10 Basket Weave Shoes That Are Made For Summer!
I know Easter was like, over a month ago, but hear me out! Basket-inspired shoes are totally fashion-forward for the summer months ahead! A looser basket weave boasts chic cut-outs for maximum breathability for the hot weather to come, like these super-high wedges by Sam Edelman , while tighter-woven patterns like in these Cole Haan metallic pumps provide more texture than your typical solid heels. Woven shoes, whether in the form of casual flat sandals or a summer take on edgy peeptoe booties, seem to have a sort of automatic earthy vibe and give an extra dose of effortlessness to a meticulously-planned outfit. There’s a laidback, sort of “homemade” feel about them, in a cool way that you’d never be able to pull off if you actually tried to weave your own sandals! For further inspiration on how to get your weave on this summer, scope out my slideshow for my 10 favorite woven flats, sandals, and booties!
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10 Basket Weave Shoes That Are Made For Summer!
PETA’s ‘Mouse’ Gets Stuck at Lowe’s
Many people just don’t realize how horrible glue traps are for mice, rats, and unintended victims such as birds and kittens —or that Lowe’s refuses to stop selling these cruel devices . Well, PETA’s “mouse” enlightened shoppers outside a Lowe’s in Charlotte, North Carolina, yesterday—just in time for the company’s annual meeting, which takes place today
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PETA’s ‘Mouse’ Gets Stuck at Lowe’s
Green Hotels Offer Eco-Friendly Travel Options
During your summer travels, using public transportation and dining at locally owned eateries are eco-friendly ways to complement your daily activities. But once you’re tuckered out with sightseeing each day, why not rest your head at a green-certified hotel each night? The “Green” Hotels Association (we're not sure why they use the quotation marks) offers an extensive list of environment-conscious lodging properties
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Green Hotels Offer Eco-Friendly Travel Options
Obama Sends 1,200 Troops to the Border to Guard Against Republican Criticism
This past Tuesday, President Obama announced that he intends to send 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. He also plans on asking Congress for $500 million dollars to target the smuggling of people, drugs, money, and weapons into…
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Vacation Count Down Calendars
My boys are stoked about our family vacation this year but my little one thinks we are leaving tomorrow. {{sigh}} To help this confused little soul, I decided to make him a vacation count down or advent calendar. I thought you might be having the same problem. So here are several versions that you can create for your family. I hope you’ll look past the holiday themes and use the inspiration and adapt it to summer. {{wink}} 1. AJ goes to Disney Land count down – using Disney paint chips 2. Altoids advent calendar 3. Booklet count down with all the things you’ll while on vacation 4. Boxes on the wall count down 5. Boxes advent calendar 6. Cupcake pan advent calendar 7. Simple Spool Advent Calendars 8. Interchangeable themed advent calendar box (summer, Disney,) 9. Cookie Sheet advent calendar 10. Pocket felt advent calendar 11. Cool Summer Days calendar w/ activities for each day 12.
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Vacation Count Down Calendars
Memorial Day: Giving Our Full Measure of Devotion to Peace
Utopia. It is the place that is no place. It is the reality that does not yet exist. It is the political economy that has no politics or economics. Yet. A utopian vision is important. It is important to see…
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Memorial Day: Giving Our Full Measure of Devotion to Peace
California extends cash for appliances. Plus, rebate-program update
The California Energy Commission continues to tweak the state's $35 million cash for appliances rebate program . Last week the commission added 30 refrigerators and 42 washing machines to the list of eligible products , which now includes 126 refrigerators ($200 rebate), 59 washing machines ($100), and 300 room air conditioners (up to $50).
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Zebra cupcakes at Disney Food Blog
Over at The Disney Food Blog , AJ posted about these amazing-looking zebra cupcakes! It’s clearly the Disney dining equivalent of avant garde artwork — a representation of a zebra vs. an actual molded animal, as you find in the White Chocolate Elephant Cupcake, also sold at Kusafiri Bakery.
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Zebra cupcakes at Disney Food Blog
Tie dye heart mini cupcakes with rum frosting!
