Election Day

The West Wing 7x02 Santos campaign
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Election Day is Tuesday, November 4th! Make sure you VOTE!

More updates from Hero On My Arm coming later this week, too...

Happy Halloween

Hero On My Arm wishes everyone a SPOOKY and SAFE Halloween!

(Wanna learn more about the home in this picture?  Click here.)

Mark Your Calendars!

Emily at the Fort Hood Officers Wives Club Luncheon, Oct 2008

You can find Hero On My Arm at the following events/places this fall:

Fort Benning Community Spouses Club Holiday Bazaar

Saturday, October 25th 10 am to 6 pm

Sunday, October 26th 12 pm to 4 pm

Building 4, Fort Benning, Georgia

Everyone come out and meet our Fort Benning Rep, Kimberly!

Fountain-Fort Carson High School Holiday Bazaar

Saturday, November 1st 9 am to 4pm

Fountain-Fort Carson High School

900 Jimmy Camp Road

Fountain, Colorado

Everyone come out and meet our Fort Carson/Peterson AFB/Air Force Academy Rep, Helen!

St. Christopher's Holiday Bazaar

Wednesday, November 5th

Killeen, Texas

Everyone come out and meet one of our Fort Hood reps, Emily!

Ladies Auxiliary MOPH Chapter 423 Holiday Bazaar

Saturday, November 15th 9 am to 4 pm

2 Carson Circle

Fountain, Colorado

Come out and say hi the Helen again, in case you missed her earlier!

Fort Hood Officers Wives Club Holiday Bazaar

Saturday, November 15th 9 am to 6 pm

Sunday, November 16th 12 pm to  5 pm

Killeen Civic and Conference Center

Killeen, Texas

Everyone come out and meet two of our Fort Hood reps, Angela and Winter!

The Holidays in the South Bazaar

Saturday, November 15th 9 am to 4 pm

Yano Hall, Bldg. 6005 on Andrews Avenue

Fort Rucker, Alabama

Everyone come out and meet me! LOL.  (Seneca will be at the Fort Rucker event.)

Fort Hood Officers Wives Club Luncheon

Wednesday, November 19th

Fort Hood, Texas

Fort Hood Clear Creek PX 

(front entrance, next to the food court)

Monday thru Wednesday, November 24-26th 9 am to 7 pm

Thurdsay, November 25th- CLOSED, THANKSGIVING

Friday and Saturday, November 28-29th 9 am to 7 pm

Sunday, November 30th 11 am to 5 pm 

(This will be the LAST chance for our Fort Hood customers to place custom orders in time for Christmas delivery!)

Geesh, that's a lot of places- See you there!

A Short Hiatus...

Starting today and until November 1st, the Hero On My Arm blog will be "informally" closed in order to catch up on all existing orders as well as to prepare for the upcoming holiday season. We are very sorry for any inconvenience, and can't wait to get back to blogging as usual.

Thanks so much for understanding!

New Styles for Fall

We promised one more new style this week, how about 3?

First, a very functional wristlet with detachable key chain:

Second, another variation on the CLAUDIA bag, a bit larger, with fabric accents, Velcro closure and personalization:

And finally, a drawstring bag, again with fabric accents, room for a unit patch or or one of our many patches. This one is for the kiddos, but also works if you are one of those ladies that just likes a smaller bag:

Okay, that's enough for one week (I hope!). All of these styles will make it onto the website in October.

Seneca will be OUT of the office for the next 2 weeks (until October 6th), but orders will continue to be processed and shipped as normal.

Once again, have a great weekend all!

Pictures, Including Some Sneak Peaks for Fall...

This is actually a bag they sell at clothing and sales- a customer sent it to us to pink-ify! We added hot pink handles, trim around all the pockets, hot pink name name tape and Army Wife ribbon. So if you have a special request, just ask, chances are, we can make something happen:

This is picture of where it all happens- our new sewing studio. It is a heavenly 210 square feet, with another 200 square feet of storage. Hero On My Arm could not be happier to finally be "home"!

And a few sneak peaks for fall to say thank you for reading the blog. You'll see all the styles at our upcoming shows in 2008. This first bag is based on our CLAUDIA bag, but its larger and with a Velcro flap. Kelley suggested the embroidery on the flap, and we think it turned out great:

This bag came about from the desire to create a bag, similar to the MARGARET style, but one that was specifically designed for the ACU. (Sorry I was in a rush to get this one in the mail, I didn't really frame the picture well, hence the paper towels in the background, lol!)

And this isn't really something new, the small ABIGAIL with fabric accents, but its become the most popular style, so we'd like to reassure everyone that we'll have LOTS of them available for fall and Christmas:

One more FABULOUS new bag style coming in a day or two, you will LOVE it!!

Have a great weekend everyone...

Behind the Scenes and Local Events...

So it may not look like there is a lot going on at Hero On My Arm...but trust me, there is! We are VERY busy preparing for the upcoming holiday season, but alas, that leaves us little time to blog....

We have updated the list of local events:

http://polkadotdoorboutique.com/pages/wheretobuy.php

If you are in the Fort Hood area, you will have LOTS of opportunities to see us, our purses and meet some of our fantastic new sales reps!