father's day gifts. (a giveaway!)

I'm so excited about our new gifts for father's day!

Dad's can be hard to buy for,
but we have some great new options for a meaningful gift
(let the kids help you pick something out!)



1. the DADDY or WE LOVE DADDY keychain- customize with ready to ship initials if you wish.

2. the riveted keychain- ruggedly classy, handstamped with any initial in our uppercase plain letters.

3. the DAD snap leather keychain- fits our vintage gold ball marker or a guitar pick. Want to customize it? You can also find it on our men's page.

4. initial dogtags necklace

5. cufflinks- we have had LOTS of requests for these, so here ya go!

6. vintage golf ball marker- (another thing we've had many requests for).

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All of these can be found on our ready to ship page,
to make sure you will have in time to gift!

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We also have other custom items that are great for Dad on our men's page, but please keep in mind we are on about a 2 1/2 week turnaround on any items that are not on the ready to ship page.

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And a special code for Dad-
use coupon code welovedad for 15% off,
expires thursday at mindnight
(so hurry!)

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Let's give a couple of things away for Dad away!

Just tell us which one is your favorite to be entered.

Blog it, tweet it and facebook it for extra entries.

weekend highlights.

Spent friday night celebrating my niece's birthday with my family in OKC,
left the boys at grandpa's house and Ryan and I took the girls to a hotel for the night,
which made us realize how much EASIER just 2 kids are,
(but we missed the boys, of course!)
saturday morning we dropped Eden off with Grandpa and picked up the boys and headed to Frontier City for the day,
Sunday morning church,
last minute bar-b-q with a few friends at our house,
and back to work (from home) for me today,
and maybe off to a movie later.





LOVE this picture I took of the girls this weekend,
they were taking a quick break from jumping across the hotel beds.
I want to frame it
to remember these days of being little best friends :)

Should I frame it in color or black and white?

the talent shows.

Tessa and Caleb made it into the talent shows this year!

Tessa wanted to play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", so we had to run and grab her a keyboard so she could practice :)

She did great,
and seems to love being on stage in front of people.



Caleb did Card tricks. He was VERY nervous about being up in front of everyone
(just like me!)
but he called his old teacher up on stage to help him with his tricks, and she was great with him. (She's also a tvp rockstar)

Pick a card, any card...



show the audience...



let me do my slide of hand trick
to make you and the audience think
I don't have your card
but I really do...



Is this your card? YES!



Great job Tessa and Caleb!!!

the clouds.

This last week and a half of school has been super busy with field trips, award assemblies, talent shows and field olympics-- exhausting!

Just 1 1/2 days of school left!



And at the same time we have been having some crazy weather,
it's tornado season and we live in "tornado alley",
which means we've been hanging out in the living room alot
with the weather on just in case a tornado pops up close to us
and we need to head to our "storm closet".

Our last 4 baseball games have been canceled because of this crazy weather.

The clouds are beautiful,
but what comes with them can be scary!



Our hearts go out to those in Joplin, MO and El Reno, OK and others that have been recently hit by tornadoes. TVP will be donating to the relief organizations to help those that are in need right now.

no girls allowd.

found this outside Jonah's bedroom:

"no girls allowd"



with a vicious dino guard...



ready to attack any girl that tries!



I wonder if he'll make an exception for me?

our "baby".

Eden is almost 3...



She's growing up, which is exciting yet sad. She's our fourth and our last, and as she outgrows the baby stages the reality hits us that this will be the last time we get to experience them.



So we soak it in, we laugh, we don't encourage her to "hurry" and grow up like we did with the others, keeping it slow so we can enjoy each step.

I now see why sometimes the youngest is forever considered the "baby".

calligraphy winner and a quick sale.

The randomly picked winner of the calligraphy giveaway is: Kendra Ann, who said: I would get a fused heart 16" chain with the inscription saying "believe" :)

Email us Kendra Ann at customerservice@thevintagepearl.com.



TODAY ONLY,
our popular circle of love necklace (pictured above) is on sale for just $38!
(normally $42.00)

This is a great chance to grab a new necklace for you or a gift for a friend!

weekend highlights.

Ryan and I snuck in a friday night date night,
then we all got donuts and coffee and hunted garage sales saturday morning,
played at the park (threw the aerobie a lot),
had our 2 last soccer games of the season
(tessa scored 2 goals and her team won, go Redhots!)
watched the Andy Griffith show (a new family fave),
sunday morning church then out for lunch,
Tessa and I went shopping (girl time!)
and backyard soccer games (Caleb and I beat Ryan, Tessa and Jonah!)

We are ready to start a new week... hard to believe there are just 8 1/2 days of school left!

What are some of your weekend highlights?

calligraphy. (a giveaway!)

Blogger had some "issues" last thursday which caused all of the original comments on this giveaway post (there were about 500 at the time) to disappear. If you commented last thursday please feel free to comment again :)

We have added a new font option: calligraphy.


It's a little bit fancy and a little bit feminine.




