It’s May – the promise of warmer weather and longer days. It’s time to celebrate mother and everything she means to you. It’s time to celebrate your graduates and their bright futures. It’s the season for spring weddings and celebrating a new life together. Whatever event May brings to your life, Estate Treasures can help you find the perfect gift – from sterling silver and crystal serving pieces for the entertainer in your life to vintage jewelry for mother or the bride for her wedding day or even unique antiques and artwork for your home.

Estate Treasures is also an authorized dealer for Hugo Kohl. The Hugo Kohl line is skillfully crafted in the USA and uses the best methods of both the past and present to create an exquisite line of jewelry like no other. Hugo Kohl utilizes a collection of original hubs and dies that were used to die strike jewelry during the American industrial age. There are Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Retro Art Designs periods represented. The collection is preserved in engraved steel blocks and dies that represent the art of dimensional hand engraving at its zenith.

In addition to their warm and interesting atmosphere, Estate Treasures also has an expert, on-site jeweler available for service, repairs, ring sizing, and insurance appraisals. They also offer $5 replacement watch batteries. Or, if you are looking to sell your broken and unwanted jewelry, sell an estate collection, or have a box of old coins you aren’t sure what to do with, Estate Treasures and their professional staff can assist you with those needs as well.

We look forward to meeting you soon!

Mother’s Day Special
Spend $250 or more and receive a store gift card for 25% of the purchase value. Buy a gift for mom now or something for yourself later

Estate Treasures
11681 Parkside Drive (next to Gatti’s)
Knoxville, TN 37934
865.643.8435
Open Monday – Saturday 10-6
Closed Sunday
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Rediscover the Past at Estate Treasures

Treasure – A concentration of riches, often one which is considered to have lost or forgotten until being rediscovered.

That is our mission at Estate Treasures: to rediscover the forgotten. The vision for Estate Treasures came about after a successful launch at the former Public Market.

Estate Treasures is a new boutique located in Turkey Creek where vintage is new again. We feature estate jewelry collections that have been passed down through generations of grandmothers and daughters. Sterling silver serving pieces, Native American turquoise/sterling silver, diamond bridal sets… it’s a visual delight. You can spend hours looking at these fine pieces and collections and still feel like you have not seen everything. New merchandise is added daily.

Most of the antique showcases at Estate Treasures came from a former jewelry store in the Tri-City area that opened in 1890. Others came from general stores of the same era. The entire store has a warm, comfortable feeling.

If antique jewelry isn’t your cup of tea, we also have more contemporary estate jewelry, several original oil paintings by local artist, Ron Williams, and “man-tiques,” which are a collection antiques that appeal to a more masculine audience.

We have really worked hard to find interesting, one-of-a-kind items that you do not see just anywhere. The jewelry and antiques at Estate Treasures range from budget to luxury must-haves for any style or occasion. Every piece has a story to tell.

In the coming weeks, Estate Treasures will also feature a jeweler on-site to service repairs and sizing. Do you have broken pieces or jewelry that you no longer want or need? We will buy your gold and silver and pay you a fair, current price. Or use it as cash to buy something new, or at least something old that’s new to you. We are always looking for new inventory and will buy entire estates.

All of Estate Treasures’ owners and staff have 30+ years of experience in both fine jewelry and collections, and people throughout our community have a deep appreciation for fine, vintage jewelry and collections. We invite you to visit us at Estate Treasures to share our passion for the past and rediscover our promise for the future.

Estate Treasures
11681 Parkside Drive
Knoxville, TN 37934
865.643.8435

Serendipity! Home and Gifts Opens in Hardin Valley

Serendipity! Home and Gifts recently opened in Hardin Valley and will mark the season with their Grand Opening Celebration event planned for September 6-8. After three years in Tellico Village, the home accents and gift boutique has relocated to West Knoxville. Serendipity! Home and Gifts is a family business, owned and operated by Pam Murray and her daughter-in-law, Shelly Murray.

“We are so excited about our new location,” said Shelly. “The growing Hardin Valley community seems like a perfect fit for us. We loved our time in Tellico Village, and it was with mixed emotions that we decided to move. But now that we’re in Hardin Valley, we’re really enjoying the high energy and sense of community.”

