The Tassel Necklace

Turquoise Tassel Necklace

Pink Mother of Pearl Tassel Necklace

Hydrangea Blue Mother of Pearl Tassel Necklace 

Natural Orange Tassel Necklace

It's about time the ladies had something to coordinate with men and their bowties! Right?? RIGHT! I created my own spin on the ever so popular tassel necklace and I'm trilled how they turned out. Seriously. I'm in love with the colorful beads and brightly color tassels. I throw a classic spin on the mix by adding some pearls.

Maryland Pride

Since Chesapeake Tides started in Maryland, of course, it LOVES to sport as many Maryland pieces as possible. From bow ties, shirts, key fobs, and pocket squares...Chesapeake Tides covers it all. 

Maryland Flag Bow Tie

Maryland Flag Hair Bow

Maryland Flag Key Fob

Maryland Flag Pocket Square

Black Eyed Susan Bow Tie

Reversible MD Flag & Black Eyed Susan Bow Tie

Blue Crabs & Football, That's What Maryland Does

Go shop the selection of Maryland inspired products now!! 

Red Bubble for Chesapeake Tides

Has anyone ever used Red Bubble before??? I uploaded Chesapeake Tides logo to the site where you can get shirts and other accessories made with the logo and I've sold a few so I decided to add a few more designs to the site for you to purchase and help spread the word on Chesapeake Tides!

This is one of the designs that I just recently uploaded for anyone to get made into sticker decals. Have a laptop filled with your favorite brands? why not add this one to your collection!?

An awesome thing about Red Bubbles editing is that you can either put the design on the front or the back of the shirt. Here is Chesapeake Tides signature logo that can be put on a variety of different shirts, swear shirts, and numerous other products.

Another amazing thing about Red Bubble is all of their clothing products are printed on American Apparel shirts and sweat shirts. I'm all for supporting american made companies that have such an amazing quality to them! 

Chesapeake Tides Turns 2!

I seriously can't believe it's been two years since I started my little business of creating bow ties! It all started when my group of guy friends had this phase that, that's all they would wear. After having some background in sewing from taking a class in my sophomore of high school, I decided to purchase a machine and some seersucker and gingham fabrics. One weekend, for hours and hours at a time I didn't stop; I continued to cut of the bow ties from a pattern that I found online, ironed the interfacing, and began sewing.

It was seriously the most exciting most enjoyable thing I could ever do for myself.

After two years I have completed numerous orders of so many different fabrics that I could get my hands on. In late 2012, I asked around...mostly to my friends...what they would like to see! My first response was to make Maryland Flag bow ties and regular ties. What? How the heck was I going to find that? I searched high and low for that fabric and not one person or store sold anything like it. It wasn't until I discovered this online store that could put any design on a piece of fabric that I dreamed of. Before the fabric even came in, I was getting orders. It was so exciting and it made me so happy that people wanted to wear my ties and show off their Maryland Pride! (we're pretty proud of our flag)

In 2013 is when I took my first order for a wedding. When I saw I was super surprised, I mean it. I couldn't believe that some one had found me on Etsy to create the ties the groomsmen would be wearing on the couples special day. After that, I received a few more and feeling even more blessed and excited. At the end of summer, I traveled to Ocean City just to get away, before I moved across the country to California. While in OC I cruised up and down Coastal Highway looking for a place to eat that I had never before. When I discovered this new little shopping center on 67th Street I decided to pop in and check out the new shops. One of the shops was perfect...BEYOND perfect! Summer House Trading Co. had everything I ever wanted! Whether it was something to decorate my house with, or some fun clothing accessory, I wanted it! After seeing what amazing products they had in the store, I knew this was the perfect place to start selling Chesapeake Tides Bow Ties!

To celebrate two successful years I would like to offer a little special!

So many new fabrics, designs, & products are now available on the Etsy shop and I hope you find a special something for yourself or for a friend!

Thank you for all your support these past two years, I can't wait to see what's to come in the future!!!

Tied Up with String

So it’s about time that Chesapeake Tides get a face lift! Before I had gotten some nautically themed paper from Paper Source and used that to wrap up my ties and sealed them with some Washi tape. Now, I plan to keep things more simple but just as…Chesapeake Bay inspired.
While I spent last weekend with the family in Laguna Beach, I came across a home decor store that was filled with all things nautical.{I wanted to purchase everything for my future home} I’ve been wanting, for a long time now, try out Bakers Twine. Well, this little home decor store happened to have some of that…in Navy!{perfect! no?}

Maryland Flag Performance Headband

After about a year and a half of sticking just to creating bow ties, I thought it was time to branch out a little bit and start creating some pieces for women. I started off by creating and designing my own pattern to start makingcosmetic bags and totes bags. (the tote bags will be coming soon, I promise!)
The fabric supplier I’ve been using since Fall of 2012 has come out with a performance material for sports gear and what not. To branch off from the products I already know how to make, I decided to create headbands out of the performance material to show Maryland pride whether your out on the field playing your favorite sport or up in the stands cheering on your team!

I’m kind of excited on how they turned out & I hope y’all are too!