ATLANTA  MARKET  ADVENTURE

Every January and July we pack up and head to Atlanta to buy for the shop.  This is our wonderful adventure to the January 2015 market.

  It's always exciting to see what all is new at market.  But, why is it that they always put us on the 17th and above floors at the hotel when we are so afraid of heights?

 On of our first things we did was attend a wonderful seminar by famed celebrity event planner, David Tutura. We can't wait to share some of his wonderful ideas and tips on entertaining with you soon.

 The January market is when we buy Christmas for the shop.  We place all our orders a year in advance so that we will be assured to have the most unique and beautiful collections that you have come to love about us.  This year you will be seeing a lot of metallics in golds and bronzes.  Reds also take center stage with a great collection of cardinals.  Feathers, pinecones, acorns, owls and pheasants round out our woodsy collections.  Gingerbread ornaments will showcase our traditional Christmas collections.  We are so excited about what we will be offering this Christmas.

We haven't forgotten that Spring will soon be here.  You will love all our unique vases, cachepots, and accessories that help you bring the outside in to your home.

 Vintage style botanical prints are all the rage at market.  These are going to look wonderful in your home!

And our beautifully embroidered insect pillows were quite the lucky find for us at such amazing prices!

The equestrian theme was also very predominant at market.  This is the perfect theme for Barnwell and all our wonderful horse lovers.  You will see this in home decor, fashion jewelry, and tabletop.

 

 While Marsala is the 2015 color of the year, blues in all shade were the dominant color at market.  Blues are mixed with many shade of luscious greens and bright yellows.  Aqua and coral also were shown a lot at market.  

 One of our favorite vendors, Cinda B is taking these wonderful colors and have added them to her new Luxe line of handbags and accessories.  This is a new look for Cinda B and you are going to go crazy over them!

 And we haven't forgotten the gents.  After roughly a year in backorders, our popular brown scotch luggage will be returning to Evelyn's.  These are perfect pieces for all the guys!

Come in to Evelyn's soon and see all our new collections arriving daily!  Be sure to follow us on facebook and see first hand as things begin to arrive.  We hope to see you soon!

FRESH IDEAS AT EVELYN'S with Jessica McGee

IT'S  MARKET  TIME

We're about to head to market.  Be sure to let us know if there

is anything you would like for us to look for or carry in the shop.

Come in today and see what all is new at Evelyn's! 

We're Off To Market

It's hard to believe that we are heading back to market to find great new treasures you will have to have! Each time this year we travel to Atlanta to this country's largest market in search of the newest trends in gifts & home decor.

We will go through many buildings and many showrooms to find the unique items that makes our shop special.

And we will also see some of our favorite vendors and add all their great new additions.

We will report back to you on all our great finds as soon as we return. In the meantime, check our facebook page often as we post pictures while we are in Atlanta.

WE'RE BACK FROM MARKET

We are back from the 2012 Winter Market in Atlanta & had a wonderful buying trip. This was a very busy & crowded market that gives me the impression that the businesses had good 4th quarter seasons and ready to showcase a lot of great new product.

One of the highlights of the market for us was attending a seminar by Mary McDonald and Nathan Turner from Bravo's Million Dollar Decorators. They gave a insightful and humorous seminar on what inspires them when they are designing beautiful living spaces.



The main focus on this market for us was Christmas, Fall, & Halloween 2012. You are going to love all the wonderful collections we will be showcasing at our Fall and Christmas Open Houses.


We didn't forget about Spring. Many of our spring collections were bought in July 2011 and are arriving daily. But we did fill in on a lot of the new colors & themes that were so popular at market. Butterflies were everywhere and on everything from ceramics to scarves & jewelry.

Colors this spring are going to blues, lavenders, and tangerines. Neutrals in grays, blacks,and khakis are also very popular.


We also don't want to forget about the bright pinks, greens, and blues we will showcase with our new Lily Pulitzer collections arriving soon.

We are busy planning our Spring & Easter Open House. Our shop will be filled with wonderful collections that will inspire you to add to your home. Our Spring & Easter Open House will be Saturday, February 25. Be sure to put this date on your calendar & join us for our famous peach bellinis!

We hope to see you in the shop soon.

WE'RE OFF TO MARKET

It's hard to believe that we will soon be off to market again. Every January & July we head to this country's largest market, Americasmart, in Atlanta to be the very best in gifts & decor. This market in Atlanta provides us with everything we could possibly want to see & find. And, we are excited to see how some of our favorite showrooms have remodeled. We gain such wonderful inspiration from our vendors that we will bring back to the shop. And it provides us with the perfect opportunity to talk with other retailers & pick up some great ideas from them.


