Pet Project

Reposted from HonestlyWTF blog

Free People‘s Pet Project, a collection of eco-conscious collars, leashes, beds, and tags for cats and dogs, launches this Sunday in support of Philadelphia’s largest no-kill shelter and foster care network PAWS. The lookbook features rescued and adopted animals sporting bohemian must-haves for your furry friends. And 100% of proceeds from the Vintage Flag Bed, made from recycled and reused materials, will be donated to the non-profit. I, for one, can’t wait to get the beaded collar and the BFF tag for my bulldog!

Check out my friend in Oklahoma City's FB page Happy Paws Okc. She just started a dog sitting/walking service, in case you are in need and hate to put your pup in a kennel. FYI I would never put my dog in a kennel while I'm out of town. 

Click the link HERE! 

(images courtesy of Free People)

Etsy Shop

I just reduced all the prices in my shop. Check it out here! 

Gwyneth Paltrow & Cameron Diaz Name Drops 50 Cent in A Freestyle

Gwyneth Paltrow has been hanging out with Jay-z and Beyonce way too long…

And it looks as though it’s paying off as she’s learned how to spit a few bars. This week, in celebration of Chelsea Handler’s move to a new studio, Gwyneth and her bestie Cameron Diaz sent in a funny video where they beat boxed while rapping about Chelsea’s personal life.
After being introduced as MC Gwyneth Paltrow and DJ Jazzy Cameron Diaz, the girls rapped lines like:

Yo Chelsea We heard that you got a brand new studio, but we know you got on TV by being a ho
You like black guys, white guys, whomevers around, your bedroom looks like a lost and found
We kinda like you ’cause you’re blonde like us, but we can’t hang with you in public ’cause you drink too much.
We hope this rap is enough, and by the way, 50 Cent says you like it rough

Earlier in the week, Gwyneth, Cameron and Beyonce were spotted out in New York as they celebrated Gwyneth’s 40th Birthday.

Check the girls spitting some rhymes below:


I had to repost this because I think it's hilarious and I love Chelsea Handler!
*reposted from Necole Bitchie

| Necole Bitchie.com 

[Video] Michelle Obama Blows Crowd Away At the DNC

‘Being President doesn’t change who you are, it reveals who you are’

Last night was the first night of the Democratic National Convention and the highlight of the evening was the First Lady Michelle Obama who rocked the house with a passionate, moving speech about President Obama. Dressed in a Tracy Reese dress and J Crew shoes, Michelle showered the audience with personal stories about their family life, their history together and their love for the country they serve.

The self-title “mom-in-chief” touched on everything from President Obama picking her up in a rusted out hooptie when they were dating to their personal experience with high student loan bills that were higher than their mortgages. ‘We were so young, so in love and so in debt’. She also sang his praises, calling him a man of character who measures his success, not by the money he made but how he helps changes the lives of others.

The President wasn’t in attendance for Michelle’s speech because he stayed back in DC to send Sasha off for her first day of high school, however, he looked like a proud husband as he watched the speech with his two daughters from the White House.

Check out a few highlights from Michelle’s DNC speech below, plus video below:

On Life Before the White House
“Our life before moving to Washington was filled with simple joys. Saturdays at soccer games, Sundays at grandma’s house and a date night for Barack and me was either dinner or a movie, because as an exhausted mom, I couldn’t stay awake for both. And the truth is, I loved the life we had built for our girls and I deeply loved the man I had built that life with and I didn’t want that to change if he became president. I loved Barack just the way he was.”
“You see, even though back then Barack was a senator and a presidential candidate, to me, he was still the guy who’d picked me up for our dates in a car that was so rusted out, I could actually see the pavement going by in a hole in the passenger side door. He was the guy whose proudest possession was a coffee table he’d found in a dumpster, and whose only pair of decent shoes was half a size too small.”
On If The White House Has Changed Them
“So when people ask me whether being in the White House has changed my husband, I can honestly say that when it comes to his character, and his convictions, and his heart, Barack Obama is still the same man I fell in love with all those years ago.”
“Well, today, after so many struggles and triumphs and moments that have tested my husband in ways I never could have imagined, I have seen firsthand that being president doesn’t change who you are. No, it reveals who you are.”
“For Barack, success isn’t about how much money you make, it’s about the differences you make in people’s lives.”
On Student Loans and health care
When it comes to the health of our families, Barack refused to listen to all those folks who told him to leave health reform for another day, another president. He didn’t care whether it was the easy thing to do politically – that’s not how he was raised – he cared that it was the right thing to do.
He did it because he believes that here in America, our grandparents should be able to afford their medicine . our kids should be able to see a doctor when they’re sick . and no one in this country should ever go broke because of an accident or illness. And he believes that women are more than capable of making our own choices about our bodies and our health care . that’s what my husband stands for.
When it comes to giving our kids the education they deserve, Barack knows that like me and like so many of you, he never could’ve attended college without financial aid. And believe it or not, when we were first married, our combined monthly student loan bills were actually higher than our mortgage. We were so young, so in love, and so in debt.
That’s why Barack has fought so hard to increase student aid and keep interest rates down, because he wants every young person to fulfill their promise and be able to attend college without a mountain of debt.
On her love
I didn’t think it was possible, but today, I love my husband even more than I did four years ago. Even more than I did 23 years ago, when we first met.
I love that he’s never forgotten how he started.
I love that we can trust Barack to do what he says he’s going to do, even when it’s hard – especially when it’s hard.

