You say potato… I have lots of favorite prints, it seems! One of them is definitely plaid! But, do you know the history of this wonderfully versatile print? Technically, plaid is tartan. Tartan is the weaving of different colors into the blocks we know and love today. Plaid originally referred to the woolen blankets and …
And Cyber Monday, too.. I bet you’d be surprised to learn that, originally, Black Friday had absolutely nothing to do with shopping! It referred to the change of color in retailers’ ledgers. It was first used in…wait for it…1869!! That year saw a financial crisis when the US’s gold standard tanked. Most stores were “in …
“The Witch Doctor” I hope all of you had an amazing Thanksgiving if you live in the US. I totally missed Final Friday because I didn’t realize Black Friday and Final Friday would coincide! I was just a skosh busy! On top of that, I also missed the last Monday of the month for Songful …
Choices… Nigel and I decided to take a little road trip. I recently celebrated my birthday, and this trip was my present (he said). This time of year is one of those iffy times. If you go north, you never know what the weather is going to be. If you go south, you may or …
I’m not sure about where you live, but here, in the Midwest, winter seems to have descended upon us! We really had a mild fall, and even though the calendar says we’re still in fall, we’ve had snow on several days now. Last week, it was even measurable! Today is the third Thursday of November …
About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art comes from Salazar, Terri, and Shelbee. Please make sure you visit each blog to see their SIA looks. You can think of it as fashion meets art museum! Style Imitating Art challenges people to find inspiration in different art works, create looks based upon that art work, and share them with …
Ah, November! I do love this month! It is a month of gathering with family, going shopping, and eating! Oh, yes! November is a fabulous month! Interestingly, the month is also National Blog Posting Month in the US! While other countries celebrate it on different days, we also have Thanksgiving to plan, celebrate, and, perhaps, …
A reminder… I apologize for not getting this out earlier! This month’s 10 on the 10th has to do with holidays. What holidays you may ask? Any holidays that fall from, say, November 1 through the end of January! That should cover quite the number of holidays, right? What about, Marsha, holidays just my family …
I have a thing for graphic tees. I like the graphic tees with only pictures. But, a graphic tee with a message is even better! Once upon a time, Nigel and I laughed ourselves silly when we happened upon a website selling graphic tees with rather naughty sayings on them! We didn’t buy any, but, …
About Style Imitating Art… Style Imitating Art comes from Salazar, Terri, and Shelbee. Please make sure you visit each blog to see their SIA looks. You can think of it as fashion meets art museum! Style Imitating Art challenges people to find inspiration in different art works, create looks based upon that art work, and share them …