My protest song was “We deserve a nice table too!” and my mother couldn’t do anything else but smile and agree. This brought the two tables together,  not physically, but in style and importance.  The truth is that it’s not a simple task: when guests are expected to come as a mass, people panic and tend to forget what  the essence of the party is. How the food is presented, the plates and glasses that you choose, the napkins and the linens. And it makes it everything more challenging: how to combine and create decorative elements without falling into the tempting waters of kitsch. Because remember that now it’s not the time for you to show your Elvis mugs. It’s the time to use that crystal vase that your grandmother bought in Prague.

NO: YES:

Christina Haire guides us through the process of combining the good and the not-so-good, creating a classy and classic atmosphere.Valuable antiques, flea market bargains and basic and neutral elements can work together and transform a table (or tables, for the little ones like myself). As Christina says, trust your judgment. If you think it looks good, it does. Now, if you’re still thinking about Graceland, maybe you should watch this video:

Just to be on the safe side.

the stats are 99% of American’s love Pumpkin  and 100% of “Middle Easterns” love Hummus.

Chloe runs the check through her computer and discovers that making an amalgamation of the two would have a chance. She calls Jack but he’s all already at the destination with his gun pulled on the latest female terrorist (in season 8 all terrorists are female). Chloe tells him if he has any chance of brokering peace he must make pumpkin hummus. Jack replies in his raspy, half broken voice “how will I make pumpkin hummus!?” Then this sweet voice speaks up….. ‘I can make pumpkin hummus’. Jack has a new ally. Together they ride back to the kitchens of CTU to make the dish to bring peace…… Well then the rest is history; as it is the last season Jack and his new partner obviously become close during the hummus making, make peace for the world and ride off into the sunset together. If you also want to make peace like Jack this Thanksgiving here’s your simple recipe to follow.

Ingredients:

4 tablespoons to 1/4 cup of Olive Oil – will make your hair strong and nourished and provides elasticity. It also helps to reduce stress, which can affect your hair, it’s true…a happy person has happy hair!

1/4 cup Philosophy- Old Fashioned Eggnog 3 in 1 Shampoo, Bubble Bath and Shower Gel (Sephora $16) – smell as yummy (or festive) as you look

Directions:

Use Olive Oil, depending on the length of your hair to massage your scalp. Make sure to massage in circular motions. The stimulation of the scalp will feel good and increase hair growth. Run the rest of the olive oil through your hair to the tip. This will be an amazing conditioning treatment. Put on a shower cap and leave in for at least 20 minutes. Then shampoo your hair very well using Philosophy’s – Old Fashioned Eggnog (your welcome to use your own shampoo) and condition as you normally do. You can apply the olive oil once a month for shiny, healthy hair (especially if you would like to grow your hair).

Styling:

After conditioning your hair with our Thanksgiving Hair Recipe let your hair air dry and then style. For a modern take on a festive Pocahontas style this year our Thanksgiving have-to-have look is the braid! This look has been seen all year round on Lauren Conrad…its both effortless and sexy. You can do one braid on the side, or 2 braids for a fun and playful look. Check out this fun and easy video and enjoy your Thanksgiving.

This post was written by Tammy Massa and Millie Massa, Blog Editors of www.SocialButterflySalon.com, Making Every Day a Good Hair Day

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But apparently, all drink  taboos are meant to be broken. After all, absinthe isn’t illegal anymore and some boxes do contain decent wine. Also, being a grown-up means that you’re not here to impress anyone, so if you’re hosting a Thanksgiving party, some box wines are good enough to keep your guests happy and entertained.

DadLabs guide us through the world of Box Wines (a world that I had forgotten long time ago, thanks to Gary Vaynerchuck) and show some options that will provide some decent alcohol for a decent price.

Now, if you still don’t feel comfortable drinking this wine, you can also consider the option of making mulled wine, (or the classic  Glögg if you have the mix), which is perfect for the colder season and will make any wine taste good.

So for Thanksgiving, what’s better than pumpkin pie? Well, the answer is obvious: Pumpkin Cheesecake. In order to make the perfect pumpkin cheesecake, you need to master the art of baking a cheesecake before, with all the important tips that you should always consider: preheating the oven, adding the ingredients slowly and one by one, and mixing everything in the right speed.

