We are hosting a Pin It to Win It contest!  Check out these great new wine bags from ClaireBella! Perfect for the wine lover and for toting your finest flavor to Picnic with the Pops! We are giving away a single and a double.  So cool and personalized, too!  Just follow these simple directions to be entered to win!

1.  Start a Pinterest board named: SusaBelle Boutique Giveaways

2.  Pin the image of the wine bags to your newly created board (ps:  this board will get plenty of use; more giveaways on the way!)

3..  Make sure to tag your pin: #SBB giveaways

3.  Email us a link to your board at:  hello@susabelleboutique.com

4.  A winner will be randomly drawn on June 1, 2013 from all those participating that emailed us the link to their Susabelle Boutique giveaway board!

Easy Peasy!  Let’s get started!

Happy Pinning and Goodluck!

The furniture and accessories market in Highpoint, North Carolina is the mecca of all things new and on-trend in the world of furniture and interior design.  To say it is “overwhelming” is an understatement. So, to narrow things down, the High Point Market has recruited top home fashion trendsetters to showcase their favorite products and top trends at this year’s show.

The 2013  official trendspotters were: Stacey Bawkes  (www.quintessenceblog.com/ Twitter: @quintessenceblg) Grant K. Gibson (www.grantkgibson.com/ Twitter: @GrantKGibson), Raina Kattelson (astylistslife.com/ Twitter: @astylistslife), Kelly Kole (blog.kandrac-kole.com Twitter: @KandracKole), Erin Loechner (Twitter: @erinloechner), Marisa Marcantonio, ( stylebeat.blogspot.com Twitter: @Stylebeat)  Lisa Mende (lisamendedesign.blogspot.com @lisamendedesign), Marilyn G. Russell (blog design-magnifique.com. Twitter: @Marilyn_Russell) and Michelle Jennings Wiebe (the Studio M design blog. interiorsbystudiom.com Twitter: @studiom). And these are my fave new finds from their picks:

From Michelle Jennings Wiebe: These fabulous lantern lights from Lowcountry Originals were one of Michelle’s picks.   Loving the bright colors and I think these would be perfect in an entry or in pairs over a large kitchen island.

From Erin Loechner this “perfectly patterned” chair at CRLaine.com 

“Kelly green and bamboo on the Jardin Chair @bungalow5 gets Palm Beach right. Fret no more.” As spotted by Marisa Marcantonio, April 2013.

Blue and white, my all time favorite, never goes out of style.  In fact, it seems to be making a come back.  Spotted at High Point by Stacey Bewkes.  Stacey goes on to say on Pinterest:  “Van Thiel has the best reproduction antique blue and white porcelain in the marketplace. I never tire of the timeless elegance that these pieces bring to any interior.”This is a clever little lamp by Arteriors and trendspotter Raina Kattelson just couldn’t seem to get enough of brushed brass this season. Check out the stitch detailing–Raina Kattelson loves it and so do I! Grant K. Gibson spied this small bench/ottoman in the trendy Ikat pattern.  I have been adding a splash of orange here and there around the house this year and this bench would work perfectly as an ottoman or under a sofa table for a punch of color. This is a great twist on a bar.  Marilyn G. Russell thought so, too!  Loving the way it opens to reveal a fully stocked bar, but then hides away (and hopefully locks).  Check out the nail heads and leather trim.  Very masculine and on-trend! Last but not least, my favorite pillow as spotted by Lisa Mende at the CRLaine showroom.  Check out all of the boards here on Pinterest.  While you are there find  Susabelle Boutique, too!  We love pinning great finds, recipe ideas, and cool things in general!  Join us!

No matter where this blog post finds you, surely you have been hearing about our brutal Midwest winter this year.  I mentioned to a friend on Facebook that I have decided to ignore the nasty weather–as one would a temper tantrum from a child.  Instead, I am going to sing the praises of the sun…sort of like doing a rain dance…but for sunshine…

these fabulous “hello sunshine” note cards are sure to bring out a ray or two from someone’s smiling face. $18.00

How about the sunny yellow on this matchbox– perfect to remind us that the sunshine is right around the corner.  Add it to your favorite candle for a pop of “wow”.  $4.25

The birds are back–I  hear them chirping every morning….I have to believe that nature knows what she is doing–sunshine can’t be too far away–but just in case…let’s dance for sun!

There is a major winter storm about to unleash across a large portion of the country…and all I can think about is SUNSHINE.  Wherever you are, please don’t take too much longer…we are all counting on you  for sooner rather than later!

these boxed notes are on the way!  Way a great way to say hello!

( image from pinterest)

happy valentine’s day!

and as always,

Kind Regards,

Chris

Ash Wednesday…a promise of spring…of renewal…of faith…

The orange roughy is in the freezer…it needs to come out of the freezer and become something delicious by 5pm.  You see, I am not someone that does well with baking or cooking fish. I know I’m not alone in this category (Rachel Ray openly admits to not baking well) . Cooking fish, though, is different than baking.  Fish….fish scares me.

This is the recipe I am going with tonight.  It received 4.25 stars.  Read it…how can I mess this up?

so far, so good.

Here is the finished product.  Looks like we have a third thing I don’t do well with:  food photos!

Obsessed….

not a word I use often, but one that best describes my sentiments for this new collection from Curly Girl.

I have been in this  business for quite some time.

It’s not surprising, then, that the word obsessed doesn’t come around all that often.

Frame one of the posters for the kitchen and you have an amazing piece of art!  Tie it all together with matting that coordinates with the room.

Happy Tuesday! And as always,

Kind Regards,

Chris

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Happy Monday!  Happy Work Week!  and as always,

Kind Regards,

Chris