Shop Notes & Anecdotes

Mother’s Day Weekend festivities

ashblueshop — Wed, 04 May 2011 22:33:09 +0000

Mother’s Day is right around the corner… have you bought that special mom, mother-in-law or grandma a gift yet? It’s also graduating time for many students. Why not come to AshBlue and get them a gift they love?

We are having three events this Friday and Saturday– Dawes Design jewelry trunk show, Hunter Armistead Photo Booth, and a Linnea’s Lights trunk show.

DAWES DESIGN Trunk Show-

Friday: 10am-8pm
Saturday: 10am-5pm

Jennifer Dawes of California will bring her full collection of her semi-precious jewelry, also known as Sustainably Beautiful.

HUNTER ARMISTEAD Photo Booth-
*call ahead to reserve your time slot

Friday: 4pm-8pm

Stop by or make an appointment for a fun photoshoot. Dads- bring the kids for a pic for Mom. Grads, grab some friends and make some memories!

LINNEA’S LIGHTS Trunk Show-

Meet the maker of our best selling scented candle. See their full collection and pick up free giveaways. Also introducing three new scents: Mimosa, Lavender and White Coral.

Friday: 4pm-8pm
Saturday: 10am-5pm

And as always refreshments will be provided. Hope to see you there this weekend!

“The World’s Best Crystal Glass”

ashblueshop — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:17:38 +0000

As we’ve evolved, one thing wine glass developers have noticed is the faux pas of tipping over a glass of Sauvignon Blanc is more heart-wrenching when the glass breaks. Everyone has to stand up and watch their feet and fingers. The guilt is just too much to bear. And, let’s face it. We live in the Bible Belt with enough guilt as it is.

We are now carrying these wine glasses (brace yourself – this is impressive) made of Tritan crystal, which simply means they’re the right collection to enjoy on a daily basis.

Tritan is a world-wide patented crystal glass material and manufacturing process; it’s a 2 step process with blown Tritan crystal bowls and pressed crystal stems.

In the 1990′s, as the glass industry struggled with the environmental issues of lead and other heavy metals in crystal, the company was the first glassmaker to produce lead-free crystal glass of superb quality and brilliance. Schott Zwiesel created Tritan Crystal in 2001 by adding titanium oxide and zirconium oxide to develop The World’s Best Crystal Glass.

Tritan Crystal is 100-percent dishwasher safe-it will not etch, cloud or discolor for the life of the glass.

Despite bumps, clinks and even a few shocking knock-overs onto the granite counter-top, they survive! The glasses perform well with a range of different wines too.

If you ask me, when I’m ready for a glass of wine what I’m really telling you is I want to feel relaxed. If I spill my glass (alcohol abuse), I don’t want to then abuse myself for misspent dollars on glasses that easily break.

It’s brunching season. Mimosa season. Sweet tea season. Even “big kids” need an unbreakable glass for sipping.

Cheers, Friends!!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

ashblueshop — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:23:22 +0000

A few of my favorite things….

Hosts with white amayrlises with red double-satin bows
Snowflakes of wood and beads that dangle and swing
Silver-white feather trees and some green ones too
These are a few of my favorite things…

When the dog smells like fruitcake
When the Mariposa glasses are full of eggnog
When you’re feeling overwhelmed
You simply walk in our door and look to our staff
And then you’re shopping experience won’t be… so bad.
Like, at all.

Christmas Eve is our 1st Annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Party for which you can receive 10% off if you participate. Or… you can just come laugh at our staff!!!!

Today’s Deal | $20 Worth of Merchandise at AshBlue for $10 | RunDaisy

ashblueshop — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:00:08 +0000

Today’s Deal | $20 Worth of Merchandise at AshBlue for $10 | RunDaisy.

Open on Sundays!

ashblueshop — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:22:07 +0000

Hey hey! We’re open on Sundays now through the holiday season. So come on by! 1-5pm! It’s gonna be a blast!

Also, you should totally take advantage of our curbside service. Call us, tell us what you want, we’ll wrap it and you can drive by and pick it up! How simple is that?!

Lovelove,
AshBlue

Beware of Fish

ashblueshop — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:37:46 +0000

We have two new additions to our family. No, Zulu and Susannah didn’t have another set of TWINS! They’re FISH! Queenie and Squirt are two Betta fish that live in our store. They love to be spoken to, but do not necessarily enjoy their glass home tickled with the booming sounds of fingernails. If you go to the lip of the medium Nemo fish vase where they live and you speak to them, they squirm and squiggle and seemingly heel to the sound of your encouragement!

They’re very, very sweet. As much as we want to pet them or Honey,-We-Shrunk-ourselves and get in and swim with them, we can’t. It’s not healthy for the little guys and, in the 2nd case, not possible! However, we do enjoy telling them about our weekend and asking them about ours. You shouldn’t worry about our staff until we blog and tell you that they’ve started talking back! Til then, we’re just enjoying the view.

Queenie is very Liberachi-esque. He is mostly vibrant red with streaks of purple and gold. Squirt is black and blue and very ink-like. In a store full of wonderful things, it’s nice to have guard-fish. I wonder if we could make tridents small enough for these little guys…

Available in 3 sizes on ashblue.com

Marrah's lil boy

Aimee's lil Squirt

Queenie Coming At Cha

Making Mommy (Aimee) Proud

We are in Real Simple magazine!

ashblueshop — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:45:43 +0000

Imagine our surprise when we saw the words ashblue.com in Real Simple, one of our favorite magazines! They are featuring the Lucie Hurricane in a beautiful beachy spread for their August issue.

Order your Lucie Hurricane today! And check out the Lucie Votive too!

Lamps, Glorious Lamps!

ashblueshop — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:19:10 +0000

Oh, WOW! Today we got in this beautiful shipment of lamps. Admittedly I do not like unpacking lamps because there are a thousand pieces and a thousand steps. However these lamps are SO cool! Let me give you a sneak peek! And click on any picture to go to our website. So fancy!

It’s Tent Season!

ashblueshop — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 19:42:05 +0000

Here at AshBlue we are loving the warm weather and everything that it brings. Most of all, we enjoy helping our customers plan outdoor events!

In addition to new summer glassware and votives, we are pleased to provide tent rental services.

Here are our selections!

Jai Singh

Jai Singh Dove Egg

Dimensions: 32’10″ x 19’8″, Wall Ht 7ft, Apex 12ft

Rental fee: $1500

Ivory Drapes are included in rental price. Please note that center poles will be covered in fabric sleeves

Hanut

Hanut Mushroom

Dimensions: 19’8″ x 13′, Wall Ht 7ft, Apex 10’6″

Rental fee: $550

Ivory Drapes are included in rental fee

Jodpur

Jodpur in Dove Egg or Mushroom

Dimensions: 9’10″ x 9’10″, Wall Ht 7ft, Apex 10’6″

Rental fee: $375

Drapes are included in rental price. Drape color choices: ivory, green, blue. Wall panels are available in Dove Egg.

Please let us know if you would like to rent any of our lovely tents!

AshBlue: 615-383-4882

Vote for AshBlue in the Toast of Music City

ashblueshop — Wed, 26 May 2010 01:16:28 +0000

Vote for us in the Best Jewelry Store and Best Home Furnishings categories!