Fall Back

It's September 1st!  After an almost 6 month break I am back to blogging!  Back in March I felt overwhelmed.  There just weren't enough hours in the day and by the time I sat down to write my mind was blank.

After all of this time I have missed it.  I have missed reading comments, talking about new products and reading other blogs.   I have been on instagram, but sometimes a blog is more than a picture so here I am.  A lot has changed both personally and with the Grove.  Both of my kiddos are starting at new schools, a brand new school for Mini K and a new building for C.  Mini K got braces and we are trading summer sports for fall ones with tennis and swim team coming along for the year round fun!

The Grove has changed and will be changing some more.  We will now offer non-personalized products and have been so busy with corporate and what I like to call working mom gifting.  I might need to trademark working mom gifting!  It's that luxurious 1-3 a.m. email that lists out all of the gifts they need for the next 2 months and how much they want to spend on them...the best part is we answer by 9am because this working mom household survives on Crossfit and my Keurig.

Labor Day to me always feels like a starting line.  I have spent this evening packing up my white jeans (total rule follower) and downloading our Christmas card photos.  I have spent the last few days making lists and plans for the things I want to do, write or tackle over the next month.  I love technology, but at heart I am a list girl and month by month to do lists are what keep me going.  I have given myself a goal of blogging 4 times a week and I hope you will follow along and tell your friends.

I also wanted to share a little something with you!  From today until September 15th ALL of our holiday cards are 35% off!  This is our biggest discount on photo cards so if you have your photo ready, order now and cross them off your list!  Our cards that allow you to attach your own photo are also on sale!  You can see all of the designs HERE.

This year we are offering postcards as some of our new designs.  I am hoping this allows people who cut their list down because of postage costs to be able to send to all of their friends and save money too!  My favorite postcard is this one:

I hope everyone had a great summer and I promise I won't disappear anymore!

CYBER Monday

Cyber Monday is tomorrow and of course we have something in store for you!  I thought December might have crept up on some of you so we thought one big discount off of one of our best sellers might help you get in the festive spirit!


ALL items in our ETSY shop are 25% off with code CYBER25

Our new Jackie style sunnies are perfect for the teacher, babysitter, friend or maybe even a gift to yourself!

Our wayfarer style sunnies will even make your tween, teen or tough to buy for friend seem stress free!

And if you are in the D.C. area we are doing a LAST minute STOCKING SALE this Thursday.  The Grove is overflowing with stocking stuffer and we need the space for spring so items will be at HUGE discounts.  Email us for details!

The SALE Has Started

While my printer won't be working on Thanksgiving day, it will be in full steam ahead mode every other day.  Our photo card SALE  is on and this is one of my favorite times of the year.  I love seeing what our customers choose for their holiday greetings.

Some of you got a little WILD this year...

From our beach loyalists....

To our pink and green lovers....

And we would never forget our traditional red and green loyalists...

But some years, the perfect is just too perfect and there is no need to add anything else!

Regardless of your style or taste, ALL photo cards are 20% off through Sunday with code:  BLKFR13

Just Say Cheese!

Friday FIVE

This week has been crazy....both crazy good and crazy bad.  I have shipped out over 90 orders, been to a meeting in Phoenix for my day job, started wrapping the little Christmas presents and still need to tackle the packing for our Thanksgiving trip.

I was able to catch up on my blog reading on the flights and am so happy to know that I am not the only one with a crazy schedule this time of year!

This week's Friday FIVE are a little bit mom, a little bit practical and a little bit beauty!

1.  Phoenician Lip Balm
Who doesn't love hotel room bath products right?  One of the little touches at the Phoenician is they leave you lip balm in your bathroom.  I am not sure who makes it for them, but it is better than my La Mer lip balm.  I think I have developed a slight addiction over the past few days!

2.  Cursive Handwriting
It drives me insane that Mini K is in second grade and there doesn't seem to be a focus on handwriting.  She has been wanting to learn to write "fancy" aka cursive and I was thrilled to find these FREE printable worksheets!  I thought I would share the source in case your little one wanted to practice too!