Although we bought the majority of Easter & Spring in July, we will still be looking for great fill-ins to brighten up the shop.



The majority of our buying will be Fall, Halloween, and Christmas. Yes, we buy these holidays in January to ensure we will get the product we want to showcase in the shop. The majority of these items will be sold out by the time we return to market in July. I have already planned all the themes for our Christmas trees & decor of the shop. It is sure to be one of our best ever!


I'm really excited about going to a seminar with 2 of Bravo's Million Dollar Decorators, Nathan Turner and Mary McDonald. They will be discussing interiors, entertaining, & party planning. It should be great!

We will be closed Friday, January 13th, through Monday, January 16th. We will be back on Tuesday, January 17th and will let you know about all the wonderful things we find.

A NEW YEAR AT EVELYN'S

It's hard to believe we are celebrating a New Year. We have many exciting events planned for 2012 including our Spring Open House, Spring Evening of Design, & many more exciting events throughout the year. This year we will also be offering a limited number of in home Fall & Christmas decorating services (be sure to book early). We will be traveling back to Atlanta to market soon and find many wonderful new collections that will be sure to excite you. And, as you know, we have already planned Christmas 2012 with beautiful, classic, & elegant designs in mind. We will showcase a lot of crystal, silver, white, & jewel tones for this Christmas. Spring is arriving daily & we are sure you will find our collections unique & refreshing. Keep us in mind when you are shopping for a gift, or for yourself. We always appreciate your business & friendship.

ATLANTA MARKET TRIP

Twice a year we close shop & head to Atlanta for this country's largest gift show. Although it can be a lot of fun, there is a lot of work in finding the most unique gifts for the shop. This year Evelyn's was featured in the Atlanta Market Magazine which was mailed out to buyers all around the world. We were honored that a small shop like ours was featured. And we were so lucky to have met the executive editor, Tammy Trout, on our way out one evening. Tammy recognized us and treated us like "celebrities". We do appreciate her kindness, especially after a long day of shopping.
Day 1 We left Barnwell at 4:30am so we could get to the hotel then to the market for a full day of shopping. Our first day at market is usually a day we look around for any new & unique items that have a "wow" factor. We had several appointments & found some great gift you are going to love. The market stayed open until 8:00pm for late night shopping. We got back to the hotel by 9pm & I worked on our invoices, schedule, & budget. It had been a long 16 hours since we had left Barnwell.
Day 2 We left the hotel at 8am for another full day of shopping. This day was for completing our Fall, Halloween, & Christmas shopping. Although the majority of Christmas was purchased in January, we spent the day finding some fill in items that will add some humor & warmth to our collections. And, we bought the majority of our 2012 Spring & Easter collections. I will blog soon on these wonderful finds. I hate that we were unable to meet our favorite Millionaire Decorators designer, Katheryn Ireland, but we just had too many appointments we had to keep. We did meet Katheryn last January, & she is as humorous in person as she is on tv! Once again we stayed at market until 8pm. After catching the bus back to the hotel we went to one of our favorite restaurants, Einsteins in Midtown, for a delicious meal.
Day 3 We left the hotel at 8:30am to make a 9am appointment. We got there just in time to find some wonderful decorative accessories that we will debut at our Fall Evening of Design. We spent the day choosing beautiful florals, fragrances, and accessories that will complete our winter collections. As we buy, we constantly think of our customers & whose home we think some of our finds will look great in. And we always strive to find the most unique items you are proud to give & receive. The market closed at 6pm, so we had an early dinner at Houston's & went back to the hotel to add up all our invoices & make sure we took care of all our special orders. This was another successful market trip & we returned home energized for a wonderful holiday season.
As always, we went over our budget a little, but I know you will love our new Fall & Christmas collection. Please remember that we will be having our Fall & Halloween Open House September 17th, and our Christmas Open House November 6. Come in the shop & see all that is new for Fall. We always appreciate your business.

OFF TO MARKET

It's that time of year when we head back to Atlanta to this country's largest gift & home show. Many people think we are buying for Christmas, but in fact we are shopping for wonderful Spring & Easter gifts & decor. We bought Christmas in January & it has already arrived. We have already marked & sorted all our beautiful ornaments & decor and packed them away for our Christmas Open House in November. You are going to love what we have in store for you this Christmas! Think about us as we leave bright & early Friday morning at 4:30am. And, we will think of you as we pick out the best Spring & Easter goodies you will love. Don't forget we have a wonderful Fall & Halloween Open House September 17th. I will blog on our buying trip when we return. Stay tuned for all our adventures!

