Chloe's Chic Boutique

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2010-12-10T04:58:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! My Thanksgiving was spent with my family here at my house, and was great! Although we all live in the same state, we don't see each other as often as I would like, so I really really enjoy the times that we are all able to gather together for a day.

I can't believe the holidays are already here! Normally I start my Christmas shopping early, but this year it sort of crept up on me. I'm looking for sales, and bargains now, and decided it was time to offer a huge sale on my website. If you are searching for specials, and sales (like me) be sure to check out Chloe's Chic Boutique this month. Our Deal Of The Day features new items which are changed out every few days, with savings up to 50% now! If you are looking for a unique Christmas gift our category Gift Ideas Under $25 is the place to look.

Introducing "Bella"

2010-11-05T10:53:00.000-07:00

We are once again enjoying the pittar patter sound of little feet... puppy feet that is!

Bella is a Shih tzu (like Chloe), and was 12 weeks old when I got her. We traveled a couple of hours to pick her up, and she was quite car sick by the time we brought her home. Poor baby!

She has been with us for about two weeks now, and is completely house broken already. Chloe still isn't too sure about her role as "Big Sister" yet though. For now she would rather observe Bella playing rather than play with her.

Deal Of The Day

2010-10-25T13:09:00.000-07:00

I have been busy listing many new items, and new Christmas decor is coming soon. Be sure to check out our Deal Of The Day category for great savings. Many items are marked 50% off for a limited time.

New Items At Chloe's Chic Boutique

2010-07-11T05:33:00.000-07:00

I have been marking many items on sale this week to make room for our new arrivals. Here is a sampling of some of our newest merchandise.

Decorative Storage Boxes

2010-04-08T06:52:00.000-07:00

I have been busy adding new items. I LOVE using decorative boxes to store everything in, and am always searching for pretty new designs to offer my customers. Here are a few box sets that are available now at Chloe's Chic Boutique.

Ashleigh Turned Three

2009-11-03T16:26:00.000-08:00

Family, and friends gathered at my house on Sunday to celebrate Ashleigh's 3rd birthday.
It's hard to believe that Ashleigh is already three! Time has really flown by.

After cake, ice cream, and lots of gifts, Ashleigh had no time for a nap. She was having too much fun riding her new tricycle.

A Busy Summer

2009-10-07T15:51:00.000-07:00

Well, it has been months since my last post. I was actually shocked when I realized just how long it had been! Time certainly flies when you are busy.

I spent the spring searching for a newer, larger home, and the summer packing everything up, and moving.

Moving is such a job... you don't realize just how much stuff you have until you have to pack it up, and move it, but moving a household AND a business is an even bigger job, and I didn't take any time off from working, just unpacked a little at a time!

I'm loving everything about our new home, and all of the extra room is great! One of my favorite rooms is my kitchen. I love the island, and built in lazy susans, and slide out shelves. My last home had an eat in kitchen, which meant I had to move a kitchen chair out of the way everytime I wanted to open the oven, and I had to move another chair when I wanted to open the dishwasher.... do you get the picture?? LOL

The grandbabies have their own room here now. I'm still in the process of decorating it for them.

They are growing so fast, I can't believe that Ashleighs 3rd birthday is right around the corner! I thought I would post a few pictures of them, but taking a picture of Ashleigh has become almost impossible! She usually runs away, or hides her face... must be something about turning three?!

I caught her off guard when she was in her car seat for this one. LOL

Braeden loves to have his picture taken, he smiles and "poses" as soon as he sees a camera, so I guess I better enjoy taking his photos while I can.

Sorry about the random order of photos, it's been so long since I posted, I forgot how uploading pictures works!

Have a wonderful week. I promise not to take so long to post the next time!!

A Trip To the Zoo

2009-03-09T16:14:00.000-07:00

We had a gorgeous weekend here in South Carolina with temperatures in the low 80's. Strangely just the weekend before, parts of South Carolina had several inches of snow, and lows in the 20's and 30's!
This time of the year our weather is always a bit unpreditable, so we figured we would take advantage of this warm weekend and take the babies to the zoo.

I had forgotten how much "stuff" you have to bring along for an outing with two little ones! We had two strollers, two diaper bags, bottled water, bottled juice, AND it took two cars to carry all of us, and all of their stuff... since there were three adults, and two car seats in the back of one of the cars.

