Morning Inspirations

Waking up to amazing things that inspires you is be the best thing in life. It'll spark up you day. This is what inspires me today. What about you? What inspires you?

"Liz Goldwyn's Underwater Ballet"

"The director of Pretty Things, a burlesque documentary, turns her lens on the Juan Carlos Obando-clad ballerina Deanna Beasom." - style.com

Elie Saab

Sometimes the fashion industry can be ugly, not the clothes, but sometimes its the way the industry works and the people in it, as you all might of know it. So, I try to look at other areas in the industry to help me through the day and I wanted it with you.

Elie Saab is one of my all time favorite "Dress Designer" The first time I found out about his work, I was looking for inspiration for my bridesmaid dress. My sister was googling dresses and found some of his beautiful dresses and showed them to me. I instantly felt in love with it. I've had great appreciation for his work since then. They inspire me to look at the other side of the fashion industry "beauty." To create beautiful clothing even when the industry is a ugly place to be. To make sure that everything I design I put all my heart into it, that such an ugly environment can still be beautiful at times.

"Elie Saab has become synonymous with luxury and modernism. A serious courtier with a power and unique vision, Saab takes luxury to its zenith, design for women that are both dreamlike and elegant."
- http://www.eliesaab.com/site.html

Elie Saab ( Fall 2010 couture) style.com









Elie Saab (Spring 2010 Couture), Style.com





Elie Saab (Fall 2008 Couture), Style.com

One-of-Kind Giveaway Winner.

Hello Everyone!

I just want to say thank you for all of you who has participated in the One-of-a-Kind Giveaway.
The winner has be drawn......and the winner is.....................

Wait... here is what she won.




The One-Of-A-Kind Giveaway:
Item: Blue Necklace
Value: $45.00


The winner is........................ Elena
Check out her blog here

Since so many of you have participated I've decided to also give away 3 $20.00 Gift Cards for 3 other winners. All the winners will receive an email from me with all the details.

$20.00 Gift Cards for each Winners.......

Claire
Amy Price-Talbert
Sheila C

Congrats to all the Winners!

More Giveaway will be coming!
I hope you all had fun!
Thank you.

Warm Regards,


VEES

Etsy Find: July, Week 2

Hello!

I was looking around Etsy today and found some wonderful items that I want to share with everyone. Hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did.

Bagatelles & Co.

Rym grew up in sunny Tunisia, by the beach, inspired by her environment: plants, paintings, beautiful fabrics, and reading. Bagatelles & Co. all started last summer when she could not find a nice evening bag for a wedding then she decided to make one herself. She uses recycled and recyclable materials to make quality bags. Click here for Bagatelles & Co.





Rym, You are Good! I'm loving it!

Thank you and Enjoy.
Check back next week Monday for the "Next Find Etsy Week 3"

One-of-a-Kind Giveaway Contest!

Hello!

This Giveaway is Close.

Well...the Giveaway is finally here! I just recently launch my second collection. So I wanted to share a piece of it with you! I love to help others and love to do what I can to bring a smile on your face. Here we Go!! Ready?

Rules:

1. No duplicate entries, you will be removed. (I've created 5 other ways for you to get extra entries already.)
2. Please be kind to everyone, and be respectful. (This Giveaway was created to share the things I've made with you, so be helpful and give me helpful comments to help me improve what I do. So I can do it better for you.)
3. Anyone from anywhere is welcome to enter.
4. Deadline: July 16th, 2010, Pacific Time: 9p.m

Here is how to enter.
To be entered in the Giveaway you must fill out the Entry form, Click here for Entry form

Here is how to get additional entries (Each one counts as 1 extra entry)

1. Follow my blog and leave comment to let me know.
2. Let's be friend: Facebook and twitter (comment with names so I can friend and follow you too)
3. Tweet about the contest (comment with your time stamp)
4. Share this with your friends (comment with the links)
5. Comment: Share with everyone and myself about your thoughts about any items in the shop. Your ideas, improvements, what you would like to see in the future. A qualifying comment is related to the blog post itself and or other items in the shop, ideas, improvements, and future items and must be no later then July 16th, 2010, 9p.m Pacific Time.

For those who have done all 5 of the additional, you will be given a total of 7 entries (you get 1 extra entry for doing all of it).

