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MIA Notice

I just wanted to post an update notifying all our readers that The Conveyor Belt will be back to normal soon! With summer, a couple of personal losses, having to find a new home in Vancouver (not an easy task), and an upcoming camping trip, it’s been difficult to update daily as I so faithfully did before.

If you’re headed up to the Pemberton Festival this weekend, I think that:
A) you’re looney tunes, and
B) you must go find the Mondo Spider guys. They’re taking their 1,600 lb steel spider machine to the festival for all 40,000 fans to enjoy, so don’t miss it.

I am heading up to Cariboo Country for a couple of weeks with family and friends to fish, relax and put my head back on straight - but if I weren’t leaving this weekend I would certainly be enticed to snake my way through the Sea to Sky to see artists like Black Mountain, Buck 65, MSTRKRFT, Chromeo, and Metric up at Pemberton. I also would have left this morning to avoid the intense weekend traffic - good luck to whoever braves those roads! You could probably walk there faster than you could drive.

Also, please remember to keep voting for the FASHION Magazine Reporter Search - I will be away for the rest of the competition and won’t be able to remind folks to vote every day! It’s been a close race between Craig Long and myself for the Vancouver reporter position…so good luck to us both, we certainly need it!

Keep checking back, as Pariya and Carleen are still kicking around and have some interesting pieces to post in the near future. I hope everyone is enjoying some sunshine, wherever you are.

Published by Terri on July 23, 2008 in News. 1 Comment

Profile on Miss604

The legendary Miss604, aka Rebecca Bollwitt, has published a profile on me regarding Vancouver blogging and my quest to become an online reporter for FASHION Magazine. If you want to learn a little more about me, Vancouver fashion, and the FASHION Magazine competition you should swing by her site and check out our Q&A session!

Published by Terri on July 16, 2008 in News. 0 Comments

Dominic Designs Site Launch and Sale

My girl Nikki from Dominic Designs just relaunched her site, and it’s all shiny and new with some great new photographs (you might recognize one of the models). To celebrate, you can enjoy 25% off all online orders until the end of July.

Nikki uses beautiful reclaimed wood and leather offcuts within her collection, so you can reassure yourself that you’re making an eco-minded choice when you shop Dominic. I am a huge fan of the Dominique earrings and matching necklace (wear mine all the time). Nikki mixes and matches her chains and wood, so I actually have a few of the same styles in various colours since I love them so!

*Unrelated PS* Please don’t forget to vote for me for the FASHION Magazine Reporter Search. Bookmark the link and vote every day for the rest of the month!

Published by Terri on July 11, 2008 in News. 1 Comment

Vote for FASHION

I posted on the call for submissions months ago, and I’m proud to announce that I’ve been selected as one of 20 finalists across Canada who is up for a job with FASHION Magazine!

Published by Terri on July 8, 2008 in News. 9 Comments

Long Weekend Thrifting

Again to the thrift store in Steveston, where everything is just a couple of dollars. I found this great coral dress, it reminds me of an old nurse’s uniform - and if I go to the Steveston Salmon Festival, I may just wear this! It ties up in the back, which adds some necessary definition around the waist line:

Then this white jumpsuit, which looks like another kind of uniform - a mechanic’s. It looks cute and very Fara Fawcett 70’s with the legs rolled up to the knee, but I think I might hem the legs and make them into shorts. Opinions?

My mom stopped at the antique store next door to pick up a table, and I saw this old wooden chest and shrieked a little bit. It was beyond my budget and mumsies knows I have been after a beautiful old chest for a while, so she made this my Christmas present (Christmas in July, indeed.) It has little hidden wheels, which I might actually remove because they are very stiff and squeaky - not of much use, as the chest is very lightweight:

This will house all of my knitting gear. It took me an entire day to rearrange the furniture in our house in order to make room for this new addition, and I like where it is but we’ll need a very large piece of art to put above it.

Published by Terri on June 30, 2008 in Fashion. 4 Comments

Force Four Looking for Stylist

A producer at Force Four asked me to forward this on to my readers, so here you are!

SEEKING DYNAMIC STYLIST TO CO-HOST TELEVISION SERIES!
Award-winning production company Force Four Entertainment is seeking an ENERGETIC STYLIST to co-host their new national television series for the W Network. The series is based on the principles of Personal Branding and titled THE REAL YOU. Force Four has over 24 years of experience creating lifestyle and documentary programming.

In each episode of THE REAL YOU, our DYNAMIC STYLIST works with a Personal Branding Expert, and comes to the rescue of a woman who is unhappy with her life and stuck in a rut. Our INSIGHTFUL STYLIST helps clients transform from the inside out by creating a personal style for women based on their authentic selves. Our EXPERT STYLIST help clients discover and ultimately live their true style while teaching the skills necessary for women to achieve their newly defined look.

