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        Celebrating 10 years     Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade'17!   Yesterday was my 10th year marching in Macy's Thanksgiving Parade. Behind the scenes from the 91st parade                                  Clowns heading for the uptown bus! A few balloons waiting patiently for the parade to begin! Found a few celebs!      My Husband Sol was clowning around                     Headed up to Santa's Sleigh Waiting for Santa to Arrive                    Santa's long climb up to  his sleigh He made it with much help  Each year I have had some TV time - See if you can find me(I am in there with the rest of Santa's team)  I can now add another 2 secon...

Have You Any Wool... Super Soft, Cuddly,  Friendly ...   Merino Wool   Just in time for the cold winter days ahead of us. My favorite animal fiber is about to enter my closest with a warming affect that no other cuddly sweater can compete with.  Merino wool is the finest sheep wool with a no itch factor!  Which is very important to me because the itch in wool has kept me away from wearing wool products for many years. Cool Wool  There is no better example of the versatility of Merino wool than Cool Wool.  Cool Wool garments are manufactured from lightweight Merino wool fabrics making Merino almost seasonless! In February 2012 Cool Wool was re-launched initially to the trade. In recognition of the advancements in the production of lightweight fabric the original Cool Wool  was modified to be more relevant for today’s market needs and demands. Cool Wool is a sub-brand of the Woolmark and Woolmark Blend programs. Visit www.woolmar...

Planted Beauty Wellness beauty products have roots that dates back to over 3000 years ago. The Egyptians used anti-wrinkle creams made from essential oils of frankincense and creams made from grass and plant juice mixed with wax and  oil were created to keep the skin beautiful. Lactic Acid from cows or goats milk was believed to keep the skin clear because it has the effect of a skin peel. Commercial creams first came on the market by women such as Harriet Hubbard Ayer, Lillie Langtry and Helena Rubinstein who marketed her mother’s home remedy recipes from her native Poland origins. A  beautiful face will go in and out of style...a beautiful complexion is always in style...  Many well-known medicines were discovered through plant extracts w ith over 250,000 species of plants! One of the benefits of plant-based ingredients, both in medicine and natural skin care, is that your body automatically knows how to pro...

A Little About Me... Taking a break....from all my school work and teaching...to show another side of my me and my fashion drawings..... My drawings over the last few weeks..... Brandy is my favorite model, she is  easy to sketch,all of these figures are from her inspiring poses! Prismacolor pencils....they break easily but easy to work and blend color! I worked on this group last spring and once again Brandy was model. So Brandy modeled in my coat and the coat is about 20 years old...making a comeback... 2 years ago with a different model This illustration was part of a series I worked on for the wedding line at 2nd Floor Studio Handcrafted Gifts, the business that my husband Sol and I ran for close to 20 years. We has tees and keepsake boxes, albums and other items for the wedding dress illustrations. I found this old illustration ,it was when I was teaching at Parsons.I was giving a demonstration on mar...