Blogging about boutique ownership, web store ownership, jewelry designs and trends, monogrammed and personalized gifts, my family, my 2 children, being an entrepreneur and all things southern, sassy, and charming.
Monogram jewelry, Hand stamped jewelry designs, handcrafted jewelry designs, engraved jewelry designs, handcrafted textile cuff bracelets,charming accessories and unique gifts...with a lot of southern charm, by Carolina Clover
Carolina Clover is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Celebrity Monogram Jewelry Designer Jane Basch! Jane has designed jewelry for celebrities such as a mommy necklace for Kendra Wilkinson, a monogram for Taylor Swift, a nameplate necklace for Christina Applegate and a Layers of Lux for Brook Anderson, co-host of the INSIDER and many more! Now Jane's design workshop can design your custom monogram necklace, earrings, bracelet or charm.
We are thrilled to offer her professional design to our Clover customers and the value and quality in her custom monogrammed jewelry is unbeatable. For a custom piece of jewelry in your size, metal choice and style made just for you her designs are surprisingly affordable.
Mother's Day is Sunday May 13, 2012, so you'll want to order by April 15th with your ($tax return$) in order to be wearing your new custom piece of jewelry on Mother's Day! This is not an off the shelf item, your jewelry piece is created just for you so please allow 3 weeks for production.
Now some designs to add to your wish list...go ahead, PIN THEM!!!! Click on the image/text to go to CarolinaClover.com for more information on these custom jewelry pieces!
I ordered a petite personal monogram necklace for myself, and I can't wait to show it to you!!! It is the perfect combination of gold and silver for me...stay tuned for pics!
Carolina Clover is announcing our new line of personalized pillows just in time for spring redecorating! Add a touch of personalization to your home by adding a pillow with a single initial or three letter monogram. Our chevron patterns are the trendiest look in home decor and create a contrast of patterns where you need it most. Coordinate our chevron patterns with our thread colors to create the look you home needs to seem refreshed! You'll love the quality of these personalized throw pillows, the style and the size. A whopping 16 inches square is sure to make the impact you are looking for in your home!
(click on the pillow of your choice to view details on CarolinaClover.com)
You won't personalized pillows like these in your local home decor haunt, so go ahead and place your order for a beautiful addition to your home at CarolinaClover.com!
Skip the mad dash to the grocery store for flowers and a card this Valentines by ordering a monogram necklace from CarolinaClover.com! We've got your Valentine Gift Ideas for jewelry at Carolina Clover...so just trust us, she'll LOVE IT and YOU for putting a little bit more thought and effort into it this year! Our deadlines are early for a custom piece of jewelry, so let's get moving. We'll let you know the deadline for Valentine Delivery as we go along in this blog post...
This sterling silver monogram necklace is surrounded by a heart and is available to order at CarolinaClover.com. It has an attached sterling silver necklace and her initials are placed in the middle of the heart. This is an affordable custom piece of jewelry made just for her and is also available in gold. The deadline to order this beauty is January 27th and that guarantees Valentines delivery. When I say "Valentines Delivery", I mean you will get it, but it will be a nail biter to the end, so order as early as you can!
Order your gold tone name necklace at CarolinaClover.com! Just like Carrie wore in 'Sex and the City' and found when she followed Big to Paris, your girl will love this necklace for Valentines Day. Order by February 6th for Valentines Delivery!
Woo Hoo! Lucky Duck! Who wouldn't want to unwrap something so wonderful as an iPad for Christmas!?! You probably need a case now, because kind of like a new mom, you're carrying around this little breakable thing now where ever you go. CarolinaClover.com has your custom monogrammed iPad Case!
You will love the quality of our monogrammed iPad cases, they are embossed leather, with suede accents and neoprene for cushy safeness. Available in any one of our 52+ cute and trendy designer patterns, you'll spend considerable time trying decide how to decorate your iPad case because you'll want them ALL!
Happy Holidays Clover Customers! Just a quick update on Holiday 2011 shopping season at CarolinaClover.com...
Two dates just announced: December 5th and December 17th. Why are these important?
We have three monogrammed and personalized gift lines that have announced December 5th as the absolute cut off date for Christmas Delivery. Why? Because these lines are custom made to order from the time you place your order...before you place your order your item doesn't exist. Elves don't pull it off the shelf and ship it to you. We have a battery of elves that create your personalized gift order from raw materials and this takes time.
