Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Glamorous Hollywood - Oscars 2012
Fashion editors wrote last year that glamour is coming back, and dressing up for the average person is today.Dressing down is now so old school and yesterday.
Heading back to the salons for your hair and learning to put makeup on again is so empowering for women of today!
The sloppy looks and dowdy without a girdle on, is not acceptable anymore!
It is all about curves and glamour today,, (At last, thank you Lord, thank you, Lord)!!!!!
How I love the era of the 20's through the 50's. Especially the 40's. That was a special time for fashion when both men and women always dressed up to go out.
(The late 70's people dressed up to go out dancing, though the clothes were a bit tacky, (I know, I wore them), they still dressed up!)
I really enjoyed the Oscars this 2012. In my opinion, not the best gowns I have ever seen, but the most classic and tasteful for the most part. (And where was Halle Berry????)
Once again JLO knew how to market herself and took advantage of her hour glass figure. She may not have been a nominee this year, but she sure won the crowd! A tad bit revealing on top, but she did it for promotional reasons I am sure. Other than that, the gown was drop dead beautiful!
Elegance of yesteryear is coming back today. Less low cut neck lines and more being covered up! Show off the curves of the body, the makeup and hair. Speaking of hair, Cameron Diaz needed her roots done for the event. The dark regrowth brassy roots is so yesterday! Check out Gwyneth's perfectly colored blonde hair!
People are back in the salons today. If you have dark or brassy roots, time for a new hair colorist!
Congrats to the winners this year!
Now I am not a person who likes to talk trash mouth, however, Angelina, if you are going to show some leg, anorexia bony knees were so yesterday! You are so beautiful, but eat some food girl! The Marilyn hour glass is back in Vogue. Especially for gowns! Talk to JLO for some advice....
These photos posted here on my blog were my favorites this year. I cannot wait until the full retro 40's and 50's come back all the way! From the hair, makeup, to the gowns!
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Westchase Hair Salon - Tampa, Florida - STUDIO 7
Exciting news!!! The salon is expanding!Soonye & Company will be under a new owner and a new name. The salon is expanding to include skin care, makeup, nails and pedicures.
The name of the salon will be - STUDIO 7 - .
Transfer of ownership will be March 20th and we will have a new phone number. Please keep checking back for more info.
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Loving The New Martha "DO" !
One of the years I was teaching at the Baby Lock Tech yearly sewing machine retailer event, to my surprise, Martha Pullen was in my class on fiber art.
Martha is a well known PBS host of "Martha's Sewing Room", and features heirloom as well as many other different genres of the sewing arts.
Later I was invited by Martha to lecture at her sewing expo in Texas. I found out Martha loves to dance, and is a musical theater fan! Martha told me she herself used to perform. Martha is so at home on stage in front of an audience.
Since 1993 I have watched her on TV, she has evolved and is not afraid of change. She once told me she used to get the perms and the "helmet head" hairdo's. Martha has evolved and truly keeps herself up to date with hair trends and fashion style!
It was a great honor to meet her in person and to have her in my class room, and then be invited to teach at her event. She had asked me to be on her PBS TV show, but at the time our schedules would not connect, I was in the middle of wrapping up my "CELEBRITY BAGS" book.
One day, I got a phone call from Martha while she was teaching at one of her dealer events in Oklahoma. She told me she loves how I play music and has everyone dancing.
She told me to listen as she then held the phone up. The music was playing and the students were all dancing and you could hear them all having a heck of a good time!
She thanked me for the inspiration, and now has everyone dancing as well at her events. I was so touched by the call!
I want to give a kudos to Martha and her hair stylist! As many of you know, I write books on sewing, travel and teach, and I am a hair stylist in the salon in Tampa. I love making beautiful fiber art with my sewing machine, and I love making people beautiful with hair and makeup. Thank you Martha for helping to encourage everyone, and especially the home sewers not to forget to also make themselves feel and look pretty too!
I almost forgot,, when you go to one of her events, get ready to pee your pants when she goes through her act of her search for the perfect under garment, and discovers crotch less under garments!
Here is a link for Martha's Sewing Room.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Westchase Hair Salon - Soonye & Company - Tampa, Florida - Christopher Nejman
Christopher Nejman
Master Hair Designer
Westchase - Tampa, Florida
Studio 7
Formerly Soonye & Company
12153 W Linebaugh Avenue
Tampa, Florida 33626
813-818-4499
Monday, February 20, 2012
Germany Has The Money
(L to R) Greece's Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos, Greece's Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and Germany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble attend a Eurogroup meeting at the European Union council headquarters in Brussels February 20, 2012. REUTERS/Yves HermanIt's Official: Germans buy NYSE in $10B deal.
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20110215/FREE/110219927
Julien's Auctions Beverly Hills Icons and Idols
Garments, accessories, and instruments cash in a high value by the famous people who wore, used, and owned them.
Imagine the notoriety of the designers who created them.
Check out the Hollywood auctions.
