Diviine Digest-10/23/11

Wow, the week really seemed to go by fast! I’m sure it’s because I was late getting up last week’s Diviine Digest.  Here it is the end/beginning of the week again, already!  I’m going to mix things up and start with our Ugly Fashion Item of the Week:

Behold, the Breast Pillow:

I didn’t know my girls needed their own special pillow.  I think if I wore this to bed my husband would laugh me out of the room.  HOWEVER…after looking in the mirror this morning and seeing (sadly!) a lot just a few vertical chest wrinkles, I am almost tempted to give this a try, regardless of how silly I may look.

Photo of the week:  This photo is from the photo shoot we did last week for our up-and-coming new dresses.  I thought this picture turned out fantastic.

MaKailee in Chestnut Brown

I especially love that she’s wearing my accessories, haha!  You can’t see the earrings but trust me, they are awesome!

Best of Facebook:  I started a new Post Series on Facebook that I kind of like, but then again, I’m a shoe-addict:  Choose the Shoes.  There weren’t a lot of responses because I linked it wrong, so if you’d still like to let your taste in shoes be known, click the link or pic and pick your favorite pair!  We’ll be doing this periodically, so watch for Choose The Shoes on our Facebook.

Choose The Shoes-Which would you wear with this dress?

Fashion Blog of the Week:  This blog isn’t a “fashion” blog per se, but hair is fashion, right? So I’m including it here.  CuteGirlsHairstyles.com is an awesome site that has let my 12-year-old daughter finally trust that I can actually do girls’ hair.  She picks a style off the website and then I do it on her head.  My daughter has the most beautiful head of naturally curly blonde hair…someday I’ll post a picture…and previously she wouldn’t let me do anything “fun” with it, which just about killed me.  Then my husband (yep!) found this website and I’ve been creating magic ever since!  So if you want to learn how to do hairstyles like this below, follow the link to her blog.  She has a YouTube channel and a Pinterest as well, and although the hairstyles look complicated, her how-to videos make them simple.

CuteGirlsHairstyles.com

Best Random StumbleUpon:  Do you like funny, clever, creative and inspirational videos but hate that some are not “safe for family” and worse yet that the comments are downright disgusting? <—stupid YouTube commenters, I’m talking to you!

Then you’ll love Wimp.com.  I won’t admit to how much time I wasted watching videos one evening, but not one was NSFW,K’s or Family.  My daughter’s favorite: A Penguin’s Life of Crime.

I’ll leave you with our Quote of the Week from our Tumblr Photo Blog: “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.” ~Miss Piggy

Have a great week everyone!

Diviine Digest-9/15/11

Yea, yea…it’s the 17th.  I know that.  Just pretend with me, Ok?  I’m late getting this installation of our Daily Digest up but my excuse is a good one: my daughter’s 12th birthday party.  Fifteen “tween” girls, pizza, junk food galore…Let’s just say that I earned my “Awesome Mom” badge and it was well deserved.

Anyway, moving on to our best of last week…here goes:

Photo of the Week:  As many of you know, we recently ran a drawing for a free swimsuit. The entry was a photo of yourself wearing one of our Divinita Sole Swimsuits and we’ve been highlighting these photos on Facebook.  Last week I posted Nina’s photo, which is a gorgeous photo of her and her daughter playing in the water. I have really enjoyed all the photo entries, but I really loved this photo for

Nina and her daughter

the interaction it shows between Nina and her little one.

Best of Facebook: We had an informal poll “Candy Corn, Yea or Nay” on our Facebook wall.  So far the Yea’s seem to have it!  Long live Candy Corn! If you have a strong opinion about Candy Corn and  want to add your opinion to the mix, click here: Candy Corn Poll.

