Embroidery Fashions Boutique

A New Hair Style - American Doll

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 10:55:00 +0000

This week the scavenger hunters are looking for hair products.

Nancy's Doll Closet has everything you need to do give your special American doll a new hair do.

Of course you need the Princess Salon Hair set to get started.

Add some snazzy barrettes likes these.

Now the touch up hair brush for the loose ends.

Finished! A fabulous new hair style for your doll.

Sunday Afternoon Drive

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 10:52:00 +0000

One of the outings my best friend's family took was a Sunday afternoon drive to the country to look at the cows. Can you imagine? I always got roped into going because I was her BFF. lol We would pile into the family station wagon and across the Delaware Memorial Bride we would go to New Jersey. If my friend and I were lucky, we could slouch down low enough so we couldn't be seen. However, it wasn't long before her dad commented sit up girls and look at the beautiful Jersey cows. Since I am a city girl, I remember thinking I would never live here. Years later I did end up living in New Jersey. My BFF loved to tease me about just driving down the road to look at the cows.

If you are a Jersey girl and proud of it. We have just the T shirt for you. A custom embroidered I'm a Jersey girl shirt. The shirt is embroidered on our premises and ships from our store in Hainesport, NJ.

We have other Jersey themed products as well. Stop by our eCrater store to take a look.

Vintage Grease Jar

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:29:00 +0000

Recently a friend remarked that I am old soul. Believe me the comment really caught me off guard, I didn't get it. Gee, I thought I was pretty up to date. What she was referring to, though, was my love for vintage things. Especially my fondness for vintage kitchen gadgets and pottery. Many times I wish I could travel back in time and experience how a certain item was used. For instance, I discovered this vintage 1930's white kitchenware grease jar listed by Sirocco's Curios. I can picture the jar sitting on the stove. But, I wonder if it really was used to save grease. It had to be hard to clean because as far as I know dishwashers were not part of the 1930's kitchen. (history of dishwashers)

Today, the jar is an unique kitchen collectible.

To see the grease jar and other listings, visit the eCrater Stores Network.

On the Road Again Travel Bag

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:38:00 +0000

The top to do on my bucket list is for hubby and I to travel more. Last August we and our best friends flew to Punta Canta for a seven day stay. Even though we were bumped from our return flight and had to stay an extra night, it was an awesome vacation. The perks we received from the airlines made it so much easier to swallow the delay. They put us up in an all expense paid 5 star resort and gave us vouchers for a future flight.

We are already in the process of planning our next trip. This time, though, we are going to stay in the States and visit Key West. So far, we plan to fly into Miami or For Lauderdale, rent a car and drive to the Keys.

One thing we both realized we needed was a compact; but roomy carry bag. So, hubby is embroidering one of our on the road again messenger bags for both my friend Kathy and me. It is the perfect bag for traveling. It has lots of space to organize our travel documents , to store our water bottles, our cell phones, cameras and anything else we need.

Turquoise Messenger Bag

Take a moment and visit our eCrater store to see more of custom embroidered totes and bags.

Saturday Night at the Movies

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 14:07:00 +0000

The theme for this week's ESN scavenger hunt is movies. I remember the first time I went to the movies. My dad took me downtown to see Disney's Cinderella. I still have my souvenir glass slipper somewhere.

My choice for the movie theme was very difficult. There are so many good movies available on VHS today. I choose two of my favorites from Bargain Express - Toy Story and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In my opinion, both are timeless movies and appeal to kids of all ages.

Toy Story is the tale of the 2 top toys in the toy box - Woody and Buzz Lightyear. Their rivalry lands them in a tough situation and how they work together to become best friends.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is the saga of the lovely princess and her evil queen stepmother. Snow-White flees into the forest where she is befriended by the seven dwarfs. Despite their loyalty, the queen manages to cast her evil spell. The spell can only be broken by love's first kiss.

Both movies are in the VhS format and are pre-owned. The videos are in good working order and are guaranteed.

Bargain Express has several pre-owned VHS video from which to choose. You are sure to find one for your next Saturday night at he movies.

Best Bridesmaid

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:19:00 +0000

Our Best Bridesmaids embroidered t shirt was inspired by the 2011 movie, Bridesmaids. Bridesmaids is a comedy about the competition between the maid of honor and a bridesmaid over who is the bride's best friend. In my experience, the competition occurs in almost every wedding party. It is unfortunate; but, it does happen.

A sure way to make each member of your wedding party feel special and appreciated is to give them each a one of our Best Maid of Honor, Best Matron Honor, or Best Bridesmaid shirts.

