Drum Roll Please...Victoriana Magazine

What a wonderful way to welcome Spring. Here is an e-mail I received on Tuesday:

Hello Victoria,

The March issue of Victoriana Magazine is online with your wonderful photos and your article about the Victorian Heart Shoppe. It was a pleasure working with you; your article is a fabulous addition to this month's magazine.

http://www.victorianamagazine.com/March 2008/

You will find your article featured on page 1.

Thank you for your help and I hope this proves to be a successful experience for your business. I look forward to working with you in the future.

Thanks again.

Joanne Haug
Executive Editor: Victoriana Magazine
Web site: www.victorianamagazine.com

Open House Month

Good Morning Everyone, We have officially declared March as "Open House Month" at the Victorian Heart Shoppe. We will be changing our featured page out hopefully before the end of next week with a big surprise for everyone. Look for our e-mail : )

Meanwhile, we have several newcomers to welcome to our mall:

Meet Ed and Maria of "Carriage House Gifts" who have joined us on Second Avenue:
Second Avenue Shops

Meet Debbie of "Cozy Cottage Gifts & Decor" who has joined us on Fourth Avenue:
Fourth Avenue Shops
Debbie was referred by her friend Sharon from C'est Chouette. A big thank you to Sharon for the recommendation : )

Meet Francie of "The Scented Cottage" who has joined us on Third Avenue:
Third Avenue Shops
Francie was referred to us by her friend Debbie from Cozy Cottage. A big thank you to Debbie for her faith : ) We won't let you down!

We have also added some photos to our "about us" page and believe we have the most attractive merchants in town. It's OK for us to believe that and you will agree when you take a look at our gallery:
About Us

We are sitting on the edge of our seats waiting to hear from Victoriana Magazine. When we hear, you will as well. Thanks for your patience and encouragement. Anything we can do for you, please let us know!

Top of the mornin' to ya,
Vic

Car Door Magnets

Good Morning everyone, We just ordered some car door magnets from Vista Print for an amazingly good deal! If you do not already have an account with them just go to:

www.vistaprint.com

You will see many free products on the list of marketing materials. The car door magnets are new and you can upload a logo or image free of charge. We used their template and added our own logo and text. We ordered the large size which are comparable to two sheets of paper side by side. The price was $14.49 for two plus shipping. What a great deal. We have been considering car door magnets for a few months and again it is Vista Print to the rescue. (If this deal does not come up for you, we may have to send you a link so let us know.)

Have a great day,
Vic

P.S. Heard from Victoriana Magazine this week and it looks like we are a "go" for March! We have a waiting list of new merchants ready to grab any open windows on March 1st. Wow! This is great fun : )

February's Featured Website

Our February feature page is brought to us by Laura from Pet Scribbles or was that Lulu, Chief Feline Officer? Take a look at the darling Valentines:
http://www.victorianheartshoppe.com/featured.html

Our feature in Victoriana Magazine will be worked on this month and should be ready for the March issue : ) This is a very exciting time for us at the Heart Shoppe and we look forward to a wonderful year of new visitors and lots of publicity.

Let us know what we can do for you,
Vic

Spring Cleaning

Good Morning everyone, We have all of our images and captions mailed to Victoriana Magazine and our model release forms in snail mail. We believe that our feature article will go into the March edition since the January/February issue deadline has passed. We will not see the finished product until it is published, so it will be a pleasant surprise to see their selections.

We are also sprucing up our mall for the impending visitors. If you would like to change any of your images, please do so. We are booking the feature page now for the first 6 months of this year. If you would like to purchase a month, the cost is still very miniscule. Drop us a note : ) Also, if you would like to look into the "Package Deal" which includes a First Avenue window, please make us aware of that since we may have some openings soon.

Thanks,
Vic

January 10, 2008 Good News

Good Morning everyone! It looks like we are starting the year off right at the Heart Shoppe. I want to share with you a portion of the e-mail I received on Tuesday:

Dear Victoria, Thank you for sending us information about the Victorian Heart Shoppe. We would love to include your press release in Victoriana Magazine but we would need some photos to accompany the article.
...

Joanne Haug
Executive Editor
Victoriana Magazine
www.victorianamagazine.com


I feel we have a great opportunity here to get our feet wet and get the attention of the offline presses as well. I am so excited!!!

Thanks for your participation,
Vic

December 15th,

I received this e-mail from a crafter who would like to sell her items:
Dear Victoria, I live in Winter Garden, Florida...I sell my tatting, smocked dresses and smocked bonnets. Contact Donna

If anyone is interested e-mail me for her address.

Merry Christmas to All,
Vic