Lowcountry Produce Tasting Event

We're getting really excited for our Lowcountry Produce Tasting Event this Saturday. We're hoping for lovely weather so we can host you all in our courtyard as we sample some delicious Lowcountry cuisine. Would you like a sneak peak at the menu?

• Peach Chutney served with Pork Tenderloin
• Garlic Pepper Jelly served over Brie
• Garden Tomato Gazpacho

Is your mouth watering yet? We thought so. The tasting will begin at 4:00 p.m. Our friend Noel will be there and ready to answer all your questions about the Lowcountry Produce product line, history, and more.

Southern Living Home Giveaway

Some of you may know that Southern Living is sponsoring the Choose Your Home Giveaway. One of the homes is here in Habersham (where our shop is located, and where we both live). Late last year, the shop and the shopgirls were filmed for promotional videos that were to be up on the site during the contest. Well, I'm pleased to announce that the videos are up!

Here (at the end), here (in the middle) and here (at the beginning) you can see some footage of the outside of our shop, and Allegra is at the very end of this video.

Yippeee ... we're (almost) famous!

Let's fall in love

That song has been running through my head lately ... and I think it might be because we have an abundance of bird and bee goodies here in our shop. See?

I can't get over those little bird salt & pepper shakers (in aqua and white) for only $8.50! We also have French bee water & champagne glasses ($10 and $10.50, respectively); Fringe candle gift sets (featuring birds and butterflies & bees) at $29.50 for a set of four candles; a wire bee skep for $9.50 and a gorgeous John Derian apiary paperweight for $56. Plus tons more that we couldn't fit into that little picture. Stop in or call us for more information!

New Product Alert: Bloomsbury & Co. Chocolate

Our order from New Zealand chocolate makers Bloomsbury & Co. just arrived. This was an impulse buy on our part. We got a clever little mailing from them last week, laughed aloud at some of the packaging designs, and decided on the spot to order! Here are the designs we ordered (some milk chocolate, some dark).


And as you can see, Allegra has already gotten her paws on the samples. Boy is it yummy ...
Wait! Why are you laughing? Do I have something on my face?

As those awesome Bloomsberry folks say ... think chocolate!

*Disclaimer: It actually took me about 10 minutes to perfect the chocolate face above. How does my 2 1/2 year old manage to get that much chocolate on his face in less than five seconds?

Earth Day: Green is the new black

In honor of Earth Day, we're happy to offer 20% off all of our "green" items in the shop for the entire week! This includes all Green Glass Co. glasses, our Paddywax Eco Collection candles, our EnVbags, our Aspen Bay Candles (Capri Blue & Traviata collections), and our domino and bottlecap jewelry from The 3 Sisters. Stop in or call us to take advantage of this great offer.

Speaking of green, we're loving the color right now. So much that we just set up a green display in our shop. Isn't it gorgeous? It really sets the mood for this time of year, don't you think? Not to mention the scents on those Paddywax candles ... New Mown Hay, Key Lime, and Verbena. Yummy!

Have a great day ya'll. We sure will. And don't forget to make every day Earth Day ... check out what the EPA suggests we can do each day to help the environment.

Go green!

Sneak Preview

Our new home fragrance line, Aquiesse, arrived this week. When our FedEx guy brought in the five large boxes, I was initially overwhelmed (Allegra's here alone this week. Mom's away). But that feeling quickly evaporated as I began opening these boxes. The packaging alone is breathtaking and more beautiful than I remembered (which makes sense since they changed the packaging after we ordered).

The fragrances are delicious too. These aren't your "everyday" scents. Originally inspired by the coastal regions of Central California, Aquiesse blends florals, fruits, citrus, ocean spray, and mountain air together to create some of the most amazing fragrances ever!

Both their candles and their diffusers feature a beautiful, heavy smokey glass. Absolutely gorgeous to look at and divine to smell. Take a look!

Hope you'll stop in soon to check out these lovely candles in person (you'd better hurry, too ... I have already sold two, and their not even out of the boxes yet)!

Have a lovely weekend, friends!

Pay it forward

What's the 3/50 Project, you ask? It's a movement started by retail expert Cinda Baxter, designed to "save your local economy three stores at a time." And it's a movement that we shopgirls are happy to get behind.

Did you know that if half the U.S. population chose three independently owned stores and spent just $50 a month there (across all three stores, not $50 in each one), those purchases would generate more than $42 billion in revenue? Not only that, but for every $100 spent in independently owned stores, $68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll, and other expenditures. That amount drops to $43 if you shop at a national chain and to $0 if you shop online.*

Next time you need to make a purchase, think about which independently owned store you could visit instead of a chain. You can pay it forward (and improve the local economy) just by shopping at a local shop. It just takes one person to start a trend ... wanna be the first?

For more information, please visit the movement's website.

*Information obtained from The 3/50 Project.