Weekend Open Thread
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I can’t remember the last time I used the candlestick holders in my dining room. This clever bud vase will get me to dust them off.
Upgrade your tablescape with the Base Vase: This bud vase has a silicone holder (and additional adapter bands if you need a tighter fit) that converts nearly any candlestick holder into a vase. They’re perfect for occasions when you can’t use candles but need an eye-catching centerpiece.
Place a few together for a more dramatic display.
A 3-pack is available at Amazon.
Sales of note for 7/11
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Designer clearance, up to 60% off!
- Ann Taylor – Semi-annual sale, 60% off sale and 40% off everything — readers love this blouse and I always love the variety of colors/textures for this jacket (it’s a great separate)
- Banana Republic Factory – Extra 50% off sale
- Brooks Brothers – Up to 40% off sitewide + 40% off 3+ items
- Express – Up to 75% off all markdowns; sale on sale, up to 70% off
- J.Crew Factory – 60% off clearance
- Lo & Sons – Summer sale, up to 50% off
- M.M.LaFleur – 25% off jardigans (Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off on other items)
- Talbots – 50% off wear-now styles and all markdowns + 30% off tops, pants, jeans, and shorts
I was everything on warm except adult’s fancy t-shirts and cotton dresses that I do cold and air dry. All kid clothes, adult pj/underwear socks etc towels and sheets go on warm and then in the drier.
Please excuse the very novice laundry question. I’ve always done all my laundry in cold water because that’s how my parents did it. I recently had a very tough stain on something so after treating the stain I washed it in hot water per instructions I found online. That stain didn’t fully come out (it was from tie dye ink so I wasn’t really expecting it to) but I was amazed at how much less dirty and dingy the clothes looked overall. Is this why my kids’ clothing always looks so much dirtier than other kids? Is everyone else doing hot water loads on a regular basis? Does it make your clothes wear out faster?
Or you could put dyed water in two of these and see what color they make when you mix them in the third!
Can you tell I am in the toddler obsessed with colors years?