Juliska Stemware Creates Beautiful Cocktails

Juliska stemware is uniquely created by hand blowing and crafting glass. Delicate detailing and unique shape is what separates this line from the many stemware collections available for sale. The Juliska Fiorella Large Goblet is a fluted round glass with bead trimming that can make any drink look refreshingly delicious. In the Weddings by Ritz Carlton magazine they feature this glass with the following drink:
Monkey Trouble
Ingredients
2 1/2 oz whisky
3/4 oz apricot brandy
2 oz fresh peach puree
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
crushed ice
1 oz creme de mur (blackberry liqueur)
Directions:
Shake whisky, apricot brandy, peach puree, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a Juliska Fiorella Large Goblet, fill with ice and the float the creme de mur on top by pouring it very slowly, either directly into the glass or over the back of a spoon. Garnish with lemon and blackberry

Click here to view the rest of the Juliska collection available at Sallie home. To order this particular glass, please call 1-800-257-9167 Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm CST.

Pacifica Varga Crystal Comes Straight Out of the Pacific Ocean

Varga Crystal creates a glassware collection that is perfect for drinking by the ocean or for bringing the ocean into your home. The Pacifica collection by Varga Crystal is as beautiful and charming as the ocean, featuring different animals one may find in the Pacific Ocean. Etched into the crystal you can find Seahorses, Shells, Starfish, Octopuses, and Medusas. Choose one animal or mix and match the whole collection like it was meant to be - each water glass, champagne flute, wine glass, highball glass, and double old fashion glass comes complete with every animal mentioned. The pieces of this collection are limited, so hurry. Click here to view this amazing Pacifica stemware collection as well as all Varga Crystal available at Sallie home.

Pacific Merchant's Malibu Round Placemats are a Summer Essential

Outdoor dining is a part of the summer, after months of being cooped up all winter one wants to spend as much time as they can in the sun. Whether eating by the pool or outside on your porch, Pacific Merchants Malibu Placemats create a colorful backdrop for your dining experience. Easily cleaned (just wipe down with damp towel or sponge) and durable they can be used for every outdoor experience. The Malibu placemats look and feel like natural fabric but are actually made of a polypropylene, adding to its resilience. Use these placemats all year round - inside and out! Click here to view all Pacific Merchants placemats available at Sallie home.

Price: $8

Bring Back Summer with Anna Weatherley's Spring in Budapest Covered Butter Dish

It seems like summer has come out of nowhere, especially the hot summer weather. So I'd like to cool it down a bit by going back to Spring with Anna Weatherley's Spring in Budapest collection. It is a beautiful collection that definitely cools things down with its spring color palette, budding flowers and floating butterflies. In this collection, the Anna Weatherley Spring in Budapest Covered Butter Dish is absolutely fabulous! This butter dish will keep the butter fresh and a little less melted on these hot summer days! Complete with gold rimming and textured accents, this is a wonderful serving piece to add to any table set - breakfast, lunch or dinner. Click here to view more Anna Weatherley china available at Sallie home.

Price: $340

Swimming in Le Jacquard Francais; Poissons Exotiques Tea Towels

Nothing is more relaxing than the ocean! Le Jacquard Francais Poissons Exotiques Tea Towel in Lagoon brings the ocean into your home. The serene lagoon blue and turquoise coloring is calm and inviting and what says ocean more than fish! It looks great hanging in your kitchen and proves very practical as it is prefect for drying hands and dishes...or if you have the body for it, tie the towel around your waist for an apron! Even more, this tea towel and all Le Jacquard tea towels make a special hostess gift - tie it around a bottle of wine or line a basket of goodies with it for a great presentation. Click here to view other table linens available from Sallie home!

Price: $23

Pajama Party with Pine Cone Hill Pajamas

Recently, Daily Candy editorial featured Pine Cone Hill's pajamas in their daily e-mail blast. In this blast they said that Pine Cone Hill's pajamas "help make your sleep a little sweeter" and like their sheets are very cozy! These pajamas, which are available at Sallie home, come in over 60 patterns in 4 different cuts, making it hard not to find the perfect fit! Snuggle up in these 100% soft cotton jammies to make it a night. Click here to check out all pajamas available at Sallie home.