Serendipity! Home and Gifts caters to customers looking for unique home accents, personal accessories, and gifts that are perfect for any occasion. The Serendipity! product mix is varied with an emphasis on quality gift and décor items that reflect the interests and lifestyle of customers.

“The boutique shopping experience is about having unique merchandise and creating a comfortable, friendly shopping environment, and that is what Serendipity! is all about,” said Pam.

Serendipity! will continue to carry its most popular lines such as Spartina 449 handbags and accessories, Thymes bath and body, Jason placemats, Nora Fleming platters and minis, and Elly Preston jewelry. But Serendipity! is also continually evolving by bringing in new products and changing with the seasons. New introductions that will be featured at the Grand Opening Celebration include Waxing Poetic and Lenny and Eva jewelry lines as well as a great selection of new items perfect for fall decorating and entertaining.

“We work very hard to make sure great new products are arriving each week so our regular customers discover new treasures each time they visit,” said Shelly.

Whether you need a gift, something new for your home, or maybe you just feel like shopping for yourself… remember that Serendipity! is the place where you are likely to find something wonderful that you didn’t know you were looking for.

Serendipity! Home and Gifts
10665 Hardin Valley Road
Knoxville, TN 37932
865.200.4032

By Courtney Craig

When people visit Knoxville, they often want to leave with something to remember the place – a trinket of some kind to remind them of the lovely city in East Tennessee.

What better keepsake than a piece of art crafted by a local artisan? Whether you’re a visitor to Knoxville or a longtime resident, the Knoxville Visitor Center has the unique item you’re looking for.

“The Uniquely Knoxville gift shop, located in the Knoxville Visitor Center, is a great place to find a gift that really says Knoxville,” said Laney Shorter, Director of Visitor Services for the Knoxville Visitor Center. “We work with local artists, crafters, attractions, and vendors to have an array of Knoxville items available; we also, of course, carry items logoed with ‘Knoxville’ – there is always a want for those items by visitors.”

Located in downtown Knoxville on the corner of Summit Hill Avenue and Gay Street, the Knoxville Visitor Center is more than just a place to find information about the area.

“This allows a wonderful venue for visitors, as well as locals, to find a gift that is unique to this area – whether they are taking home something to remember their trip, providing a gift to someone they left back home, giving a gift to someone visiting the area, moving to the area… the list goes on,” Shorter said.

It’s also a place for local artists to sell their wares.

“We have the local products here to provide all of those things, along with the wealth of knowledge you can find within our brochure offerings and personal assistance by our guest services attendants,” Shorter said.

And you don’t have to be a visitor to enjoy the Knoxville Visitor Center – locals are welcome, too.

“Our visitor center is so much more than a visitor center,” Shorter said. “It is a place where you can gather information, shop local for a uniquely Knoxville gift, grab a culinary offering from The Coop Café, listen to live music (coordinated by WDVX) almost every day, or just sit and enjoy our free Wi-Fi! We welcome visitors, as well as locals, to enjoy the Knoxville Visitor Center!”

The Knoxville Visitor Center is located at 301 S. Gay Street. For more information, call 865-523-7263.

Knoxville Visitor Center
301 S. Gay Street
Downtown Knoxville
865.523.7263
www.knoxville.org

Looking forward to a season of change

A four decade’s old historic downtown landmark has relocated, but just temporarily.

Sweetwater Flower Shop, established in 1971, has become one of those iconic institutions not only in its hometown, but throughout Monroe County as well. They relocated recently to a new retail space within The Paris Apartment, located at 111 North Main Street in the heart of historic downtown Sweetwater, a popular shopping and tourist destination.

“Necessity has become the mother of invention,” says Sweetwater Flower Shop owner, Jack Wilson. “As a result of a fire at our flower shop in late August, and the generosity of The Paris Apartment owner and fellow entrepreneur, Debbie Oden, we were able to reopen inside The Paris Apartment just weeks after the fire.”

Visitors will be truly amazed by the fact that Sweetwater Flower Shop is not only back in business, but that it’s sporting a new look and feel.

“We’ve reexamined our business model and realigned it with changing consumer demands and shopping patterns,” says Jack.

While shoppers will continue to rely upon Jack and his talented team of designers for floral arrangements that are perfect for every occasion, visitors will discover many new items including jewelry, home décor items and women’s apparel accessories such as colorful and trendy scarves. And this is in addition to the creative floral arrangements and collectibles that have become so popular with customers over the years.


