October 06, 2009

Good evening ladies and gentlemen. This is the first time I've been on a computer for any length of time in a while. A few days ago, my computer stopped working so it is now going to the apple hospital to hopefully be repaired.

I wanted to give you a bullet point-ish post though to remind you that I'm still around and tell you what's going on over here.

I'm thinking of starting a mailing list to let you know when I update my online store. Is this something you would be interested in? Do you know of a mailing list service I could use - preferably something I can put in my sidebar? Your help is greatly appreciated.
My model/husband has been writing a masters thesis nonstop lately and I haven't really had a chance to get him to model the ties for me, but I promise, more converted ties are coming SOON - like within the next few days. Some good ones for you Trad gentlemen.
I'm planning a bow tie giveaway for the end of the month. So be looking forward for your chance to get a handmade Cordial Churchman bow tie for free (!) and in the process help spread the word about my ties. More info on that one in a few weeks.
I've made more ascots, they actually are really fun to make and are so soft. Some people have expressed interest so know that they are $23 and I'll be making them less often than the bow ties so put your bid in if you're interested. (ellielaveer@gmail.com)
Apparently, tomorrow is Bow Tie Tuesday, so if you're a gentleman, get your bow tie on tomorrow. E-mail me pictures if it is one of my ties.

I'll leave you with this cute picture of my little boy wearing a romper I made for him a couple of weeks ago using my serger. It turned out pretty cute. This was my third time using this pattern. Do you remember the last time I made a romper? It was only 4 months ago and I used the leftover seersucker fabric to make my husband a bow tie (my first tie). It seems like forever ago - I've made hundreds of ties since then!

Cheers,

Ellie

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4 Comments

DCLawyer

October 19, 2009

I’d definitely want to on any mailing list…

Hart Traylor

October 08, 2009

Ellie, it’s been fun watching your bow tie business grow!

As for an email service, Mail Chimp is a pretty popular one. (If you have less than 50 people, I think that’s the #, your account is free with them). And it’s html friendly so you can design your sign up forms and emails, etc, to how you want them to look.

You can also sync your blog with mail chimp to send an email when you have a new post..but last I remember, it wasn’t immediate. I think mail chimp would check every day at like 1am and if there was a new post it would send an email.

Also, mail chimp charges based on how many people you have as your contacts…not by each email.

Other email services would be iContact and Constant Contact.

kimberlysummer

October 08, 2009

Ellie,

Thanks to you Tim has started bowtie Wed. at school and all the teachers and now kids are starting to wear bowties. One of the teachers (Tom Byrant) got a bowtie from you and loves it. He actually ties Tim’s bowtie every Wed.

So I am saving up to build Tim’s bowtie collection. He wears your bowtie every Wed., and we will build up his Cordial Churchman bowties collection. I am excited about the mailing list and giveaway and will spread the word! Keep it up girl. You are amazing!