Now, that’s a woman with style, grace and class. According to CNN, ‘If Barack Obama is re-elected on November 6, he will owe more to his first lady than any president ever to win a second term.’ Michelle’s constant use of the word love, paired with her personal stories helped connect the First Family to the lives of millions of American’s looking for hope and in return, could help them win the election.

Reposted from NecoleBitchie.com

DIY Utility Rope Necklace

I love this DIY by Honestly WTF so I have to share it with you. I def will try to make this one myself. Keep you posted with what I come up with.

Enjoy!

Posted by Erica from the blog Honestly WTF

A couple summers ago, we stocked up on brass washers to make friendship necklaces. A year later, hex nuts became short in supply thanks to the hex nut bracelet. Today we’re all about compression sleeves, which are conventionally used in plumbing but also make for the perfect component for these statement necklaces. Striking, colorful, and fun, this tutorial won’t be able to keep you too far away from your local hardware store!

You’ll need:

• 25 feet of 3mm utility rope
• 12 – 14 pieces of 3/8″ brass compression sleeves
• 3-5 yards of 0.8-1mm chinese knotting cord
• 2 12mm x 16mm cord end caps
• 2-3 jump rings
• 1 lobster clasp
• gel super glue
• scissors
• pliers

Start by cutting the utility rope into 8 32 inch pieces. Gather them together and slide the compression sleeves on, one at a time.

Keeping the compression sleeves together keep the ropes evenly bound and make sliding them on easier. After 12-14 sleeves are on the ropes, spread them out accordingly.

Decide which sections to wrap and start at the center of the necklace. Run the end of the knotting cord upwards along one section and towards the edge of a brass sleeve. Then wrap around the ropes, working downwards in the opposite direction. This helps secures the cord.

Continue to wrap the entire section. Before reaching the end of the section, place a bead of glue along the starter cord and finish wrapping.

Allow to dry before trimming any excess cord. Continue wrapping different sections of the necklace.

When all the sections have been wrapped, trim end ends. Squeeze a generous amount of glue into the cap and insert the end of the necklace into it. It may require some rotating to get the end of the necklace into the cap. Repeat the step on the other end.

Using pliers, attach a larger jump ring to one end and a clasp to the other.

And that’s it, your necklace is finished!

Make a couple more and layer them on top of each other. 

(all images by HonestlyWTF)

Wearing An Optical Illusion Can Make You Appear Thinner

Wear Optical Illusions, Get Thin!

By Vurdlak 

Kim Kardashian wearing Alexander McQueen's "Optical Illusion dress"

We all know that women prefer clothes which makes them look thin, emphasize their curves and enhance their figure. Spanx pantyhose, Wonderbras… You name it! But come on, no dress is really gonna take ten inches off your waist, or make you look twenty pounds lighter than you really are… Would it? Well, no ORDINARY dress would be able to do that!

But when designers discover fabulous world of optical illusions, and then start playing with such concepts, you’d be amazed what they could do to the female figure… only sky is the limit!

Take the dress on the right for example – simply by adding a well-known optical illusion pattern to the waist, the designer Alexander McQueensuddenly makes any woman wearing his dress appear much thinner in waist than she really is. Not to mention how he successfully reversed the effect in the breasts region, accomplishing curvaceous, hourglass appearance!

Really?! Who Else Does This?

The next dress by Stella McCartney is another extreme example of what optical illusions can do to a woman’s body… Sure, it’s an easy task to emphasize Kim Kardashian’s curves, but what if you’re not as curvaceous?

Using a similar concept that slimmed down Kim in the first image, McCartney’s dress takes the illusion even further – By using a slightly off-white color fabric on the bust, the “shadow effect” makes woman’s breasts appear much larger, immediately putting them in the spotlight (something I’m sure most gentlemen wouldn’t be eager to complain about). But that’s not the only enhancement here!

Kate Winslet premiered Stella McCartney’s dress at the Venice Film Festival, and it was so noticeably figure-altering that it was quickly dubbed “The Optical Illusion Dress” by the press. You can immediately recognize the black-fabric-on-the-sides trick, one that made Kate look like a corset model from the 18th century. An hourglass figure so slim, that when compared to her mortal anatomy, it’s actually shocking…

So remember, optical illusions aren’t just theoretical creations used by artists. No, they are also quite practical when applied to real world settings by fashion designers who want to please their clientele by giving them an entirely new figure. Here are few more celebs wearing Stella McCartney’s dresses. Has it worked for all of them? You be the judge!

From St. Tropez to Manhattan Beach

À la Plage

Posted by Lauren from HonestlyWTF

I had to repost this because I love these photos! Would like to have these on canvas in my house one day!

From St. Tropez to Manhattan Beach, photographer Gray Malin has shot a series of stunning beach scenes from a doorless helicopter. Can you guess which beach is which simply based on the color of the water and umbrellas?

(top to bottom: Pampelonne Beach St. Tropez, Manhattan Beach California, Secret Beach St. Tropez, Caribbean Sea Central America, Nude Beach San Francisco, Pampelonne Beach St. Tropez, Coogee Beach Australia, Malibu California, Cascais Portugal, Miami Beach Florida, Pampelonne Beach St. Tropez, Caribbean Sea Central America, Malibu California, Costa de Caprica Portugal, Pampelonne Beach St. Tropez, Venice Beach California)