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Mark & Norman Meet the Storybook Mother’s Day Winners

Friday, May 7th, 2010


Mark, Norman & Mark's Mother on WINK News

Click to watch video on WINK

Mark Loren, Norman Love, and Lindsay with WINK News had an life-changing day traveling all around Southwest Florida in the armored car, presenting the winners of the Storybook Mother’s Day Contest with their gifts!  Mark & Norman surprised the winners and their families by personally delivering their well-deserved prizes.    There were over two hundred heartwarming entries, and it was apparent that many women in our community are deserving of praise for their outstanding commitment to their families.  Mark Loren & his staff were thrilled to help the families of these four special ladies to honor them this Mother’s Day.

Congratulations  again to:  Donna Yzaguirre of Immokalee, Laura Bowling of Naples, and Rosa Tortosa of Cape Coral, and Rosie Young of Fort Myers.


Give your mother a Storybook Mother’s Day!

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

Storybook Mother's Day

Tell us how outstanding your mother is, and she could win a personal visit from Norman Love (of Norman Love Confections) & Mark Loren (of Mark Loren Designs) with prizes of fine jewelry and gourmet chocolates. She will also be recognized on WINK News this Mother’s Day!

Visit http://www.GreatMothersDay.com/ to enter, the deadline is Midnight, May 1st!

Mark Loren and Norman Love Team Up to Give Customers Sweet Surprise

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
box of Norman Love chocolates with an extra sweet treat inside!

Fine jewels from Mark Loren Designs will be hidden in Norman Love chocolate boxes

Opening up a box Norman Love Confections chocolates is about to get even sweeter. That’s because Love is teaming up with renowned jeweler Mark Loren to plant sweet surprises in some boxes during the duo’s “12 Gems of Christmas” promotion.

Opening up a box from master chocolatier Norman Love Confections is a thrill in itself, but this holiday season, it’s about to get even sweeter. That’s because Love is teaming up with renowned jeweler Mark Loren to plant sweet surprises in some boxes of his signature chocolates during the duo’s “12 Gems of Christmas” promotion.

The idea is a spinoff of Loren’s “Finders Keepers” promotion, during which he and his staff at Mark Loren Designs are placing pieces of his unique jewelry around Lee County for residents and visitors to find and keep in celebration of the business’ 25th anniversary. Love, who was recently named one of North America’s top 10 Chocolatiers by Dessert Professional Magazine, also has something to celebrate this holiday season.

“Celebrating milestones like our business’ anniversary or Norman’s honor are so much more fun and meaningful when you can share them with the customers and businesses that helped get us where we are today,” Loren says.

Love agrees, adding, “Teaming up with Mark was natural for me. We’re both very involved in the community and giving back. We’re also both committed to the art of our respective crafts – whether it’s chocolate or jewelry, we aim to give our customers something unique, creative and artistic.” In fact, many customers liken Love’s chocolate boxes to fine jewelry boxes.
Customers purchasing or receiving boxes of Love’s signature chocolates may find one of these Loren-licious pieces beginning December 1:

  • 18k White Gold Ring with .31cts Diamonds & Orange Mother of Pearl
  • 14k Yellow Gold Pearl Cross Pendant
  • 18k Yellow Gold & Sterling Silver Bangle Bracelet with 3.50ctwt Rose Cut Diamonds
  • 14k Yellow Gold Ring with .25ctwt Diamonds & Round Lannyte
  • Platinum Ring set with .50ctwt Channel Set Diamonds
  • Multi-Color Freshwater Pearl Bracelet
  • 14k Yellow Gold Mother of Pearl Diamond Cuff Links
  • 10.78ct sculpted Bolivian Ametrine Gemstone
  • 9.83ct Bi-color Topaz gemstone
  • Broadflash Australian opal doublet gemstone
  • 13.93ct Catseye Sillimanite gemstone
  • Sterling ring channel-set with 1.09ct oval cut purple sapphire

The jewels will range in value from $300 to $3,000. Signature chocolate boxes, which range in price from $13 for 5 pieces to $95 for 50 pieces, purchased in Norman Love Confections Chocolate Salon or ordered by corporate customers are included in the promotion. The “12 Gems of Christmas” promotion runs December 1 – 24.

Mothers Day Photo Gallery

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009



Everyone on staff was excited to begin handing out the Mother’s day pendants we crafted for families in need. Our concept had been to aid victims of the economy, hard working citizens who were laid off or going through foreclosure due to the poor market, in giving a gift to the women who are so important in their lives: mothers. Not everyone gave the pendants to their mother, some gave them to a mother in their life: the mother of their child, the mother of their grandchildren, their mother-in-law. Their stories were diverse and touched our hearts. We are so pleased that we could help make this holiday special despite these hard times.
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