Window Shopping Facebook Style!

Do you remember walking past the rows of shops and gazing into the store windows when you were a child? Each store window was decked out in holiday splendor. Slender manequins dressed in the latest  fashionable clothing, dolls, toys,,train sets, stuffed animals, melt in your mouth confections, perfume, and shoes of all kinds. It was mesmerizing and magical; a picnic for the senses. Velvet fabric artfully draped like a carpet about the window, twinkling lights, items strategically placed to draw the eye inward and colors and textures to add just the perfect panache! Memories so vivid, rich and wonderfully captured in our minds and hearts forever! 

Being both nostalgic and artistic minded,  I wanted to capture the magic and charm of holiday window dressing and infuse it into a new medium for all to enjoy! My Facebook Store Front page is my  palette to bring lovely gift designs from my online store into computer " windows" all over America and beyond everyday. Enjoy the window shopping! Come inside my online store when you see  something that you would like. I'll always be happy to help you find the perfect gift every time!

Leigh

When Opportunity Knocks, Answer It!

When the co-owner of La Bella Baskets called my home this morning and personally asked me if I would like to host the National Team Conference Call tonight, I was honored and said, " Yes!"  The other co-owner that usually hosts  the conferences, was sick and had no voice. I have never done this sort of thing before, but I am one who does " step up to the plate" and offers my help when needed! " The show must go on!" is my motto!  It was hard to focus on household duties today.  My mind was pre-occupied with my newest role and doing it the best that I could do.
The call came to start the conference at 8:55pm EST.Ready or not, here it comes! I am a pretty relaxed soul,    third child of four myself and used to a certain level of " controlled chaos", and  being the mother of four children born within six years, I have learned to do many things.,many times without  the time to practice or prepare, but always greeting each with a pleasant demeanor! I did it! I finshed the conference agenda provided me, and the Q & A, and even filled in some " dead air time with a paragraph that I had written this afternoon, just in case. It served as filler and I was glad that I wrote it. I am anxious to hear my recorded call and see how I sound! I had a blast being host tonight! I was a little nervous of course, but who isn't a little nervous with new things?

The Magic of Candles

Candles. those colorful forms sculpted from hot wax with added scents  can instantly transform a room into an inviting place. The aroma of an Apple Pie scented candle delights your nose , a smile to your lips and has your mind fixed on tasting a freshly baked pie! The scent of your favorite gourmet coffee, has your mouth yearning for a cup of brew. Our olfactory sense is our most sensitive and long remembering sense. Scents of food simmering on the stove or baking in the oven can transfer our mind back to childhood days when we helped bake our favorite cookies at holiday time . Remember? My favorite was always the Peanut Butter Kisses! If you simply adore having candles around, you won't want to miss the January Candle Sale in progress in my online store!  I have three different categories of candles with a minimum of six scent collections to choose from. The Bakery  Collection tempts you with Strawberry Shortcake, Lemon Meringue, Apple Pie, Spiced Cookie and more. There's Coffee Scents, Fruit Scents, Citrus Scents, Aromatherapy, Floral, Holiday and Berry. The Duo set allows you to pick one scent  for one set and  another scent for the other set. At fifteen percent off, you can give them away as gifts, or keep some for yourself! Don't forget to use the code to get the savings! It magically makes the price go down!  Visit me online at:http://bit.ly/ow7djR