This was Braedens first stroller ride, and he seemed to enjoy it very much!

Ashleigh had never been to the zoo, and her absolute favorite thing right now is zoo animals. She has several books, and videos of zoo animals, and she gets so excited when she spots a picture of a giraffe, zebra, or elephant!

It appeared as though everyone had the same idea as us, since the zoo was more crowded than I ever remember it being in the past!

We had a hard time finding room to take many photos, but I did get a couple of sweet girl with her mommy, and daddy.

All Lanterns Are On Sale

2009-01-29T20:58:00.001-08:00

This week all of my lanterns listed on my site are on sale for 20% off. This sale will run through February 7th. I thought I would share a few pictures of some of my favorites.
I love this unique cottage style garden candle lantern. This can hang from a post, or wall with its own wall bracket. I love the sweet little bird, and the delicate design!
Here is another design that hangs from its own wall bracket. This rooster wall lantern is perfect for any French country theme of decor.

The large white romantic lantern is the most popular style I sell. Many women have purchased this style for their wedding decor.

This smaller white scrollwork lantern with it's pretty cutwork design is another favorite choice for weddings. I think it fits in with any romantic style of decorating.

Here is another one of my personal favorites... this pretty lattice style tabletop lantern.

If you click on the links it will take you straight to the product description. I hope you enjoyed my preview of my favorites....

We Miss Him

2009-01-04T09:25:00.000-08:00

It is an odd thing when JOY, and PAIN come so close together.... I was so happy when my sweet grandson was born on December 19th, then on December 24th I had to say goodbye to my sweet Chablis Mishka. He died at a very young age of four from cronic kidney failure.
Our house is too quiet now, and there is an emptiness that happens when a family member is gone... and you know they are not coming back. He was loved so much, and missed terribly.

A New Grandbaby!

2008-12-31T21:02:00.000-08:00

My new grandbaby was born on December 19th.... just in time for Christmas. The psychic was wrong, and the ultrasound was right.... it's a BOY. My daughter had a false alarm two days earlier which had us at the hospital until 3 am. This day she woke up having contractions again, and she thought it must be another false alarm, so she kept waiting, and waiting. Finally after several phone conversations I told her to call her husband at work, and I decided to go over and see how she was doing. When I arrived I asked her how far apart the contractions were, and her reply was "I don't feel like timing them... it hurts too much" What???? Once hubby, and I started timing them we realized they were only two minutes apart, so rushed her to the hospital.
Once we arrived at the hospital they were literally running to get her to her room before the baby was born. No time for an epidural... he was ready to come! Braeden Allen was born at 4:40 pm weighing 9 lbs 4 0z, and was 21 inches long

Mother, and baby are doing great. I have been staying at my daughter and son in laws home to help out... but honestly haven't been much help at all since all of us are so sleep deprived! Ashleigh is adjusting to becoming a big sister, and really seems to be enjoying her new baby brother... except for the few times she woke up from his cries for the 2 am feeding, and couldn't go back to sleep!

Hopefully all will settle down soon, and little Braeden will sleep a bit more.

Adorable New Addition To The Family

2008-12-14T19:26:00.000-08:00

We have an adorable new addition to the family... not the new grandbaby I am STILL waiting for, but a sweet little girl pekingese.

This sweet little puppy was an early Christmas/birthday gift my brother Ronnie received.

Is this a BOY or is this a GIRL??

2008-11-30T12:38:00.001-08:00

In my last post I mentioned that we are expecting a new grandbaby... a boy according to the one ultrasound my daughter had. She had this ultrasound pretty early in the pregnancy, and was told it was a boy. We were very surprised since both myself, and my daughter "felt" like it was a girl, and we couldn't see any proof ourselves from the ultrasound pictures the technician gave my daughter.

We have been shopping for clothes, blankets, bibs, and wall decor for a boy, and my daughter picked out the crib set she wanted to decorate around. Everything was planned.

A few days ago while shopping in Walmart, a lady came up to my daughter and asked her if she knew the baby was a girl. Of course she told her it was a boy according to the technician who performed the ultrasound. This lady smiled, and said "They are wrong, it's a little girl, and you are going to have her soon, very soon". We thought it was a bit amusing since everyone guesses it is a girl. This lady (whom we have never seen before) told us that she wasn't "guessing", that she was a psychic, and knew it was a girl.

