Letter Writers Alliance
Donovan and I had so much fun teaching the very first L.W.A. Laboratory last week! We had a great group of ladies who learned the tricks and cheats to creating intersting mail art.
Pardon My French / The Intern
I’m triple happy to present this post to you today. 1/ First of all, because I got the chance to meet Nancy Meyers and Anne Hathaway. 2/ And because I love the film we’re going to talk about today, The Intern. 3/ And because we finally have a video for you! We’ve been talking about doing another one for like 20,000 years! Let me tell you a little bit about how I met Nancy… About a year ago, I got an email telling me Nancy wanted to meet me. I have to tell you, I’m a huge fan of her films and her talent. So I obviously shouted “Yes!”
Home Decor
photo source: Houzz Earlier this year, I made myself a few goals to continue to challenge and push myself in the blog and in life. One of my goals was to expand my horizons. This could mean so many different things to different people, but one thing I’m NOT good at is adding color into my life and into my home.
55 Cool Turquoise Decorating Ideas
The first recorded use of turquoise as a color name in English was in 1573. Since then it was a quite popular color and nowadays a lot of interiors feature it. Color turquoise has a sweet feminine feel and works really well in soft and sophisticated interiors. Thanks to many shades of this color there isn’t a problem to find colors which mix well with it.
An Artist Turned Bratz Dolls Into Female Role Models
Inspired by the ‘made under’ Bratz dolls created by Australian artist Sonja Singh, Wendy decided to experiment with a different kind of make-over for the dolls, turning them into inspirational women who have made history. 18-year-old girls’ and women’s rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, and crafts artist Wendy Tsao heard her. Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani girls’ rights activist, youngest Nobel Prize laureate girlsmagpk.com Waris Dirie, Somali-born Austrian FGM activist, model, author Jane Goodall, British primatologist, UN Messenger of Peace Roberta Bondar, first female Canadian astronaut
A butterfly in my hair
I am quite passionate about tea and because i hugely enjoy both drinking it and talking about it i have "sat down together with" some lovely tea drinking ladies and asked them a few questions about their "relationship" with te a. V: D o you remember when you first started drinking tea? A: I think it all began when I was to university, I can’t remember exactly if it was when I met new people in a new city or perhaps discovered before, but what I do remember is that I found a friend who was beginning to have the same addiction as I . V: Y our favourite teas?
55 Cool Shabby Chic Decorating Ideas
The main characteristic of shabby chic interior design is aged furniture. It could be chosen for its appearance of age with all these sings of wear and tear or it can be distressed to achieve the appearance of an antique. That is a quite soft style which fits perfectly for cottages but can be used at your home too. It easily can add a feminine touch to any interior and make it quite unique. We want to show you a gallery of different rooms and places decorated in shabby chic style and we hope you’ll find some interesting ideas among them.
Sanctuary
I've been at home today, nursing a flu with copious amounts of tea (brewed in that silver tea pot, which used to belong to my English Grandma Ellen -she's now 97 and going unbelievably strong, and I miss seeing her
15 Cool Alcove Beds
Home design DIY Kids Weddings Fashion and Style FOOD Cool stuff 15 Cool Alcove Beds Alcove beds are naturally fun for kids. Although they could be very practical in contemporary living spaces so they are good for adults too.
SMP Living
If we had to pick one thing that the Parisians do crazy well, it’s picnicking (or maybe fashion). But for this how-to, we’re focusing on their ability to lay out the yummiest wine + cheese + baguette spreads. Learn the easy five step approach to packing a gorgeous French apero from Katie Donnelly Photography plus find even more pretty inspirtion in the VAULT. Living in Paris there are only a few things that are ever certain: rain, red lipstick, the Eiffel Tower, and Parisians picnicking the second it becomes sunny. In France, picnics in the evening fall under the category of “aperitif” but everyone calls it “apero” for short. While there are a few obvious things that always make their appearance (ahem, wine and cheese I’m looking at you!)
