Since I'm on the topic of weddings...In A Perfect World...I would get married tomorrow if I meet someone with this much passion, charisma, humanity, talent, spitituality and oh yes, I can't forget the sexyness...damn, talking about bringing sexy back. What happened to us people? Look at this band...everyone is an example of black manhood...and what do our children have to look up to today? Don't even get me started...We have to do better people...It's our turn...Do Better!
Friday, February 29, 2008
In A Perfect World
In a perfect world...I would honeymoon in a spot like this...luv. I believe this photo is of a hotel in Marakesh.
Weekend Craft Project
It's so cold in NYC you could actually make this ice wreath this weekend...fill a bundt cake pan with water throw in some interesting twigs, berries, whatevery you want...put it in the freezer to freeze and hang it on your front door...it will probably last through the weekend...
In A Perfect World
In a perfect world...I could wear this outfit today...running around taking care of errands, but it's 19 degrees in NYC today...Where is spring? This outfit is waiting...
Thursday, February 28, 2008
In a Perfect World
In a perfect world I would wear this beautiful dress to my ex-boyfriends wedding...just perfect...
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Free
AUDITIONS FOR JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER'S MIDDLE SCHOOL JAZZ ACADEMY
Tuition-free intensive jazz instructionApplications due March 10, 2008
WHO/WHAT: Jazz at Lincoln Center seeks promising middle school instrumentalists from New York City to apply and audition for its fourth year of Middle School Jazz Academy (MSJA), a tuition-free intensive jazz instruction program held throughout the school year.
ELIGIBILITY:Students must:- Have played an instrument for at least a year-Be entering grades 6-8 for the 2008-09 school year -Attend a school or live in one of New York City's five boroughs-
Be interested in learning more about jazz-Preference given to students of families with limited means. Each year Jazz at Lincoln Center selects 15 students from all five boroughs of New York City, in the 6th, 7th and 8th grades to be a part of MSJA.
Each student is awarded a full tuition scholarship—based on application, audition and family interview—that provides intensive jazz instruction throughout the school year.
The MSJA faculty, led by Director, Eli Yamin, is comprised of accomplished musicians deeply committed to teaching and mentoring today’s youth through innovative and effective methods.Now in its fourth year, this unique program offers a course of study in instrumental performance, including Saturday Academy and weekly private lessons, as well as broader youth development activities. Students have the opportunity to meet and learn from outstanding faculty and guest musicians including members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
WHEN: Deadline for applications is March 10, 2008; late applications will be considered if audition space is available.
Auditions will be held:
Saturday, March 29, 3-6 p.m.
Frank Sinatra High School of the Arts
(30-20 Thomson Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101)
Monday, March 31, 3-6 p.m.
I.S. 143 Eleanor Roosevelt School
(511 West 182nd Street, Washington Heights, NY 10033)
Wednesday April 2, 3-6 p.m.
Mark Twain School
(2401 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11224)
Thursday April 3, 3-6 p.m.
Institute of Collaborative Education
(345 East 15th Street, New York, NY 10003)
HOW/WHERE: To obtain more information email: msja@jalc.org, Call: 212-258-9789, or write: Jazz at Lincoln Center 33 W 60th. Street, 11th Floor New York, NY 10023Application available for download here: www.jalc.org/msjaFor more information about MSJA: http://www.jalc.org/jazzED/s_msja.htmlFor bios on the faculty, visit: http://www.jalc.org/about/pdf/MSJA_Faculty_2008-09.pdf
QUOTES: “The program taught my son and my family that jazz is not only a music style… it’s a lifestyle.
FOR SALE...
$40.00 each
Art Hair Girls, 10" x 24", Acrylic on Wood
email: dbmore@hotmail.com for additional information
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Charity Begins at Home
This FEED Bag raises money for the U.N. World Food Programme. Each tote sold provides a year of school lunches for one child. The meals give kids vital nourishment and the incentive they many need to attend school... go to www.feedprojects.org
$59.95
In a Perfect World
In a perfect world, I would be the coolest mother at the PTA meeting in this outfit by www.TODS.com
Another Chalkboard Idea
O.k...if your afraid of chalkboard paint or painting in general...check out these chalkboard decals...you can stick them anywhere...buy 4 - 9"x 12", self adhesive stickers for $16.99 at www.wallies.com
Chalkboard Paint
I think chalkboard paint is great...but, this may be taking it a bit far...Nah, maybe not...I love it. You can get chalkboard paint from www.homedepot.com and turn any wall in your home into a chalkboard...