Well, after hearing that... and feeling like it was a girl ourselves, we tried the old "ring trick". I don't know if you've ever heard of this before, but supposedly you are supposed to dangle a wedding band from a thread in front of the expectant mothers tummy. If the baby is a girl the ring should swing back and forth ,front to back. If the baby is a boy the ring should move from side to side. According to the ring trick this baby is a girl. Now... for those of you who are laughing at this"test". It accurately predicted my three children, and every one of my friends that I tried this on.... so I have always believed it works.

Anyway, since we are now having doubts, and feeling like this might not be a baby boy afterall, the decorating of the room has been put on hold. We figure we should wait until after the baby is born to decorate.

My daughters due date is December 24th, yet the lady told her she thought it would be born on December 1st. My daughter had a doctors appointment a few days after running into this lady, and the doctor told her to expect this baby any day now, it is definately coming early! They are not planning to do any more ultrasounds, so I guess we wont know until after the baby is born whether this lady really knows what she's talking about!

Either way, we are very excited and can't wait to welcome this new little family member!

Sweet Girl Turned Two

2008-11-03T12:03:00.000-08:00

My sweet grand daughter just turned two. On Sunday the family gathered together for her birthday party. We had quite a crowd with her Mimi, and Pop pop, Grandma, and Grandpa, nana (me), two great uncles, two aunts, three uncles, and one cousin.... and of course her mommy, and daddy. She was so excited to have everyone at her house at one time!

The Elmo, and Cookie monster cake that was made by a neighbor of my daughter, and son in law was a big hit!

We had lots of good food, and enjoyed watching Ashleigh open all of those gifts. She received so many new toys she didn't know what to play with first!

Here's the birthday girl getting a big hug from Daddy.

It really doesn't seem as though it has been two years since we were standing in the hallway looking at that tiny baby through the hospital nursery window! LOL

Now she will soon become a big sister. Her baby brother is due around Christmas. We have been having fun planning the new nursery, AND shopping for the new baby. Ashleighs room is also getting a makeover... so I will post about both rooms soon!

Pre Christmas Sale

2008-10-26T16:08:00.000-07:00

Here is a sneak preview of some of our products that are on sale now.
This pink ceramic vase features a unique dandelion design, and some of falls new popular color combinations... pink and chocolate brown... yummy!

This pretty Victorian heart shaped lampshade is handmade with beautiful beading, floral accents, and a decorative cherub.

Our guardian angel candle holder looks perfect with Shabby Chic style decor, and makes a great gift for anyone who collects angels.

Our parisian rose vase will add a romantic touch to any decor.

Chloe's Chic Boutique is having a pre-Christmas sale. All of our decorative vases are 10% off now, and many of our candle holders, and best selling items are specially priced as well.

New Boxes just listed

2008-07-30T21:38:00.000-07:00

I just listed a couple of new decorative storage boxes on my website, and these pretty Paris style boxes are back in stock also. I only have one set of each, so wanted to let my blog friends know first since these usually sell out fast!

I love this set of nesting boxes. Lots of pink, and I love the girly bows and ribbon trim!

This set is the perfect size for storing your magazines and are such a pretty way to organize your desk, and store papers out of site. I am always on the look out for pretty storage ideas, and will share some pictures of my own boxes... and what I keep in them when I post again :)

Shabby Lane Shops ~ Christmas In July

2008-07-06T08:22:00.001-07:00

Shabby Lane Shops is celebrating Christmas In July. This would be a great time to start your Christmas shopping, and avoid the crowds later.

If you are not familiar with Shabby Lane Shops, it is an online shopping mall filled with beautiful shops offering a variety of merchandise.

Join us, and find some great deals!

A New Website, & Another Design

2008-06-08T20:50:00.000-07:00

Gosh, I can't believe how long it has been since my last post. My only excuse is time flies when you are busy!

A few months ago I posted about my new website design that Bev from In My Cedar Chest created. Well... Things have changed since then!

I recently decided that I wanted to open an online boutique offering childrens gifts, and room decor. I thought that the pink and blue polka dots on that "new" design would be perfect for my childrens boutique, So, that design was moved to my brand new site, and Bev created something different for my Chloe's Chic Boutique website.
My polka dot design moved to my newest site, and now I have another new design instead...Are you totally confused yet?? LOL

Things have changed, and I am now totally happy with the design of both sites! Thanks Bev!!

My newest site "Little Rosebud Cottage" is now online. If you get a chance I'd love for you to stop by and sign my guest book.

