Attention previous customers!!

50% off labor of one item coupon to all previous customers who send me a quality high resolution photo of the window treatments I have made to windowsbymelissa@gmail.com.

If you are r prior customers and are not in the market for any more window treatments I will happily forward the coupon on to a friend. Or I will give you a high five!

Thank you!!

Sponsor Family for March: Berkley!

This is my good friend from high school, Krista, and her daughter, Berkley.

I guess I should also note that Krista's husband, Berkley's daddy, is my brother! :)

But that's beside the point. . .

Neal, my brother and Berk's daddy, has been working very hard these last few years. He was a General Manager of Peter Piper Pizza and going to school to get his degree in accounting. Krista has also been working hard going to school, being mom and working part time.

Finally, Neal graduated!

He continues to work hard studying for his CPA exams all the while working at Butler, Jones and Hansen PC during tax season! Crazy!

Those of us who have been through school know about the lovely graduation gift we get. The honor to repay our student loans. Yipee! That on top of the economy being what it is like, just starting out of school is an extremely difficult time. It is tough to handle the unexpected things that come up.

Berkley got sick recently and now requires breathing treatments that are not covered by insurance. So to show our support for Krista, who works so hard at her job and being mom, and our support for Neal, who is mid-tax season and trying to study and pass his exams, and our love for miss Berkley we are sponsoring miss Berkley Butler this month. $5 of each order in the month of March will go toward Berkley's breathing treatments.

Her is a little about her from her mom:

Berkley is a Very outgoing 2yr old who loves books, crafts, turtles and grdening... with her parents. She has discovered that she loves to count and puts anything in a row and counts them. In November of 2011 she was diegnosed with some breathing problems (Asthma). Her breathing effects her the most at night where if she doesn't take her medication she will stay up all night coughing, and is VERY tired once morning comes. Unfortunately their insurance does not cover her medication that she needs every day, which is very costly.

Sincerely,
Krista (Berkley's mom)

 Berk-a-licious!!!

If you want to help us help Berkley use coupon code HELPING in our etsy shop to get 10% off your next purchase.

Thank you all! We would love to hear your story or the story of a loved one if you know of anyone that might benefit from our sponsor program. Please email us at windowsbymelissa@gmail.com and tell us your story.

Giveaway Tuesday!

50% off labor cost of one item (a set of two curtains counts as one item) to use in our shop.

To eneter:

1) Follow our blog and leave a comment here telling us what you will use your coupon for!

2) Share on Facebook!

Good luck!



Bobbie Lou's Fabric Factory

Bobbie Lou's Fabric Factory

Bobbie Lou's Fabric Factory



Bobbie Lous is a contributor on our blog. She has a fabric shop on etsy and is an absolute delight to work with! She is offering the Window Treatments by Melissa blog readers a coupon code to use in her shop.

coupon code WINDOW will get you 10% off your next order in her shop.

 

All things zoom zoom and chevron. LOVE IT!

 

Stop by today!

Attention former clients!

FORMER CLIENTS! We are excited to announce our upcoming website!!! Purchasing will be much simpler and simple and hopefully fast through our new website.

We need pictures of past projects we've done to display on our website as window treatment options. I would very much appreciate any photos you may have to share with us.

Please send photos of your window treatments to windowsbymelissa@gmail.com

Thank you all very much.

Cord Safety

Safety First!

At Window Treatments by Melissa we strive to make our products the best in quality, style and function. Safety is a top priority. Our Roman Shades cording system is in compliance with the Window Covering Safety Regulations. Click here if you are interested in reading in detail about the Window Covering Safett Standards.

Exposed cords on the back of a Roman Shade pose a threat as they can be made in to a hazardous loop if pulled away from the shade. Our shades enclose the cord in a case that is sewn to the back of the shade.

The two cases that run down the length of the shade are the cord cases and the five that run down the width are dowel rod cases (which make the shade a flat roman shade).

The outer edges of the cord case are sewn to the front and back of the shade. The center of the case is left open for the cord to move freely. When sewn to the back of the shade, the case prevents the cord from being pulled away from the shade.

In our shop cord locks are an additional $10 and are an uprgade. The shade needs to have a cord lock to be in complete compliance with the safety standards. Be sure to order your cord locks for your safe roman shades!

Jacquard

What does "Jacquard" mean?

Jacquard is a type of fabric with the design woven into the fabric rather than being printed or dyed.

All of these fabrics can be found in the Jacquard  section of fabric.com.