So sweet for a wedding gift:




or on the inside of a ring:



Today we are giving away your choice of any piece stamped in our new calligraphy font!

Just leave us a comment, tell us what you'd get?

Blog it, facebook it and tweet for extra entries
(please leave a separate comment for each).

Happy Thursday!

Quints by Surprise!

Last night TLC aired the 2 season premiere episodes of Quints by Surprise,
(you can watch them here),
and mom Casey was wearing our eclectic necklace!!!



It was SO FUN to see one of our necklaces being worn on TV!!!
Thanks Casey!

the hanger.

I was cleaning out my purse yesterday
(it had gotten pretty hairy,
sometimes at that point I just give up and buy a new purse
to avoid the cleaning-
anyone else do this?)
and to my amazement I found a toddler sized hanger in there.



I immediately thought,
"wow, that is the weirdest thing I have ever found in my purse."

(or maybe the stale curly fry from Arby's I found last year is weirder?)

And then I wondered,
"how did I not know it was in there?"

:)

What's the weirdest thing you have found while cleaning out your purse?

happy mother's day!

My kids picked me out gifts
(picture frames, candles, etc)
that are all "vintage pearl" colors,
isn't that cute???

We are heading here today for a day of fun!

Hope you all have a fabulous mother's day!

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p.s. if you get something from tvp today we would love to see a picture!
please send it to customerservice@thevintagepearl.com.

and the winners are...

I'm so sorry that we didn't announce the winners yesterday, the store just got so busy that I spent the day helping out the retail staff. Which was a lot of fun :)

Choosing winners was INCREDIBLY difficult! Y'all nominated some pretty fantastic and inspirational mothers.

I printed out all of the nominations for the mega mom giveaway and the tvp girls and I read ALL of them (there were WAY more than I had expected!). There were lots of tears shed as we read, some of them were very touching and we wanted to pick way more than five. We each had 5 stars, and when we found one we would like to win we would star it with one of our stars, and the ones with the most stars win...



((( If you nominated someone (even if they didn't win), PLEASE consider sending the nomination you sent us to her, I think any of them would love and cherish to read what has been written about them, and could possibly be one of the best presents they ever received! )))

So (drumroll please) the 5 winners are:

1. 1. $100 gift certificate to TVP and $100 to Pottery Barn:

(nominated by Cari)

Shelley is the mother of three children, Gracey (5), Christian (8), and Braden (11). She is a dear friend and a light in my world. Her husband has served two tours in Iraq and bravely defends our country in the US Army. Shelley is a soldier too. She has gone into battle for all of her children. Last year while her husband was deployed her precious little guy Christian was diagnosed with a rare brain cancer. Shelley has fought through surgeries, sleepless nights, excruciating pain, a sad and broken family, bottles of pills, meals that won't stay down, long trips away from home to see specialists, and she has done it all with grace and beauty. She fights to keep her home together. She fights to make her children happy, she fights to believe and to maintain hope and faith that Christian will be healed. I have known a lot of wonderful mothers, but I have only ever known one Shelley. She has created a happy, loving, warm home in the midst of trauma and pain. She is the most deserving Mom I know. I know that a simple but wonderful gift from The Vintage Pearl would be a sweet treat for this fighter of a Mom!


2. 2. $100 gift certificate to TVP and $100 to Anthropologie.

(nominated by Emily, Natalie, Jessica and Olivia)

My sisters and I were so excited to see this opportunity to nominate a wonderful mom. Our little sister, Amy, is 22 years old and the mother of 3 beautiful little children. Her husband is in the army and they have lived a hard life, but she is absolutely the most amazing mom ever to her kids. Her middle child, Austin, was born with a severe heart problem. This last week he went in for his first surgery, and didn't live through it. At 2 years old, he passed away. Amy is spending mother's Day weekend having a funeral for her sweet little boy. We really wanted to get her a mother's necklace to remember her Austin by and the light he was to everyone who knew him. We are really excited about the possibility of winning the vintage pearl giftcard to get her something, to have him with her always.


3. 3. $100 gift certificate to TVP and $100 to Victoria's Secret.

(nominated by Rhonda)

When a tragic fire claimed the life of Barbara Jean in 1945, her four-year-old sister, Margie, was sent to live with her grandparents. Her dad visited, but she rarely saw her mother.
Cancer claimed her grandmother’s life, when Margie was young. Instead of enjoying her childhood, she kept house and cooked for her grandpa. She knew he loved her, though he did not say it or demonstrate affection. She was not allowed to date, but met the man she would marry through a family connection. They married a few weeks after she graduated from high school and had three children.
Through her example, the children learned the value of forgiveness and unconditional love. She had every right to be bitter, yet she chose to show compassion to the very ones that deserted her when she needed them most.
Instead, she developed a relationship with her parents. Because of that, her children grew up knowing them as their grandparents. They saw Christ’s ability to love and forgive through her example, and came to accept Him as their Lord and Savior. They missed out on raising her, but will spend eternity with her. Margie is my hero, and my treasured mom.


