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How to Build the Perfect Gift Basket - Cupcakes & Cashmere. Receiving a gift basket is one of those things that brings a level of joy disproportionate to its size.

How to Build the Perfect Gift Basket - Cupcakes & Cashmere

Like an Easter basket, Christmas stocking, or—throwing it back to childhood birthday parties—a goody bag, there's an unparalleled excitement about a vessel carrying a bunch of delightful small surprises and sweet treats you didn't solicit. All the better when they've been intentionally selected with your interests in mind. The holiday season is prime time for gift basket giving. Voir Zodiac Embroidery Kits par MiniatureRhino. Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores – Shop online. Damian - Capezio Shoes. The 10 Best Sites for Culture-Savvy Women. Yesterday Twitter was alight with discussion over the founding of a new site for women called Bustle.

The 10 Best Sites for Culture-Savvy Women

We told you about it here. As someone who has made a living writing about women and popular culture, I could not help but grin at the Bustle founder’s presumption that he understood the market for women when he wrote such a clueless, dunderheaded “announcement” of the effort. DIY Enamel Spring Flower Bib Necklace with Martha Stewart Jewelry. What could speak to Spring more than a bouquet of pretty pastels, made into jewelry?

DIY Enamel Spring Flower Bib Necklace with Martha Stewart Jewelry

With Martha Stewart Jewelry you can now easily make beautiful enamel jewelry, no powdered glass, no kiln, no firing, no fuss. Up until now, coloring jewelry with enamel has been pretty difficult to do on your own without a kiln to fire the enameled pieces. It’s an investment of time, money, and major equipment. 16 Simple Hacks To Make Flying Suck Less. 50 Great Movies You Can (Legally) Watch for Free Right Now. Back to her roots. 38 Anthropologie Hacks. Public relations - artforum.com / scene & herd. Left: Left: Fulya Erdemci , curator of the 13th Istanbul Biennial.

Right: Andrea Phillips , co-organizer of the biennial's ten-month public program, “Public Alchemy.” (All photos: Kaelen Wilson-Goldie) WHEN THE ISTANBUL FOUNDATION FOR CULTURE AND ARTS (IKSV) struck a sponsorship deal with Koç Holding to support five editions of the Istanbul Biennial over ten years, from 2006 through 2016, one can reasonably assume that everyone involved wanted something fairly solid—financial stability, reputational fortification—from the arrangement.

Shea Butter Lotions, Products - Moisturize Dry Skin. Shea butter has been around forever — and for good reason.

Shea Butter Lotions, Products - Moisturize Dry Skin

This serious hydrator has been used for centuries to moisturize skin (and hair, too). It's essentially a triglyceride (a fatty acid) that’s crushed out of the nut of the African shea tree, then heated up in large vats, so that the softening oils make their way to the top. Unlike other butters, shea butter quickly emulsifies when it hits the skin and is subtly warmed up from an elevated body temperature — that's why it effortlessly seeps into the skin, and doesn’t rest on the surface. Not only is it a superstar skin softener, it also helps heal and calm skin, thanks to essential nutrients such as omega-6 fatty acids and linoleic acid. What's more, it acts as an emollient and has anti-inflammatory properties (perfect for sensitive skin prone to irritation).

 Discount Designer Fashion Outlet - Deals up to 70% Off. 15 Beautiful Free Online Magazines. I have always loved magazines, from the glossy pages of my first subscriptions as a toddler, to the refined pages of a Kinfolk magazine.

15 Beautiful Free Online Magazines

But magazines tend to be pricey, and not very eco-friendly. While I miss the texture and smell of printed paper, and the ability to carry, collect and keep print publications, I have found in free online magazines a way to reconcile my love for magazines with my small budget. Below are my 15 favorites, all full of inspiration and pretty pictures. 1. Sweet Paul Sweet Paul, my personal all time favorite, is a visually stunning quarterly lifestyle magazine for anyone looking to make simple yet elegant meals and stylishly easy crafts, or just needing a dose of inspiration. 2. 74 Of The Tiniest, Most Tasteful Tattoos Ever. Mario Ceroli. “Maestrale”, glass sculpture by Mario Ceroli. marioceroli.it.

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10 Supergroups That Were Less Than the Sum of Their Parts

The album sets Yorke with an unlikely cast of collaborators: Flea, long-time producer Nigel Godrich, REM drummer Joey Waronker, and a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist by the name of Mauro Refosco. They’re a supergroup, basically, no matter how much Yorke decries the term. And like many supergroups, they prove less than the sum of their parts — getting the idea of putting a bunch of successful musicians together to work is more difficult than it seems.

For proof, check out this selection of other supergroups who didn’t quite live up to the promise of their membership, along the way demonstrating some of the problems that plague the entire concept. Learn from the Best: 10 Course Syllabi by Famous Authors. Every once in a while, one of eminent professor and author David Foster Wallace’s syllabi emerges on the Internet, and countless devotees head to their local bookstores.

Learn from the Best: 10 Course Syllabi by Famous Authors

In case you’ve already read through DFW’s favorites (or want another look), we’ve taken this opportunity to pull together a series of famous authors’ syllabi and reading lists for your convenience. Hey, who needs to go to college when you’ve got a list of texts from the best and a public library (you should still go to college)? After the jump, read through ten syllabi from famous writers — who knows, you might just learn something. What are your favorite digital publications? - CREATE LIKE CRAZY. I’m on the hunt for a little e-inspiration for a current design project.

what are your favorite digital publications? - CREATE LIKE CRAZY

My fave wordpress plugins + a quick installation tutorial - CREATE LIKE CRAZY. Hey friends!

my fave wordpress plugins + a quick installation tutorial - CREATE LIKE CRAZY

Today I’m going to share five of my favorite WordPress plugins! ( plugins extend the capabilities of the wordpress platform – pretty awesome ) There are some really amazing plugins out there, sometimes it’s hard to know which ones to use. The 23 Greatest Beyoncé Songs. Lessons in inspiration / 12 - CREATE LIKE CRAZY. It could be the teacher in me but I really love to read. Just like movies and music, books have the ability to transport me into a different time, show me a different perspective, encourage me, and inspire me. My bookshelf is crammed full of various literary treasures. Required readings, finance books, childhood series, and every book written by Francine Rivers can all be found in my humble bookshelf.

Here are a few of my recommended books [most of which I'm currently coveting] 1. D j a n g o. 19 Tattoos That Are Works Of Art. Little Things Studio: Inspirational Prints Store Profile. Location: online only Store History Founded by: Kate Thomas Headquarters: Yazoo City, MS In 2007 I started life. Play a Girls Drinking Game. Start your Year Right: Free Printable Geo Thank You Cards. How about we all start the year with some gratitude? I have made these Thank You cards to share with you guys - they're perfect to give to the people who gave you gifts, you visited, etc etc this past holiday season. So why not download them and send one now :) 10 Inspirational Prints for the New Year. Watch Movies and TV Shows Online for Free - SolarMovie. 35 Lifechanging Ways To Use Everyday Objects.

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