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on the Holiday Hotness Bazaar. We have got lots of new vendors added to the vendor page, so please make sure that you give them a little peek. I also have been spotlighting our wonderful vendors here on Tha Hotness.
We are still looking for progressive, modern, edgy crafter, independent designer or DIY'er. We are also accepting vintage dealers for the bazaar.
The inspiration behind the entire outfit were these earring by Silent Goddess.
The dress at Ashley Stewart
The sandals are by Patricia Fields available at Payless.
Clutch at Aldos
Deva Grande Cuff at Patricia Candido
it's about time people noticed. Italian Vogue has done something ground breaking and allowed photographer Steven Meisel to produce a primarily black issue. Filled with images of beautiful black women such as Liya Kebede, Tyra Banks, Naomi Campbell, Iman and Jourdan Dunn just to name a few. Goes on sale in the US on July 1st. Make sure that you pick up your copy.
One question that was posed was, how long does it last... Does the magazine go on stands next month with a lack of color?
{photos: Vogue/ Steven Meisel}
Audrey Kawasaki. I love how soft the women always look in her paintings. I also love how they all seem very innocent and yet very sensual. I love that a lot of her paintings have are of women together. Below are just a few of my favorites. Make sure that you check more of her work out here...
Here are a few things that I found out in the blogsphere over this past weekend. Yeah, I know that I need to get out of the house and I did... I found a great steal on something that I plan on D.I.Y.'ing that I will share with you guys on Monday.
I saw these earrings and I was completely wowed and knew that I had to share with all of you wonderful readers. These stunning earrings were created by Haji Couture and you can find more of these stunning designs here. During a google search, I just discovered that Haji Couture also has an Etsy shop that you can take a peek at here.
I also found these great purses from Bird Handbags.
And stunning handmade shoes by Henry Beguelin.
but I hadn't seen them before so I figured I would share them with you. A great Sex and the City spread done by Vogue magazine. I love Sarah Jessica Parker but for other reason than her being Carrie on Sex and the City. As kid I remember her as Patty Greene from Square Pegs, man did I love that show... You can view more pics from the Vogue shoot here.
Visit Xabia Jewels for beautiful and unique handcrafted jewelry. With wedding season here in full swing, Xabia also offers volume discounts on bridal party jewelry. 
Great news as reported by the Associated Press today:
SAN FRANCISCO - California's Supreme Court declared gay couples in the nation's biggest state can marry — a monumental but perhaps short-lived victory for the gay rights movement Thursday that was greeted with tears, hugs, kisses and at least one instant proposal of matrimony.
Same-sex couples could tie the knot in as little as a month. But the window could close soon after — religious and social conservatives are pressing to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November that would undo the Supreme Court ruling and ban gay marriage.
"Essentially, this boils down to love. We love each other. We now have equal rights under the law," declared a jubilant Robin Tyler, a plaintiff in the case along with her partner. She added: "We're going to get married. No Tupperware, please."
A crowd of people raised their fists in triumph inside City Hall, and people wrapped themselves in the rainbow-colored gay-pride flag outside the courthouse. In the Castro, the historic center of the gay community in San Francisco, Tim Oviatt wept as he watched the news on TV.
"I've been waiting for this all my life. This is a life-affirming moment," he said.
By the afternoon, gay and lesbian couples had already started lining up at San Francisco City Hall to make appointments to get marriage licenses. In West Hollywood, supporters were planning to serve "wedding cake" at an evening celebration.
James Dobson, chairman of the conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, called the ruling an "outrage."
"It will be up to the people of California to preserve traditional marriage by passing a constitutional amendment. ... Only then can they protect themselves from this latest example of judicial tyranny," he said in an e-mail statement.
In its 4-3 ruling, the Republican-dominated high court struck down state laws against same-sex marriage and said domestic partnerships that provide many of the rights and benefits of matrimony are not enough.
"In contrast to earlier times, our state now recognizes that an individual's capacity to establish a loving and long-term committed relationship with another person and responsibly to care for and raise children does not depend upon the individual's sexual orientation," Chief Justice Ronald George wrote for the majority in ringing language that delighted gay rights activists.
Massachusetts is the only other state to legalize gay marriage, something it did in 2004. The California ruling is considered monumental by virtue of the state's size — 38 million out of a U.S. population of 302 million — and its historic role in the vanguard of the many social and cultural changes that have swept the country since World War II.
California has an estimated 92,000 same-sex couples.
"It's about human dignity. It's about human rights. It's about time in California," San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, pumping his fist in the air, told a roaring crowd at City Hall. "As California goes, so goes the rest of the nation. It's inevitable. This door's wide open now. It's going to happen, whether you like it or not."
You can read the rest here...
One thing that I know to be true is that if I did have a big dog she would definitely be wearing these great accessories by Karma Charms. Karma Charms makes great quality and sturdy collars for the big dog in your family. Get your big dog stylish for the Summer with Doggles (doggie eye wear), how cleaver is that...
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but I just couldn't. Here is the first look at the new line of Springcart Candles created especially for me by Karyn of Moodwax...
