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Candycore is Trending This Holiday Season & Here’s How You Can Embrace It

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Kate B
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Candycore is one of the most popular home décor trends to emerge this holiday season, and it’s not difficult to see why. It’s fun, sweet, and picture-perfect, and our tips and tricks will help you welcome it into your home just in time for Christmas.

Right Colors

If you’re not a huge fan of overly colorful holiday decorations, it’s best to stick to a specific color palette with this home décor trend. Red, white, and green are the safest bet, but pink emerged as a popular choice this year due to the Barbiecore craze.

Just Add Candy Canes

Candy canes are the staple of the candycore holiday trend, and you can easily embrace this trend by adding decorations inspired by this sweet treat to the mix.

Gingerbread Bonanza

If you want your holiday decorations to have a more neutral vibe but still want to give candycore a shot, gingerbread-themed decorations, houses, and Christmas stockings are just the thing you’re looking for!

Paper Wrap

After decorating your Christmas tree, the only thing you’ll have left to do is place holiday gifts underneath. Make them a part of your candycore holiday décor by making sure you use candy-themed wrapping paper.

The 2024 Met Gala Theme Has Been Chosen & Here’s Everything You Need to Know

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Nikoleta P
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After a lot of anticipation, the Costume Institute finally announced the theme of the upcoming Met Gala. Next year’s event will dive into 400 years of fashion history with the new theme “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion”, and here’s everything we know about it so far.

Theme’s Meaning

“Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” will feature around 250 items from the Costume Institute’s permanent collection. It will center on forgotten, dormant garments that were rarely seen in public, some of which are too fragile to be worn again. They’ll be displayed in an entirely new way, and modern technology will be used to create an immersive sensorial experience.

Featured Designers

“Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” will cover four centuries of fashion history, ranging from Elizabethan-era designs from the 17th century to modern-day creations. Elsa Schiaparelli, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, and Hubert de Givenchy will be some of the iconic designers on display, along with 21st-century titans such as Phillip Lim and Stella McCartney.

Time & Place

As always, the Met Gala will take place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York City on the first Monday of May – May 6, 2024. The exhibition “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” will be on display between May 10 and September 2, 2024.

Imagined Architecture is Using the Power of AI to Reimagine Famous Building in Style of Modern Architects

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Kate B
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We’ve seen many AI artists use the limitless possibilities of artificial intelligence to toy with reality as we know it, and Imagined Architecture is the next one in line. This AI artist is using cutting-edge AI tools to reimagine famous buildings by adopting the distinctive styles of renowned architects from the past and present.

Imagined Architecture experienced a true boom on TikTok, where this page is followed by 19,000 people. It was recently promoted on the popular Instagram page Architecture & Design and it immediately sparked a heated debate about the use of AI in the realm of architecture.

The creator of this page claims they’re simply using AI/Stable Diffusion to learn more about different architectural styles. They’re merging innovation, technology, and architectural excellence into one to marry the aesthetics of famous buildings from all around the world to distinct features of the selected architect’s style.

The list of iconic buildings you’ll find on Imagined Architecture’s Instagram and TikTok includes the Sydney Opera House, the Dancing House in Prague, the London Tower Bridge, and Burj Al Arab in Dubai. They were reimagined in the styles of famous modern architects we all know and love, from Zaha Hadid and Antoni Gaudí to Oscar Niemeyer and Frank Gehry.

From Candycore to Gingerbread Girl, Here are Etsy’s 2023 Holiday Trend Predictions

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Nikoleta P
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We can always count on Etsy to accurately predict the latest trends in the world of home décor, and their forecast for the upcoming holiday season is finally here. From candycore to gingerbread girl, we’re bringing you six festive trends that made it to Etsy’s list this year.

Grandpa Chic

Forget all about coastal grandma, because grandpa chic just entered the building. This is a home décor craze your grandpa would love, and it’s all about classic materials and rich tones, such as burgundy, olive green, and tobacco brown.

Gingerbread Girl

The “gingerbread girl” puts a festive twist on the popular cottagecore craze, and it’s all about welcoming warm and rustic vibes into your home this holiday season.

Elevated Entertaining

If you’re In charge of hosting holiday dinners this season, Etsy is encouraging you to elevate your party through zodiac tea towels, natural linen placemats, and handmade glassware.

Candycore

Candycore is the sweetest trend to make its way to Etsy’s list this year, and it’s all about holiday decorations that look so good you could eat them.

Mantelscaping

If the fireplace happens to be the centerpiece of your holiday décor, you should consider making it even more eye-catching with candle lanterns, ceramic trees, and accent ornaments.

Meaningful Memories

When it comes to gift giving, this holiday season is all about presents with a special meaning, from travel planners and birth flower travel cases to luggage tags and personalized passport covers.