Decorative Storage Boxes

2008-02-08T20:31:00.000-08:00

The New year always makes me start thinking about getting organized. I love using pretty decorative boxes to store and organize. Boxes are perfect for storing keepsakes, jewelry, sewing needs, photos, and they work great for hiding those little odds and ends that never seem to have a particular place they belong!
I am always searching for storage ideas, and thought I would share a few of the boxes that are available on my site now. This nesting set has a fun girly diva look with shoes and handbag print, and black satiny bow.
These nesting suitcase style boxes are great for holding photos or keeping your papers organized... and the pastel rose print looks perfect with Shabby chic decors.
This set of boxes is from The Romantic Victorian Home collection and feature gorgeous beaded lace and florals... Gorgeous!

I'd love to hear some of your storage ideas...

A Special Day

2008-01-29T18:50:00.000-08:00

One Sunday a month my entire family gets together for lunch. We each take a turn choosing the location. With everyones busy schedule it is a great way to stay close, keep up with news... and try out new restaurants too ;)
This Sunday was a special day... my parents celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary! I thought this was the perfect time to introduce them, and share some photos of my handsome daddy, and beautiful mom. My brothers and I are truly blessed to have them for parents... they are the best!

My parents met while my father was in the Air Force stationed in Japan.

Dad taught Mom to speak, read and write English... I cannot even imagine moving to an unfamiliar country, having to learn a new language and new customs! I also cannot imagine the time involved in teaching someone how to speak, read, and write a new language.
They overcame many obstacles... and I remember this when I feel faced with obstacles (small compared to theirs).
Here is my mother in her kimono.

Mom tells me that one of the first things she wanted after receiving her citizenship was an American name... Daddy called her "Rose" after her favorite flower. This is one of the first pictures of them as a couple. I'm happy to say their love is still strong... they still do everything together... shop, cook, exercise...etc, etc.
I love you Mom, and Dad, and hope you have many more Happy Anniversarys together!! XXOO

A Merry Christmas... And a Happy Birthday!!

2008-01-17T07:52:00.000-08:00

Once again I am way behind on my post!
I had such a wonderful Christmas spent with family and friends... and had every intention of posting a few pictures... At first I was having problems uploading my pictures (finally it is working again)!
Then water damage to my home from burst pipes... not ONCE, but TWICE! Repairmen in and out....
Anyway, slowly, but surely once again... here are a few pictures from a wonderful Christmas Day!

This year Christmas was hosted by my brother Ron, at his house. He has a GORGEOUS house, and has always been a natural at decorating!
He also has a local gift shop "Burns Gift Shop", and a new website where he offers home decor, and gift items.
Christmas day is also Rons birthday, so every Christmas we have two celebrations.

I love everything about his diningroom! This is where we ate our Christmas dinner.

Ron always decorates a tree in several rooms of his house, here is the tree that was in the livingroom. The picture doesn't do it justice... it was just beautiful!

I hope that all of you had a wonderful Christmas!

Slowly... But Surely I'm Decorating For Christmas!

2007-12-18T06:57:00.000-08:00

Normally I put up my tree and decorations within a few days of Thanksgiving... but this year I am way behind! It has been very difficult to get into the Christmas "mood"... having temperatures near 80 degrees last week didn't help!

Slowly... but surely I did pull out the decorations, and my 6 foot artificial tree.

This year my tree will have shiny silver and gold beads, and ornaments.

I love the vintage Shiny Brite ornaments that were given to me by my parents... these were on our tree when I was small. They have a place on my tree every year.

Pretty sparkly silver ribbon, and colored lights.

And my Christmas bears that I have been collecting for many years!

Maksim - Somewhere In Time

2007-12-05T20:10:00.000-08:00

My daughter sent me this video... She knows that "Somewhere In Time" is my favorite movie! This is just beautiful! Enjoy......

Two Awards!

2007-12-05T14:59:00.000-08:00

I was so surprised to receive these two awards this week.

First Jenn & Jacqui from The Bowerbirds Nest were so sweet to pass along the "Friendly Site Award", then Jo from Neere an Dear Creations passed The "Rockin' Girl Blogger" award to me. Wow! Thank you so much ladies... I consider myself blessed to have met all of you!

