A Crocs Sale!

I know that Winter really just began, but I've decided to go ahead and do some stock reduction since it's the new year. I have a big table FULL of several different styles of Crocs all on sale.

The Georgies (all purple) are $24.99, the kid's Mary Janes are $15.00, the adult Mary Janes are $20.00, the kid's and adult Alices are $20.00 and all of the remaining Mammoths (the ones with fleece-y lining) are $25.00!

These (especially the very popular Mammoths) are some good deals. It's a good time to stock up before the Spring shipments of Crocs start arriving and everything is full price.

Time for Market...

On Friday Mom and Dad will be heading out for a weekend in Atlanta at the big January Gift Market. If some of you don't know about The Market, it's where we go to order alot of the stuff that we carry here at the shop. We also go to see the trends that will be hot in the seasons to come and get ideas for promotions, products and decorations. It's alot to take in in just a weekend but we usually have alot of fun.
It's yet to be determined if I will head down to meet them later in the weekend but I'm sure if I don't go, they will still take lots of pictures for me to post on here.
With this trip to Market, we are planning to get more lines for our baby section, hopefully find a few more jewelry lines and bulk up our girl and boy toy lines more....same old, same old really for us...
We are definately making sure that we continue to suprise and delight customers with our unique gifts. We have our niche in the 'specialty children's gifts' market in this town because of our gift lines and service that you really can't find anywhere else, and we intend to always be that to you all!
If you have any ideas for what you would like to see here, something that you've seen out of town or in a magazine, let us know. We are always interested in what you have to say and what you like to buy. This is a great time to let us know about stuff like that because at The Market we can actually check the stuff out in person. If it is possible for us to get something that you're interested in, we'll try our best!

The Snow Princess Pageants

As most of you know, I am a member of McMinnville's Junior Auxiliary Club. Next month we will be holding our annual Snow Princess Pageants at the McMinnville Civic Center. It will be on Saturday, February 9 at 5pm.

These are a couple of great pageants and all of the proceeds from them go back into our organization so that we can provide different services to the families in our community with a special emphasis on the Children of Warren County.

The Little Miss Snow Princess is for girls, ages 5-7 and the Miss Snow Princess Pageant is for girls, ages 8-10. We are only accepting the first 50 girls entered in each pageant so that the pageant won't go on all night!

I have applications here at the store and they are going fast!

I am also in charge of getting the prizes and programs together for the pageants, so if any of you readers know anyone or you yourself would be interested in either: donating something to the prize baskets (there are 14 in all!),

or advertising in the program, just let me know...email me or call the shop! Anything at all would help us out...because every penny that doesn't come out of the pageant budget goes towards our service projects!

The prices for advertising are $25 for a half-page ad and $50 for a full page ad...a full page ad also comes with 2 reserved tickets to the pageant and is a great option for family members or sponsors interested in a "good luck" ad for their contestant!

Bows and Headbands and Bow-Holders - Oh My!

We are done with Christmas...and now Spring is already showing itself in a lot of the stuff we're getting in every day.

Just recently we got in a big shipment from one of our main hair bow companies. Inside the boxes were a rainbow of bows, headbands and bow holders...they are so bright and cute. I'm so glad that hair bows are back in style...these kind of make me wish I were still little enough to wear them! Here are a few pictures.

Polka dots are still huge...they came back on the scene in McMinnville last year sometime. So cute and fun, yet still simple enough to go with anything.

Of course, for those of you who don't go for the HUGE bows, we have some daintier versions. And don't you know? - Chocolate is the new black!

Bow-holders are a great way to get organized and to use your little one's bows as decoration too!

Princess and horse themes are everywhere, so these bow-holders will go perfectly with whatever they are into.

The picture really doesn't do these headbands justice...they are BRIGHT and so cute in person. You'll just have to come and see them!

We have actually had bigger girls coming in and buying these for themselves, so I know these are gonna be a hit! They give the illusion of just a simple ribbon wrapped around like a headband and tied underneath the hair. They look so cute and don't slip like a the plain ribbon would.

Finally....for the Birthday Girl or just one who likes cake! This is my FAVORITE style and pattern from the new group! It goes really well with the Adorable Originals' Birthday Girl tees that we carry, but it will also go with whatever you want it to!

I'm really excited about the stuff coming in daily. Spring is my favorite time of year so I'm so glad to see the bright colors beginning to pop up everywhere in the store. Come on in, check out the Spring shipments and let us help you get rid of the Winter blahs!

Crocs Celeste

Right after Christmas we received our second shipment of the Celeste shoe by Crocs. These shoes are great! They are the most comfortable Croc that I've had on my feet so far. Yeah, they are kind of funny looking...but once you have them on, that won't even matter! They come in black, chocolate ( picture above) and ruby (picture below) right now but in the Spring I'll be getting in several other colors of the shoe. Come in and try on a pair, this shipment is going almost as fast as our first one (I ran out in two weeks)....so hurry! I know you'll love them.

Father-Daughter Date Night

I know those coveted Father - Daughter Date Night tickets sold out in a very short time yesterday and I hope everyone that wanted them was able to find a way to get them. I remember when my dad and I use to go...it always meant alot to me (and I'm sure to him) to have that special night for just the two of us.

At the age I am now, I don't think I could get through a night of the father - daughter songs without breaking down in tears and having red eyes and no makeup by the end of the night! Have you guys heard the song Stealing Cinderella by Chuck Wicks? I start crying before he even finishes the first sentence! So dad and I have opted instead to make a special night a few times a year where we go eat mexican food and maybe catch a movie....much better for my tear-ducts.

For all those little (and pre-teen) girls still attending Father-Daughter Date Night, though; we have the perfect dress. They aren't the big, sparkly and fancy (and many times EXPENSIVE!) pageant dresses that are floating around out there but they are the beautiful and age-appropriate "daddy's little girl" dresses that are oh so perfect for a night like this.

Come in and check them out. Mom is running a special 25% off sale on all of our formal wear if you mention Father-Daughter Date Night. Hurry before they're all gone!

Happy New Year everyone!

Let me just take a moment to wish everyone a very happy New Year.

It's a good time also, I think, to thank you all for being such great friends and customers to mom and I. We appreciate you so much, new customers and old, for making these a great 20 years in business. We really hope for another 20 years as Warren County's favorite specialty kids' shop!

I am kind of glad that the holiday season is over and we can get back to normal.

Come in and see us at the shop....there is an after Christmas/ New Year Sale going on.

Our hours will go back to normal tomorrow -

Monday through Friday 10am - 5pm and Saturdays 10am - 4pm

(as always, these hours are not set in stone though...if you need us to be there earlier, later or on a Sunday, we can usually be there...we're there for you, the customer, when you need us!)