"Sweet Treats" Valentine's Day Giveaway at Shabby Cottage Shops has started!

We're celebrating Love and Romance at Shabby Cottage Shops with a "Sweet Treats" Blog Giveaway! Ours "Sweet Treats" Giveaway is valued at $350.00!

Our Valentine's Day Giveaway has started! Watch the Slide Show or view the pictures below to see what our shops have gifted for this very special giveaway, including $130.00 in Gift certificates to use at your favorite participating shop! Easy to participate, leave your comment at the end of the post!

Our "Sweet Treats" giveaway will end January 30th, at 12 Midnight, EST. The lucky winner will be announced on February 1st at noon EST. So make sure to check back then!

Participating shops are listed below!

Bella Rosa Designs

What a lovely piece this is - pretty pink roses grace the front of this metal wall pocket. The color is a delicate shell or blush pink accented with a bit of gold for elegance - so pretty and romantic!

Perfect for your shabby chic, romantic, cottage, Victorian, or rose decor.

Retail Price: $17.95

Vintage to Vogue Shop

What a lovely addition this romantic Shabby Cottage Floral Pillow would make to any home. This handmade pillow has lovely flower rings and 3 buttons on front and a pretty floral pattern with lace on back. Note the beautiful detail and trim. Pillow is 9" W x 7" H x 2 1/2" D. Ruffle is 1" W.

Retail Price: $24.99

Ribbons Roses and More

Ribbons, Roses and Rhinestones adorn this sweetheart memory tin. Painted a soft rose petal pink with pink roses, white ribbons and soft sage greenery and a beautiful birdhouse which is a "perfect match" for your Sweetheart on Valentine's Day!

Combined Retail Price: $50.00

Sweetheart's Nest

Our Sweetheart Glittered Heart Ornaments are Ideal For Valentine's Day & Even Christmas.... Now that Christmas is over it’s time to start thinking about a little romance! Match these ornaments with our Valentine’s Day White Feather Tree featured in Romantic Homes Magazine. Inspired & created by Bethany Lowe. 1 1/2" hearts with wire hangers. Glittered hearts are packaged in a whimsical vintage style box. Set of 8 includes 4 red and 4 pink hearts.

Retail Price: $ 14.99

Dusty Oak Ornaments

Our newest ornament "Passion Pink" has been created especially for the "Sweet Treats" Valentine's Day giveaway at Shabby Cottage Shops!

Made with a charming boutique fabric and features several shades of pink flowers and swirls, perfect to celebrate love and romance with your very special sweetheart!

Retail Price: $28.00

Debi Coules

Mini Framed Canvas Giclee Print by Debi Coules.

Petite in size but oh so sweet! This lovely Framed Mini Print “Claudette" captures the beauty of a lovely French girl from the 18th century. Beautiful roses and ribbons in her hair add to this exquisite painting print. In a hand painted wooden frame, slightly distressed for the look we adore and is signed. Comes ready to hang and also self stands. Measuring 5 inches square.

Retail Price: $24.00

Mimi's Rose Chenille Boutique

Your kit includes all of the items pictured! Visit Mimi's Rose Chenille Boutique for more fabulous kits created using Tanya Whelan's Barefoot Roses fabric!

Retail Price: $24.99

French Charmed ~ $25.00 Gift Certificate

Bienvenue and welcome to French Charmed! For your shopping pleasure you will receive a $25.00 Gift Certificate to allow you to personally choose any of our wonderful offerings!

Retail Price: $25.00

Another Bella Boutique (COMING SOON TO SHABBY COTTAGE SHOPS!) $25.00 Gift Certificate

We are a new boutique and will be joining Shabby Cottage Shops very soon! We invite you to come and shop with us! Check back soon and use this $25.00 Gift Certificate during our Grand Opening! Watch for updated news on our Grand Opening at Shabby Cottage Shops Blog!

Retail Price: $25.00

Shabby Cottage Shops ~ $50.00 Gift Certificate

Enjoy a $50.00 Gift Certificate from Shabby Cottage Shops to be used at any of the shops participating in our "Sweet Treats" giveaway listed here and on our blog! Enjoy and thanks for shopping with us! Happy Valentine's Day from all of us!

Retail Price: $50.00

Rose Cottage Chic ~ $30.00 Gift Certificate

If you love the look of Shabby Chic, Romantic Cottage, French Chic, or Beach Cottage décor, stop by ROSE COTTAGE CHIC for a visit and use this $30.00 Gift Certificate! You’ll find a delightful array of unique hand-painted and repurposed items --- from pretty painted windows, old silver-plate pieces, small furniture, signs, flea market finds, collectibles, and more. Most of the pieces you’ll find are one-of-a-kind and/or original designs by artist, Jill Serrao.