3.  Calendars
I still have a calendar on my desk.  It is monogrammed, of course, and sits on a gold easel.  It is one of my favorite things we carry at the Grove and I think it makes a great gift for friends, assistants, teachers and neighbors!  It is under $50 and next year you can just order them the refills so it is a ready made gift for years to come!

4.  Chalkboard Gift Wrap
I was so excited to see chalk markers in my Target's dollar section.  I picked on up with some gift tags and gift card holders and cannot wait to add some festive ribbon this gifting season!

5.  Photos
I LOVE photos, but combine photos with 25% off, FREE shipping and 10% cash back from EBATES and it's like a gifting trifecta!  You can save 25% off your purchase and get free shipping on your Snapfish purchase with code CHEERS13 and when you shop through your Ebates account you get 10% cash back!  I promise you all of this cash back adds up!  Custom coffee or tea mugs with your own photos, or your kids artwork will only cost $8.24 and you will get almost a dollar back on each one thanks to Ebates.  If you use Artkive you can put your children's artwork on the mug instead and add your own hashtag to the back of the mug.  How fun is that?  If you haven't joined Ebates, join HERE and start saving!

One last thing that is always a favorite is the Grove!  We kicked off Black Friday today, a week early!  ALL photo cards are 20% off with code:  BLKFR13!  You can see ALL of the designs HERE.

Twice As Nice

I know it isn't December, but I am blaming all of the fabulous photos on Facebook because they are screaming to be on the front of a HOLIDAY CARD.  We are doing it again this year, the early bird gets the worm, or in this case CARD and lots of them.

From now until September 9th we will DOUBLE YOUR HOLIDAY CARD ORDER FOR FREE.  SO if you order 50 cards with return address, you will get 100 with return address.

I know this is early, so if you don't have your picture picked out we have 2 options for you:
1.  This sale also applies to cards where you apply your own photo.

2.  While this is the best deal of the season, let's just say you will want to have chosen your photo by October 7th!!

You can see all of the designs HERE.

Maybe it's the bow or the polka dot, or let's be honest the boys expression reminds me of Baby C, but I love this new design!

For those of you staring at an adorable photo from the beach this summer, who says you cannot celebrate the holidays with a FUN design like this one?

I am a sucker for rounded corners, my business cards are rounded, same for my stationery and we have a LOT of new designs with rounded corners, but this one may be my favorite!

And last but not least, if classic with a twist is your signature style, have a holly jolly card with this new design!

So look at this as an opportunity to get your cards out of the way so you can enjoy that candy corn without worrying about how your photo outfit will fit!

Christmas is Coming

I know a lot of you are already getting ready to head back to school.  Mini K has until August 26th and we are going to try and pack as much in as we can over the next few weeks.

The Grove has been nonstop holiday and trunk show prep lately!  The holiday emails are coming in and we are already processing corporate gift orders and a LOT of people seem to be having holiday weddings this year.  This bring means to THAT WORD:  Christmas...and yes it is coming.  Well, not tomorrow, but I have been busy getting everything prepped for this holiday season...including some great deals!

Based on the emails I have been receiving, A LOT of you have taken advantage of having your family together to get your holiday card photos taken!  HATS OFF TO YOU!

I wanted to let everyone know that we will again be having a double your order for FREE sale on Holiday cards for those of you that order early...same goes for other items, so stay tuned to our Facebook page and make sure you can see us in your feed.

I am loving some of our new designs, and this one is perfect combination of classic and chic!

Hump Day Happies!

THANK YOU all for an amazing Black Friday and Cyber Monday.  I am already thinking about what to give our UPS man for Christmas as he has picked over over 175 boxes in the last 2 days!

When I started this business it was out of frustration of not being able to find the types of things I wanted to give and receive and in the past 9 years I am humbled by how it has grown!  A lot of you emailed me with exactly what I have been thinking...how is it already time for Christmas trees, holiday decor and wrapping?  This year has simply flown by.  There are also those of you that simply amaze me:  you are already planning Valentine's Day, your child's graduation or birthday party.

SO for all of you that might not be holding the winning powerball ticket, I wanted to make sure you got a little HAPPY this Wednesday as well!

