CELEBRATE YOU!

This issue of our newsletter is all about celebrating you! This is your time.  It's your time to enjoy life, to be, and to smile in the knowledge that we care about you. 

How do we care about you?  Let us count the ways . . .

Read More...

A Gift for you!  Girls Night Out Jan 17!  Spring Style Trends!

We have so many wonderful things happening this year that we're just bursting at the seams!  But let's back up a little bit...

We have yet to wish you a Happy New Year!  You are the best - most fabulous customers a little boutique like ours could ask for!  You are our meat and potatoes, the mac to our cheese, the frosting on our cake!  You make our lives better - not only by being our customers, but because you've become our friends!  How do we show appreciation to our amazing customers for another record breaking year?  Why with another great deal of course!  Print out the coupon below and come on in for a little extra fun!  (Sorry folks - you have to sign up for our newsletters to get extra bargains/specials!)

Read More...

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING GIRLS NIGHT OUT!

Here it is ladies!  Whether you need a Christmas gift for a daughter, mother, or friend... or just a little something for yourself - We've loaded up on new jewelry, purses, scarves and gift items - and new clothes too!  Just in time for your Christmas shopping needs!We had so much fun at our first Girls Night Out we decided to make it a monthly event!  Join us on December 13th from 4:00 - 8:00 pm - deals galore - everything in the store is 20% off!  This month we'll showcase the talents of our very own Autumn Cole - come and see her fabulous selection of fabric gifts!  

GREAT CUSTOMER COMMENTS!

Read More...

Did you get to the grocery store today?  Are you thawing your turkey yet? Have the relatives started to arrive for the overnight?  Did you stock up on Ibuprofen? (tee hee)

It is rather amazing what we put ourselves through this time of year so that we can "enjoy" a Thanksgiving meal with family and friends!  Whether your family is a wonderful concoction of love and peacefulness or maybe they're like the Pecan Pie you've made for dessert - full of nuts, we hope you take some time to relax and laugh.  Some of my best holiday memories include moments of laughing at myself.  Lumpy gravy.  My turn at making the Mandarin Orange dessert - which turned into Mandarin Orange soup.  The boil in the bag mashed potatoes to which my nephew Kristofer said "I thank God for a microwave Thanksgiving!"

And yet we do it all with flare.  And style - always with style!  What's your style on Thanksgiving?  Want to know my Thanksgiving style secret?  Pants a size larger (or elastic waist).  I know, I know - fashion faux pas - but comfy and realistic?  YES!  Oversized top, expandable belt and I'm in! 

Read More...

Join us for FABULOUS FUN at YOUR FAVORITE BOUTIQUE!

Join us for the 1st of our monthly GIRLS NIGHT OUT events!  Tuesday, November 8th from 4pm - 8 pm!  You'll enjoy a 20% storewide discount - door prizes - refreshments - FUN - and featured artist Sandy Brandley selling her beautiful pottery!  You won't want to miss it!

THANKSGIVING NIGHT!  Once again we'll be open at 5:00 pm - a full hour before other stores in town!  We're here until 8:00 pm for a full night of crazy Thanksgiving shopping specials! 

Read More...

Mother Nature has once again graced us with a beautifully decorated landscape using the most vibrant of colors!  If you haven't made plans for your fall get-away weekend, we recommend you do it soon! 

Fall brings even more fun and fabulous finds to Secret Sisters as the consignments arrive!  The fall jackets, blazers, sweaters and fleece are ready to keep everyone warm on those cool nights.  Dress pants, skirts and the ever popular jeans racks are all filling up rather quickly too!  Need a pair of jeans for walking in the woods and outside work?  We have them.  Want a really cute stylish pair of Miss Me (or other brand name) jeans?  We have those too!  From the work clothes to the just for fun clothes - we carry the most fashionable of both ... and of course, everything in between.

Fall means many other wonderful things to us too.  One of which are the events!

Read More...

So I met the cutest little girl today - actually lots of them - however this particular little girl's name was Emma.  She had earned 2nd place in her family's fishing contest, and so her Great Aunt had brought her to our store to spend her winnings!  Little Miss Emma, age 7, from Pewaukee, Wisconsin, has been shopping at Secret Sisters Boutique for three years now, yes that means she was four years old when she became a fan!  Her Great Aunt informed me that they come up on vacation every year, stay at LaTourell's Resort, and drive into town every day so she can shop at our store!  And every year, she buys a new purse.  She had purchased this year's purse yesterday.  Today she was in the market for swimsuits and dresses for her American Girl Dolls.  Need I say she accomplished her goal?  I have to say that I was rather impressed with this little girl and her Great Aunt; it seems they lunch, they shop, and they visit.  What a wonderful relationship these two have.  This little girl will remember her time with her Great Aunt for many years to come, not because they spent money, but because of the time they spent together.  I'm so happy that Secret Sisters Boutique will be a part of those memories!

