Pink Saturday, a Give-a-way, and Mother's Day Gifts

Happy Pink Saturday! Once again please stop by http://www.howsweetthesound.typepad.com/ to see all of the lovely PS posts!

So this week I thought I would share some of my lovely Mother's Day Gifts. My family knows me well and so I certainly have some pink to share!

Some lovely flowers, purple I know! But if you look closely, you'll see a pretty pink heart in the back on the right side.

From my lovely daughter Erin whose knows me oh so well! A PINK cupcake! Love it!


Here are my daughters ~ Megan on the left and Erin on the right.
The only way to show you my new pink camera was to take a picture in the mirror, ha! This was from my fabulous hubby!

There were more goodies, cause my family does spoil me, but they're not pink!

I wanted to let you know that I will be having MY FIRST give-a-way in association with my new blog feature ~ Beautiful Blogging. This is a weekly feature that covers health and beauty topics that I think you'll find very useful! My first post is here if you want to take a peek. I will post details about the give-a-way in the beginning of the week when I do my weekly Beautiful Blogging Post. The give-a-way will be soooooo simple! All you have to do is leave a comment suggesting a topic you'd like to be covered in a future post on the next BB post! Super easy!

Happy Pink Saturday and please stop by in the beginning of the week to enter my very first give-a-way!

Super Big Hugs!

Jacalyn

New Goodies at RME Boutique

I thought I would show you some pictures of my new goodies I've received for my boutique! Some are already listed and some are not yet. Just keep checking back because I am adding new items often!

Have a wonderful day and I'll see you tomorrow for Pink Saturday!

Shabby Lane Shops New Blog Backrounds

I am so excited to pass on that Shabby Lane Shops is now offering FREE blog backgrounds! As you can tell, I already have mine! There are a variety to choose from and more will be added every day! Don't be shy, head over and check it out here ~

Happy Blogging!

Jacalyn

Beautiful Blogging at RME Boutique

I've decided to start a weekly post on health and beauty items that hopefully will be of interest to my blogging friends, called ~ Beautiful Blogging! I just love makeup, skin care, shoes, clothes, exercise techniques and such. I spend a lot of time reading about the latest trends and I thought I would share what I find! Please feel free to leave me comments re: if you like, don't like, a topic you'd like to hear about etc... Of course, as a mental health professional I will surely throw some in some tips for managing stress, anxiety, depression etc...

This week's Beautiful Blogging post is all about Summer Skin Care so read up and get going on your beautiful skin!

Here's my essential skin care tips:
~Exfoliate! This is essential because we are constantly re-newing skin cells and if we don't remove them, our skin looks dull! So, used a sugar or salt scrub a couple times a week to re-new your skin!


~Shave! Many of us slack off on this in the winter so now is the time to begin again! Make sure you use a good razor, not the cheap, disposable ones, to ensure a smooth shave. Additionally, use a good shave gel/cream and avoid using soap. Soap can be drying and doesn't provide the best protection against nicks and cuts!
~Moisturize! Again this is essential to keep our skin soft! Make sure you moisturize right out of the bath or shower to lock-in the moisture!
~Use sunless Tanner! We all know the dangers of sun-bathing and tanning beds and quite frankly we don't need to do that! There are so many great sunless tanning lotions on the market today that it is just a matter of preference in choosing one. Click here for a great tutorial on how to apply sunless tanning lotion.


~Don't forget your feet! If you can't afford a professional pedicure do it yourself! Purchase a good foot scrub, pumice stone (or the Ped-Egg which I love!) and lotion made specifically for your feet! If you're like me, you love all those strappy sandals and our feet must look well-groomed! Don't forget to apply that fabulous shade to your toenails to finish it off! Try fuchsia or coral, both of which are very popular this year!
~Check your Sun Block! Did you know that Sun Block has an expiration date? It is probably best to purchase a new one each summer and check the date on the bottle! Oh yea, don't forget to use it while outdoors!!!!!! Re-apply every 1 - 2 hours!
I hope this helps you in getting "your glow on" this summer!
A couple of administrative notes: Source for post: click here Also, click any picture and it will take you to the site from which I obtained them. I want to make sure I give credit where credit is due!
Please stop back for Pink Saturday on Saturday of course! And, check back next week for a new Beautiful Blogging post!
Have a happy week,
Jacalyn

Happy Mother's Day from RME Boutique

Wishing all the Mom's a very Happy Mother's Day!!!!!

Rosie says it all, don't you think?!

Hugs,

Jacalyn

Happy Pink Saturday and Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Pink Saturday! I thought I would do a post for all of the moms out there on the eve of Mother's Day! But, not just any post will do of course! This is a PINK post... pink ideas for Mother's Day gifts, just in case you still need some ideas to pass onto those who are buying you gifts!
The standard flowers...
Of course pink candy...

