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Au revoir…

December 15, 2009

I sit here at this moment at a crossroads.

I used to have this shop called Lola B’s….it was an actual shop…..a brick and mortar….

and i loved her….

i loved being in the shop….

the smell…..

the people….

the craziness that happens when you own an actual shop.

Then fourteen months ago i closed the shop when i lost my lease…..

but it turned out to be a godsend because the economy had already started

to turn…..

and so i focused on my online shop…..

and started doing sales out of my carriage house in

the back.

I am feeling the tug still……the need to cut back….

because i have so many things going on in my life..

and want to focus my energy on some projects that

have presented themselves to me.

I still plan on having my occasional sales…..

starting back up in the spring…

but i feel the need to shut down my online shop…

most of you probably didn’t even know i had

an online shop…..

because i rarely talk about it…

I don’t know if it’ll be temporarily…

i mean seriously…..

its been shut down for a few weeks here and there…

and i know you email me and want to know

what is going on…

so here it is….

the can of worms is being opened for you.

The shop might be closed for a few months…

or maybe a year…

i just don’t know.

It’s really hard being competitive in a market where shop owner wants to have their own look..

and i feel like i spend so much time trying…

only to find out that someone is carrying the same thing..

or found the same jewelry…

and even though my shop is all me..

and this is by no means an excuse..

but i just need to step back…

breathe…

regroup….

and focus my energy on some

exciting things that are knocking on my door.

I just want to say thank you to all who have made purchases over the last few years…

you will be missed.

Alright….so this is where a few of you will benefit from this little departure.

A giveaway!

I have so many items that i only have one or two of….

and since i won’t be having a carriage house sale till the spring

then i am going to put together 3 boxes of goodies..

it’ll be like an early christmas gift to you…

from me.

I can’t tell you what will be in the boxes…or what it’ll be

worth…

but it’ll be fabulous..

full of Lola b goodness.

good luck girls….

there will be 3 winners.

*blogging and/or tweeting about it doubles your chances! ends 12/17 at midnight.

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Simply me day

October 9, 2009

I must confess….i am an accessory girl. I love my jewelry and i love my bags…..well…..o.k.,

i love my shoes….

dang…

i love it all….but in reality….i think the one thing that always stands out is a gorgeous piece of jewelry.

Today girls is going to be a great day.

My friend Jamie wanted to show you a bit of her shop…

I met Jamie about a year ago…..when we found each others blogs…..and i’ve been hooked ever since. We even attended the same event together….Heather Bullards Parisian affair in California……but the

nutty thing was…we didn’t know that each other was there…..so we didn’t get to meet face to face…..

and i’m still kicking myself…because i saw her across the crowd…and thought to myself..she looks SO familiar….

one day Jamie….one day.

Jamie and i have the same trials and tribulations with our “girls”. Even though her daughter is a newly teen…and my little girl is just 7…..we seem to be going thru the same things….and it’s been really refreshing to hear her calm me down and take the time to just let me know what is normal. Thank you Jamie..I appreciate our friendship…you ROCK.

Be still my heart…..i saw this piece on her site…and thought….perfection…..i love crowns.

and anything with an old key has my name all over it.

Back off girls…..

this one has kasey written all over it.

Jamie has so GRACIOUSLY decided to host a giveaway of one of her beautiful handmade pieces….

and i am honored to help.

The scoop:

Just check her shop out here at Simply Me ART….come back

and comment ……

tell my what your favorite piece is…

i know…it’s going to be tough to choose just one thing…but i know you can do it.

She will choose one lucky winner and i’ll let you know next week.

You can also check out her darling blog { here }.

Have a great weekend girlies…..it’ll be a long one here…no school today OR monday….grrrr.

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Vignette…..

October 2, 2009

I know.

I’m supposed to be pricing and fluffing and getting ready for tomorrow…but knowing that i won’t be posting at all this weekend…i just thought i would show you a teeny tiny peek….

just a wee one.

And if you still want to come tomorrow….feel free to email me and i’ll give you directions.

I was reading the other day on someone’s blog about the term “industrial chic”…and i loved it. Without giving to much away…

that is the theme for tomorrow…..

that term goes great because i have a beautiful {french inspired} vintage library cart….which i know for a fact did not come from France…but it’s my sale and i can call it whatever the heck i want.

I even dreamed that it once lived at the famous “Vou parlou de manou”.

yup…..

just don’t go google that name…

because i’m sure that the famous place burned down many years ago and some peasant…

brought it here to the states.

yup….

totally going with this story.

You can see a peek of the cart in the last pic.