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HANDMADE HATS AT SHOP·TIQUE

March 2, 2022

shoptique lake City, MN
shop local and handmade in beautiful lake city, MN

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 Doodle Coloring Totes are a perfect creative addition to a young child’s imagination!

SHOP LOCAL & HANDMADE THIS SPRING at SHOP·TIQUE
200 N. 10th St. in Lake City, MN

CLICK HERE TO GET DIRECTIONS TO SHOP·TIQUE IN LAKE CITY, MN

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I would love to meet you and I welcome you to browse the many different handmade items that I make! 200 N. 10th St. Lake City, MN (behind the HWY 63 Kwik Trip on the north side of Pritzl Storage)

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Peek into Handmade Bags

March 10, 2021

handmade market totes

A Textural Dream
These new colorful and reversible totes are just the thing to give you Spring Fever without even packing away the winter gear. These handmade market bags are a super colorful collection of eclectic upholstery fabrics that scream…”please don’t leave me at home!” Because I sometimes struggle making things that are non-reversible these tote bags are beautiful on both sides giving you not just one awesome bag, but two!

While I LOVE making your awesome handmade hats this new line of spring bags for 2021 has been a welcome change not only visually but also texturally.

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Shop Opening October 2020

September 3, 2020

When someone asks me…why? a lot of times I follow-up with… why not? I’m not gonna beat around that paint brush…I’m thrilled to announce a….

Shop Opening October 2020 in Lake City, MN

Over the years watching you stroll around my show booth has been nothing short of a cool experience. Not only has been so great to meet you but to also get to know you and know your story. You inspire me!  

You inspire me so much that I’m thrilled to announce….

A shop•tique experience awaits you!


(pronouced: /SHäp,tēk/)
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How to Pack a Hat for Travel

February 6, 2019

Don’t have a Bound to be Creative hat, yet?

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Packing your hat for travel is essential for those no-wash hair days of summer, especially when you just rolled out of that comfy guest bed and remembered Aunt Norma wants to take you boutique shopping in ten minutes. Your hair might protest, but your hat is there to save the day.

Four easy steps on how to pack your handmade hat

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Outfit 9 – Hat with Focus

August 17, 2017

This, my friends, is my handmade Trucker Hat with focus. Although it looks like I tripped head first into my flower garden this Trucker Hat gets things done. The bright pink shirt is deliberate, it’s a cool day worthy of jeans and not to mention the spectacular shoes put the BOOM in my thunder.

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Mix and Match with a Handmade Hat

August 2, 2017

Wearing a handmade hat can pull things together in a jiffy. Mix and match with a handmade hat this summer with ease and take your wardrobe from drab to fab! From a button down sweater and an inexpensive garage sale find how this Cloche Hat ties is all together.

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Hiya there! Tired of your baseball hat already? Yep, thought so. I'm a hat-lovin’ Minnesotan-gal and I'm 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.
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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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SHOP·TIQUE will be open again this week on these SHOP·TIQUE will be open again this week on these days. NOTE the time difference on Friday which is from 9-1pm! Hop on in and support local and handmade and give to a good cause in the month of May!  20% of your purchase goes to @NAMI and you get a FREE keychain!  Would love to see ya. 200 N. 10th St. Lake City, MN

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This bucket hat is a pretty good representation of This bucket hat is a pretty good representation of what my weekend felt like 🤪A little all over the place but super sweet with all the good things in between. Gardening, a nice church service, grilling and *more*. I’ll introduce the *more* another time—let’s just say we’re on our toes a lot! #
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Hi IG friends! Who’s that face under those hats? Hi IG friends! Who’s that face under those hats? Hiya- I’m Shelly! 👋🏻 I’m your hat maker designer creator bestie that’s been making/selling hats for about 11(ish) years.  I have a home studio and a store/shop called SHOP•TIQUE in Lake City, MN where your ideas come to life. Your Handmade Hat can be ordered in your custom colors and sizes, I make them and ship in the US. Your lovely noggin isn’t too big for my handmade hats -DM me if you curious about your head size, I’m happy to help you out!  My online shop is open 24/7 and storefront/shop is open *most* Thursdays & Fridays 10-4p…or by chance. Couple quirky things about your maker, no judgements!…😅
✅I’m a standing sewist 
✅I love having very clean kitchen floors
✅ I’ve watched @friends entire series about 7 times 
✅I think I missed my calling as a private detective or big machinery operator
✅played with toy trucks growing up
👋🏻I have a lot more quirky things but that’s it for now…what’s quirky ‘bout you?? #nojudgement #safespace #missedmycalling #whatif #quirky #fridayintroductions #introduction #knowyourmaker #shoptalk #behindtheseams #redthread #nicetomeetyou #mystory #smallbusinessowner #womensupportingwomen #handmadeshop #solopreneur #introverted #extrovert #makersgonnamake #makersmovement #worktolive #fyp
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