Anna Weatherley Cups and Saucers Come Alive on the Table

Anna Weatherley's Breakfast Selections include the most charming cups and saucers. What make these pieces special are the interesting handles; they come with either an 3-Dimensional butterfly or flower handle. It is a unique and fun take on the traditional cup and saucer.

The Leaf and Butterfly cup and saucer is a rounded square cup with leaves and dragonflies painted on the outside. Anna Weatherley is all about the details, so inside the cup there is a surprise, a tiny leaf floating. You can pick this cup up using the dainty purple and pink flower handle complete with stem.
The Anna Weatherley Yellow Posie cup and saucer has a peach-colored Posie predominately on the outside of the cup and a purple, blue and peach-colored butterfly on the saucer. To compliment the saucer, there is a matching butterfly for the handle.
The Anna Weatherley Triple Flower cup and saucer has three beautiful purple and yellow flowers on the cup, and blue and orange butterfly on the saucer. Like the Yellow Posie, the handle is the matching butterfly. On the inside of this 4 ounce cup there is a small insect that adds an undeniable extra charm to the cup.

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Raynaud Tableware: Rose Petals Plate Garnishes

There is no need to garnish a Raynaud Limoges Alba plate. Realistic pink and purple-hued flower petals pop off the white background of the plate as if they were strewn on by hand. These plates will compliment any meal amazingly; it's a quick solution for a beautiful spring table. For each course, the corresponding plate offers a different pattern than the previous. For instance, the Alba dinner plate only has three petals in a small edge area of the plate whereas the Alba dessert plate has a plethora of petals everywhere. These plates are unique and like no other design I have seen before and are made from Raynaud's quality Limoges porcelain.

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Price: $32-$537

Mother's Day Gift: Yves Delorme Robes

There are seventeen days left till Mother's Day and if you still don't know what to get her, I'll make it easy for you; give her an Yves Delorme Robe. Yves Delorme is luxury you can feel. Made out of the best fabrics, Yves Delorme robes will make any mother smile when she opens the box. Best of all, Yves Delorme is offering 30% of their robes in honor of Mother's Day. Call, Sallie Home in St. Louis, to take advantage of this special offer.
Yves Delorme offers many fabulous robes. Some of Sallie Home's favorites include the Etoile Robe, the Jour Robe, and the Liseronna Robe. The Liseronna robe (pictured) is beautiful with soft cotton and a subtle rose accent above the pocket. Spoil your mom; get her an Yves Delorme Robe!

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Jungle Jubilee: Lynn Chase New Dinnerware Collection

Sallie home is honored to have just received Lynn Chase's new dinner collection, Jungle Jubilee. Like always, Lynn Chase combines her wildlife knowledge and beautiful design to create an amazing wildlife collection for your tabletop. The Jungle Jubilee collection unifying motifs are the white or green background, the leopard trim print, and the exotic parrots and leopards that pop of the surface.

The three dimensional feature of this collection is what makes it truly unique. The Jungle Jubilee 3-tiered server, Jungle Jubilee chip and dip set, Jungle Jubilee covered tureen and the Jungle Jubilee leopard tray all feature a leopard figurine. On the Jungle Jubilee footed bowl, the parrots fly right off the bowl.

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Price: $50-$95

Eco-Friendly Picnic: Mottahedeh Tin Plate Set

In honor of Earth Day 2008, I am urging everyone to embrace the outdoors and enjoy the nice April weather. Have a picnic, but not just any picnic, an Eco-friendly one, using reusable plates, containers, and utensils. Ditch the Styrofoam, fly-away plates and use the adorable tin picnic plates that come in a decorative box by Mottahedeh - perfect for outdoor use.

The Lowestoft Rose Tin Plate Set by Mottahedeh is a beautiful and environmentally friendly accent to any picnic. Mottahedeh is known for their fine porcelain but recently they have utilized their amazing dinnerware skills to create durable, lasting tin plates that are perfect for the outdoors. The decoration on the plate is a well known motif from the ancient Chinese, consisting of a beautiful rose and scroll. Make your picnic stylish and Eco-friendly with Mottahedeh's Tin Plate sets!

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Price: $45

Warwick Silver Chalices; Medieval Bridal Trend

Warwick Silver specializes in silver products - anything from frames, to serving pieces, to baby gifts. Here at Sallie Home, a very popular bridal registry item and wedding gift is the silver Chalice by Warwick.

The silver chalices come in five different patterns: Hammered, Birmingham, Manchester, Sussex, and Gadroon. All have very unique detailing and look beautiful on a well-appointed dining room table. The Gadroon and Hammered are probably the least ornate chalices of the group. If you love detailing, I suggest you check out the Sussex Chalice by Warwick. This specific chalice has beautiful flower and beaded detail work on the outside as well as a gorgeous textured pattern on the inside. These are very unique stemware pieces, far less ordinary than the typical crystal stemware, and they will surely impress your guests.

