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Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Thankful for You!Hello everyone and Happy Thanksgiving! Here's wishing you and yours a fantastic holiday! We
made it through our first week in the store by ourselves and even learned a thing or two! How about that?
1:19 am pstUlvaldo has 3 new scents, he reformulated our previous scent Going Home, he created Bella Noche and one that he affectionately calls Spike (it reminds him of our friend Fran's hair). It's real name is Karma, and it is a unisex fragrance, as is Bella Noche. It is very cool to use the same scent and then have it be very different on each of us! He is in the final stages of his newest creation, First Kiss. We have new 2 ounce perfume spray bottles on their way just in time for the holidays, which will retail for $19.95 with the signature fragrance of your choice. There is no show this week, the station closes for the week of Thanksgiving, so we'll return on December 5th. Enjoy the holiday, Dolls! Friday, November 14, 2008 Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes.....Hello Dolls! Here's the scoop....
1:39 pm pstWe are in major transition at the store, and with the departure of my right hand gal Rhonda we are in a bit of a tailspin! She is off to California to help out her family, and I cannot tell you how much we will miss her! She did a bang up job for us, and we are so grateful for the time that we had her. Thankyouthankyouthankyou! So here's the deal, until we get moved into Cyndy Jayne's space on the Avenue, we are having very limited store hours. Our current location was intended for my private offices, not a store, and people are having such trouble finding us! We are currently ABOVE Cyndy Jaynes, and the entrance is on FIRST St. Look for the big sign that says The Next Step, k? All workshops have been postponed until January 2009. (those of you who were pre-registered for November and December, relax...your spot has already been reserved. Thanks for understanding!) Anyone signing up for January workshops from November 15-December 15 will get a $5.00 discount. Go to the workshop tab for more information! We are offering FABULOUS gift certificates that are too cute for their own good! You can give a dollar amount or specify a product or service. Our Fabulous You Collection is a big hit, and it includes a shower gel, body lotion and roll-on perfume in any of our signature scents, and it retails for $25.95. And our gift wrapping is the bomb! We are trying to get a jump start on the packing while still running my practice during the day. My husband Ulvaldo (aka Wally) is stepping up and taking a turn at running the store, so don't be surprised if you are greeted by a well mannered and polite man! He has done his homework and knows all of the products, plus he is the new perfumier, with a nose just as good as Rhonda's! He has created his first scent, a unisex number that he calls Boo, which was met with rave reviews. Thanks in advance for being patient with us as we grow. Once we are on the Avenue we will have the rhythm down. Take our limited afternoon hours as a sign to take a nap or bubble bath before shopping! Woohoo! New products are coming in daily, so swing by and see what we have cooked up for unique Christmas gifts! The temporary Store Hours are: Tuesdays - Fridays...................
1:30pm - 5:30pm Saturdays...............................12:00
- 3:00pm
Thank you for your patience, Dolls! Friday, November 7, 2008 Ready...Set...Glow!Hi Dolls! I have some exciting news to share with you, Drop Dead Fabulous
will be moving down to the Avenue! Cyndy Janes has chosen to go out of business and we will be
taking over that space on the corner of Wenatchee Ave and First. We are currently right above her in the same building.
We are sad to see her go and wish her the best of luck, but we are also excited to get little
Dee Dee down to the Ave where she belongs! My husband says that the store is our
baby, so I decided to name her...natch! I'll keep you posted as to when! Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Happy Halloween Dolls!The bras came down on Sunday without a hitch and a great group of Dolls showed up to help get them down.
Thanks to Margie, Nicole, Tim, Fran, Marsha, Vera and Helen, and of course thanks to my peacock Ulvaldo for bringing the donuts... Sunday, October 19, 2008 And the Doll Award goes to:
Dolls on Display Today was a success on so many levels! We had a great turnout for the Bra Hookin' Party and the total
bra count was 1327! Those dolls had those bras connected
in just a little over an hour. What fun it was to walk them across the avenue in traffic. We got police escort
after the fact, but it was a miscommunication. They were great! Thanks Wenatchee PD!
