Last-Minute Christmas: Pajamas from The Children’s Place
December 21, 2011
by Lucie Amberg
Filed under Affordable Fashion, Baby Fashion, Holiday Features, Lingerie & PJ's, Moms On The Go
When do you open your Christmas gifts? At our house, we’ve settled into a tradition of opening one gift on Christmas Eve and saving all the rest for the next morning. Since this wasn’t how either my husband or I did it growing up, I’m not sure how we came up with this, but I [...]
Easy Bake Reindeer Cookies
November 6, 2011
by Sara Cornell
Filed under Food & Snacks, Home Life, Recipes
Now that the bulk of the Halloween candy has been polished off (or at least all the good Halloween candy…) it’s time to start thinking about Thanksgiving and, yikes, Christmas and Haunakah, and all the holiday baked goodies that need to be made and consumed. I saw this picture of reindeer cookies on a random [...]
Stylish Costume Ideas on StyleMint.com
October 29, 2011
by Sara Cornell
Filed under Celebrity Fashion, Fall Fashion, Holiday Features, Outfit Ideas, Shopping
Style Mint (the cousin of Jewel Mint – the fabulous site that is sponsoring a give away ending tomorrow on The Fashionable Housewife…don’t forget to enter..!) is one of my favorite shopping sites. I read a quote that said “…anything the Olsen twins touch turns to gold…” and I couldn’t agree more. The T-shirts the [...]
Introducing the tokidoki Limited Edition Barbie
October 24, 2011
by Lucie Amberg
Filed under Holiday Features, New Products, Random Info, Trend Alert
It’s true that Barbie has faced some post-feminist backlash, but I have a soft spot for her. I remember how my sister Grace and I found our mother’s old Barbie clothes– still pristine in their early 60s cases. We oohed over Jackie Kennedy-inspired sheaths and fur-trimmed opera capes, and Barbie made us feel that growing [...]
Review: The Children’s Place for Winter 2010
December 7, 2010
by Lucie Amberg
Filed under Baby Fashion, Gift Ideas, Holiday Features, Winter Fashion
I recently had the opportunity to view The Children’s Place Holiday/ Winter collection, and– as usual –I was impressed. The Children’s Place really is the go-to for good kids’ clothing and accessories that reflect contemporary trends in a fun, unpretentious way. And the prices keep everything well within reach. So what are they showing these days? [...]
December Issue of Lucky Magazine is out!
November 9, 2010
by Sara Cornell
Filed under Recommended, Retail Therapy, Shopping, Shopping & Goodies
Bestill my heart…the December issue of Lucky Magazine, which also happens to be their 10th Anniversary Edition, is on newsstands nationwide. You know what I’ll be doing for the next few hours…
How Do You De-Stress During the Holidays?
November 2, 2010
by Sara Cornell
Filed under Health & Fitness, Holiday Features, Moms On The Go, Polls & Fun Stuff
As if things weren’t hectic enough through Halloween, now that it’s November it’s time to start gearing up for the holidays. Meal planning, travel planning, gift planning, shopping, holiday cards, school events, parties, entertaining…it never ends, and it can take a toll on even the heartiest of fashionable housewives. To keep your cool when everyone [...]
