Shhhhh! FREE Monogram on Towel Wraps & Slippers

Shhhhh! This special is just for YOU...go ahead jump for JOY...our VIP Tales by the Sea shopper. (See it pays to be a good girl or boy!) FREE Monogram on the HS Towel Wrap or Slipper Set of your choice all weekend long! You will be humming your favorite Christmas song...

The elves will be busy sewing this and personalizing that...

So, you better get ordering a personalized gift for Santa to load into his sack!

Izabella Holiday Products

It's HO-Ho-HOliday time at Tales by the Sea!

The stockings are just about to be hung by the chimney with care in hopes that Santa will leave some Izabella products there.

Each Izabella product is now dressed for the Holidays. In raw silk, a deep crimson red or luxurious lime green, these Izabella items will be the gift of the season. Our gift to you this holiday season...is a rhinestone cross pin or tag will be tied to the top of each bath salts, perfume or candle. (look in the photo above)

Our wish for you this season...good health and great happiness...and some Izabella.

Tales by the Sea makes the front page of Destin Log!

Editor's note: Tales by the Sea is delighted to be particpating in this worthy cause. Please come support our friends at Frill Seekers Gifts for this event.(from the Destin Log newspaper)

From grief, a party in pink is born (PHOTOS)
October 06, 2009 12:58 PM
Tosha Sketo, Florida Freedom Newspapers
Heidi LoCicero, co-owner of Frill Seekers Gifts in the Village of Baytowne Wharf, is channeling grief into productivity by throwing a Tinkled Pink Party at Graffiti’s in Sandestin on Thursday.


LoCicero lost her mother-in-law to breast cancer about five months ago. Her daughter Peyton, 16, who is a member of the Fort Walton Beach High School Stars dance team, also recently lost her coach, Charlotte Dry, to the disease.

“In the process of grieving and trying to figure out why bad things happen, we realized that we could channel that sadness into building a really great event,” LoCicero said. “It has been a hard year for the family, but we just explained to the children that we can make a difference.”

The mother-daughter team have been working together, in association with the Vera Bradley Breast Cancer Foundation, to plan the event. According to LoCicero, she had expected the preparations to take longer, but the response from the community was so great that it came together in just a few months.

Graffiti’s offered to provide a location for the party and lunch for the ladies. And several local businesses, including Aloha Surf Company, The Village Boutique, M Cline Jewelry, CoCo & Co., Mermaids Boutique, Tales by the Sea and Bark Avenue, have donated items for the fashion show and silent auction.

“The local community immediately got behind it,” LoCicero said. “It has really been heartwarming to see that even in bad times people still want to do something good.”
The event will take place at 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 8 and will celebrate survivors of breast cancer and honor the memory of the women who have died from the disease. LoCicero said the event is an opportunity for ladies from the community to get together and relax while raising money for the Vera Bradley Breast Cancer Foundation.

For tickets, which are $20 and include lunch, door prize entry and the fashion show, contact Frill Seekers Gifts at (850) 267-4438. Attendees are encouraged to don their favorite hats and wear something pink.

“Come for two hours and spend some time with your girlfriends,” LoCicero said. “It’s going to be a fun, casual event that will have a big impact.”

Lollia makes the magazines...again!

Addiction: an uncontrollable compulsion to repeat a behavior

The perception that all addictions are bad, is just plain wrong! Take the case of our staff addiction to LOLLIA perfume...particularly the fragrance WISH.

We are addicted to this scrumptious blend of delightful, flirty fragrance. One spray is all it takes to make us breathe in deeply and sigh loudly with content. It's just that good. And harmless!

WISH by Lollia was recently featured in Tea Time magazine. We're certain that their editors are just like us...addicted. It's not a crime. It's not an issue.

It's heaven...in a bottle...just a WISH.

Order one bottle today and join the rank of the happily addicted to LOLLIA group. We meet daily at Tales by the Sea in Sandestin's Baytowne Wharf. Join us...won't you? We'll bring the tea!

Yes! Tales by the Sea does deliver gift baskets! We just finished this one for our favorite sales person at the Sandestin Hilton.

Making a big impression is what it's all about...right? Well, our favorite salesperson at Sandestin's Hilton, Pamm Scheyd, knows what it takes. She books more groups and conventions at the beach than anyone we've ever seen. She caters to her clients above and beyond!

Our favorite part about working for Pamm is that she loves spoiling people. Today, she ordered a welcome basket for a client and let the Tales by the Sea team deliver it right to her client's hotel room. We had to push past the bellman, who was drooling over it, step past the concierge who wanted to hand deliver it himself, and barge pass the front desk to the house phone to ring up the lucky guest.