Now it is my turn to pass these awards on to some wonderful women whose blogs I enjoy visiting. It is always so difficult just to choose a few... when there are so many blogs that I enjoy. I think that you will enjoy visiting each of these wonderful women, and friendly sites as much as I do!

Friendly Site Award:

Ali... Ali's Spot

Ruth... Artful creations

Bren... Brendas Little Cottage

Stephanie... Angelic Accents

Penny... Lavender Hill Studio

Dawn... Hydrangea Home

Lori...Katies Rose Cottage

I think these bloggers rock, and think you will too!

Rockin' Girl Blogger:

Jennifer... Pear Street Studio

Jo Anne... Vintage Rose Collection

Barbara...Barbara Jacksier

Natasha... Natasha Burns

My website has a new look

2007-11-30T17:23:00.000-08:00

Chloe's Chic Boutique has a brand new look! Lots of pink polka dots, pink stripes, and beautiful pink roses. I love it!

If you are in need of a designer for a website, banner or business cards... who specializes in feminine web graphics I recommend you check out " In My Cedar Chest".

Ebay sellers... You will love her large selection of auction templates, and store front designs available in her Ebay store.

Bev has designed both of my websites, my Ebay store front, all of my banners, and business cards... Does it sound like I'm hooked on her work?? LOL

Not only is Bev one of the most talented designers available, she's one of the nicest women you will ever meet!

A Nice Surprise!

2007-11-27T08:44:00.001-08:00

This morning I woke up to an email from Jenny from The Bowerbirds Nest with this adorable picture she created from the photo of me and Chloe. What a wonderful surprise! I just love it! Thank you so much Jenny!!

Doesn't it look just like us... and I am even holding Ashleighs birthday cake!

If you haven't met Jenn and Jacqui yet be sure to check out their wonderful blog!

Two Birthday Parties!

2007-11-14T09:44:00.000-08:00

Since Ashleighs birthday was on a week day not all of the family could come, so she had a second party on the following weekend.
Her second party began with a family get together for lunch at a restaurant. Ashleigh had a window seat.
Doesn't her pink cart cover/ highchair cover look so girly??

After lunch we all we went to her Mimi and Pop pops home for cake, ice-cream and gifts.

I love the way her birthday cake matches the table cloth!

Don't you just love this expression?? I know she must be thinking "I can't reach my cake and ice-cream way over there!"

Finally... a taste!

Thank you for joining me for both of my Birthday parties!

First Birthday

2007-11-08T18:06:00.000-08:00

My sweet Grandbaby turned one! Ashleigh had a birthday party complete with a pretty pink cake, lots of presents...

And her very own "doggy" cake that looked like Chloe!

When we went to the bakery to pick up her cake, she kept looking at the "doggy" cakes and reaching out to them with her "gimme" sign (hand opening and closing).... soooo we thought it would be a good idea to buy her very own mini cake. Well, it turned out to be NOT such a good idea... when she tried to "play" with the doggy, and it began to fall apart in her hands she wasn't happy at all! She cried and cried!

After lots of hugs, kisses, and more presents... the doggy was forgotten, and she was happy again! LOL

Smile Award

2007-11-08T17:24:00.000-08:00

Jennifer at Pear Street Studios passed this award to me. Thank you Jennifer!

I am supposed to pass it along to ten bloggers who make me smile.

I enjoy visiting so many different blogs, but here are some of my favorites... that do make me SMILE!

Natasha - Natasha Burns

Siobhan- Vintage Mosaic Boutique

Claudia- The Paris Apartment

Ele- A Bit of Pink Heaven

Kathy- Shabby Roses Boutique

Lori- Katies Rose Cottage

Dara- Sophie Rose Designs

Jenn & Jacqui- The Bowerbirds Nest

Brooke- Bella Rose Cottage

Dianne- Desperate Diva

Cherubs add a romantic touch to any decor

2007-10-14T12:44:00.000-07:00

Cherubs add such a romantic touch to any decor. I love anything and everything featuring angels and cherubs, so am always looking for new items to add to my boutique.
I thought I would share some of my new items listed on my site. If you love cherubs, and romantic decor I am sure you will love these as much as I do!

This set of two little cherubs hang on the wall... I love the colors on their wings. This elegant Victorian Brocade lampshade is enbellished with seed pearls, sequins, beads, lots of roses... and a golden cherub. BEAUTIFUL!

This pretty cherub soap dish comes with two scented decorative bars of soap, packaged and ready to give as a gift to someone special.

