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be an insta-author

If Madonna can publish a storybook, certainly you can, too.

We crafted one in under an hour with the amazing iphoto program that comes on all Mac computers.

From your iphoto collection, highlight the photos you want and click on “book.”

Voila.

It’s seriously that easy.

Choose from collage-style books or storybooks where you can add text, and then customize the photo groupings.

It’s the perfect thank you gift for a weekend at a friend’s ski cabin, keepsake from a vacation, or a way to document a child’s first year, a reunion, a shower, a love affair…

 

readers write in

Dear vitamin v…

Love the Lego ice cube tray! Thanks so much for the tip! Do you know when the Toronto version of this will be starting up?   

Peace, coupons and all good things,  Bonnie

(Hi Bonnie We’re launching a Toronto version later this spring – we’ll keep you posted!-ed)

What a great article in the Westender. Congratulations on your successes!

I am not surprised - I am an avid reader (and advertiser!) and definitely need my "daily dose" of vv. Your writing is fresh and concise and the information you've provided to Vancouver's style-conscious

 

lost and found

No, we’re not talking mangy umbrellas and single mittens.

Lost and Found are a pair of fragrances designed by blue blood India Hicks, model, hotelier, interior designer and goddaughter of Prince Charles.

Inspired by the tiny Bahamian island where she and her perfect family reside, Lost includes ginger flower, sea spray and juicy peach while Found uses cardamom, pink grapefruit and cassis.

We love the new solid perfume sticks with a light shimmer for your pulse points ($34.95). And the pretty packaging was illustrated by a 23-year-old art student at the famous Central

mommy-and-me bikinis

Until Diane von Furstenberg starts making tiny wrap dresses, you and your mini-me won’t be able to dress alike.

But this summer, you’ll be able to log poolside hours in the same designer crochet bathing suits with the launch of Anna Kosturova Girl.

This Vancouver designer’s baby bikinis have been flying out of Barney’s New York and L.A.’s Fred Segal this season, while the adult versions are on the pages of this month’s Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.

Both mom and daughter can wear the best-selling pink-sequined Beach Goddess or the Palm Beach Preppster with floral embroidery

sea here

Imagine you are invited to lunch at a friend’s cozy oceanfront cabin.

Only that friend is the son of a once-Michelin starred French chef, there are a hundred others invited, too, and there’s no ferry involved.

You’re starting to get the feel of La Régalade Sur Mer, a fish-forward restaurant that is the offspring of West Van stalwart La Regalade 10 minutes down the road.

Décor is eclectic (fireplace, painted crab shells, suspended row boat) and the view is of the West Vancouver Yacht Club.

We highly recommend the salmon fish and chips with a tempura prawn and frites in a custom

 

aced it

If you’re addicted to sexy weekends at Seattle’s Ace Hotel time to plan a spring getaway to the brand new Portland location that opened last week.

It offers all the things you love about the original Ace: a heritage retrofit building, low platform beds, and featured artists in every room.

On top of that, the larger Portland outpost will have a coffee shop, room service, and a restaurant called Clyde Commons (opening April).  

But the best part? The same, affordable, Euro-style rates.

Opening special: deluxe rooms $125; standard rooms from $75.

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dress for less

Looking for some pretty Spring frocks and tops? Check out Miss Coquette’s warehouse sale, where you’ll find amazing deals on wares from Dace, Narcissist, Nougat and Sinequanone. All items, including new stock, are $25, $50 or $100! Save some for us, pretty please. Miss Coquette warehouse sale is February 23-25 at its new men’s and women’s boutique Tenth & Proper, 4483 W. Tenth Ave. (at Sasamat), for hours visit www.misscoquette.com

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snap to it

Where to be this Friday night? Why at one of the tucked-away Snap gallery’s notorious art openings.

Friday’s event, “Speak Easy,” showcases the work of the incredibly talented Bruce Pashak whose new series of paintings, called Jumping Thunder, mixes the noble image of an Aboriginal chief with words and symbols in fluorescent paint (trust us on this one).

There will be a DJ from Paris, an eclectic crowd, and first dibs on this stunning series starting at $3,000.

Preview art (under new work) at www.brucepashak.com

“Speak Easy” opening party (free) starts at 6 p.m.; Timothy

 

light bright

Want your living room to glow like a high-end European lounge?

A hit in Paris where it debuted last week, Vancouver designer Martha Sturdy’s new illuminated resin furniture line includes a floating table, resin chandelier and a glowing white club chair.

Talk about a hot seat.

View all the latest designs at www.marthasturdy.com

 

method acting

We hate cleaning as much as the next girl.

But when the cleaning products come in toothsome bottles designed by Karim Rashid and in pale pastel shades that complement our kitchen décor, well, we might just give in.

With prices ranging from $4 to $7, Method products like all-purpose cleaner, biodegradable wipes in pink grapefruit and hand soap in our favourite scent, White Flowers, may be the least expensive objets d’art you’ll ever own.

Plus everything is recyclable, biodegradable and non-toxic.

Which he’ll appreciate knowing when you hand him the rubber gloves.

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