And the winner is....

Congratulations to Charis, the winner over at myyellowsandbox for $25 to our Etsy shop! We're super exicted for you!

$25 Give away!

Hey everyone, we're doing another giveaway!

This one is over at My Yellow Sandbox.

Abby runs this super cute blog and has the best ever hair e-book!

I use my copy of it all of the time. Anyway, Abby is hosting a giveaway for us.

The winner gets $25 in store credit!

That means you can get several things you like and don't have to spend any mullah!

Yeah, for giveaways - enjoy!

Click here to see the details.

Getting to know the ladies behind the bows - Lizi

Hi, I'm Lizi - Elizabeth sometimes. I'm married to Nathan and we have two kids, Zac, almost 22 months, and Katie, 8 months. And also we have Diko, our 1 year old dog. Yes, our kids are 13 months apart and we got an 8 week old puppy when Zac turned one and I was 6 months pregnant with Kate. It's crazy but it's also the best. I love my family lots and try to enjoy the moment - there are lots of  'moments'. I was born in Germany, have lived everywhere, and now live in Albuquerque. My husband is applying to medical school. GAAAA! Those are my feelings on that subject. I love exercising in every variety. I'm training for a marathon right now. In the past couple of years I've discovered my nurturing and creative domestic side. I do fun things like cook, bake, run, exercise, learn languages, read lots, play with my kids, sew and create things I find on Pinterest! I'll share creations in future posts. While being pregnant with Katie, I realized, I like super girly things lots! Especially bows. Hence, Sam and I opened Samzi's Boutique. We both had too many bows to know what to do with and now, VaVaVoom, we sell them. I hope you love them too!

Getting to Know the Ladies Behind the Bows - Sam

       My name is Sam, well Samantha. But I usually only go by Samantha when I'm buying or selling something on Craig's List, that way people know I'm a woman. I was born in LA, raised in Seattle and now live in Albuquerque, NM. I am a people person. I can talk to pretty much anyone. I love sewing simple things (sewing clothes intimidates me). I love to browse through recipe books and blogs but I hardly ever try cooking anything new. I love chocolate, anything chocolate. I dream of being a runner but I hate running. I've hiked to the top of Machu Picchu. I've seen the sun rise over the Atlantic ocean and set over the Pacific ocean in one day. I plan on making a headboard for my bed someday. I am clumsy and I stub my toes almost weekly.
      I met my husband, Sean, in high school. He's a talker too so we hit it off instantly. We've been together for nearly 10 years and married for almost five. We have the two cutest little girls, Lexi and Avery. I have my dream job of being a stay-at-home mom. I'm a total "type A" personality, I get things done and I always have to be doing something, so that's were crafts and bows come into my life.

Our First Give-A-Way

We are being featured in our first give-a-way!!!

Head on over to Beck-a-Boo to enter.
And you could win these bows...

Good luck!!!

New In Our Etsy Shop...

It's been a busy morning. We're working hard to continually add new things to our shop.

Here's what we've add so far today.

Go check them out at Samzi's Boutique on Etsy.

Bow Love

We are really excited for Valentine's Day here at Samzi's Boutique.

And because of our excitement we are offering 15% off of all our merchandise,

now through Valentine's Day.

Use the coupon code BOWLOVE

*All of the bows pictured above are currently for sale in our shop,

either as part of a collection or sold individually.

An Enchanting Deal for Local Customers

For all of our local customers here in "The Land of Enchantment," 

more specifically in Albuquerque we are offering you free shipping.

So you have the choice of not paying the shipping fees
and coming to pick up your purchases.

Just use the coupon code ABQLOCAL

Whitney Rick's Photography

Last week some of our bows were featured in a fun photo shoot 

by photographer Whitney Ricks in Rexburg, Idaho.

You can go check out Whitney's blog to see more adorable pictures.

We survived our first week!

Last Wednesday was the grand opening of Samzi's Boutique.

It's been a busy week and we have already learned a lot.

We are getting some good on-the-job training.

In our first week we have made our first sale, been featured in a photo shoot, 

and started arranging some give-a-ways in the near future (more details about that later).

(The sign was made by Lizi's husband to celebrate our grand debut)

Introducing The Mia Bow

The Mia bow is usually constructed of organza, tulle or cotton but may be created using other fabrics. It can be fashioned out of one fabric or an arrangement of several.

This flower is traditionally between 2.5 and 3 inches in diameter.

Please contact us with any questions or to make a special request.

Introducing The Valerie Bow

The Valerie bow is usually fashioned with cotton and is constructed with a
sewing machine, but may be created using other fabrics.

This simple flower silhouette can be topped with
a fabric covered button, a regular button or any other embellishment.

If you have any question or would like to place a special request please contact us.

Introducing The Leah Bow

The Leah bow is similar to the Lyla bow.

The difference it that the Leah bow's top layer is smaller than the bottom one.

This bow is usually constructed from cotton or knit but may be created using other fabrics.

It can be embellished with a covered button, button, pearls, rhinestones, beads, or nothing at all.

Please contact us with any questions or to request a special order.

