Happy Spring & Easter Everyone!

We would first like to take a moment & congratulate our winners of our "Sweetheart's Nest Name The Bunny Contest" a warm felt congratulations to Kathy Owen & her Granddaughter that named the bunny after her own name, Savannah Rose! They won the bunny & a $50.00 gift certificate! Thank you everyone for participating, there were some hard decisions to make with all those great names! Savannah Rose is perfect for anytime of the year and she will be going on sale!

We have managed to get some of our new cupcake items listed for the start of Mother's Day! (Can you believe that is just around the corner?) Here is a couple pictures of some new items~

Make sure that you are signed up for our newsletter so you don't miss the start of our exciting new contest! Stay tuned for more Mother's Day gift ideas along with fun in the sun & barbecue products!

Easter is Mr. Ford's birthday so I am taking him out to dinner & a movie~ The secret is out!!

Spring Anyone???

Winter hit us this last week, we actually had our first real snow fall to speak of! I snapped a couple pictures to show you!

I feel fortunate to even have a snow day this year! Probably will be the last one we will see but at least we had one. I am thinking I can always put in my order for more! On another note the spring products have been rolling in! Here is a sneak peek of something that should be on its way soon!

We at Sweetheart's Nest would like to congratulate our winner Ann M of Cary, North Carolina who won the Sweetheart's Nest Find The Logo Contest & won a $50 gift certificate! We hope you enjoy yourself shopping!

We have a new contest!

Name The Bunny Contest

Visit Our Contests & Events Page To Enter!

Our Victorian Bunny Is So Gorgeous It Is Hard To Decide Her Name... Will you help us give her a name? We have started a contest called~ Name The Bunny Contest! If you choose the right name you will win one of these bunnies and a $50 gift certificate to be used at Sweetheart's Nest or Holly & Glitter's websites that can also be used before the Easter holiday! So what are you waiting for! Give our sweet bunny a name! You can read more about her features, etc.. Just click here! If that will help you decide her name! Winner of drawing will be announced April 11th, 2011!

Please make sure you follow these directions explicitly!

1. Sign up for our newsletter if you haven't already! You may sign up on the right of this page!
2. Go to the Contact Us Page & enter her winning name!
3. Also enter your street address (make sure I have this! There have been winners I have been unable to contact by email!)

Good luck & I look forward to her new name!!

Back From Our Annual Buying Trip!

Just got back from a week of shopping! That is the best part of this job! You can't beat shopping for a living! We saw so many things we wanted to purchase for you & I think we really made some good decisions for the rest of the year. Can you believe we did all our shopping for the holiday season 2011? When we first started our business we thought it was so strange to shop for Christmas in February. Make sure and sign up for our newsletter if you haven't. There is a link on the left had side of this page to do so. We will be getting our next newsletter out the end of this month. Pay particular attention to our Retailers Corner for the new up & coming trends for the year. You will find out everything that is popular now & for the rest of the year. I will also throw in some sneak peeks for the holiday season 2011! We will also be announcing the winner of our $50 Gift Certificate Contest! If you haven't entered the post below this one will tell you how! Don't be shy to enter if you live overseas, that just means your freight will be reduced or even free depending on what you purchase!

Our warehouse has been getting knee deep with new spring & Easter inventory! Heres just a few things that I have listed!

Love is in the air... This is the time of year to think about spring & summer weddings! We carry a complete line of gorgeous handkerchief for the whole wedding party! Just look under our category Ladies Hankie's & More. We carry Bride hankies, mother, daughter, grandmother, sister, aunt & more! We will also do special orders just for you! Here are a few pictures to give you an idea~

Here is one of my most favorite things:

This is my new favorite perfume called Dior J'adore Eau de Parfum. This smells just like gardenias & I have gotten tons of compliments! The shower gel is wonderful too!

Valentine's Day Month Contest! Win A $50 Gift Certificate!

It is easy to enter our newest contest! We have hidden our Company's Logo somewhere on our website. All you have to do is find it, click on it and follow the directions to enter! You could be the winner of a $50 gift certificate! Winner announced February 28th 2011! Make Sure You are Signed Up For Our Newsletter!
Below is a example of the logo you will be searching for! Good Luck!

Go Searching Now! Sweetheart's Nest

Valentine's Day Approaching!!!

Valentine's Day is after all one of my favorite holidays! February is actually my Birthday month! My mother likes to tell me that she tried real hard to have me on Valentine's Day but I guess I just wasn't ready so I was born on February 17th. That is close enough I say!

