Congratulations to the winner of our blog contest with our friends over at Pinwheel Press.......
Elizabeth Colquett Stallworth
Elizabeth chose the Ikat Design created by Dawn...it's my fav!! Dawn designed the Ikat for my wedding goodies and did an amazing job....we loved it!
The next time you need preicous invitations, stationary for yourself or your kids, stickers, etc check out all of the fresh and new designs over at Pinwheel Press and you will fall in love too!
Well I have bragged about my uber-talented friend, Dawn Curtis, before. She is the one who created our blog header stationary, invitations, bags, announcements, business cards and even lots of my wedding goods. I mean how amazing is our new blog header????
It's really nice to find someone who is so talented and "get's you". Cindy and I are creative girls who are always craving high-design images that will compliment our clothing and jewels, but have NO clue how to do anything on the computer....so steps in Dawn.
Here I am with Dawn last fall at my wedding...isn't she gorgeous!!!
Well Dawn and her partner, Lauren, are teaming up with Willow fans and giving y'all a precious give-away from their company Pinwheel Press. Have you been to their Pinwheel Press FB page or Pinwheel Press Etsy link? IT"S ADORABLE!!! You will want one of everything!!
Can you tell how obsessed I am with this design??? All of their designs are so new and chic...
Ok so let me get to the good part THE FREEBIE!!!! Pinwheel Press is giving away a FREE set of 24 calling cards to our blog contest winner. We will select winner using random.org on April 18.
TO WIN: All you have to do is go to Pinwheel Press FB page, "LIKE" their page and leave a comment saying one of your favorite designs. It's so easy!!!
A few designs to help:
1. RAINDROP
2. AZTEC :)
3. IKAT
4. DIAMOND
5. CHEVY LOVE
I am already so jealous of the winner!!!!
Good Luck and have a ball checking out their fun fun etsy page!!
Rosemary is the most quaint and beautiful little town and you can't not fall in love. In our opinion, Rosmary also has the best selection of restaurants to chose from on 30a. You can park your car for vacation and literally never have to leave.
We get asked about where to eat more than any other question, so here ya go:
With the busiest season just around the corner, we thought it would be fun to give our out-of-town shoppers a little insight to the restaurants in Rosemary Beach. They are all in walking distance from Willow...what better way to spend your summer evenings than to come by Willow then head to a cozy little cafe' or tapa's place!
Onano Neighborhood Cafe' - Italian Cuisine, only open for dinner.
Edward's Fine Food and Wine - Our newest edition...the food is wonderful!
Cowgirl Kitchen - Great for lunch or take-out and perfect for kids!
La Crema Tapas and Chocolate - Don't miss dessert at La Crema!
Paradis - Delicious fine-dining!
Sugga Pies - If you can't make it for lunch, make sure to grab a freshly made cupcake.
Wild Olives - Perfect stop for a bottle of wine and cheese. You can also pack a picnic for the beach from here!
Summer Kitchen - One of RB's fav's. It's that good!
Restaurant Paradis
Fabulous fine dining and a very fun bar. (the only full-serve bar in Rosemary..watch out for their martini's)!!! Amazing food and people. Must have reservations and maybe leave the kids at home this night.
and of course...DOG MAN DU! You can't leave Rosemary without trying one of Dog Man Du's famous hot dogs!
Lives have been lost, homes have been ripped at the seams, families have been devastated, familiarities have been wiped from existence. Everything that has ever been taken for granted by the people who experienced any one of the 312 horrific tornadoes that roared through the south on April 27th, is now being held close to their hearts and longed for. Our hearts and prayers go out to all of the victims of this terrible disaster. Being Alabama and Mississippi girls, this disaster hit really close to home, we still hold strong roots in the areas that were affected and want to do all that we can do to help.
The time for shock and disbelief has passed, now is the time to recuperate and rebuild. Please help! Alabama is in a state of recovery, but we know how strong and resilient our fellow Alabamians are.
Willow plans to donate portions of our sales on Memorial Day weekend (our biggest weekend) to the Red Cross in Alabama.
Below is a list of a few ways you can donate to relief efforts:
Governor Bentley's Emergency Releif Fund
Thank you in advance for all of your much neede help! xoxo
We are so sorry that we have disappeared from the blog world. We have been more than just a little busy. In an effort to ready our stores for this crazy spring break week...we received over 70+ boxes last week. Jewelry, jeans, tops, kurtas, dresses, bags, and shoes shoes shoes!!!!! So that is my excuse.
