GWEN STEFFANI'S BRIGHT PATCHWORK COAT

Do you think Gwen Steffani wants to actually be noticed here or not?

Ok well dark sunglasses ... check, hood up ... check, brightly coloured patchwork coat?? ... ok maybe she does want to be recognized after all!

Either that or she still wanting to feel a bit 'summery' in this miserable weather. It is a bit of a funky fashion statement though isn't it?

When i look it seems like the left is the dark colours cold winter side, and the right bright summer etc. Like a split personality almost!

What do you think of it? Is it something you would wear yourself?

WHAT PHOTO WOULD YOU HAVE AS A GIFT?

I have always liked the idea of wholesale photo novelties gifts. When i am out with my friends and i get a photo opportunity i always take it, as it's such a nice memory that you can look back on.

The photos that are taken can usually be put onto a keyring, dog tag, in a special picture frame and more. If i have a choice i pick the keyrings, so i can keep my photo with me all the time.

Plus if its one of those gadget keyrings that acts as a bottle opener too etc, that is just even better!

Me and my friends have about 3 of these as keyrings, and i'm sure we will be getting more as time goes on too.

With Christmas over now, and the New year on it's way i am sure there will be plenty more photo opportunities. But which picture is the best one? I'm terrible - i will always narrow it down to about ten! .. maybe more!

That's the trouble with the celebration time of year is going through all the photos that have been taken.

Do you remember which photos are your favourite that you took at Christmas? And what is your best kind of photo for a gift? Mine is a typical group family picture.

WHO WORE IT BEST: Rachel Adedeji or Alexandra Burke?

It's the battle of the Xfactor winners and losers in this Lipsy Dress. And i don't just mean the for the show!

It's strange how one of the finalists from this year (Rachel), and the winner of last year (Alexandra) is wearing the same dress! How could this be? A big coincidence it is, and i'm sure neither knew each other would be wearing it.

Don't you just hate it when someone has the same outfit on as you! But who do you think wore it best here: Rachel Adedeji or Alexandra Burke?

CONVERT & RESTORE YOUR OLD VIDEOS & FILM SLIDES

If you have some old video tape recordings or slide transfers around of special occasions or moments, don't just throw them away thinking they are no good anymore.

Did you know that you can get your film to dvd? Videos and slide machines are rare these days, and the only ones you would be able to buy are pre-owned ones that are years old, and more than likely not in the best condition.

You may find that when you look at your family movies that they are quite 'bitty' in quality and faded. But you can actually get your film to DVD restored at the same time too. The quality will be like it would as if you recorded it recently. See the picture above for an example.

You can get this all done at the Video Conversion Experts site. The way they do it is by using broadcast quality Hollywood film scanners, and the tape transfer machines. Special technology is then used to carry out the restoration process.

I think this is a great idea. I know my mom has a load of videos of family events, but she hasn't been able to play them for a few years because no-one really has videos anymore. It's all about DVD players these days isn't it?

You may think that transferring and restoring a 8mm film to DVD is alot of hard work and cost. Alot of hard work does go into making the film to make it as good as new again, and it could seem expensive to some.

You can always get an online quote to check. But what you need to remember is these are memories that you will be able to keep forever, and pass to to your next generation and so on.

If you decide to go ahead Video Conversion Experts are currently having a 35% off sale.

2010 BROS REUNION

It seems to have been a time for boybands getting back together like Take That, Boyzone, Bananarama etc, and it looks like 80's band Bros are joining the reunion train!

The trio that are brothers Matt and Luke Goss and Craig Logan will be doing a one off concert in 2010 at London's 02 Arena hopefully. But unfortunately it's not a permanent reunion - boo!

You probably remember them best for their hit song 'When will i be famous' and 'I owe you nothing'.

I'm sure they will be belting out a few of their music classics, but i wonder if they have anything new to throw our way too? I doubt it, but it would be cool for them to have a hit in this generation wouldn't it?

