My favorite things about doing the shows are the cool dressing rooms (which totally make you feel like a movie star) and the professional makeup (which again makes me feel like a glamazon)!  My least favorite things are that I get horrible sweaty palms before every show and my first few sentences with the host I usually say something completely moronic and am in a total panic.   Watch and you’ll see and laugh…I look like a total deer in the headlights for the first few seconds.

Inside Scoop on Shooting Live:  There are 7 cameras and I can never figure out which camera is being used, so a guy literally has to jump up and down behind the live camera to show me (this makes me laugh and I feel a bit like a diva that I need this, but oh well, that’s show biz and bad eyesight)!

The Hosts:  Everyone asks me about the hosts…yes, they all really are super nice.  I haven’t had one who I haven’t  liked working with, which is saying a lot since many of my gigs have been at 3 or 4 am!  Some are more brusque than others, some like to “play” more but all LOVE their jobs, so it makes it great fun for me.  Sorry no dirt here.

Lastly, PLEASE KEEP UP THE PRAYERS dear friends.  As I understand it, to build a brand and customer base with HSN takes three years.  This is pretty much in line with what I have learned over the years in building Moo Roo and Mary Norton.  Therefore, I have only just begun.  I need lots of love and help from all of you out there.  Thank you, thank you, thank you for the support you have given me in my life and career.  I am truly a blessed woman.  So Happy Anniversary to Us All!

Thanks so much for making my HSN visit such an amazing success!  I had a blast on air.  I hope you all loved the bags and accessories.  As promised, here is my leather cleaning secret:

It is an aerosol carpet cleaner you can get at nearly any super market.

It is called Spot Shot!  

Directions for Use:  When you have dirt or stains on your leather bag, take a clean, soft cloth and spray a bit of SHOT SPOT onto the cloth (not directly onto the bag) and clean the bag with the cloth.  The stain or dirt will come off wonderfully without damaging the leather.  Do not rinse or do anything after working with the  Spot Shot.  DO NOT USE SHOT SPOT ON THE LINERS this is only to clean the leather.

Don’t forget to enter our Frosting Contest (below in Blog) to win a free bag!

I love to hear your feedback on Facebook or here on my Blog, so please stay in touch. Thanks again to all of you Frosting Gals for your support and enthusiasm for my new brand.  We deserve to have our cake and Frosting too!!

Mary

Today is America’s Birthday.  It is a time to celebrate all of the accomplishments of the last year.  Although it remains a challenging time economically, the future seems to look just a bit brighter with Bin Laden gone, the recession starting to abate and soldiers beginning to come home to their families.  I thank God to live in this country for all of it’s flaws, as I have traveled around the world and know what an extraordinary place America is.  This is not solely due to the spectacular geography of our land, but because of the American people and our generous, gregarious, adventurous, kind-hearted spirits.  Too often we hear of how terrible we are as a people.  However,  take a look around at your friends and neighbors, offer a smile to a stranger, and see how quickly it comes back.  This is a wonderful country and I truly am proud to be an American.  I thank all of the men and women who have made it possible for me to live in a free society without fear of worshiping in the manner I please, speaking of what I choose to address, and love whom my heart adores.  God truly does bless America.

Happy July 4th, 2011

Mary Norton

The prize: a signed bag from my July collection on HSN.

How to win:

1. Post a picture of yourself with your favorite Frosting product on my Facebook page. Tell us a little about why you like that particular product.
2. Get your friends to come “like” your post, and I’ll choose my favorite to receive a signed bag from the July collection.
3. The contest ends on the 30th of July.

Other notes about the contest:

• Don’t have a Facebook page (seriously?) then you can email me – mary@mooroo.com.
• Don’t have a Frosting product? Order one during my upcoming show on HSN this July 4th and 5th, or shop now on HSN.com. Either way, you’ve got some time between now and July 30.

Oh – and here are a couple of my favorite bags. Click any of them to shop online today!

Leather Grommets Hobo Bag

Leather Lace Satchel

Leather Paillette Bag

Therefore JUST FOR MY LIVE APPEARANCES THERE WILL BE INCREDIBLE DEALS AND SPECIALS! For example one bag that normally retails for $279.90 will be selling for $167.90 when I am on the air.  So tune in or loose out. I will be on the early morning of July 4th at 3am EST, the early morning of July 5th at 2am EST and then later that night of July 5th at 7pm EST. Have a cocktail (or lots of them), stay up late and play with me for America and HSN’s birthdays!  You deserve a little Frosting in your life!

Shop Frosting today at HSN.com.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NtaCTjuHHI

I don’t mean to sound brain washed and indoctrinated, but as a person who has grown a few businesses, I AM TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY IMPRESSED AND IN AWE.  At HSN they make running a mega-organization that is going on 365 days a year, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, seem completely easy and effortless!

In bringing “Frosting” to HSN I really feel like I am joining a fun family.  Everyone from the janitors, to the phone operators, the guest coordinators, the producers and the directors made me feel completely welcome and at ease.  They also ALL seemed so jazzed about the “Frosting” product.  I’m not sure if they are all trained to do that with everything they see (if so, they are really good at faking it).  The campus is supercool and efficient.  The studio set up is amazing (5 high definition cameras), state of the art lighting, great sets, and very clear direction from the staff for newbies like me. 

The team at HSN under the direction of CEO, Mindy Grossman (the reason I am at HSN), has really done miracles to change the image and direction of television retailing.  They have defined HSN as a luxury expierence that allows you to shop from home, having the designer in your living room to assist you, rather than bothering to go out and hassle with department stores where they have the same old stuff that you can find at all of the other department stores (yawn)!  You really need to check out some of the things they are doing and the brands that she is bringing onto the network.  It is quite and extraordinary line up.  Hell, I’m there need I say more!

Anyway it was more like a camp of glam boots and baubles than boot camp.  I feel pampered and loved.  Can’t wait to get on air and show y’all the amazing “Frosting” line.

Mary

November 11 at 5pm EST
and then later that night for the insomniacs
November 12 at 3am EST

I have just arrived in St. Petersburg, Florida where I will complete two days of HSN boot camp as my training for my live performance next month.  I will be tweeting and blogging over the next two weeks as I count down the days to the big event.  Join me on the journey building up to and the launch of “Frosting by Mary Norton” on HSN live on November 11th!

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