The series involves a compelling Canadian CO-HOST who:
• Is a professional stylist.
• Has the experience and tools needed to help women discover their true style.
• Is comfortable using women’s true passions, talents and desires to achieve an individual style or “brand package” that represents who that woman truly is.
• Can think “outside the box,” is energetic and extremely creative.

‘THE TRANSFORMATION’
This series is based on the concept of Personal Branding. Living one’s brand is challenging – it could mean discovering that the life one is living, the job one is holding, and the values one has been aspiring to, are completely wrong for them. In the end the subject may discover that her current job is not at all what her inner self desires. She discovers talents she never knew she had. She finds a style that reveals her true image. She may even decide to find a new man – one who brings out the best in her.

The EXPERT STYLIST is not afraid to tell it like it is. The STYLIST believes that people should not conform to expectations, but instead can draw out each woman’s inner passions and truth to create a look that is perfect for her. The STYLIST is not afraid to break conventional fashion rules to achieve this.

SUBMISSIONS:
If this opportunity interests you, please send us a photo, resume, demo and/or television appearances ASAP. If you have no prepared demo, please introduce yourself to us on camera in under 10 minutes. Preferred formats are anything we can view online, or DVD. We’re looking for applicants ASAP, and there is no guarantee we’ll review your materials if received after July 4.

All submissions can be sent to:
Attention Nicole Lawson – therealyou@forcefour.com
Force Four Entertainment
#202 – 221 E. 10th Ave.
Vancouver, BC CANADA V5T 4V1

Published by Terri on June 29, 2008 in News. 0 Comments

7 Songs Tagged

Shay from The Ongoing Project tagged me to post 7 songs I’m listening to right now. Some of these are just old favourites..

Carla Bruni - Quelqu’un m’a dit:

Naked as we Came - Iron and Wine:

Cayman Islands - Kings of Convenience:

Divine - Sebastien Tellier:

The Sky Remains the Same as Ever - MONO:

Fucking Boyfriend - Bird and the Bee / Peaches Remix

Come Back (Light Therapy) - Josh Rouse

The rules: “List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now, shaping your spring. Post these instructions in your blog along with your 7 songs. Then tag 7 other people to see what they’re listening to.”

I’ll tag Jeff at BOOOOOOOM.com, Anthea at Clothes Line Finds, Shallom at Stylefinds, Sabrina at Professionally Trendy, Kim at Discollection, Girl in the City, and Janice from Late Fabrication.

Published by Terri on June 26, 2008 in Arts & Culture. 4 Comments

Events You Must Attend

The Art of Giving show at Orb Gallery sends 20% of silent auction proceeds to a charity of your choice. And will probably be less of a terror than the Cheaper Show, which I hear was a little too busy. Our man Kris Krug has 5 photos showing, and one (or all) of them could be yours!

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Also tonight is the Life is a SKIM beach fashion show at the Lotus Sound Lounge. “The show will feature the essentials for an eco-friendly skim summer, including the latest bikes from Ride On Again and skimboards from industry leader Four Skims. Models will showcase the gear wearing skim-friendly bikinis from various designers like Sooke’s Dewar Couture, industry standard Cuché, new local favorite Carney Love and DVLP shorts from Pacific Boarder. Downtown Betty’s hand silk-screen printed skimboard bags will round out the west coast feel of the show as the perfect skim beach accessory.” All proceeds go to the Surfrider Foundation and Living Oceans Society, two very worthy causes. Entry is just $5.

Published by Terri on June 26, 2008 in Arts & Culture. 1 Comment

(212) Anniversary Party

One of the best new boutiques in Gastown, (212), celebrates a year of business with a swanky little party tonight! Drop by, enjoy a glass of wine, and shop your heart away. I imagine there will be a special anniversary sale for all the loyal customers who show up as well - and if you’ve never yet been to (212), tonight’s the night!

Published by Terri on June 24, 2008 in Fashion. 0 Comments

Pender Island and Nu To You Haul

Spent a nice weekend on Pender Island to try and find some solid ground after a shaky week - I hadn’t ever been and it’s so beautiful. On Saturday we went to the weekly artisan’s market and picked up some fresh cakes and local goat’s cheese, browsed through pottery and jewelry, and I got these two beautiful spinning tops from some local wood turners:

The one on the left is juniper wood and has beautiful colours, and I think the striped one is fir. Later in the afternoon I went by Nu To You, the island’s thrift store, and found a whole load of goods for only $10.75: Nine West sandals, 2 dresses, 4 shirts, a mug and some knitting needles. The dresses need to be altered a bit and some of the items have tough (but minor) stains that I will have to work at - here are two of the tops:

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Published by Terri on June 23, 2008 in Fashion and Lifestyle. 1 Comment