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Patrick Dempsey debuts his new twins, Sullivan Patrick and Darby Galen.

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Kelly Preston's Revolting Gift

Contactmusic.com ran this fascinating fact today:

The leopard dress worn by Kelly Preston to the Oscars was a Christmas gift to her from her husband John Travolta.

That dress put her close to the top of my worst dressed list, and led to my posting of the cartoon below. Travolta should be renamed John Revolta for his taste in clothes, if he picked that trash out.

Thanks to Pretty On The Outside.

Gossip Fixes

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When Ugly Dresses Attack -- Celebrity Mound

Debra Messing's Cutie Pie

How adorable is Debra Messing's son?? The two arrived at LAX on Tuesday, all bundled up for the cold weather.

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Vanity Fair Pics Trickle In

All I can think is that all of Suzanne Somers' clothes were burned up in that house fire of hers, and this is all she could save from the flames. Poor lady. No one would loan her a dress to wear for the Oscars.

Good thing she was able to save the dyed-to-match shoes that went with it.

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Pete Doherty Could Be in Trouble Again

Pete Doherty better watch his back from angry animal rights people after he allegedly threw a marijuana blunt into a penguin enclosure, and one of the penguins ate it.

Pete caused chaos at the Cotswold Wildlife Park, in Oxfordshire, when he threw what looked like a cannabis joint to the penguins.

The rocker - who has been treated for drug addiction - was showing off in front of Kate when he hurled the alleged joint into the pen.

One of the Humboldt penguins promptly swallowed it.
A source told The Sun: "Everyone knew he was smoking
grass. He was joking about getting the penguins stoned. He threw them his joint and it looked like one penguin gulped it down. It seemed very wobbly."

Last night (27.02.07), London Zoo's chief veterinary officer blasted Pete's antics.

Andrew Routh fumed: "Feeding a penguin cannabis could be fatal. It contains toxins that attack the nervous system and liver."

What a dumbass.

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Cameron Regifts a Rolex

In Touch weekly reports that Cameron Diaz gave Drew Barrymore a Rolex watch that she had originally intended to give then-boyfriend Justin Timberlake. The watch was purchased for $12,000 and is a vintage Oyster in 18 karat rose gold, is inscribed with the words 'I Love You'. It was supposed to a birthday gift for JT, but the two broke up before the big day. Cam did the next best thing and gave it to her best bud, Drew, who offered to buy the expensive bling, but Diaz gave it to her as a gift instead.

I wish I had friends like that!

Moakler and Barker Not a Couple

I have a very hard time making myself care about the state of the relationship between Shanna Moakler and Travis Barker. She is trashy, and he is boring, in spite of his tattoos and piercings. I forced myself to watch 5 minutes of their MTV show, where he barfed in the bathroom, and she couldn't get out of bed. Anyway, for the sake of people who do care, here's the news: They are not back together.

This, despite numerous reports to the contrary, and photos circulating of the two kissing in Las Vegas.

Don't expect me to write anything more about these two unless they kill each other, someone else, or rob a bank as Bonnie and Clyde.

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Enquirer Runs Fake Dead Anna Nicole Photo

The National Enquirer titillated readers by running photos of, what look like, the dead Anna Nicole Smith in a body bag. It turns out the photos are a fake, and the Enquirer editors defends their actions by saying the photos are simply a recreation, and it's similar to the way a police sketch artist works.

"It's almost the way a sketch artist works. There were so many different layers of how to achieve it, I couldn't even begin to describe it to you."

When asked if he thought his magazine's methods resorting to Photoshop a bit cheap, he responded "I don't think so, because it's so realistic and there's so much news in the story," argues Enquirer editor in chief David Perel. (The article claims it was pneumonia, not a drug overdose, that killed Smith.) "If you had our images side-by-side with the actual photos, I don't know if you'd be able to tell them apart."

I say, cheap tactics to sell a rag.

