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Home For The Holidays: Fabulous Home Goods For Entertaining And Gift Giving!

by KellyNovember 3, 2010 Home and Interiors

While some people may be cringing with the cold, or with the ever-nearing holiday season, I am getting super-stoked for the holiday season!  I, like many of you, love this time of year because I get excited to make my  [...]

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One Shoe To Rule Them All

by DianaOctober 13, 2010 Fashion

If only… there is no perfect shoe, but there are some strong contenders in the all-purpose, work-appropriate/bike-appropriate/walking-appropriate flats category. Here are my favorites:
Vans Lesley (pictured above): More like sneakers than flats, these are my favorite weekend shoes. I can ride [...]

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ShopStyle, My Latest Thrifty, Designer-Obsessed Obsession

by CodySeptember 30, 2010 Leisure

You know how I’m all about GiltGroupe and checking things out in the store and then finding them online for a lot less? Well, I’ve discovered a new way to comparison shop that has me very excited: ShopStyle.
So say for instance [...]

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Shop Early And Avoid The Budget Pinch And Lines In December

by CaraSeptember 22, 2010 Leisure

Have you noticed when you go shopping for your Halloween candy, the Christmas and Hanukah decorations are already out?!
I decided a few years ago to go with the old adage “if you can’t beat them join them,” and I literally [...]

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Souvenir Spoils: What I Bought On Vacation

by CodySeptember 13, 2010 Leisure

The beau and I returned last week from a long-delayed honeymoon of sorts with much heavier bags than we’d left with three weeks earlier. Among our stops in Spain, France, and Italy, we picked up fantastic items that made the [...]

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Find A Great Pair Of Jeans? Buy More!

by CodyAugust 31, 2010 Fashion

“Buy multiples” is one of the best pieces of style advice I can share. And as we wrap up a fantastic month of Personal Style posts, it’s fitting that we reflect on personal style, what it means to each one of us, [...]

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Vintage Clothing: The Skinny From Two Professionals Who Make It Their Living

by KellyAugust 11, 2010 Fashion

The vintage clothing world is a fascinating niche in the fashion industry. It revives what was once old and discarded, what has traveled from place to place, or person to person. It brings the story full circle: from a time [...]

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Jeans, Tees, Dresses, and Lipstick: Just A Few Of My Favorite Things…

by CodyJune 21, 2010 Beauty

I consider myself to be a good shopper. I do my research. I try things on. I carefully consider each purchase and ask myself if I really need whatever it is that’s caught my eye. If a pair of jeans [...]

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Beach Essentials Shopping List

by CodyJune 17, 2010 Activities

Going to the beach is one of my absolute favorite things to do. The beau and I go every weekend in the summer and over the years, we have perfected the art of packing for the beach: one well-packed beach [...]

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How To Sell At A Craft Fair or Flea Market

by VanessaMay 17, 2010 Activities

We all knew arts and crafts were awesome back in elementary school but somewhere along they way they became Grandma’s domain. It turned into a world filled with upholstered and bedazzled picture frames, gaudy scrapbooks and everything seemed to be [...]

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I Love You, Mom: The OMFGstyle Guide to Mothers’ Day Gifts

by CodyMay 4, 2010 Editorial

Mothers’ Day is this Sunday and it’s your chance to show your mom how much you appreciate her patience, sacrifice, unconditional love, and diaper-changing. Gifts are secondary on Mothers’ Day: tell her how much she means to you, show her by [...]

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What Should I Get Him?: The OMFGstyle Definitive Guide to Gifts for Guys

by CodyApril 6, 2010 Etiquette

In honor of the beau’s birthday today (happy birthday, honey!), and with his help, I’ve put together a list of  gift idea for guys. Because we all need help knowing what to get the men-folk (beaus, dads, bros, etc.) in [...]

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Unload That Diamond! Advice for Selling an Unwanted Stone

by KellyFebruary 24, 2010 Fashion

I was recently approached by a friend who inherited a diamond ring he had no need for, and had no real sentimental attachment to. He was looking to sell the ring and asked for my advice on the best way to go [...]

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Gift Idea: Custom Geography Flash-Cards

by CodyFebruary 16, 2010 Art, Media, and Entertainment

Okay, so sorry for holding out on you, but since the beau reads this site, I couldn’t give up the goods on this before I actually gave him this gift for Romantic Hanukah (our anniversary and V-Day are 4 days [...]

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Editor’s Page: Winter White

by CodyFebruary 12, 2010 Editorial

Winter White by icelandicody featuring Hunter boots

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OMFGstyle Valentine’s Day 2010 Gift Guide

by CodyFebruary 9, 2010 Leisure

FOR THE HOME
These don’t come framed, but you could always do that yourself…

For Like Ever Poster, $60

Heart Map Poster, $18
BITS AND BAUBLES

Heart Cufflinks, $175 (so he’s always wearing your heart on his sleeve)

Arrow necklace, $194
PERSONALIZED

Custom Couple Silhouette Print with Date, [...]

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Get A Heart On: Valentine’s Inspired Fashions

by KellyJanuary 27, 2010 Fashion

I know I know…Valentine’s Day = Barf, and almost everyone hates it.  But the pursuit and/or expression of love never ceases, so in celebration of that warm and fuzzy notion, I went in search of some love-related fashions.
I’ve never liked [...]

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I Like It: The Hanging Handbag Organizer

by CodyJanuary 7, 2010 Fashion

Yeah, I have a lot of bags. Recently, my mom called me a collector, which somehow made me feel less like a compulsive shopper and more along the lines of a connoisseur. However you look at it, it’s not abnormal [...]

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Christmas is Over. Time to Order Christmas Cards.

by CodyDecember 28, 2009 Leisure

Ah, the post-Christmas, pre-New Year’s week of sales, shopping, and eating cookies for breakfast. As you know, most of your favorite shops are holding major clearance blow-outs right now, so if you’re brave enough to fight the crowds, your gift [...]

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Editor’s Page: Fashionable Gift Ideas

by CodyDecember 18, 2009 Editorial

Without a being handed a wish list, it’s generally pretty difficult to buy someone clothes or accessories. I’m pretty picky myself, so I am always surprised by the audacity of anyone daring enough to gift me jewelry or something otherwise [...]

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