If you follow us on Facebook, and based on the afternoon's orders, I know some of you do, then you already know this, but for the rest of you, from no until December 4th take 10% off all PHOTO CARDS, RETURN ADDRESS STICKERS, GIFT STICKERS, GIFT TAGS WITH STRING AND ENCLOSURE CARDS with code:  TRMG12.  We will not be posting this sale on the site until the 1st, but the code works now!  The best part about this sale is that ALL items mentioned are on sale, not just the holiday themed ones!

We thought we would sweeten the discount a little more, we will post the 3 most creative orders(can be planned out, new house, etc) on our Facebook page and you can vote for the winner.  The winner will receive a $50 gift certificate!

We have a client, I will call her Mrs. B as she knows who she is, that literally ordered photo save the dates for her 8th grade daughter's graduation, her high school senior's graduation, favor stickers for her second grade daughter's first communion and a ton of return address stickers for her and her three sets of in-laws.  She is a planner by force she says because she has 6 girls.  I need a nap just thinking about it!

We had a bride order these tags for her out of town bags for her March wedding!  I love the classic white and black!

I LOVE to give sets of gift stickers or return address stickers as hostess gifts during the holidays and I always pick a design that isn't holiday so they can use them all year.  We are shipping most print orders in 48 hours so you will have them in time for next weekend's soirees!

I am a sucker for pink and green and I love these stickers for year round use!

These round return address stickers make me think of airmail envelopes!  Package them in a cello bag tied up with red ribbon and a candy cane and your host will love that you didn't add an inch to her waistline this holiday season!

The sale runs through December 4th and PLEASE drop me an email if you need help with your photo or wording!  The discount code is:  TRMG12

Cyber Monday Steals!

I hope ALL of you had a great Thanksgiving!  Mini K spent Black Friday baking with her Nanna and I have put my new eyeglasses to work processing holiday card orders!  You can still take advantage of our 20% off ALL photo cards through midnight tonight with code BLKFR20.  I can say Pineapple Grove has some of the BEST DRESSED and LOOKING customers around and I have loved getting a sneak peek at all of your photos!  You can see all of the sale cards HERE.


If you follow the Grove on Facebook then you know we have been cleaning out!  We decided to celebrate CYBER MONDAY on the blog!  We decided to SLASH, and I mean SLASH the prices on some of our fall merchandise.  All prices below include personalization and shipping!  Just leave a comment with your paypal address, personalization details and let us know if you are OOT (outside of Texas).  I will not publish the comments with your information.  You can also email me your order!  You will NOT find these deals on our website, just the blog!  All items will arrive in time for the holidays, most will ship within 24 hours!

1.  The Navy Weekend Bag!
We love this twist on our canvas tote with colored leather.  A classic zip top navy canvas with saddle brown letter and your monogram in gold in choice of a circle monogram or straight across.  The bag will be on our website on Tuesday for $150 plus shipping.

CYBER MONDAY PRICE:  $145, including shipping and personalization

2.  Knotical Wrists!
Classic, Bows or Sparkle we have you covered, or should we say clasped? ALL of our rope bracelets sell for $50, but.......

Styles:  Pink and White Bow, Tartan Bow, Yellow and White Bow, Navy and White with Gold Leather, Grey and White with Orange and Grey and White with Hot Pink and Silver.

CYBER MONDAY PRICE:  $35 including shipping

3.  Preppy Speakers!
These are usually BLASTING Taylor Swift in our house courtesy of Mini K!  Lilly Pulitzer battery powered portable speakers.  They come wrapped and bowed.  They sell for $24.

CYBER MONDAY PRICE:  $18

Please let us know if you want the blue or the pink print!

4.  Take Note!
Lilly Pulitzer Notepad Sets.  These are the best cercies to have on hand for stocking stuffers, for a teacher basket or hostess gift that you can pair with a gift card.  We just made up sets of these notepads with $10 Starbucks gift cards that she is giving to her book club.  Isn't grocery shopping more fun with a cute list and a red cup from Starbucks?  We usually sell these for $12.

CYBER MONDAY PRICE:  $9

5.  Blue Bib Necklace!
We have seen these being sold for over $65.  We usually sell them for $40, but.....

CYBER MONDAY PRICE:  $16

After all of this shopping for others, your deserve a little something for yourself!

