Country Plaid

Amy contacted us about making a blanket for a brand new little man that incorporated red and black, calves and logos.  We love the way everything turned out and so did she!!

LOVE this spin on "Branded"

This is me...

Whenever I order a handmade product I always play a little game in my mind trying to fiigure what the individual is like, where they live, what they do, the whole name yards. 

Today I thought it might be fun to take out all of the guess work for you.

  So...this is me.

• My name is Bethany
• I am 28 years old.
• I am happily married and have been for seven years.
• I have two little girls, ages 6 and 2.
• I showed cattle for 10 years.
• I live in New Mexico.
• I am a "has been" pageant girl, and yes I washed my own calves.
• Purple Banner Designs came to be after searching for "show" clothes for my brand new nephew. 
• Everything else is history.
• I teach full time at a private academy.
• Half the day I spend with kindergartners.
• The other half I spend with 9th-11th graders.
• I learned to sew a year and a half ago.
• My favorite color is teal.
• Orders typically take 4-6 weeks to arrive in your hands.
• As hard as I have tried to obtain long hair I am just a short hair girl.
• I LOVE coming up with new ideas for PBD.
• I usually sew between 3-6am.
• I am addicted to sleep.
• ...and gummi bears.  (But only the Haribo ones!)
• Getting emails from people stating they LOVE their items is one of my favorite things!

***Don't forget to enter our giveaway for "Levi's Lost Calf" by Amanda Radke and Michelle Weber!***

"Levi's Lost Calf" by Amanda Radke & Michelle Weber...GIVEAWAY!!!

In May we were contacted by Amanda Radke of Nolz Limousin.  She had just finished writing a children's book entitled "Levi's Lost Calf" and was hoping we would be able to work up a PBD rendition of Little Red.  After scouring the shops for the right colored mink we finally found the perfect fit for Levi's favorite little heifer and got to work. 

It's hard to believe but she is in even cuter in person and Amanda loves her as much as we did. 

Amanda shipped us the book as soon as it came off the press and my girls absolutely love it! 

The illustrations are beautiful and the glimpse into cowboy life was

enthralling to my kindergarten students as well. 

The most exciting news? 

Amanda has offered to give away three copies of "Levi's Lost Calf" to PBD followers! 

Want to win one?  Then play along, here's how!

****Leave a seperate comment for each entry*****

1.  Follow PBD, if you already do then leave a comment saying so.

2.  Head over to FB and like Purple Banner Designs and "Levi's Lost Calf" (1 entry each)

3.  Tell us who your favorite show calf was...name and all.

4.  Blog, tweet, or FB about the giveaway. (Make sure you leave the link!)

That's up to FIVE entries per person!

 Entries will close Sunday evening at midnight and the winner will be announced Monday morning! 

Modern Cowboy

Katie emailed us hoping to find some cute gifts for her rodeo friends.  Her friend loves turquoise, lime, and brown so we went a couple of fabric options and then got to work!

She wanted to incorporate the little man's initial and their brand. 

We backed each bib with the fabric we used on the front.  They snap together to avoid the velcro tangle that occurs in the dryer!

Modern C

Rocking H

Logo Love

Rhonda emailed about the possibility of incorporating her friend's logo into some precious baby gifts.  She was also hoping that we could somehow create something that had both cinnamon rolls and planes.  Everything turned out far better than we could have ever imagined and the recipients LOVED them!

Rhonda's friend is a farrier and they are planning on having more children so they wanted something gender nuetral.  After looking through fabrics we fell for the brown paisley and never looked back.

The horseshoe was taken directly from her business card.

Cinnamon Rolls...

and airplanes ;)



SO FUN!!

Leslie and her sister contacted us regarding a multitude of items and we were thrilled to take on the task.

An OSU orange blanket with a hereford and surprise inside where in order and although we were a bit nervous in the beginning we LOVE the way it turned out!!

We were even more excited when Leslie told us that the blanket was a perfect match! ;)

Their brand was placed on the inside corner and looked GREAT!

Then it was on to the Stockyard Friends.  Two herefords, a buckskin, and a bay. 



SO FUN!!! 



WOW!!

It's been FOREVER since we last posted!  Fear not, we are still cranking out tons of show related goodies and can't wait to share them with you! 

Stacy Young, sister of the famous Crystal Young, contacted us about making a black baldie and custom minky for her good friends new baby.  At that time we weren't sure what she was going to be having so Stacy decided on a turquoise and brown paisley that is even more adorable in person!

She also requested a black baldie that we all ended up loving!! 

Isn't he precious!!

The calves are all handmade and hand shaped so they take a while but are SO worth it in the end!!