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Try to learn about e-commerce blog

I am a blogger since about 6 years a go, and I have known a little about e commerce, frankly, I really interesting about planning to start an e commerce blog, especially in interior design, I will promote this blog to the entire of the world. And before any serious undertaking that requires my time and effort, I always make a plan and my e commerce website should be no different.

The truth is, if I fail to plan, I plan to fail. But what exactly goes into an e commerce website plan? Having a solid plan of action can help me more easily measure my results, test new marketing avenues and stay connected with my target audience. By having an e commerce plan, I will be able to see what’s working, rather than guessing and hoping for the best.

There is thousands till millions of e commerce websites over internet, this is managemeticaly, you can buy, add products, and checkout automaticaly. Who is the artist from this sides ? Sure, the artist is the maker and designer of the e-commerce websites. There is many web that offer e commerce maker service, and of course, this will make us so confuse, because we don’t know how the quality of each services, but too many e commerce ventures collapse because the people involved didn't bother to secure the supply and distribution of their product ahead of time. What happens when people shopping online don't get the product they ordered in a reasonable amount of time or don't get it at all? They get angry, and chances are good, no matter how nicely you apologize to them, they'll never buy anything from you again. And they'll tell all their friends how unhappy they are with your crummy service!

I should consider when taking my e commerce services website from concept to creation. I have to do research and make strategy (using this strategy virtually guarantees that my efforts to focus in on the right types of customers are well-rewarded, saving my time and money). Next step is planning (this is the time to ask myself crucial questions regarding how much (or how little) knowledge someone must have about my product or service to make a purchase). Then, Information Architecture (here i’ll consider the navigation and layout of the site as well as best practices for overall user experience). Next, it’s about Design (if the site does not project a style that is attractive and pleasing, the customer may mistakenly infer that the products sold will not live up to their expectations). Construction is the next step, because when we think of the website construction as the support framework of a house we’re building, and web design as the outside of the house – the siding, well-groomed yard and welcome mat that make it feel warm and inviting. And the last step is Migration and Launch (involves moving the site from a development server toward live launch).

Wow, and right now, I am ready to start my e commerce blog.

WESTERN STENCILS - COWBOY HAT STENCILS and MORE!













Western Border Scrapbooking Sculpture Stencil



Southwest Variety



Horse Try Me Sculpture Stencil





Traditional Western stencils are a great way to add some really cool decorative touches to various elements of your western or Southwestern themed bedroom that will get your teen girl involved in the decorating process. If your little cowgirl wants a western style room with lots of pink; perhaps cowboy hat stencils and some pastel paint is the answer. If cowboy hats and boots aren't enough you may want to try one of the most popular western stencil patterns which is horses or silhouettes of horses.


This style of wall stenciling is ideal for the beginner new to the use of stencils. Even a tween or preteen cowgirl can stencil these easy pictures that will add so much to her bedroom's appeal. Western style stencils have very clean lines and employ simple color schemes that make for a really fun bedroom wall mural project.

CHOOSE YOUR WESTERN or SOUTHWESTERN STENCIL MOTIFS

There are many appropriate stenciling designs for the Western-style teenage bedroom. Start your decorating project by making the decision of which of the Southwestern stenciling designs you want to be the focus of your teenage girls room.

To move you right along towards a quick and easy bedroom wall makeover, I have listed some of the more popular cowboy, Western stencils patterns:


  • Snakes
  • Geckos, Gila Monsters and other Lizards
  • Cowboy hats, Boots, Spurs, Horseshoes, Sheriffs Badges in Star Shapes
  • Small or Large Aged Cattle Southwestern Skulls
  • Wild Mustangs and other Horses
  • Herds or Single Bison or Buffalo
  • Cactus Plants and Desert Flowers
  • Eagles and Buzzards
  • Arrangements of Indian Headdress or Single Feathers
  • Desertscapes
    and Sunsets




CHOOSING THE RIGHT WESTERN and SOUTHWESTERN COLOR SCHEMES

Traditionally, western decor has a heavy Spanish influence which enjoys a bold but natural color palette. Here are some colors that will keep your Western or Southwestern cowgirl’s room on the right path as far as colors are concerned:
  • Taos, cobalt and turquoise blue
  • Intense chili pepper red
  • Sunny yellows and shades of orange
  • Broad Expanses of neutrals such as sandy browns, beige and cool grays


Return to Tween and Teenage Bedding and Bedroom Decorating Tips for Girls for more cool ways to decorate your girl's bedroom with western stencil patterns.

