Valentine Gifties: Bring Home Some Ohm!

Check out these cutie-patootie yoga mats! Look at 'em sitting there, all sweet and personalized and such. Since we do yoga in the office 2 days a week (yup, Haile-pie loves us!), she got us these mats for Christmas (she really loves us!).

Put them on your Valentine's wish list and maybe Cupid's (mouse) arrow will strike!

Dream Yoga Mats

 

 

Get yours here!

Outblush Thinks Fontaine Maury is TRAY Cool!

Squirreled away in an old Coca-Cola bottling warehouse with rustic brick walls and square windows that we open in nice weather, we like to think that people in the big wide world out there love our stuff. So we're thuh-RILLED when they talk about how much they love it!

Check out Outblush - it's a blog that aims to be your team of personal shoppers.
Of course, here's where they talk about us!

XOXO
{FM}

Mmmmm... Molten Chocolate Cakes

Doesn't it just sound nummy? Molten. Chocolate. Cake.

No excuse needed, whip these up at will. Didn't you know? Every time someone says "I'm on a diet" a fairy dies!

So save some fairies, and your sanity, and if you're feeling dangerous, add a scoop of ice cream!

Dark Molten Chocolate Cakes

Ingredients:

6 ounces BAKER'S Dark Bittersweet

Chocolate Baking Bars

10 tablespoons butter

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1/2 cup flour

3 whole eggs

3 egg yolks


Directions

1.	Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Grease 6 (6-oz.) custard cups or souffle dishes. Place on baking sheet.
2.	Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on MEDIUM (50%) for 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir with wire whisk until chocolate is completely melted. Add powdered sugar and flour; mix well. Add whole eggs and egg yolks; beat until well blended. Divide batter evenly into prepared custard cups.
3.	Bake 14 to 15 min. or until cakes are firm around the edges but soft in the centers. Let stand 1 min. Run small knife around cakes to loosen. Carefully invert cakes onto dessert dishes. Sprinkle lightly with additional powdered sugar and garnish with raspberries, if desired. Serve immediately.

From Baker's chocolate by way of allrecipes.com.

XOXO 

{FM}

Personalized Purchasing in Your PJs!

Mouse fingers at the ready…..steady now….get clicking!

I know you thought the trays and water bottles were enough to keep you busy - at Christmas we thought so too! But sometimes, lots of times, more is better!

We’ve got cool coasters (mother would be proud), snappy clipboards, and monogrammed mousepads + memo boards. All personalized, all available online, and all with our signature peppy prints and your personalization!

Of course, if you’re not sure about the color (computer monitors aren’t always accurate!), or if you’d like to get touchy-feely with some items (by all means!), we’d LURVE for you to drop by one of our retailers and get your hot little hands on our goodies. You can also see the boatloads of other personalized must-haves we offer! This ain’t all we got, sista!

To peruse in thy PJs, click here.

To find a retailer near you, click here.

Enjoy!

XOXO

{FM}

What a Girl Wants for Valentine's

1. I'd like a 3 carat cushion cut diamond with smaller diamonds on either side of the band. 

2. If that's not available, then a gold Rolex with diamonds surrounding the Mother-of-Pearl face will be a good sub. 

3. Truthfully, I'd give up both to have a swimming pool in my back yard....this would be a good time of

year to start so it would be ready by Spring.  

The reality is I will get a bouquet from Publix, if they have any left by the time my husband gets there. 

--Suzanne Boyd

Customer Relations

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Otis, you've been warned! 

By the way, I got this sparkly pic from a neat website that lets you build fashion looks. Remember those Barbie fashion plates where you mix and match skirts and tops, and then rub crayon over paper to make pictures of your ensembles? It's kinda like that but digital and addictive. It's called Polyvore, and it lets you collect images from any online store and make collages. 
Now tell me you couldn't spend hours at work doing that!

Visit Polyvore here.

XOXOX
{FM}

XOXOX February Is Here! XOXOX

Valentine's Day is almost upon us and of COURSE we have some sweet picks for your sweetheart!

Scenario 1: candlelight, wine, chocolate covered raspberries, all arranged on a monogrammed tray.

Scenario 2: A monogrammed tray heavy with bath salts, essential oils and some good ol' chick lit.

Of course, Scenario 2 could follow Scenario 1, and make Scenario 3 - and one happy Valentine!

XOXOX

{FM}

Fontaine’s Friends

It’s that day of the week again - the day we devote to lovin’ on our retailers. 

We couldn’t do what we do without you!

Papers + Presents, based in Wellesley, MA, is smart, cute + fun! The owner, Carolyn, started out selling stationery from catalogs in the trunk of her car, while holding a full-time job. Holy pajoly! She’s now a top seller with her own digs and her own snappy style.

Papers + Presents says:

Fontaine Maury ROCKS!   I have been in business for over 20 years and my partnership with Fontaine Maury is one of my most treasured.  Haile’s products are darling…..love the colors, patterns, motifs, and the MONOGRAMS. (duh!) 

FM’s cute (and useful) products, along with the price point and outstanding customer service, make it easy to sell to my clientele. 

I personally adore the line and appreciate Haile’s passion for what she does. 

Keep up the great work!  From the gals at p + p (your biggest fans!)

Thanks Papers + Presents – we heart you, too!! *meep*

{FM}

New Yummy Recipe + Haile Gets Quoted!

Our Haile-bee has been quoted! The creator of Style Me Pretty, Abby Larson, was interviewed for Weddings Unveiled and here's where she quotes HPM:

WU: What is the best advice anyone has ever given you?
AL: "Know what you do and do it well." -- Haile McCollum, owner of Fontaine Maury

Of course you'll want to visit both blogs because, bride or no, they've got enough eye candy to keep you sugar-high til at least mid-morning - a great way to start the day!
Visit Style Me Pretty here and Weddings Unveiled here.
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I know, I know – it’s a little late for those good luck peas, but seriously, who couldn’t use a chance for a little extra luck? A friend of mine makes this for parties and It. Is. Good! (Shout out to Katie B over at Tale of a Grits!)

It’s quick and delish, it’s great as a dip, so give it a try!

Black-Eyed Pea Salad (from allrecipes.com)

2 (15.5 ounce) cans black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained

2 medium tomatoes, chopped

1 cup chopped green pepper

1/2 cup chopped red onion

4 green onions, sliced

1 garlic clove, minced

1 cup Italian salad dressing

1/4 cup sour cream

1/4 cup minced fresh parsley

Tortilla chips

In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Combine the salad dressing, sour cream and parsley. Add to the pea mixture; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Serve with tortilla chips.

Enjoy!

{FM}