Custom orders, special requests, questions, comments, and suggestions are always welcome.

Retail Price: $30.00

Importants rules for "Sweet Treats" Valentine's Day Giveaway

• Follow our blog ~ you can do this by looking to the right and scrolling down, you'll see "follow our blog"
• Sign up for our newsletter
• Visit the Shabby Cottage Shops and leave a comment telling us your favorite shop
• Leave your first name and last initial, and email address along with your comment
• You must be 18 years or older to enter
• "Sweet Treats" Giveaway is open to United States Residents Only
• Respond to our email in three (3) days, if you are the lucky winner, if you do not respond in three days, we will do another random draw and announce an alternate winner
• Participation is free, no Purchase is necessary
• We are not responsible for any damage which may occur during shipping should any items be damaged or lost. You will receive notification when shipped

Good Luck!

Debie

Shabby Cottage Shops

We're "Ringing Out The Old" with a Huge Sale at Shabby Cottage Shops!

At Shabby Cottage Shops we're dusting our shelves and restocking our shops with fabulous new products and "bringing in the new" for 2010! You'll find the same wonderful products at greatly reduced prices, starting tomorrow, January 8th.

Make sure to sign up for our newsletter and receive all the latest information on sales, special discounts and new items our shops will be offering for 2010.

Visit all of our shops during our "Ring Out The Sale"!

At Sweetheart's Nest we are clearing out the old & making way for the new! So it is a great time to pick up on some deals for every day & Christmas 2010! Check out our Sweetheart’s Sale Category for some great buys on some beautiful items. Maybe that special gift just for you that Santa forgot to bring.

We have some beautiful new products arriving this month for Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Spring & Easter. These gorgeous products I consider as Heirloom Quality & will make your holidays absolutely stunning!

Happy New Year from Nathan and Linda

Happy New Year to all Shabby Cottage Shop Customers!! To thank you for your business, Katie Newman Gifts and Home has marked down many items in every category of the boutique to make way for new pretties and treasures! Come visit for some great bargains on exquisite cottage gifts and decor and take an additional 15% off your purchase by entering code pink at checkout.

Best Wishes for a Happy New Year!

The holidays have come and gone but still there is excitement in the air at Debi Coules Romantic Art! Time to make room for more gorgeous prints, unique hand painted home décor, original paintings, Wish boxes, Keepsake Boxes, Mini Framed prints and so much more soon to come!

To make room we are having our Special Sale, Buy One Print and receive your second print of equal or lesser value free! Please enter your selection in the “Notes” box at checkout. It is going to be an exciting year at Debi Coules!

Hope to see you soon, Happy New Year!

We hope you will join us in our New Year's Celebration . At Ribbons, Roses and More we are " Blowing out the Old" so that we may bring in our newest creations. Selected Christmas items on Sale while they last.

Happy New Year ~ Linda!

January Sale, 10% off all items at Prim and Sassy Cottage! Use coupon code 2010 to checkout and receive the discount.

Happy New Year from Prim and Sassy Cottage!

Bella Lucille offers many unique, one of a kind items. We specialize in pretty in pink and Paris chic with lots of cottage charm and shabby chic items too. We have pink dessert servers, rosy aprons, Swiss made lacy handkerchiefs, metal dress forms, vintage door knob wine stoppers, seashell art, glitter plaques, bits & pieces jeweled collages, chandeliers, tooth fairy pillows, cherubs, handmade gift tags and so much more!

Save 10% now through January 31, 2010 by using this sale link:http://www.bellalucille.com/?code=Pink10 We know you have many choices for your shopping needs, and appreciate the opportunity to work with you!

Wishing you a Wonderful New Year!

Below is just a sampling of the wonderful Christmas Fabrics on sale at Mimi's Rose Chenille Boutique! On Sale for 40% OFF during our "Ring Out The Old" Sale! You'll find some fabulous designers names such as Henry Glass and Debi Hron. Plus we have some great fabric by Kelly B. Rightsell, all on sale until January 22nd! Sale prices are also wholesale!! $4.20 to $7.00 a yard !! Grab them before their gone!

Happy New Year ~ Mimi!

Make sure to stop by and visit all the boutiques at Shabby Cottage Shops, this is just a sampling of the great sales you'll find during our "Ring Out The Old" sale starts tomorrow, January 8!Wishing you the best for the New Year!

