Cabin Fever
Here I am in the Sunshine State writing about Cabin Fever!
Warming up in our Embroidered Tunic in Black & Pink!
I don’t think it matters where you live in the country, every year around this time we all start yearning for warmer weather and sunny days to arrive!
Coming up on February 2nd at midnight, I have a surefire cure for the winter time blues. We have TWO My Favorite Things tops that we will offer in a choice of deliciously vibrant colors and figure flattering styles! Even though it’s cold outside – we will be heating things up on the HSN runway!
Our embroidered tunic Today’s Special is absolutely stunning and the perfect compliment to slim legged jeans or leggings. The multi-color silk embroidery is exquisite and the colors are irresistible: blueberry, azalea or black. I love the cold shoulder (bra friendly) design with its sleek lines and soft, washable fabric.
Wearing Nautical print and thinking spring with my husband, Carlos!
Our surplice style Today’s Special top is a knockout with the waist-slimming jersey detail…..It’s both chic and comfortable in three gorgeous prints: Lepoard, Nautical, or Floral. I just love this top – it’s looks great on all figure types (our plus size fit model loves this one!) and it’s a perfect choice to wear for all occasions – work, parties and travel.
I hope you will be able to tune in and “Catch the Fever” with us on February 2nd! Both of these new tops will put a little spring in your step as we wait for the snow to melt and temps to rise!
Colleen
Answers to Questions:
Black and Turquoise Color Block Top: It will be here for the My Favorite Things TS Day on Feb. 2nd! It’s a very slimming top – and the new colors are fabulous; black and white, black and purple, black and red and chocolate and turquoise!
Silver Sequin Sweater Jacket: This is in the works for MFT and should be here by summer. 90% of all the clothes I wear on HSN are part of the MFT apparel line – so you can find them on HSN.com or in an upcoming My Favorite Things Show. In 2010 we will be featuring brand new MFT fashions in Feb. April, May, July, August and November!
Necklace Boxes: Many of you are asking about our Prestige Necklace Box. The latest version (better than ever as it holds more necklaces!) will be here in March for our Designer Gallery Event! We have a gorgeous Today’s Special planned for this day (it’s a necklace!) so the box will be available to store all your treasures!
XS Sizing: I’ve had several requests for our extra smalls to fit smaller…..Fit is the biggest challenge when it comes to apparel and believe me we are tweaking all the time to get it right! I will be sure and forward your comments to our buying team.
Robin in Ohio – You’re asking about my Hypnotic Quartz ring…first, it’s a true favorite of mine! The best way to clean this treated stone is with mild soapy water and a soft bristle brush. Be sure you rinse it thoroughly after cleaning. Try to avoid harsh chemicals – this can cause residue build-up on your stone. If you take care of it – it will look beautiful for a lifetime!
JC in North Carolina: Thanks for the message. I will pass on your comments about sizing. As hosts, we know it’s important to give all the pertinent sizing information for both jewelry and apparel – Thanks for watching and shopping with us!
Lorna in Michigan: Petites are coming on February 2nd! I’m so happy to report that I will be offering my jeans (boot cut and skinny) in petite sizes for the first time on my TS Day – Hope you can watch at midnight on the 2nd :)
Jacqueline in TN: I will be sure to forward your request for the Veronica necklace to our pearl buyer. I love Vera (I call her the Pearl Queen of Manhattan!).
Elene in NJ: I will forward your request for the two row watch box to our buyer. Hopefully we’ll get it in for spring!
Pat in TN: You are requesting a wide band Peridot ring with a large center stone….I will let our buyers know to try to find something like this for you – it sounds beautiful!
Phyllis in NC: We are thrilled to welcome Charles Winston to our HSN family! His jewelry is stunning!
Cheryl in GA: You’re a girl after my own heart as I, too, love large genuine gemstone pendants. We are working on more for spring….I’m heading to Tucson in a few weeks for the big gem show and I will be on the hunt for the larger carat weight stones for you :)
Hugo in MD: We have a great necklace box coming in March that holds bold, chunky necklaces. It will be featured during our Designer Gallery event….stay tuned!