One of the things I love about the cupcake world is that there is always something new, a new twist whether it’s design, shape, flavor or decoration. Case in point: these adorable tie-dyed mini cupcakes with rum frosting topped with hearts. They’re by Washington, DC custom cupcake company Pretty Please Cupcake , which specializes in mini cupcakes and does delivery and can be reached at prettypleasecupcake at gmail.com (via Flickr ).
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Tie dye heart mini cupcakes with rum frosting!
Label Love: Simply Chic For Summer With Erica Tanov
We in San Francisco love our local designers, so it’s no surprise that when we saw Erica Tanov’s newest S/S 2010 collection of luxuriously laid back, charming knits and dresses, we had to share it with everyone. Hailing from Berkley, Erica Tanov’s simplistic and chic designs have a tinge of bohemian style and an earthy vibe, making it a local favorite that has spread all the way to the East Coast with stores in New York as well. Sweetly feminine, comfortably chic and casually sensual, Erica Tanov’s newest collection has you dreaming of hazy afternoons with a loved one and a purely content state of mind
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Label Love: Simply Chic For Summer With Erica Tanov
New Orchid Leis For Graduation
Yellow Orchid Lei Product Code OL 10 Price $49.99 Available for pre order only this is a yellow double orchid lei. This product is available if you order by Tuesday for delivery on Wednesday Thursday Friday or Saturday
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New Orchid Leis For Graduation
Girly pink satchel at Coach
Sometimes, particularly when it’s bright and sunny outside, The Bag Lady feels like abandoning all her grown-up and rock chick chic and going for something that’s just utterly and unashamedly girly.
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Girly pink satchel at Coach
Designer of the Year Is Leather-Free
Congratulations to white-hot menswear designer John Bartlett , who just received the American Image Award for Designer of the Year from the American Apparel & Footwear Association. This trendsetting designer is as notable for his compassion as he is for his clothing—he recently announced that he has gone vegan and that the collection that he showed in February will be his last to include leather! As Bartlett explained, “After working in the fashion industry for over 15 years, I have had a recent awakening of sorts and am committed going forward to discontinue all use of leather
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Designer of the Year Is Leather-Free
Turning Leaf teams up with Basso & Brooke at Bluebird
If you’re looking to accessorize your home and give it a fresh new look this summer, we’re currently quite intrigued by a forthcoming range inspired by a subject never too far from our hearts (and lips): wine.
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Turning Leaf teams up with Basso & Brooke at Bluebird
LIVESTRONG en Español
LIVE STRONG is expanding its outreach to the Hispanic/Latino community through promotion of its free Spanish-language resources — LIVESTRONG.org/espanol and LIVESTRONG SurvivorCare . LIVE STRONG aims to provide more support to a wider number of Hispanics/Latinos affected by cancer and those closest to them through increased visibility or access to the most common places people go for information: the internet, cellular devices and media outlets. The Latino population, which represents a mosaic of cultures, is the fastest growing population in the United States at an estimated 50 million.
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LIVESTRONG en Español
Filled chocolate pomegranate cupcakes plus recipe
Our pal Shanna at A Cup Full of Cake made filled chocolate pomegranate cupcakes! She used POM Wonderful and she has the recipe plus step by step photo instructions.
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Something There Is That Doesn’t Love a Wall
In this simple statement from his poem Mending Wall , modern American poet Robert Frost voices the deep concern with how human fear leads to building walls that separate us from others. “Before I built a wall I’d ask to know,”…
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Something There Is That Doesn’t Love a Wall
Hot In The Hive: The "Small and Nimble" Kin Communication Device
One, search contacts. Two, find Courtney
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Hot In The Hive: The "Small and Nimble" Kin Communication Device
J & A Master Bedroom, Day 3:: Dresser Transformation
Actually, 95% of day 3 was spent finishing up the caulking, wood fillering (what do you mean that’s not a word!?), sanding, and prepping the walls for priming and painting. I probably could have gotten some of the priming finished, but when I was finally ready for it, I realized that…well…I had left the primer at home.
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J & A Master Bedroom, Day 3:: Dresser Transformation
Friday Favorites- Great Posts from Other Bloggers
With only two posts this week (ok, this makes 3!) and now a roundup of favorite posts I’ve recently read from other bloggers, it does seem that I’ve been severely slacking. I assure you I haven’t been. I wish I could say it has been a feet-up-on-the-couch-bonbon-eating-week but it hasn’t.
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