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!

We're Off To Market

It's hard to believe, but it is time once again for us to go to market in Atlanta & find many wonderful treasures to fill the shop. We have already placed Christmas orders in January & most have already arrived & sorted. We will finish up Christmas & also buy for Easter & early Spring 2011. We will also be on the hunt for unique items for our Holiday Evening of Design in September.
We have many appointments set & will also attend several wonderful seminars. I will post our day by day happenings when we return. I am also taking the camera to try & sneak a few great pictures of the market so you can see the huge size of it. Stay tuned for a new service we will begin offering this fall!

EVELYN'S IS ONE OF HOME ACCENTS TODAY 50 RETAIL STARS

We are so proud to be listed as one of Home Accents Today magazine's 50 Retail Stars. Evelyn's is only 1 of 2 shops listed from South Carolina and we are so proud to recognized in a national magazine. We strive to bring the freshest & trend forward gifts & accessories to our shop. And we have so much fun with our special events including our seasonal open houses, evening of designs, and our witches' night out. We share this success with you, our valued customers & friends. Thank you for all your support! Click images to enlarge.

CELEBRATING MOMS

Moms are the ones who are always there for us when we are happy, sad, sick, or just need someone to talk to. This Mother's Day let Evelyn's help you thank your mom for all she does for us all year long. Some of our favorite gifts are our collections of:

*Beautiful Decorative Pillows

*Vases & Cachepots for beautiful flowers & plants from the garden.

*Luxurious soaps in many luscious fragrances to pamper herself.

*Gorgeous Journals & Photo Albums for all her favorite memories

*Aromatique Lotions & Shower gels for that great spa experience.

*Shelley Kyle wonderfully fragrant perfumes that are as unique as your mom.

*Susan Shaw handmade intaglio and vintage style jewelry.

*Southern Gates Palmetto Jewelry

*Cinda B Bags & Travel Accessories in a wonderful collection of colors & patterns.

*Vintage Style Aprons for the mom who loves to be a true chef.

*Sterling Silver Picket Fence Children Charms, Charm Bracelets & Charm Necklaces.

*Aromatique Fragrance Diffusers & Candles

And so much more!!

Visit us today and let us help you choose the most unique treasure for your mom. Monogramming & beautiful gift wrapping are always complimentary at Evelyn's. Visit our website for more great gift ideas http://www.evelynsjewelry.com/

EVELYN'S SPRING EVENING OF DESIGN

Thank you to everyone who attended our sold-out Spring Evening of Design. We raised $800.00 for The Barnwell County Arts Council for its many cultural arts programs it brings to Barnwell County.

After enjoying some of our favorite wines & delicious appetizers,our guests learned many great tips on exciting table settings, floral arranging, & entertaining. And this time we showed easy ways to compose great tabletops & bookcases. Everyone went home with many great ideas to rearrange their cherished belongings. Any many of you went home with some unique accessories for your home.

As promised, the following are some of the recipes of our delicious appetizers:

TOMATO-CUCUMBER SALAD TARTLETS

1 pt.grape tomatoes,halved

1 md. cucumber, peeled, seeded, & cubed

1/4 c. fresh chopped parsley

1/2 c. crumbled feta cheese

1/4 c. basil Parmesan vinaigrette

1 (9oz.)package frozen pastry shells

Mix first 5 ingredients. Fill thawed pastry shells just before serving. Serve immediately.

CREAMY PESTO CHEESE TORTE

1 lb. cream cheese

1 C. traditional pesto sauce

1/2 C. butter

Rothschild Farms Raspberry Hot Pepper Preserves

Whip cream cheese & butter. Add pesto. Line spring-form pan or 3" tall cake pan with plastic wrap and press mixture into pan. Cover and chill overnight. Un-mold on tray and top with raspberry hot pepper preserves. Serve with baguette slices or crispy crackers.

BEEF AND ASPARAGUS BUNDLES

Asparagus spears

Bibb lettuce

Red Bell Pepper (cut into thin strips)

Thin sliced deli roast beef, halved

Rothschild Farms Blooming Onion Dill Sauce

Snap off and discard tough ends of asparagus. Cut asparagus tips into 3.5" pieces. Cook asparagus in boiling water to cover, 2 to 4 minutes or until crisp tender; drain. Plunge into ice water to stop the cooking process: drain and pat dry with paper towels. Arrange roast beef, lettuce, asparagus, bell pepper & top with dill sauce. Roll up & secure with bamboo skewer.

We hope you enjoy! Come in the shop soon & let us inspire you to create a beautiful home. Be sure to see more pictures on our facebook page.

SPRING BLOOMS

Spring Flowers are now blooming and there is no place more beautiful than springtime in the south. Azaleas are in full bloom now and our iconic magnolias, hydrangeas,& roses will soon be in bloom. Evelyn's has so many ways to show off your "prize-winning" blooms. You will love our collection of flower sacks. Simply add water, flowers, & hang your flower sack on your door & you will be the envy of your neighbors. You will also love showing off your blooms in our collection of handmade vases in wonderful shades of green, white, and aqua. Come in the shop today & let us help you choose the perfect vessel for your Spring blooms.

Visit our website http://www.evelynsjewelry.com/ to see all our collections.