Interpol and Canadians

I went to see Interpol on Monday night with Phillip and my friend Shanda. I was a little leery because friends of mine who had seen them the Friday before in Portland had reported a lackluster showing by the band and no encore. No encore?!? The thought was mortifying!

Lucky for us (sorry Jill and Frank) they were UH-MAY-ZING!!!! After two mediocre live shows in a row they completely restored my faith in live music.

This is the third time Phillip and I have seen them. The first time was September 19th, 2005. Phillip literally remembers this as one of the most perfect shows he's ever seen and I tend to agree with him. That night they played every song we could wish to hear, had a gorgeous light show that accompanied the music, and were tighter than tight with their musicianship. The second time we saw them was last April and it was a warm up show a few months before the release of their new album "Our Love to Admire" and it felt like that. Almost like the audience was just watching band practice: short and sweet set, no special lighting nor attempt to utterly please the audience. Not really very rocking. Well this past Monday night was thankfully a companion show to that first one. Long set, spectacular and atmospheric stage setup with columns of light and projected images, and perfect playing. You know how the layers of sound that a band can capture on a record sometimes can not be replicated on stage? That just isn't true with Interpol! They are so tight – every bit of that nuanced, cavernous sound from their albums comes through in their live shows. It's incredible!

Here is the set list from memory, so not necessarily in this order or complete:

Pioneer to the Falls
Obstacle 1 (these were definitely songs 1 & 2)
Slow Hands
Rest My Chemistry
Not Even Jail
Lighthouse
Scale
Evil
Heinrich Maneuver
No I in Threesome
Say Hello to the Angels
Narc

And our encore (in order):
Specialist
Stella Was a Diver and She Was Always Down
PDA

Phillip and I already knew that they would play "Pioneer to the Falls" first because it's just the perfect opening song and from most reports they've been opening with it on this tour, but we took bets on what song would be second. I guessed "Evil" but Phillip triumphed with "Obstacle 1." The encore was incredible. The first song they played we weren't familiar with and my friend Dave informed me later that it was an early b-side. Phillip feels like he summoned Stella because he was shouting it out like freaking Brando throughout the entire show. He had such a great time, Shanda and I were laughing at him because he was so into it! During PDA when that extended pause in the song occurs, the band held it for about 30 seconds too long while the whole audience screamed. Paul and the boys were absolutely playing with us, building our anticipation level up to that nice breaking point, and then they crashed back in with the music. It was AWESOME. If I had money I would follow this band around on tour.

During the show I met a random boy at the bar. He was from Canada, this was the first time he had seen Interpol and he was blown away. Before the show ended I ran into him again and invited him and his friend to come with us to the Double Down Saloon after the show for a drink. Since they were from out of town and it was a Monday night I figured they'd be happy to join us and they were. Their names are Rhys and English and they run a bar in Toronto called The Underground Garage and they are super cool people. They were excited to see a real Vegas bar and not another club on The Strip which is all they had seen of Vegas prior to this. Our buddy Ben (DJ Rex Dart) was spinning and our friends Dameian (DJ Standing 8) and Nicole met us for drinks too. The Canada Boys bought us round after round (although I was driving, so quickly switched to water) and we talked and talked and talked. We then decided to take them to downtown Las Vegas, which they had yet to see. They are truly music lovers and when we played The Stills in the car they were impressed that we would be fans of such an obscure Canadian band. We then exposed them to Neutral Milk Hotel who they had never heard before. We hit The Griffin, one of the coolest bars we have, and they fell instantly in love with it and played about a dozen songs on the jukebox. English is the drummer in a band (My Psycho Ex) and I wish him much luck. I hope we will stay in touch with these guys because I want to visit Toronto and drink in their bar now.

Ideas for WESTERN FAUX SUEDE BEDDING


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"Where do I find some really cool western bedding that doesn't scream COWGIRL or COWBOY?"

You will have to do it with color, pattern and pictures. Some nicely textured fabrics will help you out, too. Course woven Indian blankets, some decorative items rather than western or southwestern pictures would be better if you don't want to shout out the Old West theme in a teen's bedroom.

A WESTERN OR SOUTHWESTERN COLOR SCHEME for a BEDROOM

Some colors that would work might be:
  • Rosy browns like russet, shades of chocolate brown as well as tan. You know, the colors your find in the earth, sand colors
  • Subdued greens like sage
  • If you want to cool it all down, indigo blue will do the trick, but keep it to a minimum and use it for accent only.


PATTERNS and SHAPES


To see what patterns and shapes would work in your theme, study the designs that the original inhabitants, the American Indians, used for their beading and blankets.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age - A Review

I saw Elizabeth: The Golden Age last night with Ramiro, Jared, Nicole, Vanessa, and Raymond. Raymond and I saw the original Elizabeth together oh so many years ago, so it was quite fitting that we should see this one too!

