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Sunday, March 31, 2013

Decorating with Accent Colors - Accent Color and DecoratingIdeas for Painted Rooms

Perhaps you got yourself into a home with intentions of making it your own right away, but you've hit a speed bump with unforeseen repairs, extra costs or other projects that take precedent over painting. Maybe you knew you would have to make it work all along for a period of time or maybe you really liked the previous decorator's wall color choices from the get but now find it difficult to makes any kind of sense from Weetie Yellow or Tijuana Teal. Possibly your own decisions in lacquer are driving you up the "wall". I've been in all of these places and the trick to living with and being proud of what you have IS to make it your own...and luckily I've found it isn't as tricky as you may think with a little direction, inspiration, and a break down of the color wheel so your color combos are eye-catching yet eye-pleasing.

General and Universal Tips for Accessorizing with Accent Colors:
  • Incorporate a lot of WHITE. No explanation. Just do it.
  • Don't go crazy with accents. A couch is not an accent and fourteen lime green candles don't compliment anything. 
  • Pillows and vases are EVERYTHING.
Accentuate Gray Paint with Yellow Accessories

Saturday, March 30, 2013

CLOTHES THE DEAL...Job Interview Attire Ideas - What to Wear to a Job Interview

(For my thoughts on what NOT to wear to an interview, check out my article: "What to NOT Wear to a Job interview".)

A great concept to remember when dressing on for a job interview is to consider what you might wear if you were meeting your fiance's conservative parents...for the first time...in church! Nothing too short, too tight, too colorful, too revealing, too white, too black, etc. This criteria for dressing to impress a prospective boss probably seems impossible to meet so I've put together some great out fit suggestions with pictures to make it easy to ace 50% of that interview before you even leave your house.

dressing for job interview

Friday, March 29, 2013

How to Accessorize The Little Black Dress

You have one...maybe two or three. Your little black dress isn't exactly the go to choice when you're feeling fashionable frisky or adventurous, but it can be. Try these accessory tips with your LBD. You won't be able to pull off the "this ole thing" line even if it's true.

(Watch little black dress styling tips in video)

Saturday, March 23, 2013

10 Things Men Love Women to Wear

The formula is: Hint of Costume Cliche (Waitress, School Girl, Lolita, Dominatrix, Secretary) + Hint of Easy Access (Plunge, Zipper, Ties, Short, Tight, Button Down, Transparent, Slits) with a "Halo" of Innocence = What Men Love Women to Wear.

The most important element in this formula is the "hint" which will attain the overall innocence of the look. It's a tricky equation to complete without error but who said men are anything but tricky.

The tip is not to go overboard in any direction. HE should not be able to put his finger on your inspiration. You DON'T want to hear, "You look like a waitress, or construction worker or middle-schooler".

Enjoy the examples below and please leave your feedback.

10 - PinStripes/Red, White and Blue




Thursday, March 7, 2013

Unique Wall Decor Ideas

Fabric Covered Cardboard

Material can be easily and permanently attached to the back of cardboard with hot glue.
Decorate Walls

Monday, March 4, 2013

Embellish Your Bikini - How to make last season's swimwear this season's trend.

Because of my constant, craft obsessive ticks, I haven't personally found myself in the hell-on-earth predicament (at least not since I was like 13) of being caught in the same swim suit as another girl. I do know, however, that the risk of realizing you are standing in the fruity drink line on your Carribean Cruise boat next to a girl who is dawning the same bikini that you blew last months bonus on because it looked "totally unique" is nightmare enough for you to want to throw your fruity drink on...YOURSELF, in attempt to achieve your one-of-a-kind look...at last! In truth, the only way to really achieve that elusive one-of-a-kind summer guise, is to take what you have to Gem Class. I've got all kinds of options for turning last season's, worn-out duds into this year's must-have, flair.

LET IT RIP
Cutting slits into a lycra swimsuit can really edge it up. Just make sure the suit you want to destroy has lining or be EXTRA strategic when making those cuts! Nothing's worse than getting scissors deep into a project and realizing you've made some brain-lapsing mistake and there's no recovery button.
Lay your swimsuit flat on the ground or surface. I choose the ironing board b/c its height is perfect for this project and it reminds me to cut CAREFULLY as to not disrupt the swimsuit's lining OR the ironing board's padding. Use scissors, but only use one of the blades, to GENTLY and LIGHTLY make slits in the lycra part of your swimwear by pushing the end of the scissor blade into the fabric and SLOWLY dragging it accross. You will probably have to use a LIGHT "sawing" motion to get the blade to slice through the fabric without pulling or snagging it. I also find you can use the end of the scissor blade to start the slit and then cut through it using scissors normally. Horizontal slits only. (It is impossible to make them slanted or any other way as the cut won't be straight and you will probably just end up with a hole.) Refer to the photos in this post to know how far apart or close together you can make the cuts.

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Unique Outfit and Accessory Ideas - that you may have never thought of.

For lack of a fun message or savvy how-to instructions, I thought I would post a few pics of my recent ensemble choices. Let me know if I turned some of your wheels or inspired your own wardrobe.