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I recently made a purchase from eBay, that I swear caused an ovary to burst when I opened it. It was just. that. cute. So I immediately begged the seller to do a guest post post here, and thankfully she obliged. Introducing Stacy Murphy of The Girlie Girl Bowtique…

My name is Stacy Murphy I am a a full time mommy and wife. My daughter Robyn is 16 and my son Colin is almost 5. They keep me very busy and I love it.

The Girlie Girl Bowtique has only been in business for a year! I’m an Interior Designer by profession, but chose to stay home with my kids so that had to put that on the back burner for now. As some time passed I really needed a creative outlet. As full as my life was I felt something missing.

On that day I happened to be going through my Grandmother’s old picture album. I have a natural love and obsess over anything vintage whether it be a piece of Jewelry, hats, or a pair of vintage Channel shoes . I love all vintage things… The next picture was of my Great Grandmother wearing a swim cap, You know the kind women use to wear back in the days as to not get their hair wet. This particular cap caught my eye. My Great Grandmother had stuck a bunch of daisies in it. She told me that she did that to catch the eye of this man – and she did. That man was my Great Grandfather. They laughed over this cap for many years until they both died on the same night. My daisy cap was inspired by my great grandparents. I one day decided to make these caps for photographer session props. Took some time but they caught the eye of many, MANY photographers and they and all my other flower caps have been HUGE hits.

Everything else in my Cute Bowtique is all made and designed by me. Every week there is a new design as my mind never stops. This is my outlet my hobby my passion. I love what I do and I would do it for free! (Although making some money for myself is nice too!)

I sell quality crochet flower hats , four different styles of headbands , clippies, and of course my famous flower caps — lots of MOMS shop in my store but I mostly sell to photographers as they love to use my designs for session props. I am proud to call myself a “Photo Prop Designer”. No longer the Interior Designer…which is perfect.

As a special treat for Paperie Boutique readers, if you will mention that you found Girlie Girl Bowtique on Paperie Boutique, you will get 10% off your purchase in my store. Just please make sure to contact me before making your final payment during the checkout.

And one lucky winner will get the thing that started this all – a daisy cap! Here’s how to win:

First become a fan of The Girlie Girl Bowtique on Facebook. You’ll get in on Facebook-only giveaways and promotions there.

Next, To win just go to your blog, Facebook account, Flickr account, or Twitter account and post the following:

I want a daisy cap from Girlie Girl Bowtique / etsy.com/shop/girliebowtique – win at Paperie Boutique / paperieboutique.com by @shutterblog

Post the URL(s) to your link(s) in the comments for THIS ENTRY. Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Monday, June 14th.

Please note: The link you post must direct to a public account. We cannot verify links on private, friends & family only, or passworded accounts and they will not be eligible to win this item. If we have to subscribe to your feed or page or request permission to see it, you will automatically be disqualified.

You can enter up to four times total – one entry each per public, non-private blog URL / Facebook / Flickr / Twitter account.

You have four chances to win but only one chance PER LINK – please do not post the same link multiple times – duplicate links will be removed. And post your 1-4 separate links in separate comments to have multiple chances to win!

Comments are moderated and may be slow to be added today but they will be added by late afternoon or early evening.

Comments on this entry will be numbered in order of posting. The winning number will be chosen by Random.org, and the winner will be contacted within 24 hours of contest’s end to claim their prize. Good luck!

UPDATE: The winner has been announced here – congrats!

Thank you so much for today’s guest post, Stacy! Make sure to visit the Girlie Girl Bowtique on Etsy and also stop by her personal Facebook page to say “hi” and “thank you” as well!

Don’t forget the big Kelly Moore bag giveaway is going on through Friday night at 11:59 p.m. EDT!

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111 Responses to “You say boo-tique.
We say bow-tique.”

1
sbphotoy on June 11th, 2010

http://twitter.com/SBPhotoy

adorable hats! keep up the great work!
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JennyAnn on June 11th, 2010

How cute, reminds me of pictures of my mom and grandmothers from growing up!! Thanks for the give aways Robyn- I love this site!!

http://jennyannphotography.wordpress.com/2010/06/11/an-amazing-resource-for-photographers/
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12smboos on June 11th, 2010

http://twitter.com/12smboos

so cute!
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Sarah on June 11th, 2010

I tweeted about this here http://twitter.com/sarah_shah/status/15929920372
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marina on June 11th, 2010

This is so adorable! Tweet:http://twitter.com/SPMPHOTOGRAPHY/statuses/15934520077
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Robyn O'Neill on June 11th, 2010

http://twitter.com/RobynONeill/status/15930512206

adorable!
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rikkiknightphoto on June 11th, 2010

http://twitter.com/RKnightPhoto
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brianne on June 11th, 2010

I tweeted! http://twitter.com/brianneosborn
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Adalia on June 11th, 2010

