HGTV's Cash & Cari -- Do you have a fabulous find story to share?

HGTV is a sponsor on my Thrifty Shopping column on examiner.com from now until January 15th. If you have a story about finding valuable things at flea markets, garage sales, estate sales, moving sales, or even items in your basement (think Antique Roadshow) -- I would love to interview you and feature your find, shopping tips and photos of your find in my column. I promise a link back to your blog from both my column and my blog.

If you are interested send an email to me at cottagelifestyle@gmail.com.

Cari Cucksey, host of HGTV's Cash & Cari

HGTV is doing this to promote their new show Cash & Cari which debuts on January 3rd and looks like a show I am going to enjoy.

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Behind the scenes with the costume designer for Desperate Housewives - Part II

If you watch Desperate Housewives you won't want to miss reading Part II of my interview with Desperate Housewives' costume designer Cate Adair -- check out my Thrifty Shopping article. Click here to read Part I.

Read my interview with Desperate Housewives' costume designer

If you watch Desperate Housewives you won't want to miss reading Part I of my interview with costume designer Cate Adair -- check out my Thrifty Shopping article. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting Cate...she was engaging and down to earth. I wondered what she would be like given that she works with celebrities...I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to chat and how open she was about sharing personal stories.

Click here to see if Cate will be vising your city as part of her "Celebrate Personal Style" tour.

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Meet Desperate Housewives stylist Cate Adair

Chamilia^®, the fashion-forward fine beaded jewelry company, announces the launch of their ‘Celebrate Personal Style’ tour with celebrity stylist, Cate Adair. The brand is hosting jewelry parties in five cities across the country where attendees can meet the celebrity stylist and emmy-nominated costume designer for the hit ABC show, Desperate Housewives, and get tips on how they can express their unique and personal style with Chamilia’s customizable jewelry collections.

“These special events are an inviting and fun way for women to celebrate their individual style by pairing beautiful and fashionable beads in ways that reflect who they are and what they love,” said Cate Adair, celebrity stylist and costume designer. “I love to accessorize my clients by incorporating their personal style into every look and Chamilia jewelry allows women everywhere to do the same.” 

Party attendees will have an exclusive opportunity to create personalized bracelets, necklaces and earrings from hundreds of intricately designed beads made out of fine materials. Look books will also be given to guests featuring Chamilia’s customizable jewelry, designed by Killian Rieder, a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology and former Ralph Lauren designer, who has a long pedigree in the fashion and design industry. 

‘Celebrate Personal Style’ events on the following dates and times:

Minneapolis                                                               Atlanta                                               

October 20, 2010                                                        October 29, 2010

Aurora Jewelers                                                          Barron’s Fine Jewelry

11995 Singletree Lane                                                1850 Scenic Hwy, Suite 100

Eden Prairie, MN 55344                                             Snellville, GA 30078  

2 p.m. - 7 p.m (CDT)                                                  5 p.m. - 9 p.m. (EDT)

Los Angeles                                                              Houston

November 6, 2010                                                      December 3, 2010

Bungalow Bay                                                             The Magnolia House

6457 E. Pacific Highway                                            6146 Highway 6

Long Beach, CA 90803                                              Missouri City, TX 77459

11 a.m. - 4 p.m. (PDT)                                               3 p.m. - 7 p.m. (CDT)

Miami                                                                          Miami

December 9, 2010                                                      December 9, 2010

Snow’s Jewelers                                                         Five Star Jewelers

6837 Main Street                                                        16271 SW 88^th Street

Miami Lakes, FL 33014                                              Miami, FL

5 p.m. - 8 p.m. (EDT)                                                 12 p.m - 6 p.m (EDT)

I am looking forward to meeting Cate on October 20th.

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Do you watch Desperate Housewives???

I am a fan of Desperate Housewives. Get this...next week I get an opportunity to meet (in person) and interview Cate Adair. Who is Cate Adair you ask?

Cate Adair is the Emmy-nominated Costume Designer for the smash hit series, Desperate Housewives. Her design work for this global sensation is credited with influencing fashion trends in 203 countries. Millions of eager viewers tune in weekly to see what the ladies of Wisteria Lane are doing - and more specifically, to see exactly what they’re wearing while they’re doing it!

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