Articles tagged with Clothing
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Tie-Dye with Food Coloring
I interrupt my usual food posts for the Tie-Dye photos I promised you We went "old school" and used Neon Food Coloring Purple, blue, and pink Me working on my shirt, tied together with rubber (broccoli) bands and hair elastics I had "Tie-Dye Envy" when I saw how beautifully my friend's tank top turned out! My other friend's shirt going [...]
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I like to move it move it…
My friend has been gearing up for the London Marathon for a few months now; his third consecutive year of running it. Every year he says the same thing: ‘next year I’ll beat my time’. It's not that I admire him so much for doing something that I doubt I would ever participate in, (2-4 hours of [...]
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Hiking in the Rain: Essential Gear & Basics
By Shaun and Jackie for Flickr We love hiking in the rain. We avoid windy days with branches flying, but a gentle rain entices. We always carry our full finger gloves and a poncho which fits nicely over almost any gear and keeps us from getting overheated especially on uphill climbs. Generally we keep the [...]
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"Truthiness" in Advertising
You already know that many starlets grace magazine covers half undressed but did you hear about Carey Mulligan wearing a towel around her bottom on the cover of Vogue this month? No it's not the latest terry-cloth fashion hot off the runway - as if! - poor Carey was actually the victim of an [...]
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Too Fat for Saturday Night
by Maria's Last Diet Even though I consider myself liberated from convention, an independent thinker, someone who can truly appreciate differences in people, even so, I find myself in this same old predicament, as I get ready to out on a Saturday night. I stand in front of the mirror, in an outfit I thought I really loved, and I am [...]
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Slimming tricks for clothes
Never wear lines across, they widen the body, lines down streamline and reduce the look of a figure. Also wear buttons that go straight down the front of your body as it is slimming. Wear long, maxi dresses with high-heels. They are loose on the body but lengthens the body too so it will look [...]
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The Date Is Set!
I mentioned back last weekend that I was pushing myself well outside my comfort zone by going for a naked photo shoot in August --> Doing Things That Push My Limits Well the date is now set! The 20th August and all booked and paid for so no backing out now :-) All that is left to [...]
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The Last Knotch On The Belt
I was in a cupboard at home last night looking for a holiday picture to show my friend and I found an old belt of mine from when I was big. It was a 56 inch belt with 6 notches on it going back down towards 48 inches. Every knotch on the belt had been used [...]