“As challenging as the fire was, I will remain eternally grateful to the outpouring of support from our customers and friends,” says Jack. “Their encouragement has served as an inspiration. I’m confident that people will truly be amazed, not only at what we have created within The Paris Apartment, but at the all new Sweetwater Flower Shop when it reopens in its former location in mid 2012. With a blank canvas, you can just imagine all the new possibilities. I’m particularly excited about the nearly 12-foot ceilings that will open up our first floor retail space to all sorts of new opportunities.”

Whether you’re decorating your home for autumn, preparing for Thanksgiving or Christmas, looking for that perfect gift, home décor item, or fresh floral for any occasion, Sweetwater Flower Shop remains Monroe County’s top spot for everything floral and gifts.

Sweetwater Flower Shop
111 N. Main Street in Sweetwater
423.337.6623
www.sweetwaterflowers.com

Upgrading Your Home Decor & Design?
Make your vision a reality at Andrea’s

Outgrown your furniture and home decor? Growing into a new space? Andrea’s Home Decor Boutique is your answer.

Andrea’s Home Decor Boutique is unique, eclectic by design, with a wide variety of home decor items, one-of-a-kind accessories from local and national artists, new and used modern furniture, and more.

“Inventory changes daily, and you never know what treasures you’ll find,” states Andrea Vogel, owner. “As we search out new items, and new pieces come in on consignment, each day is a wonderful surprise. I’ve always loved eclectic and interesting home pieces, and being able to work with them every day is a dream come true.”

If you have interesting home decor items and furniture that you’d like to sell on consignment, but don’t know how it works, it’s easy. Just drop by Andrea’s with your pieces to discuss the program and to see if they’re a fit for the store. If you have large furniture items, you’re encouraged to bring a picture by first, just to make sure the piece is a fit.

And if you love finding unique items at great prices, Andrea’s Home Decor Boutique is for you. Shoppers love the bargains and the consignment opportunity is a great way for folks to raise some money by making the best use of some items they already have.

Andrea’s is also offering monthly seminars, focusing on ways to decorate your home, organize your space, and make life better. The seminars take place in the evenings, and offer free babysitting and snacks. The seminar schedule is available online at www.andreashomedecor.com.

Whether you’re looking for new unique items for your home, gently used modern home decor and furniture, or to sell your own pieces, Andrea’s Home Decor Boutique is your answer. Enjoy the warm and welcome atmosphere, and come back frequently to see what’s new each week.

Andrea’s Home Decor Boutique is located at 149 North Peters Road in Knoxville in The Commons Shopping Center. For more information, call (865) 539-8228 or visit www.andreashomedecor.com.

Andrea’s Home Decor Boutique
149 North Peters Road in Knoxville
865.539.8228
www.andreashomedecor.com

Knoxville’s newest top shop

If you believe that home is where the heart is, then expand your horizons to include one of Knoxville’s most exciting new home-based businesses, Hemp Monkeys, the creative genius of two area women entrepreneurs and Knoxville natives, Amanda Keller and Amber Keirn.

The inspiration for the name Hemp Monkeys was sparked from the hemp cord necklaces popular with youngsters and college age students that is now a small, but very important part of Hemp Monkeys’ total product offering. Other products and services include custom Greek jerseys, t-shirts, handcrafted jewelry made from Hill Tribe silver, Milifori, African trade beads, Chevrons, Isle of Candle soy candles, Misty Mountain soaps and lotions, digitally printed signage, laser engraving and graphic design.

“Our minds are going nonstop 24 hours a day,” says Amanda. “We’re always coming up with new product ideas.”

“Hemp Monkeys is really the cumulative experiences of over 20 years of combined small business knowledge,” offers Amber. “Our diverse experiences have allowed us to focus on featuring many one-of-a-kind items that you won’t find in the local department stores or gift shops.”

Discover handmade jewelry crafted by Amanda and Amber. Knowing no bounds, their jewelry is fashioned from beautifully colored and shaped beads, semi-precious stones, bone and African trade beads. You’ll find natural soaps and lotions and some of the most creative t-shirt and Greek jersey designs you’ve ever come across.

Hemp Monkeys’ presence is primarily on the internet, but will be opening a small retail venue this month. Hemp Monkeys is proud to be part of the brand new Turkey Creek Public Market scheduled to open on July 15th. This market will be open Fridays through Sundays from 8 am to 5 pm.

