When we think of St. Patrick’s Day, we think of shamrocks, leprechauns, 4-leaf clovers, corn beef and cabbage and of course all things Irish! But who is this St Patrick ? What’s the significance of all the traditions that make up this celebrated holiday? And why does everyone wear green?
J&O Fabrics did a little research to find out.
Who is St. Patrick?
With the exciting 2018 Winter Olympics coming to a close today, we can all breath a hopeful sigh of relief that the worst of the wardrobe malfunctions is now over. After figure skaters Gabriella Papadakis and Yura Min both braved their worst possible performance nightmares come true with grace and focus (second to a fall) when each of their costumes came undone exposing some or all of their womanly parts to the millions of viewers watching live worldwide, the only question that remained on the minds of seamstresses and costume designers who viewed this fashion faux pas is ….
Where did the infamous ‘bow tie’ get its start and what purpose did it serve? It wasn’t to keep a man’s neck warm and it surely wasn’t to make him feel more comfortable. Maybe it was designed to simply keep his collar closed or strategically draw attention to the length of his beard (which in some cultures is a measure of wisdom). Whatever the reason it first made its debut, we found its presence in history and fashion important enough to do a little research and share our findings.
Fabric flowers get a softer side with this cute idea! Grab some satin fabric and create your own batch of these little pretties this weekend. There are many methods to making fabric flowers, all you need is a great fabric. The use of satin over fabrics like cotton offers a distinctive look and feel that is more realistic and dramatic for a flower.
Craft gorgeous satin fabric flowers with fabrics from J&O. This fun and rewarding craft can be used for hair clips, table centerpieces, clothing, handbags and so much more!
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When I see pictures of Gabourey Sidebe , I see a voluptuous woman who is not only confident with who she is on the inside, but comfortable with the skin she wears on the outside as well. When I hear Gabourey Sidebe speak, I know this is a woman who has claimed the divine or ‘diva’ for short, in her and has no plans of changing her mind for anyone, despite her weight.
“Nude….nuetral….buff…, these are just some of the names we give to describe a color that is not quite tan, not quite white, and if you had a very fair complexion (skin tone), then it is a color used to describe the tone on tone appearance between the fabric palate and you.
In this case, we are referring to the color palate that adorned several of the music worlds most beautiful and vocally talented women who strutted their stuff as they walked down the red carpet at this years Grammy Awards.
Between tending to my sons oncoming cold and my own achy body, I did not get a chance to watch our actresses turned designer fashion models take their annual strut down the red carpet for this years Golden Globe Awards. I did however, manage to stumble on a few captured images of our fem fatale the next day as they posed decked to impress in some of the finest threads and designer originals this side of the universe. As a designer of one-of-a-kind womens garments myself, it is seldom that I am impressed by what I see on the runways or mannequins, but every now and again I am stopped in my tracks. Especially when the right garment reaches the right individual, it is there I find my YES! moment.
If ever a man or woman doubted the sex appeal and beauty of a pregnant woman, fashion model and reality show host Heidi Klum dismantled all beliefs surrounding as she walked the red carpet with baby on board for the second time at this years Emmy Awards held this past Saturday in the land of Lost Angels.
Adorned in a black body forming Marchesa gown by Georgina Chapman, Heidis buried treasure was secret to no one as she strolled seemingly effortlessly past paparazzi, fashion editors, fans and numerous interviewers enticed by the elegant German mother-to-be, Victorias Secret model, and Project Runway host.
From the beginning of February well into the close of autumn, fans of soca, salsa, kompa and calypso music jump up, play mas, and lime out to the sometimes lyrically funny, sometimes politically incorrect, and almost always sex filled undertones that gets the foot stomping, the hips jivating, and the body releasing stress, stress and more stress well into the early morning hours.
Mummers Parade
I grew up in Philadelphia so I am well acquainted with the Mummers. I can remember as a child waking up early, having my Mom bundle me up with layers, and taking the Broad Street Subway into the city to see the parade. After a few years of cold and wind my mom decided to watch the Mummers on TV the easy way.
Mummer is from the old french
momer meaning to wear a mask
or a costumed merrymaker.
