Dime Store Diva Petite Boutique

08/25/2026

The Diva is not okay. 💔

I’ve been trying to figure out exactly why this is hitting so hard and feels so personal.

And I think I know.

Dolly taught me it was okay to take up space.

To walk into a room with big hair, big ideas, big dreams, a big personality and an even bigger heart, and not make myself smaller so somebody else could be more comfortable.

She taught me that a woman could be soft and strong.
Feminine and fierce.
Kind and powerful.
A little ridiculous. A whole lot glamorous. And incredibly smart.

She taught me that “too much” isn’t necessarily an insult.

Let’s face it, sometimes I am too much.

Too much hair.
Too much sparkle.
Too many ideas.
Too many rhinestones.
Too much passion.
Too much emotion.
Too much personality.

And somewhere along the way, Dolly made women like me believe that maybe we weren’t supposed to tone it down.

Maybe we were supposed to turn it up.

She built an empire without losing her humor, her humility, her faith, her femininity or the little girl from the mountains who dreamed of something bigger.

And she never apologized for being unmistakably, gloriously Dolly.

There is a whole lot of Dolly woven into the DNA of Dime Store Diva, probably more than I ever realized until today.

The whimsy.
The sass.
The sparkle.
The belief that more really can be more.
And especially the belief that a woman has every right to take up every DAMN inch of the space she worked so hard to earn.

So this one hurts.

Thank you, Dolly. 🦋

For the music, of course.

But from this Diva especially, thank you for teaching me that I don’t have to make myself smaller.

You taught us that sometimes a little too much is exactly enough. 💗✨

Rest beautifully, Dolly.

I will always love you.

The Diva 💔

08/25/2026

I DID THE DAMN THING!

I just completed what may very well be the most difficult project I’ve attempted in years.

If you’re one of my OG VIPs, you already know. (Check your email 😜)

If you’re not? You will. Very, very soon.

What I will tell you is that getting here challenged me in ways I never expected.

There was frustration.
There was self-doubt.
There was a whole lot of imposter syndrome. There were approximately 4,782 times I said, “I cannot do this.” And a few times, I came extremely close to proving myself right and quitting altogether.

Did it take entirely too long?

Yep.

Did I obsess over things most normal people probably wouldn’t even notice?

Also yep.

Did I change things, change them back, question every decision, learn things I never wanted to learn and occasionally consider throwing my computer directly into the Gulf of Mexico?

Absolutely.

But I kept going.

And somewhere along the way, “I don’t know if I can do this” became “Look what I did.”

Is it perfect? Probably not.

Will there be stumbling blocks? Absolutely.

Do I still have a LOT to learn?

Lord, yes.

But it is as close to the vision in my head as I could possibly make it.

So this morning, I’m doing something I don’t do nearly enough.

I’m taking a breath.

I’m looking at what I built.

And I’m allowing myself to say,
I’m really damn proud of myself.

And more than anything, I know she is too. ❤️

So, OG VIPs, it’s all yours just a bit longer.

Everybody else?

Something you’ve been waiting for is coming your way very, very soon. 😉

Stay tuned, Divas.

This next chapter is about to begin. 🥂

08/24/2026

Cooper Cross Music please come by Dime Store Diva Petite Boutique anytime! 🙌❤️😜💯

08/23/2026

I truly wish we had recorded the call when we told Jenniffer she WON the Ultimate Tailgate Package because her reaction was EVERYTHING! 😂🏈🎉

First of all; THE SCREAM. 😂 She was SO excited! And then came the wonderfully excited, slightly rambling dissertation that made the whole thing even better.

Jenniffer told us that she and her husband live in Gulfport, but they love coming to Biloxi to shop and support our downtown businesses. Yesterday, they actually dedicated their day to visiting as many of the participating businesses as they could. They shopped. They ate. They visited. They spent the day making their way through Downtown Biloxi and supporting the businesses that came together to make this event happen.

She had shopped with several of us before, and yesterday she came back, not just to enter a drawing, but to SUPPORT LOCAL.

And THAT, y’all, is exactly what this whole event was about. ❤️

It wasn’t simply about putting together one ridiculously EPIC prize package. It was about getting people downtown, through our doors, discovering businesses they may not have visited before, revisiting old favorites, and seeing what happens when a community comes together to support one another.

Jenniffer and her husband understood the assignment! 👏👏👏

And then came my favorite part….

Her husband was in the process of putting his boat in the water when she called to tell him, “I’ve got the baby, You need to get down there we won the prize package!” 😂

So a little while later, here he comes backing down little Rue Magnolia WITH A BIG OL’ BOAT to pick up their winnings. 😂😂😂

Y’all, it was PRICELESS.

Congratulations again, Jenniffer! We couldn’t have asked for a more excited—or more deserving—winner.

And to every single person who came downtown, shopped, ate, drank, visited and supported our participating businesses yesterday:

THANK YOU.

This is what shopping local looks like.
This is what community support looks like.
And THIS is what makes Downtown Biloxi so special. ❤️🏈🥂

See comments for more pics!!!

08/23/2026

I guess you could call it our Super Bowl Sunday! 💪🏈⚜️

08/23/2026

🏈 HALFTIME SHOW GONE WRONG. 🏈

In our defense, it looked MUCH easier in our heads. 😂

There were stunts.
There was Astroturf.
There was absolutely ZERO athletic ability!
And there were two grown women who could not stop laughing long enough to get off the ground. 🤣

SEND HELP. 🚑😂

And because Angie and I apparently haven’t embarrassed ourselves enough this weekend;

WE’RE COMING BACK TOMORROW!

🥂 Dime Store Diva + Blessed in Biloxi
⏰ OPEN SUNDAY 10–2

Come shop with us. Come laugh with us.
And please, do not ask us to try and stunt. 🏈😂

08/22/2026

08/22/2026

They’ve gotten their entries in!

08/22/2026

The prize keeps growing! Goodies fromGreenhouse Biloxi just added to the pile drawing at 6 today

08/22/2026

This is how we tailgate! Come shop to win the tailgate package
Hot dogs popcorn cold BEvERages