What's happening in the land of Ciao Bella Bows......

It's been a busy couple of weeks for us here.  On a personal note, my son Ryan celebrated his 1st Communion this past Sunday!  He handled himself fantastically even though he was quite nervous.  I'm very proud of him and he looked quite charming in his suit!  Ryan's baseball team is currently in 1st place for their division and he's having a great time with his teammates and playing his favorite position; catcher!  He's almost finished with 2nd grade and I just can not believe how the time has flown by.  Reagan will be starting Pre-K 4 this coming August.  She is extremely excited for the chance to make new friends!  She's truly looking forward to attending school so I am praying she doesn't have the separation anxiety her big brother did.  Right now she's enjoying her 'home' time with Mommy.  She's a wonderful little girl to have around.  She's having a great time in her gymnastics classes and seems to be learning quite a bit.  She is also doing very well with her diabetes.  Thankfully she's been feeling great and hasn't had any set backs!  She's quite the trooper.

Now on to news about CiaoBellaBows.com!  Slowly new items have been being added to the online boutique.  As of today new Baby Girl Itty Biity Hair Bows and Collections have been added.  There are several Tuxedo Hair Bows Collections to choose from in the infant hair bows size.  You save $3 buy purchasing the collection over by them individually!

Also added today was The BIG 5" Classic Hair Bow with Headband.  This is an item for the Moms who love the really big hair bows on their little girls.  The hair bow comes attached to an alligator clip which allows you to remove the hair bow from the headband.  Giving you a more versatile use for your hair accessory.  There are LOTS of beautiful colors to choose from!

I recently received a rather LARGE shipment of flip flops!  I am currently working on accenting them and putting that special Ciao Bella Bows touch to them.  I hope to have the new flip flops available in the boutique very soon.  The flip flops are going to be available in a variety of fun and girly colors!!!

As always, please feel free to contact me if you have any comments, questions or would like to make a special request at info@ciaobellabows.com!

Best wishes,

Ann Marie Anderson

Ciao Bella Bows, Owner

Time for new designs....

In the coming weeks Ciao Bella Bows will be unveiling a new series of exciting and beautiful new products.  Not only will our hair bow lines have new additions but we will also be adding new super girly flip flops and even delightful new room decorations that any princess would love!

Check back soon!!!  

Spring Designs are here....

Spring time is finally upon us and I've been busy adding fresh designs to the Ciao Bella Bows boutique.  

Beautiful Spring and Easter colored items have been added to the following collections:

Woven Headbands

Itty Bitty Hair Bows

Toddler Hair Bows

Mini Multi-Layered Hair Bows

New Ballerina Hair Bows Holders and Headband Organizers have been added as well.

Be on the look out for the return of our popular Flip Flops in the near future!  

As always, please visit us at www.CiaoBellaBows.com!

Thank you!

Ann Marie

Diva-licious

I am so excited about our new Diva designs.  Our new Diva Ponytail Streamer and Diva Headband are truly precious!  I am thrilled with how vibrant the ribbon is and truly excited about adding these two new products to the Ciao Bella Bows collections.  I will have Diva Itty Bitty Hair Bows and Diva Toddler Hair Bows available soon as well.

JDRF Walk - Team Reagan update

I wanted to post this adorable design my sister, Linda Doran of LDesignz, created for Team Reagan to wear at our JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes this coming March.  She did an awesome job and I thank God that I have a sister that is so talented and willing to lend a hand.

Walk update!

To date Team Reagan has 20 family and friends walking with us on March 7th at Metropolitan Park in Jacksonville.  Although I just learned that the Brownie Troop from my son Ryan's 2nd grade class is going to join us on the walk and in our efforts to raise money for the JDRF.  It's going to be an amazing day; lots of food, entertainment, a chance to meet amazing people and let us not forget we will be lending a giant helping hand in the effort to help find a cure for diabetes!

If you would like to learn more about Reagan, her struggles with diabetes and our efforts to raise money for the JDRF, please visit our fundraising page by visiting clicking here on the link TEAM REAGAN!

We also wanted to send a out a giant "THANK YOU" to our family and friends who have donated their hard earned money to the JDRF in honor of Team Reagan.

Ann Marie

Diabetes "Walk to Cure Diabetes"

As many of your know, this past October my 3 year old daughter Reagan was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.  It has been quite a journey.  Thankfully Reagan is an amazing little girl and is handling her daily glucose testing and insulin shots unbelievably well.  

This March are family and friends will be walking in the Walk to Cure Diabetes that is being held in Jacksonville at Metropolitan Park.  We created "Team Reagan" in honor of our daughter.  We set a family goal in hopes to raise money for the JDRF so that within our lifetime there will be a cure for diabetes.

