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Inspired: Cowboy Modern

CasaSugar — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:30:16 -0700

I love the look of old Western ranch buildings, from their open, timber-framed ceilings to their massive stone fireplaces. However, even the most classic of cowboy designs often needs an update. For instance, how about trading the Frederick Remington reproduction print for a more modern Gretchen Wagoner collage painting? While it still has a definite cowboy flavor, its material use and colors totally bring the subject matter into the 21st century. I've tracked down many other updates on classic cowboy motifs, too, which I'll show you when you read more.

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Come Party With Me: Hoedown - Invite

partysugar — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:15:37 -0700

Recently one of my girlfriends moved out of the city to the countryside. Her new home has (drum roll please) a barn! I've been waiting all my life to host a Western-style hoedown in an authentic barn and she's agreed to let me plan one instead of hosting a housewarming party.

Think cowboy boots, bluegrass, and barbecued ribs. The invites take their inspiration from the classic, all-American bandanna. To learn how I made them, read more.

The following supplies are needed to make similar invitations:

colored cardstock
fun scissors (I used pinking sheers)
glue
bandanna print image (I downloaded mine from Martha Stewart)

To assemble the invite:

Start by dragging the bandanna motif into a new Photoshop file that is 3.5 inches by 5 inches.
Shrink the motif down. Copy and paste the motif to create a background layer of bandanna. Arrange in an attractive pattern, flipping some of the images upside down.
Insert a text box and write out the details of the party. I used the font Chalkboard in size 12 bold to write:

Yee- Haw!
You’re Invited to a
Boot-Scooting Hoedown

Saturday, October 18
Barbecue @ 5
Band begins @ 730

Krys & Emily's Barn
Petaluma, CA

attire: blue jeans & boots
rsvp: 415.555.5555

Change the font color to match the color of your cardstock.
Print out on white paper and check for mistakes.
Once satisfied with the look and feel of the invite, print on nice white paper.
Use the sheering scissors to cut the invite down to size.
Glue to the cardstock.
Cut the cardstock down to size with the fun scissors.
Slide into an envelope and send.

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Spotted! Baby Western Screech Owls

Pet Community — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:00:18 -0800

This pretty picture and post comes to us from the Spotted! group from member lauren.

I don't own an animal but thankfully where I live has great wildlife including deer (that love to eat all of my flowers on my deck), birds, raccoons and my all time favorite animal that I spotted was baby Western Screech Owls. They spent the entire summer in a huge oak tree just outside of my house. I don't see them anymore but I can still hear them hoo'ing! This picture was taking about 5 feet away from them while they were learning to fly!

There's lots of fun stuff going on in our community so come play and don't forget to enter your own cute photo captures about town to our Spotted! group - it may be picked as a Site of the Week on PetSugar!

Curious How to Transport a Giraffe?

PetSugar — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:00:00 -0800

I love giraffes but even with all the things I do know about these guys, I never gave much thought about how you'd get the world's tallest animal from point A to point B . . . if walking was not an option! Now I've got my answer as this animal recently relocated from the Auckland Zoo in New Zealand to Taronga's Western Plains Zoo in Australia. How did Ntombi make the big trip? Why by a huuuuge boat of course, followed by a hitching a lift from this crane as he arrives at Sydney's Port Botany today.

Check out more piccys of big Ntombi's big trip when you read more.

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David Celebrates With the Kids During His Sporting Weekend

PopSugarUK — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:34:13 -0800

David Beckham was in a celebratory mood on Friday as he helped Los Angeles Galaxy beat Houston Dynamo at home in the MLS Western Conference Championship. He snuggled up with his hair twin Cruz on the pitch afterwards, and Romeo and Brooklyn were also in the stands to watch their dad claim victory. Come Sunday David was riding solo, attending the P.S. Arts Express Yourself event at Santa Monica Airport and then watching the Houston Rockets play the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center. Meanwhile, after doing her bit for charity Victoria arrived in London for business meetings, and she'll no doubt have to respond to the latest rumours about signing Blake Lively to model her next collection.

To see lots more pictures of David's busy weekend, just read more.