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Jean Louis Coquet New Introductions; Romantic Jericho Black Stemware

Jean-Louis Coquet has some New Introductions to their already stunning dinnerware collection; mainly in the areas of stemware and flatware. Out of these new collections, the Jericho Black stemware caught my eye.

The Jericho collection by J.L Coquet joins a hot tableware trend of opaque stemware, coming in many different colors, including a non-opaque crystal clear and my favorite, Black. This crystalware is cutting edge and perfect for the modern table; yet, this stemware is sleek with elegant curves - very reminiscent of what I imagine medieval stemware to look like. The opaque black Jericho stemware, which comes in a champagne saucer, flute, martini, water, and a white wine glass, is very romantic and will create the prefect atmosphere for a dinner date.

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Unique Jewelry for a Special Someone; Victoria and Richard New Collection

This spring Sallie Home has a great new addition to the store from one of our favorite brands. Victoria and Richard take their creative and innovative style to another realm with their one-of-a-kind jewelry line. After studying and working in China, Victoria and Richard have created three lines of jewelery; Glass Menagerie, Sparkling Grape, and Haberdashery.

The Glass Menagerie by Victoria and Richard consists of many, many glass beads macmacramed into intricate animals, glass beads and flowers strung together using Italian millefiori to create necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. The Sparkling Grape by Victoria and Richard is made of a beautiful string of quality faceted and polished cubic zirconia crystals and Scottish Agate with a beautiful cluster of grapes dangling off the middle. This comes in necklaces, bracelets, earrings, in addition to the ribbon and bow necklace. The Haberdashery necklaces, bracelets, and earrings by Victoria and Richard are made from tiny silk sailor monkey fist knotted tassels, find cube cut mille fiori and glass beads.

These beautiful pieces of jewelry make a most unique gift for anyone who loves to have fun. Click here to view all of Victoria and Richard's wonderful home decor and gifts available at Sallie Home

Make Spring Flowers More Beautiful; Anna Weatherley Cache Pot

April Showers bring May flowers. When May arrives, I want to be prepared to fill my house with gorgeous flowers. Flowers do wonders for a room, however, their true beauty is spoiled if they are displayed in that cheap, unattractive, plastic container they came in. There is a simple solution to this problem; cache pots. Cache pots beautifully hold flowers and masks the dirt and/or plastic container. In a cache pot, the flowers can prevail. However, Anna Weatherley's cachepots give the flowers a run for their money.

Anna Weatherley's cache pots, like all of their other fine products, are hand-painted porcelain and come in many different patterns. Their popular cache pots include the Plum Cache Pot, the Floral Butterfly Cache Pot, and the Frog cache pot - all of which are classic elegant Anna Weatherley porcelain. My favorite is the Anna Weatherley Wildberry Red large oval cachepot. This particular cache pot is stunning with it's
intricate detailing in the bright green leaves, the plump red flower buds, and the fluttering blue and yellow butterflies. Any of these cache pots will make a wonderful addition to any table which makes them a prefect gift for anyone.

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Arte Italica Festivo Canisters; Keeping Your Coffee Fresh

As I was attempting to keep my coffee fresh in its bag - which did not seem to want to stay closed - I wished I had a container that would properly seal my coffee and would look more attractive than my last resort, a chip clip or rubber band. Luckily, I work at Sallie Home and have access to many beautiful kitchen accessories made by the finest brands.

In my search, I found the perfect coffee canister that would solve both my freshness and my aesthetic problems. The Festivo Coffee Canister with Spoon by Arte Italica is a beautiful mix of pewter and white ceramic and is made for the purpose of keeping coffee fresh. Adding to this serving piece's charm, there is a pewter emblem engraved with the Italian word for Coffee, Caffe. If you like this canister, but do not need a coffee canister, or would just like other matching canisters to accompany your coffee canister, Arte Italica makes four other similar canisters: Biscotti, Dolce, Farina, and the Zucchero canister.

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Price: $130-$241

Tango Finition Dinnerware by Jaune de Chrome Warms a Table

Jaune de Chrome never makes anything less than specatular. They have a glazing technique that is unlike any other china. Jaune de Chrome's Tango collection proves once again that they are the masters in unique and interesting glazing.

The Tango collection is strong and warm in its deep reddish browns and gold accents. This collection is finished with a metallic glaze that will literally make any table shine. The Tango Finition Gold Tea/Coffee Pot is gorgeous with its red-brown body and gold accents. Teh warm coloring will surely keep your coffee or tea piping hot at your dinner parties.