If you would like to contribute a small donation in honor of Reagan to the JDRF we would truly appreciate any generosity.  

Please visit www.walk.jdrf.org to make an online donation.  You will find "Donate to a Walker" and you can enter the following information:

Reagan Anderson

Team Reagan

Florida

Thank you,

Ann Marie Anderson

January Sales Event

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Promotion ends January 26, 2009

Visit CiaoBellaBows.com today!

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!  It's been a busy holiday season and I wanted to send a special "THANK YOU" to all of our loyal clients for creating a fantastic year for me and Ciao Bella Bows.  We certainly have had some excitement this past year and even had our designs published in an online article in Cookie Magazine.  I hope to make 2009 our best year yet.  I have been busy creating new and exciting designs to add to Ciao Bella Bows online collections.  Slowly but surely the delightful items are being added throughout the store.  Please stop by and take a peek!

The NEW Headband Organizers are a MUST see!!

Don't forget to email us pictures of your little darling wearing her Ciao Bella Bows so that we can add her photo to our online gallery!

Have a magical new year!

Ann Marie

Reagan diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes

As many of you know I have two children, Ryan is 7 and Reagan is 3.  We recently had a scare with our sweet little girl.  We had to take her to the ER on Oct. 4th and she was immediately admitted to the ICU at Wolfson's Children's Hospital in Jacksonville.  We spent 24 hours in the ICU with her before they had her system stabilized enough to allow her to move out of ICU.  Reagan was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes and thankfully we were aware of the symptoms (since my husband is diabetic) and took her to the hospital before her condition was desperate.  Needless to say, those 4 days we spent in the hospital were very difficult.  Thankfully Reagan is an amazingly strong little girl.  She has been home for several days now and is handling her new routine like a champ.  

Even though I will never understand why this happened to such a little angel, I do know that we will work together to ensure she is happy, stays healthy and lives a beautiful and enriched normal life.  I wanted to thank everyone for the warm wishes we received when news of Reagan's condition got out.  We truly appreciate all the kind words of encouragement and prayers.

Thank you,  Ann Marie

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Ciao Bella Bows wants to help spread the awareness and have more individuals join in the fight against cancer.  Therefore for the month of October, Ciao Bella Bows will donate all proceeds from the sales of the Awareness Ponytail Streamer and Awareness Toddler Hair Bow to the American Cancer Society.

Make a difference, donate today at www.cancer.org

Adorable new designs are available now....

The wait is over...

I am thrilled to announce that new items have been added to CiaoBellaBows.com!  I have been working hard to freshen up the categories and create stylish new items for the online store.  Of course this is just the beginning, but a few of the new products are listed below!

Halloween Collection for 2008 is now available!

Here are just a few samples of the new Halloween Collection for 2008 at CiaoBellaBows

Please stop by and view our entire collection online at CiaoBellaBows.com

New product is on the way....

I am in the process of adding adorable new hair accessories to the Ciao Bella Bows collection!  I hope to have the new items on the website within the week.  

Keep your eye out for:

NEW Classic Grosgrain Hair Bows - They will have a different look than our Boutique Bows.

NEW Baby Hair Bows (Itty Bitty Hair Bows)

NEW Ponytail Streamers

NEW Korkers

NEW Woven Headbands

NEW Halloween Hair Accessories

NEW Hair Bow & Headband Holders

If you haven't signed up for the Ciao Bella Bows Mailing List, please do so now so that you will not be left out of special subscriber only sales events!!!

New DESIGN for the website!

I am truly excited to announce that my website, www.ciaobellabows.com, has been redesigned!  It's finally uniform with all of our print materials, which gets us one step closer to creating a brand recognition for our products.  Please stop by and take a look!!

NYC

New York City is amazing!  I just returned from another trip to the Big Apple with my family and I must tell you that I truly love the beauty of the city.  This trip was a bit more 'action packed' than last year, so I feel like I may need a mini-vaca from the vacation!  We were able to take the children to the Statue of Liberty, the top of the Empire State Building and visited China Town, Little Italy, SoHo, Greenwich Village, 5th Avenue, Wall Street and of course where the Twin Towers were located.  We had a great time exploring Central Park too.  We let the kids enjoy the playgrounds and even watched a bunch of "old kids" play a softball game!  My daughter's favorite sites were the spots where they filmed Disney's movie Enchanted.  She loved visiting Bethesda Terrace (fountain) and since we stayed in Times Square she was constantly on the look out for Giselle and Prince Edward.  My son loves NYC and went to another Yankees game with my husband.  All in all we had a wonderful time.  We were able to share the experience with my sisters and their families too which made it quite special.