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February 1, 2010

To a Fabulous New Year

And YAY because BLUE is one of my two favorite colors and it's making a huge comeback
this year! Pantone, the global authority on color, announced that 2010's color of the year is turquoise! Regardless of it being a hot color for now (I honestly haven't seen it not be a hot color), I simply love it for its bold color--I wear it with almost any clothing
that I put on. I have mixed it primarily with gold over the years, but also have
recently started to mix it into our Silver Collection. I am also using london blue
topaz which has a richness that I adore. And I am using london blue topaz over
white mother of pearl which is yummy!

Our Turtle Creek Showroom Hours

Our Turtle Creek showroom is open the week before Valentine's Day from Monday, February 8th through Friday, February 12th from 11am-5pm daily. I will personally be here both Monday and Tuesday (the 8th and 9th) . Please send your sweetie in to see
us! Or of course, please shop for yourself. We have just officially launched both
our new Silver Collection and our new 18kt Gold Collection for Spring! I am so
excited about both of them. I feel better than I ever have about my designs with
my new collections. Shoppers can also purchase some of the Silver Collection online
at www.elizabethshowers.com
And please remember that my 18kt Gold Collection is also available in Dallas at
Stanley Korshak and Forty Five Ten. Click here to find a store in other cities.

Tucson Gem Show

I am going on a hunt for fabulous gemstones next week in Tucson. I am designing
custom jewelry now in 18kt gold, so please let me know if there are any lovely
gemstones that you would like for me to find for you.

Save the Date for ESTEEM

The newest event of The Elisa Project - is a celebration of positive body image
that will be held in Dallas in conjunction with National Eating Disorders Awareness
Week. Local celebrities will join girls and women, boys and men, of all ages and
sizes, to embrace healthy, balanced lifestyles and self acceptance. By helping
to increase awareness about eating disorders and the importance of positive body
image, ESTEEM encourages people to love themselves while striving to be healthy.
For more info, click the link below to visit The Elisa Project's fabulous NEW
and improved website! (their new website was designed by my friend Adrienne Cornelsen's company, InSite Interactive ;)

New Year's Celebration in My Home

I had a casual gathering in my home to celebrate our new year in mid-January with
everyone who works full-time for me--Maria, me, Karen, Blanca and Erin (Dori took
this photo and is not pictured here).

A funny thing that happened--we all took a tour through my house, and when we returned
to the kitchen, my dog Whitney was standing ON TOP of the kitchen island eating
the crackers and brie with fig preserves! Should I call her Marley?

December 9, 2009

A few of my favorite things during the holidays

Christmas Traditions

Ever since I was a little girl, it has been a family tradition amongst the females to go see Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Ballet. My mom said that the first time I saw the sparkly costumes, I turned to her and said, "It's diamond," but I pronounced it like "It's die-men," so we still say this to each other every time we see it. This was my first year ever to go without my family--my friend Ann and I went to see it at The Winspear Opera House and the ballet and the opera house were both beautiful!

Holiday Lunch at the Zodiac Room

Lunch in the Zodiac Room at Downtown Neiman Marcus always gets me into
the Christmas spirit. My friend Jennifer and I had lunch there
today! I always love the popovers with strawberry butter (which are
actually a year-round tradition there). The holiday decorations at
Downtown Neimans never cease to amaze me.

Cooking at Home

Here is my mom's copy of a cookbook that my maternal grandmother,
Margaret Anne, and her friend Betsy put together in the early 80s--it
contain recipes (or "receipts" as they called it here) from various
friends throughout my hometown. As you can see, it has been put to
good use. I always get a good chance to re-visit this old copy of it
during the holidays (I do have my own copy that has hardly been
touched but I have recently developed more interest in cooking :)

Pictured below: My sister and me at Thanksgiving

Childhood Photos

I want to share a few family Christmas snapshots from the
early 70s-- they are a mix of me, my mom and dad
(Jan and Jim), and my sister, Susanna (and 1 pic
of my family's home during a white Christmas in the 70s).
Check out Mom's huge hair and Dad's sideburns!!