Once upon a time (in 2005) there was the cutest little Shih Tzu, Maddie. She came into our lives as a little puppy. She was our first dog ever. Of course, she ran the household. Since she was the first female in the house besides myself, with three active sons and a husband, I decided to make her some fashionable girly bandanas. Only problem, I never used a sewing machine before. So I went and bought myself a sewing machine, took some lessons at the local Middle School by a very patient Home Economics teacher. Made some patterns. Many different patterns until I found the one that best fit my little girl. With the trial and error...I was off!

I decided to be different. Make them double sided (reversible). Only tie-on. Curved at the neck so they are comfortable and look good on your furbabies neck. Only quality fabrics, designer fabrics, etc. From there it went to selling them at Local Rescue Pet Fundraisers then onto Etsy in 2009. Because of health problems, I took a break, and have decided to come back and sell again (although I never stopped selling at local fundraisers). I am proud to say, that I have many dedicated customers. They come back always saying how happy they are with the quality of the scarf and how much their furbabie (yes, cats) love to wear them.

A lot of work goes into making them. Picking the fabric, cutting them, sewing them inside out, turning them right side out, ironing them, and finally top stitching them. It's all worth it. I only do a few a year, so it doesn't become like a job. I want it to be fun and rewarding. I get such pleasure seeing all the furbabies wearing them with honor.

Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. LOL! (Check me out of FB at Cindy Lou Dog Scarves and Bandanas.) You can see all the photo's of my furry customers!