Good Morning
Today's breakfast, english muffin, peanut butter, and bananas sprinkled with honey...Yum.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Belated Birthday Present
This would make a great belated birthday present from someone who feels our life would benefit from more calm...for more information go to http://keepcalmposters.blogspot.com/ 
How Could I Leave the NYC?
Every now and then something will happen that makes me think, "How could I ever leave NYC"? This broadway show is definately one of those moments...I really want to see this show...Could I see this show in Virginia?
In A Perfect World
This is a section I'll call, "In A Perfect World". Where money, time, location and status are not an issue...I'll post my perfect idea of where I would live, how I would dress, what type of car I would drive, etc...in a perfect world...Hopefully the universe will hear me...
First entry...In a perfect world, I would wear this "Etro" outfit when hanging out with my best girlfriend in Soho...It would be a Saturday or Sunday, early evening, window shopping ending with drinks and dinner in some interesting spot...Ah...
Oh, Baby
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Wouldn't this make a beautiful baby room? No teddy bears here...
Go to http://www.johnrobshaw.com/ to see more...
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Can I have your number
Cool cards to introduce yourself...I would just add a couple more lines, like my star sign and what sign I'm compatible with...lol...better than what I usually hand-out when someone asks for my number...I usually write it on their hand...I know, very junior high...but, it's fun.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Good Idea?
I came across this picture in this months Home Magazine...and I had a light bulb moment...The fabric on this chair looks exactly like my blue and tan fabric...I also have a very similar chair that is in desperate need of a make-over...What do you think?
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Inspiration
Ah, These beads are handmade of clay by artist in Sengal...I received them from a friend who just returned form Africa this weekend and they have already inspired me...I'll keep ya posted...
Inspiration Needed
I still have this fabric...not yet inspired...I did wash the fabric this morning...hum, I'm thiking about covering lamp shades with the tan and blue fabric...
I heart this coat
This coat could actually inspire me to go grocery shopping...Ugh! I hate grocery shopping...
Friday, February 22, 2008
DVD Night
Every now and then I'll give you my dvd picks...Today in the NYC its snowy, and dark so I would like to recommend a very dark, New York movie, The Brave One, starring Jodie Foster and my boyfriend, Terrance Howard. If you like movies where NYC is the backdrop you will love this one. Jodie plays a women who's boyfriend is murdered in Central Park and she turns into a vigilante...taking on a#*holes allover NYC. YEAH! The sexy Terrance Howard plays the sensative, (smile) cop who's on her tale...There is even a surpirse appearance by Zoe Kravitz...yep, Lisa Bonet and Lenny Krazitz little girl...If you get a chance check it out...It's like Law & Order on steriods.
I heart this planter
This planter will look so nice hanging on my terrace this spring...where is spring?
Easy D.I.Y. Project
This cover is so easy to make. If you have 18 scarfs, equal in size...just lay them out in a pattern that appeals to you and stitch the sides together by hand. If you can use a sewing machine, even better...Lots of beauty with little effort. If you don't have enough scarfs at home, just take a visit to any thrift store and you can probably pick them up for a buck...Or, how about the dollar store? They sell really cheap, but beautifully patterned scarfs for a buck...be inspired.
Modu Mobile Jackets
Don't buy another phone until you see this...your phone can change into any type of pda, mp3, camera...etc. Check it out at www.modumobile.com
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Things that make me happy
I like to think that I'm not that hard to please...give me a day of shopping at Target, an Instyle magazine, and a couple packs of 100 calorie snacks...and I could be a very happy girl...for a little while...
CONVENIENCE
Sale
Just thought I'd share my recent sale purchase...Old Navy, on sale for $29.99 bucks...soft, butter leather...I heart it...
Found on the web
AMAZING! It takes this artist 4 hours to complete one hand...then he photographs it for prosterity before washing it off to begin another animal...Wow. When we artist become compulsive and inspired really beauty can happen....
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Lovely
Again, the designs are Swiss...Hum, I'm feeling inspired... for additional information go to www.edursdotter.se
Feminine Rims
I don't usually notice rims...I can't tell a $40 rim from a $400 rim...but, this photo really got my attention....of course there Swiss...not sure if they are available in the U.S... for more info. go to www.ding3000.com
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Please, Pretty Please?
