Patricia Greene began her creative endeavors with delicate embroidery, creating frameable art pieces. She segued into vests and jackets and is now doing jewelry as well. She has an endless imagination and whimsy. Okay, so can you guess what her necklace (see photo above) is made of? Well, it began as a plastic six-pack holder, the kind
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  Trend analysts are reporting the most popular gifts this year will be experiential ones. Here’s one of my favorites: A picnic at The Contemporary Museum. The Contemporary Cafe will prepare a picnic, complete with entree, desserts, beverage and beach mat. Take the lovely picnic basket anywhere on the grounds for a relaxing (not to mention romantic)
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Ladies and gents, get a head start on shopping. Before we get into Black Friday, you should know that Tara’s Secret Closet is open today until 4pm and tomorrow (Friday) from 10am to 6pm. All clothes, jewelry, shoes, accessories and handbags will be half price for both days!  Tara’s Secret Closet 2013 S.King St. (942-2442). ______________________________ Black Friday
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If you have been reading my columns for awhile you probably know that for the past 15 years, on Black Friday, I ran a story in The Honolulu Advertiser featuring numerous gift ideas that are MADE IN HAWAII and cost under $35 (well, it was $25 for years, but inflation required me to up the ante).
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Nohea Gallery News November 24th, 2010 Aloha, Please join us tomorrow, November 26th, at Ward Warehouse and in Kailua and enjoy fresh new artists and great values. Among the them, 10% off all original paintings 15% off all koa furniture, 15% off all Peggy Chun prints 15% off all Leighton Lam sterling silver and pearl
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WHAT: Spend $100.00 or more at Neiman Marcus Ala Moana between 9am and 2pm on Friday, November 26th, and receive a $50.00 gift card. WHEN: Friday November 26th, 2010, 9:00am to 2:00pm                        WHERE: All Neiman Marcus Locations WHAT ELSE: Some exclusions may apply; see a sales associate for details. $50.00 gift card must be used toward your
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Mondo, runner-up in season 8 of “Project Runway” (and close friend of our own Andy South) has designed two limited-edition T-shirts available exclusively on piperlime.com.  The designs infuse Mondo’s bold style and energetic graphics with his “Live and Love” passion.  The designs are printed on Nation LTD T-shirts and will be sold for $50.00 on
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When Maggie Parks decided to open her own retail store, Magnolia,  in Kahala Mall, her original concept was to offer specialty foods, starting with a wide selection of olive oils. However the proximity of Whole Foods kind of put a damper on that idea. So she segued into antique funiture and objets. The boutique’s concept is
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DESSERT WORKSHOP SATURDAY DECEMBER 11th 12:30-1:30pm Presented by Wainani Hansen Cost:  $25   Your health is most important to us and we want to give you the opportunity to learn how to make deliciously satisfying healthy Raw food dips and desserts. These dips and desserts are easy to make and they can replace those high
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Dan Muscia of Allure in the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center just received his first shipment of Shan swim wear.     Shan was founded in 1985 by Chantal Levesque and today is sold in 25 countries at over 400 locations including Le Bon Marche, Printemps, Harrod’s, Sak Fifth Avenue and now in Honolulu at Allure.      
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