Smile File-Ballerina Project

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I was just wondering where the Ballerina Project went. Hadn’t been getting feeds from them in my google reader and voila they tumble 🙂 So dreamy their images. Happy weekend friends! p.s- I tumble too 🙂 http://made-to-travel.tumblr.com/ View Post

Store Highlight- Imani

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I read about Imani on The Compassion Fashion Project. (click on any image to buy) The Zion Project is an organization that aims to heal and empower war-effected women and girls in Africa; Imani is their store. I completely fell in love with all the bright colors in so many of their necklaces.   These women are paid fair trade wages and many of the necklaces use recycled paper, sorted by color and then meticulously made into beads. So theses… View Post
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Crushing on Cat Eyes

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Cat-Eye Sunglasses by made-to-travel featuring tortoise sunglasses I am seriously desiring bold, tortoise, cat-eye sunglasses. These are some I’m crushing on from a distance because alas I can not afford. Crossing my fingers on future thrifting excursions. P.S- my first Polyvore! I promise I’ll get better. View Post
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Smile File 3.24.11- For the BF

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Thank you honey, I’m one lucky girl. I wish that everyone in this whole wide world finds someone as supportive as him. I am so grateful. We spotted this shirt on our stroll back from late lunch at Alphabets on Avenue A. View Post
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I <3 The Internet-Dating, DIYs, Giveaways and ya know, General Awesome

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Lovely finds on the internet – click any image for source. Stylish Thought had THE BEST set of dating tips I’ve ever read! Have a read here.     Spotted on Woo! – Fun oven mitt 🙂     H&M gives me more and more reasons to shop there. Another socially inspired line from this megastore. GO H&M :D- spotted on Racked. 10% of all sales go to Non Violence Project Foundation.                … View Post
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Smile File- 3/22/10…Metrocard Mobile

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click for source A piece at the Sloan Fine Art gallery’s exhibit “Single Fare 2: Please Swipe Again.” Gawsh, I even love the title of the exhibit. The pieces benefit Transportation Alternatives and Alliance for the Arts’ NYC ARTS. People are great 🙂 View Post
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What I Wore…Miss Jackson and Bidding for Good

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Friday night was pretty ah-maaaazing! Ahhhhhh Miss Jackson! – The tour is for her Number Ones album. This was the set list: It was everything I wanted to hear and Janet totally killed it! She looked fantastic and totally lit up the whole place just by smiling. She had lots of awesome costume changes and choreography straight from her old videos. It was a big dance party at Radio City 😀 And this is what I wore: A little sassy… View Post

For the Boys…Music and Mayhem

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Treats for the boys… SOME MUSIC: Can you guess the music icon by outfit!?- I KNOW YOU CAN HONEY! Found on Mental Floss. I would’ve completely got a couple of these posters from Moxy Creative for the boy, but he has NO SPACE!  Sorry hun. But now it makes the blog, so not a complete loss. The prints are $30. There are also solo guys like this one: Or movie guys (loooove these guys)! Like these:        … View Post

Smile File…My mamacita :)

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It was my mom’s birthday yesterday. She really does everything possible to make our lives as good as possible. She raised us to be kind and strong and I am so grateful for it. She is crafty (diy queen, she made that frame lol), cute, funny, joyful, generous and FULL of surprises.  I am so lucky to have this woman in my life. Thank you mama for everything, life IS sweet. (p.s.-I posted a really wonderful example of my mom’s… View Post
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For Japan With Love

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I am participating tomorrow in For Japan with Love. Utterly Engaged and Ever Ours have picked a wonderful charity called Shelterbox to benefit from this demonstration of bloggers. Shelterbox provides emergency shelter and lifesaving supplies for families around the world who are affected by disasters at the time when they need it the most. See Shelterbox’s efforts in Japan here. I know I posted resources on where to donate earlier this week, but I researched Shelterbox and think they are… View Post
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Happy St. Patrick's Day

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Some St. Patrick’s Day inspired items that I totally dig even after the holiday. Click any image to purchase and for source. All items found on Etsy and range from $10-$35 St. Patrick’s Day makes me think of green shamrocks….                               …and rainbows with a pot of old waiting at the end. HAVE A WONDERFUL ST. PATRICK’S DAY. View Post
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Help Provide Relief for Japan

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Thank you to Marissa from The Well-Appointed Catwalk for sharing these prints from The Poster Cause Project. I honestly had a whole other post drafted and written out for today but I really felt I could not go on without saying something and doing something for the tragedy that has struck Japan. In the Huffington Post’s article, “How to Help Japan,”  there is a great list of organizations where you can donate. The Huffington Post also includes a description of… View Post