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Casa Interview: Ahmed Hassan From Blog Cabin
If you read my posts about the DIY Network, you may remember that Ahmed Hassan is one of my favorite hosts. Along with his fun show Yard Crashers, he also hosts Blog Cabin, a new show premiering Aug. 14 that follows the construction of a cabin that bloggers have designed.
In the News: Observing, Not Doing It Yourself
A recent New York TImes article, "If I Had a Hammer, I Wouldn’t Watch TV" by Michael Grimes, looks at the DIY movement through a most passive of pastimes — the television. Grimes spent an entire day watching the DIY Network, which is affiliated with two other get-up-and-do-it stations, the Food Network and HGTV. From the high class of This Old House to the writer's obvious boredom with knitting show Knitty Gritty (all right, yes, how exciting can a show about knitting really be?), a full day of DIY programming was critiqued from the safe confines of Grimes's recliner.
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8-Bit Wedding Invite Makes Me Want to Pop the Question
We may be smack dab in the middle of holiday season here on the Sugar Network, but I can't help but share with you this crazy-fun find to whet your palate for next year's wedding season. We already have enough geeky wedding ammo to fuel an entire ceremony, so this 8-Bit wedding invite is the icing on the cake (pun intended).
Complete with binary code speech bubbles, the vintage feel of this wedding invitation I spotted on BuzzFeed has me longing for my arcade days.
Fine Living Network Will Soon Be the Cooking Channel
The Food Network will soon be getting a little sister. Yesterday, Scripps Networks Interactive announced it plans to launch another culinary channel next year to replace lifestyle channel Fine Living, or FLN. The new network, to be called the Cooking Channel, will debut in the Fall of 2010.
Absolutely Fabulous
- Go back in model time and meet Veruschka and feast on Christy.
- Wedding season has kicked off on the Sugar Network! Getting hitched? Read all about it.
- Want some fresh shoe bling on the cheap?
Bachelorette Weekend: A Spa Pampering Party
It's Wedding Party Week on the Sugar network, so I'll be bringing you a few beauty posts related to bridal showers and bachelorette bashes. Traditionally, showers involve gift-giving and cutesy games, while bachelorette weekends are all about getting wild and crazy. For those of you tamer, or less thrill-seeking brides, why not consider another option such as a spa party?
Link Time!
- Danny Seo tells you all about carpet recycling.
- AT:SF tempts landlubbers with a book on floating home.
- Craft introduces some wacky/practical cleaning slippers.
- YumSugar reports on the Food Network's recent addition to Slow Food Nation.
- A Way to Garden shows you three easy and tall perennials for your garden.
- Shelterrific has acquired a stylish highchair.
- SavvySugar dishes on a family that saved money by only using cash for a month.
- This Old House tells you about another Frank Lloyd Wright for sale.
- Decor8 has an easy DIY project showing you how to make patterned wall squares.
Designer Spotlight: Kyle Schuneman
Whether he's designing for interiors, television sets, or as part of a challenge for a show on HGTV, Style, or the DIY Network, designer Kyle Schuneman remains loyal to his company's slogan: "Be You. Live You. Live Well."
Beauty Books for the Bride-to-Be
Today kicks off all of our wedding coverage on the Sugar network, and over the next couple of months, I'll have tons of tips for looking and feeling your best as you approach the big day. This week, it's all about engagement — and I'm especially excited because one of my best friends just went ring shopping with her beau this past weekend! It's a little early for her to start picking out the dress and cake, but for now, I'm excited to celebrate with a little geeking out.More on CasaSugar
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