Tag: shopping

  • Calling All Local Readers with a Cause or Two

    Here’s a quick PSA, because I like to pay it forward and I know that lots of my local readers have some great causes to share! 🙂 Last year, the Swagger Gifts Holiday Open House Preview Party raised over $1,500 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma society, and now your very…

  • {Double Post} Dress for Success Auction & Show

    As I’ve mentioned many times before, my area has just gotten its own Dress for Success local affiliate and I am a proud volunteer! We have an online auction going on right now with some great items up for grabs… check it out! Success Suits Her Gift Bags and Free…

  • {Double Post} Tervis Giveaway on Swagger’s Facebook “Public Profile”

    Swagger Gifts is giving away one of the most coveted accessories in blogland… and no, it has nothing to do with Lilly Pulitzer.It’s the Big-T (24 oz.) Tervis Tumbler (MadMariner.com calls them “Terrific”)!!! These bad boys keep your cold drinks cold, hot drinks hot, don’t sweat, you can’t break ’em,…

  • Vendor Fair in Morrisville

    This is a cool event (and venue space, for whatever your future needs may be) that I just found out about this morning through my Chix daily digest.The StudioStudio & Party Place – Morrisville, NC Vendor Fair(This is going to be a regular event on the Third Thursday of every…

  • “Helloooooo Hangover”

    I usually put Swagger‘s giveaways on the girly blog (all things retail, style, and trends), but this one can apply to many of you – girly or not, and it prefaces a later post on this past weekend’s really awesome Riley-Dorn wedding extravaganza. This week’s Facebook Friday of the Week…

  • Great Giveaway for You Southern Chefs

    I received some delicious responses to yesterday’s post about Natty Light Chicken and cooking with beer. In honor of that, I’m posting a fantastic giveaway that everyone would be crazy not to enter themselves into! My favorite local gift and decorative accessories boutique, Swagger Gifts, has been hosting a Facebook…

  • {Double Post} The Shop with a Conscience

    I can’t believe this is another thing I’ve never remember to blog about, because it’s one of my Cameron Village favorites – Beleza: A Fair Trade Boutique.Described on their website as a place where:…you will find unique and extraordinary textiles and hats, jewelry and art that catch your eye and…

  • What All You Well-Dressed Gentlemen Have Been Waiting For…

    …and also for us southern girls who love a sharp-dressed man!Southern Proper “Tailgates and Ties” Trunk ShowPreppy and Football…It’s What We Do. Date: Friday, September 19, 2008Time: 12:00pm – 9:00pmLocation: Varsity Men’s Wear, Crabtree Valley Mall Stop by Varsity Friday before the NCSU vs ECU football game to get all…

  • Local Round-Up

    A collection of some good to know local info from yesterday’s blogosphere…From the retail business news goddess, Sue Stock:North Carolina’s Fresh Market stores have started stocking fresh shrimp that have been caught in NC waters. Add this to the ridiculously long list of things to do this Saturday:the Town of…

  • Holly Aiken’s Shop is Back!

    From my other blog (and originally from NewRaleigh.com): New Shop on the BlockSuper exciting!