Handmade vintage dresses for little girls

Hey,
I love your dresses! I also make the pillowcase style dresses and people just seem to love them! I live in the FL panhandle, I saw you also live in FL.
Good luck!

Hi Debbie. Thanks for writing. I am in the West Palm Beach about as a far from the panhandle as you can get. I was just in your are last summer it was really nice up there. How did you do with the storms??? I like your website. How well do you do with your purses? I have just started making the quilted type (like vera bradley's) and I am going to offer them with monograms, don't know yet how much to list them at. I love your green pillowcase dress you sold out of. I saw that on ebay the other day and thought it was neat someone was changing things up a bit. Hope you have a great day. Kimberly
http://www.LittleRuthieDesigns.com

Hi Kimberly,
We are all keeping our fingers crossed up here because storm season is almost here! I'm sure ya'll are too..We still have not finished all our repairs from last years storms..
Thank you for looking at my site. My purses do really good! I do a craft shows, and they are always good sellers.
Good luck selling!
Debbie

We got wilma last year and two the year before. I think there are more blue roofs around here than any other color. I have not done any craft shows yet. With 3 little kids it is hard to find time to sit there all day and someone to keep the kids. Good luck this season!!! We are thinking about moving in the next few years just north of the state line above your area. Kimberly

Hey,
We have lots of blue roofs too..I hate the color blue!!Ha, Ha,
We have also thought about moving..
It is hard to do shows with children..we sometimes have to take a granddaughter. Do you sell your dresses on ebay?
Debbie

Yes most of my sales are ebay and then my website and word of mouth. I did really well this Easter with the white eyelet dresses and pantaloons. Mostly I love making the vintage dresses. Just started making baptism dresses. Lots of work goes into them so I don't know if I will do many.

Hey Kimberly,
It's Debbie..Have you noticed that sales seem to be down in ebay? Your quilted purses look great! Are they selling for you?
Talk to you later.
Debbie

Hi there. Yes things are slower than normal it seems. I have found that the larger duffles, diaper bags and backpacks were fast sellers. The purses have not really moved at all. Do you have a Publix up by you? Our Publix has the purses there and they were such a good buy I could not pass them up.
Are you ready for June 1st???? Hurricane season YUCK!

Hey,
We're already dreading June 1st.. We have lived here all of your life(48 years) and we have never had seasons like the last two! Hopefully, this year will be better.
We don't have a Publix, yet! I keep looking for things that will really sell good on ebay, but it's hard to find fast moving items!
I've got a craft show tomorrow and ofcourse it's suppose to rain, yulk,,maybe we can get a half day in anyway.
Good luck with sales.
Debbie

Debbie. Don't you just love the image problems with auctiva!!!!!

I was wondering if you have ever been contacted to wholesale your items??? I have had a few people now contact me, but the latest one seems like she really wants to work something out to sell my dresses in her store in Va. Just wondering if you have ever done that with someone and if it has worked out.

Might be neat to say my dresses are sold in a real store not just online.
Kim

http://www.LittleRuthieDesigns.com

Hey,
Yes, I have done wholesale before. I set an amount that they had to purchase, $50.00, then I charged a flat rate shipping of $10.00. It worked out OK. It would be kind of neat for you to have your beautiful clothes in a store! You could put that on your website too..
Go for it! Just be sure you make money...
Have a great day!
Debbie

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Originally posted by Little Ruthie Designs:
Do you have a Publix up by you? Our Publix has the purses there and they were such a good buy I could not pass them up.
Are you ready for June 1st???? Hurricane season YUCK!

Florida woman here! My hubster, two sons and daughter are or have been employed by Publix. Lakeland is the headquarters for Publix. From what I hear Publix is trying to get into the panhandle.

I've lived in Florida all of my 49 years and I've never seen a season like the last one. My father whose in his late 70s hadn't either. He states the difference now is that Florida is so grown up/built up that it's more devastating than during the earlier bad hurricane seasons.

We had four hurricanes right through my back yard last year. Polk County FL! I still have friends in rentals and condo's. Blue roofs here still, too.

There are a few of we Florida folks on this board. WAHM922 is from the Sarasota/Bradenton/Venice area.

LOVE the Dresses! If only my princess wasn't 16..I'd have bought one of those in a heart beat.

Blessings,
Donna

Hi Donna,
Nice to meet ya! Thanks for having a look at my dresses..They sell pretty good,of course, like everybody else I wish they did better!
Guess we better start getting ready again for the "dreaded season"..I don't even like to say the word..
What do you sell?

Four IDs.
One specializes in make your own and save recipes, remedies and more

On the others designer clothing, sports and garage sale items.

I also have my website that I sell from, plus ecrater stores. I also sell via my Yahoo 360 and MSN Spaces, Blujay and a few other spaces.

My website? I'm stuck at the cube cart but will persevere and win this battle. <smile>

Take care, Donna

Kimberly,

Terrific dresses. It might cost me but I just sent the link to my wife's computer so she can browse them. I really like the pillows.

Good luck.


Bryan

Thank you for taking a look. I hope you have a wonderful long weekend!!! Kimberly

Hi Kimberly,
This is Debbie. Hope your business is going GOOD! I was on your website and noticed you make the little booties,,would you share the insturctions with me? If not,I understand.
Thanks,Debbie

I am going out of town tomorrow morning early and I have already cleaned up my sewing studio, but when I get back I will email you the directions I got them off line at one of those free pattern websites. Off hand it is 3 sections sole, back and top. I should be back in a week or so if you don't hear from me make sure you ask again.

Kimberly

Hi,
Thank you...
Debbie