Pam in Ohio: Thanks for sharing the info about the watch and Carol’s daughter product with other posters! I wish I could respond the way you do to this blog – but all my answers have to go to HSN.com personnel first – so it takes a while before my answers get to you!
Jackie in Ohio: I hope you saw the response from Pam in Ohio! The item number for the watch is 569-581 :)
Marybeth in VA: It’s always a mark of excellence when a ring is made with an under gallery – but you’re right, cleaning can be a bit more challenging. If find an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner does the best job on my rings with under galleries – it helps remove the dirt from tight crevices and hard to reach areas. Have you tried this type of cleaner?
Cathy in IL: Great request! I think Amber set in Technibond would be beautiful! I’ll be sure to let Natalie, our Technibond buyer, know you’ll be looking for some!
Dorrie in VA: I’m sorry to hear you lost one of your Heidi Daus earrings – bummer! You may be able to have your earring replaced by contacting Heidi’s company directly. Go to Heididaus.com – you can send them and email and inquire about replacing your lost earring. Good luck!
Linda in IL – I loved Romper Room! I would wait every day for her to say my name – but Colleen is not very common and never once did she see me in her magic mirror!! I love your NY resolution – to buy your first piece of Heidi Daus jewelry (now that’s one resolution I could keep)!!! I’ll let her know that Linda in Illinois is looking for something petite and sparkly!
Whitney: The black and white ruffle/off shoulder top is all one piece :) I’m meeting with my buyer tomorrow and I’ll find out when the top will be here….Hopefully before Summer!
Lois in IL – Happy New Year!!
Mary in CA – The new necklace box we have coming in for March is a stand up box, but is holds more necklaces that the original – I think you’ll love it!
Hi, Colleen! Just got my tunic length spaghetti strap top– what a dynamite, simple versatile piece! Thank you so much.FYI, I am the Linda who has the New Year’s resolution about buying a piece from Heidi Daus. I am waiting until after your show and Randolph Duke’s to make a purchase from her! I don’t know why I hit the IL button last time I wrote to you here– i am from the great state of NJ.
Your MFT shows were great and you look wonderful. Have a happy Valentine’s Day–
Hi Colleen, I just want to say that I love your style,in cloths and jewlery. I have watched you since you were on CVN! You look even better today. Speaking of CVN,can you tell me if you know, what ever happened to Carmilla? Keep your beautiful cloths comming,as I have ordered several of your tops,and I love them and I get many compliments when I wear them.
Margaret in Calif.
Hi Colleen!! Your favorite things are my favorite things! I missed the new deep jewerly box Feb. 2. item 21575. I really want the turquoise one. Will it be coming back soon? Good idea for all my turquoise jewerely!! I have several of your boxes. thanks.
Colleen, I did order the Shawl collar sweater on your my favorite things show. I cannot wait to get it. I saw you wearing it several times before the show and fell in love with it. Could you please get a message to Victoria Wieck for me. I am looking a really sharp pair of black and white diamond or absolute earrings. Could she please come up with something sharp and substantial that is seen with long hair. I am really surprised she has not designed anything yet. Keep up the good work!
I just purchased the Nicky Butler 8.80 emerald marquise ring. It’s surrounded by small round bezel set multi gem stones. I love the ring!!!! I would like to see Nicky make a ring, maybe a dome shape using just the small multi gem stones like the ones that surround the emerald. I’ve looked at all of his jewelry on line and don’t see anything like that. I’m a real Nicky fan and don’t see a blog for him, so I’m sending this on to you, Colleen. Thanks so much.
Please, please bring back stella Chow, Jade of Yesteryear …and notify us early,please, In 28 years of buying all the jade you have shown me, this is the most refined, well made, exquisite quality jade I have ever owned. i spent over $700 and got Museum quality items. The Goddess of mercy set has to come back. her settings are the nicest i have ever seen in my life, colleen. please do not let HSN increase her price points, I will not be able to afford. i am so excited, just when i was about to
Dear Colleen,
I love the Prestige jewelry boxes (I have four) but I would love to see a large box with several small compartments to place earrings in. It would be nice to organize my many pairs of earrings. Thanks Colleen, I think that you are a great host, my favorite!
Sincerely,
Christine
Hi Colleen,
You are soooo… beautiful, inside and out.
