Soooooo Many New Treasures...!

Just click on the pics below & scroll!

  

Summer Entertaining .. for you & your home

 Utensil, Makeup Brushes, Marker Caddy, Napkin Holders ...

 

Love the Adorable Tins of postcards to use as quick "Thank You" notes!  

Then I use my empty tin for "girlie supplies" in the powder room!

 

 

 

Tons of New Belt Buckles!!

 

Find all these beautiful treasures (and many more!!) at 

www.ChicksPicksbyHillary.com

 

OR 

 

Get your June Boutique Show Invite here!

Hospice, Humor, & Pearls...!

  

Had quite an experience the past few days ....

 My mom's older sis, Bev, went into Hospice in Tampa, and my mom

 wanted to be with her.  Since mom doesn't fly alone, I flew with her

 and we got there just in the nick of time! 

I hesitantly walked into Hospice with tear-stained cheeks, and

was amazed at the loving and respectful  way Aunt Bev and we

 were treated.  Hospice is an amazing place that is truly calming,

restful and dignified.  If you ever have to visit, don't be scared.

(the photo above is the Hospice Memorial Courtyard ...

look at the Judge Judy, Cocktails stone! LOL!)

BTW, this was my aunt whom I adored; she was a shopper,

social, extrovert ... life-of-the-party, glamorous lady.  Auntie Bev and

I had a memorable shopping weekend in Mt. Dora, Florida a few years back; 

 I gave out before she did!! 

She was a generous soul and class act ... still sent Birthday, Easter, Christmas gifts to my kiddos and wrote long, lovely letters.  

She gave birth to a son w/ cerebral palsy, who lived to be in his 40s

  because she was so dedicated and caring to him. 

Beverly handled life with humor,  grace,  a well-set table,

 and a gorgeous strand of pearls. 

She died this morning. 

Thanks for letting me "think" about her aloud.

 The Grant Girls -- Beverly, Patricia (my mom), Janet!

xo, H

Local highlights.. I Am Modern names me Royal Wedding Accessory Queen!!

Quoted from I Am Modern:

"The Wedding of the Decade" is just around the corner. If your invitation for Prince William and Kate Middleton has not arrived, you can still celebrate in style!

Whether you are cozying up to watch the early am nuptials on April 29th, or recording for a "Watch Party" during the day, there are many products to commemorate this historic and romantic occasion. Our local Chick's Picks by Hillary has created a Royal Line of creative, chic, hip products that personify the feminine anglophile in us!

Hillary of Chick's Picks commissioned 20 of the designers that develop and manufacture products for her boutique shows and web site, www.chickspicksbyhillary.com , on January 1, 2011, to get royal and create. The result is tens of new products that are subtly regal, vintage funky, and many that incorporate the iconic crown theme that is currently popular in home and fashion accessories. Here is a sample of Hillary's Royal fare .....

Hillary Tattersall is known as the Accessory Queen. And for good reason! As owner of Chicks Pick's, a pop-up boutique and web store (www.chickspicksbyhillary.com), Hillary works with hundreds of designers and magazine editors to create products that the hip & modern mom loves! She lives in Loudoun County with her family and will be giving I Am Modern moms weekly hints and tips to freshen up either their homes or their personal fashion style. She is also Modern Style Guide Guru. She welcomes your thoughts, comments, and questions.

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If you haven't already, check out the Royal Wedding video highlighting only some of the original royal creations available both online at ChicksPicksbyHillary.com and at her boutique show April 14-16th. Get your royal wedding boutique show invite here!

~ Hillary ~

Really ... THIS is how it all started.

When asked how I started Chick's Picks, this is the needlepoint pillow I picture.

My first handiwork ... ever.  My MIL taught me her life-long talent, and she designed this "starter" project. This pillow got me through the 1st and 2nd grade homework table. See, when I left the corporate world, I had a REALLY hard time sitting still at that table. Teaching little crumb grabbers to read was NOT my forte.

I guess patience as a whole, is not my forte. (Of course not, for 15 years in the business world, I got raises for NOT being patient ... but that's a whole other article --

I was actually interviewed for a book about this subject recently.)

Anyway, since one needlepoint pillow ended up taking a few years, that craft was not for me.

I took up knitting, and was able to finish a scarf a night. And then Jennifer Aniston wore a summer scarf with a sundress in "What About Polly," and knitting scarves, and my new business,

became a year-round passion (BTW, it was called Tattered Shawls.)

My second needlepoint project -- my son's monogram on a toddler Chippendale chair, complete with Tattersall plaid as the background.  And look how he expressed his appreciation!

My current project -- a copy of an Hermes scarf.  Taking forever.

My MIL now just needlepoints for me!!  Look at these beauties.  Can you see the beading in the middle? She is amazing.  And I thank her always for starting me on this journey.  She created a monster.

~ Hillary ~

This is the most beautiful gift I have ever been given. Thank you Dara for my real-life, vintage, rhinestone encrusted Parisian tiara. It stands 9 inches tall. I wish it could talk and tell us where it's been!! xoxo Dara!!!

~ Hillary ~