New project.....

Here is the latest works in my little studio! Vintage inspired baby hangers and onesies make such a lovely gift for the mama to be! For inquiries please contact: mystudiobebe@yahoo.com Until next time darlings.....

Happy Birthday Studio Bebe Boutique!

Studio Bebe Boutique is thrilled to be turning 2 yrs old! You are invited to join our Celebration! From now until the end of March when you purchase anything from our official website or etsy store, you will receive one FREE surprise limited addition springtime clippy! See stores for details!

Anticipating Spring.....

Anticipating so much more! Birthdays, anniversaries, and a graduation! I am just overwhelmingly excited! I wish I had more time to blog. I have been so busy with math, numbers, homework, tests and quizzes! I can't wait to finish school!

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Got a Party?

We are excited to introduce our NEWEST PARTY FAVORS line!!!!! What a fun, posh and unique little way to say Thank you to her guests. Just perfect for any theme whether princess, flowers, puppies, or strawberries, send your little sweety's beloved guests home with a stylish lovely gift they won't forget! Look for our new create your own party favor mix to debute in the shoppes this week!

Are you supporting the strike?

Check out this excerpt that was sent to me, I was finally convinced to pull what I was selling from ebay for the week and perhaps remain pending depending..... You can still find my listings at etsy, winkelf, and Studio Bebe Boutique! Heres the post:

