Ano Novo! Quais sao seus objectivos?

Boy time does sure go by fast!  2012, I can't believe it!  Every year we all have goals that we try to reach.  Quais sao seus objectivos?  (What are your goals?)  Here are mine:

1.  Update this blog regularly!  Sorry, I haven't posted in months, I promise you will get regular content from me and I won't go months at a time without posting!

2.  Continue working on my portuguese!!!  It is coming along, each day we understand more and more.  This summer we will have a great test of our knowledge, we will be attending a 3 day, all day long convention, completely in Portuguese!!!  I am nervous and excited all at the same time.  I have never listened to Portuguese for that long of a period at a time, so it should be interesting.  I think we will be O.K. :)

3.  A goal many people have: losing a few pounds, I don't need to lose a whole lot, maybe 5 pounds, 10 at the most, a lot of my pants are a little tight and uncomfortable and I don't want to buy new ones because I do not want to be overweight, so I will be exercising more and trying to not eat as much junk food, french fries are my weakness!

4.  Pay off a credit card!  Need to get rid of some credit card debt, so I will be working hard to do that, one way I will be able to acheive that goal is goal #5 below:

5.  Grow my Stella & Dot business!  I have been with this company for 6 years and 2012 is the year I want to take it to new heights!  January is an exciting month at Stella & Dot.  On January 8 our Spring line of jewelry and handbags will be launching.  Spring is always my favorite time of year, I love the bright colors, they always just make me happy, and from the sneak peeks of the new items coming, there is plenty of bright colors!  We also have two great specials this month:  Hostess Bonus Days: Every hostess that hosts a party of at least $500 in sales will receive $50 extra in credit!  At a minimum you will receive $150 in free jewelry and 3 items at half price!  Most hostesses receive more!  Join us as a Stylist!  You can start your own Stella & Dot business and get more jewels!  For $199, you can start your Stella & Dot career, normally you can get $350 in free jewels with your sign-up, now until January 31, you will get $450 in free jewels!  You also get 50% off any jewels after that, what a great opportunity!!!

To get a good idea of Stella & Dot, check out "Our Story" video above.

I know 2012 is going to be a great year, I have other goals, but those are my top 5. 

What are your 2012 goals?

Ficar Fabuloso!
Davina

Alguma vez você já foi a um desfile de moda?

Alguma vez você já foi a um desfile de moda?  (Have you ever been to a fashion show?)

I love going to fashion shows.  It is always so inspiring see how to wear clothes and accessories and what goes with each item.  Many times they put together a combination that I would have never thought would have gone together and I end up wearing that combination all the time!

Have you seen the new fall fashions on my Stella & Dot website?  http://www.stelladot.com/davina
Have you been wondering how to wear the fashions?  Been wishing you could attend a fashion show to see how to wear the jewels?  Bem o seu desejo é concedido!  (Well, your wish is granted!)  Grab your favorite drink and pull up to your computer and watch the wonderful fashion show of Stella & Dot goodies.  You will even get to see the new Stella & Dot handbags that will be launching in a few more days!!!!  Make sure to watch until the very end as the closing credits tell you where you can find the fabulous clothes too!

http://com.stelladot.stylists.s3.amazonaws.com/video/Hoopla2011FashionShow-iphone.mov

Ficar Fabuloso!  (Stay Fabulous)

Davina

Nos Apenas Comecamos!

Nos Apenas Comecamos!  That means "We've only just begun"  Those were the words uttered by Founder and CEO of Stella & Dot recently at our National Sales Conference, Hoopla!  She spoke how the company has grown so much but how we have so far to go and how much incredible opportunities are available with this amazing company.

Check out a few highlights of her keynote speech here:

Voce Ama Bolsas?

Voce Ama Bolsas?  (Do you love handbags?)  I don't know about you but there is just something about a good leather handbag, I love the smell and the feel of them.  I have tried various fabric handbags in the past because they were really cute and you could get embroidery on them, which I loved because I have an unusual name, but the bags just would not last like a good leather bag.  So after a few months of use, I would go right back to my leather handbag.  And I have always loved name brand luxury handbags, I plan my vacations around the fact that there is a Coach Factory Store in the neighboring city.

So you can imagine my delight when Stella & Dot announced that we would be carrying handbags.  And not just any handbags, but premium luxury handbags! Priced 20% less than Coach, Kate Spade and Marc Jacobs.   I swooned!

The bags will be out in a few short weeks.  Women's Wear Daily, the premier publication about fashion got a sneak peek at the handbags and wrote a great article about them, check it out:

Portuguese Fashionista

Welcome to my Blog!!!

I have created this blog to talk about my adventures as a Stella & Dot Independent Stylist and my adventures while I learn how to speak Portuguese.

I know you are probably wondering, are you or your family Brazilian?

Nope!  My husband and I are learning Portuguese so that we can talk to a growing population of Portuguese speaking people that are moving to Phoenix for a voluntary missionary work.  Tem sido muito interessante (It has been very interesting)!

Your next question might be, what is Stella & Dot?

Stella & Dot is a affordable luxury brand of jewelry, starting in August, we will be carrying premium leather handbags too!  We have been featured in countless magazines such as InStyle, Lucky.  We sell our product exclusively through independent stylists that conduct in home trunk shows, personalized styling appointments and on-line on our virtual e-boutiques.

On this blog I will share fashion tips, Stella & Dot news, and my tales of trying to learn and speak portuguese.  So I hope you will stop by from time to time and enjoy my stories!

Ficar Fabuloso! (Stay Fabulous!)
Davina