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  • Before You Adjust to Your Electronic Signature, A Shout Out to Calligraphy

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    There is something tragic in the exclusion of today’s children not learning penmanship in school. How they will never have to provide a signature on their marriage license or first home they purchase. That the flourish of pen to paper will be as quaint as the quills and ink wells used for signing historic documents.…

  • Pink – So Misunderstood

    Pink – So Misunderstood

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    Pink has a lot in common with the dumb blonde who’s really smart–seems like fluff and fun but there’s a deeper side. Pink’s association as the signature shade to announce the birth of a girl connects it to all things girly. Pink ribbons, lipgloss, frosted cupcakes and a young girl’s bedroom accented with fairy lights…

  • 12 Shopping Resources for Kids in the School Year

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    If the architects of the calendar were to create a redesign, the year would begin in September. Households are whipped back into reality, shaped into discipline with school, activities and iPad-free weeks. To keep the structure manageable we created twelve editor-tested resources for kids that includes everything from school necessities to dependable party vendors.

  • We Love Great Legs – And We’re Talking Furniture

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    Great legs aren’t designated to models and paleo dieters, they are also a covetable feature in home decor. Jenny Lind furnishings is a popular design, which has carved, knobby legs that look like a stack of Christmas ornaments. (The name is attributed to the Swedish opera singer who was the Victorian’s version of Beyonce due…

  • Meghan Markle’s Relatable Style Transitions to Fall

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    Meghan Markle may wear couture when she attends baptisms and travels on private trains, but her innate style is actually affordable. So how can the budget-conscious commoner tap into her style? Look to dependable classics, clothing made well with structured tailoring, and you’ve mastered the Markle effect. A style that nicely segues to the autumn…

  • Block Prints Command Summer Style

    Block Prints Command Summer Style

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    There’s a profile attached to those who adore block prints, showing a devotion to the design like titled ladies who dwell in homes heavy on chintz. Though it lends a more relaxed environment over a floral manor house jammed with twee and portraits of relations who married cousins. Hand block printing is a centuries-old trade…

  • Why Stripes Will Always Be Classic

    Why Stripes Will Always Be Classic

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    Show your stripes and we do not mean simply in a patriotic way. Architects of the American flag secured a classic when stitching thirteen red and white lines to create one striking symbol. The pattern has movement, adding adornment on everything from wallpaper to phone cases. Stripes inject instant chic to an otherwise unmotivated ensemble.…

  • 20 Need-It-Now Gifts for the Tea Drinker

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    Considering allergic pollens and all things British are currently in the air we find cause to drink–tea that is. From ceremonial to health, tea’s benefits have been touted for millennia. Foster the lifestyle by becoming acquainted with the variety of ways it can be enjoyed.

  • 7 Steps to Daily Skin Protection

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    I’ve been a bit spotty lately, and not from my lack of performance. After a brutal winter where I saw my skin for a few fleeting moments considering I was always swathed in warm clothing, being reacquainted with my skin has brought to attention a number of new blemishes. For years I have received the…

  • Patriotic Primer Picks

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    Most women’s summer collections exceed winter pieces and it’s not just because a bulky blazer equates to three sundresses in coveted closet space. Summer designs are looser, freer and more expressive than dressing for winter necessity. Memorial Day’s official launch to the season has also become less rigid, like the dated white pants strictly worn…