Are You A Social Butterfly?

Have I mentioned how much I love Summer?  (Insert winky face here.)

My nephews are visiting from Texas this week.  They are 10 and 8 and they flew to California all by themselves!  Pretty grown-up.  My kids are so excited to have their cousins here.  The volume around here has increased dramatically!   That's ok-- they're having fun!  My sister and I have three kids each.  Five of the six are boys.  My poor daughter!  haha  (At 17, she is the oldest of all of them and really doesn't mind being the only girl!  She gets a little spoiled because of it!)

Fishies!

So between now and the start of school, I am busy with these crazies and working on my calendar before the serious craziness hits at the beginning of the school year!  I do have some dates open for South Hill socials!  If you live in my area and have not yet hosted a social, I am so sorry I have not asked you!  They are SO much fun!  I do all the work and you and your friends get to play with jewelry!  Best of all, just for hosting, you get presents!  In addition to the free and half-price items your social earns, you also get an additional gift.  

Host a qualifying social in August and receive this stunning purple leather tassel on a gorgeous gold chain!  This is so en pointe with the current trends in jewelry.  Love!

Host in September and receive this beautiful and classic Madison bracelet and silver earrings.  This is a great way to enhance any look you are wearing and goes with everything!  

What is a South Hill Social? you ask. 

Well, a South Hill Social is unlike any "party" you've ever attended for a direct sales company!  There is no boring presentation!  There is no sales pitch!  I have not memorized any speeches or lines.  LOL  There is no pressuring your friends to buy things they don't need!  I do a simple and brief intro and then you and your friends get to play with the jewelry!  Put lockets together, try things on, see how many charms fit in your favorite bracelet.  Whatever!  There are usually a lot of oohs and ahhs, and a lot of laughing.   Your friends will love it!

And socials can be done just about anywhere!  In your home, backyard, at a local coffee shop, even a pizza place!  

So think about it!  Decide which of these specials you would rather have (August or September) and let me know and we'll find a date that works!  

Not local to me or you'd prefer a different option?  We can do your social on Facebook!  Facebook socials are fast, fun, and fabulous!  Rewards are the same!  You just get your friends to the event page and I'll do the rest!

Theme ideas: Fun but not necessary :)

I would love to spoil you and your friends so let's get you on my calendar!

Ok, off to a BBQ at my mom's with all the cousins!  I hope they're quiet tonight!  Oh now that's funny! 

Have a charming day!

The Journey is the Destination

Boy.... do you ever start something and then slack off?  And before you know it months have passed? Not to worry-- I'm baaaaaack!  Back to blogging regularly-- hold me to it!

Sometimes life just gets in the way, doesn't it?

This is oh-so-true.  We definitely make time for what matters.  

It has been a wonderful Summer so far-- I am a teacher so I really enjoy this time of year to recharge!  I love not having to set an alarm, being able to shop for groceries on a weekday, spending a day by the pool with my kids, reading for pleasure.... it's BLISS!  

Last weekend I got to spend an amazing few days with my South Hill Designs family at our 2015 Inspire Conference.  

Oh-Em-Gee it was so much fun!  I had been feeling a little....flat lately.  Like I was wandering aimlessly, or maybe I had veered a little off the road for a bit.  Conference lit a fire in me!  Not only did I find the road, but the fog cleared and I can SEE my destination!!!

I never once wavered in my desire to build my business-- that was not the issue.  I just had lost my spark-- but it's been lit again and is brighter than ever!

It's an amazing feeling to be part of a company that truly believes in you.  They really listen!  That is abundantly clear in the new and innovative products they introduced to us last week.  Holy smokes!  

Have you seen the new Octagonal Locket?  Who would think just adding some edges to the locket would make such a stunning statement?!

Gorgeous!

These are Inspiration Rings.  They are the size of the large coins & screens, but give your locket a whole new look!  It's like they give your charms a little hug!