6.  Carryalls!
This is our favorite bag!  I have used mine as a diaper bag, a work bag, a purse and a carry on!  You can have a name or a monogram embroidered on it!  They are $50 plus shipping in our store, but for Cyber Monday we have marked them down on the blog only!  We have limited availability of colors so  don't wait to place your order!

Orange:  4
Green:  2
Striped:  4
Navy & White Striped: 4
Thread Colors:  White, Black, Khaki, Kelly Green, Navy, Red, Orange, Bright Yellow, Pale Pink, Chocolate Borwn, Lime Green and Purple.

CYBER MONDAY PRICE:  $45

6.  Sunnies!
You asked for a sale and we hope you like what we have come up wtih.........4 pairs of engraved sunnies for $100 and YES that includes shipping!
Just let us know if you want your monogram in script, block or circle block font on our wayfarer style glasses!

All prices are valid through midnight tomorrow!  Just send us an email grovegifts@gmail.com or leave a comment!  Thank you for your business and friendship this past year!!!!!!!!

Shows, Sales and So Much To Do

I apologize, but clearly I have been MIA in blog land.  Between trunk shows, the holiday season, the house construction and my foot once I am finished working on orders at night, okay really more like 3-4am all I want to do is sleep....even if it is only for a couple of hours.

Tonight I pushed myself away from the computer and spent an hour on the elliptical and am now drinking the strongest green tea I could find as I tackle my list.  I went into this business with a few rules that I insisted I would follow:
1.  I would only sell things that I would purchase myself, at all price levels.

2.  I have a 24 hour rule...if you call or email me, you will hear back from me within 24 hours.  It may be at 4am, it may be from my iPad, but I do respond.

3.  If this ever stopped being fun, then I would close up shop.

Well, almost 9 years later I am still having fun, even if I don't get a lot of sleep and am so THANKFUL to now call so many customers and suppliers friends.  I won't get all mushy on you, but I will say that I am honored that you allow my company to help you celebrate so many special events and trust me with your memories.  This year I have decided to shake it up a little bit.  We have 3 Black Friday-Cyber Monday sales this year.  If you don't follow us on Facebook, give us a like so you don't miss out and remember that you know have to click on the dial on our page and click "add to your interests" so our posts show up in your feed.

So on to the sales:

1.  ALL holiday cards will be 20% off from November 22nd-24th with code: BLKFR20

2.  We will be posting special sale prices, all of which will include shipping, on our Facebook page Friday and the prices will last through Sunday night.  You can grab a deal, and place your order when it works for you, coffee, diet dr. pepper or wine in hand!

3.  Cyber Monday Special.  I am going to leave it at that...you will have to check our Facebook page on Sunday night to find out exactly what it is!

In case I am not alone in finding the attraction to being trampled at a store the day after a holiday I thought I would share a couple of other deals I have seen.

The first is one I have shared often, but it is even sweeter this weekend because most stores have doubled their cash back.  That deal friends is EBATES.  If you aren't a member, you can join HERE.

All you need to do is log in to your Ebates account, type in the store you want to shop, click through and the cash is deposited into your account after you make your purchase.  Trust me:  it adds up!

Lately, most of my Ebates purchases have been for the house:  faucets, sinks, ceiling fans, light fixtures, shoes, Vince sweaters...just the basics of construction.  Yes, I firmly believe that shoes can make construction easier.

Here are some of the deals for Black Friday weekend:

Snapfish:  20% cash back & FREE overnight shipping with code QUICKSHIP50 or 30% off all frames and canvas prints with code 30HOME.  Spend $100, get $20 back!

Gilt City:  THe Washington, D.C. site has a great deal from The Crispery right now and you can get 4% cash back on your purchase.  Hopsy and I have both raved about their gourmet rice krispy treats!

C. Wonder is now on Ebates and is giving you 7% cash back.  Right now they are also offering 30% off sale items and FREE shipping.

J.Crew:  6% cash back plus 25% off all sweaters.

Lands End:  6% cash back and they are having one of their 30% off sales.  I love the idea of getting a boat tote with a family's last name on it, filling it with their presents and delivering it.  It's like a preppy version of Santa's bag!

