Friday, August 14, 2009

It's our birthday!!


Come help us celebrate our first birthday before First Friday activities on September 4! You can't say no to a 1-year-old, can you?

Everyone is invited to the party on Friday, September 4. Details:
Who: Everyone
What: Our 1st birthday party!
When: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where: At the boutique (duh) @ 312 West Chatham Street in Cary
Why: Because we couldn't have made it to the tender age of ONE without our loyal, wonderful customers.

15% off of all items (except for personalized stationery and custom stamps). Yay!

More info on the festivities to come. Be sure to bring friends and take advantage of the good discount and cute stuff.

Monday, August 10, 2009

Also, in the Wedding spirit...

I know everyone's seen this one, but here it is, in case you haven't. It's a pretty funny wedding entrance by a nonconventional couple.

Here is a new spoof I just discovered, with much more choreography and even some Rockette-inspired kicks.

Whether your friends are getting married or divorced, Cute Buttons has a card for it. Well, not specifically divorce cards, but definitely nice blue ones with high heels on them that would cheer someone up.

Friday, August 7, 2009

Sweet Pea "Twice as Nice" Sale...Sweet!

Twice as Nice details: Order 25 or more notes, folded notes, enclosures, luggage tags or bookmarks from Sweet Pea Designs at Cute Buttons and receive double the quantity of your order for Free!

Examples:
Order 25 enclosures. Get 50 enclosures. Pay for 25 enclosures.
Order 50 notes. Get 100 notes. Pay for 50 notes.
Order 25 luggage tags. Get 50 luggage tags. Pay for 25 luggage tags. Ask yourself why you need that many luggage tags.

They have all of the standard Lily-esque pink and green polka dot deals, but one thing I really like about Sweet Pea is their inclusion of professional looking, boy-safe, androgynous and clean-lined designs. They have cards that your husband/son/boyfriend wouldn't
mind giving out, like this precious sailboat one. I have a sailboat thing, though.
I recommend: Make a box for every person in your family (not too big, easily stored). Stock up on the notes and folded notes to suit each persons age/gender/preferences. Go ahead and buy a book of 20 stamps for each person as well. Include two pens in each box. Stuff the rest of the room with envelopes. Keep the "TY kits" on hand for Thank you notes (always a good idea, ALWAYS) and other letter-writing occasions. It will encourage and enable you to write timely TYNs and some just-for-fun letters, since all of the hassle is taken care of. A kit like this should last a while, too!

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Weekend Pick: NC Museum of Art

Hey, something to put in your new planner! Yay!

For those of you (like me) who get antsy at closings, here's a good one: the NC Museum of Art is closing for seven months on September 6 (say that 10x fast).

Why? They are gearing up and moving a ton of art into the new building, which currently looks like an airport hangar, but will soon be this lovely deal. The new building is really promising for event space, in my opinion. Look at slides three and four in that last link. Agree? There will also be a cool installation by Patrick Dougherty, Chapel Hill artist who did the facade of the Max Azria boutique in LA. Funky.

In the meantime, there will still be outdoor events, events around Raleigh, bla bla bla, etc.

Before they pack up to move the 150 feet though, I recommend going in and checking out the galleries one last time in their original elements. The Highlights of the American Collection is a sweet exhibition, and manageable in a short amount of time. Their cafe, Blue Ridge, is also super delicious...perfect for girls' brunch or a business meeting.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Planner Bliss


Ah, the bliss that is organization.

Cute Buttons just got in a fresh batch of such bliss with the momAgenda and myAgenda planners.

I'm ridiculously picky about planners
and I can honestly endorse these. Most planners lack a good "month-at-a-glance" section, or have useless time tables (who plans down to the :30 and only needs a 7'' x 9'' planner?). This one has simple, elegant lines with fun, quality binding and materials.

There's room to plan, plenty of room to take notes, like jot down phone numbers of babysitters or license plates of fender bender victims, etc.

The calendars run from August 09 to December 10. Sweet!

Personally, I'm going to have to recommend the myAgenda purely because I don't have children. Then again, I could see the benefit of having a time management system for le boyfriend. Hmm...