Summer brings in groups of women - young and younger.  It's always so much fun to have these ladies in our store - whether they're giggling reading our greeting cards, oohing over the jewelry selection, aaahing over the clothes, or excitedly telling each other about their great find - we love to hear it all!  There are the little girls directing their groups to the little girls clothing section upstairs.  The bargain hunters heading to our sale sections.  The members of "Choose to Lose" - a local weight loss program who come in for new wardrobe pieces as they lose their weight!  The early Christmas shoppers who find that perfect present and tuck it away for the holidays.  The "Coobie" bra fans who bring in their friends to pick up their very own "Coobie".  The vacationers who tell us that our store is their first stop in Ely, that they think all year about when they get to come back, and how they save their money up (and their Frequent Shopper Cards) just for our store!  The weekly local shoppers who make sure they're on top of the latest finds in the store.  The summer Elyites who bring in all their visiting friends. We love you all!  So, whether you are shopping with friends, family, or by yourself - we hope your time in Secret Sisters Boutique will provide you with good memories too!

And p.s. Thanks for the memories (we'd break into song now, but we'd prefer you let Bob Hope's version run through your mind)!

Read More...

Fabulous, Family, Fantastic, Friends, Fun, Fashion and Fundraising.....in this case all these F's bring our report card to a shining gold star of exceeding expectations!  All this of course, in reference to our 2nd Annual "A Charity for our Children" Fashion Show!  With 105 people in attendance - ages ranging from the young to not quite so young - our show was deemed a success! 

At $10 a ticket, plus the sale of raffle tickets for a quilt made by our very own Autumn Cole, individual donations, and a chance to win a free membership to the "Choose to Lose" program if you made an additional donation  - we raised a little over $400 for each program this year!  Our chosen beneficiaries of this year's show were:  Quilts 4 Comfort, Project Care: Free Clinic, and the Northern Lights Clubhouse - all wonderful causes that help children through care, comfort and counseling.

Money talk aside, we're hearing great reports from our attendees.  There was a lot of great fashion talk, a lot of great fashion walk, and a lot of great door prizes given away!  All of our models did a great job - from our littlest, Elena at age 1 to our oldest ... well, we'll keep that name and number to ourselves!  The tips included things like how to turn a sweater into a scarf, to the best colors to wear for all women, to the latest in shoe designs - have you seen them?  The hoof shoe or the nail shoe?  Let me personally say ugh-a-ly!  But truly fun! 

Read More...

It's been crazy busy at your favorite little store in Ely!  Between taking part in the City Wide Rummage and Business Crazy Day Sales which was held on May 21st and all the great planning going on for our 2nd Annual "A Charity for our Children" Fashion Show coming up on June 11th and all the new summer tourist activity - it's been busy, busy, busy!

Let's break it down...

The City Wide Rummage and Business Crazy Day Sales were a great success with over 400 maps given out!  Rummagers were happy, rummagees were happier and businesses saw an increase in sales!  We're hoping it will become an annual event!  If you took part in any of the aforementioned capacities, be sure to talk to the Ely Chamber of Commerce to give your reviews!  There were lots of thank you's sent to our very own Autumn Cole who was the organizer of this event with the Chamber.  Way to go Autumn!

Read More...

On a personal note, the best of intentions in doing a weekly blog were dampened by events that caught us off guard these last few weeks.  We've had friends and family going through major surgeries, thankfully coming through with flying colors.  We have a Grandma dealing with a terrible health diagnosis.  We have beautiful baby girls turning one year old soon.  We have beautiful little girls making First Communion.  We have beautiful big girls going to Prom. 

As we see these life changes all going on before our eyes, we are reminded of just how precious life is.  At the risk of sounding corny... remember to take time to breathe.  Look around you.  Acknowledge the beauty of the day... If it's raining remember that rain is nurturing the flowers and grass so they'll grow beautiful.  Smile at someone you don't know, it just might make their day... you really don't know what hardships they may have been facing lately.  Hug your loved ones.  Hug your friends, or if you don't like hugging people, give your loved ones, friends, or a complete stranger a kind word.  Life truly is short.  Thank your Higher Power, whether you call Him or Her God or by some other name.  And thank people.  For everything.  And know that not only are we here to sell you fun stuff, we truly care about you.

Signed, your friends in life and shopping,

Read More...