Ebay Strike News!!For those that have not heard, there is an ebay strike happening - This was the info being passed around the yahoo groups, I did not write it, but it is very informative of the changes ebay is making and why everyone is upset. Its important to know about the strike if you are listing and ending your auctions in the next two weeks you will not get good bids due to this strike. I've heard this strike can go on til the end of Feb...Many sellers and buyers are going to be having a strike on February 11th through February 25 that includes no buying, no listing, no selling, no auctions on those days. If possible, if you are an Ebay buyer and seller, I would really appreciate it if you could honor those dates, for nothing else, then on MY behalf because the changes have the possibility to really hurt me as a seller.Right now, the Ebay marketing machine is billing these changes as "fee reductions" and that is what the media initally reported because the way the changes were announced was quite deceptive. But, for those of you who aren't really super active on Ebay and are wondering what all the changes entails, a summary follows.First, they are reducing the listing fee by 5 cents and making Gallery free. On the surface this looks great and this is how they are marketing the change - as a "fee reduction". However, if you read the fine print you'll find that they are slyly raising Final Value Fees (the fee the seller pays when the item sells at auction) by as much as 66%. The percentage of increase differs by seller because all sellers sell items with different values and the Final Value Fee is based on the dollar amount of the item. So we save a nickel to list an item, but pay 33% more after the auction is over. This first part of the changes, while quite disgusting, IS bearable.Second, they are removing the ability for sellers to leave feedback for buyers. Now, Ebay has always been successful on the basis of both buyer and seller being able to rate each other based on the success of a single transaction. They are removing this for sellers. This is very scary for the seller population because as sellers, we already are held hostage by what we call "Feedback Extortionist Buyers". These are the buyers that buy something in an auction and then send an email that says"You send me the item free or I will leave you a negative and ruin your Ebay reputation!" . While people like this are quite rare they do exist. I've got over 792 transactions and I've come across 4 difficult buyers who no matter what I couldn't please them. I managed to scrape by without a negative because they were booted from Ebay, but the point of the matter is that while most buyers are wonderful, these psycho types of buyers DO exist. Now with this new feedback system, ONE rogue buyer (and even my selling competition) could ruin my reputationvery easily. Even if I provided a 100% perfect transaction and the item was received the very same day and all was perfect with the world, that one person could ruin me if they wanted to. All they would need to do is buy 5 or 10 items from me and leave five feedbacks separately - because each and every negative will count against the seller. This would mean the end of my store and my business on Ebay over one rogue buyer. Why? Read the next section.Third, as if one and two weren't bad enough, if a seller has below a 95% satisfaction rating on Ebay, Ebay will not display your auctions in the search engine. For example, if I sell 20 items one month and 1 of them has a neutral or negative left for it by a buyer (deserved or not), I can no longer list auctions on Ebay and have them be seen in the search engine. Yes, thats right. I can list, Ebay will take my money, but all of my auctions will be on page 857 of the listing and never be seen by any buyers. So once I get one negative, it is virtually impossible torecover from that by selling additional items becuase none of my items will be seen to be purchased by another buyer later. It's a no win situation for a seller.Fourth, as if all of this wasn't the most horrific thing you've everheard, they're making changes to Pay Pal - which is the method most people use to accept payment over Ebay. From now on, if you have less than 100 feedback and you sell an item Pay Pal will not give you your money for 21 (TWENTY ONE!) days. Yes, you read that right. Say, Susie sells a 50 dollar item and the buyer pays through Pay Pal. Susie is then forced to ship the item FREE without any payment. After 21 days has passed, THEN Pay Pal will forward Susie her money. This folks is justhorrible. Do you know anywhere else on the planet where you can demand that someone selling you an item give you the item FREE and ship it to you FREE while you hold on to your money for 21 entire days? I sure don't. On top of this "under 100 feedback" thing, again if I have less than a 95% rating or get one negative or get one neutral - again - Pay Pal will hold my money for 21 days. Imagine how must interest Pay Pal and Ebay will accumulate on billions of dollars being held in 21 day increments - yet another disgusting way for them to squeeze MORE money out of the system.Fifth, they instituted "Seller Rewards". Essentially, if you meetcertain criteria as a seller you can earn 15% credit on your account. The catch is that you have to sell 1,000 dollars or more on your account every month and have to have a 4.8 rating on all your "stars". I feel that these guidelines are impossible to reach and that they were designed to be impossible to reach on purpose so that Ebay, yet again, would not have to actually pay out the discounts. To give you an example of how hard these are to reach, out of Ebay's top 500 Powersellers (the crop on Ebay and make lilke $100,000 a month on Ebay) only SEVEN qualify for the 15% discount. SEVEN.And finally, when all these changes were announced, the Ebay sellers went ballistic. The response from Ebay management? We were told that our complaints and anger and frustration and tears were - and I quote - "NOISE!". Yes, we are nothing but "noise" to the Ebay management, yet they are making million dollar salaries off of us.I know I am so mad, myself. I have 100% positive feedback and I've completed almost 800 transactions. I'm not a bad seller and I bend over backwards to make a buyer happy. I have a very good record. But ALL THAT HARD WORK and ONE rogue person could ruin it for me. Or even someone who competes against me can very easily get a new nickname, buy stuff from me, leave negs - and take my listings right out the search engine!!). It's not fair at all. Not to mention, if somehow I do screw up or get a rogue buyer, Pay Pal won't even let me have my money for 21 days. When you do this type of work full time, that is a terrifying thought.So I'm here to beg you guys, if possible, and even if you don'tunderstand all the ins and outs of Ebay and what a seller has to go through to sell on Ebay - PLEASE RESPECT THE STRIKE we are organizing. Please don't buy or sell on Ebay from Feb 18th through Feb 25th. Please tell your friends and family members to do the same. We know that not everyone can respect it - some people make ends meet by selling on Ebay. But for those of you who can, us sellers would very much appreciate it if you could respect the strike on those days.Also - if you are an Ebay seller - and you are angry like the rest of us, CNN and FORBES is quite interested in how we fee. Quite a few people, including myself have flocked to CNN MONEY to get their attention. So far, the comments and anger and speaking out are actually working - the media is starting to pay attention and Ebay has stepped up their marketing tactics. We feel that they're getting a little worried over all the outrage.

So what do you think about the boycott? Please feel free to post your comments, I'd like to hear what you think?

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Yummy Bubblegum Jewels

Here's a fun photo shoot I did with some new jewelry color patterns I recently created. To find these beautiful bracelet designs visit my ebay and etsy listings. Happy Shopping!!!!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Wishing you a retro Valentine Holiday!
xoxo~Designing Diva~:o)

We are Officially Re-Open! Yea!

We are finally officially re-open!

Click on the photo above to visit the Shoppe!