I don't know much about it except that, astheticly, I love it...I want it...I'm gonna get it...Learn more at www.flybook.biz
Inspiration
I like the eclectic feel of this room...I also love the African head-dress hanging on the wall. I tried to purchase one just like it at the African Street Festival in Brooklyn, NY last year, but it was tooooo expensive...but, I'm saving my pennies...
AQUARIUS
Happy birthday, Aquarius! You have the remarkable ability to assess any situation correctly before acting. Your competitive nature will usually bring you success in both the personal and business worlds. You're always enterprising, and your greatest rewards come from artistic and creative endeavors. In the coming year, a sense of satisfaction and serenity should pervade you; taking more time out for yourself, and learning to enjoy friends and loved ones more, will enhance your life...
Monday, February 18, 2008
CHANTE MOORE- LOVE'S TAKEN OVER
This video reminds me of my trip to Paris...I wore the same clothes, same hairstyles...WoW...Blackgirl in Paris...it feels like another lifetime now...Enjoy.
I heart this too....
I was admiring this beautiful bracelet while walking around SOHO this weekend, when my friend said, "If you want it I'll get it for your birthday"... I heart my friend...this bracelet reminds me of the gold bangles my grandma wore everyday. I love it.
My jewlery box
I came up with a clever way to store most of my jewlery...I hung it from a curtain rod...cool...now I don't have to dig in a box when looking for that something special...
They Share my B-Day
Yesterday was my birthday and I was just messing around on the internet and decided to find out if any celebrities share my birthday...Jim Brown - Football Player/Activist, Lou Diamond Phillips - Actor, Michael Jordan - Basketball Player, Huey P. Newton - Activist, Paris Hilton - Celebrity, Chante Moore - Singer, Denise Richards - Actress, Rene Russo - Actress...Happy Birthday.
Clever Idea
No space is too small to be organized...isn't this a great idea for all that stuff in your bathroom?
INSPIRATION
I picked up this fabric on a recent trip to my favorite fabric store...no idea what I'll do with it...hum...I'll just wait for a little inspiration.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
The Jamaica Arts Center in Queens, NY offers weekend classes in ceramics, drama, dance, yoga and more for kids and adults...go to www.jcal.org for additional information...registration for spring 08 is going on now....
Music, Music, Music
The thing I love most about my computer is how it's turned into this virtual juke box...I mean, I can listen to any type of music with a click of the mouse...this is a website that I like to listen to at night after my daughters gone to bed and it's just me and my thoughts...light some candles and incense, make some tea and sit back and enjoy...check it out and enjoy...http://neosoulcafe.com/
Friday, February 15, 2008
Wanna be a skinny cow this spring?
Designer - Tori Nichel
Another designer doing her thang...go to www.Torinichel.com to see her work...
My Birthday Wish
TRACYPORTER.COM
14 karat gold with a green jade stone...
The chinese believe no harm will come to anyone wearing jade...
Inspiration
Have you ever thought about painting a room or focal wall Black? Here's a little inspiration.
BLACK FINE ART SHOW
The BLACK FINE ART SHOW is taking place this weekend...The Puck Building - 295 Lafayette at Houston Street, SoHo, NYC - hours...Fri - 12-8, Sat - 11-8, Sun - 11-6...just $15.00 bucks...it's a great exhibit of original paintings, photography, mixed media, outsider art, sculpture and works on paper...get out, meet some new people...have some fun...it's the weekend. VISIT - www.blackfineartshow.com for additional information
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Claudia Alick - Employed Poor
I wanted to share this video with you yesterday, but I thought that would be too mean for a Monday...I think you guys can handle it on Tuesday....Enjoy.
Clever Idea
A Dutch couple photocopied their kids artwork and used the sheets as wallpaper. Great idea for a unique and graphic focal wall...Not to be tried in your rental apartment...your landlord will not appreciate your little Picasso's imagination...
Great Read...
