I am in Serious Trouble

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As many of you may or may not know, I have a jewelry problem. I love it!! All of it! You CANNOT have too much jewelry. If it's shiny & sparkly I'm all over it. Well, since starting The Buzzz I am in close proximity to lots and lots of jewelry...that I want! I'm still thinking about earrings and a necklace from Green Eyed Lady, and that was months ago!! I have not added them to my Buzzz Wish List because they mostly carry one of a kinds, and I don't want anyone else to buy them.

The Style Buzzz is our latest addition to the website. I'm following lots of stylists on every Social Media there is. Guess what they post, blog, tweet about? That's right, Jewelry! So you can see how I'm in trouble. I need a job to support my job, or I need to win the lottery, but that hasn't happened yet. So I might have to add a page to the website just for jewelry, it's kind of inevitable. I don't know why it's taking me so long.

Anyway, here are a couple of designers who's jewelry I lust after. You may have heard of Powerbeads by Jen (they are on the Wish List-there are a lot to choose from), I first saw them in Chantilly Blue in Kennett Square. Love them, and want many different colors. They remind me of the bracelets Anthropologie used to carry when they just had a store or two. Anybody else remember them? I still have mine, they are a bit stretched out, but I still have them.

I found the next two jewelry designers on Instagram, which is now a bad place for me (until I win the lottery of course). Pearl Love Jewelry uses gorgeous pearls and gives them a modern, almost sporty look. They make pearls look cool. I'm not a huge pearl fan, but I am all over these pearls. Then there's Rockabella Jewelry, made in Hawaii. This jewelry is sold in all the high end resorts & hotels in Hawaii, and was featured in the 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. One of my favorite pieces is the Coordinate Bar Chain Bracelet, it is the perfect gift to commemorate any special occasion.


I found Margaret Elizabeth's fabulous jewelry on Facebook, I want every piece. She uses a lot of big stones and druzy which is one of my favorites. Then there's the Mae Movement, you definitely cannot just have one. Each bracelet is hand crocheted in the Katmandu Valley of Nepal. They come in lots of great colors and look great stacked with other pieces.

Last but not least, I found some jewelry I can afford. Have you seen the Flash Tattoos yet? They are so cool! The bracelets look fantastic stacked with other pieces. They add that extra shimmer to what you are already wearing, but definitely make a statement all their own.

You see what I mean? How fabulous is all this jewelry?!? Anyone want to give me a loan? Tell me which ones you like.

Tish Boutique Accessories

Shopping at the Beach - part II by Elizabeth Tucker

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Boutique Buzzz is very happy to introduce you to our Guest Blogger this week, Elizabeth Tucker - creator of the stylish phone carrier Eye-Pocket http://eye-pocket.com/. We hope you enjoy her shopping adventures at the Beach as much as we did!

  
  On Wednesday I kicked around Bethany Beach for a little timeout from the sun to do some shopping. My first stop was one of my favorite boutiques in Bethany, Sanpoula's. Great selection of bright, beachy fashions; tons of handbags and beautiful shoes. They have lots of great sales going on. Find them on Facebook at Sanpoula's. 

Next I wondered over to Lighthouse Station. The Palms is in that corner shopping center, as well as Yuppy Puppy... to bring your favorite pet home a beach souvenir! I was excited to discover a great new boutique called “haven blu.” I enjoyed spending some time chatting with owner Jen Vernon about her new store. She just opened this season right before Memorial Day. I was impressed by her selection of upscale, unique dresses, tops and bottoms. In my opinion, a much needed addition to Bethany’s shopping selection. You can find them on Facebook at haven blu. I highly recommend stopping in when visiting Bethany.

Wednesday I took a drive down to Fenwick Island and took a peak into another favorite of mine, Paco’s Paradise. I always enjoy browsing their selection and unique, dressy sandals. They are celebrating their 40th anniversary with lots of merchandise on sale.

On our last night at the beach we spent some more time in Rehoboth & I found a store called Just Dance Boutique. Everything in the store was 35% off, and handbags were 50% off. They had a great selection of casual, fun dresses and quite a few really pretty handbags.

Late July into August seems to be a great time for shopping at the beaches. Since the end of the season is near, all shops are offering generous sales and bargains. I only wish I had had more time to explore the plentitude of boutiques to be found.

