Easy Hot Fudge Sauce

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;">"Exercise is a dirty word...every time I hear it, I wash my mouth out with <span style="font-size: large;">chocolate</span>."</div></div><div align="center"><div style="margin: 0px;">- Charles Schulz</div></div><div align="center"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpHFSC6vj-HrBlnBug_sdlUO4pIAbui4ClclyFBSGDf5ExoLyu8voQpkf6wYgwCktKw81owxxXnjG4pVLHyv4TPd9ZybJbdlZxqzzEw2HzBpHOZUPdP18a8mUN_goV7QxrhldbCZC30s/s1600/fHot-Fudge-2-DSC_1496.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpHFSC6vj-HrBlnBug_sdlUO4pIAbui4ClclyFBSGDf5ExoLyu8voQpkf6wYgwCktKw81owxxXnjG4pVLHyv4TPd9ZybJbdlZxqzzEw2HzBpHOZUPdP18a8mUN_goV7QxrhldbCZC30s/s640/fHot-Fudge-2-DSC_1496.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /><center><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="none" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdearlillieblog.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F09%2Feasy-hot-fudge-sauce_09.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-pDNoUvWqarU%2FTmmFsa59ddI%2FAAAAAAAAFro%2FmVZUTQQ6-aE%2Fs1600%2FfHot-Fudge-2-DSC_1496.jpg">Pin It</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script></center><br /><i style="color: #c27ba0;">I have been busy with our shop reopening, decorating for fall and doing several little projects that I will post about as well as planning a post on where in the world we keep Lillie's toys (yes, she does own some toys although they are seldom seen in photos) however I am having trouble getting any of these posts finished. It has been pouring here and therefore not good weather for taking photos and thanks to the thunderstorms the girls have not been napping or sleeping well. Hopefully the weekend will be nicer! Anyway, my lovely sister Jamie has been bribed into doing a post for me with a recipe for one of our favorite childhood desserts. (You can see her post with a delicious recipe for <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/easy-smore-cookies.html">S'more Cookies here</a>). If you are normally a skimmer (I must admit I am definitely a skimmer) I recommend actually reading her post because she is such a witty writer. Anyway, here she is:</i></div></div><div align="center"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;">Running is dangerous. Every time I try to move faster than a jog, my heart starts beating irregularly and I feel faint as the temptation to dial 9-1-1 mounts. I do not recommend such exertion to anyone--except in emergencies, like when those catchy notes to "The Entertainer" can be heard from the next street over. Instead, I suggest at least one serving of chocolate a day. Now, I may not be able to outrun even the most sluggish of the animal kingdom, but if I meet my death by snapping turtle, at least I will be tasty.</div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;">Here is the recipe for the fudge sauce that my mom made throughout our childhood, which has become a staple in my fridge, providing the perfect chocolate-y ending to every day:</div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;">Moose's Creamy Hot Fudge Sauce</div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;">1/2 cup of milk</div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;">1/4 cup of butter</div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;">1/4 tsp. of salt</div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;">2 cups (one 11 1/2 oz. package) of Nestle Semi-Sweet Morsels</div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;">1 tsp. of vanilla</div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;">Melt milk, butter, and salt on low. Heat until butter melts. Add chocolate bits; stir until morsels melt and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Makes 1 1/2 cups of hot fudge sauce.</div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;">*The original recipe called for Nestle's Milk Chocolate Morsels, but my mom has always made it with Semi-Sweet Chocolate, so I have never tried it with Milk Chocolate, but I'm sure it is delicious either way.</div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;">**If you tend to be a lazy baker, and want to heat this on medium so it melts more quickly, think twice! If it heats too quickly it will taste burnt! (Not that this happens to me all the time or anything...:)</div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DTMTcjj_XYG60H7r7IDQ3el5SMVm973PY7832PHG5t1msMqISXJMYYAhmNzp41HYbOq1PbSxsN-NUadOBOtIT8V-wGe3NC3GPZieBfnuUOyIrsQp37oiei7-kyKPcZpHZwjIEIlHsYg/s1600/ffHot-Fudge-1-DSC_1474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DTMTcjj_XYG60H7r7IDQ3el5SMVm973PY7832PHG5t1msMqISXJMYYAhmNzp41HYbOq1PbSxsN-NUadOBOtIT8V-wGe3NC3GPZieBfnuUOyIrsQp37oiei7-kyKPcZpHZwjIEIlHsYg/s640/ffHot-Fudge-1-DSC_1474.