The SG Notebook

When you purchase items from a catalog or from an online store, are you ever resentful about shipping? I know I often am. You see something you really want at a reasonable price and then upon checking out, you see the shipping costs added on and wish you didn’t have to have those extra dollars put on your account or credit card. But alas, these charges are a necessary part of the buying and selling of merchandise in the world in which we live. Of course, going to the store and getting it yourself can undoubtedly be more cost effective, at least if it’s not too far. Personally, I like shopping right here from my home, sparing myself from needing to take the time, gas expense, and wear and tear on my car and nerves. So, I’d rather pay the shipping. I’m pretty thankful for that truck which pulls up at my front door, delivering me the goodies which I’ve not stepped one foot out of my house to go and get.

Here at SG, we think we have shipping charges which are more than reasonable and economical, but do want to let any folks know who happen to live in the metro Philly area in PA or NJ, that you can now choose “Pickup” as a shipping method when checking out. If you want to work something out with us on how to facilitate that, give us a quick call or email us about it. We’ll be glad to do what we can to help you out!

Blessings,
Maxine

Trying to think of a gift for the flower girls can be a challenge for a bride. Have you ever considered paper dolls and/or other wedding related books? Dover Publications have several options that you can group together in a nice little package. It would certainly help the little ladies remember your big day. Next to the bride, they tend to be the stars of the show. You can be sure they’ll want to remember that! Why not hop over to Dover and see what they have? Go to this page and scroll down.

Pick out the books, put them all together in a pretty cello or organza bag, and you have a very special thank you gift for these very special young ladies. SG would be delighted to take care of this for you if you’d like one less thing to do.

By the way, don’t forget about our great special going on with some leftover Dover books from our discontinued fun bags. Listen, these are great for homeschooling moms of preschool through third graders, grandmoms, Sunday school teachers, party favors, etc. etc. Believe me, this is a very good deal even including the shipping since the retail price on these books is now $1.50. Figure it out with your calculator!!! More info is here.

Happy Planning!

Maxine

Question: What starts with t ends with t and is filled with t? Answer: A teapot.

Have you noticed that we love tea here at SG? We like it ourselves, but we also recognize that lots of others do too. As a result, you’ll find we have several products which are related in some way to this much consumed beverage. One of our favorites is a special little teacup that would go well in some little corner of any home. And when you add a little aromatic tea light to create the right ambiance for the given moment, how special is that? I wanted to remind you of our several tea related items, and also let you know that soon we’ll be adding a very affordable favor/gift package item to the set. Stay tuned. It’s coming in the very near future. Here are direct links to the items in the “tea set.”

http://speakablegifts.com/KA_teacup_tealight.html
http://speakablegifts.com/KA_teapotTimer.html
http://speakablegifts.com/KA_tea_infuser.html
http://speakablegifts.com/gp_mycup.html
http://speakablegifts.com/gp_mysoulthirsts.html
http://speakablegifts.com/appre_gratefully.html

Enjoy a cup while you browse!

Blessings,
Maxine

I always do it. Bite off much more than is chewable. Doing a bridal tip each and every week is a bit much. So our “weekly” tip will be a bit less often than that. But hopefully it will be often enough that brides will come from time to time to see what new helps are being offered. Subscribe to our feed to be sure you don’t miss any! More are coming quite soon, hopefully.

If you want to save money on your wedding flowers, you really don’t want to get them when they’re not in season. Getting them in season is the way to go and this article will help you with that. I’m a proponent of silk flowers, but that’s another post. Hope the above site will be a help to you in deciding not only on what flowers to choose, but on what season would be best for your big day.

Happy Planning,
Maxine

I wanted to put a plug in for a favorite product and thought a picture of two of my favorite girls would be in order. Here you see a picture of my younger daughter and Bev’s younger one. “Auntie Nee,” as she is affectionately known to Bev’s girls, is always ready to have fun and cuddle with her two nieces and do they ever love her! She goes frequently to stay over at their house and I do believe they think she is a part time member of their household.

These girls, my daughter and granddaughter–one leaving the precious girlhood days and one who, God willing, will enter them in the not too distant future–are a reminder to me of how critical those years are. Do you have girls? I can think of no book I would more wholeheartedly recommend than Beautiful Girlhood to help you instill important godly characteristics into their hearts. We have it, you know. You can purchase it with the companion which was written in recent years, or you can purchase it alone. You can even buy both of them in a gift package with a bookmark we designed for that purpose.

If you would like to know more, please go over to the product page at our site, where you can make your purchase if you’re convinced that your home library should not be without this timeless classic. If you have girls, I would say that is the case.

For His Glory,
Maxine

This is a vacation week around here and I forgot to say things would be a bit slow for most of the week. Hope all is well with you who stop by. We’ll be back soon!

Beverly and Maxine

I got an ad in the mail about this magazine and went to its website to check it out. I thought it looks interesting, perhaps my kind of magazine. I don’t have as much time these days, but some years back I would have jumped at this, as its creator, Sandra Lee, apparently features lots of neat ideas for decorating cheaply with unusual materials found around the house. Also, there are interesting menu ideas. The ad stated that each issue contains some sort of feature on creating your favorite restaurant recipes at home. That also may be something I would like.

I’m passing this info on because it sounds like a good idea for a gift! Go here for more information and see what you think. You may even want it for yourself. Hint, hint to hubby, daughter, or sister for Christmas.;)

Blessings,
Maxine

Cute…

… Holly from The Work at Home Woman! Congratulations, Holly, we’ve emailed you!