eBay Strike Feb. 18th - Feb. 25th: Support Your Boutique Designers!

Due to recent changes from ebay, many custom boutique sellers have decided to participate in the eBay strike. That means no buying or selling on eBay for one week from 02/18 until 02/25! Many of our Bijou and Co. designers are joining in on this strike.

A large group of custom boutique designers are coming together to sell on Etsy during this week. They also plan to continue selling on Etsy, following the strike. The great thing about Etsy is they charge lower fees for sellers, which translates to lower prices for buyers! There is no waiting for auctions to end, see something you like and buy it right then! Please come check us out!

I will be running specials for buyers that purchase from my store on etsy during the strike

Molly O Designs Jewelry has come to and end......

It is with a little sadness that I have decided to stop designing jewelry. As many of my customers know, Molly O Designs started as a custom jewelry business. Through the last couple of years, I have slowly transitioned over to children's boutique clothing and accessories. With the success of my clothing, I found very little time to create jewelry. So I have decided to sell everything!

What a undertaking this is proving to be. I'm in the process of photographing and listing all of my bead and jewelry inventory. I literally have thousands of beads to sell. Semi precious, pearls, sterling silver, bali silver, clasps, charms, etc. The list goes on and on. Not to mention all my displays and finished jewelry.

So, if you know anyone in the market for beads or jewelry send them over to my etsy store! I'm selling everything well below value just so I can clear that area of my office. I don't know about everyone else, but I feel the need to clear the clutter in the new year! Maybe I should take a picture of my office now as my "before" photo so I can show all of you my progress later on.

I just started listing, but I will be adding new items every day, so mark my store as a favorite and keep checking back!

MollyOdesigns.etsy.com

And keep checking back here as I might even post a few pieces of jewelry as a free givewawy!

Boutique Bow Giveaway!

Add a comment to any one of our blog posts and you will be entered to win a set of Spring Boutique Bows from Molly O Designs!

Don't forget to leave your email so we can contact you when you win!!

Is it time to think Spring already?

It seems like I haven't even recovered from Christmas yet, and here I am launching Easter dresses! I think subconsciously I'm hoping if I design warm weather outfits, beautiful spring days will follow. Believe it or not, we had ice on our drive way this morning. Did I mention we live in Las Vegas?! Usually this time of year brings blue skies and warm days, but this year it just isn't so.

Regardless, I know some of you are in the mood to shop for Easter! This dress is perfect for Easter Sunday, spring garden parties or even a summer wedding. You will be able to wear this through out all the warm weather months.

The dress is made in the Molly O Designs trademark dupioni silk. The removable flower is set with a beautiful rhinestone circle. The matching headband echos the same accents. Take a peak! I just listed it on ebay and have started it at a price well below my retail pricing.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270207843742&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

There are so many exciting things going on at Molly O Designs right now. You may see fewer designs in the spring and summer months, but that is so that I can get a jump on Fall/Winter 2009! I have signed on to work with some amazing companies who are helping me take Molly O Designs to the next level. If all goes well, we will be in boutiques throughout the U.S. for our Fall/Winter 2009 launch. So stayed tuned!

Hope for Hearts Charity Lunch

If you are in the Las Vegas area on Saturday Nov. 3rd, you do not want to miss the Hope for Hearts charity luncheon. I'm excited to announce that I will be one of the vendors at the luncheon and shopping event.

I have been on the planning committee for this event and can tell you first hand that this charity will touch your heart. Proceeds from the luncheon and shopping event will go towards helping the St. Elizabeth's Girls Academy in Uganda. To read more about this charity, please visit: www.hopeforhearts.net

For more information on the luncheon and shopping event, please see below:

Father Mugagga and Cristen McCormick invite you to a Holiday Open House Luncheon and
Shopping Event to Benefit hope for hearts
St. Elizabeth Girl's Academy, Uganda

Saturday, November 3, 2007
12:00 – 3:00 pm
8427 W. Lake Mead Blvd. at Rampart Blvd.
Pueblo Shopping Center

$45 in advance or $55 at the door
Purchase tickets online at hopeforhearts.net
by October 29th to receive presale price
Jump start your holiday and learn how you can
sponsor a child and help this great charity.

Don’t Miss A Live Painting Demonstration by Michael Wardle, Las Vegas Abstract Artist. Painting will be Raffled at Event.

Hope for Hearts welcomes the following merchants for your shopping experience:
A Body in Balance • Annabelle’s All Occasions • Jewelry Designs By Jeff White
Molly O Designs • Rousseaux Designs • The Body Shop at Home

Raffles donated by:
• Neiman Marcus
• Red Rock Resort Spa
• Spiedini Ristorante
• Roni Josef Int’l
Salon and Spa
• And many more!

