Dolly Donations bring dolls to children in need
There’s something special about a child and their doll. A doll is a constant companion, a source of comfort when sick, and a friend during sad times. Can you imagine a childhood without a dolly friend? Dolly Donations is an organization whose mission it is to help provide dolls to children who might not otherwise have them, due to poverty or other…

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Dolly Donations bring dolls to children in need
Feel like getting a free PDF pattern? In exchange for voting for her photo over at the SmileGen contest, Beth from Vermillion Rules and Love, September will give you one free PDF pattern from her Etsy shop . She has four patterns to choose from: Favorite Skirt (women’s), Flip Flop Reversible Skirt (little girls), Cinch Skirt (little girls), or the Love, September Pouch…

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Get a free PDF pattern from Love, September
SpareGusInk is having a giveaway of one of her nice wristlets on her blog, to enter go read her directions here . You can see her Etsy shop filled with other handmade goodness here .

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Cute wristlet giveaway at Things Are Never As Planned
A DAy in the Life of A Lewis just made the most adorable craft for her hubby with her childrens fingerprints! There is no tutorial, but it is pretty self explanatory, and you can definitely make it your own!

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Thumbprint Father’s Day ARt
This Dad Rocks! Salt Dough Paperweight could be just the craft to complete before tomorrow… Crafts by Amanda shows you how you can make one out of things you probably already have at home!

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Last Minute Father’s Day Craft
Next door to Birch Libralato at the Susan Hobbs Gallery, Shirley Wiitasalo shows a suite of new paintings that seem conjured from a half-remembered dream; while obviously abstract, the mind wrestles quietly to extract form from the delicate wash that the eye delivers. Wiitasalo's technique is something obliquely referred to as “transfer,” which to me suggest a careful layering of material and colour to obscure, but not quite, the one that came before
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Things I’m glad to have not missed, part 2
Mark Webster Karla Nolan Cheryl Ratcliff Cheryl Pass Becky Joy Andrew Orr Janice Warriner Justin Clayton Barbara Haviland David Edwards AJ LaGasse Coral Barclay To purchase any painting, simply visit the artist’s blog for details!
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Painting a Day Artists – Daily Art Painters – June 19, 2010
I am so proud to anounce the new Trend Blog by my collegue Aileen Brindle. Read what she does and follow her blog: For way too many years to mention my colleague Helen Lockie and I have been lucky enough to work with craftspeople all over the world. This has been in the role of designers, buyers, product managers, trainers and mentors for different international development organisations, fair trade companies, mainstream importers and retailers.

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trends — unpicked Design Blog by Aileen Brindle
Filed under: Beauty , News , Makeup Chanel’s Fall 2010 Beauty image. Courtesy Photo Just as we’re gearing up for summer , fall falls into our hands. And the neon nails and pastel eye shadows we thought so chic last week suddenly seem passe, as we gasp over and grapple for the moody, muted shades that will waft in with the cool Autumn winds.

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Chanel Goes Gray-Violet With Fall 2010 Makeup and Paradoxal Nail Polish
Filed under: Fashion , Shopping Hanky Panky Daisy Splash Signature Lace Boyshorts, available at Bare Necessities. Photo: Barenecessities.com Score summer apparel for every occasion, plus re-stock your lingerie drawer with some hot new undies . Bare Necessities – Friends and Family: 25% off most items.

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Filed under: Beauty , Celebrity , News , Celebrity Beauty Marisa Miller in her usual attire — a bra.

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Marisa Miller on Hair Removal, Harleys, and Her New TV Show
Filed under: Fashion , News , Stylish Living , How to Wear A look at new site What to Wear . Photo courtesy of Like.com Have you ever looked in the mirror and wondered if your outfit is avant-garde or just downright clownish? If you’re brave enough to snap a picture of yourself and upload it to What to Wear , you’re bound to receive an expert opinion in minutes.

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Filed under: Fashion , News , Designers & Brands Capture the flag. Alessandra Ambrosio poses on fictitious tabloid Caros in V mag. Photo: Sebastian Faena for V magazine Sound the vuvuzelas! V magazine is celebrating the World Cup with a steamy 12-page spread devoted to soccer stars and their wives

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V Magazine Celebrates World Cup With Sexy ‘Footballers’ Wives’ Spread
Filed under: Celebrity , News , Celebrity Style Tori Spelling promotes her book in Milly and Christian Louboutin.

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Tori Spelling Talks New Book ‘Uncharted TerriTori,’ Makeup, and Motherhood
Filed under: Cuts & Style , Hair , Celebrity , News , Celebrity Hair Photo: Getty Images You could say country music sensation, Taylor Swift , made “headlines” at yesterday’s 41st Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony in New York City. The young singer appeared on stage with an over-sized flower on her head

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Taylor Swift Wears ‘Flower Power’ Hair Accessory
Filed under: Beauty , News , Makeup A Bare Escentuals Quickie Van. Courtesy Photo Are you one of the legions of cult-followers that worships at the altar of mineral makeup brand Bare Escentauls

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Bare Escentuals to Embark on Summer Makeunder Tour in Hot Pink ‘Quickie Vans’
First my painting of today, and man do I feel lucky that I could paint! Started today with cutting out all the rusty bits in my Morris, but after 4 hours of looking and cutting I really had to paint, …

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Turning a Morris into art, … Holland.
A lovely afternoon after a rainy morning. I wanted to paint this remise so long, and now it was just the time, I like the looking through that’s what I wanted to capture.

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"Busremise Arnhem." Arnhem, Holland.
Filed under: Fashion , News , Designers & Brands Burberry Acoustic is a collaboration with British bands, including Life on Film. Photo courtesy of Burberry Saturday’s Burberry Prorsum Spring/Summer 2011 menswear show won’t just be about the clothes — it’ll be about the music, too.

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Burberry to Introduce Burberry Acoustic During Live Online Menswear Show
Filed under: Beauty , Shopping M.A.C. Viva Glam Lipstick in Gaga. Photo: MacCosmetics.com Curious about the hottest beauty picks in your neck of the woods

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Beauty Best Sellers by Region: Lady Gaga’s M.A.C. Viva Glam Lipstick Tops Charts
