A Friday Funny

Why not start Friday off with a little funny story?

My mom and I had a nightly ritual where she would get me all tucked in, kiss me goodnight and then leave the room. She never got more than a few steps from the door when I would yell out "Moooommmm, could I have a drink of Tang?" Yes, that 1970's orange "drink of the astronauts" was all the rage and I loved it! She would return a few minutes later with a small glass of the lovely orange drink and I would fall instantly asleep.

Moving forward about 18 years. I was still living with my mom, just graduated college and Dave and I were dating. We were at our house, and mom had just arrived home from grocery shopping. We got up and started helping her lug the bags in from the car. Upon re-entry into the kitchen, I saw my mom pouring "Western Family Orange Breakfast Drink" into my Tang container! What new hell was this? I yelled out "Mom, what are you doing?" She turned around surprised at my reaction (and probably guilty about being caught in the act) and said "Oh hunny, I've been filling this same Tang container for the last 15 years." Well, Dave heard just enough to send him falling to the floor in laughter. 

This betrayal was similar to those kids whose mothers filled the milk containers with powdered milk or hid veggies in the spaghetti sauce. 

Needless to say, my mom promised me she would never do that again, and of course, Dave hasn't forgotten and continues to tease me about it 20+ years later. It's important to note that both of my kids request hot tang drink when they are feeling ill or coming down with a cold. It does have a huge source of Vitamin C ... so there! I still keep a huge tub of Tang in my cupboard at all times.

It's a rainy, cold, dark Friday morning. I'm remembering my mom today and in her honor, drinking a huge cup of HOT TANG! 

Comment below with your Friday funny!

Don't buy the dress!

I seriously dread shopping for a new Easter outfit each year. I look in my closet and I see so many options - but having something new is always nice to celebrate the new spring season. Little girls get their new fluffy dresses and even your little gentlemen sport a new fun pastel sportscoat or bow tie. Us mom's want to have something new and pretty too! In comes Chloe + Isabel! 

Update your sweater and skirt, or if your Easter is a bit less formal, blouse and jeans with a little sparkle. The best thing about accessories is that you can wear them later with your yoga pants or white tee shirt and shorts! Can you do that with a new dress? Nope! 

How about those mommies that like to match their daughters? Make it easier with a little Big + Little matching pieces! Our Femme des Fleurs collection has styles to fit mommies, teens and little ones. A single set of the studs can be shared by 2 mom and daughter, or between two daughters. The simple pendant is loved by your teens or little girls. What a special gift idea for Easter baskets for all ages!

And right now, you can grab all of these beautiful Spring pieces for 25% off! Take a peek at everything in my Spring Fling collection on sale through Thursday, March 22nd. By shopping tomorrow, you will also be in time for standard shipping in time for Easter! 

Skip going to the mall and getting depressed with your holiday weight gain ... grab yourself a new accessory instead!

Do you feel LUCKY?

Use the code LUCKY to extend the 30% off promotion. Chloe + Isabel is giving you an extra couple of days (until Saturday, March 17th at midnight PT) to save 30% on everything in my Boutique. 

Additionally, I am hosting a Pop Up today and will be giving away $300 worth of jewelry if I collect 2 more orders and $286 in sales. Spread the word and I'll give you credit for the referral. Place an order for another chance to win! 

Shop www.gabby-candi.com to transfer your Wish List to your cart and check out. Don't forget to insert the code LUCKY to see your savings. As always, you'll earn 15% back on every purchase as a Passport Rewards member - so you can shop now and save later.

Spend $100 and you will also earn FREE shipping!!

How is Chloe + Isabel different?

The most common question I get is "How is Chloe + Isabel different from other jewelry companies?" And here in the Pacific Northwest, it's "how is Chloe + Isabel different than Stella + Dot?" It is my policy never to disparage another jewelry company, or any other company really, but here's what I've discovered IN MY OPINION.

