*Love Hearts*

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Can you believe it is the last day of January already?
Oh my goodness I can't believe January has passed so quickly!

Well if it is February tomorrow that means Valentines Day will be arriving very soon & if you are looking for a sweet gift for a loved one you know the Vintage Amethyst Boutique has lots of pretty love inspired & heart gift ideas which are perfect for Valentines Day!

Pop along to the boutique

*here*

to take a peek!

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*You + Me = Us*

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This weeks
*Product of the Week*

are these rather fab
You + Me = Us signs

as they have been soooo popular over the last couple of weeks & they have arrived back in stock today!!!

These are so popular for weddings & I've just given some friends of ours one as a wedding gift & lately have been so popular for Valentines Day gifts too!

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This is a really wonderfully large sign in a vintage style with the words You + Me = Us.
These are sweet for any couple & are perfect as a gift.
They can be propped up or hung on a wall as they have 2 hooks on the back for hanging.
These are so lovely for vintage style weddings with their lovely rustic look & perfect as a wedding gift too.

These are sweet to have in your wedding venue room but also wonderful to use in your wedding day or engagement photo shoot, so cute as a photography prop.
The signs are big & measure 66cms long & 16cms wide.

They are only £12 & you can find them *here*

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* A Pretty Vignette*

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When I'm taking photos for the website I create little vignettes & have lots of different photos to choose from. But I can only pick one photo for the product on the website so often others get deleted or if I particularly like them I keep them & they end up getting stored on Flickr!

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I have been taking some new product photos these last few days & have uploaded them to Flickr & whilst I was there I was browsing different photos & I found this photo which I had taken a while ago.

It was one of the product shots I took of the pretty vintage style photo frame (which you can find *here*) & I really like it ~ wonder why I didn't use it!!!

*smiles quizically*

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Anyhoo, the photo frame is obviously from the Vintage Amethyst Boutique, the little pot of roses tends to crop up from time to time in photos as I love it so!

I bought the roses about 7 years ago now, they are foam faux roses but are so so pretty.

They have bendy stems, so I bend the stems & placed them in this small plain white pot from Ikea.

I think they look pretty in this pot as you can't see the stems & it tends to be the stems of faux flowers that look bad I always think.  

The metal pitcher is one I bought a few years ago in a sale. I can't remember how much it was but it was only cheap I remember. I was a pale blue but everywhere I put it it just didn't fit in very well. It was a lovely pale blue but everywhere it was placed it just seemed like the wrong blue so I decided to give it a little makeover & got some cream spray paint & painted it!

The cute little cabinet that they are sitting on was a wonderful thrifty find a few years ago, but I've painted it since. It does tend to crop up in photos & I have promised before to do a blog post dedicated to it as it really is a sweetie but alas I haven't as of yet!!!

But I must!

I must!!!

*giggle*

Linking to White Wednesday at Faded Charm

Show & Tell Friday at My Romantic Home

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*Sweet Heart Memo Holder*

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This weeks
*Product of the Week*

are these really cute wire heart memo/card holders.

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A wonderfully large vintage style memo holder in cream. A huge heart to hold all those special cards, mememtos, notes or reminders you wish to keep.
For all you gardeners our there, why not use it as a place to keep all your packets of seeds in your potting shed?
A very beautiful item for any home and perfect as gift for a special someone.
An absolutely perfect way to keep all those Christmas cards tidy.

This is also a really cute way to display your wedding table plan too.
Just slot cards or memos into each little heart.
Heart measures a lovely big 22 inches by 20 inches.

They are only £12 each & you can find them *here*

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*Cath Kidston Giveaway*

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Have you seen the latest Cath Kidston giveaway?

Well it is perfect for those of you passionate about sewing!!!

Calling all sewing enthusiasts!

Cath Kidston have linked up with the Bedruthan Steps Hotel in Cornwall to run a series of sewing weekends to celebrate our love of all things creative. Expert staff will host a step by step course showing you how to make 2 exciting projects from Cath's latest book Patch! The Weekend includes two nights accommodation, meals, homemade refreshments and everything you need to make the 2 projects from the book, all worth £340.

There are 2 breaks run by Lisa Comfort from London Sewing Café 'Sew Over It' taking place from March 9th - 11th and May 11th - 13th 2012.

To enter just pop along to the website *here*

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*Lovely Email*

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Last week I received a really lovely email from a customer that I would love to share with you ...

Dear Alison,

It is not often I take the time and trouble to thank a supplier for something I have ordered from them. Today, however, I am going to make a big exception.