My initial reaction. The first one was better. The Golden Age looked absolutely gorgeous, from costumes to set designs to location shots to the destruction of the Spanish Armada – absolutely visually stunning! But the story was kind of a snoozer. Who knew that palace intrigue could be boring? The entire Mary Stuart plotline needed to be better paced. We all knew where it was heading; couldn't they have resolved it more speedily and focused more on the actual war? That would have made the film ten times more exciting.

Clive Owen. Ah well I love Clive, he's super yummy, but his Sir Walter Raleigh was super cheesy. Was he trying to emulate Errol Flynn? Maybe, but he reminded me more of Kevin Kline as Errol Flynn in the movie "Chaplin." (Does anyone get what I mean by that? Yeah, I don't know if I do either but I just keep picturing Kevin Kline!) It was all I could do not to laugh out loud during his whole "this is what crossing the ocean and discovering the new world is like" speech. Gag me. The writers tried too hard to make him a strong, romantic, daring character but he came off as arrogant and a little snide. It also led them to bring on the historical inaccuracies by placing him on a lead ship during the Armada battle. Um, Sir Walter Raleigh wasn't involved in that capacity. But didn't it look cool to see Clive set his boat on fire, swing on a rope, dive into the water and swim to safety? I know we are watching the film for entertainment and not a history lesson, so this is the only historical inaccuracy I will point out.

The Guy who played King Phillip II of Spain. What the hell was up with this guy? Yes, I understand that Phillip suffered from gout and was a devout Catholic, but this (over) actor sporting those spindly little legs, shuffling around like he had shackles around his ankles, talking like a crazy person and clutching his bible was simply ridiculous! Watching him was like watching a member of Monty Python play the part.

The music. There was an overuse of score in this film. It felt like the music was on a constant swell. There was no subtlety and no quiet, which believe it or not is sometimes welcome in a film! A good script, a good director, and good actors should be able to evoke the right emotions out of an audience at the right time without using the music to dictate every little thing! A score should blend in and enhance a film, not overwhelm and beat it down.

Cate Blanchett. She may well be my favorite actress right now and owned the screen as Elizabeth. What that woman can do with just a twinkle of her eye is amazing! She saved this movie for me making it worth staying awake through my boredom and sailing the seas of cheese to watch her chew up her co-stars, the dialogue, and the scenery and spit it all back out! I just wish the writers had given her more to work with.

Ultimately I am going to blame the writers for the failure of this film. I understand that they wanted to show Queen Elizabeth as a real woman with vulnerability, fear and doubts but they went about it the wrong way. They focused too much on this silly love triangle and turned the film into a soap opera instead of showing what Elizabeth was really up against politically and emotionally as the ruler and defender of an Empire. It was called Elizabeth: The Golden Age but the film was so focused on her internal life that it didn't reveal what exactly was so golden about England during that Age. I feel like there was a missed opportunity here.

To sum up: Cate and all the visuals from costumes to cinematography - fantastic. The rest of the movie? Meh.

Rilo Kiley

Phillip, Jen and I went to see Rilo Kiley on Saturday night at The Joint. The place was only half full which was nice for us because you could get a beer without waiting in line for 20 minutes and you could actually move freely and not spill said $6 beer. Those of you that know me well know about my massive girl crush on Jenny Lewis. There is just something about her! I don't know if it's a natural affinity for redheads and natives of Vegas or what but I know that if we ever met we would totally be friends. I picture the two of us drinking beers and listening to records. It would be awesome. I explained to Phillip that if it ever came up I would absolutely leave him for her. When I explained that to a friend I bumped into at the show he said, "We would all leave him for Jenny Lewis." So I guess I'm not the only one. Anyway, she was adorable as always and gave her birthplace a nod by saying, "It's good to be home!"

The set list was ok. I would have preferred more songs off "The Execution of All Things" which I think is a nearly perfect record and Rilo Kiley's best, but understand that of course they are going to play music mainly off their newest album. They did play my all time favorite song, "With Arms Outstretched," and that was where the lack of a full house really affected the performance. This is a classic sing along song, but it was obvious that the crowd was filled with mostly Johnny Come Latelies that didn't know the words to a song three albums old. When Jenny moved the mic towards the crowd and let us sing Phillip, Jen, and I belted the words out at the top of our lungs, but it was a pretty mediocre crowd performance overall. I wanted to slap the crowd around for that.