I purchased the large ring box in black with the pink inside. I love it. Would you make one of your other large jewelry boxes in black with the pink lining? The pink shows off my jewelry so much better.
Thank you.
Hi, Colleen -
Some time ago, I purchased the sterling cable cuff with gold endcaps & champagne zirconias. I’d love to see that with gemstones because I love it so…!!!! Thanks & love you as a host ;0)
Hi Colleen,
I was curious to know if you have a jewellery holder or something for to keep jewelry neat in safe deposit box in bank. I am finding it hard to find those. Right now have to put my precious jewelry in pouches and squeezing them in safe deposit box. Appreciate if you could find something like this.
Thanks,
Amrita
Do you know if you’ll ever get in the Prism Smokey Quartz ring again? It was item #348-105.
It was set in silver. Got the earrings but missed out on the ring!!!Loved it!!! Julie
Hi Colleen, Love watching you on all the shows, you are such a classy lady and the most wonderfull personality. You did it. We now have petite jeans, thank you. Now can you do petite tops because I love your tops but run to long for short people, so many I see would be great but do to the length do not work for me. Thanks for always trying to please everybody. Your the best and my favoritee host.
DEAR COLLEEN,
THE RING YOU WERE WEARING ON YOUR FAV. THINGS. SHOW… CLEAR QUARTZ AND HUGE .. IS IT GOING TO BE FOR SALE IN MARCH AS WELL.. SUSANNTN
Colleen, What’s the secret recipe for your gorgoeus hands.
Please bring back in stock your anniversary dress it sold out before I could finish dialing the 800 #.
I love your Prestige jewelry boxes. Which Prestige jewelry box would you recommend for storing earrings? My earrings are all pretty small or studs. I already have the ring box and two of the open boxes without any dividers for storing bracelets and ankle bracelets. Thank you!!
Hi Colleen
Love your line of clothes but please please do some size 2’s. I have to pass on lot of the jeans on HSN because I wear a 2 petite. Would love to be an HSN jean consumer but I can’t do that unless you guys bring size 2’s!!! And also size 4 in rings, the line like technibond cannot be sized so I miss out on alot. Don’t forget us tiny girls. Thanks so much!!
Shelley in RI
HI COLLEEN,
THE COLOR BLOCK TOPS BLEW OUT THE DOOR IN 2.5 SECONDS …. I SAW THEM ON WAIT LIST…. I REALLY WANTED THE TOP….. HOPE TO SEE IT AGAIN… NOW I WILL COUNT THE DAYS UNTIL DESIGNER GALLERY IS ON… WEEEEEEEEE… SUSANNTN
Hi Colleen! I was so looking forward to purchasing that black and turquoise top you wore on Jan. 7th on the Andrew Lessman show. You mentioned that it would be a part of the My Favorite Things show today. I haven’t seen it featured so far. Would you share the item number or let me know when it will be available? Thanks so much!
Hi Colleen,
I love your Silver Gallery. In the past, HSN offered a jade eternity band ring with no embellishment, due to a freak accident I shattered mine. Would you put in a request with the buyers? I’d be eternally grateful.:)
Have been trying to find the turquoise color block top that you said would be offered today. Can you please tell me how to find it? Thank you!!!
Colleen, I’m desperate for your necklace boxes! did I miss them in 2009? I need a couple more in burgundy for my chunky necklaces.please could you give me some idea when you’ll have some,Thanks
Hi Colleen, luv your picks when will Sheila Fajil be back on air thanks
Colleen–Good luck with your TS tomorrow! Can’t wait for the shows..I have been saving up for you and for the Randolph Duke fashions this month. Right about the time the packages come from HSN I will be so sick of what I have been wearing for the past 4 months!!!! Time for some pretty spring things. I love what you’ve chosen for us…PS Carlos is so handsome! You make a lovely couple.
Your Lady Lux top is gorgeous. The items that look great on just about ANY body type are those that have the fitted lower waist and then the gorgeous blousy flow above the fitted band – hides the muffin top, and the flowing sleeves hide any other bumps from undergarments or people who don’t like their upper arms to show. Are these coming back? They are only currently available in 3X and I am either S or M. Also, will your stackable jewelry boxes ever have special prices?