I promise to post discounts as I find them and feel free to leave a comment and share one if you have it! I promise I will post again tomorrow--I am braving both the grocery store and tennis court post cast with Mini K---I am not sure which is more stressful!

Grease Lightening

YES!  I know Sandy is a hurricane, but thanks to Mr. G the grease theme song is stuck in my head.  Our weatherman claims this storm will be EPIC, the grocery stores have been cleaned out of frozen food, because when they predict you will lose power, the one thing you should buy is frozen food right?

Mr. G claimed my hurricane checklist includes monograms, a manicure, a trip to UPS, a Big Gulp of diet dr. pepper and some lip balm.  I told him I was able to not worry about it because he took care of everything when he had our generator installed!  We spent today running some errands, and I will confess to purchasing a few new Essie colors of nail polish, a new coat for Mini K and we did drop off a few orders at UPS to go out tomorrow morning, but I spent this afternoon processing orders and adding some new products to the Grove.

Schools have already been cancelled for tomorrow and Tuesday and I have lost count of the number of times Mini K has "checked" on her itouch battery life so she can be ready when the power goes out....even though the generator will turn it back on 2 minutes after it goes out!

Today is the last day of our 30% off sale on coaster, gift tags, enclosure cards, stickers and bag tags.  The code is:  HGIFT12.  We have had a lot of brides order these gift tags to attach to their out of town bags!

Despite their season this year, a lot of Auburn fans ordered these coasters yesterday, so we know their tailgating will be done in style!

A big thank you to our customers that have made me feel like I am not the only one by ordering stickers that just say:  TO:
                      XOX, The Smiths
I ALWAYS have stickers that say this so I can use them year round and not just during the holidays.  My two favorite designs are these colorful stripes and these grass green stickers.

I finally got around to adding all of our new hair bows and you can find them HERE.

In case you are wondering what time the storm will hit, you be on time with our new double wrap Sasha Rhett watches!  I have one in orange ostrich and LOVE it.  You can find them HERE.

Some of you may have seen the preview of our new weekend Getaway Bag on our Facebook page, and now it can be found HERE.

I am off to cook dinner (read order takeout once I decide what everyone wants!) before the Sandy blows through!  I hope you all keep your power and your sanity through this "epic" storm.

It's Fall Y'all!

I know that Starbuck's is serving Pumpkin Spice lattes and my Target has officially skipped Halloween and Thanksgiving, but at Casa Grove it's not fall until we make Pumpkin Chocolate Chip muffins.

Now get ready because this recipe is SUPER tough and will stretch your culinary skills:

Ingredients
1 can Libby's pumpkin pie filling
1 box yellow cake mix
1 bag of chocolate chips (we use semi-sweet)

Directions:
Open up all bags and boxes
Dump in a bowl
Stir

Spoon into your favorite muffin tin and back at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until your toothpick comes out clean.

Trust me...they will DISAPPEAR!!!!!!!!

It's also not fall until the holiday card orders start coming in!  I won't share the photo or name obviously, but one of our clients submitted what I think is the cutest card yet this year today...don't worry I asked her before I posted this!  She and her husband just found out they are expecting a girl so they decorated their mantle in pink, the husband is wearing pink button down and khakis and the mom to-be is looking oh so cute and TINY in a Lilly P dress with a sign that says It's A Girl!  These chose this sweet card and are having it printed to read:

We are dreaming of a PINK 2013 This Christmas Season!  Wishing you silent nights for 83 more days!  She messaged me that she is going to mail her cards on December 1st so the countdown is correct!  For her return address, instead of their names it will say:  We are turning pink on March xx.

I am so happy we could help her save some money with all of the diapers in her future!  Remember ALL of our digital photo cards )flat and folded) as well as our entire selection of cards where you attach your own photo are 25% off with your choice of FREE shipping or return address printing through October 8th with code:  SHOL25!  You can see all of our designs HERE.

Say Cheese!

Today is the day of our best sale of the season and you are already keeping us busy!  Starting today through October 8th ALL of our flat folded and attach your own photo holiday cards are 25% off plus you get your choice of FREE return address printing or FREE return address stickers with code SHOL25!