4. $100 gift certificate to TVP and $100 to Bath & Body Works

(nominated by Ansley)

I would like to nominate my precious friend, Mary. She is the wife of our worship pastor and the mother of 9 beautiful gifts from the Lord. Through the birth of their 5th child, Eli who was born with Down Syndrome, and several mission trips to Eastern Europe, Chris and Mary heard God calling them to "look after orphans...in their distress..." James 1:27. Since that time, they have completed 4 adoptions from Eastern Europe ... Micah, Matthew, Eliana, and Ethan, who also have Down Syndrome, have all come home to the arms of this beautiful mom. When I spend time with Mary I see the love of Christ. It overflows to her husband, her children, her home, her church, and her community. Mary is generous with her time, kind with her words, and always loving in her service to others. Her children are a testimony of her love for Jesus. The older children, Blake, Hannah, Bethany, and Seth, love and care for their younger siblings with compassion and grace. Mary loves selflessly and never expects anything in return.


5. $100 gift certificate to TVP and $100 to Olive Garden

(nominated by Jesse)

I would like to nominate my wife Kelcie for the Mega Mom Giveaway, because she fits the bill for being a Mega Mom. She is currently employed full time, attending college full time, raising my daughter (her stepdaughter) and caring for her mother who is currently undergoing chemo therapy for her diagnosis of stage 4 ovarian cancer back in November, and does it all with a smile. I would love for her to be a recipient of this prize one; because she hands down deserves it, but two; I know how big of an admirer she is of your products. Money has been tight lately due to an ongoing custody battle were fighting due to my daughter’s biological mother’s drug abuse and frankly we are not able to afford many extras right now. Kelcie provides my daughter with all the love, support, and guidance that any mother would give her child and would never consider her to be anything other than her own daughter. What I have in life is much more valuable than any material item, but I would like to show my appreciation to her for all that she does. Thank you for considering my request.

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The 5 randomly picked winners of the $25 tvp gift certificates are:

1. Kiley
2. Bev Cox
3. Jessica
4. UpsideDown Kate
5. Sarah Matos

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If you are one of the winners, please email us at customerservice@thevintagepearl.com to claim your prizes!

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Hope you all have a fabulous Mother's Day!

candace cameron!

We sent a piece (she picked the mother of pearl necklace) to Candace Cameron Bure (aka DJ Tanner on the show Full House that we all watched and loved growing up!) and she liked it so much that she listed us as one of her favorite things on glo.com!

Thanks Candace!

from the phone.

Just sharing some fun pics from my phone today...



Playing rummy with the kids,
wearing my new love links bracelet,
Eden is whacking moles,
and some sweet birdies hanging out on wires.



Working from home,
being silly (thanks Ryan),
lovely fresh flowers,
and the store
(which has been SUPER busy the past couple of weeks!)



My kitchen window sill,
Jonah dressed himself for church (we call him Mr. GQ),
a fun feature of our baby spoons in a magazine,
and baby geese following their momma (we have lots of geese around town these days!)

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Show your pics and link in the comments below!

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Thank you all of the sweet comments on my post yesterday,
I don't get too personal very often,
I try to keep things light,
but it's been heavy on my heart :)

bittersweet.

This mother's day is different for me.

I'm looking forward to the homeade cards, the sweet little gifts the kids pick out for me, maybe breakfast in bed or some flowers.

But it's been hard for me to get very excited because it will also be the first mothers day without my Mom.

As the day grows nearer my heart aches a little more.

I'm missing you, Mom.

celebrate mom {mega MOM giveaway!}

This sunday is mother's day and we want to celebrate Moms...
motherhood is tough and rewarding,
and Mom deserves a prize!

We want to hear your stories about your favorite Mom,
nominate her for our mom's mega giveaway week
with 5 grand prize winners!



Nominate a mom
(can be yourself, your mom or any other mom you admire)
by simply emailing us at
customerservice@thevintagepearl.com
with "NOMINATE MOM" in the subject line,
and tell us in 200 words or less WHY the Mom you're nominating deserves to win.


(baby Eden!)

Entries must be received by thursday at noon,
we will read each one and pick 5 grand prize winners
who will randomly receive one of the packages below:

1. $100 gift certificate to TVP and $100 to Pottery Barn.
(for the Mom who likes to decorate)
2. $100 gift certificate to TVP and $100 to Anthropologie.
(for the Mom who likes fashion)
3. $100 gift certificate to TVP and $100 to Victoria's Secret.
(for the Mom who likes to feel feminine)
4. $100 gift certificate to TVP and $100 to Bath & Body Works.
(for the Mom that likes to be pampered)
5. $100 gift certificate to TVP and $100 to Olive Garden.
(for the Mom that wants a night off of cooking!)

AMAZING prizes!!!

The winning nominations will be posted here :)



We are also giving away 5 $25 TVP gift certificates
just leave us a comment below and
tell us what your favorite TVP piece is to enter.

Blog, tweet and facebook for extra extries.



All winners will be announced on Friday!

a gift for Mom = a gift for you!

Buy one here!