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlFSKfkDBwUwzjicq7NbwWqv-AnED7qfHkamakdiy5FoVdFlmvh63Z-zrpW5k7DErIHq64rfgMbApUq8J39xyuohz0k7yS1yyXqE6wpFMiUPYctH0vd8vDaks6HAL6ZU4KtiBnNLwAHA/s1600/fHot-Fudge-1-DSC_1474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlFSKfkDBwUwzjicq7NbwWqv-AnED7qfHkamakdiy5FoVdFlmvh63Z-zrpW5k7DErIHq64rfgMbApUq8J39xyuohz0k7yS1yyXqE6wpFMiUPYctH0vd8vDaks6HAL6ZU4KtiBnNLwAHA/s640/fHot-Fudge-1-DSC_1474.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;">Fact: there is no such thing as too much chocolate. Although my husband dares to disagree...In a battle that has lasted as long as our relationship, we clash on important issues such as favorite ice cream flavors, what constitutes a snack (blueberry yogurt?? I don't think so!), and whether or not chocolate is an essential part of one's daily diet. I have tried (and failed) to instill several life lessons in him, such as, but not limited to:</div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;">1) Vanilla ice cream is chocolate ice cream MINUS THE FLAVOR</div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;">2) The flavor that best compliments chocolate is more chocolate, not vanilla or strawberry.</div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;">3) If it's not chocolate, it's not dessert.</div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;">4) Anyone who does not think chocolate is the most exquisite flavor is missing essential taste bud DNA.</div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;">To date, I have not had much success with my chocolate brainwashing. So, I have decided the best way to win him over is to simply prove it. I made strawberry shortcake from the <a href="http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/classic-strawberry-shortcakes/370099a9-c927-4eae-93ba-ab66a455b996">easy recipe</a> off the back of the Bisquick box--but he refused to drizzle hot fudge sauce over his. And after two years of living with my addiction, he still managed to be jaw-droppingly surprised by how much hot fudge sauce I poured over mine. Trust me, strawberry shortcake needs a touch--let's be honest, a ton--of chocolate to take it from mediocre to mouth-watering.</div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSROVudIlJApftD3kkqGW-yYgVYJClqyd01YfN27Kvq7fX_YzlD3S8xjcTfckIIcDG5JJFjolCYI_-X3VUAdG5BFIddIs5p3l-IbjTwPs5p-UtoUtzUIWiMf6640ba14tC2dNOeoPiLgA/s1600/fHot-Fudge-3-DSC_1531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSROVudIlJApftD3kkqGW-yYgVYJClqyd01YfN27Kvq7fX_YzlD3S8xjcTfckIIcDG5JJFjolCYI_-X3VUAdG5BFIddIs5p3l-IbjTwPs5p-UtoUtzUIWiMf6640ba14tC2dNOeoPiLgA/s640/fHot-Fudge-3-DSC_1531.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;">Apparently, drizzling chocolate is another skill I can put in my "Will Never Learn" file.</div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div align="left"><div style="margin: 0px;">Enjoy! (p.s. Please excuse my hyperbole, I do believe you are still human even if you like vanilla!:)<br /><br /><div style="color: #a64d79; text-align: center;">Also we have more of the Annistyn Scarves available again!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/organic-annistyn-scarf-in-winter-white">The Winter White</a> will go on sale at 9 this morning, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">and the <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/organic-annistyn-scarf-in-black">Black</a> will go on sale at 9 tomorrow (Saturday) morning.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/organic-annistyn-scarf-in-winter-white"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildkFrZXz4O3y-lvpglCHyCTdTrBT00WnbpS6Y6hUSRGzWmWnmsI4xw6ZBd2AF9hgN5aGxJ85C0fClA824YSi03WGlOyUX6Dao7leGJFQ6mgeVSKuf6N4IuuRQHk_PYlDl_z14lj3lKZw/s640/kWinterWhiteScarf1.png" width="436" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="color: #c27ba0; text-align: center;"> And now we want to introduce another one of our sponsors:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.chateaumaisoninteriors.com/"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfS2DxoTv5VXWvHt3UOD6M49h-2o761Po4bmPLHNGc46oBFb7Ge17gn80qo0zV2jlQfsUVP7zIaKWL9URPft_X1UX_XVg_ijA_-vtfkbn8wbmvRoGoNsCfRiQ8CJbeGOEZk40d1o-AUk/s1600/Button_260x100_CMInteriors.gif" /><span id="goog_2024624702"></span></a><span id="goog_2024624703"></span></div><br /> Chateau Maison Interiors is run by the lovely husband and wife team of Tyler and Ashley. 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Easy Hot Fudge Sauce

