Chanel's Blog

Mother's Day Gifts

Believe it or not Mother's Day is just about six weeks away. They say as you get older time just goes faster....well this year is no different. Time just seems to be flying by!

So now is the time to start thinking about Mother's Day gifts. (Ladies, you are welcome to forward this link to your husbands!) Mother's just love jewelry and when it has their children on it....it is even better than diamonds....well most of the time, yes all of the time! We have some great pieces to offer this year and we need to have them ordered by April 17th in order to receive them in time.

The first image actually has our very own images on them. We were honored this month when the jeweler asked if they could use images we had sent in for their Mother's Day Special. Than below there are various other pieces that are available. Prices range from $52-270.


 

Give us a call to come in and take a look at the many pieces we have to offer!

PS....we have fathers day items too!
PSS....there will be a Mother's Day gift certificate special too the week before Mother's Day and you will not want to miss out on this special summer offer!

Have a great Day! Hopefully more to come on the blog in the next few weeks!

Chanel

New DVD's available!

We are so excited that soon we will be offering dvd's and web slideshows from sessions. We are still working on a few things with these but here is a brand new web slide show hot off the press! I just had to show it off. These little girls were just great to work with and so beautiful too!

Liliana and Christiana

Please let us know what you think too! We want to see if it is something you are interested in us offering!

Chanel

UPDATE....47 days till Christmas!

Our framing sale is still going strong and now is the time to come in and save 30% on all our instock frames! We have hundreds of frames in stock everything from 3x3's to 40x60 and lots in between! Tons of new desktop wooden back frames in 4x6-11x14. These are perfect to complete any gift for Christmas!
New wall frames are just beautiful and selling out SOOOOO fast.

Discounted or discontinued frames in all sizes are between $10-150 and are 30% off! At these prices you can't help but get several!

Framing sale ends November 14, so make sure to check them out!

Christmas Card orders must be placed by November 14 in order for us to design them and have them back to you for the first week of December! So many card orders have already come in look great!

Orders for Christmas must be placed by December 2 but the sooner you place the orders the better!

I also thought I would remind you of our photo ornaments that make for great gifts or just perfect for a yearly photo ornament. We are placing orders weekly for these and you can call or email us with your order if you have already placed your main order.

The "keepsake" is $48.

The "snowflake" is $42.

The "wreath" is $42.

Also......if you are having a baby in the next 6 -8 weeks and would like to set up a time for your newborn session. Please do so now, so we can plan accordingly of course we know that they don't always come when we plan but we would love to know about your new addition so we can set time aside just for you!

Things are a tad bit crazy this week and next but we are working hard and things are coming together very well this season! We can't wait to show you the final images in the beautiful frames you have picked out. They are going look great hanging in your home!

See you soon!

Chanel

Images in your home!

I have loved seeing the images in your home so much we could like to extend it one more week NOVEMBER 3!

Here are the contest rules and details!

And here are a few of the images we have received so far!

We would love to see more!!!

All of mom's who sent in images will be receiving gift certificates!

Thanks,

Chanel

PS....if you are awaiting a reply back...I am trying to get to all my emails and hopefully will be able to early next week if not sooner!

Senior Open House Cards

Can you believe it Graduation is just around the corner and the calls are coming in to get senior announcement and open house cards ordered.
These cards can have one or multiple poses on them and and make a great memory card to keep full of images of you or your child's graduation!

We need to have orders for these cards in by April 22 (8 days from today) in order to get them back to you to have ready to send out by the 1st week of May. We will be calling to remind you as well but thought we would put it up hear as well.

Senior 08 APRIL SPECIAL
We are also doing a special for Seniors 08 only on wallets! We have had several calls lately that you have run out of wallets and need a few more before Graduation!

If you are ordering more of the same wallets that you have already purchased than they can be ordered in sheets of 8 for the same price as one pose of wallets.

Normal Pricing:

8 wallets- $30 (one pose)
16 wallets- $45 (one pose)
32 wallets- $60 (one pose)
56 wallets- $80 (one pose)

Senior 08 April Special

16 wallets -$45 (two poses)
32 wallets- $60 (up to four poses)
56 wallets- $80 (up to seven poses)

(senior special only applies to poses you have already purchases, not necessarily just wallets you have purchased, if you are ordering different images than you have purchased before than normal pricing will be in place).

Call or email us to make an appointment to place your order! 309.662.5600

Have a great week....spring is on it's way!

Chanel

Hand Painted Frames

Many of you may have seen these on our Diva Nite but just wanted to show off this new line of frames. I have more images of other colors available but wanted to show you these first. We now have a number of wall collage collections available that you are going to love. These beautifully hand painted frames are available in over 70 colors with 6 different options for inlays plus 8 different patterns that can go on top of the frames. We can't wait for you to come to the studio to show off a few more of these options! I will be post more of the colors as well!

Oh and how cute are these little boys! Just loved their sessions!

More to come about these frames!

Chanel

Lil' Angel's Calendar Coming Soon!

We are so happy to hear that our Lil' Angels Calendars are coming in this week and we will finally be able to have them available to you! After a few delays in our first year of this Fundraiser for Easter Seals you should be able to pick the Calendars up by the end of the week!

We have several hundred on reserve for those who have already signed up for the calendars but if you would like to reserve yours today you may do so on through our website! Then once they come in all you have to do is pick them up!

The Lil' Angels Calendars are $15 each with over half that money going directly to Easter Seals! (Online they are $14.89 +.11 Tax, however tax will not be charged) This was the only way we could get it to come to an even $15 online. All Dontations of $25 or more will receive tax credit through Easter Seals.

These will make great Christmas Gifts! I will make sure to give a blog update when they come in but it should be this week. Place your order asap so we will know if we need to get more on order!
To Place ORDER
Go to the address above and then click on The Lil' Angels Calendar on the top left. Enter Gallery and add as many calendars as you need to your card and proceed through check out! Calendars can be shipped or picked up at the studio!

Thanks,
Chanel

Christmas Ornaments

The other day I had a client ask me about our Christmas Photo Ornaments and it reminded me it is about time to get those on order. Orders will be taken on these through December 1 but if you have already had your session and would like to get a head start on Christmas Gifts then now is the time to get them on order!

Here are your three options which range in price from $29-42. I will also try to put them online in the proofing system in the next couple days!

If you know which image you want to use you are welcome to email with what ornament and image you want!

Year Ornament $42

Snowflake Ornament $37

Wreath Ornament $29

Thanks Bridget for reminding me about these great gifts!

Chanel

Gallery Wraps....so cool!

hey, I am not sure if I have shown these gallery wraps off to you all yet but just thought I would show you how fun and unique this custom piece can be!

These are 9-gallery wraps that are 8x8 each so displayed together they are about 30x30 and really make a statement and a wonderful piece of art for your home!

New Artistic Story Frames

We got a shippment in of the Artistic Story Frames and although we have had them in before the new colors are really cool. They are really cool looking but they do take a while to get in so if you are thinking of getting one for anyone be sure to order it in plently of time.

Just wanted to show off some of the new stuff.

Chanel