The Monogram Necklace: 2011 Hottest Gift of the Year

As bad as it looks out there in the economy some days, people are still giving gifts! Milestones are still happening like weddings, graduations, births, and the "big gift giving holiday" is just around the corner. As people are still celebrating milestones, gift giving is still alive and strong, however not just any gift will do.

Highly personalized gifts are hot.  It says to the gift recipient, "I didn't get your gift in a mad dash to the big box retailer. I actually searched for something you would like and had your gift specially made for you".

At Carolina Clover, Our hottest selling gifts of 2011 has been the Monogram Necklace.  The recipient's name or initials are placed within a pendant or necklace for a totally unique gift meant for only the gift recipient.

There's no shortage of selection. Our Monogram Necklace is constantly evolving with several new styles coming out each year in your choice of materials and a variety of price points. Our newest style of monogram necklace is a vintage chic pendant. You choose the metal used from sterling silver, to brass or copper. You also get to choose the background pattern and font used for the monogram and we overlay your creation with glass for this stunning monogram necklace...

Carolina Clover's Gold Tone Monogram Necklace has been one of our hottest gifts this year.  Its updated style includes an attached chain necklace that you decide the length. Click on the product picture to learn more about this monogram necklace.

The prices in Sterling Silver have been volatile this year and it has made sterling silver move into more upscale jewelers. Tiffany even carries an entire line of sterling silver jewelry, but Carolina Clover can make an entirely custom monogram necklace for you in sterling silver that Tiffany just can't. Click on the product picture for more information on our Sterling Silver Monogram Necklace.

You'll find a complete selection of Monogram Necklaces at CarolinaClover.com. This is just a sample of our beautiful selection of the hottest selling gift items from our web site and retail store so far in 2011.

Happy Gifting!

Tailgate Party!

As summer ends, the weather cools, the party is just heating up in the south with plans for the first Tailgate Party!  We love football, we love our schools, we love our teams, but we love tailgating just as much! From the food, to the company, to the accompaniments, we southerners can pull together a complete party in a parking lot before the big game.

Carolina Clover has your cute accompaniments for your next tailgate party.  Check out our tailgate party category on CarolinaClover.com for our complete line of tailgate party accessories.  Here are just a few to get the season started...

Our Clairebella products were featured on NBC's TODAY show. Here is our glass cutting boards that sure are handy for slicing, chopping and even serving...

Over 50 pattern/color choices are available, so choose your school colors, add a favorite saying or a family name and you've got a unique serving piece.

Our Collegiate Tailgate Totes are perfect for packing a picnic before the big game. Personalize these totes in anyway you like, here are some ideas...

How's this for school spirits... 

Moving on...

Get the competition going in the parking lot with a game of corn hole!  Carolina Clover offers free shipping on our corn hole game boards.

Once you make to the big game and find your seat in the stadium, make sure you've got the best seat in the house with our personalized stadium seat totes!

Carolina Clover has all your tailgate party accessories. Click on these products for more information on options and ordering.

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL???

May the best team win,

Back to School Backpacks, Messenger Bags, and Lunch Totes

Carolina Clover is thrilled to introduce our new back-to-school selection of personalized backpacks that feature matching lunch totes and after school activity and sport duffle bags.  We are also featuring our new trendy messenger bags!

Carolina Clover loves a monogrammed or personalized bag for the kids, it is the most practical school supply ever, because what is personalized doesn't end up in the lost and found. Well worth the money! Take a look at our new coordinating sets...

Carolina Clover's Personalized Backpacks!

Coordinating Personalized Lunch Totes

Personalized Lunch Totes

Our cute matching lunch totes are insulated to help keep lunch cool. The personalization is a great feature in case kids leave their lunch box somewhere!

Personalized Activity Duffle Bags

Carolina Clover's Personalized tote bags are perfect for keeping the kids activity gear organized and labeled.  Perfect for dance, soccer, sleep aways and camp, help kids keep their stuff organized!

Personalized Messenger Tote Bags

Carolina Clover's new line of personalized Messenger Tote Bags are trendy and well built. Made of of durable microfiber, you are sure to love these bags!

Visit our School Accessory category on CarolinaClover.com for additional personalized and monogrammed school accessories.  Plus, we have other styles and patterns of personalized backpacks, lunch totes, and laundry accessories for the dorm at Carolina Clover.com!

Have a great school year!

PS! Get 10% off your personalized bag order and automatic free shipping on orders over $100! Use code CLOVER at checkout to receive your discount.