Party Favors Gone Wild; Jungle Jubilee Trinket Boxes by Lynn Chase Atelier

When Lynn Chase created the Jungle Jubilee collection she definitely used the excitement and vibrant colors of the jungle to create these pieces. The Set of Four Jungle Jubilee Trinket Boxes by Lynn Chase Atelier are bright white, three and a quarter inch bowls covered with adorable tigers, monkeys, parrots, and zebras. This set of trinket boxes are a prefect compliment in any animal-lovers bedroom or bathroom decor and are quite functional as they are able to hold coins, jewelery and other small items. Not only for the bedroom, these bowls are a wonderful accent to a jungle inspired dinner table set. Their size make them perfect for holding condiments or small treats like a dessert. Fill with little chocolates and place one in front of each seat. At the end of dinner, let everyone take it home; at their price it is a great party favor! Click here to check out other great Lynn Chase gifts available at Sallie home.
Price for a Set of Four: $44.00

Resturant Presentation in Your Home; J.L. Coquet Hemisphere Collection

J.L. Coquet produces luxury Limoges porcelain dinnerware that is often used by the restaurant industry or the extremely posh consumer. The Hemisphere White dinnerware is a bright white with delicate grooves rimming the porcelain. This simplicity creates a beautiful presentation for food that chefs adore. My favorite piece to win over your guests is the J.L. Coquet Hemisphere Culbuto Cup. This tiny rimmed cup sits upon an innovated tower cut with stylish holes. It is a great presentation for serving small souffles, an amuse bouche, or a chocolate mousse. Click here to view all of the other wonderful J.L. Coquet dinnerware available at Sallie home.

Price: $72

Wrap Your Mom In Love With Yves Delorme Robes

Wrap your mom up in a Yves Delorme luxurious robe for Mother's Day. It is a gift she will surely love. My Favorites are the Etoile Modal terry robe and the Reves embroidered robe - you won't go wrong with either. The Yves Delorme Etoile is a a plain, soft blend of Modal terry and natural cotton. The Yves Delorme Reves Robe has beautiful blue wild flowers embrodered on the back of luxurious Modal terry and is complete with a shawl collar. April 25th, 2009 thru May 10th, 2009 save 30% on all Yves Delorme Robes and Towels at Sallie home. Call 1-800-257-9167 to receive this discount!

Price for Reves Robe: $265

Price for Etoile Robe: $300

Looks Like Pewter but It's Juliska Pewter Stoneware

If it looks like pewter, look again because it might be Juliska's new collection, Pewter Stoneware. Juliska's Pewter Stoneware looks a lot like their Octavia collection but is sealed with a silver pewter finish. A great piece from this collection is the Pewter Stoneware Ramekin. Adding this piece to a dinner tableset that already has a silver accent looks spectacular. It is also a great dish to individual desserts in, especially like all Juliska's pieces it is made to go from the oven to the table. Make your table sparkle and shine with Juliska's Pewter Stoneware, offered in dinnerware, serving pieces, and bakeware. Click here to view all the Juliska dinnerware available at Sallie home!

Price: $ 12

Your Never too Late for an Anna Weatherley Afternoon Teaparty

Anna Weatherley has a fabulously fun collection perfect for the spring and summer gatherings. The Afternoon Teaparty collection by Anna Weatherley is beautifully crafted with lush ivy leaves, fluttering butterflies and cute insects. Every piece in the collection is needed to create a wonderful tea party but definitely can work separately as accents. My favorite, must-have piece of this collection is the Afternoon Teaparty Cup and Saucer. The saucer is a leaf shaped plate rimmed in gold and detailed with delicate veins running throughout the leaf. The cup is so cute with leaves that pop off and a little bug that crawls around the inside. Click here to view more Anna Weatherley dinnerware and serving pieces available at Sallie home.

Price: $476

Highly Acclaimed Silversmiths, Ricci Argentieri, Flatware Now at Sallie home

Sallie home is proud to offer Ricci Argentieri Flatware.Their fine 18/10 stainless steel collection will fool any eye; it is beautifully crafted and looks remarkably like sterling. Ricci is also offered in Sterling Silver, Silverplate and Goldplate which is all goes through a stringent inspection before being sold. There are a variety of flatware patterns to create the tableset you desire. The Leopardo and Via Veneto have a contemporary look where as the patterns, Francesca and Merletto, have a more classic look. One of my favorite's, Bamboo, brings a flair of fun to the table and looks amazing with many of the Lynn Chase dinnerware collections. Click here to view more Ricci Argentieri flatware available through Sallie home.

Gianna Rose Atelier Rose Petals Soaps are a Beautiful and Fragrant Bathroom Touch

What is a better and a more romantic scene than a hot drawn bath, candles lit and rose petals strewn about? Maybe if the rose petals were Gianna Rose Atelier soap petals...i think so! Gianna Rose rose petals soaps smell and look like the real thing, but instead of throwing these petals away after the bath, use them to freshen up. Use these petal soaps in one bath or use them individually for hand washing. These fabulous soaps are a beautiful and practical accessory for any bathroom and make great gifts for bridal showers! Click here to view more imaginative soaps and scents by Gianna Rose Atelier available through Sallie home.