Some Monogram Necklaces and Earrings! Don't worry, we've marked each item with its own cut off date so you'll know which pieces have a deadline of a December 5th order. They are the ones that are hand cut, so as you can imagine it takes a bit longer to produce these items.
Butterscotch Blankies! As you can imagine, these monogrammed and personalized blankets, throws, and pillows take TIME, so be sure to get your order in by December 5th so it will be there by Christmas!
Everything else on our web site, including the monogram jewelry pieces and personalized gift items have a order cut off date of December 17th. After December 17th, we cannot guarantee delivery of your personalized jewelry and gifts. You can offer to pay upgraded shipping, stand on your head, send us fruit cake, send us sweet emails, or tell us a Christmas story, but unfortunately this is the cut off date given to us by our artists, suppliers and manufacturers for Christmas delivery.
If you have ANY questions, or if we can assist you in making your purchasing decisions, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@carolinaclover.com.
Let the festivities begin! Starting WAY before Thanksgiving with holiday open houses, school parties, friendly get togethers, Christmas parties, and New Years now is a great time to casually shop and get hostess gifts and teachers gifts. Carolina Clover has put together a few gift ideas to get your creative juices flowing and remember, not all our items have to be personalized with a name or monogram. Add generic sayings and phrases so the gift can be suitable for anyone.
Give your hostess or teacher this carved scented soap personalized with her initial or monogram and comes in a gift package ready for gift giving. Starting at only $14 this is a very affordable gift option. Who wouldn't love this beautiful soap in their bathroom! Click here to view our monogrammed soaps on CarolinaClover.com.
I am thrilled to introduce to you a new line of monogrammed jewelry! The artistry in this new line is AHHmazing. In fact, each monogrammed necklace is designed by an American jewelry artist and hand cut. No two creations are the same!
Not only is the pendant, earrings, and ring especially designed for you, but your custom options are also unique. You choose if you want a single bail or a split bail with chain attached and you choose the metal finish you desire to complete your look.
This is a totally custom piece of monogrammed jewelry, and the prices are unbeatable for something that is created specifically for her. Imagine the value here vs. buying from that mall jewelry store and paying hundreds if not thousands more for a custom piece of jewelry and then...is it REALLY custom?
Here is a sneak peek of Carolina Clover's Newest Monogrammed Jewelry line...Click on the pictures to take you into the web store where you can browse all the styles and get more info!
Carolina Clover LOVES Clairebella! Their products are so cute, so trendy and so personal! The TODAY SHOW recently featured Clairebella products!
Check out their monogrammed cell phone cases for the iPhone and Blackberry. Yes, 4S generation, these cases fit the iPhone 4S that is FLYING off the shelves at retailers everywhere. Take a look at Clairebella's newest design! Preppy Annapolis featured on the right! And that is the chain pattern featured on the left.
The newest patterns include Preppy Annapolis, Preppy Charleston, Preppy Hamptons and Preppy Palm Beach! How to choose?!?!?
Look for a super huge publicity announcement featuring Carolina Clover and Clairebella, we can't WAIT to share this with you...just need to wait a "little bit" longer! But if you are as excited as we are over these products, check out a giveaway going on now! One of our lifestyle bloggers is giving away the winner's choice of the Clairebella Monogrammed Serving Tray!
If you want to win one of these monogrammed trays, go to Krystal's Kitsch Blog and enter to win your choice of pattern, colors, and personalization on this tray.
As bad as it looks out there in the economy some days, people are still giving gifts! Milestones are still happening like weddings, graduations, births, and the "big gift giving holiday" is just around the corner. As people are still celebrating milestones, gift giving is still alive and strong, however not just any gift will do.
Highly personalized gifts are hot. It says to the gift recipient, "I didn't get your gift in a mad dash to the big box retailer. I actually searched for something you would like and had your gift specially made for you".
At Carolina Clover, Our hottest selling gifts of 2011 has been the Monogram Necklace. The recipient's name or initials are placed within a pendant or necklace for a totally unique gift meant for only the gift recipient.
There's no shortage of selection. Our Monogram Necklace is constantly evolving with several new styles coming out each year in your choice of materials and a variety of price points. Our newest style of monogram necklace is a vintage chic pendant. You choose the metal used from sterling silver, to brass or copper. You also get to choose the background pattern and font used for the monogram and we overlay your creation with glass for this stunning monogram necklace...