Best Bridesmaid Best Maid of Honor

Best Matron of Honor

At Embroidery Fashions Boutique you'll find numerous wedding themed t shirts for everyone in your bridal party. To see of our custom embroidered shirts and hats, visit our eCrater store.

A gift for my Friend

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 10:49:00 +0000

It's time to finish my selection fort his week's scavenger hunt Friends theme. I decided to hunt for the perfect gift for one of my favorite friends. I stopped by Le Petit Marche's eCrater store to see what she had listed. I was looking at some of her products and I spotted a gorgeous Italian glass wine decanter. It is a beauty. The decanter has a removable glass tube for holding ice. It is preowned but in good condition.
The Italian Wine Decanter from Metastil would make a lovely gift for friends or family.

Make New Friends

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:54:00 +0000

Does anyone remember the Girl Scot song, Make new friends?

Make new friends,

but keep the old.

One is silver,

the other is gold.

Fortunately, I am a people person. It is relatively easy for me to make new friends. I n fact, my hubby has been known to comment do you know everybody? lol Friends were always important to me. I have learned over the years there are three types of friends in life: friends for a reason, friends for a season, and friends for a lifetime. And I have experienced all three types.

There was a time when I had to branch out and meet a whole new set of friends. Fortunately, I was able to do so when I started taking country line dance lesson. Even though our lives have gone in different directions, we always manage to get together a couple of times a year.
Every now and then I like to give them all a t shirt which will remind them of our friendship. One Christmas I choose the Group Therapy t shirt.

This year I choose our Line Dance t shirt. After all that is how we all met.

Canvas backpack/messenger bag

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:15:00 +0000

I have a little catching up to do for the scavenger hunt blog because it has been a busy week for me. My dear mother in law was in the hospital and now is in a rehabilitation center. I try to visit her everyday. So, some things just get put on next week's agenda.

For the office theme, I choose the Bucket Boss canvas briefcase from Sirocco's Curio. The briefcase/messenger bag has numerous pockets, both large and small as well as separate areas to store files or papers. The canvas briefcase works perfectly for someone who works at the office and from home. The briefcase is in excellent unused condition. To see more of Sirocco's Curios unique items, visit his eCrater store.

Hooray For Snow Days

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:40:00 +0000

FWe are hunting for snow themed products on the ESN scavenger hunt blog. I personally do not like snow, never did and probably never will. However, I have a few friends that are snow fanatics. They're ecstatic because we have 1-3 inches of snow predicted for tonight. It's nowhere near a blizzard. But, they love it. I know one of the members has been praying for snow.

My choice for the snow theme is the Hooray For Snow Days custom embroidered unisex hoody The hoody is so adorable. It depicts a penguin dressed for winter and juggling snowballs. The hoody is available in youth sizes.
The Hooray For Snow Days hooded sweatshirt is custom embroidered on our premises.

Le Petit Marché On-Line Variety Store: Let It Snow... Somewhere Else!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:51:00 +0000

Le Petit Marché On-Line Variety Store: Let It Snow... Somewhere Else!: I have a great sweatshirt with a picture of a grumpy old chickadee or sparrow or some kind of angry looking bird with a pile of snow on his ...

Love is in the air

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 10:30:00 +0000

When I was searching for an item to feature on this week's scavenger hunt love theme, the song Cupid by Sam Cooke kept replaying in my mind. Cupid is one of the most famous symbols for Valentine's Day and love. The magical arrows that he would shoot at a human would cause them to fall in love. You don't want to shoot your secret love with an arrow. I can understand that.
How about this idea? I remember an old wife's tale that said the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. So why not bake your special person a cupid valentine's day cake. It's easy to make with the Wilton Cake cupid delight Valentine pan from Eccentric Thrifter.

The cupid pan is one of several cake pans she has listed. To view all her items, visit Eccentri Thrifer's eCrater Store.

Love the Game

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:47:00 +0000

This week's scavenger hunt theme is love. When I ran a search for the word love, lo and behold on the first page was a Google plus post, Love this hoodie by Wolfie promoting an ESN item for that week. You gussed it. The hoodie is one of our items. Is that cool or what? I thought "I just love that lady"!

In my humble opinion, love has many meanings besides the I just can't live without you romantic kind of love.

For instance, when my sons were young, they loved baseball. They loved watching it on TV, at the ballpark, the local baseball field, and of course they loved playing baseball. I used to remark our backyard had a baseball diamond etched in it. They both had at least 20 or so baseball themed t shirts. When I showed them our new I love the game baseball t shirt, they loved it.