Every few months, I go to the Stella + Dot page and take a look at their styles and policies. With the exception to our Lifetime Warranty and their variety of clothing, scarves and bags, we are virtually the same. One thing I noticed with Stella + Dot is a more streamlined look. Urban chic design elements that speak to the Stella + Dot customer. Chloe + Isabel is just different. Our design studio in New York stays true to the trends in incorporating fashion's most popular styles into our jewelry. Chloe + Isabel keeps our customers in the fashion loop by designing for the trends, rather than designing for our customers. Women who shop C+I are stylish, trendy women who push the envelope on fashion. 

With a Stella + Dot consultant in every neighborhood, each Chloe + Isabel pop up starts out the same way, introducing women to this new exciting company! Something different than what all their friends are wearing, keeping their look fresh and new and exciting!

Now, don't run off and tell all your friends Gabby is throwing S+D under the bus, I am definitely not! We're just different, and nobody wants to shop at the same store all the time! It's good to have options ... be creative, be confident, be you!

What's up Wednesday? March 13th

Enjoy this week's What's up Wednesday!

https://www.smore.com/ywe8u-what-s-up-wednesday

Shop like a merchie

This week you can get my merchie discount off your entire order! That's right, add that to your Passport Rewards and you make out even better than I ... here's how you can beat my price.

$144 - 30% = $100.80 + $5.95 = $106.75 - $5.95 FREE shipping = $100.80

then $15.12 to spend later! 

This offer ends at midnight PT on Thursday. Use SPRING30 code!

And that's how it's done ....

Friday night I drove up to Mukilteo to work a Pop Up. My new friend Susan felt the familiar pangs of worry that nobody would attend. My policy is "go anyway because miracles happen!" I've done enough of these to know that friends don't generally RSVP, but it's on their calendars to go. And every pop up is important to me - whether it be with your 2 best friends over a happy hour or a fundraising gala with over a hundred. I can well accommodate both!

Hosting a Pop Up isn't difficult, and hosting one in my home is even easier. You could earn $900 in jewelry, just like my new friend Susan! She prepared some appetizers, invited her neighborhood ladies and school moms, and opened her home for a little chatting, wine and retail therapy. 

I promise you it's as easy as that. We may all look super busy on Facebook, but so do I! But I still have 2-3 nights a week watching tv and several hours on any given weekend to visit with friends. 

I'm booking end of March, April, May and into the summer. Choose your date and I'll get you on my calendar!

Sunday Funday March 11th

Daylight Saving’s Time is the perfect time to pick up a new fashion watch for you or someone you love. Maybe even a graduate!

Popping up in March is also a hot topic with a recent hostess who earned $900 in jewelry credit! You can too ... 

Stone Walls for Miles

I may or may not spend a little time each March brushing up on my Irish history. I'm a busy girl, so I don't have time for complicated words and tons of information. So yes, I get my information from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Irish History and Culture. It's like the perfect Cliff's Notes for facts on Ireland.

Every year I'm surprised at the little tidbits of information found within these hallowed pages. Here is this year's "ah ha" moment for your enjoyment.

I'm sure you're familiar with the thousands of photos showing these beautiful stone walls. Miles and miles of walls that seemingly lead to nowhere! These were, in fact, a public works project developed by the English government to put the famine and eviction victims to work.  In March of 1847, during the height of the Potato Famine, as many as 728,000 were put to work, building stone fences with no purpose and roads that led to nowhere. Putting starving men to work with hard labor in the bitter cold was inhumane, not to mention impractical. Yet they scrambled to do the work in exchange for one meal a day for a family of six! In the end, it only delayed the inevitable and millions of Irish died or were forced to leave on the famine ships within the following years.

Interestingly enough, it has the landmarks of our own New Deal, implemented by Roosevelt following our Great Depression. Thankfully, ours turned out a bit better.

When I do travel to Ireland, I'm going to look upon those walls much like I do our own National Monuments and highways. Touch a stone and shed a tear for the men who labored in troubled times.