One of my New Year's Resolutions is to dress up a little more. For example, even just adding a pair of black heels to a regular outfit makes such a difference. Here, Susan Cernek looks so pretty. (And I love this Urban Outfitters pair.)
Loving these beautiful baby quilts and stroller blankets. They're handmade and look so timeless.
and sometimes just a little n i c e.
Ok, and photo No. 3 was also in the bath. I think he wants to wash up, after being in that dirty b o x.
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My dear readers,
Because of the crazy east coast snowstorms, our flight to New York yesterday was cancelled, so we're in L.A. for three more days. Hope everyone with travel plans is doing OK! What chaos! xoxo
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas from (sunny!) Palm Springs. I can't wait to catch up next week, and I wanted to say a big thank-you for everything this year. It has been a pleasure having you here, and I feel so grateful and lucky to have such wonderful readers. Hope you have a fabulous holiday. Love, Joanna (and Alex and Toby) P.S. Where are you spending Christmas this year? It's so funny to have a warm California Christmas after growing up in Michigan!Source URL: http://notgaptek.blogspot.com/2010/12/
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Sweet Paul has a bunch of great holiday craft tips, like making your own cupcake toppers and wrapping paper using family photos! Here are his easy instructions...
Speaking of Jane Austen, here's a little comic. ;)
Isn't this bride's twisted bun beautiful? She looks right out of a Jane Austen novel.
Gothic tattoos are used for showing the darker side of a person. The extent up to which u show your darker side depends on your wish. Some people will only like to be a repository Goth. And if u are one such person then you must get tattooed on a part of your body which isn’t that much visible often to your eyes. Generally people like the ones mentioned above get tattooed in the upper arm or at the back so that it can be easily hidden from others by wearing clothes. Even though the tattoo art is being widely popular and accepted almost in all parts of the world, the tattoos need to be covered while people do some jobs which demands for the tattoos to be covered. Once, some type of hair cuts were also not being accepted by all people but later people started accepting it and now almost all types of hair cuts are being accepted. Similarly tattoos are also gaining popularity day by day and once they all will be accepted all over the world unanimously.
As mentioned earlier Gothic tattoos are undoubtedly dark. Hence one cannot find any playful colors or those which are attractive that can impress a person at the first glance. They are only used to represent some fury or pain or some extreme massacre. Many of the Gothic tattoo designs disturb the people who look at it. Gothic crossed tattoos and the vampire tattoos also fall under the Gothic tattoo designs.
As we all know, a tattoo is a permanent thing which stays with you for the whole life till you go to your graveyard. You can be left alone by many things such as houses, wife or girlfriend, your car or bike or anything but your tattoo alone won’t leave you for your lifetime once you inscribed it properly on your body. So why do you need to rush in selecting the right type of tattoo to be tattooed on your body? Hence you must take your own time before choosing your tattoo and also you must see to the quality of the tattoos by going through some researches.
You should choose a very good artiste too for tattooing the tattoo design of your choice, which denoted that it is you! With a tattoo u tend to make a statement to the world and in most cases it is an unchanging statement from you to the world. Hence it is of prime importance to select a good quality tattoo. When you would like to have a Gothic tattoo you must take some time and properly research the gothic tattoos which will express yourself before getting tattooed on your body. You can even browse the online tattoo catalogues and choose the best Gothic tattoo design from it which you feel that suits your anguish the best.
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Polynesian-style tattoos, although similar and often compared to tribal tattoos, actually utilize bolder abstracts or specific figures that represent different totems based on a deep history of the various Polynesian islands. Generally rendered in black, these ancient styles can vary depending on what area of the world inspires you. Determine which Polynesian island you want to focus your design on. Polynesian-style tattoos can include Samoan, Maori, Marquesan, Hawaiian and Tahitian artwork among others. You’ll find different styles in every Polynesian island and every tattoo artist also has his own take on these designs.
Incorporate the Tiki god, often depicted with closed eyes because legend said he smelled trouble before he saw it. Any Polynesian statue with a human form is a tiki. You can use a realistic tiki or pick a stylized one that follows the abstract, geometric patterns regularly used in Polynesian designs.
Design a Polynesian tattoo that represents wealth. Shells are a common item seen in Polynesian designs because they were often used as a type of currency and thus considered a talisman to bring you riches.
Look for protection by incorporating a shark or shark’s teeth in your tattoo design. Many Polynesian cultures considered sharks a sacred animal and thought they would protect them from their enemies.
Get a gecko, a popular choice in Polynesian designs. Many regard these creatures with either fear or awe due to their supposed supernatural powers.
Think carefully before requesting your name or another word in the Polynesian alphabet. There are different alphabets on the various islands.
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Zodiac tattoo designs quickly caught by many people. Many people are proud of their star sign and I would look like. Although more to get a tattoo zodiac tattoo artist, said that his star sign, and tattoos on his skin. Well, it’s definitely more than that if you want to make a masterpiece. First, based on the signs of the zodiac, it is assumed that this character is often used in Sun West. But signs of the zodiac are also various local cultures in the East. Countries like India and China have their own chart. And the culture used 12 characters and a character that defines the exact date of birth. But these complexes are on the lunar calendar.
Chinese Zodiac consists of 12 animals. But the characters are creatively designed. Chinese Zodiac Year is the birth of the Chinese lunar calendar. Each character stands for a calendar. Sign India has 12 zodiac signs, but these characters have different names and models of the West. To determine whether the Indian astrological sign to know the exact time of birth, and that this system is based on the movement of the moon in the sky.
