Indian HandicraftsArt & Craft of India

Jump to the full entry & travel map Koh Samet, Thailand Me and Ben caught a Baht Bus to what we thought was the right bus station to get the bus to Rayong but turned out it only went to Bangkok so we had to offer copious amounts of cash (2 Quid) to get to the correct bus station which turned out to be a shack on the road, in the end we caught a 2 hour bus ride to Rayong where were were dropped off the local equivalent of the A10 and then had to walk in the direction we thought the pier was in,.

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Island hopping! — Koh Samet, Thailand

Jump to the full entry & travel map Hong Kong, China After months of anticipation, I’ve finally been able to leave the country! It’s taken much longer than I originally hoped, but I finally left. The night before I left I didn’t sleep at all, hoping that I would be able to sleep on the plane and somehow offset the jet lag

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Lost in Kowloon — Hong Kong, China

Jump to the full entry & travel map Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia One of the supposed perks of the life I have chosen is that you get to live to exotic places, and one of the attractions of this particular job was that the company was to provide my accommodation. In my own naive little way, I expected a place with Internet, cable TV and all the other simple necessities without which an ex-pat can’t possibly survive.

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A Place of My Own — Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Jump to the full entry & travel map Bangkok, Thailand as I slept on the plane I’m ok right now. it’s 5:46am Melb time, 1:46am Bangkok time Dad dropped me off from the Organ Pipes going away party with Mum’s side of the family. I’d soiled all the pants I had left, nearly cried on too many occasions, so it was time to find my plane.

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no concept of time — Bangkok, Thailand

Jump to the full entry & travel map Bangkok, TH.40, Thailand We woke up pretty early for the island style of life we had become custom to and began the journey on the baht bus along what they call roads and we would describe as a death trap. But risking a slipped disc for 15 Min’s with the mid morning sun already at around 25 degrees is all part of the experience! We arrived at the port and waited amid the diesel fumes of the numerous boats in the port loading and unloading the islands supplies of water, fuel and all the other essentials.

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Back to Bangkok — Bangkok, TH.40, Thailand

Jump to the full entry & travel map Bangkok, Thailand After a fitful sleep (I think it’s my body clock, or the bed, or the air conditioners and generators that have you waking up with a headache) I up about 5am to watch the light slowly fill the sky over the balcony. Bangkok is strange in the way that due to the smog, it will always appear overcast, and the sunlight seems to travel different to a standard romantic sunrise.

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heck with the sweat — Bangkok, Thailand

Jump to the full entry & travel map Hastings, North Island, New Zealand Well, it has taken me close to a month to get this blog sorted out, but here I am! Thanks for bearing with me and for reading those long emails (and for all your wonderful feedback/support!). I hope to be able to keep on top of this blog every few days or so, and if the computer agrees, post some pics along with some entries…but we shall see…Just thought I’d get one entry in before I hit the hay tonight..

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Wwoofing Away, 1st stop! — Hastings, North Island, New Zealand

Got a hot date for Valentine’s Day but have yet to figure out your makeup yet? Why not try Temptalia’s sultry look made up of neutral eyes and red lips

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Valentine’s Day Makeup by Temptalia

I had a bunch of blog-able topics tumbling about in my head over the last few days, but I haven’t been able to steal the moments it would take  to sketch them out. I’ve found that I really shouldn’t attempt to write when I don’t have a clear objective or a spark of driving inspiration, yet here I am, trying to squeeze a modicum of interest out of the so recently potential-filled portion of my now-exhausted brain. No telling what may result.

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Thoughts On The Past

It is funny how many problems can become a concern of a lot of people just in the name of looking good – one of those is the presence of dark circles under the eyes. Although this is not a cause of concern for some people but those who are suffering from grave cases can find this as something extremely annoying.

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Cure Dark Circles Under Eyes Without Spending a Lot

Beccy from Wipster and magpie shows off her latest skirt refashion.  She took a frumpy granny skirt and turned it into school girl cool just by shortening it and adding buttons.  Adding granny skirts to my mental list of what to snatch up from thrift stores…  Read more about her project at Wipster . [photo from Wipster ] Technorati Tags: sewing , inspiration , lookie , granny , school , skirt ,…

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Lookie what she made: Granny skirt to school girl skirt

Laurel from Dart and Gather refashioned an ill-fitting boxy cardigan into this J. Crew-inspired ruffled cardigan.  She took in the sides to give it shape and added some ruffled fabric, and now she has a stylish “new” sweater!  She shares a tutorial telling how she did it.  Go to the tutorial

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Tutorial: J. Crew-inspired ruffle cardigan

Simply Feather shows how to make these felt treat bags shaped like the classic Valentine’s conversation hearts.  What a cute idea!! This is a quick enough little project that you could make them for a whole class in just one evening.  Get the how-to . [photo from Simply Feather ] Technorati Tags: sewing , tutorial , felt , conversation , heart , treat , bag , pouch , Valentine …

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Tutorial: Conversation heart Valentine’s treat bags

c. 1970-73 Beswick Pottery “Zorba” 16 piece Coffee Service $190.00 Pottery designer Graham Tongue created the thirty-two items for the “Zorba” dinnerware line of England’s Beswick Pottery in 1968.

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Beswick Pottery’s "Zorba" Sixteen Piece Coffee Service Contains Strong Greek Inspiration.

Filed under: News Tanaya Henry will model your company’s T-shirt… for a price. Photo: Shewearsyourtee.com When you think about it, models are walking billboards , especially for the companies that pay them to wear their clothing in an ad campaign.

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Model Will Wear Your T-Shirt and Promote Your Brand for a Small Fee

How to hide and cover a zit and under eye circles. You get up in the morning and go about your daily ritual, you’re about to wash your face, you look in the mirror and you have this huge red dot with a hideous green center.

