WANTED: More uses for Hollywood Fashion Tape!

The staff at Shop At Clares has been selling and, of course, using Hollywood Fashion Tape for many, many years. We asked them to tell us how they use this tape and discovered some typical and some not-so-typical uses for the fashion tape. This clear tape is hypoallergenic, safe for skin and clothing, and unlike those rolls of double sided tape, is easy to carry in your purse, briefcase, or suitcase, and stays clean until ready for use.
We welcome suggestions for YOUR use of Hollywood Fashion Tape. 

• Hold slipping bra straps in place.
• Close a gaping button down blouse.
• Keep fold up sleeves from unfolding.
• Keep a slippery fashion scarf in place.
• Keep a necklace in place.
• Quick fix for a hem that has come undone.
• To temporarily shorten the hem of a skirt or pants.
• Temporarily fuse a spit seam.
• Keeping socks from falling down (not recommended for hairy legs).
• Keep low cut blouses close to body to prevent inappropriate cleavage displays when bending over.
• Prevent wrap style tops from unwrapping.
• Keep lapels laying flat on shirts, blouses, suits, and lightweight coats.
• Keep tops from sliding off your shoulders and exposing your bra straps.
• Keep tube tops from sliding down.
• Use it to tape down the extra length of belt to keep it from flapping around.
• Closing the bottom of a wrap dress so it does not unwrap in the wind or when you sit.
• Tack down the ends of a collar to keep them in place and from curling up.
• Mounting photos in a photo album or on a display.
• Mounting photos in a frame or on a matte before framing.
• Keeping a tablecloth from sliding around or off dining room table.
• Great for scrapbooking or making your own greeting cards.
• Perfect for collages, everything lies flat, no bumps from dried glue.

New Look, New Products, Great Shopping Experience!

Don’t panic if you cannot find all of our previous listings on our new website. We are updating and revising the look of our Shop At Clares e-commerce store. With so many new items to offer to our customers, we are redesigning the site to enhance your shopping experience. Give us a call (800.963.8112) if you can’t find a product that you know we carry. Our customer service reps will be very happy to assist you with placing an order or answering your questions about a specific product. Best time to call is 9am – 5pm EST Monday thru Friday.

Jungle Butterfly Collection™ Travel Shoe Bags

The Jungle Butterfly Collection™ is inspired by strong, sassy women who are tough enough to navigate through the everyday jungle.. . . Yet who also have a softer side, capable of gently alighting upon others, quietly charming with grace, elegance and beauty.

They are so cute and so practical and will keep your clothes clean and free of shoe dirt.  The micro fiber suede Alova material is soft, durable, and perfect to protect all sizes and styles of shoes. The shoe bags have a double drawstring closure to keep them tightly closed while in your suitcase or while carrying them around. With a circular peek-a-boo window you do not have to guess what pair of shoes are packed inside, you can see them. Plus each bag comes with a matching cleaning cloth to brush off dirt and give your shoes an extra shine.

Available in four sizes of single bags and 2 sizes of double shoe bags these will accommodate your entire travel shoe needs.  The double bags are designed to accommodate two pairs of shoes or a pair of boots or athletic sneakers. Each peek-a-boo window is accented with a colorful butterfly that adds to the beauty and uniqueness of the shoe bags. Whether you choose zebra, giraffe, or leopard or all three, you will absolutely love this collection.

Commuting workers love these bags and use them to carry their professional work shoes (aka heels) while they wear their comfortable walking shoes to get to work. Customers have used them for purposes other than as a shoe tote. Kids love them for carrying all sorts of kid-stuff and toys. The uses are endless for this collection of small, medium, large, and jumbo bags in single shoe bags or small and medium bags in the double shoe bag design.

Designed and sewn in Berks County, Pennsylvania, these Made in the USA shoe tote bags are a perfect addition to your travel accessories.

See the whole Jungle Butterfly Collection™ at ShopAtClares. Order these wild travel shoe bag totes for friends, family and all importantly, for YOURSELF.

Travel with Organization and Class

Sitting at your desk dreaming about your next exciting vacation?... aren't we all. In fact it's been so long since we've had a vacation a trip to my in-law's house is even starting to sound appealing (just kidding mom and dad I love you). As exciting as the idea of a vacation sounds the preparation can be the pits. Even though the flight and hotel arrangements can be a nightmare, I have to admit my least favorite part of traveling is packing. Packing is one of the few activities that makes me loathe being a woman. Unlike men, we can't throw in some socks, underwear and a couple shirts and be ready to go. No, we have to pack our shower gels, hair tamers, cosmetics, bling, and the list could go on and on. Not to mention the dismay on our faces when we open our suitcase to spilled perfumes and foundations.

Well ladies, fear not--- Whitney Designs and Room it Up have come to our rescue. First and most importantly let's keep your jewelry (aka bling) safe and sound within your mess of a suitcase. I used to be infamous for eternally keeping one earring in hopes that the other would come back looking for its lost mate. Not anymore. Now that I have this Travel Jewelry Portable Roll Case none of my earrings have to go to bed alone at night. Featuring six zippered pockets this travel jewelery case solves one of our many packing woes.

In the case of traveling, cleansers and cosmetics us women always have issues with loose powders and liquid messes finding each other. The answer: a multi-pocket travel case that can keep powders and liquids contained in case of an inevitable spill. Cases like this stylish Cosmetic Toiletries Hanging Travel Case by Room it Up keeps your spilled messes from mingling with each other.

Depending on how long your trip is, this case could double for cosmetics and toiletries. However, if you tend to err on the excessive side when it comes to these kind of things we would also recommend our Insulated Travel Train Case also by Room it Up for your bigger items.

You are now free to daydream equipped with all of the necessary, yet stylish organizers.

Inflatable Hangers – Don’t Leave Home Without Them!

Recently, Good Morning America featured several must have travel items to make your vacation easier and cheaper. With the airlines beginning to charge travelers for checked bags, overweight luggage, water, and maybe, soon to be toilet paper!

Anyway, the discussion went.....that if you pack several of these inflatable hangers in your suitcase, you can pack LESS clothing. They recommend taking easily washable clothes, washing them in your hotel room, and hanging them on these specially designed hangers. They hang nicely over the shower curtain rod or on one of those hotel style clothes dryers that some hotels have inside the shower.

ShopAtClares.com has been selling these for years and will continue to sell them, because we love them and our customers love them. The “plump” design allows clothes to dry faster and without those ugly hanger creases at the shoulders. They are especially great for drying swimsuits (although the hangers seem bigger than some of the swimsuits we’ve seen)!

Here’s another great idea we learned from our international travelers for packing less clothing. Because it is difficult and expensive to launder clothes while traveling abroad, they buy disposable apparel shields to use on their shirts, tops, and dresses, so that their clothes will stay fresh and perspiration stain-free. Of course, this is also another great idea for domestic travel and for everyday use! These shields help to keep those ugly white perspiration stains that can discolor the fabric and are impossible to remove.