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In Honor of Black History Month – Artist Bisa Butler

In Honor of Black History Month – Artist Bisa Butler

I’ve been obsessed with Ms. Bisa Butler from the moment I first saw her art and it is “ART” with all caps. So colorful, so intricate, so powerful and moving. Some people refer to them as quilts, but she takes the original art form of  quilting and lifts it up an infinite number of notches. I’d never seen anything like it and in honor of Black History Month, I wanted to pay tribute to this incredible artist.

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The 5 Best Chocolate Shops for Valentine’s Day

The 5 Best Chocolate Shops for Valentine’s Day

Tis the season of CHOCOLATE. Now traditionally I’m not a huge fan of chocolate unless it’s of the best quality and face it, you usually don’t get quality chocolate throughout the year unless you really go looking for it. I wouldn’t say I’m a chocolate snob, but I just wasn’t the kid or woman who thought chocolate was the bees knees until I tasted chocolate made by a chocolatier. Reminds me of a mouseketeer, but cooler. Haha

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24 of the Best Items to Wear on Valentine’s Day

24 of the Best Items to Wear on Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day will be here before you know it the way January is just flying by. Now, I don’t usually get hyped up for Valentine’s Day because I think everyone should do nice things for the people they love all year long. But when I started thinking about what Valentine’s means, I concluded that for me it means putting your heart in a state of love and giving. So I’m going to love on myself this Valentine’s Day and the people around me.

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