Palecek Boxes at the Gilded Lily

Our Palecek boxes are perfect for jewelry, timepieces, desk accessories, or for important keepsakes. Some customers have even purchased Palecek boxes to hold ashes of family members or beloved pets.

The Gold Foil box Gold has brown felt lining. The box is resin with natural fibers, and a rattan handle.

The Inlaid Flower box features a multi-colored background with inlaid florals and metallic accents. It also has a silk tassel in bronze color.

The elegant Penshell box is laminated onto plantation grown hardwood. The interior is lined with chocolate felt. The box's handle features woven rattan peel.

See these and our other luxury home decor items at The Gilded Lily on Wenatchee Avenue.

New Lamps at The Gilded Lily

Just in - a lovely new olive burl lamp. It has an live burl veneer body, and the base is made of luan wood. The lampshade is rectangular raffia, with a coco bark finial.

The "Botanico Buffet" lamp is distressed patinaed florentine gold, accented with acanthus leaves and curled iron.

The "Rory Blue" table lamp features crackled sky blue glaze over porcelain, with coffee bronze details. The rectangle bell shade is a crushed textile in a golden champagne hue.

Also new this week, the Jareth floor lamp. It has a offee bronze finish on a metal base. The foot is matte black. The rectangle shade is chocolate bronze fabric.

The Elon buffet lamp is lightly distressed, with a dark mocha brown finish and cast aluminum accents. The rectangle shade is an off-white linen textile.

For more of our new floor and table lamps, come visit the Gilded Lily!

How to Host a Fabulous Summer Cocktail Party

Cobalt Martini Glass

Throwing a summer cocktail party? Let us help you create a beautiful, festive event.

Green Frosted Cocktail Shaker

We carry a wide variety of martini glasses, colorful glass ice buckets and matching cocktail shakers, appetizer and cocktail recipe books, and Caspari napkins.

Blue Frosted Cocktail Shaker
Also see our Gourmet Food section of the store for dips, sauces, tasty oils and vinegars, and delicious gourmet cookies.

Ice Buckets at The Gilded Lily

Slant "Safari" Martini Glasses

These are just some of our large selection of martini glasses, ice buckets and cocktail shakers.

Cocktails:

Need inspiration? The Backyard Bartender presents "55 Cool Summer Cocktails." Recipes include Spicy Ginger Blush Martini, Aromatic Lavender Lush, Dessert-inspired Key Lime Pie and
Swimming Pool-blue The Deep End.

Just in this week: "Artisanal Cocktails: Drinks Inspired by the Seasons from the Bar at Cyrus." Author Scott Beattie covers the basics (Classic margarita, Capirinha, Cuba Libre, and Gin and Tonic). But he also shares his unusual cocktail recipes, including "Frondsong," "Dark and Stormy," "Beau Regards," and "Rhubarbarella." In the Summer chapter, we're intrigued to try "Blackberry Lick" and "Plum Dandy."

For more martini recipes, see http://www.martinilovers.com/

Also, you might enjoy Fine Living's 10 Frozen Cocktails article for fun slushy drinks.

Recipes:

Barefoot Contessa Chilled Creamy Tomato Soup

In summertime, we like to serve this soup chilled, in small white appetizer bowls or in shot glasses.

We like to serve these mini zucchini and goat cheese tarts. They don't heat the kitchen up too much when we cook them on hot days. Perfect with a sparkling wine or a Pinot Grigio!

Try our Leonardo e Roberto's Vanilla Fig balsamic vinaigrette on an easy caprese salad. Use heirloom tomatoes if you can find them (try the Wenatchee Farmers Market). You can find affordable mozzarella at Costco in East Wenatchee.

Grilled very quickly, these Zucchini Roll-Ups make for a pretty, tasty finger food.

For more ideas, see Bon Appetit's Summer Party Appetizers slideshow. We also found some good ideas at Foodie View. And Fine Living has an article on an elegant outdoor cocktail party.

Check out our new Kalencom Diaper Bags!

Laminated Leopard Fuschia

Just in today from New Orleans: new Kalencom diaper bags! We have eleven new designs to choose from.

Laminated Paisley in Pink

Each bag comes with two outside pockets (perfect for bottles, keys, or cell phones). They also come with a matching insulated bottle bag, a coordinating zippered pouch (perfect for wipes and lotions), and a matching large fold-out padded changing pad.

Laminated Florentine Paisley in Blue

The bags are made of PVC that is made without phthalates. They're laminated, which makes for easy cleanup of spills.

Laminated Orange Diaper Bag

Each bag sells for just $73.50.

Gray Corduroy Laminated Diaper Bag

See these and our other Kalencom diaper bags at the Gilded Lily in Wenatchee.

New Books and Cookbooks at the Gilded Lily

Just in this week: 50 Best Girlfriends Getaways in North America. We thought this was a handy read for women traveling alone, traveling with a best friend, or journeying in groups. Trip suggestions include yoga retreats, festive journeys to Las Vegas, raft trips, heli-hiking, mountain resorts, and even dude ranches! There's a special section on good places to take a teenage daughter.

Planning a wedding? We suggest party expert Colin Cowie's fabulous "Wedding Chic" book. It promises "1001 ideas for every moment of your celebration." The lavish, colorful photographs are sure to inspire you. Chapters include Bouquets, Ceremony Decor, Centerpieces, Receptiion Decor, Cakes, Invitations and Favors, Appearance, Ritual and Ceremony, Food and Drink, Music and the After-Party.

We adore Paula Deen and often prepare meals right out of her cookbooks. So we made sure to order "The Lady & Sons Savannah Country Cookbook."

We also carry the sequel, "The Lady & Sons, Too!" which features even more recipes from Savannah.

For summertime, we're carrying "Bobby Flay's Grill It," featuring 150 simple, delicious recipes for marinades, grilled veggies, burgers, chicken, fruit, potatoes, scallops, salmon, shrimp, and other barbecue favorites.

Looking ahead to fall, we're offering "The Gourmet Slow Cooker." Volume II features regional comfort food classics, including soups, chilis, stews, meat and fish, sides, and desserts. We're trying to get brave enough to try the Peanut Soup recipe!

We're already pigging out on cupcakes we've made from our Martha Stewart's Cupcakes book, and now we're stirring up more mischief with the Martha Stewart's Cookies. This book has 175 cookie recipes to choose from.

See these and our other cookbooks and thoughtfully selected lifestyle books at The Gilded Lily in downtown Wenatchee!

New Lodis Handbags at The Gilded Lily

Just in today! The Lodis Pia Julia Tote in Red. It's extremely soft leather and features zip closure, exterior zip closure pocket, an interior zip closure pocket, pockets for your phone or Blackberry, and a key loop.

Also in today: Lodis Payola messenger bags. They're smaller strap leather handbags with zipper closures. We're carrying them in orange, brown, red or green. Perfect for the upcoming fall season!

Visit the Gilded Lily to see these and our other Lodis purses!

Get Your Love Plates at the Gilded Lily

Have you seen our colorful "Love Plates" yet? We carry whimsical polkadot plates and mugs, as well as colored glass plates and chargers.

The "Pokedot" plate is perfect for fruit, cheese, cottage cheese or a mini caprese salad.

We carry several colors in these lovely durable glass plates: Kiwi, Lime, Apple, Sea Pearl, Moonstone, Raspberry, Marshmallow, Lobster, Papaya and Sunshine. The colors really enliven a dinner table or coffee table set with appetizers and cocktails.

See these and our other German and European serveware at The Gilded Lily.