Anna Sheffield hits Target.com

The Anna Sheffield for Target jewelry collection has debuted on Target.com, although I have not seen the goods up close and personal yet in stores. While I am coveting this gold and silver Charm Necklace, at $49.99 it is one of the pricier pieces in the collection... so I think I may wait a couple of weeks to see if it (hopefully!) goes on sale.

I'm also a little confused by the pics on the website; they have a somewhat grainy tone to them, almost like a sepia-tint. ???! I guess this is intentional, as the collection's tagline is "vintage gone modern at throwback prices".

A Head-to-Toe Party Look for under $100 at Target

StyleList blogger Melissa Foss offers up tips on how to get a complete party look from Target – from dress to shoes to accessories – on this video:



One note: the Target feature starts in at about 1:50 into the video. Prior to that, Melissa focuses her efforts on Bloomingdales.

Pick of the Week

It's Pick of the Week time: each week I pick one great buy from Target's Weekly Ad (in the Sunday newspaper) and highlight it here on my blog. This week's pick is the Smith & Hawken home decor harvest collection, which is on sale this week. And I plan to pick it up while I can, since as I’ve blogged about previously, who knows whether Target will continue to carry the Smith & Hawken line in the future.

Right now this lovely Japanese Berry Wreath is on sale for just $29 (regularly $39.99). I also have my eye on this Falling Leaves Doormat, on sale for $18.

Please note that this is seasonal merchandise, with no rain checks. And some items – like the Harvest Berry Bundle and Pumpkin Candle Holder shown here, both on sale for $15 - are available in stores only.

Former Target employee on Project Runway

A former clothing designer for the Bullseye is getting his chance at fame and fortune on Project Runway. Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman is among the 16 contestants competing for the chance to show their designs at New York Fashion Week on the new season of the hit reality show.

Coleman lived in Minneapolis and worked for Target when the show taped in Los Angeles last year. He has since moved to Milwaukee to work as a designer for Kohl's, working on Lauren Conrad's line. A sign, perhaps, that he was at least a finalist on Project Runway? "It means there is a future for Ra'mon-Lawrence Coleman in fashion," is all the confident designer - who is sworn to secrecy until the season ends - would say in this interview.

I actually blogged about Ra’mon last October, back when we all thought Season 6 of Project Runway would debut on Lifetime in January. But of course, that didn’t happen, since the latest season was delayed a whole year due to a legal battle between former network Bravo and Lifetime, where Project Runway now airs.

BTW, did y'all catch episode 2 night before last? I did... and I must say, I was NOT impressed by Ra'mon's dress! [FYI, the challenge on this week's show was to design a maternity outfit]. Ra'mon's creation was downright ugly, IMO, and obviously the judges agreed, as he ended up in the bottom 3.

New Shaun White 4 Target debuts in stores and online

As I reported last month, the successful Shaun White 4 Target clothing collection for men and boys has returned to the Bullseye, and is now available in stores and online at target.com. I know that my teenager is already eyeing this “Ride” hoodie sweatshirt… and at just under $20, I’m liking the wallet-friendly price.

Wednesday's Rave: this retro-fabulous packaging

Take a look at these two new offerings from Boots at Target: Original Beauty Formula Cuticle Oil (complete with a cutesy eye-dropper applicator) and Original Beauty Formula Hand Cream – just $7.99 each. I personally think the ultra-feminine, retro-tinged packaging would look great in the bathroom or on a bedroom dressing table.

Tuesday's Rant: Target running out of school supplies...

Most Tuesdays I take the opportunity to rant about something I do not like about Target… because although I love ‘em to death, they ain’t perfect. Today’s rant is a minor one I guess, but still irritating. This past Sunday morning, I took my eldest son (a sophomore in high school) to Target with "the list" for his school supplies, and Target was out of - all things - graph paper. ???! This just baffled me. I mean I know it's Back to School time and all that, but you'd think that Target would order enough of this basic item to keep in stock. I even looked in the office supply section on the other end of the store, but they were out, too.

So then I headed over to Walgreen's, and guess what? They, too, were out! Dreading a third stop at Staples (one town over) I walked down one block to my local stationery shop, Village Stationers (which has been around, like, FOREVER) and lo and behold, success! Although they, too, were out of the looseleaf kind of graph paper, and I had to settle on the notebook kind. Is there some sort of national scarcity of graph paper? Have any of you, dear readers, had a hard time finding certain school supplies this season?