Announcing Molly O Designs' Youngest Female Executive

At Molly O Designs, we are all about promoting women to the fullest extent possible. That is why we are excited to announce the promotion of our youngest female executive to the position of Vice President of Customer Service. We thought it was time that someone with a take charge attitude and a willingness to please the customer was in charge.

When placing an order at Molly O Designs, you may be greeted with a flurry of dada, dada, juice pleeeese. But don't worry, it is under control. Your order will be processed as soon as Ms. Orr has finished with her morning snack and coloring activity. It is this focus and drive that landed her a position at Molly O Designs (and don't tell anyone but she might have a connection to the boss!).

So it is with great excitement and anticipation that we introduce Ms. Orr, VP Customer Service, Molly O Designs

It's all about the Shoes!!!

Which came first, the outfit or the shoes? The shoes of course! The amazing design group I am a part of, Bijou & Co. (search BJAC on ebay) is getting ready for another ebay launch. The theme this time? "It's all about the Shoes". Each designer is creating an outfit based on an adorable pair of shoes. I have seen a sneak peak of some of the designs and they are so adorable!!!



I have to admit that I am buried in orders and won't have as many pieces to launch this time around. However, I have the cutest pair of boys shoes and a design in my head that I am determined to bring to life! So keep your fingers crossed that I can find enough time (and fabric) to create a studly little design for the boys. Imagine Euro GQ meets argyle. So cute! Maybe I will even post a sneak peak of the shoes just to see if there is an interest. That is as soon as I remember to charge my camera battery. So much to sew, so little time.




Go to www.ebay.com and enter BJAC in the search to view the entire Bijou & Co. group!

Now Available at Sparklin Lil Stars!

We have recently been asked by http://www.sparklinlilstars.com/ children's boutique to carry the Molly O Designs fall 2007 line. Up until this point, I have turned down requests by boutiques to carry our one-of-a-kind children's designs simply because I didn't feel like it was a good business fit. But, http://www.sparklinlilstars.com/ fits my business vision and strategy for http://www.mollyodesigns.com/ and I felt like it would be a great partnership! Sure enough, as soon as they posted the Molly O Halloween set, the custom orders came in.


I'm truly looking forward to expanding my business with them further. Right now I'm trying to focus on getting all my custom fall and Christmas orders out so I can then start creating high end custom boutique designs for Spring 08. I have tons of ideas sketched on paper, I just need to turn them into a reality! So stay tuned!!!

Pay It Forward!

I've been so blessed lately to have some wonderful people cross my path. Each has openly and freely given me advice on the workings of the design industry. They have been generous and so sweet!

First, I want to acknowledge Jan Rousseaux of House of Rousseaux! She is truly becoming a mentor to me. We were introduced by a mutual friend and are working on a wonderful charity together http://www.hopeforhearts.net/

She has so much knowledge and experience. She too started her design career as a stay at home mom. She began sewing out of her home and in the years since has dressed the runways of New York, designed couture and ready to wear. Her latest venture is a line of gorgeous and chic Christmas stockings. I will post photos as soon as we have them (we are doing a photoshoot together tomorrow!). You will be blown away by how gorgeous and luxurious they are! Needless to say she is truly an inspiration to me both in career and faith.

Secondly, I also want to say a special thanks to Kimberly Mac. Another couture designer whom I met through Jan :) Small world! She is in the process of moving and gifted to me the most amazing fabric chest. I can't even describe this piece other then to say it is enormous! I can't tell you how excited I am to have ALL my fabric in one place. This custom chest stands 6ft. tall and 64 inches wide. That's right, for those of you that design/sew you know that I can store entire bolts of fabric in these drawers! We adopted this piece on Sat. and all 8 drawers are already full! Kimberly also shared gorgeous fabrics with me that she had collected from around the world. I can not wait to start designing with them! Kimberly has done extensive couture work but most recently launched a new menswear line with http://www.muifina.com/

So the moral of this post is theconcept of helping each other. As I always say, there is more then enough business to go around. So share your knowledge and talents. You never know when the favor will be payed forward to you.

Paris Chic and Tea Roses

I just listed 10 new auctions as part of my launch with the lovely ladies of Bijou & Co. (search BJAC on ebay). I decided to try something new this time and launch a line all inspired by one fabric. So I've listed 8 pieces that can all be purchased seperately, but worn together in a variety of mix and match options. Take a peek..........................

If you love the more traditional "Shabby Chic" look, then you need to check out my Sister set that is made out of a romantic pink and brown floral material. Whether you have one little girl or four, these outfits are perfect!

To see these custom boutique outfits and more, you can go to http://www.mollyodesigns.com/boutique.htm