Just a tiny little fraction of what came in last week
And wayyyyyy more importantly than clothes and shoes....this is why Cindy has been so out of touch..
Look at those precious babies!!! Mae and Walter!!! Makes you just forget about everything else that is going on . We are so excited to have them here and healthy. I am sure she will post more pics all along the way...when she gets some sleep
While we have such a heavy heart for all of those lives taken and effected by the horrific earthquake, we try and remember all of those things in our lives for which we are thankful. Those two babies above are #1. We are also very thankful to all you spring breakers keeping us working on our feet...seriously! This has been a record sales week for us. We are feeling very blessed this week.
So if you are down here, we hope you are enjoying this beautiful beach we live on!!!
Back soon......
OH, and come by Willow Rosemary today for an amazing Ex Voto Jewelry trunk show and meet designer Elizabeth Adams 3:00-7:00 (sip on some champagne too) and by Willow in Seaside to meet jewelry designer Janie Mayer with her great pieces!!! 2:00-8:00.
Yesterday someone made me aware that I have over 1300 pictures saved on my phone. Doesn't everyone have their cell phone with them at all times these days?? Apparently I used my camera phone often. So I went through ALL 1351 pics and took a little trip down memory lane, over the past year or so. Here are just a few of my favs:
My little precious poochie
Ahhh....Cabo. Hopefully we will see you again soon.
This cracks me up. This my friend's little girl and her favorite thing to play in. It has NEVER been used, so don't judge just laugh.
Since this is a fashion-ish blog, I threw this one in. I want her look: glasses, hair, skin, clothes..the whole package.
A pic from one of the Coldplay shows during our tour!! So much fun.
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Our back yard.
Our precious little Barron...he smiles like this every time I see him. xoxo
Today I heard they are filming next movie in Baton Rouge..I'll be there in 2 weeks for Bama game...maybe, just maybe...:)
How'd you like this for Christmas? Head over to Alys Beach and they can hook it up.
Mr. Davis...look out world
Not a real girly girl, but I love this bed. Ultra glam!
You gave Cindy and me lots of headaches this summer with your growing pains, but we are so thankful you are here.
We could not do anything to get the lady in white to make a flinch!
At fashion market and this lion was my fav thing there. He would look so cool at Willow + Woods.
October sunset on 30a.
Loved seeing these super cute girls at market....
Lauren Leonard {right}, fellow Roll Tide alum, is the designer of Leona. She is pictured here with our cutie pie rep, Amanda. Lauren's precious collection screams "girly-girl" and sort of subtly whispers "sexy". We {heart} all of the sweet ruffles and bows.
If you have read any of the fashion mags for fall then you know military-inspired anything is a must-have. You don't have to look hard to find a military green jacket, button-down shirt, silk top,cargo skinnies or boots to fill your wish. One of our designers has taken another approach to make her military mark.
How cool are these necklaces? Her family owns a military supply company so these are made with actual "washers" used in military gear and threaded with silk dupioni ribbon.
What is a washer you ask?? Well some kind of metal hardware used for all kinds of things. And if you are from Louisiana, they are used in competitive distance throwing events. haha you crazy cajuns!!
Back to the jewels, our designer-friend, Jeni, makes these and so many other amazingly creative pieces. I so wish I could look at something as boring as that picture above and make it beautiful.
Jeni's necklace's are so cool and the perfect accessory for those great cashmere sweaters or all the solid silk tops for fall and at only $78 you can get a couple of colors!!!
Many of you may be wondering, Celia + a tomato competition= huh???? Well, first of all The Showdown is hosted by my friends at Wickles Pickles which I have blogged about before...remember, the pickles that made me like pickles???
Secondly, every summer since I can remember, I have been in search of the perfect tomato. So I guess they consider me a tomato connoisseur, or they think I am good at judging! :)
So with live music and lots of tomatoes the judging began.
As you can see we judges took our jobs very seriously. There were some not-so-good maters and some really tasty ones. But when it came to the winner, the votes were unanimous. Congrats to Morley from Birmingham for the winning tomato. You can see above the highly coveted glass tomato trophy.
Also check out this site, they make super cool tees. Their print shop is located in the old Waverly town and they were selling these awesome tees.
Sorry I don't have more pics! There were lots of fun people and yummy food. If you think you can produce a competition worthy tomato then enter to win next year. That glass trophy would look amazing on anyone's mantle.
See ya next year!!!
