HAPPY NEW YEAR - Better Late Than Never!!

Dear Customers and Friends of Dogwood Square,





HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I have so many new ideas for this year, it's scary!

I hope that the promised change over to the new site can be
accomplished during the 1st quarter of this year. We put that on
hold for a while, but are now gearing up to move the site to a new
hosting company.

Many of the companies we have contacted have told us that because we do not have a "brick and mortar" location (in other words we are only found on the Internet, we do not have a physical store) they won't sell to us. We don't think that is fair, but we must adhere to all the rules. So we continue to look. If any of you reading this, have any suggestions of new products you would like to see us carry, please post a response to this entry and we will investigate.

We are seriously considering carrying Vitabath products since they are also distributed by Rich Brands who bought the Claire Burke franchise last September.

Speaking of Rich Brands and Claire Burke...the fragrance warmer refills still have not come in. However, we understand that they are going to be shipping in the next week or two. We still are taking orders and have maintained a large and growing backorder queue.

Don't worry! If you ordered refills and your order was put in the backorder queue, it WILL be filled just as soon as possible when our stock comes in. We have ordered 3 times as many refills as we need to fill our backorders.

Other new products looming on the horizon:

• I am working on an arrangement with a company called Oddity to create a sister site which we would link to. They offer beautiful seasonal home decor items such as: beautifully designed floral wreaths and garlands, candles, candle rings, and many other items such as you would find in Michael's or Hobby Lobby in the floral and home decor departments.
• There are many more baby monitor items which we have access to and have not had an opportunity to place on the site. We will try our best to add to this area in 2008. Likewise, we have advertised the Halo collection of baby clothing and have not had the time to update the site with our stock. That will be remedied this year.
• We have also started promotion of a new product for us -- Fragrance Lampes. The company we are working with is growing by leaps and bounds and we will be offering more styles and fragrances as time goes on. The lampes and fragrances we will carry are now and will be quality lampes and fragrances, but will be offered at a very reasonable price.

So as you can see these and perhaps some other things I am working on should make Dogwood Square an exciting place to shop this year.

We hope this year is going to be an exciting and prosperous one for all of you!!

Until next time...

Della

BeBeSounds Monitor Gives New Parents "Peace of Mind"

Dear Friends,

Many of your know that I am a new grandmother. My wonderful little granddaughter was born in April and is now growing "like a weed."

Today I want to talk with you about a gift her Mom was given at one of her baby showers. I was so impressed with it when I saw it that I decided to carry it on the Dogwood Square website. It's called the Angelcare® Movement Sensor w/Sound Monitor.

This monitor has allowed my son and daughter-in-law to be assured that little Brynlea is OK and breathing fine anytime she is in her crib. They have put her to sleep in her own bed in her own room ever since she came home from the hospital.

I remember when my son was born some 29 years ago. Back then every new mother and father was scared to death about SIDS. I can tell you, I was. I kept his crib right next to my bed so I could reach over in the night and touch him and be assurred that he was OK.

The under-the-mattress Sensor Pad detects your baby's slightest movements. If your baby goes absolutely still for 20 seconds, the Sensor Pad sends a signal to the Nursery Unit which sounds an alarm alerting you to check your baby. If you are out of the baby's room, the portable Parents' Unit (Sound Monitor) will pick up the alarm as well as other nursery sounds. In addition, the Nursery Unit has an optional "tic" feature. If the Sensor Pad senses movement, the Nursery Unit will continuously tick. If it doesn't, the ticking will stop.

This is one of the best products I have found to give new parents that "Peace of Mind" that your baby is OK.

You can find several different configurations of this monitor. We sell the one with the under-the-mattress sensor pad, a nursery sound monitor and 2 parents' units. That way you can always keep one of the parent units in your bedroom and another one can be moved around to the kitchen, living room, den, office or other room. The retail for this configuration is $119.99, but our everyday price is $99.00.

If you are looking for one of the best gifts you can give those new parents in your life, please consider this monitor. I don't want to be dramatic, but it may save a life!

Until next time...

Della