just believe

Just Believe. This is the theme for our new fall catalog. Believe in your hopes. Believe in your dreams. Believe in yourself. Thirty-One’s mission is to Celebrate, Encourage and Reward women for all that they do: Which is exactly what Thirty-One has allowed me to.  Sharing Thirty-One is by far my favorite thing about my business. Thirty-One allows me to schedule work around doing the things that I love. Plus I get to help women shop for the perfect purse and organization products all while at a party!  Another bonus and my favorite part of my “job” is that I get the privilege to confidently and proudly guide women on their own journey to be successful business owners. Saying Thirty-One has been a blessing is so understated.

While looking through our latest catalog think of all women in your life that you believe in… who comes to mind?  Our mission is to Celebrate, Encourage and Reward all the women in our lives. Maybe it’s someone you haven’t spoken to in months or years. Maybe it’s the barista at your local coffee shop. Maybe it’s a friend, or your sister. Drop her a note just to let her know you’re thinking of her. I promise it will warm her heart. Believe in Her, just as Thirty-One believes in all of us.

This catalog is all about the fun and excitement that fall brings. I think Cindy Monroe (founder and CEO of Thirty-One™) has nailed it with this one. So grab a cup of your favorite coffee, tea or hot chocolate, curl up under an amazing soft blanket and get lost in the products that we’re offering this season. Remember, I always offer monthly specials and would love to help you get the items on your wish list for FREE this holiday season.  Hosting a party is a great way to whittle down that list, but joining my team is the best way to get the products you have to have and to start your own journey towards financial freedom!  Give me a call, I have the roadmap!  

Hope to hear from you soon!

Tamara

baby shower gifts

I'm turning 23 next month, an age you want to celebrate because it is another birthday and that is what you've been doing for the past 22 years, but an age that really isn't very exciting. I'm old enough to have graduated from college and be in the "real world", but still young enough for everyone at the office to think I'm the intern. I'm still considered "young", but it feels like everyone around me is getting engaged or even having BABIES... I used to think that you were "old" once you got to the age that your friends were having babies.

I'm just now getting used to budgeting for myself... I can't imagine budgeting for a baby as well right now. Thirty-One has some very cute, affordable options for moms to tote around all the many necessities a mom needs.

A) My absolute favorite bag that I use on a daily basis for everything from carrying my laptop to an over night bag when I travel is the Casual Cargo Purse. This bag makes for a great diaper bag for mom with the many pockets and compartments in the purse.

B) The Cindy Tote is perfect for moms that are proud to have a new baby, but prefer a more professional look. Not to mention it can be used for a laptop bag when returning to work!

C) Another one of my favorite bags is the Organizing Utility Tote. This tote has been used as a gym bag, a tote for my work files, and pool bag among many other things since I've had it. Imagine all of the bottles, diapers, and toys that will fit in this bag for the new baby.

D) My Zipper Pouch I use for things like my brush, bobby pins, and jewelry, but it is a great bag to store diapers and wipes in when you are on the go!

E) I've used my thermal tote for lunch most every day since I've gotten it. It wipes out very easily and also folds enough to put it in my lap top bag when I leave work each day. These totes are perfect for storing snacks and bottles you need to have on hand for the baby.

pirate football

Thirty-One is having a sale on the spirit collection right now, and also just introduced purple, yes gorgeous PURPLE, into the collection. Being that it is August, all I can think about is football season, and more specifically Pirate football season. I've already starting pinning purple and gold outfits because you really can't ever seem to have enough cute, purple dresses and sweatshirts in your closest when you are a Pirate fan.

Although I'm extremely biased on which spirit collection color is the best, the entire collection is really quite awesome for all football fans. It's nice having the ability to tote all of your tailgating supplies around, and look that much more spirited with a purple bag embroidered with "Pirate Tailgater"!

Check out the Customer Discounts portion of the site for more information on the spirit collection sale! Spend $31, and receive 50% off any spirit collection product in August, and I'll throw in 10% off your entire purchase if made prior to August 15th!
 GO PIRATES! :)

guest blog :)

One of my customers enjoyed their items so much they asked to blog about them! :)

I received my Thirty-One items yesterday and I am so excited about them, that I wanted to shout it to the world (or just the readers of Tamara’s blog…same thing) 

I have had my old beach bag for 5 years and it is time for it to go. It was my beach bag, school bag, overnight bag, etc. It got a lot of use, and it shows. The fabric on the straps is almost completely worn off, the toggle closure is broken and it’s cotton, which is usually not very nice to the things inside it when it gets wet… I’m not speaking from experience or anything *rolls eyes*. Needless to say, it was time for something new, especially with all of the beach trips I have planned for this summer.

 I talked to Tamara and she sent me a Thirty-One catalog to look through. I couldn’t believe all of the cute options they had for, not only beach bags, but organizing and every day bags. I spent a good week and a half trying to pick out the perfect bag, pattern and monogram. I’m pretty sure Tamara got annoyed with my constant questions and asking for her opinion on things, but she’ll never admit it (which is perfectly fine with me!) She helped me to finally decide on the Organizing Utility Tote in the Circle Spirals pattern with a hot pink monogram—exactly my style!

