bows | The CSI Project

Our giveaway this week on The CSI Project will be sponsored by a fabulous shop known as Little Penelope Lane. The beautiful hair accessories at Little Penelope Lane are designed and crafted by shop owner Sarah Hull. The story of how Little Penelope Lane came to be is just too good not to share. Here it is, in Sarah's own words: "In 2003 we welcomed our sweet daughter Katie into our family. Katie was born with Spina Bifida (to read her story click here) and I noticed early on when I took her to all of her doctors, hospital and therapy appointments wearing a bow she received extra attention. I also noticed that other children her age would often comment about the bow in her hair first and then ask about her walker or wheelchair second. To me, the bows seemed to be a buffer. People would say "I love her bow..." and then ask about her situation. We always welcomed the opportunity to share Katie's story and the bows seemed to open the door to that, as crazy as it sounds, it's true! Less than two years after Katie was born we welcomed another sweet girl into our family, Ella."With two little girls, our bow collection only grew and grew... .... and so did our girls! (above Katie (7) and Ella (6) now)! People would often ask if I had made the girls bows and I would say that I wish I had, but I always just bought them at boutiques or on etsy. Sweet sisters Katie and Ella Then one rainy day close to two years ago, the girls and I sat down to do some crafts and and I made a bow, and then another and another! I had so much fun making them that soon after I started up "Little Penelope Lane" and the rest is history! "My goal is to make hair accessories that both moms and daughters can enjoy together!" Sarah puts her heart into all of her products, and it shows! Just take a look at some of these lovelies that caught our eye: Hair Wraps Clips Baby Headbands Little Penelope Lane products have been sold at prestigious venues like SoCal's Queen Bee Market, and featured all over blogosphere--including NieNie's! We know you'll love winning this giveaway, so make sure you do everything you can to get an entry. Here are all the ways you can enter to win a $40 shop credit to Little Penelope Lane: Browse the shop at Little Penelope Lane online. Leave a comment here telling us which pretty accessory you need to top of the perfect outfit for you or someone you love. Visit the Little Penelope Lane blog. Become a follower and leave a comment here letting us know that you are. "Like" Little Penelope Lane on Facebook. Tell us in the comments below that you are. Enter a project into this week's Challenge: Organization Ideas. No need to leave a comment for this--each project gets an automatic entry to the giveaway! The winner of this giveaway will be randomly drawn from the comments on this post and the challenge project entries, and announced with our challenge winners next weekend. We hope you'll enjoy getting to know Sarah and her beautiful Little Penelope Lane accessories as much as we have, this week. Thanks for sponsoring a fun giveaway, Sarah! Check out the bridal accessories Sarah created here.