Woo-hoo! Time for the Rhea Lana’s Fall 2010 Consignment sale!

The first fall event will be at John Q Hammons Center in Rogers August 29-September 5. The Private Pre-Sale Event for Volunteers, Consignors, and Moms-To-Be will be Tuesday, August 31. Doors will be open to the public for shopping September 1-4

THE BIG NEWS THIS FALL is that due to the growth of the event in Northwest Arkansas, Rhea Lana is adding a second fall event in Fayetteville. That event will be September 25-October 2 at the Kantz Center (Corner of Crossover and Mission by the Walmart Neighborhood Market). The Private Pre-Sale Event for Volunteers, Consignors, and Moms-To-Be will be Monday, September 27. Doors will be open to the public for shopping September 28-October 2.

The website is officially open and you can register to be a consignor (sell your own gently-used children’s items) by clicking HERE.

They’re accepting fall and winter clothing (size newborn-juniors), maternity clothing, Razorback game wear, children’s furniture, toys, video game systems, games, puzzles, books, outdoor playsets, etc. For a complete list of specific items we will be accepting, click HERE for info on merchandise preparation. Moms-To-Be flood the store looking for cribs, changing tables, Jump-a-roos, Bumbos, swings, high chairs, strollers, pack-n-plays, etc. So don’t forget to bring your children’s furniture and equipment.

NEW THIS SALE: Rhea Lana’s is expanding to one giant 20,000 square foot room with more clothing racks for even better shopping. They’ll be located in the Grand Ballroom of the John Q. Hammons Center. This is the largest location yet.

NEW THIS SALE: LIVE UPDATES! One of this company’s values is innovation and we are thrilled with this new technology update! At the moment an item sells it will show up as ’sold’ on the website for the Consignor. No more waiting until the end of the day to see your total sales.

CONTINUING THIS SALE: They are planning to continue the 150 item limit per consignor. So, bring your best! This will keep the quality high and allow more families to participate. (You also have the option now to bring part of it to Fayetteville!)

See you at the sale!

We love this new Candy Shoppe warmer from Scentsy. And they have a special going on right now that makes it the perfect Independence Day accent.

A decorative item that shouts patriotism and smells awesome, too? Works for us!

Local Scentsy director Melanie Markley tells us that in the month of June you can receive two warmer dishes as a bundle. When you just want a candy shop look, go for the red dish on top — and when it’s close to July 4th, top it with the navy-and-stars dish.

It’s a special package price of $35.

We think there are a few great Scentsy bars that you could melt in your new warmer to celebrate the upcoming holiday.  Baked Applie Pie, Blueberry Cheesecake and Cherry Limeade come to mind!

Give Melanie a call at 479-285-1467 if you’d like to order one of these new warmers or any others in the collection. She’s super nice and has lots of items in stock!

Scentsy County Fair! This is fun: Scentsy has created a “county fair” where they’re leaving scent creation up to fans like us. Mix and match your favorite Scentsy fragrances to create your own blue ribbon recipe and submit it to Scentsy’s County Fair. It could possibly end up in the Scentsy Recipe Book or you could be named Best in Show!

CLICK here to go see some of the recipes that Scentsy enthusiasts have created already. Or submit one of your own!

Tropical Smoothie Café, a tropical themed sandwich and smoothie restaurant on Crossover & Joyce in Fayetteville, is kicking off summer with its 4th Annual National Flip Flop Day event!

They’ll give the first 500 customers wearing flip-flops on Friday (June 18) a free 24-ounce Jetty Punch smoothie. They’ll also have raffles, face painting, arts & crafts, sidewalk chalk and other fun activities that day.

BONUS FOR nwaMOTHERLODE READERS: Fellow mama and owner Melody Couch wants to offer our readers an exclusive $1 off coupon through June 27. Print off this page and take it with you to Tropical Smoothie Cafe to receive your $1 off discount! Tell them you saw it on nwaMotherlode!

Coinciding with the nationwide event will be a fund-raising effort which will continue through June 27, 2010, with funds raised benefiting children with life-threatening illnesses. The national goal this year is to raise upwards of $325,000 in donations in an effort to send more than 200 families to Camp Sunshine, a retreat in Maine that provides respite, support, joy and hope to its visitors. The local Tropical Smoothie is hoping to raise $1500 to send a family from NWA.  The money will pay for the family’s transportation and the camp is free.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe
3878 Crossover Rd. Suite 10
Facebook link: Tropical Smoothie Cafe, NWA

Enjoy your smoothie and we’ll join you Friday for some serious flip flop fun!

If you’re still looking for something cool to buy for your dad and/or husband for Father’s Day, here’s an idea for a great gift (that happens to be on sale). We bet your guy would love it. I.M. Spa is offering a Father’s Day Special that includes men’s hair cuts. From June 15th to July 15 the spa’s Block Street neighbors at The Headwaiter are offering $10 off mens’ hair cuts for new clients.

It would make for a relaxing combo: A Gift Certificate for a Men’s Hair Cut and an Executive Chair Massage from I.M. Spa. (Throw in an I.M. Spa mug for the more traditional touch.)

Call for details: The Headwaiter 479-442-2742

I.M. Spa 479-251-7422

Spa owner Wendy Finn shared this story about why your husband, dad or you might need a massage:

I love it when our clients have that “Aha!” moment when they make the connection how bodywork is going to make their body work better.  That happened the other day, when one of my clients came in, had some tightness in his low back, but just thought it was one of those things he had to live with.  As he left the spa he was excited, saying, “This is going to improve my golf swing. I’m going to have to get my wife in here.”

In his case a tight low back was restricting his range of motion and affecting his ability to get the full, easy rotation he needed from his low back to maintain proper alignment for connecting with that golf ball.

 This is true for so many things…

• having trouble looking over a shoulder to merge while driving.
• waking up in the morning with a stiff neck.
• tension from work
• tennis elbow
• tight rotator cuff (shoulder issues)
• for runners it can be spasming calves or tight iliotibial bands
• there are tons of reasons (for my hair dresser it’s her forearms and hands for constantly holding them in the air and working with scissors).

The stress we live through very often puts our bodies in defense mode. Not good. When we get the body to let go of that stress, when we get the muscles to unlock their stranglehold and relax, we can wear our bodies more effectively, achieve our potential more fully…get that golf swing back.

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