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Fashion Does Double Time Part 1 | December 24, 2009

Fashion Double Time ~ By Dawn Del Russo

Why shouldn’t fashion work double time for you? We all have items we either received as a free gift, or came part of the item we purchased.  It’s time to get those items working for you. I found a few great resourceful ways to use dust covers, boxes, and gift bags as new items in your life.   When you get tired of one use, try these dual purpose ideas.  Stay tuned for Part 2 of this fabulous segment.

Your usual make-up case – Try a chic makeup box with pretty detail … Read More »


 

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Best Airport Dining Spots | December 23, 2009

I don’t know about you, but when I jet set somewhere I always get hungry. Whether it’s before I get on the plane, or during a layover, I want something to eat at the airport, but sometimes the fast food joints don’t cut it for me. I want a hearty meal that’s halfway decent. So where should I go? Thanks to Food and Wine magazine (so glad I have a subscription- best investment ever!) I now know and wanted to share with all my jet setters. So if you are ever in any of these U.S. airports, just log onto … Read More »


 

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New Year, New You “Must Do” Check List | December 23, 2009

Fashion & Lifestyle Stylist Dawn Del Russo gives her Top 6 New Year, New You Checklist “Must Do’s”. From organizing your closet to creating a beauty routine. Dawn has been featured on Fox 5 NY for her style advice as well as in InStyle and Life & Style weekly for her fabulous tips.

Dawn Del Russo is a TV personality, fashion expert seen on National TV Better TV, Fox 5 NY, InStyle Magazine, Life and Style Magazine, US Weekly for her fashion and lifestyle tips and advice. She is the author of “101 Glam … Read More »


 

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Holiday Traditions | December 23, 2009

With the holidays quickly approaching us, I’m sure we are all preparing for them in our own way and have our own traditions that we like to keep. I have many traditions, being in an Italian family there is always something that is being done, but the one I look forward to every year is baking cookies with my Grandma and Mom!

Since I can remember we always baked TONS of cookies during Christmas!! I remember going to my Grandma’s house and it was basically an all day event. Mixing the ingredients from scratch and then rolling out the dough … Read More »


 

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Every Tea Lover’s Favorite Pumpkin Pie | December 23, 2009

INGREDIENTS

* 1 egg
* 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
* 1 tablespoon ONO Matcha green tea
* 3/4 cup white sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
* 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk
* 1/2 teaspoon ground ONO Spice Trader black tea
* 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
* 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
* 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust

DIRECTIONS:

1. In a spice/coffee grinder, place 1/2 teapoon of ONO Spice trader black tea and grind to a powder form. You may need to smooth out a few larger pieces with a mortar and pestle.
2. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees … Read More »


 

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Secrets of Powerful Women | December 22, 2009

LIFETIME NETWORKS AND VOICE PARTNER ON NEW INSPIRATIONAL BOOK SECRETS OF POWERFUL WOMEN: LEADING CHANGE FOR A NEW GENERATION

Collection of Essays from 24 Top Women Leaders Participating with Lifetime’s Every Woman Counts Public Service Campaign Set for February 2, 2010 Release

Foreword from Actress Rosario Dawson Joins Essays from Fran Drescher, Kay Granger, Carolyn Maloney, Beth Frerking and Others

Lifetime Networks, the most powerful media brand targeted to women, and VOICE, an imprint of Hyperion dedicated to publishing books by and about women, have partnered to publish Secrets of Powerful Women: Leading Change for a New Generation, the only book to … Read More »


 

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Maison Ventury Paris Launches Millesime Collection | December 22, 2009

This Season, there is no better way to invest than in luxury gold “Carat Line”.
Epitomizing luxury, Maison Ventury Paris’ Divine series is bringing an amazing new special series right into your home.

One piece in particular will caught über-customer eyes this Christmas, and that is the sparkling lounge chair with 24 carat gold and crystals. Customers are even able to customize their own furniture pieces by selecting the materials and patterns they wish to be used. Thanks to Ventury its premium bespoke engraving service, each chair is numbered and personilized with the name of the owner or its own brand. The … Read More »


 

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Holiday Party! What do I wear? | December 22, 2009

Yippee! The holidays are here! The holidays are here! I’m a FREAK about Christmas! Love it! Love it! Love it! But, with the holidays, also comes additional stress. Or should I say STRESSORS? Everything intensifies around the holidays, errands to run, baking to do, travel plans to make all creates additional stress. You would THINK that is the stress that I’m talking about. But, NO! I’m talking about WHAT AM I GOING TO WEAR TO ALL OF THE HOLIDAY PARTIES? I can’t possibly wear the same thing to any of them and I have such a variety of parties to … Read More »