Workout Wednesday

The one and only Miss A.J Johnson :) you know her from back in the day! she's not only a great actress! but she is also a personal workout trainer and fitness guru!! watched a couple of interviews with her on youtube and came away with a lot of things to think about in terms of health! Maybe I will have a picture like this to share!:))

SO I wonder if I start working out! if I will ever look like this?:))

In Memory

I can always remember the day I heard the news of his passing! just hit my heart like a dagger! I was so in love with his work! and never missed a Vogue issue! I would tear pictures out and put them all over my walls! then I fell in LOVE!!! with his home décor line and wanted my room filled with his beautiful pillows!! and my table filled with his beautiful treasures!! he was so gifted! so Multi-talented beyond measure! still miss the old fashion shows they used to interview him on. when I saw his house one time! I  was floored at all the beautiful details! would have loved to have met him in person! one of the people with the IT factor on overload!! the world was blessed to have had such a jewel in it's midst!! 4ever missed and 4ever cherished!!

ready for the Real?:)

Honestly I did not know about this show! until I saw a clip via fb! with all the changes they keep making to fb I may just sign off!




http://www.essence.com/2013/07/15/exclusive-tamar-braxton-tamera-mowry-housely-and-loni-love-their-new-talk-show-real

Salsa anyone?:)

We should all go out and have a little fun with friends!! who knew there was more to Salsa then a bag of chips!:))

Fellow Crafter

After graduating college from Loyola University New Orleans, Kristen packed up her Volkswagen Jetta and made the 3000 mile trip out west to Los Angeles, California. With no job, no money, no place to stay, Kristen did what most new fashionable arrivals do... she headed to Rodeo Drive. Quickly realizing she needed a job to support her shopping habit, Kristen landed her first job as a fashion publicist.
After a few years playing fashion publicist extraordinaire, Kristen went in search of a job that tapped into her creative juices. She stepped from behind the fashion desk and started working full time as a celebrity stylist. Over the years, Kristen has worked with many celebrities on a variety of projects, but she realized her real passion was styling real size women and showing the fashion industry that beauty is beyond a size 2. Beauty and fashion come in all shapes and sizes and everyone deserves to feel like a supermodel. Kristen was honored to have styled cover of Plus Model Magazine and work with many of the leaders in the plus fashion community.
While making waves in the fashion industry she started a fashion do-it-yourself blog called Glitter 'N Glue in 2010. Kristen merged her two worlds and began a fashion
do-it-yourself blog as a way to create trends without breaking the bank account. She's had the opportunity to work with amazing brands such as Forever 21, Teen Vogue, Seventeen Magazine, Sperry Top-Siders, Lucky Brand Jeans, Rit Dye, Krylon Spray Paintand Sharpie to bring fun and colorful DIY projects to all her readers. Kristen was also featured on E! News dishing out cool celebrity inspired fashion DIY projects to the masses.
Kristen's fashion inspiration comes from both her maternal and paternal grandmothers and her Texas upbringing. She currently lives in Los Angeles in a historical Hollywood building once owned by MGM studios whose rumored inhabitant was Marilyn Monroe.

http://glitternglue.com/2013/07/09/diy-glitter-hat-a-la-janet-jackson-and-the-rhythm-nation/

Fellow crafter

If you know me well! you know that I love all things crafty! I was doing a google search and came across this young lady who happens to live in Miami Florida! how cool is that:) well here's a little info about her!

I can’t begin to tell you how happy I am that you are here reading my “About” page! Must mean you are interested in learning a little about me and a lot about Damask Love.
Damask Love is a crafting blog committed to sharing inspiration and instruction with DIY gals worldwide, no matter their level of experience! Like you, I’m an avid DIY-er, but all too often I find myself intimidated by tutorials around the web. Here at Damask Love, I hope to inspire even the newest crafters to dive into the doability of DIY! Each time you visit Damask Love I want you to feel welcomed and excited about getting creative and making something!
Born on January 25, 2011, Damask Love began as a place to share my love of cardmaking & stamping. Today, you’ll find posts that feature cardmaking, stamping and so much more, like recipes, DIY entertaining ideas, home decor projects, gift packaging, product reviews and interactive posts where I’ll answer your most frequently asked questions about crafting.
On top of that, Damask Love includes several awesome services to boost your creativity. Enveloped is a monthly handmade card subscription program that will help build your stationery stash for those last minute occasions. CraftingSocial is a local crafting party service where you’ll receive live instruction and leave with a few handmade projects of your own.
Before I go, how about a little scoop on who I am? My name is Amber Kemp-Gerstel and Miami, Florida is home (though I’ll always have a soft spot for my SF Bay Area stomping grounds!). By day, I am a child psycholgist, but once the workday is done, you can find me crafting like a madwoman. Some of my loves include colorful shoes, egg salad on pumpernickel and late night reruns of 1980’s sitcoms (Golden Girls, anyone?)
And with introductions complete…craft is now in session!
P.S. Is this your first visit to Damask Love? Take a trip to The Library where you’ll find tons of resources, links & tutorials to get your creative journey started
http://www.damasklove.com/about/

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