"Ohhh, ahhhh, wow," said the client. "This is beautiful and so thoughtful of Pamm," she exclaimed.

So, the next time you need to welcome a guest to your company, a friend to the beach or to simply butter up the boss... call the Tales by the Sea team and let us "fix you up!" 850-351-1980

If you want to bring your business, group or association to the beach...call Pamm at the Hilton: (504) 872-2113!

Must have, gotta get sandals!

Packing for a trip can be challenging. You know the drill...select a few outfits, find jewelry to match and then pack the shoes. And then you pack more shoes and more shoes.

Our new GOTTA GET sandals take the hassle out of packing. The metallic gold color goes with everything you will want to pack thus eliminating the need to pack tons of shoes. When it's time to get dressed, just "pop" the top off of the sandal and "pop" on any "topper" that will match what you are wearing. One pair of shoes...so many looks.

From flowers, shells, leopard or pink and gold accents, this is the perfect sandal. And did we mention comfy? Yes, we did, but it's worth mentioning again.

These are selling fast. Call Tales by the Sea to see if we have your size: 850-351-1980

Freedom by the Sea...

Join us today by the Sea to celebrate Independence Day!

From sea to shining sea...Tales by the Sea's customers are the best. From coast to coast we wish you a day full of true Independence.

Bring in this blog article for 20% OFF ANY item in the shop from July 4th-July 6th.

Fortune Cookie Soap!

Fortune Cookie Soaps=Success!
Taking a bath has never been so fun! Each soap has its own FORTUNE tucked inside!

You will be bubbling over with excitement, when you slip into the tub and drop in a strawberries and champagne fortune cookie soap. Double the size of an edible fortune cookie, these swanky soaps are selling like mad.

Several fun combos are offered like caramel apple, chocolate dipped strawberry and oatmeal and honey. They sound good enough to eat...but don't!

Can't pick just one cookie? Then "order up" the little takeout box shown above. We'll stuff it Chinese style with 3 different fortune cookie soaps, making it into one fantastic and truly out-of-this-world gift pack. If you are looking for a present for the person that has everything (you know who you are!) we promise that they will not have this gift pack!

You can also feel good about giving this set away (not that you’d want to or anything…) because our soaps are all-freakin’-natural and we leave our all the junk that makes your skin filmy. One whiff and feel of these beauties and we promise that you will be purchasing your own gift pack!

Ingredient List: Purified Water, Glycerin, Sodium Stearate and Sodium Oleate, Sorbitol, Stearic Acid, Lauric Acid, Fragrance, Color – Yep our products are made of soap, and while we know it’s tempting, do not eat them please!

Spongelles sell like crazy! Soap-n-sponge-in-1

The latest and greatest thing at Tales by the Sea has to be our SPONGELLE sponges!

Spongelle is a revolutionary new technology combining the exquisite fragrances with time release lather. The body wash infused sponge exfolitates, purifies, massages and hydrates. Olive oil and botanical extracts will make your skin glow and your face smile shower after shower. 10+ uses.

When the soap is gone you can continue to use the sponge. Peony-Cassis Infusion with bergamot, lemongrass, sea kelp extracts and olive oil to rejuvenate and inspire.

Call the shop today at 850-351-1980 and we'll ship you a SPONGELLE!

Last Online & In Store Sale of the Year!

VIP's...you ROCK! You made our year successful with your support of our retail shop and online boutique. We want to give you one more chance to shop and save by offering you 20% OFF YOUR ENTIRE ORDER at BOTH of our shops, Frill Seekers Gifts and Tales by the Sea, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!

ENTER CODE: SANTAELF at check out on either site or present this coupon in-store!

Open Christmas Eve from 10-3 !
It's a great time to buy and try some of the fabulous products you've seen at our shop. You do love a sale...right?

Do you have a BLOG?

We were tickled pink to open our email this morning with a kind note from a blogger who had featured, Tales by the Sea, on her blog! It got us to thinking---why don't we offer an incentive to our loyal readers/clients/friends who have blogs and want to feature some of our products?

Thus, a great idea was born. If you would like to mention or feature some of our wonderful items on your blog, just send us an email at talesbythesea@cox.net, put BLOG in the subject line and tell us what you'd like to feature. Our creative team will send you some ideas on how to get started.

If you do not have a blog, but read blogs, then you'll be happy to know that we will reward you, too. Just email some of your favorite blogs and tell them about us and send us a copy. You can also send us the address of your favorite blogs and we'll contact them.

The entire staff of Tales by the Sea is grateful to our customers. We would not be successful without your support in the shop and/or online. We are amazed at the success of this little shop nestled in Sandestin, Florida. Our promise to you, is that we will continue to amaze you with great products, awesome service and a fun shop.