YEAH!!!! Our First of a few New Design Calendars our ready!! These beautiful calendars were the brainchild of Realm of Terra, Midnightson Designs, and Mary Wiseman Design. This first round will showcase the 4 Seasons, Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. They will be available in Low Res Screen option and Hi Resolution prints. We also can print and ship Custom Giclee Prints for custom orders.

Buying vintage clothing is becoming ever popular and more mainstream by the day. And we don’t all live in uber cool cities with bags of vintage shops to choose from. So most of us, through choice or not, are looking to buy vintage clothing online. So lets embrace this, put our feet up, make a cuppa and take a look at what vintage clothing the world wide web has to offer.

A good vintage clothing company will be run by people who are as passionate about their business as you are about buying their clothing. Such high feelings for vintage are great because any questions you have will be easily answered. You should also feel free to contact these companies if you would like advice on particular styles of vintage clothing or how to put certain items and outfits together. Most of these sellers have a real eye for fashion, cut and style as well as heaps of knowledge and experience of many decades of clothing.

The real bonus of using an online vintage clothes shop is that all the available stock is clearly laid out in relevant sections, with multiple photographs and descriptions, giving you the chance to browse in detail at your leisure. Most vintage clothing websites will sell a combination of mens vintage clothing and girlss vintage clothing and many now also sell a range of retro clothing too. Another good tip is to search all sections of the website – as there may be hidden gems throughout. Bargain, clearance and sale sections are also bursting with vintage clothing – check these areas particularly if you are very petite or plus size.

Buying online is fantastic if you are the kind of buyer who likes to mix vintage clothing with high street pieces. Whether it’s vintage dresses teamed with killer high street heels, or designer denim combined with vintage knitwear – you can easily cross reference between a whole array of different websites. Much more fun than trailing from one side of town to another in four inch stacks!

Vintage clothing websites are available twenty-four hours a day giving you access whenever it suits you. Once you have then found your desired piece(s) of vintage clothing, simply purchase online and let them do all the hard work! Orders can easily be tracked and within days, your fabulous new vintage clothing will be delivered directly to your door.

Vintage websites can also save you a packet! Internet only boutiques have lower overheads (no shop rent, rates, utilities etc) and therefore can afford to offer top quality vintage clothing for even less money! There will probably be a small postage charge but even this tends to be wavered if you spend over a certain amount.

Always check the terms of your chosen vintage clothing website, but most will have easy to understand policies for returns and exchanges and are happy to help if you come across any problems.

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Hello Readers,

Today we will be posting a Gift Basket contest. Now I know you all like contest as a way of winning something. And Christmas is coming up very soon and what better way to offer a Christmas Basket.

Contest are a way you can get more than what you put into it and this contest is just such a thing.

How many people think gift baskets are traditional baskets with just candy, fruit, jam, and occasional bags of popcorn. Well they are! But sometimes its MORE! Laurel Mountain Basket is just such a place that makes all kinds of Gift baskets.

So here is the contest that will run for a week, starting Wednesday November 9th until Monday November 14th

To be entered to win a great gift basket from Laurel Mountain Basket Co all you need to do is visit their website and pick your favorite basket. In the comments section leave a little feedback about which basket is your favorite and why or what you would suggest we do to make it even better. The holidays are coming up and it’s important  for us to offer the perfect gifts for you to give to your clients or loved ones. We are a community company and would love the community’s input.

On Monday they will be combing through all of the comments you all left them. Their team will pick the winner from all of the entries. If you are chosen they will contact you based on the email/contact info you leave in your comment so make sure it’s accurate. They will contact you and make arrangements to get your basket out to you as soon as possible! Good Luck!

So what are you waiting for? Off to the races!

PS. I bet they make awesome custom Pinup gift baskets too! Wink!!

Looking around for some vintage pinup clothing I started to pull together some ideas for the upcoming holidays and then created this Wish List.  I hope you enjoy turning the pages and exploring some fashionable ideas as much as I did creating this magazine.