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Some Items Back in Stock and Ruffles and Stuff

First I want to let you all know we have been busy working away and now have some of our sold out items back in stock as well as a couple of new items.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We now have the women's <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/fairyland-women-s-thermal-with-ribbon">Fairyland Thermal</a> available (<a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/fairyland-women-s-thermal-with-ribbon">with</a> or <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/fairyland-women-s-thermal">without</a> the bow):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/fairyland-women-s-thermal-with-ribbon"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpYIf8fLHN13OwQSBXtTUBrrIXHFIh6zZmXjath328kCalWkGAYcDrXsmbLiDfy_a07FJmXFjrDU8qdF9jXZETqHvERRuI3yBWmT6CgbpSna9u2RI8jmDeH9kjXdHbnfhVA43b3vhdVI/s640/efairylandwomenwithbow1.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We also have more of the <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/lovely-thoughts-thermal">Lovely Thoughts Thermals (with the Mary Poppins silhouette)</a> in stock again and we also have them available in<a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/lovely-thoughts-children-s-thermal"> kid's sizes 2-6!</a> We don't have a photo of the kids version yet seeing how they just were printed today but they are for sale in our shop. Hopefully I can get a shot of it at some point today to replace out the women's one we are using now. </div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/lovely-thoughts-thermal"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7f8l6EllK3HBw7hHiHI4qns9p3Dn1D_OOdR3NIvHUdb0r1uVwtbgE_JI9KU-ib2lfDnBzv6RuOOzwKPqf12n2S29r33sP8yub0iT1vdnRctAaJEEMZTU0U238nU7-lzfkU6zAYzqQYV4/s640/eLovelyThoughtsthermal.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We also have our super soft <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/fairyland-women-s-sweatshirt-in-gray">Fairyland sweatshirt</a> refilled again</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/fairyland-women-s-sweatshirt-in-gray"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifY3E-tkaSVs5vo7jyWcm0X9ddGndkXwq-WCooeM3meU8FThoAa9NS2HXXkBKDiX18UOBXe4JRcRPNQLI8QdIROAtfweQtOCYm1jxFtQDiVDXehhx-c-MQJASPk4XiCbn3aW6eKAURezI/s640/eFairylandGraySweatshirt2.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">and our <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/vintage-crown-thermal-in-granite">Vintage Crown Thermals</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/vintage-crown-thermal-in-granite"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WTsSZn5GX1HVUDX5aqsLUeCQX11K2AeSFJvJzVQOsL28P-wWynE2Xv56eNdk_42lVlHIKmQjSyxX5-oxPl9yc1Dt_9LcP1znZPLRLM540YZqURm3ET9SLLqVvU6xwajWL4mnLPOT6hc/s640/ecrowngranite1.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><br />Along with restocking some of our women's items I also wanted to tell you all about one of my favorite blogs: <a href="http://www.rufflesandstuff.com/">Ruffles and Stuff.</a>  You probably all already know about this blog but in case any of you haven't ever visited it before I thought I would share it with you. Disney has one of the very first blogs I started reading and fell in love with. She is so unbelievably creative and has the most amazing tutorials! The best part about them is that just about everything she does has been refashioned from something that most everyone already owns and she shows each step in such detail that it is so easy to follow her directions. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Disney and her daughter, Paige</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhTbJn_sjpkjJaHvT6RNhiUgpnO-nbkRhg9tUQggnEZjwQo8q45-11DM5yrVzVy15FsdWWR6bmcHk61qyFp7nNMdPWqG1_deEs2hMCM9vBOSS4UvFOdj6EYDGnAstSz3_iXUAkENETh0/s1600/Blogphoto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhTbJn_sjpkjJaHvT6RNhiUgpnO-nbkRhg9tUQggnEZjwQo8q45-11DM5yrVzVy15FsdWWR6bmcHk61qyFp7nNMdPWqG1_deEs2hMCM9vBOSS4UvFOdj6EYDGnAstSz3_iXUAkENETh0/s1600/Blogphoto.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a few of my favorite tutorials she has done: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rufflesandstuff.com/2010/10/shes-lady-cardigan-tutorial.html">"She's a Lady" Cardigan Refashion Tutorial </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rufflesandstuff.com/2010/10/shes-lady-cardigan-tutorial.html"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggfnJyXEeaemua5cy5Tpn0hNGhaC9jAGq7GVC4XII8ojuP6XY8dUyJTjACBIepRXpW6r3jpv0fGaXVEDYDARnThksHBuPqywmZCs_b1DSxsSHgt2C4q2dy0Cw2sFHLVTNzFUq0wiIPj-0/s640/_MG_0667.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rufflesandstuff.com/2010/07/lauren-headband-tutorial.html">The "Lauren" Headband Tutorial</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rufflesandstuff.com/2010/07/lauren-headband-tutorial.html"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8VNB0kUYQle-MyqDI3DTinAspOuUrDOq4t0huOnmoZa7MJ475pQ-r7gAgsmbNGh-gq3-y2PsLPqMN-v6zHCMb_BWbCOW4Rcfv1dQZSZvIMWWieKTrJT2_mtc5igNvjnoTpKCFFmSfVk/s640/lauren2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rufflesandstuff.com/2010/05/bouquet-t-shirt-tutorial.html">Bouquet Tee Tutorial</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rufflesandstuff.com/2010/05/bouquet-t-shirt-tutorial.html"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TM7kgVtmbfKqw6T5c36LR-_7AMLWU7EqkzqpmpK97dfzHDJ-yKho8C_wYHD-m6CV_G___jTroLKCnOD9AQWxg9c6jSAApBRth5zQCXqo-WrBKk9bYi0MaqmAn9wWoiI-6rE2xsA_u0Q/s640/bouquet1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />And guess what else? You can enter <a href="http://www.rufflesandstuff.com/2011/09/dear-lillie-giveaway.html">a giveaway on her blog right now</a> to win one of our Briar Hat's in Purple!<br /><br /><br />I hope you all have a wonderful Thursday!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh1M_Vzxx-RbEprtBgPmLlwkR_8UcX7JbtQI7FmG5MuohDWq0QeZmV2x5vIk6SCv-huo-oxkLQRf3XeZvxuVWVTvIFIDpkIHtz2KgPj0bR82zpv6f8zhp9FnNX287YTZqPXSknGsIG1U/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh1M_Vzxx-RbEprtBgPmLlwkR_8UcX7JbtQI7FmG5MuohDWq0QeZmV2x5vIk6SCv-huo-oxkLQRf3XeZvxuVWVTvIFIDpkIHtz2KgPj0bR82zpv6f8zhp9FnNX287YTZqPXSknGsIG1U/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div><br />

Some Items Back in Stock and Ruffles and Stuff

First I want to let you all know we have been busy working away and now have some of our sold out items back in stock as well as a couple of...

