Rentelov

When I first started out as a new grad, I worked on night shift. This switch from being a "day walker" to living the night life was an incredibly difficult adjustment for me. For one, I had always been an early riser. Every morning I would wake up at approximately 0600. In fact, I loved waking up early so much that I would purposely schedule myself for the 0800 classes in college. As soon as the sun came in through my window in the morning I felt a rush of energy and excitement for the day. I always felt that my brain worked best early in the morning. Now here I was, at the mercy of "doing my time" as a night shift new grad nurse. The first night I worked, I felt physically ill to my stomach at the end of my shift. I knew I was tired, I felt physically exhausted, but as soon as the sun touched my skin my body wanted to wake up for the day. I could feel my heart racing to try and stay up. There was a battle of exhaustion and fighting the urge to sleep that threw me i...

In 2010, I owned a boutique children's clothing business called Ella Minnow Pea. I absolutely loved sewing children's clothing for clients all over the world. It had originally began when I fell in love with boutique children's clothing, but did not fall in love with the price of those children's clothing. With my background in sewing, I knew I could make them myself. Then my friends started asking me to make their children items. Before I knew it, a business had been born. Ella Minnow Pea was also approved for a elite group of artisans in the handmade community called The Artisan Group. Who is the Artisan Group? The Artisan Group® is a premier entertainment marketing organization on a mission to introduce Hollywood to the best of the handcrafted movement. We do it by providing owners of artisan businesses the chance to introduce their products to celebrities, industry leaders, VIPs, and members of the press through participation in celebrity gift lounges, and ou...

Rentelov has gone quite a few places since opening up an online shop in Etsy. As of today, Mod Scrub Caps have been shipped to 15 different states in the United States! However, this afternoon Rentelov has hit a very big milestone! One of our Mod Bouffant Scrub Caps will be handmade and shipped internationally to England in the United Kingdom! It's official! We have made it over the "pond!" This is such a big moment that has been celebrated in our household today. We are beyond grateful for everyone who has supported our small business endeavors to provide coverage to healthcare workers all over Ohio, then all over the United States, and now officially all over the WORLD! Our dreams are coming true and it wouldn't be possible if it wasn't for all of you. Thank you for supporting Rentelov!

I still carry around with me two things on my stethoscope; my RN charm and my cross charm. These two pieces are very special to me. I was gifted these when I graduated nursing school. The cross charm was given to me when I received the Nurturing the Nursing Profession Scholarship. When I was President of my school's student nurses association, we volunteered to help this scholarship fundraiser annually. The organizer of this scholarship was such a kind soul and remembered me when I would volunteer. In addition to the scholarship, she also gifted me my stethoscope charm and a great big hug. The RN charm was given to me at my pinning ceremony. A pinning ceremony for a nurse is a right of passage to transition from student to healthcare professional. For some, this ceremony is more important than the actual graduation ceremony itself! In addition to being pinned from an RN, three awards were given out to students. Two were chosen by faculty, and one was voted upon by the student's...

I'm obsessed with how absolutely adorable these headbands are. One of my coworkers suggested that I add headbands to my shop. So I did some research and I found the most amazing fabric to make Turban Inspired Knit Headbands . Saying that this fabric is soft doesn't describe how buttery soft and smooth it truly is. It's so comfortable that the Turban Inspired Knit Headband can be worn for long hours at work, working out, or practicing yoga yet stylish enough to wear out for all occasions. I usually have a big problem with most headbands where it slides all over or is too tight and doesn't look quite right. However, after making these, I wore the Turban Inspired Knit Headband in snake print yesterday to go hiking with my husband and it was so comfortable that I forgot I was even wearing one! 

I am part of a Facebook group online called "Sewing Room Ideas." My dream space would be a cute sewing space or rather a "she shed" for sewing in the middle of a garden with large windows and a cute little patio for drinking tea or coffee and relaxing. Much like Jane's sewing oasis in Reading, in the UK which was featured on Tilly And The Buttons The seamstresses in my "Sewing Room Ideas" Facebook group have some of the most drool worthy spaces. I applaud their proudly displayed trophy rooms. I always imagine what kind of wonderful creations are made in these spaces. There are so many creative ideas for sewing spaces, and I love to see what people come up with. So it gave me an idea. Why not show where all of the Rentelov creations are made?! My sewing space is small, but it certainly shows you that small spaces can have a very large imagination. My 2.5' x 2.5' table has been plenty enough surface area to fit both my Shark sewing machine and my...