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Barn Yard Fun for the Table; Barn Dance 3 piece Child Set by Lynn Chase

Dinner should be a time for family to get together, talk about their day, and enjoy each other's company. But let's face it, it's hard to enjoy dinner when you have little kids complaining and refusing to eat their dinner. Dinner is just not fun for kids - they have to sit still, eat on boring plates, and listen to grown-up talk. We need to make dinner fun again.

Lynn Chase's Barn Dance 3 piece child set aims at making dinner - or any meal - appealing to children. With fun animal prints and barn yard animals on the plate, soup plate, and mug this set can keep kids entertained and stimulated. This dinner set makes the perfect children's gift; it's cute, practical, and comes in the most adorable case!

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Price: $75.00

Juliska's Berry and Thread Ceramics; European Chic Tabletop

Across the country there has been a noticeable trend in bridal registries for today's bride; they want classic, versatile, and durable tableware with a slight twist. This trend is why our store is finding our brides commonly adding Juliska ceramics to their registries. Juliska ceramics can go from the dishwasher to the microwave to the oven, ensuing everyday practicality and functional.

The Berry and Thread collection by Juliska is timeless and European inspired. The raised rope and multi dot detailing on these plates, bowls, mugs, and serving pieces make them both European rustic and refined. This dinnerware collection come in an artsy combination of scalloped or rounded plates, both in variety of refreshing colors, that make them perfect for layering.

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Just A Touch of Color; Barcelona Stemware by Varga Art Crystal

Varga Art Crystal is known for its beautiful craftsmanship and its wonderful use of color in its crystal. The Barcelona Stemaware Collection by Varga comes in yellow/green, clear, raspberry, sky blue, cobalt, and amber. On the rim of the glass there is a big strip of color. Beneath this strip, Varga shows off their skillful design work; etching in a ring of flowers, along with circular and diamond patterns touched with color. It is an understated elegance that everyone will adore.

The beauty of this collection is that is does not overwhelm you with color, but just leaves hints of color throughout the stemware for an elegant finish. The Barcelona Highball Glass in Colbat is simply to die for. This glass is perfect for anytime of day or any occasion and it is the right shape and size for any drink – water, juice or a mixed cocktail. Click here to see all of Varga Art Crystal’s collections available at Sallie Home.


Price: $198-$550

Lady Primrose Wonderfully Fragrant, Engravable Mother's Day Gift

If you want to give something special to your mom for Mother's Day, give her Lady Primrose. Lady Primrose creates the finest in bath, body, and home fragrances. They are some of the most luxurious and wonderfully fragrant lotions, gels, soaps, powders, and candles America has to offer. Each product comes displayed in an eco-friendly, reusable crystal container that will look beautiful for a lifetime.

Lady Primrose makes a wonderful gift anytime, but exclusively for a Mother's Day gift, Lady Primrose is offering free engraving. You can engrave on any of their products, including any of the crystal lotion and gel decanters, like the Tryst Bath Gel Decanter, or on the nickle plated lid of the body creme container, which is very suitable for engraving. This offer is available now through April 21st, 2008 and will be ready in time for Mother's Day. Bathe your mother in love with Lady Primrose. Click here to view the Lady Primrose products available at Sallie Home.

Raynaud Villandry Fine China Dinnerware: Wallpaper Your Plates

The Raynaud Villandry Chinaware collection consists of Raynaud's pristine white Limoges porcelain with a green rim and decorated with lively fruit, vegetables, and flowers. This pattern is bright and cheerful, the perfect table setting for any spring or summer lunch or dinner.

The bread and butter plates, the dessert plates, and the canape plates are definitely the standout pieces in this collection, for me. These small accent plates are wallpapered in design; alternating lines of the featured fruit, flower or vegetable. It is a standard design in home decor that has been reinvented for your tabletop. On the canape plates and the bread and butter plates, you have your choice of four different variety of flowers. On the dessert plates you have your choice of either fruits, like grapes, pears or apples, or an array of veggies. No matter if you like the vegetables, fruits, or flowers, or like to mix and mathc, all of these plates are an amaxing accent to any table.

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Price: $24-$370

Amenities Home Design Silk Quote Pillows - An Adorably Cushy Gift

No matter the occasion or situation there seems to be a fitting quote for it; whether you want to commemorate the moment or make someone laugh. Amenities Home Design knows the beauty of a good quote and that is why they are the makers of the most adorable silk pillows stitched with an array of cute, humorous, and poignant quotes. These silk pillows are a charming touch to any home and make a perfect personal gift.
One of my favorite quotes is "Men may come and go, but jewelery lasts forever." It's cute, clever, and pretty darn close to the truth. This pillow would be the perfect gift to cheer-up a girl during a break-up or just for one that simply loves jewelery. Click here to view more of Amenities Home Design quote pillows available at Sallie Home.