Pimp Your Crib: Paint Your Life


Updated 08/21/08 6:50 PM · Posted by babysugar · 1 comment

Pimp Your Crib:  Paint Your Life

The days of sitting for an oil portrait may be long gone but that doesn't mean you have to forgo the beauty of a canvas hanging on your walls. The magic of the Internet and Paint Your Life allows parents to take a digitally uploaded photograph and convert it into an oil painting in just over three weeks. With a team of professional artists on staff, the company recreates your photo using the Read more

How to Adjust Your Tax Withholding


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How to Adjust Your Tax Withholding

We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! Political theater over whether or not to extend the 2% payroll tax holiday has overshadowed the fact that most workers can do more to reduce the amount of tax withheld from their paychecks than anything cooked up in Washington. The power-to-the-people ploy? Using a W-4 form to put an end to overwithholding from your paychecks. Read more

Domino Quick Fixes Launches This Spring!


Updated 02/08/12 7:49 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Domino Quick Fixes Special Edition in Spring 2012

Domino fans rejoice! The dearly departed shelter publication will be brought to life again through a special print edition titled Quick Fixes. Condé Nast will publish a compilation of the magazine's best home-decorating stories, highlighting tricks and tips for easy and affordable ways to dramatically change the look of your home. Condé Nast editorial director Thomas J. Wallace noted in a Read more

30 Ways I See Love Differently at Age 30


Updated 01/30/12 7:24 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Mature Lessons About Love

We're happy to present this excerpt from one of our favorite sites, YourTango. Writing about love is daunting. It really is. To paint an accurate illustration of the way I felt when I first began tackling this topic, I ask you to envision me—a skinny, uncoordinated white girl measuring all of 5'3"—facing off with Shaquille O'Neal on the basketball court. The entire scenario is silly and Read more

What Are Your Colors?


Updated 02/03/12 9:08 PM · Posted by Sponsor · 2 comments

What Are Your Colors?

Sometimes picking a paint color can feel like a challenge. There are so many options, and narrowing them to just a few can seem daunting. My Colortopia, a new paint and color inspiration website powered by Glidden, is here to help. Take their My Life, My Colors quiz below and get color palettes based on your personality and things you like. You just may discover that new room color you were Read more

Todd Oldham to Bring Kid Made Modern to Target With New Line of Art Supplies


Updated 01/24/12 10:15 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Todd Oldham Kid Made Modern Art Supplies at Target

Art supplies and crafts collection, designed by a real-life designer, at Target prices? Sign me up! When Todd Oldham first published Kid Made Modern ($16) almost three years ago, he created a minirevolution in the world of arts and crafts. Inspired by the most influential midcentury artists — including Alexander Calder, Charles and Ray Eames, and Marimekko — he sought to teach lil ones about Read more

Wabi-Sabi Design Uncovered


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What Is Wabi-Sabi?

We've seen a lot of wabi-sabi design out there — but not a lot of explanation. If you're scratching your head wondering what wabi-sabi is, here's your chance to learn a little something new about this ancient Japanese style. While it includes an entire Japanese philosophy of living, wabi-sabi also applies to a specific design style that celebrates rustic imperfection, mismatched items, and Read more

Listen to Jay-Z Honor His Baby Girl Blue Ivy Carter in "Glory" — and Read the Sweet Lyrics!


Updated 01/10/12 7:24 AM · Posted by · 19 comments

Jay-Z's New "Glory" Song Honors Blue Ivy Carter

Jay-Z wrote a song to honor his newborn daughter, Blue Ivy Carter! In record time, Jay got together the lyrics and music for "Glory," which even features some audio from the little one. In the track, Jay refers to Blue as "God's gift" and "the most beautifulest thing in the world." The new dad rapped, "Words can't describe what I'm feeling, for real." He goes on to say "my greatest creation was Read more

"Failed Painter" Angelina Jolie on Defying Rules, Clint Eastwood, Defining Success


Updated 12/21/11 1:14 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Angelina Jolie Interview on In the Land of Blood and Honey

Angelina Jolie's directorial debut In the Land of Blood and Honey, a love story set during the Bosnian War in the '90s, opens here in the US on Friday. She was in NYC earlier this month doing press for the film and joined her cast for a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria. Leading ladies Zana Marjanovic and Vanessa Glodjo, as well as actors Goran Kostic and Rade Serbedzija, sat with Angelina Read more

Sandra Bullock Picks Louis Up For a Park Playdate


Updated 12/13/11 8:10 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Sandra Bullock With Louis in NYC Pictures

Sandra Bullock and Louis layered up for a fun park day in NYC this morning. It's an exciting season for Sandra and her little guy, and she apparently plans on spoiling him with a "ridiculous" Christmas. Sandra joked that she wants the "photo ops to be really great because he’s not going to remember it, but he’ll remember it by the photos and when he’s 16 and says, ‘I hate you — you’re Read more