Maria Luisa Blog: OPEN DAILY for your Local Shopping Convenience

Maria Luisa Blog: OPEN DAILY for your Local Shopping Convenience: How’s your holiday shopping going? Good, we hope. And we just want to remind you we’re here for all your gift-giving needs. Maria Luisa ...

OPEN DAILY for your Local Shopping Convenience

How’s your holiday shopping going? Good, we hope. And we just want to remind you we’re here for all your gift-giving needs. Maria Luisa Boutique and ML Gifts & Accessories are now open daily – yes, every single day now through Dec. 24 – for your shopping convenience. Tight on time? If you don’t feel you have time to browse, just give us a call and we’ll not only provide gift ideas but also discuss late hours. And don’t forget that always-appropriate solution, the gift certificate. It might make your shopping a breeze, but it also makes for a lovely surprise for the recipient. They get to come in, at their convenience, and pick out their heart’s desire, all on you. Now if that’s not a generous gift, then what is? We’re again also offering our Wish List. Make it easy on those you love – create a Maria Luisa wish list, and we’ll give those who purchase something for you off that list a 15% discount when they shop through Dec. 16. So, as you see, we’re more than ready to fill your holiday needs, in the most stylish way. We hope you’ll stop in, especially as that will give you the chance to see our festive holiday windows. Happy shopping, no matter how you do it. Maria Luisa

Movember

It is the last week before December. Thanksgiving is over, so we are all slowly focusing on other things than enjoying each other’s presence and love. Soon we are to think about presents. For this week between Thanksgiving and the beginning of December, all of us at Maria Luisa Boutique and ML Gifts and Accessories would like to thank all of those who have been participating in Movember. We know it must have been hard to go to Thanksgiving dinner and not get too much turkey and cranberry sauce in your mustaches. Maybe it was difficult to explain to your relatives your new look, but we are so proud of anyone who has supported this cause. We will be sad to see your mustaches go. During Movember, men grow out their mustaches to raise awareness for men’s health issues. The Movember Foundation is trying to increase early detection for prostate and testicular cancer with awareness. To get involved in this initiative, men can sign up at www.movember.com and register to grow out facial hair through the month of November. Funds that are raised through this program are directed to programs like the Prostate Cancer Foundation and LIVESTRONG Foundation. Congratulations to all who made it through this month with itchy faces!

Written by Ruth Vandevanter, ML Gift & Accessories' Manager.

WildLIFE Art Show by Shawna Handke @ML Gifts

We featured pastel artist Rachel Avenia this past month and now another artist steps into the spotlight. (These art openings are so fun, don't you agree?). Shawna Handke, a Nyack-based artist and illustrator, will unveil "WildLIFE," an exhibtion that will be featured through the end if December. Some of you may know Shawna - she's well known for TOMS customizing events - and recognize her work, which not only includes fine art but also T-shirts, notecards (available year round at ML Gifts & Accessories) and more. Plan to stop by from 5:00pm to 6:30pm to meet Shawna and see this latest exhibition, as always featured in the lower-level gallery of ML Gifts & Accessories. We will formally welcome the show with a sip of wine, a snack or two and plenty of good conversation. And why not come early to do a bit of holiday shopping? We're happy to showcase Shawna's creations for you, our preferred customers. Please RSVP via the link below. Hope to see you there. Bring a friend or two! ML

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25 25 25 Encore

TwentyFive Year Anniversary Sale! Can you believe it's been been 25 years? Neither can we. Our growth wouldn't have been possible without you - our loyal customers - so in honor of you and our anniversary, we're adding an encore to last month's 25 25 25 event. So, come in to Maria Luisa Boutique and ML Gifts & Accessories on Sunday November 25 when we are offering you 25 percent off on everything priced at $25 or more. That's right! Everything! In addition, we are offering 25 percent off all gift certificates (available through our web site) from Thanksgiving Day through Sunday, Nov. 25. Go ahead and stock up - buy a dozen for work friends and as thank-you gifts for teachers or splurge on a larger denomination for a dear friend, relative... or yourself. No matter the amount or the recipient, there's a 25% built-in discount. And be sure to pick up the sought-after Maria Luisa T-shirt, also 25% off when purchased at marialuisaboutique.com, which makes a perfect accompaniment for any gift certificate.( Coupon Code MLBTEE) Remember, we personalize the gift certificates, too. Click here to start ordering.

We will be OPEN 7 days a week beginning on November 26 through December 24.

"Close to the Hudson: New Pastels" by Artist Rachel Avenia - Nov. 4 through 30.

Our signature series, Ladies' Night: The Maria Luisa Way, just keeps rolling along. We thank all of you who were able to join us Oct. 25 as we officially kicked off our 25th anniversary celebration. What an exciting day that led right into a truly celebratory edition of our Ladies' Night. (Don't worry if you missed it; we will continue the party well into 2013). Next up, we will host the opening reception for our latest exhibition in the lower-level gallery of ML Gifts & Accessories. Pastel artist Rachel Avenia will be showing a collection called "Close to the Hudson: New Pastels" Nov. 4 through 30. From 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 8, we will formally welcome the show with an evening set to include comments from the artist and our usual mix of good conversation and a sip of wine, etc.

Avenia says she specializes in pastels as she loves "their immediate and vibrant color." A School of the Visual Arts graduate, Avenia recently was part of a group show in Piermont. We're happy to showcase her work to you, our preferred customers, and hope you can make it to the opening. Please RSVP via the link below. RSVP Link

Ladies' Night: The Maria Luisa Way, continues Thursday, Oct. 25, with a very special night.

We are proud to announce that our now-signature series, Ladies' Night: The Maria Luisa Way, continues Thursday, Oct. 25, with a very special night. Last month, we had a packed house for a lively (and empowering) night with Cindy Joseph, the 'timeless beauty' who's not only the founder of BOOM! Cosmetics but a supermodel. This month, it's... um... all about us. Well, about you, too. Maria Luisa Boutique is officially 25 years old. It's a milestone that both pleases and humbles us - and would not have been possible without the enduring support of you, our longtime, preferred customers. We are hosting a special Ladies' Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 to officially kick off what's going to be a pretty extended celebration (oh, we have events planned into 2013, so stay tuned). The evening will be about good conversation- sharing Maria Luisa memories - and of course, a bit of bubbly to make a toast and plenty of shopping. As our special gift to you, to mark our 25 years on this event on the 25th, we'll be offering 25% off items over $25, in both shops. The promotion will run all day, from 10 a.m. and continue til we close. In addition - and already under way - any purchase of $25 or more in either shop earns the customer a raffle ticket that will be drawn that evening. Prizes range from T-shirts to gift certificates to our special gala planned for early next year. And if that weren't enough, the 25th also marks the day of our "Best-Dressed Customer" contest and our poster contest. Judged my Nyack Mayor Jen White and another 'mystery judge' So please join us on the 25th for the start of our celebrating and remember, it's the perfect time to stock up on great fall fashions, pick up a few gifts or even get a jump on the holiday rush. As always, please RSVP to help us with the planning. (And don't forget to stop by Oct. 27 before Nyack's Halloween parade to get a "Trick or Treat" coupon. RSVP Hope to see you there. ML