By Tiffany White  |
| Production of the headbands happens inwards Macy's basement where she plant 8 to 10 hours a day. |
What started off every bit handmade Christmas gifts for friends 4 years agone turned into to a greater extent than than Macy Ross always expected. She stumbled upon the ingenious consider of ...
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Diva Bands subsequently a grouping of friends showed off the fashionable non-slip headbands Macy had designed for them. “They told their friends near them, together with it snowballed,” Macy says. An avid runner, Macy’s inspiration for making the headbands came from noticing that regular headbands ofttimes slipped off during vigorous exercises. “I would encounter women together with girls alongside longer pilus constantly adjusting their headbands,” she says. “Then they would eventually accept it off because it became such a nuisance.” The dorsum of Macy’s headbands are made from velvet together with human activeness every bit a gripper to expire on the headband inwards place.
Macy has 300 styles alongside varying widths for kids together with adults. The bands tin also tin live worn every bit a decorative headpieces. “You tin have on them if you lot are a nurse together with have on your pilus up, together with it is a dainty accent to your ponytail or outfit,” she says. “We desire them to live fashion-forward together with stylish.” Macy’s headbands tin live purchased through her website, but they are also available locally at
Pacers together with Racers in New Albany, Ken Combs Running Store, and
Swags Sports Shoes.
The popularity of Diva Bands has fifty-fifty extended exterior the Louisville area. For the past times year, Macy has been selling the headbands on
Zulily and has shipped orders to Canada, England, New Zealand, together with Australia.
In add-on to managing her business, Macy makes fourth dimension for fitness without slacking off. “I am real disciplined at it, together with I assay to do something every day,” she says. “Some days, I volition swim for thirty minutes together with elevator weights for an hour.” Last year, Macy participated inwards her get-go Ironman Louisville competition, which lasted for xiv hours. She plans on participating side past times side year.
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| Macy spends 3 to 4 days cutting the ribbon for her headbands to the required length. After the ribbon has been cutting together with bundled, she starts selling together with making the headbands. |
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| Macy uses a numerical coding organisation to expire on runway of her inventory. |
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| Diva Bands has 300 styles which include floral designs, chevrons, brute prints, together with glitter. |
Although maintaining a well for you lot lifestyle is a priority for Macy, she volition never halt eating her favorite dessert. “My hubby got the influenza on my birthday terminal month, together with then my sis brought over a yellowish cake alongside chocolate icing,” she says. “I shared 4 pieces, but other than that, I ate the whole damn cake. It took me 5 days, but I ate it.”
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| She also makes customized headbands for clients using their medal ribbon every bit a means of commemorating the race. Macy, who participates inwards mini-marathons, shows a yoke she made for herself. |
Athletic fashion she’s wearing: “Adidas leggings together with cycling together with running gear from Pearl Izumi.”
Latest purchase she’s praising: “I bought a pair of capri tights from Pacers together with Racers. They’re a lightweight together with soft cloth that doesn’t bunch up.”
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| Macy buys all of her vesture locally. These shoes come upwards from Ken Combs Running Store, together with the pants are a birthday introduce from her hubby Tyler. |
Beauty production she’s loving: “I swear past times kokosnoot oil. I role it for moisturizing my expression upwards together with body. I dearest it.”
Exercise she’s doing: Swimming together with running.
Before I Go… “I brand certain the menage is tidy together with walk Mr. Buttons, my Pekingese dog.”
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| Macy makes do a regular business office of her life together with volition live participating inwards Ironman Louisville side past times side year. |
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...starting Diva Bands subsequently a grouping of friends showed off the fashionable non-slip headbands Macy had designed for them. “They told their friends near them, together with it snowballed,” Macy says. An avid runner, Macy’s inspiration for making the headbands came from noticing that regular headbands ofttimes slipped off during vigorous exercises. “I would encounter women together with girls alongside longer pilus constantly adjusting their headbands,” she says. “Then they would eventually accept it off because it became such a nuisance.” The dorsum of Macy’s headbands are made from velvet together with human activeness every bit a gripper to expire on the headband inwards place.