Monday, November 16, 2009

Win a Scarf Designed by You!

Wouldn't it be awesome to design your perfect scarf and then actually have it made for you to wear whenever your little heart desired? Well, Nepali is giving away that opportunity!

Here's the rules of the contest:

1. Designs need to be submitted by December 10th

2. All designs must be original ideas. Please include the source of inspiration. (movie, place, own imagination, etc)

3. You are encouraged to submit your designs in color. Color must be specified on the designs. Please refer to the color chart http://www.tdmdesigninc.com/pages/color-chart.

4. There is no restriction to how many entries a submitter may submit.

5. Any submitted design becomes the property of TDM Design Inc. We have to do that to protect ourselves legally.

6. Designs are to be emailed to contest@tdmdesigninc.com or mailed to NEPALI by TDM Design, 12311 Stoney Creek Road, Potomac, MD 20854. Acceptable electronic formats are jpg, bmp, psd or pdf.

7. Designs need to include:

a. Fiber content

i. Cashmere

ii. Silk chiffon

iii. Bamboo

iv. Cashmere/silk blend

v. Cashmere/bamboo blend

b. scarf size

c. scarf design – for example:

i. dyeing design

ii. print design

iii. fabrication design

iv. weave

8. By submitting, submitter agrees to all of the contest rules.

9. NEPALI by TDM Design reserves the right to make minor revisions to the scarf design.

10. NEPALI by TDM Design reserves the right to reject any submission.

11. Submitters must be 18 years or older. If submitter is younger, they can still submit a scarf design but it must be submitted on behalf of minor by a parent or guardian.

12. Submitters name and email address must be marked clearly on the design or in the email submitted.

13. NEPALI by TDM Design will create the winning scarf for the winner.

This sounds like a pretty awesome contest, and right in time for winter! Remember that this is a NEPALI contest, NOT a Le Quaintrelle contest so don't send submissions to me, I am but merely a messenger. :)
Good Luck!

Friday, November 13, 2009

Friday The 13th

Dun Dun Dun...

Okay, so nothing bad happened today. Actually, it was a pretty good day.

friday the 13th

I remembered I had this sweater in my closet. Score! Wearing it all the time now.

Sweater: Ebay
Shirt and Jeans: Target
Shoes: Ebay

wooden ring

Wore my new wooden ring from The Hunger Site. It's made out of only branches that have fallen off of ebony trees. Better late than never, right?

Lick

I got kisses from Dallas. (Dallas is not the dog in the first picture, that's Charlie. Charlie's my baby, Dallas just wants to lick you.)

carmelized pear upside down cake

I also made a Carmelized Pear Upside-Down Cake.

Oh and did I mention that I went to Ihop and got Pecan pancakes? Oh yes I did. They were delicious, I will have to go back and try the Pumpkin ones next time.

I hope all of you had a NOT un-lucky Friday the 13th and have a wonderful weekend!

**Don't forget to enter the giveaway!

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Perricone Coupon Giveaway!



I am excited to announce this Perricone Coupon giveaway! One lucky reader will win the Advanced Face Firming Activator from Perricone! The Advanced Face Firming Activator diminishes fine lines, wrinkles and discoloration, refines skin texture and reduces pore size, puffiness and uneven skin tone. AND it's paraben-free! What more could you want from a skin cream?

To enter, leave a comment before Friday Nov 20 11:59pm pst. This is only open to those in the US.

**You can also get up to another two entries by tweeting and/or blogging about the giveaway and letting me know in a seperate comment.

Good Luck!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Score!



Attention all New York readers! I may not live in the Big Apple, but after hearing about this Score! event, I had to share it with you that do.

Here's what it is:

Attendees bring their records, clothes, accessories, housewares, art supplies, books & DVDs to the donation table by the entrance. Volunteers sort and distribute these items to various Score! departments - Music, Apparel & Accessories, Art Supplies, Housewares, Books & Media, Random Gems / Miscellany – each hosted by different individuals and organizations. Attendees have the opportunity to browse each department and take whatever they like. Everything is free. Yeah, you saw right... Everything. Is. Free.
Street fashion bloggers will be on-hand to photograph stylish outfits... and did I mention that the clothing section will be curated by the senior editor of Nylon magazine? The most awesome rummage sale ever? y/y?

After the event, all left-over items are collected and donated to worthy non-profits throughout the city. and the best part? Score! is part fundraiser, donating all proceeds from the door ($3) to City Harvest.

If any of you go, tell me all about it! It sounds like a blast, I'd love to hear how it was... oh, and tell them to bring one of these out to California! Stat!

Suzie Homemaker

The majority of my day today was spent baking and cooking. Cooler weather always gets me in the mood to start looking through recipes and warming up the oven. Here's what was on the menu:

raisin banana muffins

For breakfast was Raisin Banana Muffins via The Gorgeously GreenBook. These are described as the healthies muffins imaginable, and I wanted to see what the healthies muffins imaginable tasted like. They were good and healthy. haha.

perfectly roasted chicken

dinner

For dinner was perfectly roasted chicken and rosemary roasted potatoes via Barefoot Contessa. I've made these both once before and they seemed to be a hit with the family so I thought I'd make them again.

baked apples
And for dessert I made baked apples. My mom and I were talking the other day about how good cinnamon apples are and she told me about how she used to make baked apples. Then I realized I've never even had a baked apple! So I looked online to find a recipe and this one looked the best. We paired it with some vanilla ice cream and it was dee--licious!

baking ensemble

Since I've been slaving over a hot stove all day, I don't have an outfit post... but I thought I'd post my baking outfit instead. Minus the apron, I was feeling very Audrey Hepburn ala Funny Face today. I didn't mean to cut off my face, but since I wasn't wearing any makeup it's probably best that I did. Hah.

I definitely need to start cooking and baking again, I forget how much it beats fast food. but don't worry-- I already have a stack of recipes lined up to try out, so expect some more culinary-inspired posts in the future! Bon Appetit!

Monday, November 9, 2009

Society for Rational Dress

SFRD Small

This week Cutdrop is having a sale on Society for Rational Dress with proceeds going to the Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Honestly, I think this is my favorite line cutdrop has had since debuting. I want everything!!

V-Neck Pleat DressDrop Sleeve DressLeather Cinch Top
Drop Sleeve TopZipper Tank DressClasp Dress
Fringe Neck TopEpaulet TopNet Dress

Shorts and Stripes

shorts and stripes

shorts and stripes


It's kind of cool enough for jeans and jackets, but not really. So I figured a shorts and tights combo would be a wise choice. All these pictures came out blurry. It's a conspiracy as in why (I shake my fist at indoor photos!), but we can all laugh at Dolly having two faces.

Shirt: LC for Kohls
Shorts: Ross
Tights: Target
Boots: Alloy
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