Carolina Clover's Gold Tone Monogram Necklace has been one of our hottest gifts this year. Its updated style includes an attached chain necklace that you decide the length. Click on the product picture to learn more about this monogram necklace.
The prices in Sterling Silver have been volatile this year and it has made sterling silver move into more upscale jewelers. Tiffany even carries an entire line of sterling silver jewelry, but Carolina Clover can make an entirely custom monogram necklace for you in sterling silver that Tiffany just can't. Click on the product picture for more information on our Sterling Silver Monogram Necklace.
You'll find a complete selection of Monogram Necklaces at CarolinaClover.com. This is just a sample of our beautiful selection of the hottest selling gift items from our web site and retail store so far in 2011.
As summer ends, the weather cools, the party is just heating up in the south with plans for the first Tailgate Party! We love football, we love our schools, we love our teams, but we love tailgating just as much! From the food, to the company, to the accompaniments, we southerners can pull together a complete party in a parking lot before the big game.
Carolina Clover has your cute accompaniments for your next tailgate party. Check out our tailgate party category on CarolinaClover.com for our complete line of tailgate party accessories. Here are just a few to get the season started...
Over 50 pattern/color choices are available, so choose your school colors, add a favorite saying or a family name and you've got a unique serving piece.
Our Collegiate Tailgate Totes are perfect for packing a picnic before the big game. Personalize these totes in anyway you like, here are some ideas...
Once you make to the big game and find your seat in the stadium, make sure you've got the best seat in the house with our personalized stadium seat totes!
Carolina Clover has all your tailgate party accessories. Click on these products for more information on options and ordering.
Carolina Clover is thrilled to introduce our new back-to-school selection of personalized backpacks that feature matching lunch totes and after school activity and sport duffle bags. We are also featuring our new trendy messenger bags!
Carolina Clover loves a monogrammed or personalized bag for the kids, it is the most practical school supply ever, because what is personalized doesn't end up in the lost and found. Well worth the money! Take a look at our new coordinating sets...
Our cute matching lunch totes are insulated to help keep lunch cool. The personalization is a great feature in case kids leave their lunch box somewhere!
Carolina Clover's Personalized tote bags are perfect for keeping the kids activity gear organized and labeled. Perfect for dance, soccer, sleep aways and camp, help kids keep their stuff organized!
Carolina Clover's new line of personalized Messenger Tote Bags are trendy and well built. Made of of durable microfiber, you are sure to love these bags!
I've stumbled across a few really cute finds in ladies swim cover - ups, sleep capris, and and ladies lounge boxers! I'll be adding them to Carolina Clover at The Cotton Company in the next week or so, the shipment is on its way!
I thought I'd share a few cute pics with you, a preview of coming apparel!
Ladies Lounge Capris!
Ladies Lounge Boxers!
Adorable Ladies Swim Cover Up in the cutest fabrics!
Carolina Clover is giving away a Monogrammed Beach Bag to 2 lucky winners!!!! Each winner will have her choice of beach bag and and her choice of monogramming and of course free shipping!
To enter to win, you must do the following, 1) comment on this giveaway blog post, 2) comment on our Facebook page, 3) suggest our facebook page to your friends! Giveaway is OPEN now, and will close on Monday, May 30th, MEMORIAL DAY, and the kick off to the "beach going" season. YEAH!
The evolved look this season? Chunky Turquoise Necklaces! These are not your traditionally earthy looking accessories, they are big, chunky and trendy and being paired with classic apparel. Already a hot seller on the CarolinaClover.com web site, the celebrities are stepping out in their chunky turquoise...
My little girlies and I took off for an early spring break this past weekend. But before you get all envious of our weekend getaway, we were the "April Fools" sitting by the heated pool in the cold and wind! Irregardless of the weather, just packing my beach stuff is enough to shake winter from my mind. I wanted to share with y'all all the great beach resort necessities I've added to the site.
My calendar is a little wonky this year, how about yours? Did you know that Mother's Day is a short two weeks after Easter this year?
Mother's Day is Sunday, May 8, 2011!
Our personalized featured product for Mother's Day 2011 is this totally custom and stylish monogrammed pendant necklace, with Mom's initials floating in the middle of the pendant and her child's names are engraved with black letter engraving around the outside. This monogrammed necklace is a keepsake piece of jewelry Mom will love forever - it has her babies names on it!