12:38 am pdtBe sure to take a stroll along the pedestrian bridge at the bottom of First St now until the 26th and see the final product. Give yourself time to read the bras, some will make you laugh, some will make you cry, but they will all inspire you to be aware, which was the point, after all! It was very hectic, as the Wenatchee World showed up to do a story and a video for their website, the article is slotted for Monday, October 20. It is available on their website now. Jaime Adame wrote a story that I was happy to read, and he put the spotlight where it belonged. Mike Bonnicksen produced a great video that highlights the day. You can catch it at www.wenatcheeworld.com under videos. Kathy Kiefer, an award-winning filmmaker from Soap Lake did 6 hours of taping until her crew's batteries ran out. What an experience! What an amazing woman, so gifted in her craft, with the unique ability to capture the human element. She was creating magic today, and it was felt by everyone present. We will proudly carry her work in the store! Kathy's top notch team are professional and really know what teamwork is. I was very impressed with the job that they did. Thank you Andrew, Gabe, Jen and Heather. I want to thank everyone that participated and gave of their skills, their time, and their cash in a recession! It just goes to show what a few Dolls can do when they put their efforts together. So far we have raised not only awareness but $461 for Wellness Place, but we still have a week to go. It's not too late to donate to the cause! My loving gratitude to Ulvaldo (my most amazing husband), Rhonda, Margie, Monica, Jeri, Renae, Ceceilia, Jill, Herminia, Tim, Connie, Karla, Marlene, Shelley, Charmen, Suzanne (whose Fairy bra I HAD to keep) The Bosom Buddies walking team: Fran, Vera, Marsha, Velda, Linda and Denise. Kathy W. for being the volunteer to reel in last minute donations of cash, rope, and safety pins and a big thanks to Nicole Castille for starting the ball rolling with a great idea that took the hands and voices of so many women to see it to fruition. This is for every woman who forwarded an email, told friends at work, donated bras, attached money and heartfelt notes to them, decorated them until they looked like art rather than functional lingerie, and cared enough to get involved. Recognize that each action was crucial to the final result. Dolls, look at what you've accomplished! Be proud of it! Have a fabulous week! Laura Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Dolls for a Cause!Well, things are crazy around here! Thanks to my peeps at the Wenatchee Goodwill, and Dolls bringing
their bras into the store, we had an overwhelming 203 bras come in yesterday! Woohoo! That gives us 966 just in the store!
7:34 pm pdtRhonda spent a good part of yesterday sorting through all the bras and putting them into categories to make Saturday go smoother. What a job! Thank You! A big shout out to Kathy Wright, the newest Doll to roll up her sleeves and pitch in with the actual work of this! Kathy is a 20 year veteran of fund raisers and she utilized her sizeable talents to get people to give her money and things! (her words...lol) She is a survivor herself, and who could say no to her? Thanks Doll! Thanks to her, we now have 1000 feet of pink rope, a 1000 safety pins, cash donations, and she isn't done! Thank you to LocalTel, Don Sangster Motors, Fred Meyers, Stan's, JoAnn Fabrics, Wal Mart, Home Depot and Big R. The show this week is a continuation of Changing Your Spots, but this Friday we will discuss how inner work can change your pattern. Don't miss it! Monday, October 6, 2008 Bridge to a Cure BlogHi Dolls! Things are moving right along and we are up to 505 bras so far, but our goal is 2000....tell every single doll that you know! Nicoleis keeping a cool blog on all the progress, and there is a slide show that you
have got to see of the first decorating party that was hosted by Terri
Neel of Northwest Wholesale. They made some
very cool bras to donate, and you can do the same with your girlfriends. The blog can be found at www.nicolesvisions.blogspot.com. By the way, a big shout out to those decorating Dolls, Terri,
Dina, Alicia, Taysha, Candice, Kylie, Suzanne, Charmin, Shelley,
Carla and Ken. (Ken is a Doll!)
Yes, I STILL remember all of your names......you are unforgettable!
11:11 pm pdtWe got the OK from the mayor's office (thank you!) to display the bras on the pedestrian bridge at the bottom of First St (how convenient for us!) instead of the George Sellar bridge. We don't want to cause accidents, and there is no opportunity to slow down there either. On the walking bridge people can take their time looking at them, as many have been decorated or have written messages on the bras, and we want everyone to have the opportunity to appreciate them! I encourage you to write something on your bras before you donate them, and I am challenging every Doll to attach one buck to each bra that they donate. Wellness Place can use the donations to fund existing programs and maybe even start new ones. my previous post lists all of the drop off points around town. Please put it on your calendar to join us for the bra hookin' party on the 18th. After we have them together we can collectively walk them to the bridge and hang up the exhibit.....how cool is that? Should we all wear pink for a photo op? Uh...YEP! Drop Dead Fabulous is swinging into full gear with new products that we can barely keep in the store, like the Joey Junior, the creme de la creme of purse organizers. You will LOVE this thing! You can switch from one purse to another instantly, and it makes finding things in your handbag a snap! And remember, I am donating all of the profits of Rhonda's newest scent Aware in the month of October to Wellness Place. Margie has been inspired, creating some new bracelet styles that are really unique and very eye catching, they have fabulous written all over them. Stop in and take a look! Nicole has some beautiful note cards and matted, ready-to-frame prints that will make great gifts. My DDF Dolls have been busy! I am keeping busy spinning all the plates with both businesses and answering all the emails about the Toast and Coffee show, which I adore, so keep them coming! With a weekly show we will always need show ideas, so let me know what you'd like to see. This week's show on Friday, October 10th is on Changing Your Spots; how your self-talk can hold you back from being who you truly want to be. Incidentally, Dolls....what we all want to be is Drop Dead Fabulous! Know that you are! Wishing you a fabulous week, Laura Herrera...RBMB (Resident Big Mouthed Broad) :) Monday, September 22, 2008 Hook 'em and Book 'em!!!!Hi Dolls! Gather up those bras and donate them!