After deciding to build a zodiac tattoo, you can easily route and a Google search, and there are hundreds of standard models and the use one of them. The disadvantage is that a tattoo is very common and no one made even bother to take a second look. For example, if you want a tattoo of balance, you can use a picture as two plates of the scale and looks ready. If you only have a small tattoo, no number, you should do that, but if you want the tattoo is tapped wherever you are, you need to do more work on the project of the zodiac.
Zodiac drawings can be readily adapted ideas from the field. For example, each chart, refers mainly in February, so that the project be combined with the planning in February, concerns on the other hand, the individual characters in a particular color, so you can paint the tattoo on the same basis. Each sign is also earth element, in particular fire, water, air, etc. Use your imagination to combine different elements of the astrological signs, to create a unique design.
But if you’re like most of us who are less creative abilities, but you want a unique tattoo, you have to pay for the services your order page. This site offers a variety of models of the zodiac, you can a. Since these models are not freely available on the internet very rare.
Remember that they do not want a lion tattoo on the skin, and say it is Leo, make it special because it is with the rest of her life. Explore creating concepts, tattoo galleries, tattoo artists and other friends a masterpiece that is proud .
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Tattoos Flowers – Flowers have always been a symbol of female flowers on tattoos in the warm colors of ink will, in accordance with the popular cartoon series. There are lots of tattoos, the women roses, flowers, wines and a multitude of flowers and flower tattoos tattoos, Hawaiian flower Hibscus choose. Fairy tattoos – Fairy tattoos are very beautiful and elegant creatures with a free spirit. There are many symbolic meanings of fairies, so that it would cost to make sure you do your research before you signed. Types of tattoos are popular gothic tattoos, fairy tales, fairy tattoos business stars, the moon and tattoos, fairy Tinker Bell, just a few.
Heart Tattoo Designs – Tattoos These tattoos are often small, detailed and can be placed anywhere in the body. Hearts is a similar relationship, and often the names of their relatives writing tattoo design. Another popular tattoo Heart heart is blocked when a person has a heart and a lock that has the keys of the heart. It can be a great symbolic importance, and it is considered very feminine tattoo design.
I recommend looking online for a tattoo design that you find happiness. I believe that the Internet tattoo galleries of the majority of high-quality tattoo designs for thousands of projects included in several categories. Find the perfect tattoo design is easier when women have access to online gallery of tattoos.
Tattoo design tree is one of the most unique tattoo that you can get into your body. symbolizes life, the intensity of price-performance ratio. He represents change and the cycle of life, beauty and vitality of human existence. There are many different tattoo designs choose from trees. Some people want the project, which is quite well known, on the other hand, speaks of the surf, sun and fun. The olive tree is also very popular, a symbol of endurance, strength and hope. Many tattoo artists recommend the tattoo in January, which is very popular today. It is a very dramatic effect compared to using natural skin color is dark green and alive.
However, if you’re looking tree, the publication “Women and Evanescence nature, you may go cherry blossom design.
Use a professional tattoo artist working for you. It takes time, money and hassle by someone else. Details of a beautiful tree tattoo experience is required.
Many trees tattoos with a unique and attractive way to naturally combine the interest of the population. During the two trees, symbolizing the solemn and eternal true love. Another drawing is in two trees, bark tissue of the Celtic knot, translated, if the branches and tangled roots of a symbol of the relationship between organisms. If you want something that represents the cycle of life and nature, you can request to branches and roots that move make the call. “World Tree”, the project could be very interesting. It is everywhere, the world is known tree in the middle of everything in the universe. Its roots hold the country in the underworld and its branches extend to the heavens and the earth .
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If you want a new tattoo, and even his first tattoo, you should one of the many tattoo designs in black and white. Consider some of the key benefits of tattoo designs in black and white. The first advantage is that the black and white drawings are very cheap compared to the color drawings. Many tattoo artists charge more, depending on the number of colors you want. If you have used only black ink, you can pay much less than if you used five or ten different colors for the project. You can save hundreds of dollars to black and white, not in the same color pattern. Nevertheless, one can always do something in black and white, and now the color is added later.
Another advantage is that the drawings in black and white does not disappear as quickly and as bad as the colored drawings. Some paint colors do not disappear or change color quickly in a short time. First black and white, this can cause you to prevent. Tattoo looks better over time.
The final advantage is that a tattoo of his time in black and white anymore. Most tattoo artists will begin filling in the black and add color later. Where everything is always black and white, you do not need as many sessions are completed.
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Here's a little trick for when you're cooking dinner this holiday: To keep your eyes from stinging while you're chopping onions, put a piece of bread in your mouth and let it hang out. Apparently, it really works! Who would have thought?
Loving this print and crib sheet. They both pack such a punch!
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| Not the actual guy, that would just be creepy if I had a photo of him. Ya, know. |
Hope you had great weekend! We're now in California, and the trip out here was a million times easier than I had expected. Toby was super mellow on the plane and slept in our arms most of the way. He only freaked out at the very end, during the drive from the airport to the hotel. Whew! The weather here is grey and rainy (just an observation:), but we l-o-v-e our hotel, which is cozy and comfy, and it's just nice to have time to chill. Here's a photo of Toby hanging with us in a cheesy-but-fun Mexican restaurant at the end of the Santa Monica pier. Kisses to you all, and thanks for your sweet encouragement about the flight! xoxoxoSource URL: http://notgaptek.blogspot.com/2010/12/
