Thank You

We have wrapped up our time here in Evergreen as we are making our move to Texas to be closer to family.  It's a big change filled with tons of emotions, but in the core of it all, it feels right.  It's time for Brent & I to spend time with our sweet families and enjoy them while we can.  And, we are pretty excited about the adventure this change is bringing!  The hardest part is saying goodbye to all the wonderful people we have met and to all the close close friendships we have made here. We will miss our friends but we take comfort in the fact that we will see them again and thanks to our world of social media, everyone is just a Facebook, news feed away.  I have to admit it has been bittersweet to close our shop.  All the joy, creativity, hard work, time, and energy that we have put into Bella is coming to an end.  But, again, I take comfort & joy in the fact that it has been a good place to be for the past 5 years, a wonderful experience, a great opportunity to meet some fabulous people, and the best, most-important part of it all for me personally, is that we will revive some version of Bella in Texas once we get settled.  

So, thank you to each and everyone of you for your love, support, encouragement, laughs, smiles, and hugs. Best wishes in your personal journey and we look forward to the opportunity that perhaps our paths will cross again soon!  If you would like to keep updated with what we are doing and all of our adventures in Texas, then follow us here on the blog.  You can subscribe (the box in the upper left corner) to the feed and you will only get an e-mail from us when we post something new.  I will be using it to update all of our explorations and happenings in the land that awaits us. 

Thank you & big hugs to each & everyone of you!!

Michele & Brent 

Happy 4th of July

We will be closing today at 5:00 pm & will be closed tomorrow for the holiday.  

Have a happy & safe 4th of July - we'll see you back here on Friday!

Summer with Sweet Paul

If you haven't had the opportunity to indulge in the beautiful lifestyle magazine Sweet Paul, then summer is the perfect time to do so!  Of all the magazines I enjoy & love, Sweet Paul is by far my favorite.  I look forward to every issue which is always FULL of seasonal inspiration, delicious (and easy!) recipes, crafts, home design ideas, cool places to see, party ideas, and so much more.  I just know you'll love it, so if you haven't checked this beautiful magazine out, then take a little sneak peak below of some of the features of the Summer Issue - it's a perfect summer vacation pick-up!

Herbs, Herbs, Herbs

Over Memorial Day Weekend we brought in a small selection of herbs that we sold in these really sweet pots as a great hostess gift & we sold out before the weekend was over!  So because you love them & we love them oh so much, we have brought in more.  These really do make great hostess gifts, housewarming gifts, or just a gift for your own kitchen window.  We have a small selection and they go fast, so come grab one or two before they are gone.   Current availability includes lavender, rosemary, sage, & thyme.

Father's Day Gifts!

We just stocked our online shop with gifts for dad!  Peruse our collection of gift ideas for dad & we will include a large Atticus Caramel* from Helliemae's Handcrafted Caramels with your purchase of any item from our Father's Day Collection now through June 16!

Father's Day Collection 2013

{* Atticus Caramel ~ handcrafted in small batches in Denver, CO, this Father's Day favorite from Helliemae's Handcrafted Caramels is made with all of the things that most dad's love - Colorado Whiskey, Louisiana Cane syrup, & salt smoked over bourbon barrel staves.}

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

It's an absolutely beautiful weekend here in Evergreen, Colorado, and I hope it is the same for you wherever you are and wherever you may be headed.  I took advantage of this gorgeous weather by putting out all of our flowers that don our shop for the summer and I love them!  I am always amazed how flowers bring such life to any area or space - even the front of a shop. : )

We know you all will be going to parties & barbecues this weekend, so we have put together these lovely herb pots that make super lovely hostess gifts.  Pick one up for yourself too while you're at it!!

Have a safe, relaxing, & happy Memorial Day Weekend!!

We've Expanded!

I am so very excited to announce that we have expanded Bella Vita to the online world.  You can now shop with us in store and online!!  And, my hope is that your online experience will be just as lovely and just as inspiring as your in-store experience.  Our online shop is small but growing and we are working through all the hiccups, but please take a peak and let us know what you think.

REstyleSOURCE

I couldn't be more excited to have Bella Vita featured this week on the beautiful national site REstyleSOURCE.  