Shopping at the Beach - Part I by Elizabeth Tucker

Hello,

Boutique Buzzz is very happy to introduce you to our Guest Blogger this week, Elizabeth Tucker - creator of the stylish phone carrier Eye-Pocket http://eye-pocket.com/. We hope you enjoy her shopping adventures at the Beach as much as we did!


Every year our family has the pleasure of vacationing in Bethany Beach, DE. One of my favorite activities, besides sitting in the sand, eating piles of blue crabs and embarrassing myself at miniature golf, is the shopping! The great thing about staying in Bethany, is the proximity to Rehoboth, Dewey, Fenwick and Ocean City, Lots and lots of retail options!

Sunday I did a little shopping In Ocean City, MD. The boutique shopping is slim in OC, but I did find a great little shop called “Fashion For Less.” They have four locations; you can find their stores at www.fashionsforless.net. They have a fun selection of inexpensive items such as watches, purses, hats, scarves, costume jewelry and cosmetics (nail polish, hair chalk, etc.).

On a super quick trip to Rehoboth Tuesday I had a few minutes to visit Tiger Lili on Rehoboth Avenue (https://www.facebook.com/tigerlilirehoboth).  Always a nice selection of dresses, jewelry, handbags, and other cute tops and bottoms. I picked up a great beachy dress on sale for $29.00!

They were also running a jewelry sale, buy one, get one half off. I considered buying this pretty elephant cuff bracelet, but didn’t... now I’m sort of regretting it! Tiger Lili now also has an outlet location in the Bayside Outlets, Rehoboth.

I also took a quick peek into Cleo’s Boutique, (247 B Rehoboth Avenue, www.cleosrehoboth.com) which I adore! They were also having a great sale. Lots of beautiful new items for fall - boots, sweaters, dresses, and more. 

Stay Tuned for Part II Coming soon!!

Playing With Friends

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I must say I am having a great time meeting all of the Boutique owners in and around Chester County. You all are great (at least most of you, like 50%). Haha, just kidding, everyone I have met with and talked to so far has been FABULOUS!! I love to shop so I am enjoying being in and out of these Boutiques that I have never been in before. I highly recommend it! They are all so different, with their merchandise, backgrounds, price points, views, experience...I could go on and on.
   It's also interesting learning the dynamics of different towns. I must say that is not something I miss. Who is selling what, for how much, who is staying open late, opening early, having what event. Now it's spilling into Social Media. Who likes who, comments on, shares, on what Facebook pages or twitter accounts. If all Boutiques make it a goal to share, comment or tweet on their neighbors pages a couple times a week it would be good for everyone. Let's do it!! What do you think?

The Buzzz

It's All in My Head

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What is the first word you think of when you hear the word Boutique? Expensive, snobby, helpful, affordable, I'm not going to lie, my first thought has always been expensive. Over the last couple of months I have found that the word expensive no longer fits. Granted there are high-end Boutiques, but most of the Boutiques I've been in and out of lately in and around the Chester County area are not outrageously expensive at all. There are numerous Boutiques with very affordable merchandise. This is going to be a problem for me. My bank account was much bigger before I figured this out.
  There are all kinds of sales throughout the year, great sales with large discounts, on fabulous merchandise! Blink Boutique in West Chester and Polka Dots Boutique in Paoli have permanent sale racks, full of great buys! I'll let you in on a secret, all you have to do is follow social media to know when the sales are, many Boutiques post their sales on Facebook, Twitter, even Instagram. If that's too much Boutique Buzzz will certainly keep you in the know, just check out our sales/events calendar. Now we just have to figure out parking.

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It's a Small World

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As I am in the starting phases of building Boutique Buzzz I am meeting, and speaking with lots of new people, as would be expected. They funny thing is that some of these new people aren't really new. I am finding I have met them before in some way, shape or form, traveled in the same circles, been at the same events, or have even done business together. Surprisingly, it only takes a couple minutes of conversation to find this out. I don't really know why I find this funny, I probably should have expected it, right? I mean, I grew up in and around Chester County, it's been a loooong time, why wouldn't I know people? Anyway, it is fun figuring out how you are connected, reliving old times and catching up on old friends. I had a great time speaking with Colleen at Green Eyed Lady and Steve at May 23 Online, along with Atticus of course. I'm looking forward to speaking to many Boutique owners, new/old friends and acquaintances. Although after writing this post, I'd still be surprised if it happens again.

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