Every second Friday of the month, Historic Downtown Wake Forest comes alive with what is known as "Art After Hours". Downtown merchants are open until 9pm, with their door propped open on mild evenings welcoming you in to take a look around. Our downtown is totally unique with its boutique shops, restaurants, cafes, and art galleries. Sometimes you'll hear musicians playing on the street, in the shops or in the cafes, there is always something new at Art After Hours.
The Cotton Company features an Artists Reception and Wine Tasting during Art After Hours. Stroll through The Cotton Company Gallery to see the Artists work being featured that month, maybe get a chance to meet him/her and to take a look at The Cotton Company's resident artists' displays. Sip on the feature wine as you stroll the gallery. You can't leave The Cotton Company without strolling through the Marketplace to see over 60 boutiques, artists and crafts - you are sure to find a unique treasure for yourself, your home, or a gift.
The final details are being done for Spring/Summer 2011 weddings! Grooms are looking for wedding day gifts for their bride and brides are looking for bridesmaid gifts. I know this because THE number one question I've been getting is "How fast is your turn around time?" (Approximately 4 days on personalized jewelry)
I thought I would post up my number one picks for Bridesmaid Gifts that sort of serve double duty. If you choose one of our many different styles of monogrammed necklaces for your bridesmaids, it is personal, serves as a bridesmaid gift and is beautiful enough to also be worn in the wedding! AND the girls are sure to wear this necklace again. Some of my favorites from CarolinaClover.com are:
This is another one of my favorites for a bridesmaid gift. This monogrammed necklace comes in a variety of sizes and metal finishes, you choose what suits your budget. Click here to view this item on CarolinaClover.com
If you'd like another choice of monogrammed jewelry, I would also suggest a monogrammed pendant, bracelet or ring. Featured here is our newest item with blackout engraving. Click here to view this item on CarolinaClover.com
This is just a sampling brides and grooms! Click over to CarolinaClover.com to view our entire line of monogrammed jewelry and gifts! If you need assistance, I'd be happy to help you choose a bridesmade gift or a gift for your bride. Contact me directly.
With two kids in my house we've already heard it. They are waiting for their next basket of goodies. It starts with Halloween...bag of goodies! Christmas...bags and bags of goodies! Valentine's Day...ANOTHER bag of goodies! Easter....yet another BAG OF GOODIES.
I don't know about y'all, but we are doing less sugar in this house and moving more towards little gifties that the children would nag the life outta me to buy at the store. So this year, when Easter comes on April 24, 2011. I'll fill these cute little personalized Easter baskets full of little gifts they believe they can't live without.
The greatest thing about these personalized Easter baskets is after Easter, my kids can use these baskets in their room to store their stuff, and since they aren't babies anymore, these baskets are great for kids of all ages!
Now that I've gotten over my grits of last week's drama filled snatching, (see last week's post) I thought I'd give a bloggy shout out to some really great new products I've added to the web site. This will be short and sweet with lots of photos...almost wordless...but not really :) So scroll down for a glimpse of the new products we've added so far this year!
Screen Scarf - Cleans Touch Screens, Phones and Glasses
Hangs stylishly from your handbag on the inside or outside and buffs swipe marks and finger prints. Click here to view our Screen Scarf on the web site.(Didn't my mom do great with the handbag for Christmas? Love it, Thanks, Mom)
Personalized or Monogrammed Tempered Glass Cutting Boards!
The audacity of some people. I thought I'd share with my blog readers and fellow web merchants the etiquette of working amicably together online, forming relationships, and helping each other be successful without hurting one another's business.
I have some very lovely relationships with fellow online retailers. I love their success, I love hearing about their success, and I love anything that they wish to share, and tidbits of wisdom to help us all make our businesses a little better. So I'm sharing with you my letter to a fellow web retailer outlining the lessons she is lacking in Online Merchant Etiquette.
Dear (Name protected),
It seems you may need a lesson in online marketing Etiquette. While it would have been a pleasure to get to know you as a fellow online seller, seeing as we have some suppliers in common, it seems you are not versed in how to establish a working relationship among fellow merchants.
I would have been happy to take a customer referral from you for my sterling silver jewelry and in return I would have gladly returned the favor. You have some lovely unique items I would have been thrilled to offer someone inquiring about, the *blank*, monogrammed *blank* or perhaps your lovely monogrammed *blank*.