Valerie Wilson Wesley's private investigator, Tamara Hayle, whom the Houston Chronicle calls "smart, sexy, tough but tender," has earned enthusiastic acclaim from reviewers and readers alike. Now Newark, New Jersey's savviest detective confronts the one case she never saw coming-and discovers how ties that bind can easily become a noose. Tamara Hayle can't believe that her life is this good. New York's most powerful businessman wants her to work for him, her new lover seems caring and supportive, and her son, Jamal, is thriving. But as Tamara sardonically observes, "When things stir that easy, there's always something lumpy at the bottom of the pot." Enter Lilah Love, an old acquaintance who begs Tamara to find her missing child. Tamara, however, is wary of Lilah, who attracts mayhem and murder like an alley cat attracts fleas. Next up is Basil Dupre, Tamara's outlaw ex-lover, who always brings passion-and chaos-when he strolls into Tamara's life. Suddenly Tamara's safe world isn't so secure, especially when Jamal witnesses a brutal murder and becomes the prime suspect. As the body count rises, Tamara and Jamal will follow a long-forgotten secret into a terrifying confrontation with love gone bad, trust turned lethal, and a past hungry to claim more lives.
Monday, February 11, 2008
This show mirrors my life more than any other show on t.v.
Monday nights at 9:30 on CBS
This show is hilarious...Wanda Sykes plays her bestfriend and Blair Underwood is her love intrest...that should be enough...but, it would be funny without them...check it out tonight at 9:30 p.m. on CBS...Let me know if you like it...
Another story from the life of a creative, single mom...
Most of you know that I am the single mom of an 11 year old girl...last weekend we went to the mall and stopped by one of my favorite stores, Anthropologie...My daughter feel in love with this duvet cover and had to have it for her room...I told her, "check the price and use her own money." To her surprise it cost $198.00...cute...All of the sudden, I became the mom in the Eddie Murphy's Raw...I told her I could make her one just as nice, even better...Oh, boy. Where had she heard that before? Anything my daughter wants, I can always make it...this is begining to drive her a little crazy...I think I'll have to go into the store and actually buy her something soon...Oh, the curse of having a creative mom....lol.
Beautiful, Simple, Design Idea
If you like the artwork in the room below, scroll down and check-out the paintings of little girls that are for sale on my site...the paintings have the same feeling and would make a very pretty focal point in a simple room...
Beautifully, Simple
This room is an example of how simple can be beautiful...I hope this room inspires you to clear out your clutter and keep it clean...keep it simple...keep it beautiful...
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Today's Musical Selection...Enjoy!
Classic, Toni Braxton
This is my dream girlfriend party...crazy, cool friends and hot men...come on...
Sheletta interviews Toni Braxton
Interesting interview with Toni Braxton...I'm looking forward to her new album to be released this spring...Yeah!
Something to Think About
What is success? Here's one idea...
To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!
-Emerson
Genius
As a designer, I am most inspired when a client doesn't think they have the room to make their space beautiful...This picture is a perfect example of beautiful design in a small space.
Friday, February 8, 2008
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Musical Selection of the Day - Enjoy
This is one of my all time favorite songs...It reminds me of being young and nieve...when I really thought life could be like a love song...Enjoy.
Great idea for traveling with your bagel
Go green, reuse those old CD cases...they are the perfect size to carry your bagel to and from...
Yes We Can
Get up, get out...VOTE, TODAY!
If you keep doing what you've always done, you will keep getting what you have always gotten. VOTE.
Monday, February 4, 2008
My Inspiration
I was flipping through the Free People Catalog and feel in love with these jeans, $128.00, UGH!
After an emergency styling session with a singer/songwriter who's off to Africa...I went into Target this weekend and to my surprise....
I Love Target`
Surprise...I found the perfect copy for....drumroll please....$11.58...Yep, I heart them....
FOR SALE
$40.00 each or purchase all 5 paintings for $160.00
size - 9 1/2" x 23 1/2"
EMAIL - Dbmore@hotmail.com if interested.
The painting were inspired by the hair styles we all wore as a little girl.
They would look great grouped together or in a big or little girls room.
FOR SALE
$40.00 each or purchase all 5 for $160.00
size - 9 1/2" x 23 1/2"
EMAIL - Dbmore@hotmail.com if interested
The paintings were inspired by the hair styles we all wore as little girls.
They would look great grouped all together or hanging in a big or little girls room.
FOR SALE
Soul Pretty Tote Bags - $20.00 each - 15" x 15" - fully lined - Vintage Fabric
Email: Dbmore@hotmail.com if interested.