10:34 pm pdtA big shout out to Melissa at Wellness Place who is psyched to know that all the money we raise is for their patrons, and another shout out to Brenda at LocalTel for jumping on board and helping out with promotional PR. She donated the posters and flyers for the event. Thankyouthankyouthankyou! And as for the Drop Dead Fabulous Dolls: Rhonda has lotion coming out of her fingertips as if it were magic, getting ready for the release of Aware, her newest scent made for this event and Margie is sending every Doll she sees to the shop with bras and Nicole is keeping it all updated by blogging on all of the updates, taking photos and wrapping boxes with pretty pink paper for all of the drop off points. I am utilizing my Big Mouthed Broad skills and media connections to further the cause. Fridays show for 9-26 is on Gratitude, don't miss it! We are FOUR women FOR women! Be Fabulous today! Laura We now have 11 drop off locations for your convenience: So here is the list for all our local people. In Wenatchee... Drop Dead Fabulous 108 First Street Open M-Saturday 10am-3pm 667-9300 for more info www.DropDeadFabulous.com Butterfly Life 212 Fifth Street Suite 2 6am to 8pm M-Th ~~ 6am to 7pm Fri ~~ 8 to 1 Sat. 663-2151 for more info www.butterflylife.com Wellness Place aka NCW Rural Health aka Good Grief Center 1610 Fifth Street 662-6069 for hours & info www.NCWRuralHealth.org Concentric Salon & Spa 25 N Wenatchee Ave Suite 104 Grand Central Bldg Mon & Sat 10 to 3 ~~ Tues to Fri 9 to 7 665-7717 for more info Owl Soda Fountain & Gifts 25 N Wenatchee Avenue Grand Central Bldg M - Th 930 to 6 ~~ F & Sat 930 to 8 ~~ Sun 12 to 5 664-7221 for more info Northwest Wholesale Inc. 1567 N Wenatchee Avenue 662-2141 for hours & info East Wenatchee locations... Crabby's Diner 136 Eastmont everyday 11 to 8 886-0959 for more info Eastmont Pharmacy 630 Valley Mall Parkway M-F 9 to 6 ~~ Sat 9 to 4 884-7254 for more info Style Masters Studio Inside Wenatchee Valley Mall Macy's end. Mon - Sat 9 to 9 ~~ Sun 11 to 6 884-4778 for more info LocalTel Communications 341 Grant Road M-F 8 to 530 888-8888 to verify hours & for more info www.nwi.net East Wenatchee Clinic 100 Highline Drive M-Th 8 to 8 ~~ Sat 8 to 4 884-0614 to verify hours & for more info This location has 2 boxes, one on each floor. For those of you that are not local, you can still mail your bras to: Nicole's Visions PO Box 1602 Wenatchee, WA 98807-1602 Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Bling your Brassieres Dolls!We are having so much fun collecting the bras for our Bridge to a Cure effort! I received an email from
Terri Neel who had a GREAT idea, she is hosting a Bling your Brassiere
party so women can get together and decorate their bras before donating them. How cool is that?
We must have a contest now, so make sure that your name and at least phone number or email are attached to your decorated
bra, and I will pick the winner. The best bling bra will get the pursehook
of their choice on me, which is a $24.95 value. Bling away ladies! Keep sending those bras! Soon I will
list drop off points around town, but for now keep bringing them in the boutique and say Hi! While you're there,
be sure to sample Rhonda's newest scent that she created especially for Breast Cancer
Awareness Month which we have named Aware, and let me tell you, I believe that
this is her best scent to date! The topic on this weeks show is Jealousy,
and it should be an interesting one. Don't miss it! Have a drop dead fabulous week!
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