But emailing me and asking for my supplier so you can serve your customer is simply appalling. A lot of research, travel, trial and error goes into finding the right supplier and to simply hand it over to an obvious competitor who has done none of the work or made none of the investment is ridiculous.
As it turns out, it looks like you have happened by my supplier by shear dumb luck and are now offering the same items on your web site. Not only have you found my supplier, but it looks as if you have pilfered my very images off my web site. I know this because I have a hidden watermark on my image and the very same images are on your web site. Not only do you need a lesson in ettiquette, it seems you also need a lesson in the legalities of copyright:
While some of the jewelry images are from the supplier, you have free use of these as a distributor, But the ones you lifted from my web site must be removed from your site immediately based on the above terms that my graphic designer has adapted into the images.
So I have officially made appeal unless you would like to be brought to lawsuit, for copyright infringement and to pay my graphic designer's tab, you will need to remove the images you have stolen from my web site from your web site immediately.
BTW-Cute Google Adwords Ads, I am sure to click on them whenever I see them. Oh, and You might want to try spell check before publishing your next ad.
What better way to finish out a productive work week and a FRIDAY than getting an award by a fellow blogger! Sweet Jessica over at Mommiesblog2011 has awarded the Carolina Clover blog with the following award:
This award comes with a few rules that must be carried out once the award is received. They are as follows:
1. Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to them in your post. 2. Tell us seven things about yourself. 3. Award seven recently discovered new bloggers. 4. Contact these bloggers and let them know they’ve received the award
7 Things about Myself
(This is a tough one because I can't imagine what anybody would want to know 'bout little ol me)
So. Um. Here goes...
1. I'm in the last year of my youth. (shhh, a lady never tells her age) 2. I moonlight as a serial renovator. I know, it sounds mysterious. But not. Check it out, http://serialrenovator.blogspot.com 3. I had a web store before "Carolina Clover" called "Whimsical Elements" in 2005 and I closed up shop to reconnect with my baby girls until they started elementary school. 4. Everyday I know the decisions I make that put my family first are decisions I will never regret. 5. I love the wisdom that comes with age, hold the wrinkles ;-/ 6. I'm living out my dream - I am blessed and "no" I didn't win the powerball but its not all about money, honey. 7. I'm emotionally inept. I don't seem to feel jealousy or envy and I'm genuinely happy for her when she reaches the top of her game.
7 Bloggers Receiving this Award from Me
1. So Stinkin' Cute Blog - Suzanne, I dig her style and panache and everything she finds So Stinkin' Cute. 2.Jael Custom Designs - Jen designed my new clover in my new logo, she's a fellow Grey's watcher and therefore will always hold a special place in my heart. 3. Busy Dating - Alicia writes some funny stuff about the dating world and she's a fellow "housewives" watcher like me. 4. Real Life Sarah - a Fellow NC mommy and blogger 5. Etiquette with Miss Janice - This lady does it up right while wearing a monogram, y'all. 6. Flip Flops and Pearls - another southern lady after my own heart, love her style and her spirit. 7. 2 Preppy Girls - She and I used to be neighbors and she also owns her own very successful preppy webstore with lots of lovlies. Check it out y'all.
I really love shopping for the next season. In this case, SPRING! It has been an especially bitterly cold Winter in the southeastern states, so I am anxiously awaiting our Spring Break or any sign of Spring at this moment.
Just back from my annual buying trip, Spring colors abound! I couldn't wait to share my newest finds for Spring with you. Carolina Clover will take delivery of these items in Early February, and they will be available on the web site and in our store, but I am currently accepting pre-orders on these limited quantity Spring Arrivals!
Our ladies Reversible Sun Hat, a Floppy Canvas Hat in Pink reversible fabric! Click here to view this item at Carolina Clover.com
Happy Holidays, Everyone! I'm a bit shocked and embarrassed that I haven't had a blog post since WAY before Thanksgiving. I've been hard a work filling monogrammed jewelry and gift orders in time for Christmas delivery. I had the most wonderful, pleasant customers and awesome suppliers!
During the ebb and flow of holiday orders, the worker bees at CarolinaClover.com were busy adding new monogrammed jewelry items as well as monogrammed gift items for him, "him" being dad, hubs, gramps, brother, boyfriend. So now that the rush has died down, I thought I'd share a few of our newest monogrammed gift items for him!
