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Art & Music

How Ethel McCormack Revamped My Style

by Miranda Valentine June 15, 2010 Art & Music

It’s funny how a little something new can totally revamp your wardrobe. Come to think of it, more often than not it’s the person who needs a creativity revamp, not their wardrobe. And a new piece can help you see your closet in a whole new light.

Take this outfit, for example. The red shirt is [...]

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Drumroll, Please! The Winner is…

by Miranda Valentine June 14, 2010 Art & Music

Commenter number 6, Cindi! Congratulations, Cindi: you’re the first giveaway winner on ESBIF. I’m sure you’ll adore your Fifi Flowers paintings!
Thanks to everyone who entered. For the 29 of you who entered but didn’t win last week’s giveaway, fear not: I’ll have something fresh and fabulous to give away each Monday. This week—it’s Father’s Day [...]

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Giveaway! Fifi Flowers Art

by Miranda Valentine June 7, 2010 Art & Music

I’m thrilled to announce the first giveaway on ESBIF: this gorgeous pair of paintings by francophile artist Fifi Flowers, entitled “The Tale of Two Blue Sofas”. I am obsessed with her paintings, and have an inkling that you’ll love them as much as I do.

In the event that you don’t yet have your own French pied-à-terre, Fifi’s [...]

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Sex And The City 2

by Miranda Valentine May 17, 2010 Art & Music

I seriously, seriously can’t wait for Sex And The City 2 to come out. But I have to—for 10 more days, to be exact.
I’ve been keeping my SATC hysteria at bay by watching the trailer more often than is probably healthy (I may or may not have become a little misty eyed the first time [...]