I can’t quite place ‘why’, but I’ve always thought a bow had the power to change the way your day went. Here’s how the humble bow went from being a staple in my hair, to the product that created my dream life:

Before School Ponytails “became my thing”, my husband was FIFO and I was on maternity leave with my youngest. I was in the same dilemma that so many Aussie mums face: juggling 2 little girls and a career, and a husband that only lived under our roof for 6 months of the year.

When we were prepping for my eldest starting Kindy, I excitedly ordered uniforms to the exact requirements of the school, and took pride in finding bows to match in just the right shade. Those first school pics would be proudly displayed on our walls for years to come, and shared with every Aunt, Uncle, Grandparent (and anyone else that would have one), and she was going tolook just perfect in her little outfit.

They were either:

1. sold out in my very particular shade of blue,
2. cheap-looking,
3. or made to order, with a wait time and price tag to match.

I knew there had to be a solution, so I didn’t give up... I decided to get some made myself.

I sourced a factory to manufacture some bows that I liked, in my particular shade of blue, in styles that were classic yet contemporary, and of course:

would fit under a school hat and pass the Principal’s stringent standards.

They were amazing! In fact, they were so much of a hit that I ended up ordering in more for friends, then friends of friends, then friends of friends of friends.  

Next thing I knew, I had an online store, a wholesale offer, and a concept for easy fundraising with school bows. It wasn’t long and my home was bulging at the seams with hair ties, clips, and headbands in all the colours of the rainbow.

I turned to my Dad for advice,who funnily enough had always suggested we would work together at some stage,and told him that “I might have started something that could really BE something”.