Progress:: Project #3, Hand Painted Family Sign
I’ve made a little progress on Project #3, the Hand Painted Family Sign, which will hang over the upholstered back of the banquette seat.I was first inspired to make a hand painted sign when I saw this one on The Lettered Cottage a few months back.I love the lettering on the sign, as well as the configuration of the main sign with a little sign connected underneath.I knew I wanted my sign to be a
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Progress:: Project #3, Hand Painted Family Sign
Craft Corps Giveaway Day 20: Traci Bautista’s Collage Pauge!
UPDATE: THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THE WINNER IS:Bree Gordon!Please e-mail your snail mail address to: contests@vickiehowell.com within the next week to receive your prize. Congratulations!Name: Traci BautistaGig(s): Collage UnleashedExcerpt from Craft Corps (Chapter 12): “VH: You mentioned a former career in Silicon Valley.
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Craft Corps Giveaway Day 20: Traci Bautista’s Collage Pauge!
French Press Travel Mug
The next generation in portable French press mug. With a more durable handle and sleeker design improving the mug’s look and feel, a double-walled stainless steel construction ensures your beverage will stay warmer longer.
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French Press Travel Mug
Craft Corps Giveaway Winners: Days 8-18!
Here are the winners of the first, 7 days of the Craft Corps Giveaway-a-Day! If you’re listed, then please E-MAIL YOUR MAILING ADDRESS to: contests@vickiehowell.comby this Saturday, May 1st. Unclaimed prizes will be given to new winners.Day 8: Elouise Trichard (Etsy Gift Pack)Day 9: Susan Lambert (CRAFT Mag Box)Day 10: Makenzie Clemons (Cathie Filian Glitter)Day 11: Kathy Kitt (Travis Nichols
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Woven duffel bag with tassels at Clarks
Duffel bags, pouch bags, drawstring bags — they’re all having a real comeback moment, and now is the time to shop this trend as more and more styles become available. Clarks’ woven duffel bag is new on the market from next month, and is one of the best high street renditions we’ve seen yet
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Woven duffel bag with tassels at Clarks
Cakes for a Cure
Over the weekend, the American Cancer Society in Greenwood, South Carolina held a huge cake-themed fundraiser. This day long event included challenges where individuals could compete for the best tasting cake and the best decorated cake and was wrapped up with a concert and cake social. This sounds like my kind of event! Enjoying cake for a good cause! Read More..
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Cakes for a Cure
Rainbow Haze silk hobo bag
This riotously colourful bag from Anthropologie is a bit 90s second-summer-of-love, a bit hazy days on the beach and very, very now. Its shape and patterning, set off by twiggy leather strap, make it look almost like a natural floral form that could have bloomed in your wardrobe.
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Rainbow Haze silk hobo bag
Louis Vuitton Insolite Wallet Pm with Fleuri Lining
Recently I was considering purchasing a new designer wallet for a fresh mood this summer. It was time for my old wallet bag to get replaced by a new member. I have been very picky about the wildly recognized classic louis vuitton monogram canvas bag
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Louis Vuitton Insolite Wallet Pm with Fleuri Lining
Bargain Tuesday: Blush clutch at Dorothy Perkins
This classic ruched style clutch bag from Dotty P will look a girly treat with any summery party gear you might have, and could be in your own clutches for a mere tenner.
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Bargain Tuesday: Blush clutch at Dorothy Perkins
Hubble enhanced, open science, bogus research
These are a few of the science stories that caught my eye this past week: Hubble’s 20th anniversary treat – A stupendous image of a distant region of space, colour enhanced (of course) but amazing nevertheless. Draft White Paper – Researcher identifiers – How about a “SciID”, like OpenID or a DOI but for identifying individual researchers? A barcode tattoo would get you into conferences you'd paid for too…or maybe not… Norway: brainwashed science on TV creates storm – The Norwegians have taken science to heart Researchers “Addicted” to Bogus Internet Studies – Spurious studies published on the internet that reveal just how addicted we are to research into internet addiction reveal that internet addictions studies are addictive… Is chemistry incompatible with web 2.0
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Hubble enhanced, open science, bogus research
Come To Me lyrics
This might not be necessary, given the relative simplicity of the lyrics, but just in case you need them, V and I put this together. Close your eyes, close your eyes (x4) Please change your mind, please change your mind (x4) All you have to do is change your mind All you have to do is close your eyes All you have to do is change your mind And come to me You’re the one I’m dreaming, you’re the one I’m dreaming (x11) All you have to do is close your eyes And come to me Yeah all you have to do is change your mind And come to me (x4) You’re the one I’m dreaming, you’re the one I’m dreaming You’re the one I’m dreaming of tonight You’re the one I’m dreaming, you’re the one I’m dreaming (x3) You’re the one I’m dreaming of tonight You’re the one I’m dreaming, you’re the one I’m dreaming You’re the one I’m dreaming of…..
