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The Color Purple

This is a all about Purple today – the color of royalty

From History.com:

Why is purple considered the color of royalty?

July 15, 2015 By Evan Andrews

 The color purple’s ties to kings and queens date back to ancient world, where it was prized for its bold hues and often reserved for the upper crust. The Persian king Cyrus adopted a purple tunic as his royal uniform, and some Roman emperors forbid their citizens from wearing purple clothing under penalty of death. Purple was especially revered in the Byzantine Empire. Its rulers wore flowing purple robes and signed their edicts in purple ink, and their children were described as being “born in the purple.”

The reason for purple’s regal reputation comes down to a simple case of supply and demand. For centuries, the purple dye trade was centered in the ancient Phoenician city of Tyre in modern day Lebanon. The Phoenicians’ “Tyrian purple” came from a species of sea snail now known as Bolinus brandaris, and it was so exceedingly rare that it became worth its weight in gold. To harvest it, dye-makers had to crack open the snail’s shell, extract a purple-producing mucus and expose it to sunlight for a precise amount of time. It took as many as 250,000 mollusks to yield just one ounce of usable dye, but the result was a vibrant and long-lasting shade of purple.

Clothes made from the dye were exorbitantly expensive—a pound of purple wool cost more than most people earned in a year—so they naturally became the calling card of the rich and powerful. It also didn’t hurt that Tyrian purple was said to resemble the color of clotted blood—a shade that supposedly carried divine connotations. The royal class’ purple monopoly finally waned after the fall of the Byzantine empire in the 15th century, but the color didn’t become more widely available until the 1850s, when the first synthetic dyes hit the market.

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Purple is my favorite fall color – and it is getting a lot of coverage on the runways this season

Check out these fab sets from the designers at Polyvore:

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Don’t forget the little girls:

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Popular Baby Shower Buys from Beau-coup.com

What’s popular in baby shower buys right now? – let’s take a look at Beau-coup:

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Cute Baby Gifts from Zazzle

Cute Baby Sale!

Zazzle has an adorable line of baby outfits, accessories, invitations, and announcements that are just waiting for your customization.

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Up to 50% off Baby Gifts – Use code: ZAZZLEBABIES – Starts: 8/28/2015 Expires: 9/3/2015 11:59 PM

Baby clothes, blankets, growth charts, diaper bags, and more. You can even purchase baby shower invitations and baby announcement cards.













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50% of the invitation, greeting card, postcard, photo card, sheet of labels and/or sheet of stickers net sale price will be deducted when one or more qualifying invitations, greeting cards, postcards, photo cards, sheets of labels and/or sheets of stickers are purchased.

40% of the bib, burp cloth, pacifier, baby apparel, diaper cover, baby beanie, and/or baby blanket net sale price will be deducted when one or more qualifying bibs, burp cloths, pacifiers, baby apparel, diaper covers, baby beanies, and/or baby blankets are purchased.

A 30% discount will be deducted from the net sale price when one or more Zazzle products are purchased from Disney, Sesame Street, Hallmark, Peekaboo Barn, Looney Tunes, Maisy, Hooray For Fish, and/or Huggy Kissy.

20% of the pillow, pouf, wrapped canvas print, night light, light switch cover, door hanger, fabric, wall decal, lamp, coat rack, photo block, stuffed animal, children’s hanger, baby quilt and or modular cube net sale price will be deducted when one or more qualifying pillows, poufs, wrapped canvas prints, night lights, light switch covers, door hangers, fabric, wall decals, lamps, coat racks, photo blocks, stuffed animals, children’s hangers, baby quilts and/or modular cubes are purchased.

The coupon code ZAZZLEBABIES must be entered during checkout to receive the offer. Offer is valid through September 3, 2015 at 11:59PM PT. For most products, the net sale price is the price of the product (excluding shipping and taxes). For Zazzle Custom Stamps, the net sale price is the difference between the price of the Zazzle Custom Stamps (excluding shipping and taxes) and the face value of the postage. This offer does not apply to screen-printed apparel or fabric. This offer only applies to qualifying products marked “Sold by Zazzle” or to in-stock Zazzle Heart products. This offer may not be combined with any other Zazzle promotional or volume discount offers and may not be applied to past purchases. If a volume discount applies to your order, you will receive either the discount set forth in this offer or the standard volume discount, whichever is greater. Offer valid on Zazzle.com only.

Baby Shower Invitations and Site-wide Sale | Personalized Gifts – Swoozies

Check out these adorable baby shower invitations from Swoozies – personalize and purchase only what you need! The base price is for a blank of the design or add custom printing for only 50¢ per invitation.

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Baby Shower – Girl – Her Carriage – $1.50
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Baby Shower – Boy – Boy Oh Boy – $1.50
Light blue and white cabana stripe with a combination block and script writing in Blue, Brown, and Green that reads Boy oh Boy at the top. Simple. Special.
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Baby Shower – Boy – Gingham Giraffe Boy – $1.50
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Start Date: 08/19/2015
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Handmade Bows by Little B

As someone with 2 granddaughters, this is a store that caught my eye – handmade bling for little girls from Little B

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At little b we consider ourselves a Mom & Mom Shop; owned and operated by women since 2005. little b continues in the tradition of handmade quality by contracting the services of 40 local women to make each and every headband.

Our headbands are manufactured in the USA and our Classic headband is still sewn, by hand, the same way it was done day one. We pride ourselves in keeping our manufacturing local and in helping the women in our community.