Preview in Pictures: New Ladies Apparel Coming to Carolina Clover at The Cotton Company!

I've stumbled across a few really cute finds in ladies swim cover - ups, sleep capris, and and ladies lounge boxers! I'll be adding them to Carolina Clover at The Cotton Company in the next week or so, the shipment is on its way!

I thought I'd share a few cute pics with you, a preview of coming apparel!

Ladies Lounge Capris!

Ladies Lounge Boxers!

Adorable Ladies Swim Cover Up in the cutest fabrics!

Be sure to visit our retail store:

Carolina Clover at The Cotton Company

306 S. White Street

Historic Downtown Wake Forest, NC

Monogrammed Beach Bag Giveaway!

Carolina Clover is giving away a Monogrammed Beach Bag to 2 lucky winners!!!! Each winner will have her choice of beach bag and and her choice of monogramming and of course free shipping!

To enter to win, you must do the following, 1) comment on this giveaway blog post, 2) comment on our Facebook page, 3) suggest our facebook page to your friends! Giveaway is OPEN now, and will close on Monday, May 30th, MEMORIAL DAY, and the kick off to the "beach going" season. YEAH!

Here are the monogrammed beach bag choices:

Click here to view this monogrammed beach bag on CarolinaClover.com.

Click here to view this monogrammed beach bag on CarolinaClover.com

And since we are in the beach bumming spirit, here are some other personalized beach accessories!

Check out our monogrammed beach towels on the CarolinaClover.com web site!

Our pull on Terry Swim Cover Up with your monogram, matches our monogrammed beach bag!

This Terry Swim Cover - Up matches our monogrammed beach bag too!

Take your cold drink to the beach with our personalized double wall tumblers with lids and straws!

Our Mud Pie Bag Lady Sun Hats are a must have!

Our Mud Pie Bag Lady Tunic is lightweight  and super stylish for the pool, beach, or cabana!

Here is a link to Carolina Clover's Facebook Page:

Chunky Turquoise and Celebrity Style

The evolved look this season? Chunky Turquoise Necklaces!  These are not your traditionally earthy looking accessories, they are big, chunky and trendy and being paired with classic apparel. Already a hot seller on the CarolinaClover.com web site, the celebrities are stepping out in their chunky turquoise...

Instyle.com Cameron Diaz

Instyle.com Megan Fox

We go a little further with the chunky turquoise necklace style by adding color to this trend. Carolina Clover offers a stunning red chunky turquoise necklace and earring set...

We even have it in white! Imagine the summer versatility of this chunky white turquoise necklace and earring set from Carolina Clover.

We also have an earthy brown for year around wear. Check out Carolina Clover's chunky brown turquoise necklace set with optional wood engraved monogrammed pendant...

You'll also find the classic, true to color turquoise necklace set with optional monogrammed porcelain pendant at CarolinaClover.com... 

Carolina Clover's own jewelry designs include a custom request for a chunky PINK turquoise necklace made in our own workshop!

While chunky necklaces have always been a true love of ours, I can't help but remember this celebrity with her style and panache...

Wilma Fintstone - Hanna Barbera

Do you think those were pearls that Wilma wore? Or a chunky white turquoise necklace? a trendsetter before her time? Love you, Wilma.

Ready for the Beach

My little girlies and I took off for an early spring break this past weekend. But before you get all envious of our weekend getaway, we were the "April Fools" sitting by the heated pool in the cold and wind! Irregardless of the weather, just packing my beach stuff is enough to shake winter from my mind.  I wanted to share with y'all all the great beach resort necessities I've added to the site.

Check out our cute pull on terry swim cover ups in pink or black with free monogram. You know I have to coordinate our swim cover up with this too cute black and white polka dot beach bag, monogram it too if you like!

Here is another terry swim cover up in aqua and lime which can also be monogrammed.

And of course I found a matching monogrammed beach bag to go with the swim cover up!

These are soft, thick and luxurious personalized beach towels to coordinate your whole beach look!

I still have a few Mudpie Starfish Beach Tunics left, but they have been selling like crazy at The Cotton Company. Our customers are also loving the matching canvas floppy sun hat by Mudpie! More sun hat colors are available at CarolinaClover.com

Still have a few Preppy Pink and Green Cooler Totes from Mudpie! Checkout the matching canvas floppy sun hat too.

MudPie Sun Hat

Y'all ready for the beach???