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You Can Have Your Cute Shoes and Make Them Wearable Too!

The holiday season brings so much joy, but it can also bring pain! All of my ladies out there, listen to this scenario! You’ve been invited to a holiday party and have the perfect outfit with gorgeous heels! The problem you are faced with, however, is those gorgeous shoes are only comfortable for the first five minutes. Just long enough to get you from the parking lot to your seat at the party. Forget about getting up and mingling as your toes will be tingling! Well, thanks to Sole Patches now you can have your cute shoes and make them wearable too! 

Sole Patches, You Can Have Your Cute Shoes and Make Them Wearable Too!

Sole Patches offer several options on how to wear them to maximize comfort. They can be applied to the ball of your foot, the heel or even adhered directly to the shoe. Made with medical-grade adhesive, Sole Patches can withstand 24 hours of wear. So if the day takes you from the office to a party after and a change of shoes is in your future, your best bet may be to wear them directly on your foot for an easy wardrobe change! 
Sole Patches, You Can Have Your Cute Shoes and Make Them Wearable Too!

Since I plan on wearing these shoes more than once this season Sole Patches were applied directly to the shoes. The adhesive keeps the patches in place, but they are also easy to peel and restick should they need to be realigned. I love the size of the patch as it covers the ball of the foot very well providing comfort. The thickness is perfect too as they provide a cushion, but do not change the fit of your shoe! At $9.95 for a set of 6 pads the price point is also very good!

Sole Patches, You Can Have Your Cute Shoes and Make Them Wearable Too!

See me smiling? That is because I am no longer in pain from the shoes that I adore, but that formerly hated me! Now thanks to Sole Patches I can kick up my heels and enjoy all that the holiday parties have to offer! 

*This post was sponsored by Brand Backer though all opinions are my own.

Fun Gifts for the Friends Who Have Everything

We all have THAT friend who has it all. THAT friend that has you wracking your brain every year as to what the heck to buy them. Well when someone has everything they need, why not buy them something whimsical and fun!? 

Fun Gifts For the Friends Who Have Everything

Emie Kitten Portable Battery Charger-for those cat lovers on your list. 

Streamline Rainbow Color Wheel Umbrella-a dark stormy day would be instantly brighter with this color wheel! 

Balloon Dog Figurine-for modern art fans this Jeff Koons inspired balloon dog statue comes at a fraction of the cost of the real thing. 

Premium Handcrafted Bluetooth Speaker-retro styling with modern day technology. 

Tribeca Organic Arm Chair-To me this patchwork chair is the home decor version of Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors! 

Handmade Swedish Tomte Santa-According to Scandinavian folklore the tomte, or gnome, is lucky. So this could be the gift that keeps on giving! 

What fun gifts will you be giving this year? 

Space Montrose

Today your belly is probably still full from turkey and you may be rushing about to the big box retailers. Don’t forget, however, that there is a very special day tomorrow: Small Business Saturday! It is a day to support your local businesses and make a difference in the community in which you live. 

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Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving

There is no more perfect way to express a Happy Thanksgiving on a blog themed about Dolly Parton than this meme. It about sums it all up!

I am so thankful for everyone who takes the time to read Channelling Dolly and wish you all a wonderful holiday full of family, friends and yummy food! 

Shop the Novogratz

Cortney and Robert Novogratz, partners in life and partners in design, have been making a name for themselves in the creative world for over twenty years. They have designed homes in Manhattan, hotels and residences across the world and recently even a castle in Los Angeles. 

You may recognize them from their time on Bravo or HGTV. There they paired unexpected colors and textures to create a signature look that you couldn’t take your eyes off of. Unfortunately, we can’t all be so lucky as to have a home designed by the Novogratz. However, their products are now available in stores such as Walmart, CB2 and Bed, Bath and Beyond. They also have Shop the Novogratz.com available on their company website.  You can read about their projects, check out press that they are featured in and then buy yourself something designed by the Novogratz! It is literally a one stop shop!

shop the novogratz

Photo courtesy of shopthenovogratz.com

One of the items available on ShopTheNovogratz.com is the Family wall art. The print is 18″ x 24″ and the paper is high quality. The colors are bright and pop off the page in classic Novogratz style. I also adore how the letters look like the NYC Subway signs, reminding me of my favorite city. It makes a super fun addition to the entryway in my home.  Continue reading Shop the Novogratz

National Epilepsy Awareness Month

Readers of Channelling Dolly know that I love to keep things light and happy here. Sometimes though we have to deal with difficult subjects. With November being National Epilepsy Awareness Month I wanted to spread some info about a subject that is near and dear to my heart. 

First some facts:

Did you know that epilepsy claims more lives every year in the United States than breast cancer? 

1 in 26 people will be diagnosed with epilepsy in their lifetime. 

Over 3 million people in America and over 65 million worldwide have epilepsy. 1/3 of those people have uncontrollable seizures because none of the available treatments work for them. Continue reading National Epilepsy Awareness Month

So Last Week This Happened….

If you follow Channelling Dolly on social media, then you already know what happened last week. If not, why aren’t you following Channelling Dolly on social media? Just kidding! But if you are so inclined just click over to your right here. —->

I am so late on posting this here. Before Halloween, the Dolly Parton Twitter page requested photos of people dressed like Dolly.  I had my photos handy as I had just completed this post about dressing like Dolly for Halloween! I sent my picture in with high hopes, yet my feet firmly planted on the ground that it would be me chosen. However, firmly planted on the ground my feet were not when I saw this on Facebook: 

Dolly

 

In fact, I jumped and jumped and jumped from excitement! My photo was one of the ones chosen to be featured on the Facebook page of Dolly!!! I still can not believe it! That made my Halloween. Heck, it made my month and in fact, is seeping into my November as well! 

I had to share my exciting Dolly news on here with you all. What celebrity would make you excited for an encounter?