How about some nice pink pearls...

Can you go wrong with pink jammies...

This necklace is beautiful... how about that?

How about a nice bubble bath...

Hmmm... a nice comfy pretty pink chair....

Please visit Beverly at http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/ to see all of the pink posts!

Big Pink Hugs!

Jacalyn

My Shabby Lane Shops Retreat

As many of you know, I attended the Shabby Lane Shops Retreat in the Smoky Mountains, TN last month. I wanted to share the journey with you.

I drove down with my daughter Megan! She was a lot of fun on the trip and surely makes me laugh a lot! It was a long drive, about 11 hours and she was a good companion! We did stop in Ohio, at a mall we like, for some shopping on the way down, he, he!

Don't tell her I posted this pic! I don't think she'll be too happy but she is just so darn cute!

After getting lost in the beautiful Mountains in the dark (a little scary I might add) we arrived Thursday evening with a little navigation help from Miss Catherine, our fabulous leader of Shabby Lane Shops! Catherine had attached a beautiful Shabby Lane Shops sign welcoming us but of course I forgot to take a picture!

Miss Catherine and her adorable son, Cameron!

Upon our arrival we received the most wonderful goodie bag filled with some fabulous items. Thanks to Annie for the beautiful hand-crafted fabric business card holder; Karen of Avon for the lotions; Barb for the teas, Lynn for the yummy nest, and Catherine for the beautiful tote, note cards, pens and so much more ( I apologize in advance if I forgot anyone!). Of course I had to send everyone a bar of soap. I also sent some liquid soap for all of the ladies to enjoy during our stay!

Our first day there was spent learning and sharing with some very talented women!

The lovely Barb, of SBS Teas who gave us all a wonderful goody bag filled with teas and so much more, gave us a wonderful talk all about teas! She also made a wonderful meal for us too!

Miss Carla of Blue Heron taught us how to make beautiful paper shoes! I must admit that I missed some of that because I was, well, okay I'll admit it ~ Napping!!!!! No that's not Carla's beautiful paper shoes, but of course I just didn't take enough pictures! Ha!


The lovely Miss Claudia of Antica's Treasures taught us how to make beautiful "friendship bracelets." Yea, she had to fix mine when I was done! Thanks Claudia!


And Bunny of B. Catherine Designs taught us how to iron-on transfers to totes. We each took one home and made some to donate to Enchanted Makeovers.

By the way, Bunny (on the right) is a fabulous cook too! Thanks for the great meal Bunny! I missed Rita's cooking because we had to leave a day early, darn it!

Debbi of MarionBerry Cottage showed us how she prints images on fabric. You must visit her shop to see the beautiful things she creates!

On Saturday we had some fun shopping and had lunch at a great restaurant, the Old Mill!

Here's part of the gang while we wait for lunch from Left to right: me, Lynn of the Vintage Nest, Carla of Blue Heron Studios, Debbi of Marionberry Cottage, Rita of Tesora Fino, Claudia of Antica Treasures , and Bunny of B. Catherine Designs!

After lunch we visited a wonderful boutique That's So Shabby in Sevierville, Tn ~ owned by Jen, our friend Annie's (Annieg aprons and bags) daughter who was not able to attend *sigh* We missed you Annie but loved Jen's shop!

After our visit to Jen's Shop we split up and did different things. Meg and I decided that we wanted to get a better look at the mountains!

As you can tell, they were absolutely stunning though the pictures just can't capture the true beauty! This was my first trip to Tennessee and I was just captivated by the beauty of the area!

Oh and I can't forget to mention our nightly visitor! I owe this HUGE bear a big thank you for not eating me when I went to my car at night!

Sadly, we had to leave a day early because Meg had to get back to college as her Spring Break was over. But we truly enjoyed our time with these wonderful women from SLS and truly can't wait until the next retreat. I think our relationships are so much more meaningful now that we got to meet in person.

I owe Lynn of the Vintage Nest a big note of thanks and a huge hug for allowing me to "borrow" some of the pictures she took at the retreat! Thanks for being such a sweetheart Lynn!

Bunny & Lynn (and my Starbucks ice coffee, ha!)

Can't forget to post a picture of Miss Karen of Avon who worked so hard studying for school and helping Catherine with her sons!

Here's the the whole gang one more time in our beautiful cabin! I think Lillian from Shabby Denim Rose is missing though!

I would also like to thank each and every woman for opening their hearts and sharing their talents! And of course a HUGE thank you to Catherine for organizing and hosting this wonderful event!

Warmest wishes,

Jacalyn