Debie

Shabby Cottage Shops

2010, a New Year, a New Valentine's Day Giveaway!

Happy 2010! We're in a new year and a new decade, it's twenty ten! Will you refer to this year as twenty-ten or two thousand and ten? I am sure I will find myself referring to it as "twenty-ten". Just curious as to what you will call this New Year!

We'll have our first sale of the New Year on January 8th, plus we're having another blog giveaway for Valentine's Day, "Sweet Treats" which will start on January 8th too! Our shops are gearing up for our "Ring Out The Old" Sale, making way for new products to celebrate "Love and Romance" for Valentine's Day. Here's just a sampling of the treasures you'll find, as our shops make way for new products in January!

Make sure to stop by on January 8th to enter and have a chance to win "Sweet Treats" giveaway. All you'll have to do to win this free giveaway is:

• Leave a Comment on our blog
• Sign up for our monthly newsletter
• Follow our blog, you can do this on the right "under follow our blog"
• Make sure to leave your first name and email address in your comment, so we can get in touch with you if you are the lucky person to win!

Below is the information you'll want to know to participate:

• This is free and there is no purchase necessary
• The giveaway will end on January 31st at Midnight, EST and the winner will be announced on February 1st.
• You must be 18 to enter and a resident of the United States.
• If you are the lucky winner of our "Sweet Treats" Valentine's Day blog giveaway, you must respond to our email within three (3) days or we will randomly select a new winner.
• We are not responsible for damage to any items when shipped and they will not be replaced, should any damage occur
• You will receive your "Sweet Treats" before February 14th, Valentine's Day 2010!

Check back for pictures and the post on January 8th to enter and see what our boutiques will be sending your way for our Valentine's Day "Sweet Treats" blog giveaway, we'll be celebrating "Love and Romance" at Shabby Cottage Shops, hope you'll join us!

Happy New Year!

Debie

Shabby Cottage Shops

A New Year! A New Ad!! What's your New Year's Resolution for 2010?

Christmas has come and gone for another year! The new year is almost here and time to think about what New Year's resolutions you'll be making for 2010! What's your New Year's resolution for 2010? Will you make changes to your website to keep your customers coming back again and adding new products? Will you rearrange your "online shop" to ensure they return? Are you planning on giving your website a face lift, having a great sale or offering coupons to entice them to return? Are you planning on advertising or joining an online shopping mall this year? Now is the best time to make your New Year's resolutions for your online shop or boutique, start the new year out right! Read this tips below to help you succeed in 2010.

Here are just some of the great tips I recommend to our members! I would like to share some of them with you and help ensure your online shop is a great success! Remember it takes dedication and a continued effort to have your online business succeed.

• Review and make changes to your website regularly, this gives your customers a reason to return and help "spiders" crawl your site more often, if regularly updated.
• Make sure to exchange links with other comparable sites, this too, helps promote your site.
• Offer specials, sales and incentives the same time each month, this will entice customers to return and check the different specials offered.
• When shipping your orders, send them a coupon with a discount or an offer for a free item with their next purchase.
• Invite customers to "bookmark" your page or add to their favorites, this allows them to access your site easily.
• Ask them to recommend your online shop to a friend.
• Most important is to ensure your site is easy to navigate, your shopping cart is safe and secure and you offer a privacy policy to ensure they are comfortable shopping on your site.
• Make your site is inviting, keeping the colors, text and logo design uniform.
• Don't "Clutter" your site with useless information or unnecessary pictures. There are still many Internet uses who have "DSL", therefore taking a long time to load. Some of your potential customers will become impatient and not wait for your site to load. This creates a possibly of a "lost" customer. Keep your site neat and uncluttered, adding only the necessary information and pictures to help the customer see what you have to offer.
• Supply your information, i.e., email, address and telephone number. Some are still uncomfortable making purchases on the web. You may receive many sales via your telephone, directed from your website.
• Make sure you have reviewed every page of your website, the keywords, meta titles, meta descriptions, information and pictures must be there. This ensures the "spiders or robots" will visit your site regularly, which will help increase your page ranking when people are searching on the web.
• Go out of your way to ensure you help your customers with their needs, they will remember and return to your site instead of a competitor's site!
• Join an online shopping mall to gain exposure and presence on the web. This not only helps promote your site, but will enhance the number of visits you receive and sales made.
• Advertise your site in national magazines, it's a must! Think of yourself as a "stand alone" store in the desert with no roads leading to you because of your location. There are millions of online shops or websites, but if you don't advertise, just because you "build it, doesn't mean they will come". You have to make your presence known on the web.
• Join an online shopping mall with good advertising benefits is one of the most important things you can do, it's great networking and provides untold opportunities if you want to succeed in the "website desert"! Most of the time, you can join and your membership costs will be less than one ad placed in National Magazines!
• Shop around and compare benefits and costs of being a member of an online shopping mall.
• Ask questions before joining, this will ensure you know what you are entitled to as a member, of any online shopping mall.