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A Few Personal Touches to Lola's Nursery and Poppy Row

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopNCw_aMQLrOol8PxjhWvkk3JbnGsk2y_73B2tY-N3BzcJ0x9HLMVEtgykMV98Kc_NlyqaHMCWkn-1rHpULvCiFZgg04Mvoz62g8syGtV5jHoFEt0JH9_a6JPttP4NDcVmDHsyQWaIV8/s1600/cDSC_0022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopNCw_aMQLrOol8PxjhWvkk3JbnGsk2y_73B2tY-N3BzcJ0x9HLMVEtgykMV98Kc_NlyqaHMCWkn-1rHpULvCiFZgg04Mvoz62g8syGtV5jHoFEt0JH9_a6JPttP4NDcVmDHsyQWaIV8/s640/cDSC_0022.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the first things we did when we got back home from being gone most of the summer was personalize Lola Wren's room a bit. When I <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-nursery-cottage-of-month-and-winner.html">last showed you all the nursery</a> she hadn't arrived yet so the frames all had photos of Lillie in them. Once we got back I switched all of those out for pictures of Lorelei and added a few other touches to make it "her" room. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQxvos-OGFs61CEGcF_JoT72QXA8KnGyUF5ocyLFjClN5e0kF_uvAZaulUue-TgOGydBhiQSPB-R3TYPVA_tFOedCRyCgr8SqqrUebpdTrLewgB-w3_A_2SWyDDx92jyrC3OeCE7yaGw/s1600/cDSC_0047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQxvos-OGFs61CEGcF_JoT72QXA8KnGyUF5ocyLFjClN5e0kF_uvAZaulUue-TgOGydBhiQSPB-R3TYPVA_tFOedCRyCgr8SqqrUebpdTrLewgB-w3_A_2SWyDDx92jyrC3OeCE7yaGw/s640/cDSC_0047.jpg" width="420" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxnrwvqqMwLh7whmIZ9fDkRw8yM0gJ6ef7SGjJhynR6NUykC8DaebbcPzR84mJ0yhxptPLWZ0_fauNE_OqwWNCZ3EbrNYM1IHefGfFMjCWrIwnPw24dtiJVd5d81U9S2UDdfLlRWcRkc/s1600/cDSC_0021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuquNvezu_pHcnpYwl2aKA4w6DUkw-ToZ5KmvEWeVQwcHlIqr9Jf_JRZ0XoDbQkzQtSNSVloBR8JJJmCz-U7FJIYR5KSHxkDtCGn2tOrpV41kZkAMcxdI8svhXeP0AAD7YQS9VunGrB4/s1600/cDSC_0038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuquNvezu_pHcnpYwl2aKA4w6DUkw-ToZ5KmvEWeVQwcHlIqr9Jf_JRZ0XoDbQkzQtSNSVloBR8JJJmCz-U7FJIYR5KSHxkDtCGn2tOrpV41kZkAMcxdI8svhXeP0AAD7YQS9VunGrB4/s640/cDSC_0038.jpg" width="426" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjqfHQOA6JU48Mt8UQ6bw5PXmpUnxMTFUlAFEyEHNW1jFs7y8vXAGu-3NPUyQS5zdfMslrO4rcESvHf54TyLQUT0F77xfGJjoeRkfaAqH_320F158sMUCVZxZvIC_7d8YF23vK5NQbhRY/s1600/cDSC_0026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjqfHQOA6JU48Mt8UQ6bw5PXmpUnxMTFUlAFEyEHNW1jFs7y8vXAGu-3NPUyQS5zdfMslrO4rcESvHf54TyLQUT0F77xfGJjoeRkfaAqH_320F158sMUCVZxZvIC_7d8YF23vK5NQbhRY/s640/cDSC_0026.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I can't wait until Lola is a little bigger and she can wear this hat like <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/we-have-winner_27.html">Lillie did</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSmNR8hmjPLuuZ7B_kvdVIjflQvr7si7IrcLCx7ysEUK9YIhxkq0AbnRc99cyJTOJbnGglWnVMtakmuepW4BLu20E0yNSk0S-cnyR6njoEW9H59TFwmcRzRF7LBRBqCRMHAv2Iet4_wA/s1600/cDSC_0027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSmNR8hmjPLuuZ7B_kvdVIjflQvr7si7IrcLCx7ysEUK9YIhxkq0AbnRc99cyJTOJbnGglWnVMtakmuepW4BLu20E0yNSk0S-cnyR6njoEW9H59TFwmcRzRF7LBRBqCRMHAv2Iet4_wA/s640/cDSC_0027.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7eiEa5lPE2V4SJ74J9NXtH5M0Vac_5JJPo8ELGePQ1XzsxQfOSvSmvyvyOhnYzjwBcuQ2iuMIrbgD3H_BTE1iiRP-8LZ556ejAFpR5nVFcJfofY5ttRw5iQJm4y-MXD7QPS2B-OViqUo/s1600/cDSC_0030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7eiEa5lPE2V4SJ74J9NXtH5M0Vac_5JJPo8ELGePQ1XzsxQfOSvSmvyvyOhnYzjwBcuQ2iuMIrbgD3H_BTE1iiRP-8LZ556ejAFpR5nVFcJfofY5ttRw5iQJm4y-MXD7QPS2B-OViqUo/s640/cDSC_0030.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-j7P-mZ7b2EtXAttExqs5QbM7fT2x-u-Z31TNLYTeywyvXxFC-eINdY9dDqXn4Pvm3zkS0Fqk3U9rQY6JJC4wHV5fUx7xzbyNLGFRgtSFfnvoriF6doiJi8Jl9wcWzg0sCWY1rhLiGj8/s1600/cDSC_0034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-j7P-mZ7b2EtXAttExqs5QbM7fT2x-u-Z31TNLYTeywyvXxFC-eINdY9dDqXn4Pvm3zkS0Fqk3U9rQY6JJC4wHV5fUx7xzbyNLGFRgtSFfnvoriF6doiJi8Jl9wcWzg0sCWY1rhLiGj8/s640/cDSC_0034.jpg" width="442" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Her little bunny is wearing her tiny little newborn version of the <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/lorelei-tutu">Lorelei tutu.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gDljjPjDTkfmM8VK96HYJbSPkle4Ychmo0PCs-DtQVW4vz7stB8Jv08lNEY_4GuZp4RJ7hKtDffFcq6r2aGGrfg7MfyLHk6GxrTw2i0t29EVkVS1bybRsdne5pKweZc11SXVgE3UZmc/s1600/cDSC_0051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gDljjPjDTkfmM8VK96HYJbSPkle4Ychmo0PCs-DtQVW4vz7stB8Jv08lNEY_4GuZp4RJ7hKtDffFcq6r2aGGrfg7MfyLHk6GxrTw2i0t29EVkVS1bybRsdne5pKweZc11SXVgE3UZmc/s640/cDSC_0051.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And of course the best thing that has been added to her nursery is Miss Lorelei herself! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Well, actually she's still so tiny and Jason has been hogging her room these past couple of weeks so she's sleeping in her bassinet, but in a few more weeks she will be moving into her crib.) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30mvaU3MfDls_BdL1_eB11Y2iDKl7r9sU9Qxt3lunHYnnPo4wOgZ3viuAniOV7tgf4qqAz6iPQpRJ_vIMRbtyHY4EPDMUsAwxHDeUir7KaZSG-4L3XsD30Y1REFfpZftF3assLZkfIIE/s1600/cDSC_0081c-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30mvaU3MfDls_BdL1_eB11Y2iDKl7r9sU9Qxt3lunHYnnPo4wOgZ3viuAniOV7tgf4qqAz6iPQpRJ_vIMRbtyHY4EPDMUsAwxHDeUir7KaZSG-4L3XsD30Y1REFfpZftF3assLZkfIIE/s640/cDSC_0081c-copy.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now I want to introduce you to our first sponsor:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/poppyrow?ref=pr_shop_more"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDOBTVFirCLtMIY7Bs-jLaif3wB1JYK5SEoiFshDY0QW89dVxa0IWJiQMTvp2ZzyC7DWyeHXA1YwA2lQPFYNw0WV0aSMCNa-9s6eK8pkYj1zNCkd-nuovvAH8s1vcBbkELaOwbBH9dhc/s1600/DL_button.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/poppyrow?ref=pr_shop_more">Poppy Row</a> is a family business, run by Britt and her mother Sandy. They sell beautiful hair pieces several of which I am eyeing for Lillie and Lola. Here is a little bit of what they have to say about their creations:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We have been selling our colorful handmade floral headbands and hats for babies, women and children since the summer of 2010. Together, we each bring a little of our personal style to our products – designs which combine the best of thoughtful construction and spontaneous beauty!</div><br />Our accessories are sophisticated and novel, created for the satisfaction and pleasure of the confident lady whether she's 1 or 100, crafted with a delicious mix of difference and vintage charm. When we begin designing, we are attracted to fresh combinations of color, shape and fabric texture. We often think back to the bold, luxurious, feminine designs of the Roaring 20s, and to the bright, charming, joy-inspiring accessories of the 1960s.<br /><br />We take great pride in our work, and know that you'll love how that pride shows in our products. We are proud always to pay loving attention to every detail, from the specific combination of blooms and rhinestones to the soft organic comfort of headband edges. <br /><br />Our products are inspired by the fashion sense and confident beauty of our daughters, sisters and friends, and we hope they will bring the same joy to you, our customers, too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are so excited to have them! Here are a few of my favorite pieces from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/poppyrow?ref=pr_shop_more">their shop</a>: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL182W9ledOHCTfT6yZu2lZHcRBUqB1z7HxbT_lM9-sY2GSdt-3Qfpj0R6G_CM_zpblaWBTDkcwlGnhT0Zr7vK7UhwdtdD1583uP5YjacvOr6zRjQb1pfJwxWLZPV31EeHTCwWn2wSvTQ/s1600/il_570xN.237082405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL182W9ledOHCTfT6yZu2lZHcRBUqB1z7HxbT_lM9-sY2GSdt-3Qfpj0R6G_CM_zpblaWBTDkcwlGnhT0Zr7vK7UhwdtdD1583uP5YjacvOr6zRjQb1pfJwxWLZPV31EeHTCwWn2wSvTQ/s640/il_570xN.237082405.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56HRnkxjrrWb-bdugIjRunWD-67G2IxtyBe3yXbZenckDZw_0YQMAyZw3A66Acht-2ce1Tv54QOXrjmWNnZ9koP1dklLcM_ZZrnQfR82uRQfO11yboXA0xSXV8hZ7zuSPSQx9aIGrk-U/s1600/il_fullxfull.240093340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56HRnkxjrrWb-bdugIjRunWD-67G2IxtyBe3yXbZenckDZw_0YQMAyZw3A66Acht-2ce1Tv54QOXrjmWNnZ9koP1dklLcM_ZZrnQfR82uRQfO11yboXA0xSXV8hZ7zuSPSQx9aIGrk-U/s640/il_fullxfull.240093340.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5Ni_5uJPvxb3jSDb4lgTvMTaOPC0YQ4pfaEnBEYcobQD-wn5li_i0YOSTF0NwgXXsO0rBbA4Q98XkaUoIleAYBqbezGAaBnBPlMqKDxOXrEaiSj9Rp5MZ-uf-kZWzPnHxGmGZX0HqmI/s1600/il_fullxfull.242769206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5Ni_5uJPvxb3jSDb4lgTvMTaOPC0YQ4pfaEnBEYcobQD-wn5li_i0YOSTF0NwgXXsO0rBbA4Q98XkaUoIleAYBqbezGAaBnBPlMqKDxOXrEaiSj9Rp5MZ-uf-kZWzPnHxGmGZX0HqmI/s640/il_fullxfull.242769206.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I hope you all are having a wonderful Tuesday!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh1M_Vzxx-RbEprtBgPmLlwkR_8UcX7JbtQI7FmG5MuohDWq0QeZmV2x5vIk6SCv-huo-oxkLQRf3XeZvxuVWVTvIFIDpkIHtz2KgPj0bR82zpv6f8zhp9FnNX287YTZqPXSknGsIG1U/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh1M_Vzxx-RbEprtBgPmLlwkR_8UcX7JbtQI7FmG5MuohDWq0QeZmV2x5vIk6SCv-huo-oxkLQRf3XeZvxuVWVTvIFIDpkIHtz2KgPj0bR82zpv6f8zhp9FnNX287YTZqPXSknGsIG1U/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div><br />