“With over 700 vendors, this new market will become the perfect destination for treasure hunters and bargain shoppers in search of the ultimate shopping experience,” says Amber. “It’s a totally new and unique gathering place and we’re excited to be part of… this new retail phenomenon.”

You’re invited to visit the Hemp Monkeys, Amanda and Amber, and to discover the truly unexpected in Knoxville’s newest home-based business, turned retail location, soon to be located in East Tennessee’s premier shopping venue, Turkey Creek Public Market.

Hemp Monkeys
865.803.2053
www.HempMonkeysOnline.com

The Paris Apartment & Le Jardin Tea Room

It’s ooh-la-la!

By Wendy Jackson

The Paris Apartment just opened in historic downtown Sweetwater. If you haven’t stopped in and experienced this newly renovated space, you are in for a treat when you do.

So what’s inside? The Paris Apartment houses a tea room, a cupcakery and a shops section that will delight any shopper. “It is our desire to create a destination experience for dining and shopping,” said Deborah Oden, owner. “We want people to feel that they have slipped into a back lane of Montmarte – the arts district of Paris – and enjoy their escape and treasure hunt.”

The Cupcakery
“In addition to our tea room, we have a lovely cupcakery & coffee bar with a very European feel,” said Oden. “Our cupcakes may be taken to-go or enjoyed in our relaxing environment. We serve espresso, lattes and teas from around the world. We also have a wonderful selection of specialty teas and coffees which may be purchased in bulk to enjoy at home.

“As for our cupcakes, they are made from scratch with only the freshest ingredients. Our customers have described them as gourmet quality with a creative flair,” Oden said. “We have many different flavors and they change daily. In our case today, we have ‘I Love Paris’, which is a raspberry cake with a raspberry white chocolate truffle frosting topped with an Eiffel tower or French Poodle; German Chocolate; Orange Cream, which is made with fresh orange zest and filled with an orange liquor cream; Strawberries & Cream, which is a strawberry cake filled with a mascarpone strawberry cheese filling & topped with a fresh strawberry butter cream; Coconut Supreme; Red Velvet; Espresso Spice; Walnut Cream Cheese Spice; and Lemon Chiffon. Our cases are filled each day and we enjoy preparing cupcakes for weddings and special events.”

Café & Tea Room
“Our menu may be described as a fresh European café style,” said Oden. “We serve unique salads, sandwiches, paninis, wraps and soups. As we are a tea room, we have a wonderful selection of tea recipes from around the world on the menu. In addition to our regular menu, we serve afternoon teas Fridays and Saturdays, and high teas are available by special reservation with a 48 hour notice. We also host private events & showers and we enjoy adding the special touches that make our guests’ events truly memorable. As Winnie the Pooh said, ‘A Proper Tea is much nicer than a very nearly tea, which is one you will forget about afterward.’”

“As for the tea room itself, it is decorated in beautiful china such as Wedgewood, Spode, Fostoria, and Lenox,” said Oden. “We use it every day and have the tables preset as though our guests are coming to our home for a lovely luncheon. We clear the plates with their order and return them filled with their delicious food choice.”

Shopping
“Our shop line is ‘A European Lifestyle Boutique,’” said Oden. “We have a wonderful blend of home décor, gifts and entertaining items including unique dinnerware and stemware, antiques, unique handmade items and art. Words our guests have used to describe their shopping experience at The Paris Apartment are ‘delightful, one-of-a-kind creations’, ‘ooh-la-la décor’, and ‘a fabulous treasure hunt’. The shop is very eclectic and we have already been told that one must have time to really peruse through all the fabulous finds.”

“On our second floor we have My Sister’s Closet, which is a boutique within The Paris Apartment,” stated Oden. “It features wearable art, as well as new and gently used designer clothing and handbags. We have Channel, Coach and many other fabulous finds. We are accepting summer consignments.”

The Paris Apartment is located at 111 North Main Street in the former Morris Gallery Building. To learn more about this new gem in historic downtown Sweetwater, visit www.TheParisApartmentBoutique.com and www.leJardinTeaRoom.com.