Pinup Zombie. In the spirit of Halloween I wanted to post images I found on the web that has to do with terrorfing images of Pinups at their best or worst

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Pin up girl tattoos have long been an expression of beauty, sensuality and occasionally even a sign of female empowerment. Classic pin up models were often seen as the “ideal” of feminine beauty, and no matter what they did, they were always shown put perfectly together and never without sex appeal. So how do we keep them from fading fast?

Many pin up girl tattoos feature a realistic depiction of some of the most famous models. Some people like to go as far back as the 1920’s for their pin up girl tattoos. These pictures were done in black and white, or sepia tones and often showed a wavy-haired girl in a variety of poses, often sheathed in lace or exotic costumes, or even almost entirely nude. Some, however, had props thrown in such as bubbles, parasols and feather boas. In the 1950’s, these images became more colorful, and the props wilder. Bettie Page is without a doubt the most well known and most often used pin up models. She was often shown in bold animal prints, or dark leather, and was placed in many scenes; lounging on a beach, posing in a theme park, or being tied up by another scantily clad model.

Most pin up girl tattoos, however, are illustrations. They are usually either recreations of the work of some of the better known pin up artists, or highly exaggerated cartoons. One of the most recognizable examples is the Varga Girl. Artist Alberto Vargas dedicated himself to glorifying a sensual image of womanhood. Pin up girl tattoos featuring this style show a long limbed, heavily hipped and bosomed woman in a variety of flouncy lingerie or costumes. Most of these women are seen simply posing; hands on one bent knee, with the other stretched out; lounging with her arms behind her head, or laying on her side with a smoldering look in her eyes and a hand framing her face. On the cartoon-ish side, these models tend to be of more outrageous bodily proportions, and are shown in a multitude of styles; angels and devils, robots, fairies and gunslingers, amongst others.

Pin up girls seem to have a multifold nature. They can be sweet and unassuming, sassy, smart and totally capable of whatever they do (as they are regularly shown doing a great number of things). But however they may be styled; they will always be an enduring symbol of beauty, lustiness and grace.

Already heavily requested by makeup artists in the music and film industry who need a product that gives immediate results while holding up under studio lights or during long shoots, Tattoo Brite is the perfect solution for anyone who needs to brighten, enhance, and deepen tattoo colors.

Tattoo Brite extends the life of your tattoo while also giving your ink a definite “wow” factor. It recharges the ink at the dermal level, to make the ink colors richer, even black. In addition, it leaves a light catching polymer on the surface of the skin that highlights the tattoo and won’t rub off.

Tattoo Brite makes your tattoo look fantastic and stand out – whether you’re out at night or standing under direct sunlight.

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Also great to use before tanning! Not only does Tattoo Brite have completely photostable UV protection, but it’s unique anti-inflammatory InkBrite complex protects your tattoo whether you tan in a professional salon or outdoors, the old fashioned way.

These images are from this exciting site!

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Costumes are becoming very popular during Christmas, Halloween and theme parties. These costumes bring out the theme of the party and set it flowing. The attractive costumes add to the party decor and form a conversation topic among ladies. Where have you bought this wonderful costume from? Have you bought it on a discounted rate? Is this costume expensive? – are some of the endless questions that would be parried forth in the ladies corner. Aren’t we all human enough to love the compliments we get for our dresses?

Make sure you choose the correct costume for a theme party. Like, don’t go dressed as Superman in a Stone Age theme party. To avoid such confusion, hosts include the theme of the party in the party invitations. As you go to a Halloween get together, you are sure to have at least some surprises as you try to guess the identity of masked faces of your friends! Halloween parties are very popular in America.

If you have forethought, you shall plan in advance and avoid the eleventh hour confusion. That is the reason why guests are informed so many days in advance for theme parties so that they may plan their look and buy or rent the costume they wish to have. Most adult couples are fond of the Halloween sexy costumes as it makes them look smart and sultry. Couples try to wear coordinated apparels for Halloween parties. For example, a rugged wizard and a scary witch together.

