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Fashion......amazing, elegant, beautiful, quirky.

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how lovely, how sweet, how utterly beautiful and breathtaking..... these fashion creations are so inspiring to me. I have really been fascinated by fashion this last year and lately, I have found so many incredible pictures of beautiful fashion design.....just breathtakingly beautiful. I have even been thinking of designing some clothing myself. I love fabric, color, texture, design, line and the artistry of making a person look truely beautiful. I have never been very adept at using a pattern to sew; I seem to be too impatient to follow a pattern which probably isn't very professional, but I do feel I have a good sense of design and could make some really spectacular and very unique clothing. My husband and I were at an art show in Seattle one year with our Nature Art and someone told me I should be a fashion designer! She said I had a very good sense of style and could make beautiful clothes. I was so excited to have someone give me that kind of encouragement.....I've never f

~Princess or Alice in Wonderland Party~

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My little girl's 2an birthday is coming up and I want to throw her a really cute and fun Party! I am back and forth on a princess or Alice theme. I think I am leaning more towards the Princess since it seems to be easier to find things to go with this theme, but Alice would be so neat, too! What do you all think? Via: Cheesecake & Cupcakes I would love to buy some of these decorations displayed in the first 2 photos, so if anyone has any information about them, please let me know. I would really appreciate it. Via: The cottage Nest These last two don't go with any particular theme but I really like them, so I thought I would throw them in here!

~Blooming Wallpaper~

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Spring is in the air and flowers will soon be everywhere!! Some pretty inspiration to decorate your home walls and give them a boost of color while thinking of Spring! Oneday, eventually I want a home office where I can put wallpaper like this on just one wall and maybe have the rest of the walls painted pink! Gaby Zimmermann House to Home Sandra Lane Designer's Guild

Is there a Mary-Jane behind Mary Jane Shoes?

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While looking through an old copy of Real Simple magazine I came across this article on strange-but-true questions with stories behind the clothes and accessories you know and love. I thought some were interesting- that's if your into fashion- so I thought I would share. Have a Great Weekend~ Is there a real Mary Jane behind Mary Jane Shoes? Not quite: The most widely held theory is that the single-strapped footwear was named for a character in "Buster Brown," a children's comic that was popular in the early 1900's. Mary Jane was either Buster's Sweetheart or Sister, depending on which source you consult. Why is underwear nicknamed "drawers"? In the 16th century, drawers became a common term for both women and men's underpants. Made of linen, the items were no-frills and looked more or less interchangeable ( decorative lace trim started appearing on the garments only in the middle of the 19th century). Most likely, underwear earned this distinc