Creativity
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A Craft & Recipe to Celebrate Your Favorite Furry Friends
The only thing that can make a great movie or TV series even better is a four-legged star. Celebrating pets this month, Netflix has pulled together a few of our favorite dogs, cats and even monkeys who hit the big screen. Aside from upping the cute factor, these loyal companions can deliver important lessons on courage, protection and love. I grew up with lots of pets in the house and I think at one time we had over 10 dogs, 3 cats and a couple goldfish living at our place. Granted, eight of those were puppies our Standard Poodle had just given birth to, but I have always enjoyed…
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Make Your Own Cosmetics: A New and Natural Alternative
There is a new product on the market that is so fun and fresh, your makeup will never be the same again. Make Your Own Cosmetics offers kits that allow you to create your own eye shadow using their specially formulated all-natural, cruelty-free ingredients. Do you ever see an amazing eye shadow color in the store and get home to find it just doesn’t fit you? Now you can completely customize your colors to get just the right shade. The paraben- and gluten-free mineral makeup is perfect for sensitive skin. The Colour Crush Eye Shadow Kit includes 9 eye shadow pigments plus a base, and everything you need to get…
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Downton Abbey Inspired Tea Party Ideas
This past Friday, January 2nd, PBS and MASTERPIECE “hosted” a BIG SIP event in downtown New York City and are encouraging fans of Downton Abbey to get involved and host their own tea party in anticipation of tonight’s premiere of Season 5. I am so excited for tonight’s premiere that we are hosting our own little tea party today and wanted to share some ideas to join in the fun! You can make your tea party as elaborate or as simple as you like. We used my grandmother’s pewter tea set that my mother gave me this last year. I love that it has been in the family three generations…
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A Moment with Artist Carmen Salazar of Siemon and Salazar
It was early December, about ten years ago, while staring at my computer screen, my then-boss suddenly announced that he had gifts for the staff! The gifts were not wrapped but it didn’t need it. He handed me a beautiful hand blown, tear shaped glass vessel that was lovingly patterned with alternating stripes of deep crimson and merlot. He then told us that a good friend of his made them, and that his friend and his wife were actually having their annual warehouse sale that very night! Upon arrival at their studio, I was immediately taken by beautiful concrete steppingstones and twinkle-lit olive trees that lined the walkway towards…
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Fabulous and Simple Last Minute New Year’s Party Ideas
How did New Year’s Eve sneak up on us? Yikes! If you are looking for some last minute ideas to incorporate into tonight’s activities with the kids we found some simple and fun ideas to try out! You might find you have everything ready to go – just a little preparation (and a trip to the grocery store) is all you need! Have fun lovely dandelion peeps! Treats: Cookies and Milk: This is super easy to do and looks so pretty and festive! If you are short on time and no time to bake cookies – your local grocery store has plenty to choose from! The chocolate chip cookies from…
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King Julien Hosts Dance Party & New Year’s Eve Countdown On Netflix
New Year’s Eve is just around the corner! And many of us will change the clocks, blow the noisemakers at 8 p.m., and search for that New Year’s Eve countdown on the other side of the world just so we can celebrate it with our little ones at a decent hour. Many parents will do whatever it takes to give their kids their own New Year’s countdown and get them into bed before the ball actually drops. In fact, more than a third of U.S. parents (34%) admitted to starting the party early to fool their kids into thinking it’s midnight*, citing their kids or their own bedtime as the reason. These…