Oh my little Cabbage.....

I found this Lovely stationary card on etsy!
I couldn't pass this one up! What a sweet
and unique way to say I Love You! You can
purchase one of these from Armato Design & Press.
There's your Valentine find of the evening treasure hunters!
Until nextime........xoxo~Designing Diva~:o)

(Pictures Courtesy of: Armato Design & Press on Etsy)

Book Wish List

I was browsing amazon.com and stumbled across these interesting reads. Yummy eye candy for the Home maker! Anyone read these yet? If so.....feel free to comment on what you thought about these books ~:o)

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New Clippies for 2008!

New Clippies inspired by Gymboree's Holland Days and Spring Rainbow now listed in my etsy store! To check them out, click on the etsy links to the right! Happy Shopping!

My New Business Card!

Greetings Family & Friends! I just purchased my first batch of

professionally printed business cards! Here is the new design!

Happy New Year!

Ah yes, two days slow indeed ~;o)
Hope everyone had a great Holiday!
xoxo~Designing Diva~:o)

Merry Christmas!

I'd like to wish all my Family and Friends a Joyeous

Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Warmest Regards, Rebecca

my pampered pumpkin.....

Paws 'n Tails Pet Collars

I spoiled my kitty with some goodies for being such a good girl at her first visit to the groomers. She is such a ham! Bought her this posh pink collar from Paws 'n Tails Pet Collars on etsy! To find more of these lovely accessories click on the link above!

I also spoiled her with the sweetest cat nip treats by Jake & Micah: these come in the fun shape of a fortune cookie! You can also find these on etsy or buy them directly from there website. There ya have it, your pet finds of the evening! Hope everyone is having a fun holiday season so far! Until next time treasure hunters! xoxo~Designing Diva~:o)

(A tired Zoey resting from her first visit to the groomers)

(Pictures Courtesy of: Paws n' Tails Pet Collars and Jake & Micah on Etsy)

Thanksgiving Wishes!

I'd like to wish you all a safe and Relaxing Thanksgiving!

xoxo~Designing Diva~:o)

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Busy as a Bee!

Dear Family and Friends,

I will be as busy as a bee from here until early December. I am less than a month away from my CDA (YEA!) and tied up with math homework. Unfortunately Studio Bebe Boutique will debut sometime this winter instead of Fall do to the heavy work load. I apologize for the inconvenience and sincerely look forward to the winter holidays when I can turn my full attention to launching the shop! Until then please feel free to stop into my etsy shop or check out my ebay auctions!

Kindest Regards, Designing Diva

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Happy Harvest!

Wishing you and yours Autumn Blessings!

xoxo~Designing Diva~:o)

Fabric Buttons!

A little late, but as promised, my first fabric covered buttons!!!!!!! The top set (I like to call my Mary Englebreit set) was the first set I did! Came out pretty good for an amatuer I say! The second set I'm calling an All American set! I will be making these lovely buttons into hair clippies and magnets so stay tuned! For now....I'm off to the Fall Festival Fair! ~Ciao!

Whew!

Yes I know its been a while! Sorry I haven't written much lately. I have been so busy with homework and also sick to add to the stress of school! I am sooooooooooooooo over school! It eats up most of my time! I can't wait to Graduate in May! I can't wait to get my CDA and Director's Credential! I should be receiving them in Late December! Perhaps I'll have more time to write then. In the mean time I managed to get some pics of a couple of my favorite things!

The first is a picture of one of my favorite teacups! It belonged to my Grandma, she had such great taste in colors and patterns! The second is a blast from the past collection of kids flateware! Bring back any memories?? I hope to post again perhaps later. I just learned how to make fabric buttons! I am sooooooooo excited! Hopefully I'll have some pics to show ya what I've been up to! Thats about all for now! Until next time friends!
xoxo~Designing Diva~:o)

Girls Only Boutique Sale!

