Gifts from the Heart

Having owned and operated Clarice’s Cake & Candy Supplies for over 25 years, Nanci Olmos continues to share her skills with others, teaching cake decorating, cookie decorating and candy making to children and adults.  With all the baking shows on television and the Internet, the popularity of baking continues to increase, and her business continues to grow.  So, too, do her classes. In fact, the small classroom is no longer big enough to accommodate everyone.  “My dream was to have a proper classroom, not a room to share as a work room with my employees,” states Nanci.   

Read more: A Dream Come True Clarice’s Cake & Candy Supplies Expands

A watch is an object of exceptional complication and beauty that requires regular care to work properly.  Standard maintenance includes safeguarding the movement, protecting the watch from water damage and cleaning the case and band.  The following tips will help you care for and preserve your timepieces for generations to come:
For watches with a manual (or hand-wound) mechanical movement, be sure to wind the watch once a day, at the same time of day.  Be careful not to over-wind the watch. Stop winding the watch as soon as you feel resistance – this indicates the spring has reached maximum tension. 

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Whether it’s capturing a certain emotion in time, demonstrating to a loved one how much you care about them, or for no apparent reason at all, giving the gift of jewelry is a great way to make sure someone knows that you’re thinking about them.
As one of the best specialty jewelry brands in Santa Clarita, Ro, Ma knows that offering fine jewelry at a great price is only part of the story. 

Read more: Giving the Gift of Jewelry Ro, Ma Jewelers

You will be amazed at what’s happening on Main Street in downtown Newhall.  There’s an exciting buzz with new stores opening and the “old town” feel of yesteryear.
The recent opening of Closet on Main and their introduction of Shelley’s Fashions is no exception.  You may have met Shelley at one of the many fundraising events she participates in throughout the year, where she has raised over 1.5 million dollars for hundreds of charities, including many in the Santa Clarita Valley, such as “Soroptimist International” and their “Bras for a Cause” event. 

Read more: Shelley Weinstein of Shelley’s Fashions Opens Up On Main Street

Many of us love the convenience and quality of Trader Joe’s and it has become our “go-to” store whenever you need something special, quick and easy and/or healthy for a fair price.  Ma Maison hosts many of our parties using the offerings from Trader Joe’s, so when we came across the I Love Trader Joe’s Cookbook, we ate it up!  We have carried this cookbook for many years now and not only are the more than 150 delicious recipes good for special events and entertaining, they’re great for every day, too!

Read more: Who Doesn’t Love Trader Joe’s?

Mirrors can make the greatest change of all.  There is nothing that can date a home more than the look of the bathroom or the kitchen.  Yet if you’re anything like us, the thought of remodeling any part of the house is a frightening and disruptive process.   When we moved into our home here in Santa Clarita over 19 years ago, all of the new homes being built put in those large, flat mirrors over the bathroom vanity. 

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Flowers from the heart, say it the best.  At Family Florist, we make giving easy.  Our professional staff is dedicated to making your floral gift special and perfect.  We have a great team of designers with a combined 49 years of experience.  We are passionate about the quality and guaranteed that each bouquet we make will have the highest quality of freshness.  The designs of arrangements range from traditional, contemporary, tropical, and high style.  Family Florist is a full service florist that is family owned and operated.  In this month of April we are celebrating our 7th year anniversary, we have love and respect for nature and we show it with creation and colors through our designs.

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Babies are born everyday but these are a few born from jan to feb! If you or someone you know has had a baby please send it to Stephanie Elgin at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with the date your baby was born and who the parents are. and how big your baby and send a photo!

Read more: Oh Baby!