The hardest part might be narrowing your selections down to just 1 card!  If the SALE isn't enough for you, we have another reward.  From now through October 15th when you order 100 cards or more, tag  us on Facebook with a photo of you how you plan to address your cards and your monogram and we will send you a FREE pair of our engraved sunglasses!  I mean if you need to stay up late addressing, no one at Starbucks needs to know how bad you need your Egg Nog latte!

We LOVE that our clients think outside the box.  One of our best customers ordered THESE cards today for her daughter's high school graduation and was able to take advantage of the sale.  She put her senior picture on one side and the details for graduation weekend on the other.  Score one for organized moms!

Another client used THIS design with a photo of her family in their Lilly best from the beach this summer!

I am always love to receive cards with multiple photos and an update on what's been going on.  THIS card is a great design to highlight each member of the family and the back of the card give you plenty of space to update friends and family on your 2012!

The start of the holiday season always makes me reflect on the past year and 2012 has been a great year at the Grove, our new site, new products, but most of all we are blessed to have clients like you and we cannot wait to see what you have in store for your holiday cards this year!

We are going to attempt Christmas photos at the Grove this weekend, but we aren't holding our breath as it always seems to take a few attempts.

Good Things Happen In 3's....

I have been out of town for my day job for the past 8 days!!!!!  For those of you that have placed orders at the Grove don't worry...everything is still shipping out on time...I have just been burning the candle at both ends.

I realize that most normal people are not doing posts at 9pm on a Saturday night, but we have been glued to the start of college football season ALL day.  If you have heard the voice of a toddler screaming TOUCHDOWN, it would be Baby C!

Since I titled this Good Things, I must share my 3!

1.  Happy News!
My dear friend A just got engaged today!  I could not be more happy for her and had to start the celebrating my mocking up her new monoram!

2.  College Gameday!
Mini K woke up this morning and said, today is Gameday, we should wear orange!  While Mr. G did not attend a football school, I have made sure to raise 2 little Longhorns!  So both Baby C and Mini K were dressed in orange today!  College football season to me is the start of fall and while it was in the high 80's today I couldn't help but think that hopefully soon we will need sweaters and boots and some fall shopping.

3.  The Holidays are coming!
If you are a fan on Facebook then you know Mini K and I had our first official candy corn sighting of the year!  You know how I ALWAYS share a good deal...well today, I have 3!

1.  Charmed
I am a BIG fan of charm bracelets and was given a charm from Planet Jill with a photo f Baby C and Mini K.  What I love about her charms is that you can get them in sterling silver, 14k white gold or 14k yellow gold.  You upload the photo of your choice and the photo becomes part of the charm.  These charms have been seen on the necks and wrists of Jennifer Garner, Maria Shriver, Ricki Lake and Cindy Crawford.  The charms themselves are a great price, but when I saw this deal I had to share.  The PJ necklaces, bracelets and charms make the BEST gifts for moms, friends, daughters and grandmothers so I thought some of your might want to start your holiday shopping.

You can purchase a $100 gift certificate to Planet Jill for $32 right HERE.  Just enter code LaborDay2012 at checkout and it will bring your total from $40 down to $32!  It gets better, when you then create your photo gift at Planet Jill, if you share it on your Facebook page you can get FREE shipping.

2.  Holiday Cards
I know it's early, but a lot of you are clearly organized!  We are doubling your order for FREE on all personalized holiday cards until September 10th!  If you order 50 cards with return address printing, we will send you 100!  I have loved watching the beach photos come in and must admit, I am always envious when I open a holiday card to see a tan person in the cold of winter.  While a lot of you have submitted photos, a lot of you have ordered from our selection of cards where you attach your own photo later!  A client added a note in the message box that she was going to have a card addressing party complete with gluesticks!  I love cards with texture and depth and have been known to take a great photo off of a card and stick it in a personalized frame and give it as a hostess gift at a later date!

You can see all of our cards on sale HERE.