A Few Personal Touches to Lola's Nursery and Poppy Row

One of the first things we did when we got back home from being gone most of the summer was personalize Lola Wren's room a bit. When I...

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Labor Day

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/category/tutus"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvE2BGLp3TLxpdXwmCYrquIcmvQD_HDJN55XN_z5BCfxnTqz69I7x2-D9Tr1d-PD5h2jJ4iNz7KM2Ln_t20wA1zL99rT7QFjXAwTOOVnFF4t2BUFZSnJ1LfQPYhIMK7z7NF6NwKbLZww/s640/bDSC_0343c-sucopy.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><br />In honor of Labor Day we thought we would offer a little sale on our tutus. For TODAY ONLY all tutus will be 15% off. Just type in Tutu15 when you check out and it will apply the discount.<br /><br />I had another post planned for today but when we decided to have a little Labor Day Sale on our tutus I found a handful of pictures from this summer that I had forgotten about so I thought I would post some of them instead today.  This was one of the many times we tried to photograph Lillie in the<a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/lorelei-tutu"> Lorelei Tutu</a> but didn't really get a good shot of her wearing it. Oh well, it is still fun to look through photos I had forgotten about. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrbsGmJT1FIdoe4KarhO_VBGdOfRLJeb4QAgjekGQXlqzvMz9s8Nsorhkl3tD2-1i9HLp4Yl281K32hzjw2U7iLoHLRsFw5Wb7xWKWPxJ7pgg3J9LCAZAwO3ciNPidRDLmOmevvwTKU4/s1600/bDSC_0136lf-envycopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrbsGmJT1FIdoe4KarhO_VBGdOfRLJeb4QAgjekGQXlqzvMz9s8Nsorhkl3tD2-1i9HLp4Yl281K32hzjw2U7iLoHLRsFw5Wb7xWKWPxJ7pgg3J9LCAZAwO3ciNPidRDLmOmevvwTKU4/s640/bDSC_0136lf-envycopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhja9tVB-vXXEdgAVgzs4MLgMujB6_tD5aNSj4f3nzqWFkI9R_sHuSc67tue81vbRqaI7NgVjsfm1GyT0mIJvsvUJSh2J4SUHML0scVmEz6V1ednO_Dm-5dqp0z5CyOvibk2cq1Ol9S2M/s1600/bDSC_0175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJsJs51UdHSMNhK3STXt9iwQpZEGcz1lUIm42E6MBzuhTkf1SE0_S5oZeGHOVQcbIAkoQD5kxhVzBddRoy2QwBAf8CrieWQ_wDW902on1HOTWPb23ZxrNgE9IpkAyHJxsK2DzopNYLH8/s640/bDSC_0435.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="none" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdearlillieblog.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F09%2Flabor-day.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-FBIqYlplBhQ%2FTmRWKSxGSwI%2FAAAAAAAAFoo%2FGzkf8rPLo34%2Fs640%2FbDSC_0343c-sucopy.jpg">Pin It</a><script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><br />I hope you all have a fabulous Labor Day! I will be back tomorrow.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh1M_Vzxx-RbEprtBgPmLlwkR_8UcX7JbtQI7FmG5MuohDWq0QeZmV2x5vIk6SCv-huo-oxkLQRf3XeZvxuVWVTvIFIDpkIHtz2KgPj0bR82zpv6f8zhp9FnNX287YTZqPXSknGsIG1U/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh1M_Vzxx-RbEprtBgPmLlwkR_8UcX7JbtQI7FmG5MuohDWq0QeZmV2x5vIk6SCv-huo-oxkLQRf3XeZvxuVWVTvIFIDpkIHtz2KgPj0bR82zpv6f8zhp9FnNX287YTZqPXSknGsIG1U/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div><br />

Labor Day

  In honor of Labor Day we thought we would offer a little sale on our tutus. For TODAY ONLY all tutus will be 15% off. Just type in Tutu15 ...

