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Your comfortable handmade hat (& bag) expert

Hello! I’m your hat expert that ditched her old nasty baseball hat years ago. I love cute and comfortable…especially in a hat! When I was a young mom and an avid hat lover I longed to expand my hat collection but got super frustrated with all the OS (one size) hats when I searched for a cute hat. Let me tell you one size does not fit all! So, 15 years ago, I got to work on my cutting table and began creating patterns for cute, adorable, comfortable and wearable hats. These adorable hats are now being stylishly worn by hundreds of women, like you, across the globe.

As your comfortable hat expert I’ll help you transform your boring hat days into snappy comfortable hat wearing days. You deserve to look confident than ever in your hats and bags.  You’re a timeless treasure worth feeling and looking great. Your hat can be an expression of you, it can hide an unwashed hair day or it can simply be a snappy accessory to your already awesome wardrobe! Oh, and by the way…your head is not too big for my handmade hats!

A custom hat comes into play for the unwashed hair frantic mom who wants to look like she’s got it all together.  A custom and comfortable hat is for the Grandma needs shade from the sun. You have an awesome style already and deserve permission to accessorize with a stylish hat. Custom reversible hats are for women that want to be themselves, be comfortable and be cute!  Not a hat person?…that’s totally cool – I make handmade bags as well!

For the love of offering handmade to people in person I expanded into a brick and mortar shop in Lake City, MN (hometown!) called SHOP·TIQUE! If you’re in the area or want to take a quick drive to the beautiful river town of Lake City stop on in at 200 N. 10th St. Lake City, MN!!  I offer customizing options for your next handmade hat or bag!

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~ Shelly

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Bound to be Creative® hats are more than just hats, they’re a creative and personal connection to your unique personality and one of a kind style. Created with intention, purpose and trust, your custom handmade hat encourages you to express yourself with confidence and sends a message of “I can wear hats!”. From one hat lover to the other, I will help you find a hat that you’ll wear, a hat that’s a comfortable fit for your head, and a hat that nudges you to be your best self with the wardrobe you already have. Purposefully handmade in Minnesota. More about your hat expert...

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Hiya there! Tired of your baseball hat already? Yep, thought so. This fellow hat-lovin’ Minnesotan-gal is at your service. With a huge passion for comfortable and flattering hats and years of hat wearing ability, I take your ho-hum average baseball hat days and transform them into self-assured, cute hat badass self days. More about your hat expert...

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