3.  The Look For Less
We have all seen J.Crew's bubble necklace, complete with its $150 price tag.  I am sure we have all seen the sellers on Ebay that will sell you the necklace for less but take an entire season to actually ship it to you!  I have discovered a happy medium, same quality, super fast shipping and how does $14.99 sound!  I ordered a couple of these for myself and a couple to give as gifts this holiday season.  These necklaces come in a LOT more colors than the ones shown below and can be ordered HERE.

I often get emails asking for help coming up with wording or packaging for invites, gifts and notes so I thought  I would share a few ideas for this necklace.

Congratulations on a new job or engagement:  We are bursting with happiness for your engagement/good news:  wrap the necklace in tissue, put it in a cello bag, and tie a bottle of bubbles to the cello bag and attach your card.

Sip N See:  I always like to take something for the mom as well as the baby.  You could do the same packaging and say we know you are bursting with love for your new bundle!

Ho, Ho Tan & Skinny

Want to know how to look super skinny in your holiday card this year?  Take your photos while you have a tan!!!!!

Want another tip?  It's actually a secret, but we tell our friends everything at the Grove!  We are thrilled to let you in on not 1 but 2 holiday specials....order early and save on your cards this year.  We heard from a lot of clients last year that when they took advantage of our sales their cards were a LOT less than other online printers and they knew their cards would be unique!

So get out your planner or iPhone and write this down:

August 28th-September 10th ALL holiday cards are 2 for 1!  Yep, pay for $50 cards, get 100!  No code needed.

If that is not enough time to get a photo session scheduled, order your cards between September 12th-October 8th and we will take 25% off your order and throw in FREE return address printing or FREE return address labels.  Just use code:  SHOL25

The best part is that your cards can be finished before Thanksgiving!  I confess a friend and I always have a friendly wager on who can get their cards in the mail by December 1st!

For those of you that ALWAYS wait until the last minute to take your photos, order from our selection of cards that you attach your own photo!  You can find them all HERE.

This design is one of our favorites for when you cannot choose just one photo!

You know that great photo from the beach this summer?  How perfect is this card?

You asked and we listened, this year we have a selection of cards that are photo-free.  You can see them all HERE.

Just think, if you save on your holiday cards, it means you can get yourself a little (or a BIG) something!

Paper Present!

What a week!  I have been hiding something this summer...our little home improvement project.  Why, well because we were not sure if we would be able to move forward with it.  I believe in working with the bones of a house and not tearing them down.  We have done it twice before and made a decision to stay in this house and do a major renovation.  Let's just say that the city we live in does NOT like homeowners who want to make their homes bigger, so cue two frustrated homeowners (Mr. G & I) and  one AMAZING attorney and fast forward two months to today and Christmas came early in the form of a sheet of paper.  OUR BUILDING PERMIT!  It is now taped to our window, where it will live for the next four months until our new addition is complete...then we will start on the basement.

This past week has been an emotional roller coaster and it is not that I didn't want to share the good, bad and VERY ugly, it's that each day the story changed as this unfolded.

What I can say is that I am extremely thankful that I could focus on the flood of orders coming in and not the legal battle.

In case you missed our post on Facebook (just 8 more LIKES until we give away a pair of personalized sunglasses, so click on over and leave a comment!), we are having a MAJOR PAPER sale.  Since my day was made with a piece of paper and I couldn't wait to stick it on the window, I thought I would share today's big sellers.

It seems that a LOT of you are getting ready for the holidays and school birthday parties early!  We are doubling your order of stickers for FREE until August 13th!

You can view all of the stickers HERE.

These holiday stickers have been a huge hit.  Our two most popular phrases seem to be Merry Merry! and A Merry Little Something From The....
During the sale you get 48 personalized stickers for $24!  I don't think you can beat $0.50 a sticker.

One of our favorite customers has boy girl twins.  She ordered these exact stickers for her son to have for birthday parties this year.

And these stickers for her daughter.

I love the idea of picking a color theme for the year, stocking up on colored ribbon in that theme, white tissue and cello bags.  Even a giftcard will be well dressed and you won't have to stress about wrapping gifts before a party!

I always love to see what our clients select and today we had 4 different people chose these stickers today, all 4 of them chose the EXACT same wording:  Thank you for having us! Love, The XXX  What a great idea to have these stickers ready to go for hostess gifts, house hosts, neighbors, etc.