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it’s friday gang!  time to take a deep breath and relax.  finally.  per usual, i’ve got a wonderful recipe and cocktail for you.  a perfect manhattan paired with a skirt steak with chimichurri sauce.  one of my daughter in-law’s, kelly’s,...

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it’s friday gang!  time to take a deep breath and relax.  finally.  per usual, i’ve got a wonderful recipe and cocktail for you.  a perfect manhattan paired with a skirt steak with chimichurri sauce.  one of my daughter in-law’s, kelly’s,...

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Bamboo Body – The Most Beautiful Feeling Clothes

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Bamboo Body – The Most Beautiful Feeling Clothes

I discovered Bamboo Body in January this year when I was looking for beautiful fabrics that would travel well for a study trip to Vietnam. I heard positive things about bamboo fabrics and wanted to give them a go. You can read the full wardrobe capsule post here. After my trip to Vietnam, I did an update about some of my favourite pieces and how the clothes travelled. The below collage include snaps from the outfits I wore in Vietnam, and the stars are Bamboo Body products. As you see, I wore them A LOT. What I found about bamboo...

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Victoria Beckham’s Wild Pattern Mixing Is Honestly Out of this World

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Victoria Beckham’s Wild Pattern Mixing Is Honestly Out of this World

I don’t know about you, but I’m never not looking for fall outfit inspiration. Lucky for me (and for all of us, really), the celebrities have been on fire with their autumnal street style this season—and we’re only halfway through October. Among these sartorially skilled celebs is, of course, Victoria Beckham, whose fall street style outfit on Thursday in New York was absolutely impeccable. I mean, I’m used to seeing Victoria Beckham don incredible looks, but the designer really caught my attention with her recent pattern mixing skills and fall vibes. I want the entire ensemble in my closet ASAP. Of course,...

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Show Off Saturday..

Show Off Saturday..

I’m making a Quilted Christmas Tree I’ve been working on another fun Christmas project and it’s making me so happy. It’s a quilted Christmas Tree wall hanging! I used 2 1/2’’ strips of fabric with my favorite strip piecing techniques. Just like the techniques I used in the Quilted Tree Skirt pattern and video class that I made a couple years ago. But the Christmas tree wall hanging will be a free tutorial here on my blog as soon as I finish it. I used felt and a button to make a star for the top, but now I want...

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Looking to explore a new Chicago neighborhood? The Fulton-Randolph Market District, often shortened to, Fulton Market, is a new upincoming district on the west side of Chicago

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Looking to explore a new Chicago neighborhood? The Fulton-Randolph Market District, often shortened to, Fulton Market, is a new upincoming district on the west side of Chicago

It was formerly a meat-packing, warehouse and industrial district, but has gentrified with corporate headquarters, tech industry, hotels, bars, restaurants, and retail.  This booming neighborhood has grown with many new areas for entertainment. Here are a few top locations for a fun night out in the Fulton Market neighborhood. Emporium – Check out the old-school arcade games and pinball tables at its Fulton Market location. The nostalgic bar has pool tables, air hockey, foosball, Centipede and a Sopranos pinball machine. There’s local art incorporated into the room’s design, including a glowing, black light-illuminated painting by Lauren Asta and an expansive...

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