 I am going to Florida next week and this is the ideal bag for my day trips to the beaches. When I first ordered it, I was nervous that it might end up being too big. I have seen some of the totes people carry to the beach, and it looks like they’re carrying a hippo, which, in my opinion, is not a good look. I wanted something that was not too big or too small, that was just right (Goldilocks style). Yesterday I got home from work to find a Thirty-One box by my door. I raced in, tore the box open, and screamed. My bag was gorgeous!

The inside is the perfect size for a towel, magazine and my clothes. There are outside pockets that can hold my sunscreen and tanning oils, without getting my towel and clothes all greasy and gross. I can also put my iPod in one of the pockets while I’m laying out so it doesn’t overheat from the sun (which, fun fact, they do). The fabric is water resistant so if the tide comes in further than expected or I’m just plain clumsy, my belongings will be just fine. It will be very easy to clean out the sand from it, too. I can also use this bag to hold my toiletries for weekend trips (which is what I’m planning to do this weekend while I’m babysitting). The monogram lets everyone know that it’s mine. :)

Tamara also told me about the special that Thirty One was having for May and I could not pass it up! I was looking to get a personalized gift for a friend’s bachelorette party because I can’t make it to the actual celebration. With Tamara’s help, I decided to get her an All-In-One Organizer. She’s a teacher and I thought this would be a great bag she could use to organize papers to and from her classroom. After constantly bugging Tamara for her opinion, again, I finally decided on the Minty Chip pattern. I chose to personalize her bag with her new last name. My friend has been obsessed with changing her last name to his since I met her (Her and her fiancé were dating way before I met either of them) so I thought this would be a special treat for her. I am planning on filling it with fun, bachelorette-y type things for her to enjoy. Maybe Tamara will let me guest blog about that one after I give it to her. :)

I am extremely happy with my Thirty One items. I can’t believe I will finally have a bag that can withstand my use and abuse!

"doggie bag"

This past week, I've had the privilege of taking care of my sweet golden retriever, Achilles, at my apartment. He typically stays with my boyfriend Matt because he's at a house with a nice, big backyard, so Achilles can run and play ball his favorite outdoor activity. Matt is out of town right now training for his awesome new job as an adjuster with Farmer's Insurance, so I'm taking turns with his parents to watch Achilles. I've loved having him here because he's forced me to go on jogs and walks at least three times a day in the gorgeous weather we've been having. He's absolutely full of energy, and has had a great time playing with my roommate's new dog, Revis.

I must admit, Achilles is spoiled rotten, and has a ton of toys and stuff that come along with him. I've been using my organizing utility tote for all of his stuff this week, and it's been a huge help. With all of the pockets on the outside, I'm able to store his brush, toys, bones, and treats. The inside is big enough for me to store his bowls and any of his toys that don't fit in the outside pockets as I said this dog is spoiled :). I'll soon be ordering one for Achilles with his name personalized on it, so that it's more convenient to pack up his stuff when we go on trips.






Achilles' "doggie bag" is the Thirty-One Organizing Utility Tote. Only $30, and can be personalized with your dog's name on it!

pay it forward

I am so giddy after such a nice, shocking surprise this morning! My roommate Brittney and I went to Starbucks this morning because we needed coffee and those advertisements for the mocha cookie crumble frappuccinos were too good to pass up. By the way, they are delicious! Starbucks describes them as, "Milk and cookies meets chocolate and coffee for the drink you’re too grown-up to admit that you really want". 

Anyway, the reason I am so giddy is because we got them for FREE! Brittney and I decided... Ahh, we're just having a lazy day today doing laundry, so why not let this guy get in front of us in the line at Starbucks. So we did just that, we let the guy get in front of us. I don't think you could have wiped the smiles off of our faces for a good 30 minutes after pulling up to pay and having the cashier say, "the man in front of you paid, here are your drinks, have a nice day!" I've heard of this happening in movies, but honestly, I've never had anyone do anything more than give me a friendly wave for letting them in front of me. How awesome that someone just paid for our drinks! I think our total was like $9, but that's $9 we didn't have to spend this morning because a perfect stranger paid for us. 

So, I'm feeling inspired today! I'm going to give away a FREE flat iron/curling iron case to one lucky person drawn at random who comments on my blog, and tells me what they plan to do to start paying it forward today! :) 

team spirit

PURPLE! GOLD! PURPLE! GOLD! GO PIRATES! ARRRGGHH!

I am so excited to get my Picnic Thermal Tote personalized with "Pirate Tailgate"! I can't wait to start using my tote to hold drinks when I go to games at ECU and my apartment pool this summer. It's actually big enough to hold 3 bottles of wine or even a pitcher!... so I've been told ;) 


The new spirit collection comes in Spirit Navy, Black, Orange, Maroon, and Grey... colors to suit most any team. I was not gifted with any athletic ability in high school I think my sister got all of those genes in the family, but I was part of the AHS show choir and dance team. I had AHS show choir and dance team shorts, t-shirts galore, jump suits, and even garment bags. I would've definitely used a cute personalized bag and blanket for all of our competition trips. If only they had adult show choirs!

This collection is perfect for school fundraisers. If you're looking for an easy fundraiser that will allow everyone to show off their school pride, this would be ideal! I'll give your school 10% of all funds raised to use as you wish!