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Come To Me lyrics
Personalized Painting Giveaway and Project Show & Tell
It’s Tip Me Tuesday , where you can show off your creative tips and projects which enters you to win a fabulous prize! If you wan to know why I created Tip Me Tuesday , feel free to watch my video. You can check out all the Tip Me Tuesday winners page. Last Week Winners Christine Skaley Reid winner is Recycled Plastic Bag Wreath Visit Our Peeps widget winner is Craft Envy Visit Our Peeps Pattern Designer by night and Mom to 4 by day! Sharing my DIY ideas, fun activities for kids and photography.
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Personalized Painting Giveaway and Project Show & Tell
‘Fun Lady’ Has Made A Career Of Keeping Passion Alive
The Commercial Appeal : Known as “The Fun Lady,” C J Haynes recalls when her clients would ask her to park out of sight from neighbors and pretend not to know them when crossing paths in public. As one of the first women in Memphis to peddle adult novelty products, Haynes has been selling lotions, lingerie and bedroom toys in clients’ homes for the last 28 years
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‘Fun Lady’ Has Made A Career Of Keeping Passion Alive
How to Check for High Blood Pressure
You may have high blood pressure and not even know it. After all, you can’t feel your blood pressure even when it is too high. That’s why it is called the silent killer. How do you know what your blood pressure is? If you get regular check-ups you probably have an idea of your BP range but it can change quickly and without warning. We recommend that everyone have access to an accurate home monitor to check for high blood pressure at home. Types of Home Blood Pressure Monitors Automatic Wrist Digital Blood Pressure Monitors – These wrist units are my preference. Compact, easy-to-use home blood pressure monitors that fit around your wrist instead of your arm. Perfect for those who want a second unit for travel or for people who have trouble placing a cuff on their arm. Arm Cuff Blood Pressure Monitors – Automatic & Semi-Automatic - Inflate and deflate the arm cuff with the touch of a button, or manually inflate and automatically deflate – you choose the best one for you. Digital readouts
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Movie Monday: The Lovely Bones
I finally got the chance to watch the film adaptation of Alice Sebold’s haunting novel,The Lovely Bones. I know critics raked this one over the coals but, I actually thought it was an engaging portrayal of difficult themes to translate. Here are a few of the knitted garments from the movie that help paint a picture of 1970′s American culture, as the backdrop of unspeakable tragedy.Saoirse Ronan
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Movie Monday: The Lovely Bones
Focus is on dishwashers on Whirlpool’s Institute of Kitchen Science Facebook page
While you might cringe at the thought of high-school bio, chem, or physics, there is one science-based place online that might be worth visiting. Whirlpool recently launched the Institute of Kitchen Science Facebook page , which is full of cleaning and maintenance tips for kitchen appliances. This week, the Institute of Kitchen Science is focusing on dishwashers with clean your dishwasher week
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Focus is on dishwashers on Whirlpool’s Institute of Kitchen Science Facebook page
Memory Quilt Kit
We all have them: a concert t-shirt from 10 years ago, a worn-in college sports shirt, the complimentary family reunion t-shirt…and they are all taking up space in the bottom of a dresser drawer.
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Memory Quilt Kit
Is this the cutest Belen Echandia bag yet?
The satchel is the it-bag for Spring, but as far as I’m aware, this is the first time that Belen Echandia has brought out a satchel style. And boy was it worth the wait!
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Is this the cutest Belen Echandia bag yet?
Craft Corps Giveaway Day 19: Jackie Guerra’s Book, Dazzling Beaded Jewelry
UPDATE: THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THE WINNER IS:Erin Prais-Hintz!Please e-mail your snail mail address to: contests@vickiehowell.com within the next week to receive your prize
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Craft Corps Giveaway Day 19: Jackie Guerra’s Book, Dazzling Beaded Jewelry
Odd Accessories: Azumi and David shoe bag
Uh-oh – it’s a bag with a “sole”. I honestly thought we’d seen the last of this disaster of a design concept when those hideous goth shoe bags bombed a few years ago, but here we are with a similar idea from a well-respected design collective
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Odd Accessories: Azumi and David shoe bag