Just for the record, they have passed their passion for baseball onto their kids. Between them they have 6 kids which is almost enough for a baseball team.

American Doll Heart PJ set

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:43:00 +0000

Finding just the right heart themed product for the ESN scavenger hunt blog was no easy chore. I settled on the heart PJ's set from from Nancy's Doll Closet. The set includes a PJ top and bottoms. The top is sleeveless with a pink heart applique and the bottoms are pink with small red hearts. The heart PJ set is the perfect size for an 18 inch American doll. All her doll clothes and accessories are just precious. To browse her items, visit her eCrater store.

Funny Valentine T Shirts

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:03:00 +0000

We are looking for hearts on the ESN scavenger hunt blog this week. Of course with Valentine's Day only a few weeks away, many of us will be searching for a cute Valentine t shirt.
I remember when I taught preschool. The kids loved funny Valentine t shirts. I always tried to find one that would make them laugh. Back then, I had a difficult time finding the perfect shirt and eventually had to design the logo myself and special order it.
Times have changed and today you can choose a custom embroidered Valentine t shirt from the many we have listed in our eCrater Store.
By the way, if you are wondering if I have listed the t shirt I created back in the day. The answer is well sort of! I've changed it some; but, the saying is the same :My Kids's Love Me. Interesting enough, years later I have been fortunate to find out that many of my kids really did love me. lol You could have fooled me.

The My Kids Love Me t shirt is great for teachers and moms. To see it and all our custom embroidered Valentine shirts, stop by our store.

Sparkly Earrings

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:23:00 +0000

This week we have been hunting for sparkly themed items for the ESN scavenger hunt.

I headed on over to Le Petit Marche to browse the jewelry she has listed. I found these lovely Chinese Cloisonne White & Gold Star Shaped Pierced Earrings. The earrings measure about 1.25 inch in diameter. Aren't they great? I love how dangle earrings (that's what I call them- lol) sway and sparkle in the light.

To view more of Le Petit Marche's jewelry, visit her ecrater store.

You' re Engaged - It's Your Time to Sparkle

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:40:00 +0000

You'r engaged and it's your time to sparkle is music to every bride's ear.

The Diamond ring bride's t shirt is a thoughtful gift for your favorite bride to be. The Scoop neck shirt is available in small, medium and large and is custom embroidered on our premises.

To view all of our custom embroidered Bridal Party t shirts visit our eCrater store.

Carousal Horses

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 11:30:00 +0000

The amusements parks I went to as a child are nothing like those of today. The highlight of the afternoon was always riding the carousal or merry go round. I made sure I picked a horse that moved. I can clearly remember the bells clanging to signal the ride was about to begin. The best part was snatching one of the brass rings. The horses were very ornate and detailed. It was always was such a fun time.
(F.Y. I. The Flying Carousel is the nation’s oldest platform carousel.)
Katzzs Kloset has a vintage brass carousel horse figurine listed. He is in great condition and defiantly would be an asset to a collection.

Visit the eCrater Stores Network to see some unique horse themed items.

I Wish I Were A Cowgirl

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:22:00 +0000

You all know by now I am a city girl. The only time I rode a horse was way back in the day during my senior high school trip. Horses are beautiful animals to look at; but, for me up front and personal just didn't cut it. I have taken a lot of teasing over the years from my country dance friends because a lot of them have horses and ride every chance they can. A few years ago, when I was recovering from surgery, one of my friends came to visit decked out in his cowboy hat. I still remember the look on my nurse's face when she said you have company and he's wearing a cowboy hat. lol Cowboy hats are kind of unusual attire for my neck of the woods. I adore anything country from home decor, to clothing, to dancing, to rodeos. Yes, I have been to the rodeo more than once. As a child, my favorite cowgirl was Annie Oakley, not Dale Evans. And one of my favorite country songs is I should have been a cowboy by Toby Keith.
Embroidery Fashions Boutique doesn't have any horse lover's t shirt listed yet (we are working on it) ; but we have some cowgirl and cowboy themed shirts. It should come as no surprise that the I Wish I Were A Cowgirl t shirt was my idea!

Diaper Bags - the Practical Baby Gift

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 12:51:00 +0000

I'm a little late finishing up this week's baby theme for the ESN scavenger hunt blog.
Babies need many things. Onesies, diapers, hoodies, toys to name a few. So, I though ok - if I was purchasing a baby gift, what would I choose? Since I am a practical person, I would choose a practical baby gift - a diaper bag.
Eccentric Thrifter has diaper bags listed. Great! Not just one, but two from which I could choose.

