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SHOP LOCAL IN LAKE CITY, MN

SHOP LOCAL IN LAKE CITY, MN

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OPEN DATES!!
November & December 2023
OPEN (most)
Wednesdays – Fridays: open at 9am until at least 2pm
PLEASE NOTE I’ll be closed December 6-8, 28-29

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SHOP·TIQUE welcomes you!
Welcome to the handmade shop in Lake City, MN. Handmade awaits you as you browse through the different handmade hats the Bound to be Creative makes and the colorful lanyards that are hanging around! Are you a grandma or have a little person in your life? The NEW Creative Cuddles are a perfect creative addition to a young child’s imagination!

HANDMADE HATS AT SHOP·TIQUE

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How to Wear Your Hair with a Handmade Hat

women's summer visor

From ponytails to short hair learn how to wear your handmade hat. No matter the length of your locks, let’s bust the snarls out of how to wear your hair with a hat.

How to Wear Your Hat with Long Hair
There are multiple ways to wear your hair with your handmade hat. We’re shooting for quick fashion ladies, not dinner with the president.

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How to Wear a Fleece Winter Hat

Learn how to wear a winter hat and rock your look before the snow even flies because it’ll be here before we know it (not to mention, it was 101 degrees outside when I started this blog post).

Before we get into the how to wear, let’s learn about the why we wear these fleece hats. Trends come and go but an anti-pill fleece hat is here to stay. Here’s a couple reasons why anti-pill fleece is so great. First of all it’s warm yet breathable, it covers the ears and is adorable. It’s also available in an slue of gorgeous colors and it’s a bit stretchy thus giving your noggin a bear hug. Let’s learn more…

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what hat to wear this Fall

The return of the Fall air is here and learning what hat to wear this fall is the tip of the crisp air. A Bound to be Creative Hat is more than just the luxuriously softness of anti-pill fleece and soft corduroy, it’s about the warmth that’ll take your hiking days to new heights.

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Fabric Scrap Recycled Earrings

NEW Fall Collection 2023 Fabric Scrap Recycled Earrings are available now! With too many fabric scraps – what’s a creative gal to do?! Make art! First of all, these are adorable, wearable and giftable. Second, they are so fun to make and I love to make other women happy with fun, cute wearable art. Lastly, they’re eco-friendly! Did I mention cute?

FABRIC SCRAP RECYCLED EARRINGS

From fringy dangly leather, to sweet embroidered floral accents, these new wearable art pieces are unique – just like you. Get back to school ready and wear your style confidently. Makes a perfect teacher gift!

With many options to choose from you might have a hard time deciding, seriously.

FABRIC SCRAPS RECYCLED EARRINGS

Earrings not your thing? That’s cool, I have many other handmade items in store for you. Perhaps a velvet handmade to relax in is your thing! Read about the new velvet handmade headbands here. Or skip the headbands and shop all handmade goodies here!

Why recycled earrings?
From loving creativity and unique style, the earrings I usually wear were not the cute factor that I wanted anymore. As a result I got the creative juices flowing using my fabric hat and bag scraps and made art! I really enjoy the fine, detailed motor skills I use when making these because it’s soothing, satisfying and just couldn’t keep to myself. Don’t get me wrong, I still LOVE making hats; however, sometimes creative inspiration comes when I don’t expect it and I must act on it!

In conclusion, these handmade earrings are so adorable, they’re happy art that you can wear!

Bound to be…creative!

XO,

you can be a hat person

Why I went off social (& how)

I don’t consider myself to be an important person…and neither does social media. While the decision to get off social was difficult, moreover I wanted set an example for my teens. It was scary, not gonna lie.

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Fleece Earflap Winter Hat

What’s so special about the BEST SELLER winter beanie hat? Besides it being a cute fleece winter hat it hosts so many other attributes.

Created to Last
This winter fleece beanie is made with a quality hand and beautifully soft double brushed anti-pill fleece. A double layer of fleece over the ears will keep them toasty. The cute and short brim is just enough to add some uniqueness while keeping the snow from falling into your eyes. A little tiny arch in the back of the hat allows for scarf wearers and/or ponytails.

I was looking for a hat that would keep my ears warm, and so far this style seems to work well! The brim has been really helpful on windy or bright days. On super cold days I’ve been able to wear a thin ear warmer under my hat for even more warmth.

– Katie, IL
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How to Wear a Visor & Look Cute

how to wear a visor and look cute

It’s summertime ladies and you want to look cute, timeless and ready for pickle ball on Thursday without skipping a beat. Here are some quick tips on how to wear your visor and look cute this summer.

TIP #1 – short hair
Ladies with pixie short hair I recommend wearing your visor while leaving a few bangs visible or under your visor. First, take your glasses off, place the front of the visor on top of your bangs just above your hair line. Next, with a bit of pressure wrap visor around, at a downward slant, to the back. Using pressure keeps your hair from exploding over on the top of your visor. Next, press and close in the back at desired tightness. Throw your glasses back on. BONUS TIP: If your visor is slipping, it’s not tight enough. Keep at a comfortable level.

TIP #2 – medium length hair and bobbed locks
You have a couple of options here. You can wear your visor on top of your bangs, see TIP #1 for instructions, or you can wear your visor under those locks, here’s how. First, with glasses off and visor in hands, flip your hair totally upside down in a forward motion (and you thought those squats weren’t helping). Next, place the visor just above your hair line, wrap to the back of your nape and press close at desired pressure. Next, flip back up and let your hair fall where it may. BONUS TIP: Grab a hair clip and lift the top of your hair creating a messy but cute look

How to Wear a Visor and Look Cute

TIP #3 – long hair
You have many options here. You can wear your visor with hair down and flowing overtop the visor (see TIP #2) or you can throw your hair into a bun or ponytail. Going messy is fun, too. With ponytail, bun or hair clip in place, press front of visor to your hair line and wrap around to nape or back hair line. Apply some pressure and downward slant when wrapping to the back. Press and close at desired tightness. BONUS TIP: Pull out a few side hair strands. Messy is okay!

TIP #4 – for the sweaty ladies
Do you sweat? Me too. To get the longest wear outta your visor and keep it clean I recommend wearing a lightweight stretchy headband under your visor. Throw on your stretchy head wrap first and then throw on your cute visor. This creates a little barrier between the sweat and the gross sweat. BONUS TIP: To keep hair completely off your face do this: after getting desired visor fit, pull the visor down to your neck and lift back up to desired place while all your hair is above visor.

Your handmade visor is totally washable in gentle detergent and air drying!

how to wear your visor and look cute

Not gonna lie, the above photo is after a 5 mile run and Wow! …while not a pretty face this combo headband and visor did the trick!

Checkout just some my other summer reads:

My 3 Favorite Hats for Summer
How to Wear Your Hair with Handmade Hat
How to Style Bucket Hats
Embrace Your Curves
Unleash Your Creative Soul

you can be a hat person

Until next time folks!
Bound to be… going for a run with my visor,
XO,

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