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Arizona Man Runs Down Daughter For Being "Too Westernized"

TresSugar — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:00:00 -0700

Yesterday, we discussed some of the challenges children of immigrants face trying to deal with clashing cultural values, but the following case is extreme.

Police are still looking for a Peoria, AZ, man originally from Iraq who allegedly ran down his daughter and her friend with his SUV to punish her for becoming "too Westernized."

Faleh Hassan Almaleki ran down his daughter Noor and her friend Amal Edan Khalaf in a parking lot on Tuesday, resulting in his daughter's hospitalization for life-threatening injuries while Khalaf, whose injuries were less severe, is also in the hospital.

This is paternalism at its worst. I have an Iranian-American friend who is having similar culture clash issues with her father, but he's a gentle and wonderful person who is trying to understand her and keep lines of communication open. I hope the women recover and that Noor and her father can reach some sort of understanding with each other eventually.

David and His Boys Win Big While Foxy Posh Flies

Molly — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:00:58 -0800

David Beckham celebrated on the field with his sons as he helped lead the LA Galaxy to a win in the MLS Western Conference Championship on Friday night. Romeo, Cruz and Brooklyn all cheered dad on and will have the chance to do it again next weekend in the MLS Cup next Saturday in Seattle. Cruz and David were still showing off similar hairstyles, which Becks styled a little different to stop by a P.S. Arts event yesterday. While her boys were having fun in LA, Victoria Beckham was headed to London where she was spotted at the airport sporting her new wavy hairstyle and a fresh off the runway Louis Vuitton Bag with a fake foxtail. Earlier in the week she and Brooklyn visited underprivileged kids in Kentucky, where she showed off that killer smile we love the chance to see, but now it's back to business in England for Posh.

To see lots more of the Beckhams just read more.

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The Beckhams Have a Weekend of Fitness and Family

PopSugar — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:30:27 -0800

David Beckham took a break from his basketball routine to bring Cruz and Romeo out to see the LA Kings play the Nashville Predators in a hockey game on Saturday night. Victoria and Brooklyn didn't go along for the outing, but she was out solo earlier in the day to pay a visit to her gym as she keeps plugging away on her intense workout regimen. Victoria is also apparently gearing up to take on more responsibility work-wise, as she's rumored to be thinking of starting a modeling agency with her manager Simon Fuller. David was the one working up a sweat yesterday, when he took the field with the Galaxy against Chivas for game two of the MLS Western Conference semifinals. He got a little banged up, but David helped his team take home a win and he celebrated by going shirtless afterwards.

To see more Beckhams, just read more.

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Shirtless Beckham Copies Cruz's Hair As Galaxy Progresses

PopSugarUK — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:01:58 -0800

David Beckham had another sport-filled weekend, taking Cruz and Romeo to watch Nashville Predators v. Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center on Saturday, and then taking to the pitch on Sunday to help the Galaxy beat Chivas USA 1-0 in their MLS Western Conference semi-final match. David showed off his new haircut, which is similar to Cruz's cool 'do, and then showed off his torso as he stripped shirtless at the end of the game. As the Galaxy are through to the cup final on Friday, David will have to miss England's friendly against Brazil. He'll be back playing in Europe in 2010 thanks to his AC Milan deal, and he's said the loan won't anger his Galaxy teammates: check out a video of David's interview after the jump.

To watch David's interview and see more pictures, just read more.

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Behind the Iron Curtain: Was Sex Better Before the Wall's Fall?

TresSugar — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:13:52 -0800

Life may be better since the fall of the Berlin Wall, but is sex? It was at first. Prostitutes came in vans, porn was everywhere, and sex shops opened like wine bars in a gentrifying neighborhood. Yet interest waned throughout the '90s, and nostalgia set in for "love as it was before."

Before, men and women didn't need porn to get excited or toys to orgasm. What did they need? Imagination, says former relationship columnist Jutta Resch-Treuwerth, and they had it. Poll after poll shows there was lots of "imagination" behind the iron curtain. On average, East Germans lost their virginity earlier, had twice as much sex, and had more orgasms than their Western counterparts.

So what made sex so "gut"? Find out after the jump

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