Good evening Treasure Hunters! Looking to get a jump start on some Christmas Shopping?!?! A great place to start is at a Lovely little shop called Girls Only Boutique! And right now they are currently having a HUGH STORE WIDE SALE! Beautiful items range from intricately crocheted cloche and beret caps to delicate jewelry items such as bracelets and necklaces! You can find these lovely items by clicking on the Girls Only Boutique Store Banner above! Take advantage of these great deals now at Girls only Boutique! Until next time shoppers.....Cheerio!

Studio Bebe Update!

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Hi Ya'll! I am so excited about the new look coming to Studio Bebe That I just had to share it with you! Here's a sneak peak of the new look coming this Fall for Studio Bebe Boutique! Stay Tuned!

Winding Down

Whelp, its back to the books! Tomorrow is the first official day of classes for me. I am only taking three classes this semester so it shouldn't be as grueling as the Spring Term was. It has been a nice laid back summer. I just LOVE summer and these pictures really capture the season! I am excited about the Fall term though because at the end of the semester I will be receiving my CDA (Child Development Associate) and Director's Credential! Finally a piece of paper to wave around to make me feel more important! I can't wait to receive them!

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Studio Bebe Website Construction

Studio Bebe website is currently under construction and will re-open this Fall 2007! New changes are coming including a shopping cart! To purchase current accessories and gifts please visit
our etsy store! Stay tuned!

My NEW Purse!

Hi ya'll! I had the best time shopping today! I splurged and bought myself a NEW Vera Bradley Handbag!!!!!!! I just LOVE it! Its sooooooooooooo roomy! It obviously goes with everything too! I just had to share this with someone! Hope everyone's having a great summer so far!

(Pictures Courtesy of: The Vera Bradley Website)

Pizza Night!

Alright maybe not really, but we can certainly pretend! Okay Moms! Heres a fun, unique, and inexpensive game for the kids! (And mess free too!) I created these fun sets out of felt today for my three year olds and we just had a blast playing chef at school! All you need is a pair of scissors and some craft felt. I got mine at Michaels arts and craft store at 20 cents per sheet! So the estimated cost of this game was under $2.00!!!!! Above are some scrumptious samples! Remember be creative! You can always add more toppings to your Pizza game! For storage I recommend the gallon sized zip-lock bags from Walmart! So there ya go Treasure seekers! Your find of the evening.....until next time......Bon Appetit!

What's your favorite Natural Beauty Product?

Good evening all, I have recently decided to opt for "Natural beauty Products" to accommodate me in my summer outdoor ventures and really year round ;) With that being said, here are the finds of the evening: California Baby sunscreen to protect baby and your delicate skin (they have this at Target now! yea!), Crabtree & Evelyn's (a long time favorite by the way) Jojoba Oil, a friend once told me this worked wonders for her son's eczema, (but then every skin type is different of course) and then finally Burts Bees! I just purchased this about a week ago because I was looking for an insect repellent that was Deet free, it smells exactly like furniture polish, (just what you've always wanted to smell like right?!) but NATURALLY does the trick! So there ya have it! The finds of the evening! Its your turn! What works best for you that is natural? Do tell.......until next time treasure seekers :)

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Oh the Elegance!

A dear friend asked me to add a strand to this lovely piece now that she has two babies. I got so into it that I eneded up restringing the whole thing! I amazed myself with the way this one came out and I just had to share it :) I don't do double strands to often because they intimidate me, (there I said it!) but after these results I think that perhaps I shall change my mind!

Happy 4th of July!

I'd like to wish you all a safe, fun, and relaxing 4th of July as you Celebrate with family and friends!

Wahoo! Wahoo!

Daffy Duck says it all! Yes! No school for the next month and a half! I don't even know where to start!? I keep thinking...."Do I have a paper due or a test?" But then another thought.....maybe I'll do some stitchin..... ;o)

(Pictures Courtesy of: Warner Brothers)

Little Inspirations!

Last week I received my first felt creation and am now inspired to create my own little felt clippies and brooches! I just LOVE felt! Here is a sneak peek of what I have been up to between homework breaks ;) Look for my new creations to debut late this summer and early fall! Until next time darlings!

School Blues!

This is what school has felt like lately, only without the cigarette hehe.....
Its been one of those days friends.....

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