5 No-Carve Pumpkin Ideas to Create for Halloween

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Kate B
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Year after year we try our best to carve pumpkins for Halloween, but more often than not, it doesn’t go as planned. Carving pumpkins takes lots of strength, patience, and skill and we don’t always have the time to create them. These no-carve pumpkins are just as festive and they don’t require any carving tools, making them family-friendly. They’re super easy to make and they’ll put you in the spooky spirit this Halloween.

Lace Pumpkin

All you need for lace pumpkins are sheer stockings and place the pumpkin in the accessory and cover it with spray paint to create a lace design. It has a similar effect to carving, but it’s much less effort.

Bejeweled Pumpkin

Sketch a design with chalk and then go over it with whatever jewels or rhinestones you have lying around. Create fangs, pointy eyes, and other fun, spooky designs.

Chalk-Painted Pumpkins

Need another thing to do with chalk paint? Why not make chalk-painted pumpkins which are super trendy and eye-catching?

Glitter Pumpkins

Glitter makes everything better and to create glitter pumpkins, coat the pumpkin in paint and then create designs with glitter. You can make polka dots, stars, hearts—pretty much whatever your heart desires.

Chinoiserie Pumpkins

Chinoiserie pumpkins come together with laser-cut stencils and craft paint. They look really intricate, but they couldn’t be easier to create.

Christine Tenenholtz is Chasing Rainbows With Her Colorful Ceramic Creations

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Amanda B
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If you love surrounding yourself with quirky and colorful home décor pieces, Christine Tenenholtz’s ceramics will fit right into your home. Her rainbow-themed pottery will welcome a splash of colors into your life and put a smile on your face.

With 100,000 Instagram followers under her belt, Tenenholtz made a name for herself in the world of ceramics, but she wasn’t always interested in this art form. She dabbled in needlework and sewing in her youth, and later switched to photography, but pottery was the last thing on her mind.

“I cannot recall a time in my life when I did not yearn to create… high school and at university I studied photography, not venturing behind the door marked ‘ceramic studio’ even once. It literally did not interest me. I find that hilarious and absolutely mind-blowing,” she explains on her official website.

Tenenholtz finally fell in love with pottery after a friend convinced her to take an evening ceramics class at a community studio following her college graduation. She spent the next six months learning the wheel, and she’s been captivated by clay ever since.

Tenenholtz now runs her small studio from Albuquerque, New Mexico, mostly focusing on pottery while her son is helping her with the logistics. She dedicated three decades of her life to this craft, and her creations prove that life is all sunshine and rainbows after all.

Have Leftover Sample Paint Pots? These DIY Projects Make Use of Them

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Mark O
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If you’ve recently renovated your home, chances are you have some leftover sample paint pots that you used to test out colors before committing to painting an entire wall or item of furniture with them. But once you’ve picked your color, don’t throw away those paint pots as there are tons of quick furniture updates and DIY projects that you can use them for. Here are some ideas to get you started.

Paint Geometric Artwork

Create modern work of art with some painters tape, a plain canvas, and sample paint pots. Start by applying lines of tape at various angles on the canvas to make geometric shapes. Fill in the shapes with colors of paint, working one section at a time.

Highlight a Section Wall

While sample paint pots won’t cover an entire wall, you can use them to highlight areas of a room with a two-toned look. This idea works well for empty corners or above a piece of furniture.

Decorate Plant Pots

Give your plant pots a fresh look by painting over them in a solid color or creating fun patterns like stripes, dots, and swirls.

Update a Bookshelf

Give a plain white bookshelf a makeover by priming the face frame of the bookcase and front edge of the shelves and then applying two coats of sample paint. When you’re done top with a coat of clear wax or matte varnish.

Embellish Glass Vases

Give your plain glassware some flair by using an eraser on a pencil, stamp polka-dots starting from the bottom and going up the sides of the vase.

3 Wonders of Modern Architecture Worth Checking Out in Mexico City, Mexico

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Elizabeth N
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Mexico City is one of those places that offer a perfect blend of contemporary and classic architecture. If you enjoy buildings with a modern feel, this city won’t leave you disappointed. Here are three modern icons worth checking out during your visit.

Soumaya Museum

Soumaya is one of Mexico City’s must-see museums, and it’s equally impressive inside and out. Designed by the Mexican architect Fernando Romero, Soumaya became instantly recognizable after being unveiled in the early 2010s thanks to its reflective aluminum façade, which looks like it’s been composed of countless floating silver discs.

UNAM Campus

If you’re a huge fan of modern architecture, the campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico is the place to be. Several impressive buildings are scattered all around, and you should definitely check out Juan O’Gorman’s library. It’s a modern building with an Aztec twist, covered by a giant wall painting inspired by the history of Latin America.

Vasconcelos Library

Mexico City is home to one of the most impressive libraries in the entire world, and you have to step inside to truly enjoy it. Its towering glass shelves give the library an airy and spacious feel, and they cover 38,000 square meters in Mexico City’s downtown.

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