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10 wedding stationery trends to try

Submitted by MyFoxAL Web Staff on Sunday, January 6th, 9:00 am

By Christa Vagnozzi | In partnership with The Knot

When it comes to your wedding, you want to stamp your own personal style on every aspect of the day. In the business world, they call this "branding." In the wedding world, the branding begins and ends with your stationery. You can use your stationery to pull together the entire look of your wedding. Just select a color, monogram, and font, then run with them.

Here we offer 10 hot ideas to help you create a suite of wedding stationery that's as unique as the two of you.

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How to make a T-shirt scarf

Submitted by Melynda Sides, Digital Content Producer

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013, 2:20pm

Judy Bates, the Bargainomics Lady, joined us on Good Day Alabama with a great do-it-yourself idea. She calls this project a "craft for the craft-less."

Judy says you don't even need to know how to sew to make your own T-shirt scarf, plus they make great gifts, too. It takes about 20 minutes to make one. If you have a t-shirt and a pair of scissors, you're ready to begin.

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Tips for shopping at kids consignment sales

Submitted by Alabama Baby & Child magazine, A Resource for New, Expectant, & Hopeful Parents

Saturday, February 19th, 2011, 11:32pm

Tips for shopping at kids consignment sales

#1 Volunteer to earn a “pre-sale” shopping pass

This is a tip from a Facebook (L. Miller) - working a few hours is worth the opportunity to get to shop first. Most sales will have preview sales a day or two before the public sale.

#2 Shop without the children

If it's possible to leave the children at home with a non-shopping spouse or grandparent you will probaby be able to get much more done in a shorter period of time.

Bring a list of your child's measurements. Bring a piece of clothing to compare sizes - the written tage on the clothing at the sale may not be the actual size.
Trace your child's foot on cardboard and bring it to slip into shoes. This chart at Land's End is helpful for sizing.

#3 Have a plan

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Gadsden fashion show helps orphans in Africa

Submitted by Kelsey Butler, FOX6 WBRC Intern

Friday, February 18th, 2011, 1:46pm

Gadsden fashion show helps orphans in Africa

Eight years after the death of Jesse Brooks, her love of missions and Jesus Christ is touching children across the world.

In 2002 the Jesse Brooks Foundation was established in her honor and memory by her family and friends. The foundation supports orphans at the Good Shepherd’s Happy Children’s Home located in Ghana, West Africa.

Tonight the Gadsden community has an opportunity to help the cause. A fashion show at the Gadsden Museum of Art will be held from 5-7 p.m.

This free event will feature clothing handmade by the wives of ministers in Ghana, according to an article in the Gadsden Times. Clothes, carves, jewelry, head wraps and much more will be available for purchase with prices ranging from $20-$80.

The show is part of the museum’s Black History Month celebrations.

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