Wherever you are this year, I hope that you are enjoying a happy Thanksgiving holiday. I hope that today, your holiday is filled with delicious food, fun friends, and happy family. This year I'm thankful for so many things and so many people who have made my life happy and fulfilling. I've been blessed with such loving friends, supportive family, and wonderful opportunities.
What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is all about family, food, and remembering our blessings. Yesterday, I gave you tips on how to keep your cool if you're hosting Thanksgiving. But if you're spending Thanksgiving dinner as a guest, you have responsibilities as well! Perhaps the best way to thank your host family for their hard work is by acting like a gracious guest. Check out my 14 tips for being a guest they'll remember (in a good way) for years to come. Source
"Mind Shut Down," a giant skull made by Indian artist Subodh Gupta, is pictured here at the Frieze art fair in London in mid-October. The materials used to make the skull are all from one room in the house. Can you name the room?
Granny was on to something with her doilies, but she just needed some helpful hints from a contemporary mind to get them looking right. I'm finding doily motifs everywhere but under a piece of cake these days, but this time they're not so geriatric. From furniture, like David Eveleigh and Melissa Evans's laser-cut Doily Table (inquire for price), to rugs, dinnerware, photo-etched enamel-painted copper plates, and doilies reinvented in felt and vinyl, the five-letter word is being spoken in a new dialect. To see many more of those modern doily motifs, check out this slideshow!
Take This Quiz To Win Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's New Book! In their New York Times bestseller Influence, which we've been raving about since day one, the sisters take us on a visual journey of people — photographers, designers, artists, writers, icons — who have influenced them.
While I don't mind the smell of cigars quite as much as I do the smell of cigarettes, I'd still never allow either to be smoked in my house. The smell seems to invade every fabric-covered surface, and if someone smokes in a home long enough, the wood surfaces and walls will even absorb the scent. Sometimes, though, you have to make exceptions for a particularly stubborn relative with a passion for cigars. What's your policy? Source
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