Some Artists are even wearing these alone on a chain!  

Love this statement!

Quite possibly the most ingenious invention yet though is the Linkable Locket.  Watch to see how they work!  I am over the moon for this concept!  

What do you think?!!

Placing an order is easy!  Just go to my website and select what you want.  

BUT.....

(and this is a big BUT)

There is an even better Opportunity here, waiting for you!  If you are wondering what it takes to be a South Hill Designs Artist, let's talk!  

Is it complicated?  No!  Expensive?  Heck NO!  Time-consuming?  No, no, and NO.

Is it FUN......FLEXIBLE.....and REWARDING?  

YES!!!!!!!

Comment here with your email or email me at my1charmedlife@gmail.com if you would like the info.  No pressure, just information from a mom, a teacher, a wife who has found an amazing way to enhance my own life and contribute to my family budget.  I was not pressured to join and I would never pressure you!  But when you find something this awesome....you HAVE to SHARE!!!  

Have a Charming Day!

................and a Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

I hope your holidays have been fabulous so far!  What are your plans for new Year's Eve?  Do you go out or stay home?  Spend it with kids or not?

We usually opt to stay in on New Year's Eve.  Sure, I fantasize about dressing up in some fancy outfit and heading for San Francisco for a wonderful (expensive) dinner in a place with a fantastic view of the city's festivities.  Then a big party with dancing and a countdown.....  but instead I usually spend it at home with the hubs, a cozy fire and a bottle of champagne, snacks for the kids, playing board games and watching New Year's Rockin' Eve on the tube.  At midnight they go outside with those confetti poppers and yell "Happy New Year!" with the neighbors.   And it's perfect. 

This year, I have an adult beverage planned that is like a mimosa, but instead of orange juice you use orange or tangerine sorbet.  Yum!

Here is the link to Pinterest.

And for the kids, cookies and milk.

Another Pinterest idea.

Like I could come up with milk & cookies on my own!  haha

We will play board games like Scattergories and Pictionary, celebrate at home, and be in bed by 12:03.  If that's not a fancy-pants way to ring in the New Year then I don't know what is!

I know everyone is pretty shopped out, but I do want to mention our South Hill Designs  End-Of-Year Sale.  There are some fabulous deals there!  The Greek letters and pink lockets are being retired, so if you have any interest in those items, this would be your last chance.  Sale runs through Jan. 5, 2015.  And if you opt to email me your order rather than order from the site directly, I will give you an additional 10% OFF, making these items 40% off or better!

Browse my website and then email your order to my1charmedlife@gmail.com by Jan. 4, 2015 for the additional discount.

Let me know if you try those mimosas!  And hey, any resolutions this year?  I am still working on mine.

Happy New Year!

The Goose Is Getting Fat...

Here we are!  Just roughly two weeks to go.  How is your holiday season going?

Around here it's so far, so good.  We have had a busy month so far!  We put our tree up right after Thanksgiving.  Do you have a real or artificial tree?  I still love real, but we have had a fake one for several years now and I have to say-- it's nice to just bring it in from the garage, no needles falling everywhere, plug it in and there ya go.  But I do miss the fresh smell of a real tree.  

It was also my birthday last week.  Pretty uneventful, but there was cake.  My 9 year-old mused, "It seems like a birthday is just another day when you are a grown-up."  Yep.  That sums it up pretty well.

In CA we have had some much-needed rain.  It is seriously strange to have it pour and pour for a couple of days.  You forget what a rainy day is during a drought!  Well, yay, the grass is green again!  

I was so lazy today.  I mean L-A-Z-Y.  

Like never-got-out-of-my-sweats lazy.

Didn't-brush-my-hair lazy.

Wore-my-socks-all-day lazy.

I didn't even go to the grocery store.  

I made my husband go.

He called me like fifteen times to ask questions about the list.

He does that every time I send him to the store.

