Easy Two Dimensional Dolls

Saturday, August 7th, 2010

This week’s article is an easy, quick and fun project with so many possible uses. You can make these dolls as fancy or as simple as you like and they are fun for all ages to make.

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Easy Two Dimensional Dolls

Isle-based site offers quality buys

Monday, July 26th, 2010

As a teenager at Sacred Hearts Academy, Cathy Lee was on the pep squad and cheered for high school sports. She’s still rallying as an adult, but not for football or basketball teams.

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She Said/He Said: The Secret in their Eyes

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

When it comes time for Caroline and I to review a movie, we usually look at our choices and discuss what to see. Sometimes the choices are based on things one or both of us want to see. Sometimes we review a movie because we know the review would be fun to write.

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Singapore’s own Banyan Tree

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Separated by a sliding door from Banyan Tree head honcho Ho Kwon Ping’s office is a sitting room which, save for a handful of art pieces, is built for business. The decor of his office in Upper Bukit Timah Road is a far cry from the luxurious, elegant designs of the 26 hotels and resorts that the brand now owns and manages around the world, from Bintan to Mexico.

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Through the Looking Glass

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Fashion retailer Armand Hadida’s description of the mix of avant-garde fashion, accessories, furniture, design objects, and antiques carried by the Eclaireur, his series of chic Parisian boutiques, is “well-ordered chaos.”

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At Wexley School for Girls, they make money making magic

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

Wexley School for Girls is at the forefront of a tectonic shift in the way companies sell themselves to people and the way people triage the thousands of messages hurled at them each day from those who want their attention and money.

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Super Agent Man (Interior Design)

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

The founder of Granet & Associates. Starwood Capital Group chairman and CEO and Interior Design Hall of Fame member Barry Sternlicht at the firm’s first annual summit in Colorado.

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Community calendar for Aug. 19 (Suburban Journals)

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Submit calendar items by noon the Wednesday before the intended publication date. To be included in this free listing of events, send notices to: Warrenton Journal, 220 E. Main St.; fax to 636-456-3020; or e-mail to jscott@yourjournal.com. Include the date, time and location (including street address) of the event, a contact name and telephone number.

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How to find modern art on canvas for reasonable prices (PitchEngine)

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

Modern art on canvas can be found in a variety of manners and styles. You can purchase individual pieces of art on a single canvas, or you can find a single piece broken down into multiple pieces which you can display on your wall to reveal the full image. Either manner you choose, modern art on canvas adds a great deal of creativity and depth to a room that is lacking dcor or needs an upgrade…

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Time for a Change (Interior Design)

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Some people mark new phases of life with adventure experiences (skydiving, safaris) or shiny purchases (jewelry, sports cars). Others renovate. Such was the case with a retired widow who had lived in a two-bedroom on San Francisco’s tony Nob Hill since the ’80’s.

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