Today's Musical Inspiration
The election is on my mind...can't wait to vote tomorrow...I hope this message inspires you to get out and vote and take a friend...take your kid...take your mom, your sister, your brother...just take the time...
Barack Obama Superbowl Ad
The world as it is, is not the world as it has to be...
GET OUT TOMORROW AND VOTE PEOPLE!
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Musical Inspiration
I've decided to add a little musical interlude to my daily posts...just music that may be inspiring me on that day or something that may convey how I'm feeling on any given day...Today's selection is, "Heaven" and "Tonight" by KEM...Enjoy.
Lovely
I would put this in my guestroom...if I had a guestroom...let me change that...when I get a guestroom....
Cantina Restaurant
I went out Saturday evening to Cantina Restuarant, 29 Avenue B in NYC...A friend of mine knows that I'am obsessed lately with all things Cuban, so off we went. This restaurant is beautiful...felt like we were in the home of friends in Cuba...the china was mismatched...the furniture was old...but the food and sangria were delicious...I would definately recommend it to anyone who can't afford that caribean vacation just yet....
Sweet
I have a new nephew. His name is Ashlie and I think he will look so cute in this sweater...it's going on my project list...I'm not sure if his mom and dad will like it...but he can wear it when he's with his auntie....
Friday, February 1, 2008
Moving on up...but, not to the east side....
Census Finds Black Exodus From City
By ELIOT BROWN
Staff Reporter of the Sun
August 9, 2007
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
Elected officials and demographers say rising housing costs and changing immigration patterns are contributing to a decline in the city's black population, a trend fed in part by the growing number of families moving to the South.
As the city is seeing a huge influx of other racial and ethnic groups, estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau scheduled for release today show that the number of black residents fell by more than 40,000 between 2000 and 2006. The city's overall population was estimated to have grown by about 200,000, with the number of people identifying as Hispanic and Asian each increasing by more than 90,000.
African-American leaders say that especially for older residents, pastures can be greener outside of the city's boundaries, where the cost of living is significantly lower.
"I just see the U-Haul trucks, and people coming up to me and kissing goodbye," Council Member Letitia James said. "They just indicate to me that their dollar can go farther in the South."
The decline in the black population — a number that includes both African Americans and many immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean — occurred in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan.
Should the estimates be correct, the trend would represent something of a turnaround from patterns of the previous decade: Between 1990 and 2000, the city's black population grew by more than 25,000.
Council Member Leroy Comrie Jr., who said he attends a moving-South party at least once a month, also pointed to a noticeable decline in the number of young African Americans that are staying or moving into the area, perhaps due to housing costs.
"I'm always talking about the fact that our children are not being able to afford our homes anymore," Mr. Comrie said.
The pattern of out-migration for the New York City black population differs from that of many major cities in the country, according to a demographer at the Brookings Institution, William Frey. Whereas affordability issues are pushing many to move to nearby suburbs in cities such as Chicago, in New York, the movement tends to be much farther, he said.
"What struck me is that the blacks who left New York City weren't going to suburban New Jersey, they were going to Washington, D.C., or Virginia, or some place like that," Mr. Frey said. "For blacks, a lot of it is not just the unaffordability of the city itself, but of the metropolitan area."
The director of the Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center, John Mollenkopf, said the number of American-born blacks has been falling in the city for decades, but in the past foreign immigration had led to a net increase. "It's my sense that Afro-Caribbean migration to he city has slackened off to a degree in recent years," Mr. Mollenkopf said. "It was really the growth of the Afro-Caribbean population that did mask the slow decline of the African-American population."
The movement to the South by African Americans represents a generational shift, Mr. Mollenkopf said, as many of those moving tend to be older residents that moved to New York City from southern states decades ago.
Among all ethnic and groups, foreign immigration has been a strong, driving factor of population numbers. Of a single racial group, the Census Bureau estimated the Asians to have grown the most, increasing by more than 120,000 between 2000 and 2006.
The white population is estimated to have grown considerably as well, by more than 100,000. The figure includes Hispanics that identify as white — the Census considered Hispanic as an ethnicity, and did not include it in its choices for race. When Hispanics are removed, the city's white population grew by only a few thousand.
For the past three years, the city has successfully challenged the estimates from the U.S. Census, saying they are too low. However in the case of the declining black population, even after the previous years' estimates were revised, the population has been shown to drop.
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