Holiday – Signature9 http://198.46.88.49 Lifestyle Intelligence Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:00:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.4 Get Creative This Season with Homemade Greeting Cards http://198.46.88.49/living/home/get-creative-this-season-with-homemade-greeting-cards http://198.46.88.49/living/home/get-creative-this-season-with-homemade-greeting-cards#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:00:06 +0000 http://198.46.88.49/?p=16735

Nothing says you care like a warm greeting card sent from someone special. An expression of love, an offer of congratulations, or just a simple thank you – if some ecards aren’t enough, a card is a timeless gesture (whether giving or receiving) that anyone can take pleasure in.

Intricately detailed homemade cards with that little something extra are what Lynn Pratt’s creations are all about. Her artistic skills and endless imagination lead her to design these inspirational specialty cards that are as unique as they are stunning.

Using an array of delicate materials and accents (think personal monograms and photos) her ongoing projects transform any occasion with a personal touch. Through each card’s design the artist explores the intimate and indulgent experiences they create.

Interested in getting your own creative juices flowing? Follow Lynn’s step-by-step video tutorials and purchase occasion-specific templates to start creating your own works of art. Who knows what feelings you can inspire if you just play (or design!) your cards right.

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Drink Me Tags: ‘Cause It’s 5pm Somewhere http://198.46.88.49/food/drink-me-tags-cause-its-5pm-somewhere http://198.46.88.49/food/drink-me-tags-cause-its-5pm-somewhere#respond Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:07:00 +0000 http://198.46.88.49/?p=8058 drinkmetagsIt’s a holiday tradition. You’ve spent the last two hours trying on every dress in your closet, figuring out which heels go with said dress, realizing you really want to wear the jewelery that goes much better with your other dress, change three more times, decide you don’t have time to change again, begin to run out the door–

When you realize you never bought the host a gift.

Just breathe. The go-to gift in this situation is that nice bottle of wine you have lying around the house. It’s classic, it’s practical… it’s also a little boring.

So why not slip on an adorable Drink Me Tag on your bottle? With festive holiday versions and cheeky “It’s 5pm somewhere” catchphrases, these little gift tags are sure to make it look like you spent way more than 5 seconds thinking about this gift.

Or, alternatively, you could just buy a bunch as perfect little stocking stuffers for your hostess to use at her leisure. If you need some recommendations, here are our favorites:

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World’s Largest Mistletoe: Holiday Travel Grinches’ Hearts Grow 3X Larger http://198.46.88.49/living/travel/worlds-largest-mistletoe-holiday-travel-grinches-hearts-grow-3x-larger http://198.46.88.49/living/travel/worlds-largest-mistletoe-holiday-travel-grinches-hearts-grow-3x-larger#respond Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:36:31 +0000 http://198.46.88.49/?p=7682 mistletoeIf you’ve been fantasizing about having your own grand romantic moment in an airport – you know, the whole drop the luggage, run to your loved one, passionately embrace while Hugh Grant narrates in the background kind of thing – then this is the holiday season for you.

Heathrow Airport has unveiled the world’s largest sprig of mistletoe, a ten foot by eight foot structure that took three weeks to make, at  Terminal 5. But, should your Terminal of travel not be the sparkly new #5, don’t fear! Heathrow is looking to create three more sprigs of Christmas spirit for Terminals 1, 3, and 4 – all of which will hang throughout December.

Heathrow is hoping to have two million Christmas kisses under their mistletoes – so pack your bags and your lip gloss and get going already!

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Is “Style Savvy” A Nintendon’t? http://198.46.88.49/electrotech/is-style-savvy-a-nintendont http://198.46.88.49/electrotech/is-style-savvy-a-nintendont#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:54:40 +0000 http://198.46.88.49/?p=5028 We’ve written before about how the video game world has tried to infiltrate the (seemingly unrelated) world of fashion, and today we look at CNET’s review of the Nintendo DS game Style Savvy, the latest attempt by the king of video games to break into a more fashion-minded demographic.

Style Savvy is a retail simulator game, with an emphasis on racking up points based on customer satisfaction.  The concept is simple enough and exhibits a moderate level of rather enjoyable gameplay, but CNET writer Scott Stein questions the game’s presumption that only girls will be interested in the game.

We agree with Stein’s unease, because fashion is not meant to be limited to only one group of people, and the idea that shopping and style are somehow “for girls only” is incredibly outdated and, frankly, insulting to the thousands of men who find fashion to be an important part of their personalities.

Fashion is not gender-specific, and we hope the rest of the world will soon understand that truth.

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