Thank you from New England Finery

<a href="http://curlygirldesigns.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576910362828851522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYx03SBvcz1Fq6gJxGZasR8Ao5A907NtXKXtZizryX3t1hBJAXWa8tHipU0K5py6kmr6QR7wfArXwa3BOOhTqAlACwkTk9dYFxrOzvHpXGCl_XRu3PTbCmUyddVX7GetxcV3VXvM-VH6bB/s400/journalcover.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><br />This is the cover of a journal that I received from a friend<br />to congratulate me on my new creative endeavor. The artist,<br />Leigh Standley of <a href="http://www.curlygirldesign.com/">Curly Girl Design</a>, is Boston-based<br />(sounds like the perfect story for New England Finery!)</span><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I cannot say “Thank You!!” enough to everyone who has supported the launch of <a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nefinery-feb2011" style="font-weight: bold;">New England Finery Magazine</a> since it went live on Saturday! Linda and I have received so many thoughtful emails and comments on this premiere issue which has been viewed over 1,300 times to date! It took a team of many to create the content that fills the 70-plus pages, and we are super grateful to all of our contributors who allowed us to include their beautiful images, fabulous products, and their unique points of view.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">We really loved putting <a href="http://www.newenglandfinery.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">New England Finery</span></a> together and honestly can’t wait to do it all again for issue 2 (scheduled for early April). While Linda and I are heading back to work (find her at <a href="http://www.newenglandfinery.com/retailstore.html">New England Fine Living</a> in Middleton each week, Wednesdays through Saturday) I want to leave you with a few design tips from the pages of <span style="font-weight: bold;">New England Finery</span>:<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYx03SBvcz1Fq6gJxGZasR8Ao5A907NtXKXtZizryX3t1hBJAXWa8tHipU0K5py6kmr6QR7wfArXwa3BOOhTqAlACwkTk9dYFxrOzvHpXGCl_XRu3PTbCmUyddVX7GetxcV3VXvM-VH6bB/s1600/journalcover.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYx03SBvcz1Fq6gJxGZasR8Ao5A907NtXKXtZizryX3t1hBJAXWa8tHipU0K5py6kmr6QR7wfArXwa3BOOhTqAlACwkTk9dYFxrOzvHpXGCl_XRu3PTbCmUyddVX7GetxcV3VXvM-VH6bB/s1600/journalcover.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nefinery-feb2011"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576912017444452162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9j2J-yXuqOnKTeov8mX2GaMqC4_ovLq7RJ51-qmSqyg5fF2F1RQ8F_l7pzfUl8-2uYsCvoCsJZVfWr2fh91l-1rnP-joy2ufBV75HsX6T9hrA0U6yN3cMs5CiSTMoeWx_jrJy6v6QohtM/s400/cordani-nef1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nefinery-feb2011">New England Finery Magazine</a>, pages 60 – 61</span> </div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">If you are in my local area ... today (Thursday) is the only day of the week to visit the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.cordani.com/">Cordani</a> </span>shoe outlet located at 76 Albion Street in Wakefield, MA. It is open from 10am to 3pm. Walk out with your own pair of these stylish – yet super comfortable – designer shoes at reduced prices! Tell them I sent you ; )</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoWgMG1hJEJz-e2kHnblZZxr362bVO7jep641ChN2-5CaBQeYfNFiK_atbh-efrjrUGMZlzo8kaRWR3BMXz3EyD_pPI9Vv2pT68Lpshk-AAwLhaMJcJ-UQ8essNn2mOuNPvd_VnY0EWl3/s1600/Taryn+by+EWertz.jpg"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRaO7sHWl5AsE_4rIU49DQtdc5JuSZ1IvfxbX2x9jDD9v75nI_KPuQY2zpLtD_Mk4hFeH2sum_L5Fd7cNznbDUv4sOyzrdZ5KGnH_pNtX4BN9NJf8I3I8oiBRALZhq1u22r5vp3m4Rcq6/s1600/seamsisgreen.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nefinery-feb2011"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576916399451181218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDe9Xn9scOR8WUVcsSFTR0wdDN61MvlDxiBch_MV2VBdpMh7rYHhIee863TmaFAMr_Qx4brbwUL4Y_NYGpqtWPoTMzknuhAgC-LrGiymxHTjOP-K4wrwnD_Qiowu5D8sSg7SjbQ1u7RDo-/s400/seams3dressesnef1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nefinery-feb2011">New England Finery Magazine</a>, pages 40 – 41</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />If you are in the Wenham area, Harper Della-Piana of <a href="http://www.seamstheshop.com/">Seams</a> is making room in her studio and doing some redecorating (she mentioned maybe painting the showroom the “color of the year</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> pink?!) The black decoupaged blanket chest seen in <span style="font-weight: bold;">New England Finery</span> was recently listed for sale on her facebook page! <a href="http://www.seamstheshop.com/contact/">Contact her</a> if interested.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrQFn3_9yg04dCqaNPR-sb-bNzHJ75zeHepQMLd_GaKYg1vB2vy_TJKvS7xpZm1CrG45A_gXCxSc0T_ncbwctsQoquTbGZJKJ-KAZj1T5U7ryZ5YpVzFnPhxQboAvC02beu57BFChNwJh/s1600/lizoutsideSE.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576937273882602482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrQFn3_9yg04dCqaNPR-sb-bNzHJ75zeHepQMLd_GaKYg1vB2vy_TJKvS7xpZm1CrG45A_gXCxSc0T_ncbwctsQoquTbGZJKJ-KAZj1T5U7ryZ5YpVzFnPhxQboAvC02beu57BFChNwJh/s400/lizoutsideSE.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">And if you are looking for an amazing photographer to capture your special moments or to make a magazine come to life, all I can say is, Liz, you rock! Thank you!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.elizabethwertzphotography.com/">Elizabeth Wertz Photography</a></span><br /></div>

