And you thought you spent a lot of time on your hair!

Every year around this time, I am strangely drawn to pictures of the World Beard and Moustache Championships because... well... these guys make some of my higher maintenance girlfriends look like hair-care slackers.

And I'm kind of fascinated by people who go out of their way to make themselves essentially undate-able. Ponder it.

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Warms the Heart!

I love seeing young people do good deeds! This one is very touching.

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Fashion News: Fendi Runway Show

This is just so cool! Fendi held their fashion show on the Great Wall of China. AND they got it to glitter.

I would wear this to the Fendi show- I want to sparkle, too!

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Pumkin Fever: Going all out

This is what happens when one West Virginia man had 3000 pumpkins and a little too much time on his hands.... See more photos of the Great Pumpkin House Here.

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Featured Artis of the Week: chris and thomas

Loving it- very mellow! Download this for FREE below by clicking on the arrow next to 'Take These Thoughts'

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"Take These Thoughts" (mp3)
from "Land of Sea"
(Defend Music Inc.)

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Curly Hair Tips!

Oh, my curly haired sisters- didn't we have a hard time growing up? Seriously, when I was younger, the only thing I ever wanted was stick-straight hair. I had NO IDEA what to do to make curly hair look good. When I found it, I thought I'd share it with you:

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Celebrity Deliciousness: Halle Berry

ok, so she's pregnant, and still looks fabulous- especially her boobs! But that sweater thing is totally distracting... and why are her legs a different color than the rest of her?

Lesson Learned: Spray Tan everywhere!

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Flawless: Dita Von Teese

I positively LOVE Dita Von Teese- she's totally vintage cool, and she always looks SO flawless! (If you aren't familiar with her, she is a famous burlesque dancer, and was married to Marilyn Manson. Side note: she's pretty darn classy, so I prefer to ignore that last little factoid.)

Occasionally, when I'm all dressed up, I just assume I look exactly like this:

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My Future 1st and 2nd Husbands

The Affleck brothers are just sizzlin'! I figured you might need a little dose of double trouble....

Side note to Ben and Casey: Please propose with THIS. And FYI, I'm a traditional, down on one knee kind of girl.

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OMG: J-Lo is having TWINS

Oh. My. Gosh. Jennifer Lopez is having twins, it's confirmed! Here's the press release:

Ashley's Faves: Big, Bold, and Utterly Fabulous

What a fun and funky combo! I am totally LOVING the big heart necklace. Here it is shown worn short, but its just as good at it's full length, which will put the heart about half way down your torso.

Here's one of my favorite tips: If you're big chested like me, wearing a long necklace like that will cut the visual lines and make you look more proportionate. I love that!

Gigantic Heart Necklace: $48.00

Fancy Rhinestone hoops: $14.00

Talented Women: You have just got to see this!

Ok- this is amazing! Over at stylehiveblog, they're running a contest to see who can come up with the best wedding dresses made entirely out of toilet paper! Apparently, this is big at wedding showers, and to be perfectly honest, I would totally wear some of them down the aisle!

Invisible Mirror

This is simply hysterical! It's not even in a language I can understand, and I am still cracking up!

Featured Artist of the Week: Norton Buffalo

We just LOVE this song- and so perfect for pumkin fever!!!

Norton Buffalo
"Sweet Little Pumpkin" (mp3)
from "King Of The Highway"
(Blind Pig Records)

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Pumpkin Fever: Part 1, the CARVING!

This is my good friend Phil's fabulous pumpkin- he is a total traditionalist, and every cut was made with alarming precision.



I on the other hand, tried to be artsy-fartsy. It's a lady in a long gown giving a toast at a window.

Ashley's Faves: Feeling Fancy!

I'm totally feeling fancy today, and nothing could be better than gold and glam! These two go so well together! (And no one will ever believe you paid these prices!!!)

Long, Gold and Dangly Earrings: $16.00

Gold Choker with Fun Dangles: ON SALE $14.00

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Miss Teen USA 2007 - South Carolina answers a question

Miss South Carolina! Come on! Brains and beauty don't have to be mutually exclusive!

Featured Podcast Artist: Laura Knight

In today's episode of our podcast, we were very proud to play Laura Knight's new single, Sunshine. Check it below! It's awesome!!!

Laura Knight
"Sunshine" (mp3)
from "Sunshine"
(BNM Productions Pty Ltd.)

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Ashley's Faves: Silver Goddess!

I am adoring this combo because it will take you from the board room to a PTA meeting to a night out, and will look smashing (and perfectly fitting) just about anywhere.

I'm feeling the versatile goddess thing lately- we all wear different hats depending on the hour. Today, I will be a working girl, a running errands girl, a doting granddaughter, and an out-on-the-town girl. And I certainly won't have time for costume changes!

Pebble Circle Necklace: $16.00

Dangly Heart Earrings: $9.00

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Ashley's Faves: Rambunctious and Red!

I'm feeling rowdy and rambunctious today- this beautiful weather is making me want to wear some fun, bright colors. These fabulous shades of red are just gorgeous! They are perfect to put some pizazze into my jeans and black button down shirt outfit... and I do intend to turn some heads!

Red Cross and Earrings Set: $16.00

Red Jade Bangle: $24.00

Red Petal Purse: $60.00

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Pumkin Fountain, Baby!

This weekend, we celebrated fall by making a pumkin fountain! We were pretty ambitious, but we finally did it- and it is so cool! Our good friend, Marcia, (pictured above) helped us out. It definitely took three people to make it happen!



We started with three pumkins of various sizes, and 1 gigantic banana gourd. Once the fountain shape had been acheived, we ran a small fountain pump from the bottom pumkin up to the top, and let 'er rip.



Water flows gently up from the middle of the top pumkin, and cascades down to the bowl at the bottom.





To make sure the water flowed where we wanted it, we made small ridges in the sides of the top two pumkins. Admittedly, there were a few balancing issues, but we were able to solve them by sticking barbecue skewers in at strategic points.



We just think this is the coolest project we've ever embarked on- and boy, is it awesome!





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