The "Home Sweet Home" Heart from you is lovely and more than worth the price you charged on your website.

Your detail to the packaging and the presentation of my order is the best I have ever encountered from an Internet purchase.

Absolutely superb in fact.

You can take from this feedback that I am totally delighted with my purchase from you. For that I wish to thank you!

Best wishes,

Andrew

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Isn't that a wonderful email & it is so lovely to receive such wonderful feedback.
I'm lucky as I often get lovely emails & as with this one, I am always touched that someone has taken the time in this busy world to write & say thank you.

*Pretty Home Sweet Home Wooden Garland*

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This weeks *Product of the Week* are these really pretty

Home Sweet Home Garlands.

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The garland is made with wooden hearts which are painted white & lightly distressed, 3 larger & 2 smaller. The larger hearts feature the wording HOME SWEET HOME.

Perfect for a Shabby Chic or Vintage Style home.
The garland is hung on natural twine & is finished with 2 loops at either end for hanging.
The garland measures approx. 82 cms from end to end & the larger hearts measure 8 cms tall & the smaller hearts 4 cms tall.

They are only £6.50 each & you can find them *here*

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*Happy Saturday*

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Sorry cuties that not much blogging has been going on this week & has been such a busy week at the boutique for wedding orders, as it usually it in January, so I seemed to have lacked time to blog!

Anyhoo, hope you have a totally sweet weekend lovelies!

*Happy Saturday*

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It's Pink Saturday at How Sweet the Sound pop along to see lots of pink blogging!

*International Orders*

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I've made a decision & a difficult one at that, which I have mulled over for many weeks now, which unfortunately affects international customers.
I'm afraid I've decided to stop posting internationally at the moment due to the fact that over the last 6 months so many orders posted to different countries are being damaged or being lost!

It seems as if lately it is every other parcel that is damaged or lost & this costs me time & money, not to say stress as I want all my customers to be happy customers & when things arrived damaged or not at all (!) I feel as if I personally have let them down.
I must say though that all Vintage Amethyst customers are so lovely & understanding & I'm glad to say not one has been nasty at all, which I really appreciate as I know how frustrating it can be when things don't arrive as you imagined.

So I'm sorry to say that as of last night I have ceased taking international orders on the website.
All the international order that were placed over the last few days have been posted yesterday so they will (hopefully!) be with you very soon.

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Thank you to all my wonderful international customers, I appreciate your custom & love of Vintage Amethyst as you all send me such lovely emails which I love but I hope you will understand my decision.

*Romantic Vintage Style Rose Garland*

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Well it's a new year & the weekly

*Product of the Week*

is back!

So this week it is these wonderfully pretty pale pink rose garlands.

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Bring a touch of romantic elegance into your home or wedding with this beautiful vintage style soft pink rose garland.
This incredibly pretty garland is made from wire and so can be placed and draped in any position you wish.
Drape over mirrors, place along dressers, adorn the top of a fireplace, pretty for bedstands or for laying across the middle of dining tables.
For weddings they look so beautiful wrapped around wire cake stands or birdcages, candlesticks centre pieces, or simply draped over your tables.

These beautiful garlands look absolutely perfect anywhere you place them.

The garland measures approximately 6 feet long.
Also available in ivory *here*

They are only £10 each & you can find them *here*

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*Happy New Year*

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*Happy New Year*

Aahh happy new year lovelies!

Goodness hasn't the time flown lately, I can't believe it is January the 4th & I'm only getting round to wishing you all happy new year!

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I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season.
I've had a horrid rotten cold since Christmas Eve & still have it now so it's been a rather quiet tiring sort of holiday time for us!

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Goodness 2012 already, I can't quite believe it!

As most of you know 2011 was the worst year of my life with my lovely Mummy passing away from cancer & the tragedy of my 24 year old niece collapsing suddenly one morning & her heart stopping & finding out it was a simple virus that she had had a few weeks before that had unfortuately attacked her heart too without any warning signs.

I never would have thought at the happy start of 2011 that that is what the year had in store for our close family. I feel like a completely different person to a year ago, which feels odd. I am still pyhscially & mentally numb from what 2011 gave me & I can only hope that 2012 brings me & all my family a peaceful year.

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I wish to thank all the wonderful people who have shown such kindness to me in 2011 & I wish love, good health & happiness to each one of you & your precious families this year.

Lots of love to you all & I hope you will continue to visit me here on the blog, at the boutique, on facebook & twitter throughout 2012!!!

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