Labor Day Weekend 2013 Coupon Code

In case you missed it on our Facebook page... Zoey's Attic is offering a coupon code all weekend for 15% off your purchased items from Zoey's Attic Personalized Gifts. The code to use at checkout is LABOR15 and it will expire at 11:59 p.m. CST on Monday, September 2nd. Be sure to check out all the fun and adorable designs for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas! Happy Shopping!

It's A Greek Life!

Greek Monogram Pillowcase

Are you a sorority girl or do you know someone who is?  Sororities can be social or professional, but the friendships you make last long after the college days are over. So, did you love Greek life during your college years and continue to be active in all the alumni sorority events?  Zoey's Attic has something for everyone from the baby to the Grandparents, and we even have something very special for you and your sisters!  The GREEK sorority or fraternity monogram pillowcase, travel pillow, and throw pillow can be custom made for your house letters and colors. They're a great addition to a dorm room, sorority or fraternity house, and make a fabublous gift for Recruitment Week and for newly initiated members.  And, if your college years are past, they are a perfect reminder of those awesome college days! Oh how I long for those days again....


Greek Monogram Pillowcase and Pillows

Remembering Your Grandparents

 

My grandmother moved into her house in 1929,  and I have the most amazing memories of family times spent with her in this home. My Grandmother (everyone called her "Goggie") cared for all her grandchildren whenever asked whether it was watching over us when a new sibling arrived or squeezing fresh orange juice for us when we were sick and Mom had to work.  We celebrated birthdays and holidays year after year in her home on Hanley Rd. Now it has sadly been many, many years since Goggie's passing and the house was sold. My siblings and cousins often reminisce of those days so long ago and have always said how much we'd love to once again step into the home that was the site of so many joyous occasions.  Good news...our wish came true! Unbeknownst to any of us until recently, my niece is actually friends with the young man who currently lives in my Grandmother's home!  Although my niece has been in this home many times, she had absolutely no idea this was the house her own Grandmother and Great-Grandmother had lived in many years ago.  Her friend graciously invited us to visit and what an awesome visit it was!  The rooms were every bit as spacious as I had remembered.  It was almost surreal to step into the closet with the window as this was always a favorite spot for the girls to gather.  It contained a shelf full of Barbie dolls and trunks full of dress up clothes.  The light fixtures in the entry and also in the breakfast nook were the original ones that I remember as a child.  I had forgotten about the glass crystal door knobs on all the closet doors.  And here they were, and it made me think about how many of my relatives had actually turned these knobs in the years past. My Grandmother's home was a home filled with love and laughter, and these special memories I have will always be a part of me.  National Grandparents Day began in the United States in 1978, the year my Goggie passed away.  Even though we didn't have an official day to celebrate Grandparents back then, I hope she always felt our love and appreciation. Be sure to let your Grandparents know this year the special place they hold in your heart.  Zoey's Attic can help with a special Grandparent's Day gift designed just for your very own special Grandma and Grandpa.


Grandparent's Day Gifts from Zoey's Attic

Almost Fall!

The variety of colors and aromatic scents of the garden are some of life's most awesome gifts!  Gardening is a source of comfort, therapy if you will, for many people.  Personally, for me, it can be a major source of frustration as I definitely do not have a very "green" thumb.  I prefer to visit the magnificent Missouri Botanical Garden located here in St. Louis.  It is a National Historic Landmark and our nation's oldest botanical garden in continuous operation. Locals know the garden as Shaw's Garden. The land was owned by Henry Shaw, and his estate home from 1850 remains on the garden property and is open for tours. A recent brunch and casual walk through the Garden was exhilarating!  The English Woodlands were lovely and so peaceful. A stop at the pond in the beautifully understated Japanese Gardens to feed the carp is always a must.  Just watching the excitement of the children feeding these large and very colorful fish is a special treat! Then continuing along the path you eventually arrive at the experimental flower and vegetables gardens.  Staff is always present to offer helpful ideas and suggestions for the novice as well as the experienced gardener.  I was surprised to see so many pumpkins already popping out from beneath their large leaves... a sign Fall is not far away. It got me thinking about the months ahead and all the upcomimg fun activities like apple picking and the annual visit to the pumpkin patch. Autumn is perfect too for gathering family and friends for a hayride and roasting marshmallows around a bonfire. You'll want to check out Zoey's Attic for the perfect shirt for all your Fall activities.