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Gymnastics, Opening Day, and Shipping

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNjZ6wUgOWh79U96N9hJ7v38-Eb5qT10mBD0jx1EpoRaU3bv0rxMFXB4LIm1qNLHT-TSn7aEkgdjAEjApuftrLdbUJg-YmijY1BBl8HPiJyK1V6O2Wu3_H89lolGktGL0Ekp7bGH50PQ/s1600/IDSC_0077c-copyswoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNjZ6wUgOWh79U96N9hJ7v38-Eb5qT10mBD0jx1EpoRaU3bv0rxMFXB4LIm1qNLHT-TSn7aEkgdjAEjApuftrLdbUJg-YmijY1BBl8HPiJyK1V6O2Wu3_H89lolGktGL0Ekp7bGH50PQ/s640/IDSC_0077c-copyswoon.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <br /><br /> Whew! The last 48 hours around here have been a bit of a whirlwind! It has been fun, exciting and a little bit crazy. We are so grateful to all of you! We appreciate all of your kind e-mails and support so much.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> We had considerably more sales than we had anticipated and will be hard at work getting everything shipped on out to you all although it may take a few days. We are sold out of quite a few items and are getting low on several others. Although we will be replenishing many of them it may be several weeks before they are back in stock. We also were excited to offer a huge <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/category/clearance">CLEARANCE</a> section that has items that are between 25% and 75% off their original prices.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Also, I thought I would take a few minutes to answer some of the questions we got today:<br /><br /> <br /><br /> First, we had a couple of customers have trouble checking out. They were using Windows 7 so we are hoping that it was just some glitch with that and not our site although we are looking into it to see if there is anything we can do to make the checking out process easier for those of you using Windows 7. We have contacted our host and they have looked into it as well. So far we haven't been able to duplicate the problem so we are hoping they were just random isolated incidents but we will continue to look into it.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Second, we had some questions about our increase in shipping prices. This one has been both tricky and frustrating. The way our new site works is different than Etsy. Our shipping charges are based on the dollar amount you spend not the individual item or the amount of items you purchase. That makes it so that you can purchase one item, like a hat, and get charged the same amount as if you bought a tutu or several clearance items. Obviously this can be a bit frustrating if you are purchasing a small item like a hat or onesie versus if you are purchasing a sweatshirt or tutu. We are toying with a bunch of ways to fix this but haven't found a solution yet that works completely and doesn't cause new problems. <b>We did increase the range for the most inexpensive shipping option to include all of the hats so the shipping prices on the hats have gone down!</b> I have been absolutely thrilled with the transition to our new website. I thought we might have quite a bit more trouble with the switch-over so this one small thing doesn't seem too bad as long as we can eventually figure it out. Until we do we are going to leave things as they are, but please know we are trying our best to get this figured out so that we can charge less shipping on our smaller items, and at least for now the shipping on the hats is better.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Third, ahhh - international shipping. For the past two years this has been one of the single most frustrating things for us. When we first opened Dear Lillie we offered First Class International Shipping. We charged as little as $4 to ship to Canada and not a whole lot more to ship everywhere else. Then we started having packages get lost! When you ship International First Class the post office will give you a customs number but they really can't track it for you. This led to quite a few headaches trying to locate packages and if a customer said they didn't receive it we would always send them another one. I started dreading seeing an international address on an order because often it meant I would be sending out two of the same item to a customer and therefore was often losing money on those sales. Finally, after a particularly frustrating stretch of packages getting lost we decided to stop shipping first class and just ship using International Priority Mail. You can click <a href="https://www.usps.com/ship/priority-mail-international.htm">here to see the pricing on that</a>. Based on the weight of our packages and the destination it generally costs us between $21 and $39 to ship internationally. Because of that we charge $24.95. Even though that number seems ridiculous we still often end up losing money on the shipping of international packages. I know this is very frustrating for our international customers if you just want to purchase a $9.95 item you certainly don't want to spend $24.95 to have it shipped. We completely understand that and find it extremely frustrating as well. We want to be able to go back to shipping First Class but it just makes us so nervous after the experiences we have had with it. We love all of our wonderful international customers and want to make sure you are able to purchase what you want without the crazy shipping charges. Jason and I have been discussing it and if we do decide to offer that option again will let you all know.