FUN DIY! Create Your Own Envelopes!

This "diy" came from Pinterest by pinner "Maria Kalo Pitt."

Enjoy!

 Stunningly Adorkable Team 
*Where Stunning Meets Adorkable*

Black Teens Take On Avon

Halle Holmes was 10 years old in 2010 when she came home empty-handed and aggravated after a trip to the local mall. As hostess of an upcoming spa party, she had her heart set on finding all-natural beauty products in fun fragrances that her girlfriends would like and her sensitive skin could tolerate.



“We didn’t want to smell like lavender and sweet pea. We wanted something youthful smelling,” she says. Downright indignant that no such product existed, Halle says she turned to her teenage sister Brea and said, “Why don’t we start our own?”

As the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention. The Holmes sisters began researching their idea online, tapped their family dermatologist for advice, and sent their mom out to investigate a few cosmetics manufacturers they identified.

With $6,000 in startup funding from their parents, Halle and Brea officially launched their beauty products business the same year. Named Sweet Dream Girlz for a favorite Beyonce song, the Holmes’ line of moisturizers, cleansers, lip balms, and hair products are paraben- and talc-free, feature shea butter and natural oils, and come in “yummy” scents like Pink Sugar and Iced Lemon Cookie. From sales online, at trade shows, and in specialty stores nationwide, the business generated more than $25,000 in revenues its first year, and $42,000 in 2012. According to mom Lisa Holmes, Sweet Dream Girlz is profitable, but all income goes right back into the company to support marketing and new product development.

The young entrepreneurs—now 13 and 19—have been featured in USA Today, Tigerbeat, local television news, and various other media. They were invited to the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards where their products were featured in the swag bags. And they’ve made it to the final casting call for season 5 of ABC’s Shark Tank.

Despite all the exposure, however, buyers at major stores including Dillard’s, Nordstrom, and Justice have turned them down. So have big beauty brands Ulta and Avon. “The typical response is that they haven’t carried it before, they’re skeptical they can move it in their stores, and they want you to come to them with big sales volume numbers before they’ll try,” says Lisa Holmes.

But the sisters are confident those buyers are missing out on a big market. Tween and teen girls are consumers of spa and beauty products, they say. The only reason they don’t buy products specially made for them is because they’re not available, they say.

So, they figured out how to reach that market themselves. This week they introduced Spa Diva, a network-marketing program that sells a $350 “mobile spa kit” to their business-minded peers. Girls as young as 16 can purchase the kit and earn commissions hosting in-home mani-pedi parties and taking orders for Sweet Dream Girlz products from their friends. The kit includes manicure, pedicure, and facial supplies, party-hostess advice, and a “business resource CD,” that tells how to make a professional presentation, talk about the products, and engage with customers.

Brea, who was in high school when Sweet Dreams Girlz launched, will start her sophomore year at Woodbury University in Burbank, Calif., this fall. In addition to her studies in fashion design and marketing, she dedicates about four hours a day to the business, including video-chat meetings with her sister at home in Phoenix.

What’s next? The girls have already expanded their brand to tackle another shopping frustration: Why aren’t sweet, fun fashions like the ones Taylor Swift and Victoria Justice wear available in girls’ sizes 7-16? They designed and are now wholesaling a line of Sweet Dream Girlz apparel, sneakers, and accessories. They hired a sales rep with a showroom in the Atlanta apparel mart to raise awareness of their brand, and, says Halle, “We just finished the photo shoot for our spring 2014 line.”

Article written and published by; Clutch Magazine@ www.clutchmagonline.com

You can shop their products@ www.sweetdreamgirlz.com today!

Stunningly Adorkable Team:-)

HAPPY HOLIDAY AND NEW YEAR!

Hey what's up folks!!!

The Stunningly Adorkable Team thanks all of our readers and followers!

We wish you a happy holiday and safe new year!





The Stunningly Adorkable Team
*Where The Stunning Life Meets The Adorkable Life*

TrEnDY DeNiM KiCkS!

Trends are always popping up from all over the world.  Many of them coming from Europe and Asia.

These days when you see something that many deem as ugly, that's said to be someone else's treasure.

It may be fitting to say these denim kicks are trendy in their own way.  They may not be for everyone, but they are for someone.

They are designed by Danielle K from Haifa, Israel.

Take a look at her line of denim kicks and decide for yourself if you like them or not.

