot of times we'd get similar-looking hats and dresses. Sometimes my mother would sew and make the Easter dress, but we would always buy a hat."

Although it's a tradition that isn't as popular as it used to be, Kennedy doesn't mind. She has continued to wear a bonnet each year.

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"I guess everybody's unique, but I'm willing to wear things that not everyone would wear," she said.

Sure, Kennedy has her fair share of classic spring bonnets, adorned with pastel-colored ribbons and flowers. But her favorites are the ones that stand out — her bold black and gold hat she purchased at Ann's Hat Boutique on Euclid and her bonnet with a large peacock feather that gets a lot of admiration.

St. Louis hat and jewelry designer Allyson Bailey Wilmowski has her own unconventional style of Easter bonnets she sells on her Web site,www.buffalobluedesigns.com, and in Paste Crafts in Soulard. She chooses to make bonnets that attach to headbands.

"I use a lot of feathers and straw bases," Bailey Wilmowski said. "The Easter bonnets I've made are little tiny straw hats, and then I attach flowers and butterflies and lace. Then I attach the whole thing and sew it to a headband. It's good for kids and adults." Bailey Wilmowski's four types of Easter bonnets are hot sellers. She also creates custom designs.

She made the decision to add the Easter bonnets to her collection as something new and fun for the spring. Selecting a hat to match her dress is a big part of her Easter memories as a child.

"My family was always really into dressing up and having the egg hunt," she said. "I always got dressed up and wore the little hats and lacy dresses. We always got a new one every year and got to pick it out. It's a fun thing for kids as well as adults."

While Bailey Wilmowski has noticed a decline through the years in the number of women wearing the accessory on Easter, she is beginning to see them emerge again.

"In my business, I'm starting to see a turn in hats becoming more popular again for adults as well as children," Bailey Wilmowski said. "I sell a lot of headbands and hats now. It's also becoming more popular with the younger generation as something different."

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Lovin' this Treasury!!!

Love this treasury by Etsy seller TheFloatingMarket!

My Vagabond Upcycled Necktie Hat is featured!

Buffalo Blue Designs... Now Available at Paste Crafts in Soulard

Just wanted to let everyone know that Dewitt and Mini Dewitt Headbands are now available at Paste Crafts in Soulard, STL.

I'm in a local store! Woohoo!

Indie Craft Revolution- RECAP

Well, another craft show has come and gone- THIS ONE ROCKED!

Indie Craft Revolution kicked off on Saturday 3/13 at 10am and ended Sunday 3/14 at 4pm.

I shared a beautiful sunlight corner room with Hot Wire Designs by Cat, Stick to Your Knittin' Kitten and TurnUp Green - we had a great time laughing, chatting and learning.

I also met tons of my twitter fans (HI GUYS!) and some other fun new people, with the help of my husband Tom running my credit card app sold lots of fun stuff, made a few trades for other goodies from vendors I love and in general had a blast. Will definitely be doing this show again next time.

Special thanks to the wonderful Kate Valleroy of Red Anvil Art for a wonderful show!

Indie Craft Revolution Press Release

The Saint Louis Craft Mafia and the Saint Louis Artist Guild are proud to present:

The Indie Craft Revolution

Indie Art and Crafts Show

Saturday March 13, 2010 10-6pm

Sunday March 14, 2010 10-4pm

@ the St. Louis Artist Guild

www.stlouisartistsguild.org

www.revolutioncraftshow.com

St. Louis Artists’ Guild to host Indie Craft Revolution an Indie Art and Craft Market organized by the St. Louis Craft Mafia.

Indie Craft Revolution: A craft event in a series of Indy Art and Craft events hosted by St. Louis Craft Mafia. Indie Craft Revolution will be on Saturday, March 13th 10 am to 6pm and Sunday, March 14th from 10 am to 4 pm.

The St. Louis Craft Mafia is teaming up with partners such as SCORCH, RFT, PASTE, Yelp, Funky Finds and Well Body Acupuncture and Chiropractic to make this event a reality. This show aims to provide St. Louis with well made, handmade and interesting items.

WHAT: Indie Craft Revolution at The St. Louis Artists’ Guild
WHEN: Saturday March 13th 10 am-6pm and Sunday, March 14th from 10 am to 4 pm
WHERE: St. Louis Artists’ Guild –Corner of Big Bend and Clayton In Oak Knoll Park

CREVOLT!

THE STL CRAFT MAFIA'S

INDIE CRAFT REVOLUTION SHOW

March 13th 10am-6pm AND March 14th 10am-4pm

I love the faux Soviet feel of the poster- so cool...

P.S. I'll be in booth 12 at the end of the first floor hallway to the right. Tammy Tutterow of Fairy Davis & Tammy Tutterow Designs and Sydney Woehler of Clayshion will be in booth 7 right down from me. COME VISIT US!!!