A Graco navy blue with yellow plaid diaper bag, It measures approximately 16.5 wide X 12 high X 6.5 across.

She also has a Disney Winnie the Pooh blue diaper bag listed. This bag is approximately 9 X 9 1/2 X 4.

Since both bags are pre owned and in excellent condition, they are an exceptional value.

To read more about the baby items ESN members choose, visit us at ESN.

Sweet Infant Hoodie

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:09:00 +0000

The theme ESN scavenger hunt blog is babies. Since we have many custom embroidered infant size t shirts, onesies, and hoodies, it was very difficult for me to choose one specific item.
I ended up choosing the Ice cream cone hoodie. It is just precious with the tassel on the hood. Embroidered baby clothes are machine washable and the the logo does not fade or crack. The Ice Cream Cone custom embroidered hoodie is available in infant sizes 3-6 months and 6-12 months.

To see the numerous infant sized embroidered apparel we have listed, visit our eCrater Store.

Embroidery Fashions Boutique

I'm A Jersey Girl

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:23:00 +0000

This morning as I was listing a new Jersey Girl t shirt on eCrater, I thought about the first time I wore my Jersey Girl t shirt.
A few years ago when I relocated to New Jersey from Delaware my Jersey girlfriends, better known as the Hens and Chickens , presented me with a Jersey Girl t shirt as a gift. One day I wore the shirt when shopping at a local store This lady comes up to me and started berating me for wearing the shirt and told me she thought it was quite tacky. The shirt was not tacky at all. It just said Jersey Girl embellished with some sea shells. By the way, this was before we opened Embroidery Fashions Boutique.
I stood there speechless. And believe me that is something I normally would not do. When she was finished, I politely told her the shirt was a gift from my dearest friends. Since I was new to the area, I hoped all New Jersey residents were not as rude as she was.
Talk about the tables turning. She stood there and did not know what to say; and finally walked away.
Later on, the manger of the store approached me. She apologized for the rude customer and asked me not to judge all of them by THAT woman. She really made me laugh. I ended up making a new friend.
Even though I am now back in Delaware, we still talk on the phone, and facebook each other. We make time to visit when I am in Jersey.
I am proud to say I have many Jersey Girls as friends and I will remain a Jersey girl at heart.

Jersey Girl

New Years To Do List

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:40:00 +0000

My track record for following through with New Year's resolutions is not good. So, this year I think I'll do a 2013 TO DO LIST for Embroidery Fashions Boutique.

Embroidery Fashions Boutique
Keep eCrater listings current
Keep blogging twice a week
Stay active on Ecrater Stores Network
Stay active on Online Sellers
Stay active on Pinterest
Remember to post to Wanelo
Keep the Embroidery Fashions Boutique website up to date

I know it is kind of broad; but, what I've done in the past was way too detailed. The TO DO LIST doesn't seem as daunting.
My motto for 2013 will be I think I can - I think I can. (paraphrased from the Little Engine that Could)

Wishing everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

Trees

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:55:00 +0000

This week's ESN scavenger hunt theme is trees.

Since is the weekend before Christmas the theme is very fitting.

I choose the 5 Piece Christmas Coaster set listed by Le Petit Marche. A different colorful Christmas image is depicted on each coaster including a picture of a vintage Santa sleigh with toys an adorable Christmas tree. The other images are stocking design, a snowman, a pair of gold bells with a red ribbon sleigh and a yummy plum pudding!

The preowned coasters are 4" x 4". There is no box, but they are in excellent condition.

Family Christmas Tree

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:19:00 +0000

When my now adult kids were young, they were always excited to pick out our Christmas tree. Can you imagine how many hours we spent deciding which one we would purchase? It was always a fun filled family day. The ironic part, though, is I am not a fanatic Christmas tree kind of person. The kids decorated most of the tree themselves. They all had special ornaments that had to be on the tree. We never had Christmas trees that had a theme or a color. Our family Christmas tree told a story of Christmases past,
Fast forward to today. I still am not big on Christmas trees. I put up two small trees that are easy to set up and take down. Actually, all I do take them out of the storage bag (already decorated). The special ornaments have been passed on and have found new homes.
It warms my heart when I see them on my grandchildren's trees.

Many of the shirts we have listed started out as request from family. And the Christmas tree t shirt is no exception When one of the grand kids was in preschool, he needed a Christmas tree t shirt for his school play and we embroidered one for him.

Wishing everyone one a very Merry Christmas. Buon Natale!