Introducing The Laurel Bow

The Laurel bow is a flower made out of twisted ribbon.

Traditionally made out of 5/8 grosgrain ribbon but may be made in different sizes.

Please contact us with questions or to make special orders.

Introducing The Kate Bow

The Kate bow can be made of  any fabric braided or twisted together rosette style.
It can be embellished with rhinestones, pearls, buttons or other materials.

Please contact us with any questions or to request a special order.

Introducing The Jenny Bow

The Jenny bow is traditionally made out of stretchy knit
but may be constructed of other materials.

Please contact us with any questions or to request a special order.

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Introducing The Jane Bow

The Jane bow is traditionally made out of any kind of ribbon.

It can be embellished with rhinestones, pearls, buttons or other materials.

Please contact us with any questions or to request a special order.

Introducing The Becca Bow

The Becca bow is constructed out of many different kinds of

ribbon and can be made in several sizes.

If you have any questions or would like to request a special order please contact us.

Introducing The Ashley Bow

The Ashley bow is usually made out of a cotton fabric
but can be made out of other fabric as well.

It can be embellished with netting or tulle.

Please contact us if you have any questions or want to make a special order.

Introducing The Alexia Headband

These headbands are standard sizes that fit toddlers, girls and women.

 They come in a variety of colors and can be made with any variety of flowers.

Bows attached to the headbands will be made available in the future.

To make a special order or share any comments please contact us.

Introcuding The Aimee Bow

The Aimee zipper bow is edgy and unexpected but oh,so, chic.

It can be made out of any color and size of zipper
with any color or finish of the zipper teeth.

It can be finished with  rhinestones, pearls, any other embellishment or nothing at all.

Please contact us with any questions or to make a special order.

Introducing The Rachel Bow

The Rachel bow can be made out of any fabric.

These can be made into any size and embellished in a variety of ways
including, but not limited to buttons, pearls, and beads.

Contact us with any questions or to make a special request.

Introducing The Rosette Bow

The Rosette bow is made out of any fabric twisted around itself

and can come in any size.

It can be made into a clip or a headband.

Rosettes can be embellished with pearls, rhinestone, tulle, French veil netting, lace, feathers, marabou, etc.

If you can any questions or would like to place a special order please contact us.

Introducing The Laurie Bow

The Laurie bow is created from any ribbon made into petals.
It can come in any size and 

can be embellished with pearls, buttons, beads or anything other adornment.

Please contact us with any questions or to make a special order.

Introducing The Tabitha Bow

The Tabitha bow is a whimsical version of a dahlia flower.

It comes in a variety of sizes and is generally constructed of calico or silky ribbon.
The Tabitha can be topped with pearls, beads, rhinestones,buttons, etc.
Please contact us with any questions or to request a special order.

Introducing The Lyla Bow

The Lyla bow is traditionally made out of cotton or knit though it may be fashioned using other fabrics.

The traditional size is 2.5 inches in diameter.

This bow can be finished with pearls, beads, buttons, fabric covered buttons, netting, etc.

It can be cut with pinking shears to create "rugged" edges.
If you want to request a special order or have questions please contact us.

Introducing The "Abigail" Bow

Traditionally made by Sam.

The "Abigail" bow is made out of grosgrain ribbon.

It can be made it a variety of sizes and constructed out of different sizes of of ribbon.

It can be "stacked" up to three layers.

The center of the bow can be topped with a fabric covered button, regular button, rhinestone, etc.

Please contact us with any questions or to make a special order.

Introducing The "Kristi" Bow

Usually made by Sam.
The "Kristi" bow is very similar to the "Hannah" bow in 

how it can be finished, sizes and possible embellishments.

This bow can be can made with or without "tails."

Please contact us with any questions or requests for special orders.

Introducing The "Hannah" Bow

Usually made by Sam.

The "Hannah" is a simple ribbon bow with may options.

The bow can be made in varying sizes, using different sizes of grosgrain ribbon.

Can be finished with ribbon around the center either in a knot or simply laid flat.

Instead of a ribbon, the bow could be finished with a button or anything really.

Tulle or netting can be added as embellishments.

This bow can also be made as a "stacked" bow, meaning two bows put together.

This is a great pigtail bow.

Please contact us if you have any questions or would like to make a special order.

Introducing The "Liz" Bow

Made by Sam and Lizi.
The "Liz" is constructed out of organza or satin fabric.

Can be made in a variety of sizes and with varying number of layers.

There are several embellishment options with this bow.

Can be finished with feathers, marabou, French veil netting and more.

The center of the bow can be finished with varying number
of pearls, rhinestones or beads.
We can also use different colors of fabric and netting on one bow.

If you'd like to special order one please contact us.

Introducing The "Avery" Bow

Made by Sam and Lizi.
The "Avery" bow resembles a flower with it's petal silhouette. 

Can be constructed out of a knit, Calico cotton, or denim. 

The center of the bow can be finished with a covered button 

either in the same fabric and a contrasting one. 

Or with a regular button, beads, pearls or rhinestones. 

If you would like to special order one please contact us.