Tag: shopping

  • Lots More Coming to Cameron Village!

    I am guilty of being a Cameron Village junkie. I admit it. I’d much rather dash over there and spend an afternoon shopping and enjoying good food and drinks than wander aimlessly around a mall ANY DAY.

    So… I’m sure it comes as no surprise that while I’m disappointed to see The Grape go, I’m very excited to help spread the gospel of growth otherwise (thanks for the link Ashton!):

    from Design Trumps Retail
    http://www.newsobserver.com/business/nc/stock/story/975360.html

    “In Raleigh’s Cameron Village, The Grape wine shop and tapas bar closed. There’s no word yet on what will happen to the space. … Also, White House Black Market, The Cameron Bar & Grill and New Palm Avenue will all open in about three weeks.”

  • Koozies!

    Around here, we make koozies for everything. (And it took me a minute to think about whether I wanted to create this blog post here, or on my fashion & trend blog. Guess what… it’s going in both because I think it’s totally relevant to all things Southern and trendy.)

    Lisa at Fred’s Beds introduced me to a wonderful, low-cost koozie company (based right here in Raleigh, woo!) online at KustomKoozies.com. Her contact there, Linda,…. is awesome! I definitely suggest these folks for any large amounts of koozie you may need (weddings, birthdays, sorority and fraternity events, etc.). We used them for the Fred’s Beds / Susan G. Komen October ’07 breast cancer awareness “Sleeping for the Cure” campaign and they were able to help us in a huge time crunch. I later used them with my BUS 465 IMC Management class for our Honda Accord Coupe on-campus promotional event.

    I am SUPER excited to see this week’s Gifts & Decorative Accessories Product Wire eNewsletter had Mary Phillips Designs (from here in Raleigh as well!) in their New to Market section. Here was their blurb on the super-cute “Bride” koozie:

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    “Stay Cool

    Collapsible Coozie Collection from Mary Phillips Designs keeps beverages cool and shows personality. Other messages including “You call me ‘Party Girl’ like it’s a bad thing” and “Life’s Uncertain. Drink Now.” $8.

    Mary Phillips Designs, Raleigh NC

    (800) 825-4575″

  • American By Birth…

    …Southern By the Grace of God.

    Southern Pride and American Pride often go hand-in-hand. With the 4th of July (one of my MOST favorite holidays) quickly approaching, I thought I’d share this great way for anyone to show their American Pride.

    The folks over at AmericanFlags.com are giving away their 3′ x 5′ polyester American flags for free and only charging $6.00 shipping in honor of Flag Day. I don’t think anyone has ANY excuse not to take them up on this deal and fly it proudly. Thank you to my July issue of Real Simple magazine for publicizing this!

    Click here to go straight to this promotion!