A little about some of our new products~ At Sweetheart's Nest we strive to find new & exciting products! There is really not a whole lot of decent products on the market for Valentine's Day! I unfortunately had purchased what I thought was a really nice set of glass Valentine's Day Heart's Appetizer Trays & matching Dessert Plates that were just adorable but had to reject everyone of them because they did not meet our quality standards. That was a bit of a disappointment~ Below is some of the items I have listed on our site and a Spring & Easter item I couldn't resist listing! I think this will not last long!

One last thing we will be attending an upcoming show and I have started making out my list for our customers of items they are in search of. If there is anything that you've been trying to find drop me an email & let me know!

Here is some of our Valentine's Day Collection:

Here is one of our Valentine's Tree's that we decorated, you may see more by visiting Sweetheart's Nest Website

These Valentine's Day Towels remind me of the sweet little twitter bird!

Here is a couple of our new Spring & Easter items I couldn't resist listing!

This gorgeous Flower Basket is of a good size, great for Spring & Easter

Christmas Almost Is Here...

Hard to believe the year is almost over! I haven't written in a while as I've been quite ill this year and 3 surgeries later with more to come. I tend to look obtimistic toward the New Year. Last week I thought I needed to arrange all my Christmas DVD's and took a bad fall off a chair. I was never really good on chairs and forget the ladders, lol... No stop for the weary though with still so much to do! This weekend I will be working on some last minute listings of plenty of Bethany Lowe and just some gorgeous holiday products. If I could I would be working around the clock! If only we didn't need that sleep... I just wanted to touch base and tell you I am still among the living! May the spirit of the holidays brighten your hearts~Linda

Happy Fall!

I apologize for not keeping my blog more up to date. Although, we have been updating our website with new products on a regular basis. I must say Christmas has arrived and with no room to virtually walk around in our warehouse our elves are hard at work.

I have been undergoing Iron Infusion (has anyone had them?) with some not so fun side effects and this week I will be having surgery on October 7th & hopefully this will bring me back in full swing and full of the energy I once had! I have plenty of help so no worries there! We still try & ship within 24 hours and offer exceptional customer service! I just felt that I should thank all my loyal readers and followers and give you all an explanation for my absence.

This is my favorite month of With Halloween in full swing! I had some requests for some recipes from my last years Halloween post so I am going to list them for you

Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes

Pull-Apart Pumkin Patch Cupcakes

Bewitch a hungry crowd with our amazing cupcakes topped with pumpkin cookies

1 tube (16.5 oz.) refrigerated cookie dough at room temperature

2/3 cup all purpose flour

1/2 tsp orange concentrated food coloring

6 yellow hard candy balls, such as Charms Candy Sour Balls, finely crushed

1 tube (4.25 oz.) each orange, green & black decorating icing, each fitted with small writing tip

1 1/2 cups butter, at room temperature

6 cups confectioners' sugar from 2 (1 lb.) pkgs.

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/2 tsp kelly green concentrated paste food coloring, such as Wilton

18 unfrosted baked cupcakes

2 Tbs, green edible glitter, such as Wilton Cake Sparkles

Finely ground Oreo cookies, optional

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. On medium speed, beat dough, flour and orange food coloring until combined. On floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4" thickness. Using 3" and 1 1/2" pumpkin shaped cookie cutters, cut out 16 large and 28 small cookies, reroll scraps as necessary.

For "eyes," using 3/4" triangle-shaped cutter or small knife, cut out 2 triangles in each large pumpkin. Using spatula, transfer large pumpkins to 1 baking sheet and smaller pumpkins to remaining baking sheet.

Fill each "eye" with about 1/8 tsp. crushed candy balls, as shown. Bake cookies 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned and candy is melted. Cool completely on pans on rack. Using icing, decorate cookies. Let stand until set, about 30 minutes.

On medium-high speed, beat butter until fluffy. On medium-low speed, gradually beat in sugar 3 Tbs. water, vanilla and green food coloring until fluffy. Transfer to pastry bag fitted with large leaf tip. Arrange cupcakes on platter. Pipe frosting over cupcakes, connecting them with frosting "leaves;" top with glitter. Press some cookies into frosting; serve remaining with cupcakes. If desired, garnish with Oreo crumbs. Serves 18

The next recipe is for some Green Zombie Floats.

Green Zombie Floats

18 cupc ginger ale, from 3 (1 liter) bottles, chilled

12 drops green liquid food coloring

1 1/2 qts rainbow sherbet, 6 cups

Gummi worms, optional

Evenly divide ginger ale among 12 (16 oz.-20 oz.) glasses; add 1 drop food coloring to each.

Top Each drink with 1/2 cup sherbet . Let stand 1 minute before serving. If desired, garnish with gummi worms. Serves 12

Tomorrow I will be listing Our Fall In The Country Contest where you could win a $75 gift certificate for use on our website! Just in time for some early Christmas shopping!