French Riviera

My favorite part of our European vacation was our day in Monaco and Cannes, France.

Cathedral where Prince Albert married Princess Charlene

 

View of Monte Carlo

 

Monte Carlo Grand Casino in background

Famous steps of the Cannes International Film Festival

Italy!

I just got back from a two week vacation in Europe with my wonderful family.  It was my 25th wedding anniversary and we decided to celebrate with a Mediterranean cruise with our two beautiful daughters. We started in Rome and travelled to Portofino (Italy), the island of Corsica (France), Cannes (France), Monoco & Monte Carlo, Barcelona (Spain) and the island of Mallorca (Spain).

Here are a few photos of the Italy part of the trip.

 

 Coliseum - Rome

  

gelatto!

 Pantheon - Rome

 Vatican - Rome

 Pizza every day!

 Portofino - so beautiful


We brought our personalized cosmetic cases from The Trendy Boutique!

I will be posting France next!

Julie

signature jewelry

Letter perfect look! A decade after Sarah Jessica Parker first rocked her CARRIE necklace on "Sex and the CIty", moniker baubles are back.  Celebrities like Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspon, Evan Rachel Wood, Taylor Swift and Rhianna are fans.  They add a personal touch to any outfit.

It's not necessary to spend a fortune for a sterling or gold custom piece!  At The Trendy Boutique, we have a selection of very fashionable and affordable necklaces.  Have your name or initials cut from acrylic in the color of your choice, including Aqua Rain, Black, Brown, Copper, Fairy Dust, Fizzy Grape, Frosted, Gold, Gold Dust, Grass Green, Marble Lime, Marble Pink, Mirror, Orange, Pearl, Red, Royal, Royal Rain, Ruby Slipper, Silver, Silver Dust, Starry Night, Snow Dust, Translucent Blue, Translucent Green, Translucent Red, White, and Yellow.

Wear your name...

your initials...

one initial in lowercase...

one initial uppercase (in "mirror" acrylic)...

Initials in a key...





Visit our entire selection at www.thetrendyboutique.com.  Click here for personalized acrylic jewelry.







Pinterest

I am now on Pinterest after receiving recommendations from several people.  I hear it is very addicting, we'll see.  So far I am pinning only things from my boutique, but I will soon be out exploring boards and beginning the "re-pinning" process.  I don't really need something else to get addicted to that takes up more of my time, but at least I don't have an iphone and play Words with Friends or Angry Birds all day!

If you are on Pinterest and would like to follow me at "julies527", I will follow back and check out your boards.

 Click here to see what I've started

Due to popular demand, our FREE WATCH special will continue through this weekend! Details here - http://thetrendyboutiqueonline.blogspot.com/2011/06/fun-holiday-shopping-get-free-watch.html

Fun Holiday Shopping - Get A Free Watch!

For those who love to shop during holidays, here is a fabulous special for you.

Get a FREE silicone band watch with purchase

Click here to see all our watches - 100+ styles & colors

Here's how to get one of our hugely popular jelly watches (value $18-$20) FREE!

1. Place an order for $25 or more (before shipping & handling) from www.thetrendyboutique.com.  It can be anything you choose, even more watches!
2. Enter FREEWATCH in the coupon code field at checkout. Do NOT include your free watch selection in your order.
3. After your order is placed, you will receive an email asking for your free watch choice.

Spend just $25 and get a $20 watch for free!
www.thetrendyboutique.com

Fun Summer Trend - The Crossbody Bag

I love the cross body bag trend.  Not only are cross body bags trendy and chic, but they are casual and functional. Choose a cross body bag that will give you a cool and hip look every time you sling it over your shoulder. Our convertible cross body bags make it easy for you to convert your cross body into a shoulder bag in one simple step.  These bags are great for carrying your cell phone, lipstick and keys without a bulky purse.  Teens love these!  My own daughters are modeling their designs here.

 

The Trendy Boutique cross body bags are designed by you!  Choose from over 50 designs for the two bag sections.  You also choose your strap color.

Click here to see all our "Design Your Own" handbags!

Happy Friday!

Julie

School Supplies Needed in Kenya

In the pre-school class at Ereri Primary in Kenya, the children practice lessons by writing in the dirt. Although their basic needs are being provided by BrightPoint for Children sponsorships, the need for school supplies and learning materials is still unfulfilled. It is the goal to get more sponsors to fill this important need and improve the education of these young children.

 In the higher grades in the same community, the older children have few writing materials and share just a few worn and outdated textbooks.

At The Trendy Boutique, we can help with this need by donating 100% of our Christian Bracelets profit to this cause.  It is amazing how what seems like a small amount of money to us, can go very far in improving the education of these impoverished children.  We began with this earlier post.

These pictures are my own daughters, who love to stack the bracelets in various colors.

 These gorgeous bracelets make great gifts and help children in need.  Won't you visit our site and take a look?

www.thetrendyboutique.com

Julie