Price: $29.95

Put a Little Sping in Your Table with Le Jacquard Francais Table Linens

The suns out, the birds are chirping, saying it's time to decorate with cheer and bright colors and designs. Spring is here and entertaining is on your mind! Whether you celebrate Easter or Passover, you need a welcoming table to share with your guests for these special occasions. Le Jacquard Francais has some wonderfully vibrant and fun table linens for spring; my favorites are the Jardin Exotique and the Jardin Medieval.

Both have the perfect coloring and design to host the perfect spring and even summer gathering. The Jardin Medieval is patterned with birds, flowers, and leaves against a bright pastel backdrop. Jardin Exotique is woven with lush vegetation of the Tropics for a more contemporary look. Both are 100% cotton and are offered in napkins, tablecloths, placemats and table runners. Click here to view some more fabulous Le Jacquard Francais table linens available at Sallie home.

Jardin Medieval by Le Jacquard Francais

Jardin Exotique by Le Jacquard Francais

It's Not Easy Being Green: Anna Weatherley's Bright Green Dinnerware

It's not easy being the Bright Green Dinnerware from Anna Weatherley; this beautiful color has been discontinued and there are only a few pieces left. In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I wanted to feature this vibrant dinnerware. There is no better way to eat your corn beef and cabbage than on one of these plates. The charger, mixed with other colors, is a wonderful way to brighten up table setting. If you are missing or have broken a Bright Green dinner plate, bread and butter, saucer, charger, teacup or latte cup or if know of some one who has, find the replacement at Sallie home. Click here to view more wonderful dinnerware pieces from Anna Weatherley available at Sallie home.

Forest Friends Rabbit Bank is a Hopping Good Easter Gift

There is only so much candy you can put in a kid's Easter basket. This year mix it up with a gift that will last more than a couple minutes and won't rot teeth; the adorable Lynn Chase Forest Friend's Rabbit Bank. From the Children's collection this green Rabbit Bank is so cute painted with vines and leaves, four-leaf clovers, and dragonflies all over it. After the Easter Egg hunt, let your child fill the bank with all that money they've found in the eggs; it's a lesson in saving. Give out-of-the-box this Easter, and give the Lynn Chase Forest Friend's Rabbit Bank; it will be a hopping success! Click here to view other Lynn Chase giftware items available at Sallie home.

Price: $30

A Stunning Statement; Tortoise Pitcher Steuben Glass

The Tortoise Pitcher by Steuben Glass is designed to serve. With its fluid lines and and slender body it gracefully fills everyone's glass, like the matching Tortoise Martini or Double Old Fashion glass. Whether mixing a festive Sangria or serving ice cold water, this pitcher compliments any bar, table service or get together. It is a great gift for the new couple or those celebrating a milestone together; it can even be engraved for a personal touch. Click here to view more of the Steuben Glass giftware and barware available at Sallie home.

Price: $900

Butterflies Fly to New Heights with Varga Crystal's Springtime Highball Glass

In an earlier post, I mentioned butterflies are an upcoming trend for this spring and summer. Now I can't stop seeing butterflies everywhere! Varga Crystal has an amazing collection called Springtime that features what else but these delicate creatures. Each piece of stemware is beautifully etched with delicate and lively butterflies and leaves. The Springtime Highball glass is the perfect glass for sipping lemonade on a hot summer or spring day. It's perfection will make any drink refreshing and thirst quenching. Click here to view other Varga Crystal stemware available from Sallie home.

Price: $170

Spring is a Buzz with Jan Barboglio Rose Napkin Rings

Spring is in the air and it's time to revitalize and brighten up your home. Jan Barboglio's Rosa napkin rings are shamelessly fabulous for this spring. These brass flowers are eye-catching on any table when enfolded around brightly colored napkins, like the vibrant napkins of Le Jacquard Francais. The old Mexican style of the roses embraces romance and elegance and demands a presence on any tabletop. To liven up your home decor this spring, add these napkin rings to your table. Click here to view other Jan Barboglio tabletop accessories available at Sallie home.

Price: $42 each

Butterfly Trend Alert: Anna Weatherley Twig Flirting Butterfly Dish

According to the recent Elle Decor issue, butterflies are the new trend. The lighthearted, delicate nature of butterflies brings a touch of fantasy to everything, including hand-painted porcelain. Anna Weatherley is infamous for incorporating butterflies and other innocent insects to her porcelain dinnerware and tableware. The Twig Flirting Butterflies porcelain dish by Anna Weatherley features two brightly colored and intricately painted butterflies flirting amongst flowers and leaves. This butterfly dish by Anna Weatherley is a great way to welcome the spring decor into your home! Click here to view all the Anna Weatherley fine china available at Sallie home.

