Heidi Klum spotted



Model Heidi Klum was seen picking up her daughter Leni and son Henry from school in Los Angeles on Friday. Leni wears Juicy Couture's Malibu Floral Dress.

Back To School Clothes | Sophias Style Boutique



I know....summer just began. Here at Sophia's Style Boutique we're already gearing up for back to school. Here's some ideas to help you save when getting ready for back to school.

*Shop early. Most stores start selling their school supplies earlier and earlier. When notebooks or crayons are at the cheapest, buy a large quantity. I have a large tote set up in my basement with extra notebooks, pencils, etc. The thing I hate the most is in the middle of winter when my daughter comes to me and says she needs a notebook or colored pencils for a project and I have to go to the store to buy these items at full price.
*If your school has the option of electronic lunch accounts, start making deposits during the summer. By depositing $10 a week (price of a takeout pizza), you'll have quite the credit when your children start back to school.

*When the back to school staples come out, once again buy in bulk. Underwear, socks, plain t-shirts, etc. They will always wear them, and heck...less laundry for you!

*The main tip I have is to visit Sophia's Style Boutique and shop our back to school selection. We have boys and girls uniforms also.

By planning ahead, keeping an eye out for sales and being realistic on what you need..you can survive the back to school rush and your children will still look great!


Have another back to school tip, idea or story? All you have to do is click here. I'd love to hear from you and we'll share your tips.

how to make a hat clip - another great father's day idea!



My dad probably loses at least 2 hats each summer when he’s fishing/boating. We found a hat clip at Boaters World, but it was so ugly. It was a neon green shoelace coil. I know it is supposed to be functional, but you don’t have to give up looking good, too. This year I made him a hat clip to help prevent the hat from flying off into Puget Sound. This is very similar to our baby binky clip tutorial. I used plain black ribbon because he probably would like that. I saw some University of Washington ribbon at the store and this would have been really cute made up with that. I am sure there are other people out there that are not fisherman or boaters that could use a hat clip--it makes a great Father's Day gift!

Hat Clip Tutorial

What you'll need:

*Ribbon (or a strap made from fabric)
*Snaps
*Sewing machine
*Clip—I just pulled the clip part off of a name badge. The name badge was the type that they hand out at conferences and fairs. My husband goes to quite a few of these so we had a few floating around. If you don’t have access to one of these badges, you can use mitten clips found at your local craft store.

1. Cut your ribbon to about 12 inches. The actual length of the ribbon between the hat and collar should be around 7 ½ to 8 inches.

2. Install your snaps. The back of the snap box had some clear instructions. Make sure you make your loop big enough to fit around the adjustable part of the hat.



3. Thread the ribbon through the hole of the name badge clip. Sew it down.


4. Use Fray Check on all exposed ribbon edges and your done.

5. If your husband wears fitted hats that don’t have an adjustable part, you can skip the snap part and sew mitten clips to both ends of the ribbon.

6. Snap the end piece around the opening in the hat, and clip the other side to your shirt collar. That hat isn't going anywhere!

Subscribe to: Comments (Atom)