factory outlet sale online...

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I was just e-mailed this... I'm dying right now! Yaaaa!!! Us Southern Cali people are pretty lucky because we have a J-Crew Outlet store here in our backyard {kind of}! We usually say it's in Mexico because it's right by the Mexico border... No joke you can park your car in the outlet mall... Walk across to Mexico, get a street Taco & then come back home to shop at J-Crew. It's probably a 45 minute drive for me {don't mind that drive at all}... I do it because I like the outlet J-Crew a little more than the regular one. Don't ask why, but I tend to find & buy soooo much more. Call me crazy, but I love it! So when I got this e-mail about their sale online I was so thrilled I had to share... I've never seen this happen before. Do tell me what you purchase if you do... Would love to hear! Enjoy!

social what

Social media... What's that?

Social media is media designed to be disseminated through social interaction, created using highly accessible & scalable publishing techniques... Ok, What? Let me explain it in, "Alexandra words"... Blogging, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube & Websites. The linking & connecting to all of these creative media outlets to get your product or company discovered. Fewwwww, that was hard. I've been blogging, facebooking & twitting now for over a year & half & have started to get noticed by people. {thank you} It takes time to get noticed... But, I've been determined & driven to do so because I love our business so much! Plus, the rustic rooster has blossomed even more from our blog. Facebook has been fun & helped us connect with tons of different clients & customers... & twitting has opened my mind up to new things {I'm trying to get on board with that one}.

I got a phone call that I was recommended to be on a panel to discuss Social Media at the Kravet Showroom in San Diego. I jumped {a bit nervous} at the chance!

The morning started off with delicious treats & warm coffee to get the buzz going in the room!

Chairs were perfectly organized... Kind of felt like I was graduating college or getting married again.

Designers started arriving... My heart started racing. Of course I started sweating {what elses is new}... Then I thought to myself OH MY GOSH I didn't bring any extra deodorant or perfume... Great! Yoga Breaths! I'll be just fine. I love all this stuff! I have a BLAST with our BLOG & FACEBOOK. I can do this!

I raced to get some water... & then I actually relaxed. The presentation had begun & I couldn't run now!

BAMN... It was over just like that! I got nervous for that... So easy I was a pro. OK I'm officially a dork now! lol

Rebecca Robeson {Robeson Design}, Jennifer Powell {Social Media Coordinator - Kravet} & me

The beautiful & talented girl in the middle was head coordinator of this entire event. She was absolutely wonderful to talk with. I really enjoyed listening to her discuss how you can grow your business even more... The do's & dont's. Thanks you so much Jennifer for this wonderful opportunity. Loved it! Please ask me again.. I would do it in a heart beat!

Last but not least... I must end on this note - Rebecca was such a delight to be with as well. She's very talented & full of life & energy. The moment you meet her you feel as if you have known her for ages... Get this she's called the Queen of YouTube interior design videos. Go check her out! You go Rebecca!

So that's Social Media in a nutshell... & my adventure on being on a panel to discuss the rooster success! Kravet, Thank You so much for putting on such a wonderful event & inviting me!

new... new... new

1.) Barcelona Baskets

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2.) Mandolin Trays {small & large}

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3.) White drawer coffee table - SOLD

4.) White rocker with yellow & white seat cushion

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5.) Bolster Lobster pillow, 8 x 24

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6.) Black Chair - SOLD

7.) White rectangular mirror

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8.) Black Mirror - SOLD

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If you have any questions on

measurements or pricing please

call the rustic rooster,

760.436.2171

new pillow love

1.) Sit, 18x18 - SOLD

2.) Red Lobster, 18x18

3.) Sail Away, 18x18

If you have any questions on

measurements or pricing please

call rustic rooster,

760.436.2171

new... new... new

1.) french leg bench

2.) White Chair {we have 2 of them}

3.) Night stand - SOLD

4.) Shuttered night stand {we have 2 of them} - SOLD

5.) High boy

6.) French leg low long dresser - SOLD

7.) Low long dresser

8.) Wild Card armoire... This one is funky!

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If you have any questions on
measurements or pricing please
call the rustic rooster,
760.436.2171

picture perfect

I can't believe I did it... I Got Taylor the new tortoise shell glasses. I do have to say though they make her look amazing! {remember this post here}! She looks so different in them... Smarter, classic & more mature. OK, I definitely wan't them too! ha ha The color of her hair matches the frames perfectly... She has this classic beauty that's indescribable! Taylor darling... You're picture perfect! I love you so much... Enjoy your new glasses.

arrivals...

Are so much fun! My slip cover arrived on Thursday & I can't tell you how giddy I was! Of course it was just put on last Sunday. Man oh man it was worth the wait... I'm so happy we went with white. The house looks so crisp, clean, fresh & open. I love you white slip cover... I love you {smooch}!

wake up san diego

I can not get this fabulous place out of my mind, drybar. I was introduced to it by a dear dear friend {Thanks Hil} on facebook... I have battled wavy, stuck in the middle thick hair. It never gets really curly or really straight. I'm stuck in limbo. So I'm constantly straightening my hair on my own or once in a while at a salon. I do get the Japanese Straigtening Treatment, but that doesn't last forever. Wow, 35 dollars for a blow out. Amazing! Everytime you go to a salon they charge you up the ying yang & you still have to tip. So frustrating, especially for me! The moment I saw this company on Facebook... I about died. No joke I wanted to open a franchise up here in San Diego! Great idea. Go check Dry Bar out if you live in Los Angeles... I am so jealous!!! Hopefully I can stop by & have a blow dry done when I'm up in LA.