The usually bought Halloween sexy costumes for couples are:

o Adam and Eve

o Batman and Catwoman

o Aladdin and Jasmine

o Caveman and Cavewoman

o Hercules and Zena

For the sexy look, the Halloween sexy costumes are either made tight to the skin or shorter than the regular. Either way, the body shape is exposed, which creates a very sexy environment. Wearing sexy Halloween costumes, couples get closer and reignite the passion which had gotten lost in the daily routine of work. Thus, one can argue that while wearing Halloween sexy costumes, couples that were drifting apart can get closer. The whole idea of a Halloween party is to come together and have a great time.

Sexy Halloween costumes are available for all men and women, and all sizes-even plus sizes. For adult plus size costumes, you don’t need a tailor to stitch the costumes for you. These days you get most of these sizes in costume shops, shopping malls, and online shops. Most big costume shops have their websites, which exhibit the photographs of all the costumes that are available. You can browse through the various adult plus size costumes and select the one you want. Then, to buy, you have two options.

The customer may make a previous choice of a dress online and then go visit the shop’s showroom. Take care to note down the item code of the dress that had been liked, else precious time would be spent in finding it. If the customer has a home or office printer, then a printout of the dress may be taken and shown to the shopkeeper during physical purchase.

This shopping method helps you save time which your local shopping malls do not. Secondly, you can also try out the dresses selected online beforehand. In some cases the design selected online does not look equally good when seen actually. Then you can always give up your previous selection and make a new choice.

The second buying option is that you can buy the adult plus size costumes online by using a credit card or debit card. The major advantage with this buying method is that you can get your costume at your doorstep. However, there are disadvantages too.

Firstly, you cannot tryout these costumes and secondly the delay due to shipment. Check for the terms and conditions of online shopping before making any payment online.

Raymond Plona is the leading marketer for adult costumes and his store holds plenty of different thematically outfits for different occasions. Some examples are adult costumes, Thanksgiving costumes, men’s costumes, poodle skirt costumes, intimate lingerie, pirate costumes and so on.

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Wearing beautiful Hawaiian Shirts give you a nice look, and an exotic feel. However, you don’t wear them like typical clothing. There are certain styles and steps on how to wear them boldly. Some Hawaiian shirt are Tahiti material that is tie-dye made from cotton and silk, the eye-catching, colorfully designed Hawaiian Shirts are very attractive and comfortable. Some people might want to wear them all the time.

Hawaiian shirts are unique and that made them very popular all over the world. Vintage Hawaiian shirts are comfortable, more than the rayon ones. Some Hawaiian shirt lovers would really dig in all places just to get one. They would even buy vintage Hawaiian shirts because they are less expensive and sometimes, the color and design of vintage shirts cannot be found in the malls.

The first step to in pimping your Hawaiian Shirt with confidence is by wearing it casually. Let your shirt hang loosely, don’t tuck it in, it will look better that way, and is much more comfortable.

If you are fond of wearing Bling, reduce them so they don’t take away from the impact of the shirt. If you’re in a party mood, top your look off with a cool straw hat.

Awesome designed Hawaiian shirts with flowers, tropical fish, and surf scenes are best when worn with neutral colored pants, shorts, or skirts. Try to avoid mixing your shirt with patterns, it might be overkill. Khakis or shorts are a good choice because they neutralize the background of your shirt.

If you are going out dressed in your Hawaiian shirt, you may want to consider the event, or your surroundings. Of course you wouldn’t want your shirt to harm anyone; some people are very sensitive to colors and bold prints. When buying Hawaiian shirts, you may want to choose the ones that don’t have too much contrast because they may not be pleasing to other people, and some may even think you’re just out to grab attention.

If you are dressed in your best Hawaiian shirt, the most important thing to remember is to be comfortable and be yourself. You will feel fresh, free, and relaxed. Wear your shirt like you have never worn it before; be bold and proud that you are wearing a Hawaiian shirt.

You might want to make you own Hawaiian clothes.

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