Fashion Blog of the Week: I’m going to have to do another shout-out (not stalking, I promise!) to MaskCara.com because Cara has completely changed my life with her tanning tutorial. I’m a pasty-whitey and have tried tanning products for years but always ended up splotchy or streaky.  One of our faithful Facebook Fans is a friend of the blog author and linked her and I have been in love ever since! (Again, in a totally non-stalking way)

Ugly Fashion Item of the Week:  For you DIY-ers, please do not try this at home:

Fringed Shorts

I know you may be tempted, but no.  Just  no.

And they’re high-waisted too!  Ugh!

Best Random  StumbleUpon: I thought this idea was so clever.  How to Make Bracelets from Old T-Shirts.  Now THIS is a do-it-yourself project I can fully endorse.  If your daughter is like mine, they get t-shirts from every activity that they do: camp, dance, travel souvenirs, etc.  Making a quilt (which is an AWESOME idea) is so far out of my skill league, but a braided bracelet…that I can do.  And look how cute:

T-shirt Bracelets

This idea is from WeHeartThis.com  Be sure to check out their website for other fun stuff.

Quote of the Week: Again, from our Tumblr photo blog site, my vote for best quote of the week is this quote from Zac Efron: “You don’t really know how beautiful a girl is until you meet her. All her beauty is in her personality.”

And that’s it for Volume One, Issue 2 of Diviine Digest.  Have a fantastic week, everyone!

Diviine Digest-October 7

Here’s where you can find the “best of”, and “my fav’s!” from all Diviine Modestee’s social sites…the Diviine Digest.  Welcome to Volume 1, Issue 1.

Quote of Week:  Love Drew Barrymore!  I just can’t help it, she’s adorable and sounds so very wise in this quote:

“When I lay my head on the pillow at night I can say I was a decent person today.  That’s when I feel beautiful.”  Drew Barrymore

Go to our new Tumblr site to see more!

Best From Facebook:  One of the things I love to link on our Facebook Page are some of the unique things/suggestions/how-to’s/etc that come my way.  Hopefully our fans feel the same and enjoy these posts.  Here’s a great one from this past week:  Easy Way To Carve Pumpkins Using Cookie Cutters

YouTube:  If you haven’t already, please take a minute and watch the video of Daniel’s Fundraising Event.  With the help of our customers we were able to give Daniel’s family a sizeable donation to help in his care.

Fashion Blog of the Week:  I MUST start out this first Diviine Digest by recommending what is, IMO the best Fashion Blog around: J’s Everyday Fashion.  J says about her blog:

“… not a personal style blog. You can think of it as a how-to fashion magazine with a personal twist – J uses items from her own closet to illustrate different styling tips or try out new trends to see if they work for the everyday woman! At its core, J’s Everyday Fashion was created to inspire women to have fun with fashion and to address the serious lack of practical style advice in America. Most people can’t afford a personal stylist, and fashion magazines and blogs are full of fantasy fashion that is too expensive and not obtainable for 99% of women. The self-proclaimed Rachael Ray of fashion, J teaches budgeting and styling skills to women on her blog…”

I love her blog because it’s fashion I would/do wear, often with stuff I already have.  Best of all, she has a realistic “normal” budget.  I should warn you: if you react to triggers such as “Banana Republic”, “Boots”, and “Shopping”, DO NOT CLICK THE LINK! (here’s the link again, in case you missed it: J’s Everyday Fashion).

What do you think?  Do you like it as much as I do?

Best Random StumbleUpon:  You can waste hours (literally!) using Stumble.  Now you don’t have to!  Just let me do the work for you  Best of Stumble this week is some amazing photographs from a photographer named Pedro Terrinha.  His photos are gorgeous.  You won’t be sorry you took a peek.  Aren’t his photos amazing?

Ugly Fashion Item of the Week:  There’s just not really much to say about these boodals.  Boots+Sandals.  Haven’t heard of a boodal?  That’s because they don’t exist, and shouldn’t.  Except for this random pair below:

If you don’t wear shoes like these, congratulate yourself.  Job well done!

I hope you’ve enjoyed our first installment of Diviine Digest.  It was a great week for us at Diviine Modestee and hopefully a great week for you as well.