This is one of my favorites! This mirror is so feminine and will be gorgeous with any Victorian or Shabby Chic decor. I love all of the pink roses and intricate detailing on this!

All of these gorgeous items are for sale now on my website. I hope that you enjoyed the preview of a few of my favorite cherubs!

Chablis

2007-10-10T18:44:00.000-07:00

I have introduced Chloe here, so thought it was time that I introduce her kitty brother Chablis.
He is a flame point himilayan.
Chablis is from one of the litters of kittens that my daughters cat had. I always told her that if they ever had a flame point I wanted it! I don't know if flame points are rare, but even though the daddy (Milo) of the litters was a flame point... none of the kittens ever were. They had four or five litters and all of the kittens looked like their mama - a blue point.
Eventually one of Milos daughters gave birth to Chablis... the one time we were not expecting to see a flame point... there he was!
My daughter brought him to live with me when he was about seven weeks old. He had begun to eat a bit on his own and wasn't nursing so much anymore, and also her husband was beginning to grow quite fond of him, so she figured that I had patiently waited through all of those litters...and if she didn't bring him to me soon, her husband might decide to keep him! My daughter surprised me one afternoon and brought him over in a crate. As soon as I opened the little door to let him out.... in went Chloe to greet him!
Even though I had an older female cat at the time Chablis took to Chloe. He followed her everywhere, tried to nurse on her, and often fell asleep with his head on her back.
They were so sweet together!

When someone comes to my door Chloe is running to the door barking, and Chablis is right behind her "barking" too in his little meowing voice! It is the funniest thing!!

He looks a bit grumpy in this picture, but actually he is a happy little fellow, and sweet as can be!

Toile Fabric Decor

2007-09-19T07:04:00.001-07:00

I just love Toile fabrics. They add a French Country feel to any room, and blend nicely with plaids, stripes and other patterns when you want to layer different prints. Toile fabrics are timeless...They never goes out of style! These new items are now available on my site.
These fabric napkins come in a choice of Black Toile, Blue Toile, and Red Toile. The matching table covers are beaded.

The Toile chair covers actually fit over those inexpensive plastic resin outdoor chairs... what a GREAT idea! You can bring those chairs in on your covered porch and give your porch a decorator look with these. Pretty enough for inside! These also come in a choice of Black Toile, Blue Toile, Red Toile, and an Ivory cotton canvas that will be perfect for your Shabby Chic Decor.

Sweet Grandbaby

2007-09-15T09:59:00.000-07:00

I couldn't post my first "Grandparents Day" card, and not introduce my sweet Grandbaby Ashleigh... who gave me the card.
Ashleigh is my first grandchild. There hasn't been a baby in my family in 25 years! She is also the only Grand-daughter to her other set of Grandparents... soooo you can imagine just how spoiled she is!!
Little girls are sugar n' spice, and everything nice.... They are also such FUN to buy for and dress up girlie!
We love putting pretty hats, bonnets and headbands on Ashleigh. She used to tolerate such things, but not anymore. Hats and headbands stay on just long enough for you to snap a picture or two... if you're really quick! LOL

There it goes.....

Much more fun to chew on!!

My First Grandparents Day

2007-09-09T17:01:00.000-07:00

Today is Grandparents Day, and I received my very first grandparents Day card from my sweet Grandbaby... Ashleigh.

This has been a busy year, with lots of changes, but the highlight of this year was becoming a first time "Nana"!! She is such a joy to me! For all of you who are grandparents... you know what I'm talking about...

Painted Pretties

2007-08-29T10:21:00.000-07:00

This week I have been feeling a bit down and discouraged due to some plain ole "rotten luck" I've been experiencing lately... we all go through times like this.

I decided that now was the time to organize and re-arrange my messy walk in closet... that you no longer can walk into for all of the "stuff"! Anyway...Cleaning and organizing always seems to help me to deal with stress.

Gosh, Did I get side-tracked though! One of the first things that came out of that messy closet was a box full of unused, discarded items that I saved "just incase"... I found an old hand mirror and comb ... a little yellowed from age, but still in good condition, a small wall mirror that no longer had a hanger on the back, (some pretty ribbon solved that problem) and a fresh coat of white paint made it look "brand new" again. I also found this photo frame that I never cared much for because of the color. Well... In stead of cleaning out that closet I ended up painting these things (so much more fun)! Now they have a brand new look, and working on them helped me to have a new out-look!

