Monogram mania!

monogram gift

Monograms are hot on just about everything. As Reese Witherspoon said, "if it's not moving, monogram it," and we love it monograms on everything from hats, to jewelry, to school items, to phone cases. We'll show you a few of our favorite monograms, some new ideas, a DIY, and the cutest monogram giveaway. Ever! Design Darling has a sensational site full of lust-worthy gifts (for yourself or your friends) plus a gorgeous selection of monogrammed items. We especially adore this monogram acrylic ... ...Continue Reading

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DIY Necklace: T-Shirt Necklace

t-shirt necklace

We've been spotting DIY necklaces all over Pinterest, and we simply adore a big statement necklace, especially a free one! We've even featured a very simple DIY necklace by Lisa, our Style Contributor, made from a tshirt. The t-shirt necklaces on Pinterest kept catching our eye, and we love up-cycling old jewelry or jeans, so when Erin made a t-shirt necklace and got compliments wearing it her first day, we knew we had to let you know how simple it was! We'd all been curious if it would an epic ... ...Continue Reading

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Manicures 101: how to draw perfectly straight lines

how to draw straight lines for manicure

Drawing straight lines in manicures is something that we can barely handle on a piece of paper, let alone on nails. Especially on our "wrong" hand... you know the one you have to paint with the one that can barely just do a solid color, let alone do a design. And you know we all love anything that helps us make manicures easy, like how to make a french manicure easy or getting the gradient look easily! So, we had to get to the bottom of drawing straight lines and stripes on our nails and tape ... ...Continue Reading

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