TRADITIONAL & MODERN PEARL JEWELRY

Pearls go back many years to when little girls used to raid their mom's pearl jewelry, and wear it round their necks. I know i was one of those little girls, and i'm sure my little girl will be the same too.

But the classic pearl necklaces are not just about jewelry from the past. In fact they are becoming more popular in today's generation.

As well as the original white pearls, there are all different kinds of pearls you can get in colours like pink, lavender, black, silver, gold, multi-colour and even specially made types such as Southsea, Akoya, Freshwater and Tahitian pearls

You can get some beautiful collections from Museum Way Pearls, to suit tastes for the more modern or traditional woman even.

It's one of those pieces of jewelry that you know would be able to match in with any outfit, and that you could wear for any occasional too.

EMBARASSING CELEBRITY MOMENT:Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker has never been really fashionable, but you would think she would remember to put a bra on through a skin colour dress!

The outfit probably looked ok before the wind came, and of course a celebrity photographer just happened to be standing nearby.

You have probably saw it's not just her top area the wind caught her out on either. Oh dear!

SPECIALIZED WOMENS SAFETY KITS

Women are generally are at more risk safety wise than a man would be. That's why i have always loved the idea of using pepper spray

I found a really cool site called Safety Girls that specialize in items just for women. Whether it be when your in your car or out and about somewhere.

I just love the Safety Girl roadside emergency kit . It has the serious stuff inside like emergency instructions on how to change a flat tyre and start a dead battery, bandages, safety light stick an an emergency blanket.

But there are other fun things that us women would consider essentials too.

To name a few there is breath freshener, lip moisturiser, cleansing wipes, sewing repair kit, deoderant, a nail file and plenty more.

Just think of the times when you have needed these, and you haven't actually got it on you. You can just reach inside your handy kit and get it if you do!

It's the same with vehicle first aid kits. How many times have you had a small accident like nipping your finger, catching yourself on something, or if you have kids with you they hurt themselves somehow?

You can also get women's clothing, tools and other special kits especially for women on the site too.

BIG BROTHER REALITY SHOW REJECTS KERRY KATONA

Troubled star Kerry Katona always seems to be in the public eye for a lot of things. Most recently for her strange behavior and bankruptcy.

It seems she was trying to get herself back on track by joining the 2010 Celebrity Big Brother reality show line up.

There was me thinking that Big Brother would take on any failed celebrity for entertainment, but there are some psychological tests you have to pass too apparently.

Kerry passed the interview stage, but failed the other tests. Big Brother told her the deal was off, as she isn't mentally well enough!

I wonder who will step up in place of her now? I cant wait to see what the line up is.

LOCKERS FOR BUSINESSES & EVENTS

Lockers are always a necessity for any business open to the public. Many people will associate them for use as school lockers, at the gym, swimming baths etc.

But you could use a locker for all different venues and events. This could be at a theme park, stadium, a holiday hotel safe room for travellers or an an outdoor event such as a concert.

You can find a variety of standard, vented, speciality and stadium lockers for sale at Morelockers.com.

They stock all different sizes, materials and colours of lockers, as well as locker accessories and benches.

LADY GAGA'S HUNCHBACK BLAZER NO 2!

Well Lady GaGa seems to be in the Christmas spirit with this strange sparkly number!

It actually reminds me alot of that hunchback blazer she wore about a month ago.
Maybe she has jazzed it up a little bit, or maybe she just likes strange clothing.

I don't think i need to answer that question do you!?

BRING AN EMPTY SPACE TO LIFE: Indoor Planters

I always love to have real plants indoors, but the pots they come in don't look too attractive.

Then i thought why don't i just use a Decorative Planter instead? You can get different types that are freestanding, hanging, corner ones or boxed ones you can put under your windows.

I have an area in my kitchen where there is no room for cupboards, but the wall looks quite bare, so i put some Indoor Planters and it really brightens up the space.

