Guest Post: Indoor Gardening for the Urban Gal

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Hi I’m Sara of Aquí! After living in Brazil and then Hawaii, I grew accustom to a highly vegetated environment. Now, I’m living smack dab in the middle of a bustling metropolitan and my studio apartment is less than garden friendly. {Really, I don’t even have a window box}  That said, I’ve been searching for ways to incorporate a bit of foliage in to my urban space so obviously, I’m opting for houseplants. With a bit of research I found… View Post

Guest Post- Smile File: Friend Day

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Hello made-to-travel, readers!! Kateri of IretakStudios here as another guest for our lovely Birthday Girl (if you didn’t know, she is out on vacay celebrating her birthday!) HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MY DARLING FRIEND :). Some notes before I start on our Friend Day. Jamillah and I both laugh at the same things and when we start and the laughing gets good we laugh and laugh and LAUGH :). She is the friend I can sit in front of a TV with… View Post

Guest Post: BIY- Bootleg It Yourself-Nail Dot Tool

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Hey all! I’m Vicky; Jamillah and I have known each other since high school (eek), while she’s off enjoying life and getting an amazing tan in St. Lucia (confession: I’m pasty, landlocked, and jealous) let’s get busy so we have some great stories to tell her about all the made-to-travel activity she missed while she was away. A little about me: I’m not a blogger yet HOWEVER I am a bootlegger heiress.  One of my great-grandfathers was a bootlegger in… View Post

Guest Post: Etsy Wishlist

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Hey there lovelies!! Rocquelle here from Consider Me Lovely!  When Jamillah emailed me about writing a guest post, I was beyond honored (as this is my first guest post ever) and geeked, and then puzzlement took over, as I had no idea what I would write about, within the stipulations provided to ensure that my post fit the ethical standards of Jamillah and made-to-travel. Then I had a chat with her one evening, and we started talking about ethical fashion,… View Post

Guest Post: What Ethical Consumerism Means Today: Interview w/ The Andean Collection

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This guest post is written by Mallory Whitfield, a proud resident of New Orleans, Louisiana. She has been blogging at MissMalaprop.com since 2006 and also runs an online shop dedicated to the very best in handmade and eco-friendly gifts. I’ve been following fashionable fair trade brand The Andean Collection since very early on. They work with native artisans in the Andean mountain regions of South America to create beautiful and sustainable jewelry and accessories. The Andean Collection recently became the… View Post

Guest Post: How to Score a Travel Deal

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Hello made to travel-ers! I’m Jillian and I blog over at coffee, light and sweet, a place where I share snippets of my life in the city, recipes, fun links and the occasional sprinkling of organizational tips, beauty, fashion, diys and other miscellany. You should come over and say hi sometime! When you’re done reading this, of course. Ha. In theme with the title of this blog and Jamillah’s vacation, I’m here to share some tips on scoring a sweet… View Post

Smile File-Hi Boston! You’re Cute!

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Boston Warehouse makes maybe the cutest kitchen & home accessories ever! And Because I am at this moment visiting and enjoying the lovely city of Boston  this cutie company popped into my head for your smile file for today :). Here are some of my favorites. L-R: ice cream scooper, corkscrew, scrub brush, cheese grate How adorable are they?!?! You could feasibly have a kitchen full of charming little tools! L-R mini sweeper, dish brush, can opener   I find… View Post

I <3 the Internet

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Learn style lessons from the boldly awesome Lady Gaga. This is a fantastic post on personal style. “Coveting a celebrity’s body might mean taking on their distorted body image as well…” well ain’t that something to think about. You need to read this post! This suuuuper easy diy is driving me straight to the craft store for gold spray paint. I’m a big people pleaser who is slowly learning how to say NO to people. Quite honestly it’s constant learning… View Post

What I Wore-Outfit Flurry!

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Hi friends! I present my outfit flurry! Last week was pretty much a blur of activity and I thought best to sum up everything in one post for you. I gave you a sneak peek of my outfit for the Independent Fashion Bloggers’ Conference well here is the whole shebang :D. jacket-thrifted via goodwill; dress-thrifted via out of the closet; boots-urban outfitters; ring-made her think; necklace-free the nations It was rainy  hence the jacket and boots (gawsh! can’t believe I’m… View Post

Smile File-Home Sweet Home :)

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Hello friends, I’ve been a little out of touch so thought it would be good to bring you a wee bit closer to me by showing you a really important part of my home…specifically where I write to all you lovely readers-my office! I recently rearranged my apartment to accommodate the new beautiful screen courtesy of the BF and I’m just so happy with it. Ever piece of furniture minus the bookshelves is thrifted. I am suuuuper particular with what… View Post

Remembering 9/11

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I honestly can not believe it’s been 10 years. It’s an impossible feat to try to remember what 9/11 and the days after felt like and I don’t want to try to relive it. I haven’t watched the news all week because it’s been flooded with imagery from this horrific day and stories that are too crushing to hear. The above image is of the 9/11 Memorial Fountain designed by Michael Aradand landscape architect Peter Walker titled Remembering Absence, it… View Post

Consider Me Lovely

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Friends, this week has gone by in a flash! But I didn’t want the week to whiz by without mentioning the wonderful feature I took part in. This dears is the wonderful Rocquelle of Consider Me Lovely. Rocquelle runs an inspiring feature on her blog called Your Body Is Fabulous. She features women of all shapes and sizes and asks them: Why is your body fabulous? Well this week she asked me! I am so honored to appear next to… View Post

IFB Conference

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Hi Friends so today is the Independent Fashion Bloggers’ Conference. I’m suuuuuper excited to meet the other bloggers and here’s a little sneak peek to what I’m wearing. You all know I love IFB! They provide so much useful information and I’m hoping work doesn’t interrupt my day too much so I can soak up all the knowledge I can. In case you want to virtually join us at the conference IFB provided a link to all the attendees to… View Post