Please do not leave email here and other personal information that you do not want others to see, blog and other network sites are okay. Your email will be asked only in the entry form for your protection and will not be shared, sold, or publicized.

Winner, You get to choose one of these one-of-a-kind beautiful handmade items!

All Necklaces have an array of vintage and new materials all mixed together to create the precious necklace for your most special day or any extraordinary day. This is a one-of-kind necklace. All hand crafted and designed. Fits for dressing up and dressing down.


1. Brown Red Necklace: Value: $45.50





2. Blue Necklace: Value: $45.50






3. Green Shell Necklace: Value: $45.50






Enjoy and Good Luck!!


Warm Regards,

Vee

What to Wear for Summer Parties

Summer is finally here! The warm summer sun and the cool breeze. What to do? Hit the beach, the resort, or throw a backyard beach theme party! I've been asked what what to wear when going out for a summer parties.... Well, there are many new styles and colors to choose from, this year. Of course no body wants to look or feel out of place, but like they say, it's always better to be over-dressed then under-dressed.

First of all, it's very important to wear something that you will feel comfortable, yet elegant. You don't want to feel dehydrated, sweaty, or irritable while your are meeting new people and friends. Any light weight materials will make you feel fresh and it's always better against your skin: Natural fibers such as Cotton, linen, and silk. Others could be cotton lace or anything sheer.

For colors, I'd say wear the colors that looks good on you! For example the colors for this season is white, this doesn't mean you have to wear white. How to choose what color looks better on you? Hold the color up next to your face. For prints, use the most concentrated colors on the prints. The colors should make your eyes stand out, brighten your skin color, healthier looking face, and most of all you should look fresh. But keep in mind, dark shades will make you warmer, to keep cool try to keep the color light or pastel.

Here are some image to get inspired from. Enjoy!

Chanel, Resort 2011. Style.com





Louis Vuitton, Resort 2011. Style.com


Marc Jacobs, Resort 2011. Style.com



VEES, www.vees.etsy.com

Brown Rice Family - Inspiring Video

Japanese store in SoHo & Etsy, The Brown Rice Family

The Brown Rice Family believes that the most natural way is the most civilized way. They initially started out as a world roots band and later on gathers inspirations from all the world to create fresh and healthy music. They have evolved into an independent company creating environmental- friendly products by only using neutral ingredients in their soap and music.

"Ancient rhythms of the world inspired us to see that core values of our life are being compromised due to our society’s foolish ambition for mass production. We learned that almost all products that we consume contribute to our severe global pollution. We want to be free from these poisonous and low quality products that big companies are feeding us. We know that in order to be a true independent organization we must have control over our own necessities such as food, clothing, housing and personal care products. Our goal is to make high quality natural products that would meet the necessities of first, the Brown Rice Family. Then we want to share the same products in accordance with one love. " - Brown Rice Family

The Tiny Hearts Fund Bank

The Tiny Hearts Fund Bank is designed to help fund families in need who are struggling to fight against cancer. 3% of every item sold in the collection will be put into a fund in which by the end of every year will support families directly in need. The amount of the fund raised will be shown on my blog and updated on my twitter. The designated charity/recipient(s) is still yet to be determined and will be announced as soon as further information is gathered.

Tiny Hearts Fundings

First of all I want to say thank you to those of you who has help funded the Tiny Heart Collection, in which to fund families in need who are struggling to fight against cancer. 10% of your purchase was put into a the Tiny Heart fund bank and by the end of this year will support families directly in need.

Assia Benmedjdoub
Kira Langoussis
Jennifer Milne-Carroll
Amber Mohiuddin

Thank You so much.

Let's all work together and fund 5 families by the end of this year. Donations are always welcome, just shoot me an email. If you have any ideas to help, please let me know or anything you'll like to see in my shop. I'm always open to working with you and coming up with great new ideas together. Still working on adding new designs to The Tiny Hearts collection, so check it out.

Thanks, all who has helped.

Much Love :)

Ask Me In Any Colors

This is a sample color sheet I made for the dress Kira bought. We've been having lots of fun playing around with different color schemes to find her the right color dress she is looking for a wedding in the summer. It is always exciting to get a different end result. Kira responded back today and loved the green and yellow, and she has already found the perfect shoe to match her new dress. Ask me, in any colors :)