Interestingly enough the band played only one song that wasn't a Rilo Kiley song. Blake Sennet introduced it as being a cover and called it "Snowball's favorite song EVER!" (I found out later that "Snowball" is an affectionate nickname for Blake's brother who works as a roadie for the band) before they broke into "Rise Up With Fists" which is from Jenny Lewis' solo album last year. With all the press coverage of the rivalry between Jenny and Blake over her solo project being more successful than his side project (The Elected), I imagine it must be a thorn in his side that hers is the only non-Rilo Kiley song they play! I guess we ultimately know who holds the power, right?

I was enjoying the show to an extent but then the encore blew. I was hoping they would come back out and do at least two songs and was praying for "My Slumbering Heart" which has beautiful imagery while still rocking and is Phillip's favorite song. Instead they played only one song, "Does He Love You?" which although has a raucous ending music wise, is a cheating/broken hearted downer when it comes to the lyrics: "Let's not forget ourselves good friend, I am flawed if I'm not free and your husband will never leave you, he will never leave you for me." Not exactly the lines to instill that elated feeling every show should end with! And Jenny made a quick exit with no bow, no thank you, and no moment for the audience to applaud her. Bummer.

Sony Ericsson W880i


Sony Ericsson W880i launched on early 2007 with some great features stunningly slim and light phone. So, If you looking for a thin (9.4mm) and light cellular phones, then the W880i Walkman phone from Sony Ericsson is definitely going to catch your eye.


Sony Eriksson W880i has coming with full musical support, includes a stereo handsfree, PC software and a 1GB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) make you ready to rock. With 0.3 megapixel videocall camera, W880i takes pictures in just three sizes (1632x1224, 640x480, and 160x120) its can give you a high-quality camera.


Walkman® player 2.0 on W880i really make this phone more interesting for the user. Sony Ericsson W880i available in black with dark orange or brushed silver with black, but now W880i also available in gold color. Quad-band GSM, 3G with two-way video calling and the usual Sony Walkman capability are the headlines features.


By using Disc2Phone software and USB cable data from W880i you can sharing data to or from your PC. Other features of Sony Ericsson W880i is realeased with 1.8-inch screen, it's bring the W880i more beauty.

New digs

I'm back. We've moved. It went fairly smoothly, most of our snags have come post rental truck and helping hands. Got the rental early Saturday morning, my brother-in-law, little sister's boyfriend, and our friends Tim & Meg all came and helped us load the truck at the old place and unload it at the new. The only problem we had there was getting our enormous and enormously heavy couch out of the apartment. It took some major brain power and a lot of me repeating, "If we got it in here, we have to be able to get it out." I kept thinking of that "Friends" episode where Ross and Chandler are trying to get the couch up the stairs and Ross yells, "PIVOT!" over and over. Phillip finally solved the puzzle without us having to remove the legs on the couch or the door from it's hinges. I love my family and friends and am so thankful that they volunteered to get up early on a Saturday morning and help us move.



So we are very nearly unpacked and finding little quirks about the place. There are no stoppers in any of the bathroom sinks. Our water softener had no salt in it AT ALL. At first this meant nothing to me, but after some investigation I found that it should be completely filled with salt. So I went to Home Depot and bought four bags of salt that weigh 40 lbs each! And those four bags still didn't fill it to the top! Argh. I'm not going to like dealing with that regularly. Oh and we didn't have cable all weekend because even though it was never scheduled to be cut off by the previous renters, somehow it was cut off. Not too big of deal except Phillip missed all the football on Sunday which annoyed him. Thankfully I have friends in the right places and was able to get it taken care of in time for "Heroes" on Monday night.



Anyone have any suggestions for a good place to buy light switch plates? Currently there are hideous ones in here with lighthouses on them. Oh and one in the kitchen with a rooster on it. Ew! I checked Target but their selection was rather boring.



Anyway, there is still work to be done: closets to organize, a few more boxes to unpack, DVDs and CDs to alphabetize, pictures to hang on walls, etc. but we are getting there.



I think we are going to be happy here.

PRETTY MUSIC BEDDING SET - MUSICAL NOTES and MORE!

Musical note bedding, comforters and sheets sets

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It's not hard to find a teen girl that groves to some kind of music.Bedding for a tween or teen with a musical theme has been more difficult to find until recently. Some ideas for a young girl's musical themed room start (as always) with set of bedding that either has musical notes, instruments and other musical motifs printed on the fabric of the comforter, bedskirt and shams.

Music bedding with sheets and comforters covered in musical notes will fill your teenage girl's bedroom with a virtual symphony of design and inspiration. The key to decorating a bedroom using musical decorations and fabrics is to use moderation so that your visitors don't feel they've dropped in for a visit in some mad musician's lair.

