New Items At Chloe's Chic Boutique

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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??

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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