There are many things you can do to make sure your online shop or boutique is a success, these are just a few points I wanted to share.

As you plan your advertising budget for 2010, check into the cost of advertising in National magazines, it's costly, but necessary. We invite you to join us, we work very hard to help you "get noticed" with product display ads which are visible, and at a cost more affordable than paying for your own advertising fees!

Our newest ad above, in Somerset Life, is on the back outside cover in their January 2010 issue, notice the size of the pictures? Look at our past ads here. We ensure you'll "get noticed" at a reasonable cost which will fit your 2010 budget, plus many other fabulous benefits are available at Shabby Cottage Shops. We invite you to come join us today! You can compare our membership benefits and costs here. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or leave a comment, would love to hear any suggestions you may have!

Happy New Year!

Debie

Shabby Cottage Shops

Merry Christmas to all...

Christmas is almost here and the New Year is just around the corner! It's so hard to believe Christmas day is just five days away! It seems like yesterday when Shabby Cottage Shops was just a dream and we are now almost six months old! Where has the time gone? It's been a very busy six months!

We have many fabulous shops with the most wonderful owners offering a wide array of gorgeous items! Each shop owner is so unique in their very own way and have the kindest hearts, not to mention the wonderful variety of fun personalities. I am thrilled I have been allowed to get to know each member individually and thank them for the vote of confidence they have extended to me and Shabby Cottage Shops, during our first six months as a new online shopping mall, for without each and everyone of you, Shabby Cottage Shops would not be!

I would also like to thank several online shopping malls, especially Joyce, of Make Mine Pink and Polly, of the French Cupboard, who so graciously embraced us with open arms and included us in so many wonderful events! As Joyce would say, "it's all about women helping women"! To all of you who have supported us, thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Wishing everyone warm wishes, wonderful times with family and friends, enjoy the upcoming holiday season!

Debra
Shabby Cottage Shops

Our Newest ad in Romantic Homes and a "Sweet Treats" Blog Giveaway at Shabby Cottage Shops!

This is our newest full page ad in Romantic Homes, it's due on the newsstands December 22, it's their Valentine's Day issue! Can you believe Christmas is almost here and ads are coming out for Valentine's Day?

We'll be having another great giveway on our blog to celebrate Valentine's Day, a "Sweet Treats" giveaway, just in time to give your special sweetheart a romantic gift from Shabby Cottage Shops! Please check back for information on our "Sweet Treats" blog giveaway coming soon!

You'll have to follow our blog, leave a comment and sign up for our newsletter, that's it to participate in our next holiday blog giveaway at Shabby Cottage Shops!

We invite you to join us as a member of Shabby Cottage Shops, our membership benefits and costs are guaranteed to be the best available on the web. Stop by today and found out how you can become a member of Shabby Cottage Shops, look at our ads, join us and "get noticed"!

Happy Holidays,
Debie
Shabby Cottage Shops!

It's Pinkalicious Christmas Party Time ~ Only 15 Days left!

Christmas is just around the corner! It's hard to believe it's only a few weeks away! You're invited you to join us today! This week's theme is the "Perfect Pink Present" for our weekly, Pinkalicious Christmas Party. Stop by and see what's new this week at Shabby Cottage Shops! You'll find a wonderful selection of beautiful pink items including kitchen accessories, gorgeous ornaments, hand painted signs and home decor! Plus there are great sales, free gift wrap, a fun contest and more! Our boutiques are adding new merchandise to ensure your shopping pleasure. There's still time to get everything on your wish list by Christmas! Make sure to stop by and complete your shopping at Shabby Cottage Shops tomorrow, and take advantage of the great sales and special for one day only during our "Pinkalicious Christmas Party", Thursday, all day! Scroll down to see a sampling at what our members have this week for their parties!







Visit all the shops, at Shabby Cottage Shops, there's still time to complete your last minute holiday shopping! We're sure you'll find the "Perfect Pink Present" for your mom, granddaughter, friend, sister or co-workers at Shabby Cottage Shops today!

Happy Holidays!
Debie