This is the official blog of the husband and wife writing team of Barry Andrew Chambers and Janice Chambers. If you took Jane Austen's, EMMA, put her in a 21st century luxury resort hotel, surrounded her with a cast of off-beat characters that would feel at home in a Janet Evanovich novel… you would get Emma Wood, matchmaker. Check out our "Bio to Bs" (behind the scenes) posts to read our personal stories that have found their way into our Emma Wood novels.
Monday, July 7, 2014
Thursday, July 3, 2014
What would Shelby wear?
One of the main characters in our Emma Wood series is the ever popular Shelby. She's super sweet, has an easy going eclectic style and doesn't necessarily seem like the brightest bulb in the pack...and yet things seem to work out for her in the most amazing ways.
She would totally rock this colorful Bohemian patchwork dress available at Zulily.
Shelby would pair that with these Sad Cat earrings available at Pedoozle...
...and this vintage Boho style hot pink crocheted shoulder bag found in the Etsy shop DiamondsAreVintage
...and this Happy Bracelet!
...and we don't want her other wrist to go naked, so she would add this totally fantastic Barbie Car bracelet from ElectricSparkleStore on Etsy!
...and these outrageously cool C-heel strappy sandals found in the Etsy shop TatiTatiVintage!
She would totally rock this colorful Bohemian patchwork dress available at Zulily.
Shelby would pair that with these Sad Cat earrings available at Pedoozle...
...and this vintage Boho style hot pink crocheted shoulder bag found in the Etsy shop DiamondsAreVintage
...and this Happy Bracelet!
...and we don't want her other wrist to go naked, so she would add this totally fantastic Barbie Car bracelet from ElectricSparkleStore on Etsy!
If you want to know more about Shelby...check out First Kiss available on Amazon.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Wednesday Giveaway!!
These adorable earrings are up for grabs. Good luck to all!
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Monday, June 30, 2014
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Wednesday Giveaway
This week we are giving away a lovely handmade crystal and pearl bracelet with a sterling silver clasp. I used 3 X 4mm clear AB rondelle crystals and a really pretty 9mm freshwater button pearl. The bracelet measures approximately 7.5 inches. It can be worn alone or stacked with other bracelets.
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Preparation H anyone? Bio to Bs
A few years ago when Barry and I were shopping at our favorite grocery store, we had a not fun thing happen. They had just installed a new check out system that announced each product as they scanned it. The volume was up pretty high, probably so people could hear it over the chatter and noises of a large grocery store.
Allow me to backtrack for a moment. At the time, we had the sweetest dog ever, a beautiful Bearded Collie named, Lacy. Unfortunately, through no fault of her own, she had an addiction to Pup-peroni treats.
Back to my story...so Barry and I go to one of the checkout
stations with our basket of groceries. In order to help feed Lacy’s addiction,
we had a ton of dog treats. When the checker started scanning the treats, it
kept saying Pup-peroni…Pup-peroni…Pup-peroni…the more
times that the computer said it…the more people started
looking at us. At first I think people thought that the computer had gone into a loop.
Eventually, everyone in the front of the store had stopped talking, the other checkers had stopped checking and all you could hear was PUP-PERONI…PUP-PERONI…PUP-PERONI… Everyone was looking at us, like we were the proverbial “cat lady” or in this case the “dog gentleman” and “dog lady.” Finally, our checker entered the last one. We quickly paid and hurried out of the store.
When we got to the car I said, “That was embarrassing. Should we start looking for another store?”
Barry replied, “I love that store, maybe we could just start buying our Pup-peroni somewhere else. It could have been worse, we could have been buying Preparation H.”
To that I replied, “We should probably buy that somewhere else too. Maybe we should start a list of things not to buy here.”
I have a feeling we weren’t the only ones humiliated by the talking checkout system because the next week when we went back, the volume was so low, it was barely audible…and a few weeks later, there was no talking checkout.
So now, we can proudly march to the checkout station with our cart of Pup-peroni, Preparation H, super absorbent tampons, roach spray and generic gallon bottles of wine. Okay, we don’t drink, but we might have needed to start if they had kept the talking check-out system.
Eventually, everyone in the front of the store had stopped talking, the other checkers had stopped checking and all you could hear was PUP-PERONI…PUP-PERONI…PUP-PERONI… Everyone was looking at us, like we were the proverbial “cat lady” or in this case the “dog gentleman” and “dog lady.” Finally, our checker entered the last one. We quickly paid and hurried out of the store.
When we got to the car I said, “That was embarrassing. Should we start looking for another store?”
Barry replied, “I love that store, maybe we could just start buying our Pup-peroni somewhere else. It could have been worse, we could have been buying Preparation H.”
So now, we can proudly march to the checkout station with our cart of Pup-peroni, Preparation H, super absorbent tampons, roach spray and generic gallon bottles of wine. Okay, we don’t drink, but we might have needed to start if they had kept the talking check-out system.
Friday, May 23, 2014
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