Posted on August 29th, 2008 by Content Keyword RSS
The photo of this dragonfly on my daughter’s hand was taken last summer, but I’ve always wanted to do more with it. There were many luscious colourways to choose from, but I finally settled on those big blue eyes. I started with the jewel-toned base of purest turquoise, and overlayed it with a velvety haze of green, sky blue, hints of olive and whispers of grey: Here’s the sock yarn - the nuanced semisolid would work very nicely with complex stitch patterns: The superwash merino
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Posted on August 28th, 2008 by Content Keyword RSS
WITH a chic scarf one of the ultimate style statements for the new season, Jane Carr is a name to know. Carr is a Central Saint Martins trained designer who spent four years as Versace ’s head of printed textiles for womenswear before establishing her own-named label in 2005 in order to do exactly what she loves doing best - creating the kind of scarves that dreams are made of.
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Posted on August 24th, 2008 by Content Keyword RSS
Beijing’s Silk Street Market is a shopper’s paradise. It stocks a wide variety of goods (never mind that some of them are knock-offs) at prices determined by the buyers themselves. A dream, right? Sure.
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Posted on August 22nd, 2008 by Content Keyword RSS
There’s lots I could blog about this week … my lack of blogging has not been from lack of activity, but from too much going on. We bought a new van this week, which took lots of time and mental energy, and I have to preach at church tomorrow and we are hoping to head out of town for a camping trip afterwards, plus we went shopping for back to school supplies and … yeah. Deep breath. Instead, I thought I’d tell you about one of the more unusual things I’ve done this week, all for the love of w
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Posted on August 20th, 2008 by Content Keyword RSS
Hey! So it took me all summer, but I’m finally taking a much needed vacation! I’m heading to London and Paris in a few days to capture some style (and rest a bit before Fashion Week)… As a fashionista, you know I’d love to take my whole wardrobe, but the last thing I need are lots of bags to lug around London Town! I decided to compile a list of 10 Fashionable Travel Essentials that will fit into one large carry on–along with 28 options that will take the most chic traveler through their jour
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