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Style Imitating Art: Leisure Lady (with Ocelots) by Yinka Shonibare & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #277
About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Terri of MeadowTree Style, and Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as curator, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. The following Monday, each host shares her art inspired outfit. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to the curator by 10:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. The following day, Wednesday, the curator will share all of the submissions on her blog. You…
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Songful Style Link Party | “Hello, Goodbye” by The Beatles
I can’t believe we are already four months into this groovy series of music inspired styles. Not only does it offer me an opportunity to approach my wardrobe with an entirely new creative perspective, but it also introduces me to wonderful new music. And music is so very important for so many reasons. Therefore, the people who share new music with us are essential in enriching our journeys on earth. For this fourth edition of Songful Style, Marsha chose a timeless Beatles classic, “Hello, Goodbye”, and the song has been earworming me all month long! You can find more details about the song, the lyrics, and various album covers to…
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How to Promote Your Small Business Within Your Community
If you are operating a small business, it is generally beneficial to have a strong connection to the community where your business is located. Small local businesses don’t necessarily have to target very large audiences. Instead, you want to focus on your local community and the people in nearby surrounding areas and approach your marketing and advertising strategies from that perspective. Whether you are running an online business or a brick and mortar shop, here are five helpful ways to promote your business within your local community. 1. Emphasize Your Local Origins When you launch a small business, sharing your local origins is hugely important for developing rapport with the…
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Nomadic State of Mind & Link Up On the Edge #297
Yesterday was Jeff’s birthday and I shared the awesome Jerry Garcia pipe that I found on Etsy for him and gave to him a few days early. My birthday is on Monday and I also gave myself a gift a few days early so I am going to share them today. These rope sandals from Nomadic State of Mind are seriously the most amazing shoes I have ever put on my feet. Let me tell you how I found them and give you my honest review. I was in need of some new sandals for summer festival season so I searched online for best hippie sandals and stumbled across Nomadic…
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Jerry Pipes by JPDavesCreations
Today is Jeff’s birthday and I found the perfect gift for his first post-Army retirement birthday. When he turned 40 last year, he was an active duty infantry soldier in the United States Army and was not permitted to engage in the use of marijuana products. However, my husband has been a true pothead and Grateful Dead fan since he was a teenager. And now that he has officially retired from military service, he can not only smoke the pot at his leisure, but he can also smoke it publicly now that it is also legal in New York as well as 17 other states, Washington, D.C., and Guam. As…
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How to Successfully Plan Your Next Vacation
Going on vacation is always fun but sometimes making the plans can also be exciting. As you begin planning your next trip, consider these five elements in your decision making process to ensure that you will have the best possible vacation. 1. Where do you want to go? Obviously, the first choice you need to make is where you want to go for vacation. Are you ready for sunning yourself on a beach somewhere in the tropics? Maybe you prefer a luxurious resort like Rosewood Mayakoba with its winding lagoons and powdery white beaches? Or perhaps you have sightseeing and exploration adventures in mind? When you think about what you…
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Bespoke Jewellery Styling Tips & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #276
We all love bespoke jewellery. In fact, most women have an average of six pieces of handmade jewellery in their collections. Handmade jewellery is generally commissioned for specific events or special occasions because there is something meaningful and sentimental about wearing a unique one of a kind piece of jewellery. Knowing that you are the only person in the world wearing a particular jewellery design can really make a woman feel extra special. Consider some of these styling tips for accessorizing with your bespoke jewellery to showcase your own personally unique style. Create Layers With a fashion mindset of more is better, layered jewellery is a huge trend right now…
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“Leisure Lady (with Ocelots)” by Yinka Shonibare | Style Imitating Art
Ohh, we have a super interesting pick this week for Style Imitating Art, featuring a life sized mannequin, three fiberglass ocelots, and Dutch wax printed cotton, leather, and glass. There are so many interesting elements, prints, colors, and dimensions to inspire all sorts of creative outfits. Let the brainstorming begin… About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Terri of Meadow Tree Style, and Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as presenter, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. The…
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Styling My Mother’s Day Gifts & Link Up On the Edge #296
Happy Friday, y’all! Today I wanted to share with you the gorgeous gifts I received from my boys for Mother’s Day this year. Jeff took the boys to Rainbow Zen, my favorite store for all things bohemian and hippie, and he let them choose some things that they thought I would like. It is not a difficult task, however, to find things that I would like in Rainbow Zen since I like everything in that store. You can see some of the clothing and home decor items that I have purchased there if you just search “Rainbow Zen” on my blog. The boys went shopping the day before Mother’s Day…
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Star Wars & Your Own Twist Link Up #44
Star Wars Day was celebrated two weeks ago on May 4 by Star Wars fans in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and several other nations around the world. The inspiration for choosing May 4 as the official Star Wars Day celebration comes from the popular line used by Jedi Masters in the Star Wars movies. “May the force be with you” has been punned right into the official Star Wars Day greeting, “May the fourth be with you”. Since the release of the first Star Wars film in 1977, fans became so obsessed that May 4 quickly caught on as the unofficial day for celebrating all things Star…
