hotsie socksies...by nini

Okay, here's the post you've all been waiting for!
The grand internet opening of Nicole Bailey's new business!

hotsie socksies
aromatic herbal heat socks

Here is her business card:




She offers many different colors and patterns, most of which are shown below.
The socks are also scented with all-natural essential oil blends including lavender, anise, peppermint, patchouli, clove, cedar, and eucalyptus. My personal favorite, of course, is the patchouli with a splash of clove.

The socks can be heated in the microwave for 2-4 minutes and then used for a wonderful aromatic heat source for aches, pains, injuries, or to just plain get warm... The warmth releases the yummy scents for some aromatherapy too.

They can also be placed in the freezer and then used as a cold pack as well.

The grains inside the socks make them mold easily wherever you need them! They work quite nicely as a neck warming pillow too!

The socks are reasonably priced at $8.00 (plus S&H) and would make wonderful Christmas gifts for anyone on your list!

We even have some brown and black striped socks that you men would be completely comfortable with. Although if you want a pink one, you got it buddy... The customer is ALWAYS right, right? :)

I would love it if this really took off for Nini, so please do what you can to support her. She is really excited about this venture, and has already sold quite a few at the farmer's market and has several socks on order for tomorrow!

Here are the pictures of the socks and patterns and such.

Nicole and her socks at the farmer's market...





all the socks together...


Here they are listed by name in the same order as above from L to R...

Navy/Heather Fat Stripe


Aqua/Sky Blue Fat Stripe


Aqua Multi-colored Stripe (colors include: aqua-purple-black-limey green-sky blue)



Aqua Multi-colored Skinny Stripe
(colors same as above...what looks like white in this pic is actually the limey green...)



Lavender Fat Stripe (colors include heather grey-black-heather cream-purple-lavender)



Pink/Aqua Multi-Colored Fat Stripe


Hot Pink/Purple Fat Stripe


Black/Heather Cream Fat Stripe


Chocolate/Heather Cream Fat Stripe




There are several ways to order:
1. Call and speak to Nicole directly at 706-401-4005
2. Leave a comment on this post with your order and your e-mail address so that we can contact you about payment...
3. E-mail your order to our family website at allthebaileys@gmail.com


Payments can be made by
1. Mailing a check (we will e-mail you the mailing address)
2. Using paypal online (I WILL SEND A PAYPAL INVOICE VIA E-MAIL)
3. Paying Nini in person if you are from 'round here.


FOR THE RECORD:
The shipping costs drop significantly per sock the more you ship in each box, so it would be prudent to buy more than one and save on shipping costs!!! :)

THINK OF ALL THOSE PEOPLE ON YOUR CHRISTMAS LIST!
Grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, children, grandchildren, spouse, friends, co-workers, hairstylist, even the MAILMAN! :)

Thank you all for your support!
Love,
Jen

smashin' fashion...

We had SO much fun on Saturday at the market! Here are some pictures from the day... I just commented throughout rather than a huge post up top...


we made the Athens paper...


this is the booth for the organic clothing company that sponsored the event...
happygreenbee... check out their website here:
www.happygreenbee.com



our fashion diva... sporting the pumpkin-butterscotch-chocolate-bean dress and beret...(notice dad looking on in the background...)


hank adam was the youngest model... wearing the radish-bean cardigan and sock hat...


here she is...



and her paci even matched... so cute.


the hankster deux... what a hunk.


all the moms and babes. by the way, they even let us all keep the outfits! how cool is that.


bean and her mama...



the entertainers, Henslee & Kenslee... they were fantastic!


Chloe enjoys the show...


Emma and her ever-protruding tongue...


with daddy, showing those teeth again...


the scarecrow outside with his pumpkin "crack". ha.


Chloe and her new friend. his name, no kidding, is Djoe-Phsh (pronounced jo-fish) and his nickname is "Duct-tape"...really. Chloe just calls him "duct-tape." He is an adorable kid!



Timmy tried to sell hot popcorn, but it didn't go over real well... oh well.





Me and Tim for a rare alone shot!


Nini and her herbal heat socks...which are doing very well actually. I will be doing a whole post just for that soon...



Nichole poses with farmer John's 9.5 lb. sweet potato!


as Tim says..."One hot mama..." sheesh. whatever. I'm just thrilled to be in 10's again!
whoo hoo!


my homemade caramel...I have to say, it was pretty amazing.


i had some issues with the "caramel apple" on a stick thing, so this was plan B...


another bread shot...


the day is done for our bean...

A-Baking we will go..A-Baking we will go... Hi-ho-the...

My friend Nichole Gautreaux and I have started a business! I have been thinking and praying about this plan for months, and finally decided to give it a shot.
We are called "bailey & gautreaux breads and confections" and we are selling breads and sweets at the farmer's market on Saturdays. We spent all last week getting ready for our debut, making signs, business cards, labels, tags, etc... And then stayed up ALL night Friday night baking! (Lesson #1 - start earlier in the day...) I had already been feeling the beginnings of a cold, so by mid-Saturday, I was an absolute mess. I ended up home in bed with a horrific migraine...but that's not the point... So, we sold all the bread we baked and even had a few pre-orders for next week. The cupcakes (spiced pumpkin with browned-butter icing and hazelnut brittle) did okay, but would have done better if I had put out a sample earlier(Lesson #2)... Once people were able to taste them, they sold better. We're not sure if we will continue the cupcakes part right now... We'll see. Nicole also made some coffee mixes from scratch that we packaged up real cute... We sold a few of those as well!
I'll tell you one thing, we could not have done it all without the help of Nichole's mom, Janice, who is also a good friend of ours... She was so incredible... no complaints even at 4 AM!!!
We are actually having a business meeting tonight with Hank, who will help us put together a business plan. I spent the day today figuring out all of our costs and overhead and all that good stuff.
Our first priority is to get a better mill, because the little one she has just isn't cut out for so much hard work... We really have to baby it... But I am thankful that we have it!
I took some great pics of our first trial day so here they are...
Also, Nini is starting her own business as well... I will make a special post all about that later with pictures of her and her new "product." You'll see... so cute...
Anyway, here's our business card and some pics. And I am making a website too! I'll post when that is ready...