QUICK LOOK FROM MARKET

We are back from this country's busiest market in Atlanta & have so many wonderful treasures arriving soon. In the next several blogs I will showcase some of our favorite looks going into Spring.

The equestrian look was all over the Atlanta market & is perfect for our town. Being in thoroughbred country, we were glad to see such a vast & unique collection of equestrian product that is easy to work into your decor. We have wonderful horse bookends, cocktail napkins, coasters, guest towels, prints, plates, & trays that are classic. Come in soon & let us help you choose the perfect accessories to spice up your home.

HOT COLOR

Every time we return from market, we are always asked what is the hot color we saw a lot. This market we saw a lot of wonderful shades of yellow. It has been a while since we had much yellow in the shop, but yellow will be well represented in the shop this fall. Yellow always puts a smile on my face. It is bright, cheery, and welcoming. And if you are afraid to go full force with yellow, add simple accents in this luscious color. Deep mustard yellows are paired with intense oxblood reds for a Tuscany Italian look. Pale yellows mixed with neutrals & grays give an airy country French look. Both of these looks will be found in decorative accessories, pillows, prints, & more this fall. Come in today & let us help you add yellow to your decor.

ATLANTA SUMMER MARKET

We have returned from the Atlanta market and have found many wonderful treasures you will love! Many people think the market is a fun vacation for us, but it is a lot of hard work & long days. We do have some fun while we are there, but most of the day is searching for the perfect treasures to bring to the shop. The following is how we spent our days at market.

Saturday, July 17th
We leave Barnwell at 4:30am and head to Atlanta for a long day at market. We check in at the hotel (a funny story in itself) and catch the bus to the market. We begin our adventures at 9:00am looking through countless showrooms trying to pick up on the current trends and fashion colors. Most of the home accessory showrooms are a feast for the eyes. It is hard not to want to buy it all, but budget forbids it! We went to a seminar given by Eddie Ross, a former contestant on Bravo's Top Design. He gave many wonderful ideas on entertaining & decorating that we will pass on at our September Holiday Evening of Design. Several of the showrooms hosted buyer appreciation parties that we attended. We returned to the hotel at 8:30pm. It took several times riding up & down the hotel elevator & a nice woman to tell us we had to use our room key to access our floor.

Sunday, July 18, We catch the hotel bus and arrive at the market at 8:30am. I have a 9am appointment & add many wonderful new designs in our popular decoupage trays including new vanity trays. A buyers' group lounge was offering a complimentary breakfast & we gladly accepted. After breakfast we had another appointment & I bought wonderful bright & cheerful Easter & Spring 2011 merchandise.
We found many wonderful pillows, lamps, and accessories you are going to love! I picked up the Sunday addition of Home Accents Today magazine and found the list of the best showroom displays. I like to see all the winners & get wonderful display ideas from them. Market closed at 6pm today and we were back at the hotel by 7pm. A woman on the bus suggested a Thai restaurant for us to eat supper. We were a little hesitant since we had never eaten Thai food, but we decided to give it a try. The waitress was wonderful help and we loved it! We returned to our rooms and & reviewed invoices and budgets.

Monday, July 19, We catch the 8:30am bus to market & begin with appointments bright & early. Wow! I love the new prints we bought at such great prices! We also added a new entertaining line that will debut at our Fall Open House in September. Time seems to really fly by fast while at the market. We catch the 6pm bus back to the hotel & walk 2 blocks to one of our favorite restaurants, Einstein's. We love all their food, and their drinks are so needed by this time. We get back to our rooms & I re-work my schedule to make sure I get all the buying done in our last day.

Tuesday, July 20th, This is our last day at the market and we arrive at 9am. We quickly go up to the holiday & floral floors to finish all our holiday buying. These showrooms are always packed during the week & I wait until the last day so I can easily see everything. We are so excited with the looks we will have for this fall and Christmas, and for the new service we will be offering. We get back to the hotel by 7pm and go to another one of our favorite restaurants, Houstons. They have a wonderful jazz trio and the best ribs anywhere around!

Wednesday, July 21, We leave Atlanta at 9:30am and drive through all the traffic and look forward getting back to Barnwell. The traffic & business of Atlanta makes me truly love living in the small community of Barnwell!

Our wonderful new treasures will begin arriving in August and all will be here by our Fall & Halloween Open House, Saturday, September 18th. Also, don't forget about our Holiday Evening of Design in September (only 40 tickets are available). Other events include our Witches' Night Out, October 14th, and Holiday Open House, November 7th. We look forward seeing you soon in the shop. Be sure to follow us on facebook(evelyn's jewelry & gift shop) and
twitter (evelynsjewelry) for all our updates and arrives of our great new treasures!