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Flawless Face – 5 Easy Steps to Achieve a Perfect Complexion

Filed under: Celebrity , News , Celebrity Beauty , Celebrity Style Victoria Beckham does an encore on “American Idol.” Photo: AP Victoria Beckham ‘s appearance on the ” American Idol ” Season 9 auditions in Boston was a real scare. Even here at StyleList , we questioned her garish makeup and over-the-top outfits.

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Victoria Beckham Sports New Look for Denver ‘American Idol’ Auditions – We Like!

Mark (no pun intended)your calendars, get your twitter feeds set up and open up an extra browser window fashionistas. Fashion Week is just about a week away and we are here for you.  If you are a sofa fashion fan, as I am, and won’t even be sitting third row at the Chado Ralph Rucci show  (like Kelly Cutrone’s daughter, Ava) then you may be waiting to find out what fashion shows will be streaming their shows online so you can satisfy your inner Anna Wintour

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Marc Jacobs Set to Stream from NYFW

Filed under: Fashion , News , Designers & Brands , Shopping Dean and Dan Caten of DSquared2 and “Launch My Line” have their designs on the Olympics.

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DSquared2 Designers Dean and Dan Caten Take on the Olympics

I haven’t written about anything not black for a while, but this dress really threw me for a loop-di-doop. If there’s anything I like as much as leather pants that will last forever no matter what you spill on them, it’s weird, arty dresses that kind of look like paper bags

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Star Trek Princess Dress by ArtLab

Bath & Body Works has some of the cutest gift sets. I really like the “What’s Shakin’?” gift sets that pair Bath & Body Works Signature Collection with a clear, colorful martini shaker. What a fun idea! The price is right, too, less than $17 for the entire gift set.

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Have A Martini With Your Bath

Filed under: Accessories , Fashion , Celebrity , News , Celebrity Style Photo: Valerie Macon, AFP/Getty Images It looks like Lady Gaga ‘s over-the-top fashion antics have made a lasting impression! Well, at the very least, they continue to have people writing about her. (Guilty as charged.) So much so, that the outlandish pop star landed the top spot on Spring 2010 ‘s fashion buzzword list, compiled by the Global Language Monitor . The list was created using the organization’s proprietary algorithm, which tracks words and phrases in print, online and social media

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Lady Gaga Tops Fashion Buzzword List for Spring 2010

Filed under: Celebrity , Celebrity Style Amanda Seyfried is completely stunning. And we’re glad about that, otherwise we’d be even more mad that she got to play girlfriend to Channing Tatum. But we’re not so sure about the outfit she wore to the ” Dear John ” premiere this week.

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Amanda Seyfried at ‘Dear John’ Premiere

(1) COEUR COURAGE from Le blog de Liselotte (2) St valentin 2010 from Le blog de defidetoile (3) Vintage Seamstress Valentine from About.com Cross-Stitch (4) Sampler 07 from Stofnest (5) Embroidered heart pin from maggie makes  (via Craftzine.com ) (6) Happy Valentines Day! from VeeandCo Cross Stitch Designs (7) SAINT VALENTIN from le blog de la madre (8) COEUR MONTAGNE from gazette94 (9) Abstract heart from Happy Threads (10) Teddy bear heart from Le blog de la marmotte brodeuse (11) Amour from Le…

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Free patterns and charts: Hearts, valentines

Filed under: Accessories , Fashion , Celebrity , News , Celebrity Style Keri Russell gets her spring on in an Ali Ro dress for Lucky’s March cover. Photo courtesy of Lucky Magazine Keri Russell has certainly come a long way since her frumpy ” Felicity ” days. And in the March issue of Lucky , the actress is showing off her evolved style prowess.

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Keri Russell Gives Lucky Magazine Her Indie Shopping List

Filed under: Cuts & Style , Hair , News , Celebrity Hair A model from Lorenzo Riva’s Spring 2010 fashion show poses on the runway in eye-popping hat hair reminiscent of this solar-like hairstyle Lady Gaga wore to a Polaroid event on January 7, 2010. Photos: Elisabetta A. Villa, WireImage | Steven Lawton, FilmMagic At Rome Fashion Week, Italian designer Lorenzo Riva sent models down the runway in his typically avant-garde creations, but it was the hair that made us do a double take

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Lady Gaga Inspires Hat Hair (Literally!) at Lorenzo Riva

Time to apply for the Bazaar Bizarre Maker Faire 2010! Now accepting application through March 16th 2010. Maker Faire is a two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset. It’s for creative, resourceful people of all ages and backgrounds who like to tinker and love to make things.

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Time to apply to vend for Bazaar Bizarre Maker Faire 2010!

I’ve been piping designs on cookies for so many years, it never occurred to me to use edible icing sheets (why would I use a picture of something when I can just pipe anything I want?) What a fool I’ve been. These gorgeous icing sheets from Ticings for cupcake and cake decorating have totally changed my mind. I’m dying to…

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Easy Cupcake Decor: Ticings

(1) A whole sisterhood of dolls from Groenlands Kralenwerk (Stenboden) en Borduren (2) Matriochka de janvier from Le blog de Vick (3) Lente from Groenlands Kralenwerk (Stenboden) en Borduren (4) Valentine girl from Groenlands Kralenwerk (Stenboden) en Borduren

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Free patterns and charts: Matrioshkas

Our fingernails are called into action all day long, 24×7, but if we don’t apply certain home remedies for nail care we are in danger of getting exposed to all types of nasty problems like broken nails and unpleasant fungal infections. In this article, we’ll discuss the topic of home remedies for nail care so that you can get properly informed on this whole matter and act accordingly.

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Natural Treatment and Remedies For Nail Care