Of course you can get outdoor Planters too to spruce up a tired looking area. You can get some really nice ones, like this handmade copper planter in my picture from the Planterixchange website.

MARILYN MANSON WITH NO MAKE UP

If Marilyn Manson ever wanted to disguise himself all he would have to do is take his make up off!

How cool is that, that you can actually be yourself and no-one would probably recognize you!?

But i guess someone did in this snap anyway! How freaky is that? He looks nothing like his rock star alter ego, and is really quite a plain face ordinary looking man!

Who do you prefer Marilyn Manson or the normal Brian Warner?

PERSONALIZED NUMBER PLATES

I really like the idea of novelty gifts and personalized items. That's what i loved when i saw you can get private number plates

I found that these are not just good for your car or motorcycle, but some people use them as memorabilia for their cafe/restaurant. I have even saw some use them on their bedroom walls or doors.

You can get some cool personalized number plates, which are a mixture of numbers and letters. For example if you wanted it to use a nickname such as 'Tam' for Tammy, you would find it would read something like AB52 TAM like in the picture above.

Of course you can imagine everyone would want just their name without the numbers, so this isn't really feasible if you want to use it on your vehicle, considering how many cars with the same name as yours you would have!

The site that you can get them from lets you view your number plate on your own car, so you can really picture it.

All you would do after you have chosen your plate is select the make and model of your vehicle, and it will show you how your plate would look.

Click on the link within the post if you would like to find out more, and try it out for yourself.

THE COLOUR-IT-YOURSELF DRESS

There is a thing of making your own dress, but actually colouring in your own dress is another!

This Colour-It-Yourself dress by designer Berber Soepboer, comes with with it's own set of markers at a whooping price tag of £250.

All i can say is wow, for £250 i would want someone to colour it in for me! Imagine how long that would take you. Especially with all those small random patterns that graphic designer Michiel Schuurman created.

Yes it does sound fun and interesting, but take the zero off that high fashion price and i maybe, just maybe would consider it. But they would have to make some better patterns first i think!

Do you like this dress and idea?

THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE PHONE

I'm wondering if the most expensive phone in the world would have the Cheapest Mobile Deals?

It would be so cool if this GoldVish Le Million one did, with it's 18k white gold and 120k encrusted diamonds.

Ok so it looks like i'll have to stick with my Motorola, as this phone costs $1.3 million!

But if you had the choice would you rather have a super trendy phone or a cheap mobile deal?

CELEBS START LEAVING TWITTER FOR GOOD

Personally i have never really seen the whole point of the 'Twitter Bandwagon' but it tends to attract alot of celebrities for some reason.

But lately Twitter seems to be all a bit much for these poor celebrities!

Chris Brown and recently Miley Cyrus, Lil Wayne and Lily Alen have quit Twitter for good, and deleted their accounts.

Chris left after he said his album had received bad ratings, and some stores wont even stock his albums.

I'm not quite sure what he expected exactly after the Rhianna incident. Your song could be brilliant, but every time people look at your face Chris they probably imagine you punching Rhianna's! .... Sorry but it's true! People don't and won't forget easily!

HELP WITH BODY FAT, CELLULITE & STRETCH MARKS

Before and After Liposuction Surgery Example

I'm guessing we all sometimes wish we can turn the clock back to when we were a teenager, to have the ideal 'unspoilt' body we had back then.

Now after having kids and life in general we are faced with stretch marks, loose skin, cellulite and probably more!

But thankfully if it is really affecting you, there are clinics that can help you get back that body you long for.

One of them in particular is the sono bello Clinic. There a few procedures offered here that you can have done such as skin tightening or laser liposuction to get rid of those areas with extra fat.

The laser liposuction is particularly popular with people who are struggling to shift that last bit of weight. You can have this done on lots of body areas like your stomach, legs, chin, hips and back.

Some of you i'm sure suffer from stretch marks? Unfortunately even with the use of the best creams the stretch marks will just be faded slightly.