Have you seen this fantastic resource to local businesses? You just must check them out!  REstyleSOURCE is a beautifully published online resource that focuses on reconnecting real shoppers with the real people and the real stores that built America.  You can easily find local shops, restaurants, coffee shops, florists, and designers that are in your area, find inspiration and even create a Style File, and peruse city guides as you prepare for weekend and summer getaways.  We are absolutely honored to be their FEATURED retailer this week, so please take a peak and let us know what you think!

A Fresh Spring Table

I always greatly welcome and get so excited about the freshness & brightness that the spring season brings!  As I was thinking about ways to pull in a fresh spring look here at the shop, I couldn't get my mind and my eyes off this beautiful pattern & color of table linens from Hen House Linens.  Thinking too of setting an Easter table later this month, I thought this collection would be perfect!  The 'ocean blue' is a lovely nod to the season's popular 'robin's egg blue' but just a bit deeper, and yet paired with the white dinnerware, a little brighter at the same time.  The latticework pattern lends a simple elegance too without being overly stuffy or formal.  

I am most definitely a HUGE fan of white dinnerware.  It is a simply beautiful staple & a must-have in any dinnerware collection as it is such a great foundation to mix and match any color and any pattern you wish.  The possibilities are endless and to have the flexibility of changing things up with the seasons or your mood is just the ultimate indulgence for any home entertainer!

And, of course, I always look for a reason to mix in some of my favorite flowers into any table setting or just into any place in the house!  Hydrangeas are a big favorite of mine, and I love how these don't match the table exactly but instead complement the color scheme with tones of blue, yellow, & that deep leafy green.  They were just perfect for putting in this white pitcher & oh, so simple (love that part too!!) 

Happy Spring everyone!! May you be inspired to bring the freshness & brightness of the season onto your table and into your home!

Valentine's Day Inspiration

Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and I have been trying to think about different gift ideas this year that stick with my theme (& I suppose my word now) for the year - simplify.

I love these sweet little gift ideas below that include something your special someone might already love and then just adding a simple red heart, a tag, or ribbon that presents it in that extra special way.  Hoping that some of our ideas will inspire you this
Valentine's Day!

Beautifully Organized

Welcome to the New Year!  If you are like me, you look at each new year with a feeling and a hope for new starts, new opportunities, & new perspectives.  And, it is inevitable that with a start of each new year, I get an overwhelming urge to clean out and get organized.  Quite frankly, the urge to do that comes up often throughout the year - perhaps because I always lose my momentum at the beginning of the year.  However, I really do feel like this year is the year for me to SIMPLIFY.  I am trying to approach every area of my life with this concept, and we will just have to see how that goes.  In the meantime, the task of getting organized for me goes hand in hand with my desire to simplify.  And there are just so many beautiful ways to get all of that stuff that looms in corners, in piles on counters & desktops, in closets, & in drawers, cleaned out and the necessities into beautiful containers that will motivate me to KEEP it organized.

 

I think jars are just fabulous for containing & organizing!  You can see what you need to see but there is something about putting rubber bands in a jar instead of throwing them into a drawer that makes me want to keep all the rubber bands where they belong - in the jar!  Think about jars of all shapes & sizes for the unexpected storage like rubber bands, paper clips, thumb tacks, clothespins, chalk, pencils, & binder clips. 

 

Wire baskets are also favorites for me too.  I am a hoarder (yes, I just admitted that!) of beautiful magazines - so what better way to keep them & to enjoy them but in a lovely magazine holder such as the wire one above.  

And, you don't always want the world to see all the stuff that is laying around that needs a home, which is where just regular baskets (the non-wire ones) come in handy.  Baskets of all kinds are just super great for collecting mail, toys, blankets, towels, & even extra toilet paper rolls.  

So, get creative this year with your organization.  Find things that you wouldn't typically think of using (like jars for rubber bands) for the things to reside in that you need to keep.  Perhaps the items you need to contain these things in are items you already have around your home.  Start there and see how to pull out those containers that you already have & love and give them a new, beautiful function!

Happy New Year!  Happy Organizing!!

White SALE

It's our Annual White SALE

Jan. 2-31, 2013

Stop in & take advantage of some great deals on our Turkish Cotton Bath Towels, Organic Cotton Shower Curtains, Robes, & Throws, & even our Table Linens and Pillows are included too.  The SALE is on through the month of January and applies to in-stock items only.