Dani.k Shoes Size 37 (Euro) $125.00


DaniK Shoes. Size 38 (Euro) $125.00



These trendy kicks by DaniK are available at www.etsy.com/shop/DaniKshoes

Check them out and more by her now!





The Stunningly Adorkable Team!
*Where The Dorky And The Stunning Meet*

STUNNINGLY ADORKABLE; BACK TO SCHOOL!

Its school time again and it's about all the cute, and cutesy fashionable school accessories for the kids.

When it comes to chosing what clothes and accessories to buy, you have alot to pick from.  From JCP, Urban Outfitters, Norsdstrom, online stores and many more; any and everyone is getting in on the back to school action. 

Here are your most wanted back to school items:

*Cool BackpackS*






*Blazers, blazers and the "academy blazeR*







*Toms, toms and More toM*





Patterns are In: Denim Pattern that iS*







THE COOLEST SUPPLIES FOR ANYONE!

*CoOL NoteS*







*Pencil it iN*








*Con't-Classic SmecilS-try theM*
Flavors include:

Bubble Gum

Cinnamon

Tropical Blast

Grape

Cotton Candy

Very Berry

Black Cherry

Orange

Watermelon

Root Beer

*USB HubmaN*



*Highlighters-smell oh so gooD*


*Pens, pens, and SmenS*
Flavors include:

Pink Lemonade

Red Licorice

Banana Fo Fana

Ninja Berry

Aloha

Mystery Scent

Black Licorice

Creamsicle

Passion Fruit

Mocha

*Back to school is in!

Take the time in choosing all the cool fashions and accessories you need for your student. With so much to choose from you can't go wrong with our picks and whatever else you need.

All in all; getting a good education is what's most import for anyone returning school, but you can always look good while hitting the books.*


HAPPY BACK TO SCHOOL!


*The Stunningly Adorkable Team*

TOP 6 STUNNINGLY ADORKABLE FALL 2012 MUST HAV'S!

We all want to look great when a new season rolls around. For some of us it's not a big deal, but for the rest of us our looks have to spot on. 

Fall fashions seems to be a bit harder because it's the in between season. Trying to outfit ourselves in those things we love and not breaking the bank is sometimes a challenge. 

So we have found you some must have pieces that already have or can get without breaking the bank. 


1.Mid Rise Acid Wash-(http://www.lovesculture.com/)
They have a back-in-the-day feel, but with a modern take. You can dress them up or dress them down on those warm fall days. 


2. Zebra burn out tee!
This little adorkable number comes in an array of colors. Paired with your favorite blazer, it will bring to life your whole look-(http://www.lovesculture.com/).


3. Pinstrip 3/4 sleeves "adorkable" blazer!
This is adorkably fabulous. It's a simple look that can be dressed down or up depending on your mood or event.  Pair it with the zebra tee above or with a nice sash-tie sheer blouse and your ready to go.
(http://www.lovesculture.com/)


4. Tribal print scarf! What would fall be without a great scarf. This tribal print scarf comes in a great colors for fall. Its fun, no fuss, easily matched with anything, and most of all it's "adorkably fabulous."
(http://www.lovesculture.com/)




5. Wooden drop earrings! These are so adorkably funky! They give off a stunning look but at the same time they can be dressed up or down. Pair them with any gold or wooden pieces in your collection and you have hit the mark for a great fall look. (http://www.lovesculture.com/)


6. Chevron print stilettos! Who says adorkable can't be very fashion forward. These stilettos are the life of any outfit for the fall. When you put these on, you instantly feel "all eyes" are on you. The look of these are very daring. They stand out a mile away, and they have "classic shoe" written all over them. The best thing about these are, you can dress them up or dress them down. Wear them with pride, class, and stand out from all the rest.  (http://www.lovesculture.com/)



Fashion is always evolving and sometimes changing. We can't help but to evolve or change along with it. 

The beauty is, we can always be ourselves and still be fashion forward.  Honestly, being who you are is the best part of this ever evolving/changing comglomerate world of fashion.  We can take bits and pieces and add them to our lives to express who are at any particular time. 

As we do that, what are saying is, we are who we are no matter what the trends are, or what designer comes out with the best collection.  Our sole reason for being daring or unique is so we as individuals can have our own identity in this sea of "isms."
 It's the best thing in the world, and no trend or top of the line designer can top that!


*Be your self, be unique, be "stunningly adorkable."*


The Stunningly Adorkable Life Team!