The closet can wait until another day :)

Retired Designs

2007-08-20T14:34:00.000-07:00

I just learned that these gorgeous designs from the Barkcloth Linen and Lace line - The Romantic Victorian Home Collection are being retired ... once they sell out they wont be offered again :(

I have marked what I have left on clearance on my site.

Weekly Special

2007-08-14T10:36:00.000-07:00

Hello,

I just wanted to tell you about this weeks "Weekly Special" at Chloe's Chic Boutique.

Everyone likes to get something for FREE, so this week thru August 21st when anyone purchases the Chic Crystal Prisms Candleholder Chandelier, they will receive a Shabby Victorian Photo Wall Frame free.

This chandelier features crystal look (acrylic) drops. I just love it! These candle holder chandeliers add such a romantic touch to any decor, and are the perfect alternative to use wherever you would like a pretty chandelier and electricity is not available.

The photo wall frames are white with a distressed finish... perfect for Shabby decors!

I've Been Tagged

2007-08-10T20:08:00.000-07:00

I've been tagged by Jennifer at http://pearstreetstudios.typepad.com/

so now you get to know a little bit about me. Don't worry, it's short... and who knows, maybe you'll be tagged next!

4 Jobs I've Had:
*Assistant Manager of a pet store

* Photo Lab Technician

* Shift Supervisor

* Photographers Assistant

4 Films I would Watch Over & Over:

*Somewhere in Time

*Ghost

*Meet The Parents

*How To lose A Guy In 10 Days

4 Places I have lived:
*Sumter, SC
*West Columbia, SC
*Clovis, NM

* Okinowa

4 Favorite TV Shows:
*Extreme Home Makeovers

*American Idol

*King Of Queens

*Oprah

4 Favorite Foods:
*French Onion Soup

*Prime Rib
*Homemade Pizza
*Pecan Pie

4 Websites I visit everyday:

*My site

*Ebay

*Beautiful Shops

*Friends Blogs

4 Places I love to be:

*In the mountains

*Charleston SC

*Having dinner with my family

*In bed with a good book

4 Favorite Colors:

*Pale Pink

*Baby Blue

*Light Aqua

*French Blue

4 Names I love but wouldn't use for my children:

*Starr

*Anastasia

*Halle (Sounds terrible with my last name)

*Zoe
Okay... Let's see... who shall I TAG... I get 3, right?...
Peggy at So Shabby Pink, Nancy at Roses and Teacups, and Lori at Katies Rose Cottage.

Introducing Chloe

2007-08-10T11:15:00.000-07:00

Since my business and this blog are named for my little black and white dog "Chloe", It is only fitting that I introduce her here.

Introducing Chloe... In her own words.

Hello, my name is Chloe. I am a six year old Shih-tzu.

I have a brother and a sister who are both Himilayan Persians.

My brother was very tiny when he came to live with us, and for some reason has always thought that I was his mama. Pleeease... I am NOBODY'S mama!

As for my sister, well that's another story! She has this bad habit of hissing at me whenever I walk by... hmmph! I just ignore her!

They are not very smart, they don't know any tricks, and the only toy they play with is a ball that never goes anywhere - just round and round... Whew, what a waste of time!

Well, enough about them, this is supposed to be about me....

I love to play with toys, and have quite a collection. Stuffed animals are my favorite, and I take really good care of them. I NEVER tear them up!

I also love my treats, but only receive them when I do special tricks, so I have learned how to sit up, speak, fetch, and give a high five when asked.

Another favorite of mine is sleeping. I am usually the first one to go to bed, and the last one to wake up.

I feel pretty special having two sites, and this blog named for me. I always do my part to help when Diana is on the computer working... unless it is one of those late late nights when she stays up way too late for me, On those nights I go on to bed... After all a girl needs her beauty sleep!

First Post!

2007-08-01T16:15:00.000-07:00

I have just recently discovered blogging, and have found that visiting and reading other peoples blogs is a relaxing way to unwind at the end of the day - although sometimes I must admit that occasionally I become so interested in some posts that it has the opposite effect and I end up staying up way too late!

I am a member of Beautiful Shops, and recently mentioned to the other girls that I had discovered their blogs and thought it would be fun to have one of my own.
Natasha Burns quickly offered to help me create mine... the next day my blog was born.
Thank You Natasha!