I have always loved children books. Even now, when I like to consider myself grown up, children books are always so fun, eventful and positive. My newest favorite? The first in the Three Sisters series, called Elizabeth Goes to Paris. Think Eloise meets Olivia mixed with Madeline and a whole lot of Parisian flair! The book takes place in Paris, France, where Elizabeth (the main character) is spending a vacation. Her dog, Doodle, leads her on a wild chase throughout Paris! The book includes French terms and places, and is educational but fun and interesting at the same time! The book has a great rhyme scheme, and the pictures are fantastic!! It's a sophisticated children book, and I am IN LOVE with it!! The author, Dr. Nancy S. Pruett, is clearly a sophisticated psychologist with a love for France, and that is clearly portrayed in her excellent book. It is her first work of fiction, and there is much more to come! This is only the first book out of three, and a cookbook is coming, as well! Each book has a dictionary and a French recipe at the end... love it!!
To read more about the book or the author, follow this link: http://thethreesistersinfrance.com/index.htm
To order the book, go here:
http://www2.xlibris.com/bookstore/bookdisplay.asp?bookid=42398
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Introducing Hoakon/Helga
Hoakon/Helga is happy to introduce the debut one-of-a-kind jewelry and scarf collections! The jewelry collection is made from vintage treasures which have been recycled and combined with newer components to create one-of-a-kind pieces. The scarf collection is hand-dyed using natural dyes, screen-printed, and rusted. Oh, and don't forget there's bags too! All available at www.hoakonhelga.com.
ItDesigner Finalists
New York, NY, August 4, 2008 -- MyItThings.com (http://myitthings.com), a leading publisher of user-generated fashion content, today announced the top three finalists in the "It" Designer Contest, which invited up-and-coming designers to submit five of their best designs. The winners are Chicago's Nora delBusto , NYC's Wakana Koike and Las Vegas' Adolfo Sanchez. Each will be displaying their work in a runway show on October 15 in NYC.
"This is a perfect example of how MyItThings.com is democratizing the process for up-and-coming fashion designers who are looking to break into the competitive world of fashion," said Yuli Ziv, Editor—in-Chief/Co-Founder of MyItThings.com. "In the past, designers would never have the chance to submit their designs and access a global audience to critique their work. MyItThings.com is the first site to offer this incredibly unique opportunity."
The contest launched on May 12, 2008. Each designer submitted five of their best looks, which were displayed on MyItThings.com through July 15. These looks received nearly 100,000 votes from site's community of trendsetters and as well as the all-star panelist of judges including "Project Runway" alum Malan Breton, Life & Style's former Editor-in-Chief Sheryl Berk, C Magazine's Nathan Cooper, Designer Keith Lissner, Design Expert Greg Littley, Style Expert Hitha Prabhakar and MyItThings' Yuli Ziv.
Ziv adds, "What's made the contest such a remarkable success to date is the incredible level of work submitted by the more than 300 contestants. It was truly an incredibly difficult task to narrow the field down to three finalists."
Each of the three finalists will be awarded $1500 to work on their looks for a Spring 2009 collection. This effort will be documented on the MyItThings.com social platform through blogs, videos and pictures in order for fans to keep up with their favorite designers' efforts.
A runway show styled by New York's Sassoon Salon will be conducted on Oct. 15 in NYC, where the finalists will display their work in a professional runway show. Before the event, designer Kathlin Argiro will host the finalists in her studio and showroom in New York and serve as their mentor.
The final winner will be chosen by a combined vote, which is 50 percent by the MyItThings.com community and 50 percent by the panel of celebrity judges. The winner of The Next It Fashion Designer will receive a $5,000 Grand Prize, as well as exclusive collection sale on MyItThings.com.
"This is a perfect example of how MyItThings.com is democratizing the process for up-and-coming fashion designers who are looking to break into the competitive world of fashion," said Yuli Ziv, Editor—in-Chief/Co-Founder of MyItThings.com. "In the past, designers would never have the chance to submit their designs and access a global audience to critique their work. MyItThings.com is the first site to offer this incredibly unique opportunity."
The contest launched on May 12, 2008. Each designer submitted five of their best looks, which were displayed on MyItThings.com through July 15. These looks received nearly 100,000 votes from site's community of trendsetters and as well as the all-star panelist of judges including "Project Runway" alum Malan Breton, Life & Style's former Editor-in-Chief Sheryl Berk, C Magazine's Nathan Cooper, Designer Keith Lissner, Design Expert Greg Littley, Style Expert Hitha Prabhakar and MyItThings' Yuli Ziv.
Ziv adds, "What's made the contest such a remarkable success to date is the incredible level of work submitted by the more than 300 contestants. It was truly an incredibly difficult task to narrow the field down to three finalists."
Each of the three finalists will be awarded $1500 to work on their looks for a Spring 2009 collection. This effort will be documented on the MyItThings.com social platform through blogs, videos and pictures in order for fans to keep up with their favorite designers' efforts.
A runway show styled by New York's Sassoon Salon will be conducted on Oct. 15 in NYC, where the finalists will display their work in a professional runway show. Before the event, designer Kathlin Argiro will host the finalists in her studio and showroom in New York and serve as their mentor.
The final winner will be chosen by a combined vote, which is 50 percent by the MyItThings.com community and 50 percent by the panel of celebrity judges. The winner of The Next It Fashion Designer will receive a $5,000 Grand Prize, as well as exclusive collection sale on MyItThings.com.
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