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Okay, enough on that! Fortunately shipping has really been the only issue we had today which is such a relief!<br /><br /> <br /><br /> I had hoped to have a decorating post ready for today but thanks to Irene and not having power for almost five days I am quite a bit behind, as usual. So instead I thought I would share a couple pictures of Lillie. She had her first gymnastics class on Wednesday! I was so depressed because I didn't get to take her to it. Lola had an important doctor's appointment that morning and even though I tried to get Lillie into another time slot I wasn't able to. Instead good ol' Uncle Jason came to the rescue and brought her. She loved it so much that she didn't want to leave when it was over...(and thanks to that I don't know if Jason will ever want to take her again - haha). I, however, cannot wait to take her next week!<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <b> Here she is in her new little leotard and headband she stole from Dana:</b></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zNF_uTruR2D4d-jOojsEbO6Tr1TVfcw5xAeMv9GqVC14rnF3O-yqry_VneZX08V2Sq9Ob_-1vvOW9XKJRgeZ0MZDdf3T4-DwxJbWl0H2gIosiIqxDOXQVRksKLj17sgbbO07SiPytl8/s1600/IDSC_0077cbwbl-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zNF_uTruR2D4d-jOojsEbO6Tr1TVfcw5xAeMv9GqVC14rnF3O-yqry_VneZX08V2Sq9Ob_-1vvOW9XKJRgeZ0MZDdf3T4-DwxJbWl0H2gIosiIqxDOXQVRksKLj17sgbbO07SiPytl8/s640/IDSC_0077cbwbl-copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> <br /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> <b>No pictures, Mommy! </b></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1l4Y0IJF-IJ1PTR88-y1JCKSZTYsN9dwXmY-IGsVJNVJCI9t7GOqustCDMG6hJG2TJ8XAwLyBdhVBQwLb5yjLobVKPU0vejmUy4Lr8mRI1C75SGxLKcLc2ZIaKAjc6iT8uDp_pRuGlU/s1600/IDSC_0069c-bwcopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1l4Y0IJF-IJ1PTR88-y1JCKSZTYsN9dwXmY-IGsVJNVJCI9t7GOqustCDMG6hJG2TJ8XAwLyBdhVBQwLb5yjLobVKPU0vejmUy4Lr8mRI1C75SGxLKcLc2ZIaKAjc6iT8uDp_pRuGlU/s640/IDSC_0069c-bwcopy.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> <br /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTRhnMp2iV8ibjfAWuP87W17cic4aucGv83BfW1p5PCNXqfvrXJL0AZVndfecQaKnDwUgScc8DnsljSIs9YFXuJ3VYUIixDbrnEevw5EIDK_PVCedfcIjP26dJ5FmHWXZocHZ5Xs7X04/s1600/IDSC_0069c-sucopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTRhnMp2iV8ibjfAWuP87W17cic4aucGv83BfW1p5PCNXqfvrXJL0AZVndfecQaKnDwUgScc8DnsljSIs9YFXuJ3VYUIixDbrnEevw5EIDK_PVCedfcIjP26dJ5FmHWXZocHZ5Xs7X04/s640/IDSC_0069c-sucopy.jpg" width="418" /> </a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> <br /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><br /> <br /><br /> Along with bringing Lillie to gymnastics Jason has even been helping out with Lola. I was trying to shoot some product photos the other day which was hard with her in the Bjorn so he offered to take her. When she is really fussy putting her in the Bjorn is often the only way to calm her so he got stuck putting her in it. Now before you think, "Awwww, what a sweet uncle" let me just inform you he spent the entire time muttering, "this is NOT what I signed up for..." and "this was NOT in my job description." =) <br /><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjKnHM_DoioWNk8dMI64CxY2X4fH_oUbzBvJkNAKE82VrZiITHfT-OcIcsXJmNhMzPYb4CVbsucgjRBzNkpg2eNmJ48hC1tutRTTUHtt82xRrROmhxj1ufms4bE5hJ4e-cgyvQl8LAaY/s1600/aDSC_0222c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjKnHM_DoioWNk8dMI64CxY2X4fH_oUbzBvJkNAKE82VrZiITHfT-OcIcsXJmNhMzPYb4CVbsucgjRBzNkpg2eNmJ48hC1tutRTTUHtt82xRrROmhxj1ufms4bE5hJ4e-cgyvQl8LAaY/s640/aDSC_0222c.jpg" width="402" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /> <br /></div><br /> </div><br /> <br /><br /> <center><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="none" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdearlillieblog.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F09%2Fgymnastics-opening-day-and-shipping.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-44vWiATeOEU%2FTmBISajLFyI%2FAAAAAAAAFno%2FTnSvCWnZVXc%2Fs1600%2FIDSC_0077c-copyswoon.jpg">Pin It</a><script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"><br /> </script></center><div><br /> <br /></div><br /> I hope you all have a wonderful Friday and a fabulous Labor Day Weekend! And thanks again for making yesterday so exciting for us! We truly appreciate you all so much!<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh1M_Vzxx-RbEprtBgPmLlwkR_8UcX7JbtQI7FmG5MuohDWq0QeZmV2x5vIk6SCv-huo-oxkLQRf3XeZvxuVWVTvIFIDpkIHtz2KgPj0bR82zpv6f8zhp9FnNX287YTZqPXSknGsIG1U/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh1M_Vzxx-RbEprtBgPmLlwkR_8UcX7JbtQI7FmG5MuohDWq0QeZmV2x5vIk6SCv-huo-oxkLQRf3XeZvxuVWVTvIFIDpkIHtz2KgPj0bR82zpv6f8zhp9FnNX287YTZqPXSknGsIG1U/s200/sig.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /> <br /><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><br /> <br />

Gymnastics, Opening Day, and Shipping

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