It saddens me to read sometimes that some peoples stretch marks are that bad it affects the way that they live, and knocks their confidence hugely.

With Sono Bello's procedure it will diminish the stretch marks completely.
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BRITTANY MURPHY DIES AGED 32

Here is another recent shocking celebrity death- this time being actress Brittany Murphy.

She died at home with her husband by her side in the USA yesterday after a cardiac arrest. She was just 32 years old.

The ambulance took her to the hospital and she was officially pronounced dead on arrival.

You will probably remember her best from movies Clueless and 8 Mile.

Friends and co-stars such as Brian Friedman, Ashton Kutcher and Alicia Silverstone have made their tributes to her to the media and/or via social network Twitter.

NEW UK TRAIN STATION : Fast Europe Travel Option

The UK's newest train station has been opened up in Kent called Ashford International.

As well as offering super fast journeys to the continent in an hour, you are doing your 'bit for the environment' by using a train that has lower carbon dioxide emissions, than it would do if you took a flight instead.

The station is based just off the M20, and you are able to travel as close as London or further out into a Europe destination such as Paris, France, Brussels etc.

Whether you are travelling to or from Ashford, you can take advantage of the nearby amenities such as Ashford Shopping center, which is the largest shopping center in Europe.

Ashford Train Station also has quite a few train terminals and 2,000 car parking spaces that are not too far from the terminals either.

It really is a good central access point. Ideal to just leave you car in a safe spot and travel to your destination without any worries.

There are a few different travel packages you can choose from to suit all types of business, leisure or personal ventures and budgets too.

BRAZILIAN BOY FALLS VICTIM TO RELIGIOUS RITUAL

Big news in the media at the moment is the poor 2 year old Brazilian boy that was found with 42 needles in his body at a hospital in Salvador.

His stepfather confessed to police he did this as it was to do with a religious ritual that was being carried out.

He also said that it was a women that was in trance that 'commanded him to stick needles in the boys body'

Xray showing the needles

Him and three other people have been arrested. Interestingly enough it was his mother that bought the boy into hospital as he complained of pain, but she said she knew nothing about the needles.

In the meantime the child was taken to a heart unit, as there were 2 needles so close to his heart it may not be possible to remove them.

This is really disturbing. Why would someone do that to a child? Religion or not it is appalling.

I cant bear to imagine the pain the child must have been going through to have that done to him, and the pain he is feeling now too. Hopefully we will hear more news about this soon.

CHOOSING THE RIGHT WEDDING INVITATIONS

When trying to plan for a wedding you always need to remember the smaller things too like wedding invitations

Then there are the questions do i go for handmade letterpress wedding invitations or just pick from a pre-printed wedding invitations collection?

What did you or what would you do choose for your wedding?

WHAT HAPPENED TO: Barret Oliver?

Remember the little guy Bastian from the movie Never Ending Story? The one who read the book and told the story of Atreu's adventures?

Well that was Barret Oliver. He starred in quite a few movies in the 80's like D.A.R.Y.L and Cocoon, but was more known for his role in The Never Ending Story. But what happened to him after that? ....

With his co-star 'Atreu' in the Never Ending Story

Well from about 1989 he didn't seem to do anything from there. Barret would be about 36 now, and apparently teaches photography in Los Angeles.

I wonder why he stopped making movies? Did no-one want him or do you think he just quit?

I guess that's the problem with starring in such a bit hit movie as a child. It's hard to make people see you as anyone other than that role.

BBQ EQUIPENT BUYING GUIDE

The sun may have disappeared now for the winter season, but that doesn't mean you still cant make use of your outdoor furniture

In fact i think its a great time to get your outdoor grill and invite family and friends round for a BBQ. You can always get those patio heaters if you feel the cold too easily!

If your in need of outdoor furniture, grills or BBQ tools you can browse through plenty of different ones at ShopWiki, as well as see buying guides.

There will be quite a range of products to choose from as ShopWiki include all companies, unlike other websites which will only display ones that have paid for placement.