Nielsens Gifts Blog

Girlfriends - Don't forget them, Ladies, for Valentine's Day!

Ladies...our girlfriends are so important to our mental well being and happiness!  We are planning a Spring Girlfriend party at Nielsens!  We will have lots of fun suggestions for entertaining your girlfriends at your
home too! Even a great new Fondue Pot- it is the best!  Please let me know that you want to be invited to Nielsens' Girlfriend party.  Tell me in an email [email protected] or come to Nielsens at 81st and Lewis in Tulsa and have Doug put your name on the invitation list.  Julia Knight is coming out with the perfect new color in her mouth blown glass Italian Glasses for your girlfriend parties!  You are going to love it- it will be introduced at our girlfriend party at Nielsens.

In the meantime - please tell your girlfriends how much they mean to you.  Consider giving them each a Julia Knight heart bowl for their desk- they will think of you each time they see it or reach for a paperclip! The Julia Knight hearts come in small med and large and in soft pink, bright pink, white and red.

Or...give a pair of red Julia Knight Champagne Flutes -  these are firery looking - as in HOT - so they would be great for the man in your life too!  Nielsens has these in stock - ready to wrap and deliver!

Thank you, Girlfriends!  Love to you, Andrea Nielsen 

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News from Atlanta January 2010 Gift Market

I just returned from an exciting trip to market for Nielsens. Doug, George and Rhonda from Nielsens were there too! Who was running the store we were asked over and over! Nielsens was in the very capable hands of Suzanne, Cathy, Erin, Jody and Marlene. I hope you visited with them while we were selecting your favorite new gifts and home entertaining "essentials".

Our first stop at Martket was the Julia Knight showroom. It was beautiful and brimming with exciting new colors and shapes for spring! Julia Knight was there to introduce more colors in her fabulous new glassware that is hand made- mouth blown in Italy. It was so good to spend some time with Julia Knight. She is so inspiring in so many ways. I feel like I have made a wonderful new friend! Julia said to please tell all of her friends at Nielsens in Tulsa hello! She remembers you! And...she wants to come back to Nielsens to give some demonstrations- involving tasty food for us- more hints on Five Minutes to Fabulous home entertaining! Would you like that?
If anyone is reallly out there reading this...I would love for you to give me your suggestions for parties and events that you would like to have at Nielsens!
Email me, Andrea Nielsen, [email protected] anytime about any suggestions you have. Nielsens is a 60 plus years in business store- but we are still learning and want to keep changing to be the best gift and home decor and home entertainging source that we can be! We want to be your store!!!!!!!!
We are thinking of having a girl friend party this spring at Nielsens! What do you think?
We might unveil the new Julia Knight at the party! Is that a good idea? Should we have it presented on trays brought around the party by great looking guys in Tuxedos? Okay that is my fantacy...do you share it? Or do you prefer guys with tool belts? Okay, I am getting away from the Julia Knight introductions. The new Julia Knight glasses would of cource be filled with Champagne and Cosmopolitans! And the new serving pieces would be filled with delicious food by Rhonda! Yum...What night of the week would you like the girlfriend party to be? I can not wait!
Back to Market- we found great treasures in Jay Strongwater and Waterford Crystal! Yeah! More on those next blog. Just a hint...there is wonderful black Waterford, green Waterford and red Waterford and great new boxes and frames in Jay Strongwater!
Once again, please let me know that you are out there listening!
All of us at Nielsens Gifts appreciate you so much!

Julia Knight's Ideas for Easy Entertaining

“Five Minutes to Fabulous!”

Julia Knight is the designer of the fabulous new colorful enameled and mother of pearled serving ware at Nielsens.  She is an expert at easy and elegant home entertaining. 

 

 She says that we need to keep in our freezer…shrimp, goat cheese, smoked salmon, chives, and pesto. 

In the refrigerator have a nice cheese- brie is great –a little fruit, maybe a lemon and grapes or strawberries.

In the pantry keep water crackers, shelled pistachio nuts, cocktail sauce, tooth picks or canapé picks, cocktail napkins (okay now we need The Julia Knight napkin holder!), 

nice bottles of wine, jelly you like, a jar of capers, several jars of fun stuffed olives and instant rice.

Have in the cupboard or out on display! for serving what we call her starter essential Julia Knight hostess set:

            A large tray with or without handles- can be a color, butter cream, snow or all Mother of Pearl

            A large footed cake stand- in a color you love-

            A dip bowl- either the pointed corner pagoda bowl or a round one to compliment the tray

            A 15 inch bowl either in the classic or peony shape- either in a color to go with above pieces or in all mother of pearl

            A set of spreaders and a set of salad servers.      

            The ying yang bowl would be great to have for the shrimp!

            6 or 8 Waterford wine glasses you love – a cheap wine needs them and a great wine deserves them!

    Andrea Nielsen adds that you need 3 sizes of cake plates – so versatile and pretty!

These are the tools to serving a fabulous looking quick canapés.

