New necklace at Ann’s is from PONO and made of Italian jeweler’s enamel, hand-colored and molded.   Irridescent colors and assymetrical style make it fabulously unique and strikingly spectacular.  $375.

Texas’ state flower, the bluebonnet, is also known as buffalo clover, wolf flower and el conejo, the bluebonnet was adopted as Texas’ state flower in 1901.    Mom would love a painted glass tray, vase, or candle holder to remind her of her favorite bloom:

Painted glass tray with stand, $147.50

Large painted glass vase, $69.50

Square vase or candle holder, $54.50

So many of Ann’s customers love collecting her gold roses that we keep them all the time.  If you’ve started her bouquet, you’ll want to drop by and pick up another rose for Mother’s Day (this Sunday). 

What?  She doesn’t have a gold rose, you say?  WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN???  Ann’s gold roses are a slam dunk for Mother’s Day!   Real American Beauties dipped in 24K gold last forever!  Choose one in a vase, or perhaps she would like a colored rose with 24K gold tipped edges?  Whether you buy one rose or the whole bunch, Mom will love a rose from Ann’s for her special day.

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Buy one or the whole bunch! Ann's gold roses start at $105.00.

Ann's Gold Roses are real American Beauties dipped in 24K gold.

Single gold rose in a vase with butterfly, $119.50

Single colored rose in a vase with butterfly, $94.50

One of the new fragrances from Lampe Berger’s “Dreams of Exploration”  is Springs of Mekong.  The Mekong river originates in China’s Quinghi Province and flows 4,909 km through Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia.  The fragrance blends the cultures of Southeast Asia by way of flowers and plants, so let’s look at what’s in Springs of Mekong.

Cool, shady, mysterious bamboo

Shiso leaves, from ancient times used to lend the flavor of aniseed

Fresh, clean, crisp cucumber

Regal White Cedar

Bamboo Iris, an Asian variety

Mentha Longifolia (Mint)

All of this floral beauty comes in a bottle for $18.95, expertly blended to relax you as if you were on a lazy boat drifting down the Mekong River, carrying you somewhere elegant for dinner.    Try Springs of Mekong from Lampe Berger.  Available now at Ann’s.  Let us know how you enjoyed your experience.

$18.95 for half-liter bottle at Ann's.

Let’s go to Paris.  Want to?

Imagine yourself strolling through the “Jardin de Tuileries” .   You’ll smell all the roses, peach trees and citrus blooming, and of course admire all the fashionably dressed people. (You, naturally, are well-attired in the lastest fashions.) 

View of the Louvre Museum from Jardin du Tuleries

Sigh.  How to make this dream a reality?

It’s so easy when you burn Lampe Berger’s new Chic Paris fragrance in your Lampe Berger at home. 

So instead of digging for your passport….follow these steps to the letter:

Drop by Ann’s Fine Gifts and purchase a bottle or two of Chic Paris.  (And some chocolates.  DO NOT forget the chocolates!)  

Drive home.  

Pour the fragrance into the lampe (no more than half-full).

Let the wick soak (20 minutes).  Eat the chocolates while you’re waiting.

Light the burner and blow out the flame after 2 minutes.  

You’ll be instantly transported as the fragrance fills your rooms.  

Enjoy Paris in a half-liter bottle, $18.95.   Bon voyage!

New from Lampe Berger: Paris Chic

Made to look like real stained glass, Ann’s painted glass panels are so colorful, and each one tells a story.  These can go anywhere in a home, but they look best when the light can shine through them.  Don’t you know someone who would enjoy one of these for Christmas?

Enjoy these marvels of nature all year long!  Porcelain hummingbirds are so lifelike they seem to alight on these beautiful blooms.  At Ann’s, lillies, orchids, hibiscus, roses and calliope attract the tiny creatures, all in hand painted porcelain.  Give her one for her indoor “garden” this year for Christmas!

Annie Modica is an artist who uses decoupage as her medium.  Keepsake boxes with hinged tops become works of art that are beautiful to display in your home.   Annie and her team in California employ faux finish and a hand-mixed resin sealant to finish these pieces.  Each takes at least 3 weeks to produce and all are made by hand.    Her studio has a “clean” room where the high-gloss finish can be applied and allowed to set without dust and other surface flaws settling in.  Give an unsual piece, made in America, for a unique and thoughtful Christmas present!  Shop now for Christmas at Ann’s.

To see more Annie Modica pieces available at Ann’s, click here.

Ann is famous for her Gold Roses, but did you know they come in many other colors, edged with 24K gold?  There’s even a rainbow rose.  Give one or a whole bouquet.  She will love a rose from you that never wilts and is always lovely. 

Colored roses with 24K Gold, $74.50 per stem.

Peach rose accented with 24K gold, $74.50

Purple rose has 24K gold accents, $74.50 each.

Ann's Gypsy Rainbow Rose is multi-colored with 24K gold accent.

These make great gifts for the person who is hard to buy for.  Colored glass vases and candle holders are so beautiful and functional you can enjoy them lots of ways.  Use with real or faux flower arrangements or just display them in your home.  You’ll love the color when the light hits them!   A tealight or pillar candle inside these really makes the colors dance.