Whitney Houston's Bodyguard earrings and velvet dress up for auction
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tasteless-wonga-ad-exploits-whitney-houstons-death/story-e6frfmq9-1226276559070
Sunday, February 19, 2012
My Friend - Lonnie Gordon
Lonnie can belt out a tune that will leave you mesmerized!
I discovered Lonnie when I was collecting dance music in the early 90's, Her voice knocked me out of my chair and had me dancing!
Never knowing one day she would become my friend.
Lonnie made her success over in the UK, and then broke onto the USA dance floors.
Currently Lonnie is over in London preparing for her one woman show tour and she is recording new material. I love you Lonnie!!
Florida Youth Camp Weeki Wachee, Florida
Teaching the youth the fine art of sewing is so rewarding.You will be amazed at how fast they adapt to the sewing machine when taught the mechanics of the machine.
Helping them express, and discover their natural creative talents, and showing them the potential of using textile production for a future business to sustain their lives.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
The Evolution Of Life
Life, an evolution. There are three things in my life that really hit me in the heart this far in my life.
The first was when I found out my idol Karen Carpenter had died. I remember that day so clearly.
I was having breakfast with a friend.
He was reading the newspaper at the table in the restaurant we were in. He handed me the paper, and as insensitive as I never believed he could be, said to me "Oh look, another torch song singer is finally dead". I was devastated.
In all our lives, there are singers that we listen to. Singers that touch us so deeply. Songs we remember through birth, marriage, and death. My heart must have almost elevated to my throat. I can remember the tears falling down my face. A woman whose music I would listen to and wonder what angel was inside her that allowed such sound to come from the human mouth.
I was visiting at a friend's home. I remember hearing this angel singing through the speakers. When I looked over, there was the cover of Whitney Houston's first album. I sat in front of that stereo inhaling every sound of her voice. I became an instant fan, and was captivated not only by her innocent voice, but her beauty. The next day, I ran out to the record store and from that day forward, she was part of my tape player in my car and on my stereo in my rented room, then in my home.
Many, many years later, the next thing that took my heart was my divorce. The memories of all the music we had listened to. I had never been in love like that before. But being in love was the greatest gift ever given to me.
Prior when we had moved to Florida, I remember my ex had called me from work and said to turn the super bowl game on. I was engaged at my sewing machine at the time listening to Whitney. There on the TV she was singing the national anthem in Tampa. I fell to my knees when she finished.
Now, she is gone. I sat here these past couple of days and kept asking to myself, why? Why do these people with such incredible talent destroy their bodies and take their lives?
I realized, as grandma once told me, getting older is not so hard. It is watching people around you leave forever.
The evolution of life.
Sometimes it takes other people's lives, for us to realize how special life really is. Rich or poor, weak or strong, life is so very precious.
Whom we choose to love is something that should not be taken away from us as human beings. Everyone needs to love, be loved, and see love in others.
I have said many times before, nothing makes me happier as a teacher, in watching people succeed in life. Good, honest, kind, hard working people succeed.
Though I had never met or known Whitney in person, I felt like a part of my life died. The same way it felt when Karen died. But we will always have the music that lives on so we can remember those years of all the births, marriages, and yes, the passing of those we loved.
Both of these singers died in the month of February, the month of my birthday.
The evolution of life. God will always bring us more people to love, and we shall always remember those who left us, forever in our hearts through the music.
The greatest love of all.....
Friday, February 17, 2012
Guys & Gals Who Love Designer Bags
YouTube is full of videos of men and women who love designer bags.Thought you would enjoy seeing a few of the videos I found and listen to the owners talk about their bags.
To my sewing friends who own the top of the line "hyper luxury" sewing machines --- aren't you happy you can sew your own bags like these?
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Christopher Nejman - Celebrity Bags
Next time you are out and about, check out the bags people are sporting.
If you are ready to go beyond homemade looking handbags, and ready to graduate to the next level making bags like you see in the high end stores, CELEBRITY BAGS CD book is what you need to get you out of that homemade look, and up to professional high end!
Order your copy at the link below.
Stop sending me FarmVille or other FaceBook game requests!
Please do something productive. Learn a skill, build a business, help the community, make a difference for yourself and for others. Help rebuild our economy.Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Threads For Life
To rebuild our great country, we need to teach the skills needed to not only to self sustain each individual, but skills that can help bring textile jobs back to America. Teaching people to make what people buy at the department stores.
Meet Connie Tkach - a sewing teacher who is reaching out to teach the young people these skills in learning to create their own garments.
I finally got to meet Connie in person after knowing each other through FB all these years. A beautiful, bubbly, outgoing gal with a heart of gold who has a passion for teaching the skills to the youth. Because the youth are who will rebuild our great country!!!
Make it in the USA!
Watch this video of her featured on "Sewing With Nancy" at the link below.
And check out Connie's blog at the link below
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
It's the economy – and CEO pay, stupid
"Execs have little incentive to act in the best interest of their companies"....
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