The Paris Apartment & Le Jardin Tea Room
111 North Main Street
Sweetwater, TN 37874
423.351.0009
www.TheParisApartmentBoutique.com
www.leJardinTeaRoom.com
Mon-Sat 9am – 5pm

Goode Scents ~ Knoxville and Worldwide

By Wendy Jackson

Evelyn Miller and Debbie Shepherd started their business, Goode Scents, four years ago from their kitchens. Little did they know that their hand-crafted, all-natural soaps, lotions and bath products would be such a hit with consumers that they would have to open their own storefront to accommodate the demand for their products. And, the demand is huge! In fact, their aromatic soy candles were selected to burn at the 2010 Emmy Awards. The candles burned in the lounge, dressing rooms, and at the Governors Ball.

“Our store is located in Knoxville, but we also sell online and have several wholesale customers – one of which is located in Ireland,” said Evelyn. “We’re thrilled at the interest in our products. We love what we do and can’t say enough about how these products de-stress your mind and enhance your life. Our products are designed with happiness in mind.”

Goode Scents has a variety of tantalizing scents to choose from for every occasion and mood – whether you want to be lifted up, settled down, or if you want to add a little romance, or indulge in a bit of peace and quiet.

“We deal with aromachology, the psychology of the senses. Aromachology is why you may feel comforted smelling the perfume your mother used to wear or saddened at the scent of your late grandfather’s pipe tobacco,” said Evelyn. “We have many aromachology products, and they are designed to bring you pleasant experiences and memories. It is truly amazing what scents can do for you. They can lift your mood, remind you of someone special, lower your stress level, and even take you back to another day and time with your memories. If you want to inspire a certain mood in your home or business – burn a Goode Scents candle.”

In addition to Goode Scents’ line of products, their shop has vignettes. At the present six vendors offer everything from handmade chandeliers to handmade pet accessories.  The store also has fine art, children’s items, and painted furniture. If you haven’t stopped in at Goode Scents, you should. It’s an aromatic storehouse of goodies!

The Handcrafted Soap Makers Guild

Evelyn Miller and Debby Shepherd, owners of Goode Scents, are members of the Handcrafted Soap Makers Guild (HSMG). It is a non-profit trade association that provides reliable information about the benefits of handcrafted soap. It serves as the center communication point amongst soap makers and it circulates information that would be of benefit to soap makers. You can visit HSMG online at www.SoapGuild.com.

Goode Scents Candles Go to the Emmys!

We are proud to announce that our Goode Scents candles were selected to burn at the 2010 Emmy Awards ceremony on August 29, 2010. Why not be a star in your own home?

Goode Scents
114 Carr Street in Knoxville
865.851.9068

Schakolad Chocolate Factory at Turkey Creek, known for its handmade European-style chocolates, is offering unique items that capture the Valentine spirit with an array of edible chocolate heart truffle boxes, decadent and personalized chocolate gifts and the lowest priced Chocolate Dipped Strawberries in the area. That’s in addition to its assortment of chocolates available in nearly 80 varieties that can be crafted into almost any shape using one of more than 4,000 molds.

“Chocolate is a universal gift that is always the right size, the right color and will always put a smile on the lucky recipient,” explains owner Gus Paredes.

“When customers visit we begin by offering them a sample of chocolate from one of the shop’s mixing machines,” says Gus. “With several options to choose from, our associates can offer suggestions and ask questions to help customers make a selection.”

Almost every product is made on site and does not contain preservatives, and is wax and paraffin free.

“We sell happiness in the form of chocolate,” says Gus. And that happiness at Schakolad comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes. They have chocolate for just about any occasion ranging from corporate logos, sugar free/low carb chocolates, wedding favors, gift baskets, private chocolate events, birthday parties and much more. Most chocolate items can also be customized and personalized to meet the customers’ needs. Colors can be added to the chocolate or a unique message can be applied.

Chocolate gifts celebrating weddings, anniversaries, a new home and a newborn baby are also available on site. Gift wrapping is also available. Holiday sales items are available online at www.schakolad.com.

Schakolad is open from 10 am to 9 pm Monday through Saturday and 11 am to 6 pm on Sundays. During Valentine’s week, they will open for extended hours to accommodate all of their customers’ needs. For more information, visit www.schakolad.com, call (865) 675-2626, or email turkeycreek@schakolad.com.

Schakolad Chocolate Factory
10944 Parkside Drive
Knoxville, TN 37934
865.675.2626
www.schakolad.com