Thank you from New England Finery

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New England Finery: Issue One

<div><div style="width: 600px; text-align: left;"><div><object style="width: 420px; height: 274px;"><param name="movie" value="http://static.issuu.com/webembed/viewers/style1/v1/IssuuViewer.swf?mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Fdark%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true&documentId=110219081645-9e4b48affd9b40e29953938546b5ba7c&docName=nefinery-feb2011&username=NEfinery&loadingInfoText=New%20England%20Finery%20Feb%2FMar%202011&et=1298107790903&er=83"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="menu" value="false"><embed src="http://static.issuu.com/webembed/viewers/style1/v1/IssuuViewer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" menu="false" style="width: 420px; height: 274px;" flashvars="mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Fdark%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true&documentId=110219081645-9e4b48affd9b40e29953938546b5ba7c&docName=nefinery-feb2011&username=NEfinery&loadingInfoText=New%20England%20Finery%20Feb%2FMar%202011&et=1298107790903&er=83"></embed></object><div style="width: 420px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://issuu.com/NEfinery/docs/nefinery-feb2011?mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Fdark%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true" target="_blank">Open publication</a> <a href="http://issuu.com/" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://issuu.com/search?q=photography" target="_blank"></a></div></div> <a href="http://issuu.com/search?q=photography" target="_blank"> </a></div></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Just in time for weekend browsing, the first issue of <span style="font-weight: bold;">New England Finery Magazine</span> is hot off the virtual press! While I still need to figure out some of the technical details associated with the online publishing platform, overall the process of putting this 75 page online magazine together was way more fun than it was work! Take a look and let us know what you think : )</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">PS Feel free to share New England Finery with others. There are a lot of great New England-based businesses (and bloggers) featured in this issue, and they each have a story to tell.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> We couldn’t have pulled this off without them!<br /></span>

New England Finery: Issue One

Open publication Just in time for weekend browsing, the first issue of New England Finery Magazine is hot off the virtual press! Wh...

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