Just look how they do it at LeGourmet.tv:

And what you need:

INGREDIENTS:

* 4 6-ounce packages of cream cheese (room temperature)
* 2 cups sugar
* 1 15-ounce can of pumpkin
* 5 large eggs
* 3 tbl all purpose flour
* 1 tsp ground cinnamon
* 1/2 tsp ground ginger
* 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
* 1/2 tsp ground allspice
* 1/4 tsp salt
* 2 tbl vanilla

Enjoy!

So yes, it’s hard to live in an apartment. But as I already tasted how a garden feels like, there’s no way I’ll settle for anything less than  a small piece of land that I can call mine. That’s what I tell myself: “Land is the only thing that matters, Katie Scarlett O’Hara“. So I’m already thinking in my house in the suburbs, where I’ll finally have a garden, and hopefully, even grow my own vegetables.

Now, call me a garden-freak, but since I’ll probably won’t have the chance to have a secret garden  (and someone who’ll secretly take care of it) I’m thinking of alternatives to have a place where I can sit and relax – have some tea, read a book, and watch my children play with Moosy.

The best idea so far? A pergola. Not only it’s a romantic spot (yes, I mean Liesl and Rolf’s dance in the glass gazebo) but it’s also a perfect way to enjoy your garden in comfort. Good news:  with Lowe’s advice, you can find some recyclable materials for your pergola, making it both eco-friendly and affordable.

Chef Jason Hill follows Child’s steps with a Thanksgiving classic: pumpkin soup. But he shows us how to do it the French way: creamy, with a good amount of “fromage”, and a perfect Gourmet appearance. Now, don’t worry about the sophisticated looks of this pumpkin soup: it’s done in a few simple steps.

So if you want to make this  Thankgiving Dinner “chic”, you should definetely try this recipe. Just remember to choose the right pumpkin (no blemishes, please!), a good quality cheese, and there you go…

Bon appétit!

Enter the Hitchcock app, released by Cinemek.  It’s one of the priciest apps yet at $19.99, but it is certainly one of the most useful. It melds many of the existing iPhone assets to make one intuitive piece of software.

For people like me, drawing storyboards usually ends in snot bubbles, tears, and depression!  Most of my time is spent getting a single frame to look like it does in my head, a painstaking waste of time and resources.  Storyboarding is one of the most important steps to translating an idea into a vision, and the Hitchcock app spares LOTS of heartaches by allowing users to build storyboards shot by shot by using photos you’ve already snapped, or new ones taken through the iPhone.

Users can set the duration of any given shot.  Zooms, pans, and tilting are easily adjustable. Need actors? Add changeable stand-in male and female silhouettes with a few button presses!  Users can even add text as dialogue or to better explain the shot. If you would rather narrate the storyboard, the app allows for audio recording as well.  It’s a comprehensive app for sure with all these great tools to play with!

Users can also easily upload their developed storyboards as PDFs to the web and send links to friends for downloading.  One would figure this app loads and runs slowly, creating lots of big files.  It does neither.  It’s really an amazing piece of software.  For filmmakers, it’s a must-have.  For iPhone app aficionados, it’s a great buy.

Yubin Wadesworth
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That’s why I was thrilled when my parents decided to turn our garage into an Art Studio. The transformation was unbelievable, and in a month, this dark and humid room became a room full of light, where I had everything I needed to make my projects. It was a small space, and my creativity was in bloom, so we had to figure out  how to save space without making the place look crowded: cabinets, hanging some of the tools, and drawers under the tables.

After some years, when I left my parents home, the garage slowly became a storage room again. I gave most of my things away, but some of the art projects  are still in boxes.  And as I’m allergic to dust, whenever I go home, the entrance to my art studio is banned.

That’s why I was pleasantly surprised when I ran into Lowe’s video on how to turn your garage into an Art studio. It made me want to paint again, and have my own space to do so. A place where my little one won’t be affected by the intense use of white spirit, and a  where I can paint while listening to the  inspiring voice of Zooey Deschanel.

After all, although I have a lot of a Desperate Housewife, I’m more of a Desperate Romantic.