After almost a year hiatus, VaVaVaVEGAN! returns in full force with the announcement of an exciting partnership. My new business BFF is the “Make Mine Chocolate” Campaign – promoting rabbit welfare, educational awareness, and most importantly preventing the abandonment of pet bunnies after Easter.
In addition to my usual delightfully delicious discourse, let me also leave you with a sweet treat link to Rescue Chocolate. Not only do they create fair-trade 100% vegan chocolates, but they’re also the 2011 featured sponsor of the “Make Mine Chocolate” Campaign. So chow down chicas; beach body time is still weeks away, and P.S. cover-me-up one-pieces and thigh-shy skirtinis are so this season!
For my furry little otter friend and all my fave fashionista hairdressers…
Bringing short hair and saving the sandy Gulf back in style.
Knock-knock jokes not your thing? That’s okay. I have a far more important orange-oriented update to throw your way. April is the ASPCA’s ”Go Orange for Animals” Month. So… GO! Get started with some of these apricot-colored accessories and tangerine-tinted tees. It’s so super trendy these days to support such a sensational cause for critters, that I think I’m going to take the liberty to officially unofficially announce it: orange is the new black.
[comic strip compliments of Barbara from codeshewrote.com]
Speculating I might opt to stir up a little political controfursy?
Nope, we’re all good. Michelle Obama makes more than just a political statement. It’s about time we boasted a First Lady who is fearless in her fashion sense and forthright about her fur-free position.
Keep your fave furry friend safe with a fashionably free pet safety pack from the ASPCA! Their pet rescue window decal not only alerts rescue personnel that pets are inside your home, but it also doubles as daring decor, with a flash of Oh No! orange as the accent color. The safety pack also includes an ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center fridge frame donning some life-saving digits. If it’s that easy to talk yourself into indulging in this pre-spring weather with an early pair of espadrilles (and I know it is!), sending out for this freebie should be a no-consultation-neceassary kind of click.
[free! order online from the ASPCA]
You should check out this great site I joined called Blastoff Network. It’s a customizable page that combines the best news, videos, music, and social networking with cash-back shopping from the biggest retailers such as Target, Best Buy, and Tiger Direct (I fill this is with better ones later). Check out Blastoff Network at http://gotaf.socialtwist.com/redirect?l=-461492612752069207231 or visit my Blastoff Homepage at http://gotaf.socialtwist.com/redirect?l=-461492612752069207232.
Sorry, I had to get it out. I’ve been spamming up all my social sites with this neat little note ever since I read an entire magazine about it at Barnes and Noble yesterday. A chance to earn some extra cha-ching for cli-clicking my dollars away as usual sounds like a sweet deal to me. Maybe it will inspire something new to write about? Let’s see.
Also, speaking of clicking for a cause (one other than myself), have you had your kibble yet today?
If you’re one of the kids who already reads my blog babble, I’m sure you share in my sentiment when I state how infuriating it can be to even think of losing a furry little friend for some overpriced and down right offensive outerwear. But even more unbearable than such a cruel cop-out is suffering a loss without even as little as any explicable excuse. Coming from someone who’s been in two very recent car accidents “incidents”, I can attest that it certainly is tough out there on the road. People rarely break for each other, let alone crossing critters. So, in honor of fallen fur balls, cool car accessories, and my recovering ride, I decided to treat my tiny Toyota to a designer bumper bandage – compliments of happy2craft. Now I can look fly in my spruced up subcompact, while simultaneously reminding the road hog behind me to cruise with compassion.
If this all seems a little out of the black and blue, you can chalk it up to a delayed PTSD deal… or maybe even some early Thanksgiving thoughts. ModCloth’s Thank-a-Thon Blog Contest forced me to do a little self-reflection. And just like that, I realized how thankful I am for the people who care, the ones who will begin to, and most of all, for my every day animal encounters that keep me inspired to shop, share, dress, and drive responsibly.
[$3.95 at zazzle.com]
As a follow-up to my aforementioned birthday activities, I found myself contemplating the often 1920′s or ’50s style of the burlesque babe. I mean, they don’t really wear a whole lot, so in terms of actual items, the few things that automatically come to mind are boas, boobie tassels, and loosely lost lingerie. With the latter two born in eras where newly discovered synthetics were widely used, I went on a mission to find some fun faux boas. ‘Cause real ones just aren’t cool. Most I came across seemed to be lacking a little something, but then I stumbled upon a whole slew from The House Of Bachelorette. Prince charming and engagement rock sold separately.