Cracks me up-- don't you pay attention to the kind of milk we drink?

I love him.

He spared me a trip to the grocery store in December.

I stayed home instead and organized my jewelry and did some decorating. 

Blissful.

I also did some online Christmas shopping.  I am so thankful we have that option these days, aren't you?  I can't wait for everything to arrive so I can wrap it all up!  I feel so relieved to have some of our kids' gifts taken care of.  

You can get some Online Shopping done, too, if lockets are on your list.  I'd love to help you design something special for someone special.  I am gifting lockets to several people.  There is nothing I love more than choosing just the right one.

The amazing new ring would make a GREAT gift for someone who likes to make a statement with their jewelry!  It's gorgeous.

It's the size of a medium locket- you can put charms, a beautiful screen,

whatever you want inside.

We even have gifts for men!  

Check out these and the Trinity bracelets!  They are amazing!

Now to decide what kind of cookies to make this year!

Any ideas?

Have a Charmed Day!

December Giveaway!

December. Is. Here.

I'm glad.  Can we talk about Christmas now?  It's funny how so many people don't want to think about Christmas until Thanksgiving has passed.  But that only leaves less than a month!  Personally, I love this season of giving and want it to last as long as possible.  But maybe that's just me.  :)

What do you love most about December?

I guess one reason I love this month so much is that I'm a Kindergarten teacher.  I get to spend my days with little kids who are just amazed by everything this month brings!  Snowmen, Gingerbread cookies, Santa beards made out of cotton balls.... and I am feeling really crafty these days so they are going to LOVE the next few weeks!

To celebrate December with you I am doing an awesome Giveaway on my Facebook Page!

Check the pinned post for instructions on how to enter to win this gorgeous mini silver locket and heart charm!  This locket would be a beautiful gift for someone you love-- or of course you can keep it for yourself!  

Have a Charmed Day!

Make A Wish

Did you know?

South Hill Designs has a partnership with the Make A Wish Foundation.  All proceeds from your purchase of these products are given directly to the charity.

So by purchasing these products, your gift is loved two-fold.

And then some.

Isn't life beautiful?

It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

Fabulous Friday is here!  Get some great deals today while shopping in your jammies!  Sale is on only for 11/28/14, but of course you can order these products anytime for smart and heartfelt gift-giving.  Order here:  My Charmed Fab Friday  My favorites?  The charm packs (so beyond cute with that snowflake screen) and the gorgeous beaded wraps!

Ho! Ho! Ho!  

The holiday season is upon us!  With a late Thanksgiving this year, we are left with only 4 weeks to prepare!  Yikes!  I told my hubby not to make any plans this weekend-- we are decorating!  Needless to say, he is super annoyed  excited.

Have you started your holiday shopping yet?  I am here to confess I have not bought a single gift.  I have started my list, but it feels like an overwhelming task right now!  I am so thankful for online shopping because the mall would be nothing but an overwhelming mess for me.  Of course, the special women in my life are getting beautiful South Hill Jewelry!

Here are a few ideas-- just know that you can put WHATEVER YOU WANT in your lockets.  Modify these ideas to fit your gift-giving needs!

Lockets even make great gifts for the little girls on your list!  Choose a mini locket and one or two special charms-- she'll love it!  

If she loves the movie "Frozen"-- she will never let this locket go!

For a special mom or grandma-- give her a locket bracelet with the kids' birthstones!  This one is sure to evoke tears of happiness!

Another beautiful locket for that special mom or grandma-- a family tree screen with the family birthstones.  A gift that is sure to be treasured for years to come.

A Monogram Screen is a beautiful way to personalize a locket.

Not sure what she'd like?  Do something simple like this gorgeous Crystal Embellishment inside the ever-popular Silver Locket with Swarovski Crystals.

The possibilities are endless!  I am here to help!  

Contact me anytime for assistance with your locket purchase or gift-giving suggestions.

Have a Charmed Day!