August 2009

Dolce & Gabbana (d&g) Ate My Grocery Money

The company Dolce & Gabbana (D&G) was named for Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana who are both from the Mediterrean country (i.e. Italy) that continues to bring forth fashion that happily frustrates the middle class male and female fashion conscious.1
Why the frustration with Dolce & Gabbana (D&G)?
I guess I wasn’t really that frustrated with Mr. [...]

Online Shopping, What To Look For In The Various Video Converters

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What To Look For In The Various Video Converters
   It can be intimidating when looking for video converters because of the many options available. There are converters for DVD to PSP, video to PSP, DVD and video to iPod, Zune and much more. Once you have [...]

A Whiff of Perfume History

Long, long, lonnng before the existence of soaps and clean personal hygiene, perfume was invented, no doubt to mask any number of unpleasant odors. This has been credited to the Medes, ancestors of the Kurds, in about the 10th Century B.C.
The Egyptians pioneered perfumery as an industry in about 1580 B.C. Perfume became a daily [...]

Online Shopping, The Wonderful World Of The Scottish Sporran

Sporran. It’s one of those strange words that everyone’s heard but not so many people could positively define. Outside of Scotland that is. Within its native land, as a key component of the national dress of Scotland, the sporran is revered as much as the haggis or scotch whiskey. But what is it exactly? [...]

Online Shopping, Photo Birthday Party Invitations Cards for Adult & Children Celebrations

Adult birthdays are one of the more memorable events in a person’s lifetime. That is why they should be made to be memorable and precious by having fun and colorful birthday parties. Inviting relatives and friends to the adult birthday party is one of the more important parts of any birthday celebration. There are several [...]

I should have just given my roommate some cat jewelry!

One day I came home from school and found my roommate relaxed on the couch with a tiny little creature bundled in her arms. Hoping it was just a stuffed animal, I soon realized it was a live kitten. Not an avid fan of cats, I reminded her of our landlord’s policy of no pets [...]

Online Shopping, Let Gift Basket Delivery Services Do Your Dirty Work

Time is that ever so precious asset that many of us lack during life. The stresses of work on top of family obligations can render us helpless when the duties of shopping for gifts come around throughout the year. What weapon is at our disposal that could effectively lessen or eliminate this burden? The answer [...]

Funky Personalised Umbrellas

All you need is a computer with a printer, an umbrella, fabric paints, a lamp and some selotape.
Choose a plain umbrella to work with. Patterned umbrellas distract from the design and drown it any colour brolly will do, even dark colours such as navy or black.
The umbrella should be made from a nylon plastic and [...]

Choosing and using gold piercing body jewelry

[Although body piercing jewelry was not popular until about 20 years ago, it actually has a very long history. However, in the last 400-500 years, body jewelry has been restricted to mainly ear piercing. It's time to fully explore this new fashion trend.]
A little bit of history
Although body piercing jewelry was not popular until about [...]

Smart Shopping - Handcrafted Jewelry Materials

To the un-trained eye, much of the handmade jewelry available for sale on the internet, in boutiques and at craft fairs may look to be essentially the same. However, this is not the case. Jewelry designers have a myriad of choices when creating their pieces. It is important to be aware of the different materials [...]