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.

Happy 4th Birthday, Chesapeake Tides!!!

Chesapeake Tides is 4 years old today!!! You know what that means?!! 

SALE SALE SALE

20% off $10 or more

code: HPYBDY4

sale ends 4/1

The Perrrrrfect Clutch

I came across some fabric that I had stored away from safe keeping. I combined them together with a zipper and created some one of a kind clutches! They are one of a kind with no duplicates!

Floral & Cognac Leather Clutch

Navy Polka Dot & Cognac Leather Clutch

Canvas & Cognac Leather Clutch

These clutches are apart of a SUPER SALE. An "EVERYTHING MUST GO" kind of sale. They were previously $20 and have been lowered to $18 

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!

Fall 2013 Collection

THE WAIT IS OVER!!

Chesapeake Tides new custom designed fabrics are now available in bow ties!! It’s been a long awaited wait for these designs to be perfected and ready to be transformed into a bow tie, cosmetic bag, tote bag, or hair bows. (which will be coming soon)

Skipjack Sailboats

Life Rings

(of course I partnered up some black eyed susans for some Maryland inspired bow ties)

Blue Crabs

I’m so happy I am finally able to share all these designs I’ve been working day and night on for the past several months with y’all! New products are still in the works and I can’t wait to share them with you as well!

Christmas Time is here!

This summer I told myself that I was just going to stick to creating my own designs to be more original and so that you wouldn’t be able to find the fabric I use, in other Etsy shops. Yeah well, that didn’t happen. When I took a little visit to my local fabric store they of course had a HUGE selection of their Christmas fabric out and I couldn’t resist! I purchased a small quality of fabric to see if I liked working with it and to see if it would be a hit. WELL it’s a hit in my book & I wish I wore bow ties just so I could wear a Christmas inspired bow tie!(maybe I’ll create some hair bows;))

Aren't these Gingerbread the cutest?!

Festive Christmas Houndstooth

(one of my favorites. wait, who am I kidding?! I love them all!!)

Red, Green & White Striped 

(It's reversible!!)

Christmas time is definitely one of my favorite times of the year. You get to spend time with family, friends, and eat so many cookies that you might have to go up a couple pants sizes but it’s totally worth it! It’s the holiday’s after all!!