Catch You on the Flip Side

Hey blog followers...we are 2 days away from launching our new website. Just wanted to let you know that the new site will have it's own blog sooo...no more posting here on blogspot. Be sure to visit shopbellavita.com this Saturday Sept. 26th to see the new site and subscribe to our "first" blog post. See you soon!
The girls at Bella Vita

Artist Spotlight - Lauren Wildrick

Everybody, meet Lauren Wildrick. Many of you may recognize Lauren...she was Bella Vita's 1st employee ever!! Lauren was a huge asset to our business and continued to manage our Cordova location while we opened our 2nd store in Collierville a couple years ago.Lauren has since left Bella Vita to become a full time Mom, but moonlights as an artist for us! She currently resides in East Memphis and when she's not spending time with her husband and their 2 year old son, she's in her home studio bringing blank canvas to life. Lauren stocks us up regularly with beautiful, vibrant and fun canvas paintings of all sizes. Many of her paintings adorn the walls of many kid's bedrooms we have decorated/designed in the past.

Lauren's current project involves gorgeous, textured cross paintings that are mounted on wooden frames by the Matchstix Products Company. Not only do the paintings have texture, but the 2-layered wooden frames finish the package and could add some awesome depth to a wall in your house.

Emily Ozier Artwork

We've noticed a lot of you are reaching our site and blog while searching for Emily Ozier artwork and paintings! We are currently working on an "Artist Spotlight" blog post/article for all of our local artists...and Emily will hopefully be one of them. We'll ask the artists a lot of questions and basically just get to know them better.

In the meantime, we thought we would post some questions and answers about the EMYO artwork that we carry and some general guidelines for buying original art at our store.

Find more at http://shopbellavita.com/emyo

How many EMYO paintings do you have in your store right now?

Normally, we have 3-6 at any given time. If you catch us after a trunk show, we may have 10 or more. As of today(5/27), we have 6 in stock.

Where can I see them?

We don't have pictures posted on our site yet. We are working on an efficient and easy way to post and maintain all of our products online. Try looking through older postings on this blog and you'll find some pictures....however they are likely not in stock anymore. Don't hesitate to call and ask us to email the pictures of what we currently have. We do it all the time.

Phone: 901-850-0892

What sizes do you carry?

They vary and the sizes in stock are completely at the artists discretion.

Common sizes are:

30x30

36x36

48x48

What are the prices?

They vary as well! Prices normally range from $700-$2900 depending upon subject matter.

Can I take them for a "test drive"?

Yes. We allow artwork to go out "on approval" for 24 hours(subject to change). Ask us for more details.

Have a great week!

Fun Links - 05/20/2009

Don't dare click any of these links unless you want to lose an hour or two of your life! While scouring the internet and trying to keep up with the design world, we come across some cool and incredibly useful stuff that we thought we would pass along to ya.

Anthrolpologie Hardware

One of us here has already decided to order one of these as a funky addition to an otherwise drab kitchen pantry door. Although, you can also find authentic/rustic/vintage door knobs on Ebay as well.

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Wedding Paper Divas

We do have plenty of stationary here at the store, but sometimes you need something customized for special occasions such as engagement announcements, rehearsal dinners and more. The colors and designs available here are awesome and so un-cheesy like many of the other stationary sites and custom cards your "crazy Aunt" was going to make for you.

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Jewelry...A La Carte Style!

We've mixed two of our awesome new lines of handmade charms!! They are both sold a la carte. You pick the chain(s) or bracelets and then choose all the charms that best describe your personality. The more charms the better!

Necklaces and bracelets range from $11 - $45

Charms range from $11 - $35

Updated Photo Gallery

We just updated our photo gallery. Check it out.

Have a good weekend!

Happy Mother's Day!

If you received a gift from us for Mother's Day, we hope you LOVE it! But, we do understand that sometimes you get a gift that's NOT what you wanted(aarrgh, what was he thinking!!) , not your "style", or not your size(love it, but he knows I dont were Xtra Small!) 

The day after a holiday is very busy here at Bella Vita with all of the returns/exchanges, so we'd like re-iterate our "exchange" policy that we adopted in March and is posted at the counter and on your receipt:

We accept exchanges only within 30 days of the original purchase date. 

If you have any questions about a gift you received, please email(customercare@shopbellavita.com) or give us a call(850-0892)