top ten: favorite blogs

we follow many blogs and it’s hard to narrow them down to a top ten list, but here it goes. these are our current must-reads. we are always looking for new and inspiring blogs to check out. what do...

happy birthday heidi!

happy birthday to a very special gal heidi we want to wish you the greatest birthday get ready for a big and exciting year!

project 1912

1912 project “heat no. 1” edition now at frances! what is project 1912? read here.

apartment therapy: all in the details

one of frances’ sweet customers shared with us how she added some special details to an ikea cabinet using frances’ hand painted moroccan knobs. love how she used a beautiful mess app! frances is...

frances workshops

we had a great workshop last week with keri mosier of mer*made jewelry! thank you for hosting a fun night! register for our june workshop: basics of sewing.

what we’re doing weekender: short shorts

join theater13 and friends tomorrow night, saturday may 18th 6pm at medlock plaza for our third annual summer block party short shorts featuring short leash featuring great food, music, and short...

gift guide: graduation

congratulations to the class of 2013! get your grad something fresh and fun for graduation. check out frances and smeeks for a great gift.

smeeks candy tasting

bla bla

we didn’t think our bla bla doll collection could get any cuter… and then we saw this video! The Amazing Balthazar & Mirabelle from blabla kids on Vimeo. find the collection at frances.

blog love: a beautiful app

the inspiring gals behind a beautiful mess have now released their very own app with fun borders, doodles, and fonts! this is one of our favorite blogs, so we recommend checking out a beautiful...

trend report: bright lips

we’re wearing bright shades this summer. here are a few of of our favorites (clockwise from the top), nars – wonder, mac – lady danger, chanel – l’exubérante, ysl – lip stain #19, maybelline – baby...

style guide: men’s spring

happy mother’s day

happy mother’s day to all of the wonderful mothers in this world who have taught us patience and love.

frances loves: summer jams

frances loves: SUMMER JAMS Click to enjoy our summer playlist! what are you listening to this summer?

gift guide: mother’s day

gift guide: mother’s day

shop at frances and give mom something that gives back - like local non-profit jewelry line, the shine project or try any one of these great gift ideas. feed, swell, toms, mata traders we’re giving...

frances loves: recipes

did you love what you saw on the menu in our frances loves summer guide? “read more” to get the full recipes! Grilled Corn Crostini Ingredients: 1 baguette – sliced Olive oil Garlic cloves 4 cobs...

frances loves: reading

“read more” for our summer reading lists SUMMER BOOKS Nothing makes us feel like we’re on vacation like a lose-yourself-in-the-story summer book. Whether your idea of escapism is a tawdry romance,...

frances loves: braids

The French braid, fishtail, milkmaid: So many braids, so many tutorials. “read more” for our recommendations of how to learn the art of braiding hair five sites the artistically-endowed can find...

thank you

we want to say thank you to all of our special customers for a great anniversary weekend, and an amazing 7 years of business!

frances is seven

today at frances we’re open our normal hours 10-6pm, 10% of all proceeds of the weekend will benefit the shine project check out local artists from the reliquary, against the grain and handmade...

tonight at frances!

tonight is the first of our many celebrations this weekend! from 6-9pm come to frances to enjoy short leash hot dogs & mamma toledo’s parker morden will be playing live music! check out local...

frances ❤’s summer

friday evening, at our anniversary party, we will be launching volume one of frances ❤’s summer a magazine where we share all of our favorite things local! here’s a sneak peek at what we’ll be...

frances is seven!

Come Celebrate with us! Thank heaven frances is seven! Release party for frances ❤ Summer magazine 10% of all sales will benefit The Shine Project Raffle, giveaways, local artist trunk shows, food...

frances loves: josie cirincione

local artist, josie cirincione, will be celebrating with frances for our 7-year anniversary! she’ll be bringing her unique plates for a trunk show friday night to kick off the weekend! come see her...

frances loves: from the reliquary

local artist, alex ozers of from the reliquary will be joining our 7-year anniversary celebrations this weekend on saturday afternoon. we’ll be hosting food trucks, live music, and giveaways, as...

frances loves: mer*made

local artist, keri mosier, of mer*made jewelry will be joining us for a special trunk show during our anniversary weekend celebrations! we will be raffling off these carnelian rectangle earrings....

frances loves: anniversary weekend

you are cordially invited to a shining weekend, frances is celebrating our 7 year anniversary! we want to bring together all of our frances loves and share them with our favorite shoppers. we will...

top ten: iced tea spots

the weather is warm and we’re cooling off with some fresh iced tea. here are our top ten places to grab a glass: 1. urban beans (and a scone) 2. aj’s (add a slice of pineapple) 3. teavana (try the...

smeeks candy tasting