Support Your Boobies with more then just a bra!!

On Sunday, October 18, 2009, I will be participating in the 17th annual Komen Maryland Race for the Cure. If you can't join me then I hope you will make a contribution to support the Komen promise. NO DONATION IS TOO SMALL!

Because early detection is the best protection for breast cancer, Komen Maryland sponsors grants that increase the number of women who have annual mammograms and clinical breast exam screenings. Komen grants also target the entire range of breast health services from transportation to appointments and financial support to clinical trials and national research to find a cure.

All you need to do is go to my personal webpage to make a donation or to register as a race participant! It's that easy!


Click Here to Donate

Trend Watch

A new trend to watch out for in the apparel and interior industry is tartan plaid! It's coming back in so many forms, from wallpaper to purses. Keep your eye out for fresh modern versions of this timeless pattern. It looks like one of my favorite site The Nest is right on point with the trend as seen in the picture above which was taken from their website. Also a hot color for the fall 2009 season is steel blue-gray. You will see it paired up with vibrant violets and navy blues.

Friday Finds!

This week I want to feature an artist after my own passion. Masha D'Yans creates amazing note cards with using brilliant watercolor techniques and Japanese inspired motifs. Each card is rendered so well that I want to frame it instead of sending it throught the mail. Check out her site to be inspired or order a pack of cards to wow your friends.

Great Resource

Just thought I would share one of my favorite online resources. If you ever get stuck on choosing colors for anything, whether is be a craft, an outfit or just decorating your home this site can be a priceless resource! Coulour Lovers gives an endless array of color palettes that follows current trends.

Friday Finds

I decided that every Friday I will feature a new online boutique or product that I think is fabulous so I do my part in promoting the design industry and the people who slave for it. This week I came across an amazing little design shop called Rare Device. It was founded by, Rena Tom in an effort to promote designers (just like I decided to do with this entry). Every item on this site makes me say, "oOoO...I want THAT!!". For example the picture above is the Clocky, which is an alarm clock that runs away from you when it goes off, so you are forced to take that dreadful leap out of bed.

A site every woman should know about...

Skin Deep is an amazing resource put together by the Envirmental Working Group. In the past 5 years I have become much more aware of the toxicity of products on the market but I'm no scientist so it's hard for me to determine what's safe and what's not. Skin Deep does all the hard work for me. I can look up just about any beauty product on the market and find out it's toxicity levels. They do a great job of breaking down each toxin and why/how it affects your body. I've found that soo many companies are 'green-washing' themselves and the public trusts that when they buy a product labeled 'organic' or 'natural' that it's safe, but that's not always true. This site is a wonderful resource that should not be passed up!

Cutest Crab

I absolutely LOVE this crab pattern that I found on Knitty.com, I guess being a Marylander has something to do with my obsession since we are crab fiends here. There is nothing like a true Maryland Blue Crab! If you use this pattern let me know I would love to see a different spin on it.

mini vacation

Took a mini vacation to Ocean City, since it was only sunny the first day we got very competitive out of boredom. He won mini golf as usual, but I doubled his score in 500 Rummy! Now I'm just trying to hold onto any bit of summer that I can.

lovely

This is the Enso modern moka tea pot by Jeff Engelhardt. What an amazing form...Beautiful! I want one...NOW!!