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Tomorrow is our Monthly Happy Hour from 6-8 at the Club House. Be sure to join us for our Tuesday Tradition at Alexan Solmar!!! Don’t forget to bring your friends and co-workers.

Do you have a piece of clothing in your wardrobe that just fit’s perfectly and feels great on. Well if you don’t then you must not own anything from American Apparel. I absolutely love their clothing. Their stuff just fits perfectly and is simple but versatile. II have an American Apparel dress that can be worn 12 different ways for 12 different looks. Talk about getting more bang for my buck. And like the name says it’s all made in America not in a sweatshop. Check out my favorite versatile American Apparel dress on their website.

Ft. Lauderdale’s Las Olas Boulevard is the ideal backdrop for this festival, blending an eclectic mix of artists, great weather and fantastic energy. As the second show of the season on Las Olas, this festival brings together longtime favorites with some of the newest names in the contemporary art scene. Life-size sculptures, spectacular paintings, one-of-a-kind jewels, photography, ceramics, and much more make for one fabulous weekend. The event takes place this weekend March 6-7 and Las Olas is only 5 minutes from Alexan Solmar Apartments. You should check it out this weekend!

It’s time for the 2010 Walk for the Animals. The Humane Society of Broward County holds the walk every year to raise money for animals’ care. The Humane Society of Broward County receives no government funding from national organizations. They are funded 100% by private donations and through special fundraising events such as the Walk for the Animals.
Last year 4,000 walkers raised over $480,000. Let’s make this year an even bigger success. Pets are welcome! Here are the details.

March 6, 2010
8:00 a.m. to Noon
8:00 a.m. – Registration Opens
10:00 a.m. – Walk Begins
at Huizenga Plaza
Downtown Fort Lauderdale
(corner of Las Olas Blvd and Andrews Ave.)
See walk4theanimals.com for more details

I swear I can not believe how fast laundry piles up in my apartment. There are only two people living in my apartment but it seems like the washer and dryer are running all weekend. Not to mentions all of the dirty clothes take up a lot of space. I ran across this cool idea to make a hanging hamper out of a pillow case.
1) Lay the pillowcase flat on a work table. Along the top opening, measure in 5 inches with a ruler from each end on the front and back in four places. Mark these with a fabric pen.
2) Use four pieces of grosgrain ribbon in a coordinating color, 1 inch wide and 6 inches long. Hold one end of a ribbon just behind the 5-inch mark on the inside of the pillow case. Using a needle and thread, hand stitch the ribbon securely to the pillow case with small, overcast stitches. Make a knot and cut off excess thread with scissors. Proceed in the same manner with the other three strips of ribbon, securing them to the inside of the pillow case at the 5-inch marks with overcast stitches. Make a knot and cut off excess ribbon with scissors.
3) Sew on a large decorative button with a needle and thread on the outside of the pillow case and on top of the place where the ribbon end was sewed on. Make a knot to secure the button and cut off excess thread with scissors. Proceed in the same manner and sew on the other three large decorative buttons on the outside of the pillow case where the ribbons were sewn on.
4) Tie the pillow case to the hanger on two ends with each set of ribbons sewn on the pillow case, making a bow with the ribbons. Hang the hanging clothes hamper in the closet or on a door hook.
I found this on ehow

I love artwork and tend to have large art all over my apartment but it makes me cringe every time I have to nail or drill into a wall. Especially as a renter I know it’s only polite not to demolish the walls with all these little holes. Well to save myself time and money in the long run I have invested in detachable plastic hangers. There are a lot of different brands on the market and I have found that they have made a lot of advances with this product. I’ve found that by doubling up I can even hang my heaviest pieces. Check the weight limit before you buy them. I found mine at Target.

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