She suggests mixing the goat cheese with the smoked salmon as a quick spread that looks catered. Put in the dip bowl with a sprig or sprinkle of chives or other herb…maybe a slice of lemon twisted…use your beautiful Julia Knight spreaders.

Put pistachio nuts in the pagoda bowl.

Put the brie cheese (cut in half with dental floss or serrated knife and fill with-  even grape jelly inside – or pesto as a filling to make it look difficult- but it is not!) on the cake plate surrounded with strawberries or grapes if you have them in the fridge…

Put the water crackers on the cracker tray- oops we need that beautiful Julia Knight one- I like to use it for olives- guess I need two of those!

Another quick tip she has…Ask your guests to each bring a food item-(or pick up at a restaurant)  then you put the prepared food on your beautiful Julia Knight serving pieces and there you have it!  Fabulous in minutes!

 

• Please share your entertaining successes using Julia Knight serving ware with us by email: [email protected]

• Or, at Nielsens -81^st and Lewis!  Julia Knight Serving ware makes great gifts for  your friends –starting at just 17.95.

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Street Address: 8138-A South Lewis Ave, Tulsa, OK 74137 (81st & Lewis at The Plaza Shopping Center)

Our Phone: (918) 298-9700 or (800) 665-1233 

New Colors & Styles Just Received for Julia Knight Serveware

New colors Shrimp and Turquoise added to the line for Spring 2009. Some of the new  pieces:

Peony 6" Round Bowl $59.95

Hibiscus 8" Bowl $69.95 and 17" Platter $215.95

Tahitian Clam Shell 8" Bowl $69.95 and 17.5" Bowl $215.95

Conch Shell 8" Bowl $69.95

Scallop 3.5" Bowl $25.95

Peony 6" Petite Plates, Set of 4 $119.95

We just unpacked the first shipment Saturday. Based on our  customer reactions to the new colors... another big hit for Julia!

George will be adding these new Julia Knight Serveware products to our website and also sending out an email soon. If you are not getting emails from Nielsens, send email to [email protected] with the subject "Add My Email". Our email customers get offers others don't.

Please visit NielsensGifts.com

Our e-mail address is [email protected] 

Street Address: 8138-A South Lewis Ave, Tulsa, OK 74137 (81st & Lewis at The Plaza Shopping Center)

Our Phone: (918) 298-9700 or (800) 665-1233 

Rhonda's Fabulous Use of Julia Knight Serveware at Nielsens' Party

Using suggestions from Julia Knight, Rhonda Vincent directed the presentation of snacks for a welcoming party for Julia Knight on the evening prior to the October 25th Julia Knight Signing Event at Nielsens Exclusive Gifts in Tulsa. It was hard for the Nielsens staff assisting her to not eat everything they were putting on the table, as it looked so fabulous! Below are photos showing beautiful Julia Knight Serveware being used.

 Annika can't wait for Julia to arrive, so she can have a strawberry!

The 13" Yin Yang Bowl ($134.95) is perfect for serving shrimp & red cocktail sauce. The large 14" Peony Cake Stand ($165.95) has cheese cubes & pepperoni with the 10" Peony Cake Stand ($84.95) being used to serve Double Creme Brie topped with seedless black grapes.

Julia Knight and Rhonda Vincent at welcoming party the evening prior to Julia's second Signing Event at Nielsens. Nielsen's was honored to host Julia Knight's first ever Signing Event on November 1, 2007.

WOW! Smoked salmon served on the 25" Full Mother of Pearl Rectangular Tray with handles ($319.95 or $219.95 with color center).

Brownies served on the 14" Peony Cake Stand (165.95) and strawberries on the 6" Peony Cupcake Stand ($39.95).

Julia visiting with Nielsens' guests.

 Three varieties of grapes served on 17" Holly Sprig Bowl in Snow color ($149.95).

See the entire Julia Knight line by going to NielsensGifts.com.

  Serving sour cream, capers and cream cheese using three of the Square Classic Petite 4" Bowls ($19.95 each) on the Classic Petite Bowl Tray ($49.95).

Nuts in the 6.5" Pagoda Bowl ($59.95).

Cheese cubes and pepperoni on the 14" Petal Pink Cake Stand ($165.95) & Double Creme Brie presented on the 10" Kiwi Peony Cake Stand ($84.95).

 Five of the 3.5" Mojito Holly Sprig Bowls with red berries ($34.95 each) and cookies on the 14" Peony Rectangular Tray in Pomegranate color ($64.95). 

See the entire Julia Knight Collection at NielsensGifts.com.

Nielsens is a 62 year-old family owned business in Tulsa, Oklahoma that really appreciates your business. No charge for gift wrap, FREE delivery in Tulsa, and we ship worldwide.

 Please visit NielsensGifts.com

Our e-mail address is [email protected] 

Street Address: 8138-A South Lewis Ave, Tulsa, OK 74137 (81st & Lewis at The Plaza Shopping Center)

Our Phone: (918) 298-9700 or (800) 665-1233