Tweeted: http://twitter.com/bbdivas. So cute!
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edahlgren7 on June 11th, 2010

Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/pages/Turlock-CA/Simply-Panache-Design-and-Photography-Studio/122647967750861
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edahlgren7 on June 11th, 2010

Twitter

https://twitter.com/edahlgren7
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edahlgren7 on June 11th, 2010

My Blog

http://simplypanachedesignandphoto.blogspot.com/2010/06/girlie-girl-bowtique.html
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Bree on June 11th, 2010

Tweeted!

https://twitter.com/BreeRossphoto

Adorable!
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T. Conahan on June 11th, 2010

facebook

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1050723113

thanks, these are amazingly cute. Makes me want to garden ; )
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T. Conahan on June 11th, 2010

tweet tweet

http://twitter.com/photobyteresa
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Samantha on June 12th, 2010

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/profile.php?id=17201339

So cute!
17
Lisa DiGeso on June 12th, 2010

I tweeted
http://twitter.com/milknhoneyphoto
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Dani Stanley on June 12th, 2010

L.O.V.E. These!!! Thanks for the giveaway! I facebooked it on my Fan Page, Dani Stanley Photography!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Omaha-NE/Dani-Stanley-Photography/228341455383?ref=ts
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Heather Lickliter on June 12th, 2010

Tweet! http://twitter.com/HeatherL
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Michelle on June 13th, 2010

Oh they are soooo cute. I tweeted.
http://twitter.com/ElleBPhoto/status/16059353830
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Quinntography on June 13th, 2010

Tweet, Tweet!!
http://twitter.com/Quinntography
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lilashiepoo on June 13th, 2010

I really hope I win this one. June 14th is my birthday… I’d love this gift!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wilkins-Portraits/341795067917
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Lori on June 14th, 2010

too cute! http://twitter.com/JLoriC
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Jillianne on June 14th, 2010

I tweeted!

http://twitter.com/jilliphoto
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Jillianne on June 14th, 2010

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28617137@N05/sets/72157623010314311/

These caps are TOO CUTE! I have my first newborn shoot scheduled for this weekend and I’d love to use one of these!
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lilashiepoo on June 14th, 2010

http://wilkinsportraits.blogspot.com/
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robyn on June 22nd, 2010

And the winner is…Elissa Dahlgren!

Congrats Elissa and thanks again to Stacy Murphy of The Girlie Girl Bowtique!
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tamsen on October 22nd, 2010

i liked them on FB!
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Denise R. Contreras on October 22nd, 2010

I “Like” The Girlie Girl Bowtique on Facebook.
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Denise R. Contreras on October 22nd, 2010

Tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/Denise_20010
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Christina on October 22nd, 2010

I liked them on Facebook!!
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hdailey on October 22nd, 2010

Like the Girlie Girl Bowtique on facebook.
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hdailey on October 22nd, 2010

Posted on twitter:
http://twitter.com/hdaileyphotog
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hdailey on October 22nd, 2010

Posted on facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Salt-Lake-City-UT/Heather-Dailey-Photography/123431604360305
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paveiphotos on October 22nd, 2010

I am a new fan on fb! (Larissa Pavei)
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paveiphotos on October 22nd, 2010

I tweeted! @Paveiphotos
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paveiphotos on October 22nd, 2010

I posted on fb!
http://www.facebook.com/larissa.pavei
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Shelly on October 22nd, 2010

I “liked” the Girlie Girl Bowtique on FB! Thanks for the chance to win!
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Shelly on October 22nd, 2010

I also tweeted about the giveaway at http://twitter.com/ssreeve
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Connie McClain on October 22nd, 2010

I just became a fan of Girlie Girl on FB!
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Connie McClain on October 22nd, 2010

I shared a link on my FB profile:
http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=796928010
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MichelleB on October 22nd, 2010

I am already a liker of Girly Girl on FB!
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Amanda Moscoe on October 22nd, 2010

I liked Girlie Girl Bowtique on facebook
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Amanda Moscoe on October 22nd, 2010

I tweeted the giveaway at Amoscoe
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raphotographs on October 22nd, 2010

Liked The Girlie Girl Bowtique on facebook…
Beautiful work!
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Erin Hedges on October 22nd, 2010

I become a fan of The Girlie Girl Bowtique on facebook. Nice looking stuff.
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Erin Hedges on October 22nd, 2010

I shared about this on my fb page but don’t know how to get the link on here for you. It is under my name Erin Dawson Hedges from Missouri.
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Hamilton Family Photographer (Amy Hoogstad) on October 22nd, 2010

I liked The Girlie Girl Bowtique on Facebook.
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Hamilton Family Photographer (Amy Hoogstad) on October 22nd, 2010

I tweeted: http://twitter.com/amymom24/status/28464918067
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Jess Gilbert on October 22nd, 2010

I like on FB. Thanks for the opportunity!