Personalized Shirts for Fall from Zoey's Attic

Love the Giraffe!

New Baby Gifts

 

I have always been fascinated by giraffes! They somehow manage to walk along with such grace, and it's truly admirable considering they typically stand about 16-20 feet tall! The average weight of the female giraffe is about 1800 pounds, while the male giraffe averages about 3500 pounds. That's ginormous! Their beautiful patchy coat serves as camouflage in the savannas and woodlands of Africa.  A favorite childhood (and adult) memory is seeing the giraffe family at the zoo. If you're ever in St. Louis you MUST visit our Zoo!  It is world class and admission is free! And another interesting fact is that the gestational period of the giraffe lasts anywhere from 400-460 days!  My goodness, that is well over a years time!  I'm ever so thankful human pregnancy doesn't last nearly that long!  I can only imagine how much I would have weighed at delivery!  So knowing my love for the giraffe, Zoey's Attic offers lots of giraffe designed items from a sweet pacifier by Wubbanub to an even sweeter personalized travel pillow for your toddler. And, if you're looking for a really adorable giraffe design pregnancy announcement shirt or sibling set, you'll also find it here.


Pregnancy Announcement Shirts and Sibling Sets

It's a Monster Truck Party!

Big Brother Monster Truck Raglan

Big Brother Monster Truck Tshirt

Just about all boys (young and old) and lots of girls love trucks! Did you know the home of "BIGFOOT" the original monster truck is here in St. Louis, MO?  Depending on event schedules, you can actually make a visit to BIGFOOT 4x4 and see BIGFOOT#1, the original monster pickup truck. You can also walk around and under BIGFOOT#5, the world's tallest, widest, and heaviest pickup truck.  They have a gift shop with toys, truck clothing, and souvenirs too.  The fascination with monster trucks won't stop here, so why not have a monster truck themed pregnancy announcement or birthday party? Zoey's Attic has the perfect shirt to announce a monster truck lover is about to be a big brother.  Or, have Zoey's Attic Personalized Gifts customize a shirt for your very special monster truck birthday party. You can also find tons of fun monster truck birthday items online at Oriental Trading.  Here you will find coordinating monster truck themed paper supplies including plates, napkins, and cups. They also have removable tattoos, erasers, checkered flags, and monster truck filled treat bags for your guests. Oriental Trading has even posted a recipe for monster truck cupcakes. The perfect party dessert! Young and old will love their very own monster truck party!


Back To School Fun!

I attended a private school when I was younger and we always wore a uniform... green plaid jumper with white collared blouse in elementary school, and a gray and gold skirt, white collared blouse, and gray blazer with school emblem during my high school years. My neighborhood friends attended the local public school. They didn't have to wear a uniform, and I was so jealous of them! My big shopping adventure during those years was not for new school clothes, but rather, it was for a special matching short and top set for our annual school picnic at the close of each school year. In those days we didn't return to school from summer vacation until after the Labor Day holiday in early September. So my "street" friends shopped at a nearby mall or local discount store like a K-Mart in early August for "back to school" clothes. Back then (in the olden days as the kiddos refer to them... makes you feel really ancient!) we never had an inkling that one day our "back to school" shopping would be done online! Gee, we didn't even know what the internet was nor did anyone even own a computer! My how times have changed! Now you can do all your "back to school" shopping in the comfort and privacy of your own home!  Be sure to check out Zoey's Attic's collection of "back to school" tees. Any shirt can be customized with the actual class year and also personalized with your child's name if desired. I love the designs at Zoey's Attic and I know you will love them too!


Zoey's Attic Back To School Tees