Resist the urge to decorate the bedroom with an overabundance of pictures of piano keys, musical instruments and and whole notes. Break the music themed bedding up with something cute like pink and white polka dot print fabrics and some funky chairs to go along with the piano keys and musical notes on the music bedding. A girl's room in hot pink, black and white will be cool as ice and your musical notes bedding will be main focus on center stage.

If you are creating a musician design room for a boy or if your teen girl isn't into pink as a style of decor, replace the pink with dark red or accent your music bedding theme with brass horns, guitars and other musical instruments that have enough shiny brass fittings to brighten the room's layout to your specifications.

Saxophones, trumpets, guitars and even sets of drums can be found in bright colors for girls or tan and browns to take your musical themed bedding in a masculine direction. If you are a guitar player and want color, rock and roll guitar bedding might be the ticket. Fender guitars come in every color from vintage teal green to shades of rock and roll red so carry your favorite tune around the room and share the pictures with us when you're done!

COOL TEEN GIRL BEDROOM WALL DECORATIONS

wall chalk board vinyl removable reusable decals



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Who says cool teen girl bedroom wall decorations have to be framed art prints, pictures or posters? And then who says blackboards have to be black? Or that it is always taboo to write on the walls of your home?

Chalkboards CAN be black, but they can also be hot pink, teal blue and you can use them to decorate the walls of your bedroom or use them as message boards where you can quickly leave your teenage girl messages about appointments or to tell her how much you love her when her busy schedule prohibits other conversational methods. Gone are the old-fashioned black and bottle green blackboards on wooden easels of days gone by. Hello to decorative vinyl wall clocks and chalk board decals!

Before you dismiss the idea, consider that a decorative wall chalk board decals with a cute clock not only will serve as part of the wall decor, they might help tweens and teens resist the temptation to write on the painted walls of that pretty bedroom that has been decorated so nicely for her. With these removable, vinyl wall decorations she can write notes to herself or her friends can leave her a quick message without messing with the paint job in her bedroom. Get them in frames that work with whatever style you chose for your bedroom or buy your chalkboard decals
in shapes that are as uncomplicated as round circles and then paint some polka dots in other sizes so that your wall decorations will fit right in.

Decorative chalkboard circles and squares are just as useful in the kitchen and can be displayed on the refrigerator as well as used as wall decorations, but it's can be cool to use them in a much more decorative and unique application? Scatter the message boards all over the bedroom walls and write or draw your friends names and a caricature for each? Draw a flower in the center or anything else your little heart desires.

Do you have other ideas for how you can use them in your teenage girls bedroom? Drop us a line before you leave Tween and Teenage Girls Bedding and Bedroom Decorating Ideas and tell us all about it, girlfriend!

ZEBRA PRINT BEDDING - WILD ANIMAL PRINT TEEN DECORATING IDEAS

Zebra print bedding and comforter sets


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I have received several e-mails with questions regarding zebra print bedding sets in full size, queen size and king size. We have recently featured several zebra bedding collections in our free online teenage girls decorating magazine articles. It's been a lot of fun to experiment with different color combinations from red and pink to yellow and blue.

As I'm sure that you have observed, many times I will feature stock photographs from bedding catalogs and online sites and use these images as examples of various styles of teenage bedrooms. In this particular instance, I had used some examples of bedrooms that used black and white zebra stripes with little else in the way of fabric print and design.

The questions that I have received have asked for teen girl decorating ideas and instructions for other patterns that could be incorporated into the room so that the zebra print isn't quite so bold and attention grabbing.

Adults rooms where the beds are decorated with zebra print bedding often depends on various solid colors and greenery to offset the wild animal print. Grownups are looking for a soft place to land at the end of the day and mixed prints and patterns don't spell tranquility for people who have had to suffer the stress of a busy day in the landscape of urban life.

Teen girls, on the other hand, seem to strive on stimulating, mixes of neon colored bedding and glittering flashy decorations. For this teen that loves to push through the barriers of conservative decor I would suggest that she get a zebra print comforter or duvet cover in a luxurious fabric and try some funky graphics as accent pillows, wild animal print curtains and bedskirts.

The only rule that I can think of when coordinating graphic prints with zebra stripes would be that you might want to check that the graphics on the fabrics that you are considering not be any wider than the average width of any given black stripe.

Send me some pictures and I'll be happy to give my opinion and even some one on one decorating advice if I can.

Always lie the coordinating fabric alongside your main decorative piece before buying out the store! You might get it home and find the combination makes you nauseous!

Return to Tween and Teenage Girls Bedding and Bedroom Decorating Ideas for more tips on the latest in decor for a young lady's boudoir.

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