Price: $148

Cashmere Feel for Less: The SFERRA Delemont Blanket

Even though it's made of Merino Wool, the Delemont blanket by SFERRA is almost indistinguishable from the cashmere feel. The best part about this Delemont blanket, it is a third of the price of cashmere. The wool comes from Australia, where the air from the sea helps the sheep grow uber soft and long fibers; making these wool fibers remarkably close to cashmere fibers. The Delemont blanket is lightweight and perfect for year round use. To make your bed more comfortable, choose from SFERRA's three warming colors: honey, ivory, or chestnut. Click here to view more of the luxurious SFERRA bedding available at Sallie home.

Price:$610-$710

On the Fringe of Greatness: Agraria's TasselAire

In the March addition of O Magazine, "the O list" featured Agraria's TasselAires as one of the few things Oprah thinks is great. They are right about this, Agraria's TasselAires are playful, chic, and smell divine! It instantly adds glamour to a doorknob and fills a room with one of their seven scents: Riviera Pear, Mediterranean Jasmine, Misson Fig, Golden Pomegranate, Lemon Verbena, Bitter Orange, Balsam, and Lavender & Rosemary. The magazine suggested taking a smell at the Riviera Pear, Lemon Verbena, or Agraria's signature fragrance, Bitter Orange. These door tassels make great gifts and are perfect when you want to add a bit of opulence to a room. Click here to view all of Agraria's great home frangrances available at Sallie home.

Price: $42

Rance Lily of the Valley Soap: Refreshingly Fragrant

Beautiful designed and fragrant soap in your bathroom is a must have when having guests over. Rance Soap is not only decorative, the soap cleanses and refreshes the hands of your company - for which they will be grateful. Rance has been producing fine soap since 1795, consistently using the same tried and true materials and designs. The flowery bouquet fragrant in the Lily of the Valley soap is perfect for freshen up those warm spring and summer day parties. Coming in a lovely box of six, you will never run out and it also makes it a wonderful host or hostess gift. Click here to see many of the other wonderful Rance scents available at Sallie home.

Price: $50

Jaguar Jungle Single Leaf Server is a Hit for Lynn Chase Lovers

The Jaguar Jungle collection is one of Lynn Chase's most popular patterns. At this pattern's core motif is, of course, the Jaguar. Many of the items in this collection feature Jaguars painted onto the china; but many serving pieces and giftware use an actual Jaguar figurine, like the one used in the Jaguar Jungle Single Leaf Server. The Jaguar, which doubles as a handle, sits proudly next to a huge palm leaf. The palm leaf is veined with gold and can be used to serve appetizers or candies at a party; or for an everyday use, can be used to display knick-knacks or soap in your bathroom. This server, as well as other service and tabletop items from the Jaguar Jungle collection, are great gifts for the big cat lover! Click here to view other animal inspired Lynn Chase available at Sallie home.

Price: $125

GMundner Vertigo Dinnerware: So Cool it will Make you go Dizzy

GMundner is a world-famous Austrian pottery company whose history spans over more than 3 centuries. It's hard for a company to not be as successful as GMundner when they have products like Vertigo Flame Dinnerware. This pattern has come to typify the classic Austrian GMundner Keramik. Each piece is hand-painted in red or green swirls and circles so dizzying they make you fall to your knees. The Vertigo bowls, dishes, and dinnerware harmonises perfectly with rustic surroundings and serves as a wonderful counterpoint to ultra-modern interiors. Click here to check out GMundner's Vertigo and other dinnerware patterns available at Sallie home.

Take Tips from Michael S. Smith: Interior Decorator for the Obamas

Michael S. Smith, a successful interior designer with celebrity clientele, was chosen as the Obama's White House decorator. You can take tips and decorate like Michael S. Smith by checking out his book, Michael S. Smith Houses, which reveals his decorating magic through images of his completed interiors and through his ideas and practical advice.

Smith has also partnered up with Agraria to create two AirEssences, Angkor and Palma scents. The Palma room diffuser smells of the breezy coast of Mallorca with hints of spice and fruit. Angkor room diffuser captures the grandeur and mystery of ancient Cambodia temples using smoky teas and patchouli. Each scent is then beautifully displayed in a dark green frosted bottle which sits atop a hand-made antiqued mirror tray - a wonderful accent to any home.

To add a touch of Michael S. Smith to your home, visit Sallie home.

Price of Michael S. Smith Houses: $50