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A Special Piece of Jewelry

My beloved grandfather passed away 23 years ago. I was only 12 years old when this special person in my life died. However, this man taught me so many things during the few years I spent with him. My grandfather was also an accomplished guitarist. A few months ago, I visited the home he shared with my grandmother. While searching through his old belongings, I found a guitar pick. To keep the memory of my grandfather alive, I want to make a necklace out of this special token from my grandfather’s past. On this blog, you will discover how to make jewelry items from guitar picks.

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2015

Finding A Cute Bathing Suit For Your Body Type
If you are concerned about your body type and how you appear to others when wearing a bathing suit, you can look cute and stylish by playing up some of your features and concealing parts of your body that are problematic. Read the following tips to assist with selecting a bathing suit that will look great on you. Large Hips And Thighs If your hips and thighs are larger than other parts of your body, consider a bathing suit that has frills added to the bottom of it or one that has a short skirt attached to it.

Staying Cool And Classy Without T-Shirts
T-shirts can be comfortable and easy to wear, but if you want a touch of class or the aura of fashion-savvy business, you may want to bring a few button-ups and collars into your clothing rotation. Although relying heavy on any single style can make your fashion appeal a bit stale, you can incorporate different business styles to get just enough casual to stay comfortable. By thinking about a few fundamental matching techniques and ways to improvise, you can keep up your nothing-but-business look without sweating in a boardroom jacket.

Wedding Dresses for Plus-Size Women: 3 Tips for a Flattering Silhouette
Finding the perfect wedding dress for your special day can bring about a lot of stress. Not only is finding the perfect design difficult, but most brides feel pressured to lose weight for their special day. In fact, a recent survey found that 70% of 272 respondents wanted to lose around 20 pounds. The perfect wedding dress should fit and flatter your body even if you can't successfully reach your goal weight.

3 Different Ways To Style Your Favorite Pair Of Denim Jeans
If you have a pair of denim jeans that you love, you are likely going to want to wear them often. However, you may hesitate because you don't want people to know that you are wearing the same jeans over and over again. Thankfully, jeans can be styled in so many different ways that really shouldn't be a worry for you at all. You can dress them up or down, making them look completely different with each outfit.

Two Tips For Cleaning Your Dress Shirts
Caring for your athletic dress shirts can be a somewhat confusing task, because these shirts can easily be damaged while you are washing them. However, though the need to wash your shirt will eventually be unavoidable, this does not have to be a seemingly random gamble as to whether your shirt will emerge from this process unharmed. By following these two simple tips, you can help avoid a couple of common causes of problems for dress shirts.

Investing In Your Footwear: What You Should Know About Cowboy Boots
Most people know that the shoes on your feet can make or break the outfits you wear. And when you are going for that Western or cowboy look, you cannot pair dress shoes or standard athletic shoes with the outfit. The only option to pull your look together is to get yourself that perfect pair of cowboy boots. However, if you have never purchased yourself a pair of cowboy boots before, you may not know where to start.

Keeping Your Child's Rain Boots Fresher
If your little one is anything like the average kid, they like to be active. Periods of inclement weather, like heavy rain, isn't enough to keep them idle. You purchased a pair of rain boots for your child so that they could play and explore outside, even when the ground was wet. What you didn't bargain for is the awful smell that often comes along with wearing rain boots. If the odor coming from your child's rain boots is hard to bear, there are some solutions for this.

How To Help Your Elderly Father Choose The Right Diabetic Socks For Him
Diabetic socks are specially designed to ward off some of the symptoms and side effects of diabetes. By stopping the pooling of blood in the legs, diabetic socks can prevent the blistering and ulceration that can cause diabetes patients pain and discomfort. If you are a caregiver for your elderly diabetic father, you may have to help him choose the right socks. By selecting the right socks with the right fit, your father will be able to get the most benefit out of his diabetic socks, which can improve his comfort and prevent complications from diabetes.

Research Shows Yoga Is Beneficial For People With Fibromyalgia
You've never participated in yoga before and are only vaguely familiar with the practice. A friend has suggested that you begin a gentle yoga class because it's effective for fibromyalgia, a troublesome condition you've been trying to manage. Are certain types of yoga actually beneficial for this health disorder? What aspects do you need to consider before enrolling in a class? Find the answers to your questions below.  Yoga for Fibromyalgia Patients

What You Should Know About Custom Orthotics
If you have chronic pain or suffer from an ongoing foot condition, your doctor might recommend foot orthotics. Foot orthotics are special shoe inserts that are custom-made according to your needs and the size of your foot. They will be placed inside your shoes to provide extra support. Here is more information about custom orthotics and how they can help you: The Benefits of Custom Orthotics Custom foot orthotics provide you many benefits, even if you don't necessarily have a chronic foot condition.

Dyed Toe Shoes: When Your Ballet Dance Apparel Must Match Your Shoes
Ballet dance apparel comes in a wide variety of colors, fabrics and styles. A dancer can wear a nude unitard that gives the appearance of dancing naked on stage, or a dancer can wear a tea-length dance dress in a rainbow of hues. When it comes right down to it though, people are watching a ballet dancer's feet. The traditional pale pink toe shoes for women and black for men is not always preferred.

3 Reasons Why You Should Buy Wholesale Handbags
The only thing better than getting a handbag is getting a wholesale handbag. There are so many different bags to choose from, and there always seems to be some type of sale going on. This article will discuss 3 reasons why you should buy wholesale handbags.  You Pay A Cheaper Price Than Retail Because you are buying the handbag directly from the seller, you aren't getting the marked-up price that the retailer would add onto it.