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Brady and Bundchen Continue Touring Europe

Tom Brady and Gisele Bunchen continue their tour of Europe this week. Last week the two new lovebirds were in Paris. This week they are in Rome, and being snapped kissing everywhere from restaurants to the back of taxis.

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VS Model Denies Vegas Wedding

Vistoria's Secret Model Selita Ebanks is reportedly denying that she married boyfriend of three weeks, Nick Cannon, in a quickie Vegas wedding. Ebanks says that she's been getting congratulated all week, but the rumors of nuptials are not true. And the monster rock that she's been sporting? She says she bought it for herself.

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Posh Goes Blond

Posh Spice loses a little more hair, and goes decidely LA blond, before jetting back to Europe. I guess this is just one more step in becoming the nondescript Hollywood wife.

Grey's Anatomy Cast PO'ed About Spin-Off

I guess the rest of the world heard about the new 'Grey's' spin-off before the cast of the popular ABC drama did, because they are fuming mad.

“The rest of the cast seemed instantly resentful of [Walsh],” a source told Star. “They each thought they’d be the one chosen to get their own show, and now they’re giving Kate the cold shoulder.” The source adds that “Grey’s” star Ellen Pompeo “seemed particularly peeved because she felt that, as the star, she should have been consulted.”

In related news, Katherine Heigl has walked out of salary negotiations with 'Grey's' execs because she feels less monetarily appreciated than co-stars Sandra Oh and Isaiah Washington.

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Anna Nicole Died of Pneumonia

The National Enquirer is reporting that the preliminary findings in the investigation of Anna Nicole Smith's death indicate that the actress died of severe pneumonia. In addition, the prescription drugs she was taking made her condition worse and did play a role, though the toxicology reports have yet to come back.

Sources told The Enquirer that the painkillers Smith was taking masked the seriousness of her symptoms. Anna had been hospitalized after her son's death for pneumonia, and apparently either wasn't over the original bout, or had relapsed at the time of her death.

The Secret: Coming to a Town Near You

The NY Daily News' Ben Widdicombe is reporting on a new "nutty sect" that is making the rounds in Hollywood recruiting celebrities. Move over Scientology and Kabbalah, because "The Secret" is in town.

"The Secret" promises "a new era for humankind" through "the secret laws and principles of the universe." According to its Web site, this information popped into the head of blond Australian TV producer Rhonda Byrne in the spring of 2004.

At a pre-Oscars dinner for eventual Best Supporting Actress winner Jennifer Hudson, thrown by Stuart and Jane Weitzman at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Friday, Secret "teacher" Lisa Nichols explained the philosophy to Emmy Rossum, Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane.

"They were abuzz about it and wanted to talk to the guru," another guest tells me. Andre Leon Talley, Rachel Roy and Damon Dash were also in the room.

An uncharacteristically credulous Oprah Winfrey has even had Nichols on her show to discuss the philosophy. Nichols writes for the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series, whose creator, Jack Canfield, is also a Secret teacher.

But this is "Junk Food for the Brain." The crackpot thesis behind the Secret is that you can alter reality - from finding a parking space to curing cancer to getting a BMW - through positive thinking. And there's a very "Da Vinci Code" back story, about a 5,000-year-old conspiracy to keep the public from learning it. But don't worry, because your boys Beethoven, Lincoln and Einstein were in on it and passed the knowledge along.

This sounds like the idea that actress Virginia Madsen was talking about several days ago, which she calls "The Law of Cupcakes", which is basically her name for positive thinking.

Mark Ruffalo Treats the Paps to Movie and Gifts

Certain celebs could learn a thing or two about quid pro quo from actor Mark Ruffalo, specifically in how to treat the press.

While many celebs go out of their way to antagonize the press, Mark Ruffalo had them eating out of his hand the other night. When bad weather kept his guests from attending Gotham magazine's screening of his new thriller, "Zodiac," Ruffalo invited reporters lingering outside in the cold to see the flick. He also passed out gift bags to the paparazzi. "When one photographer was late and missed the arrivals, Mark came back out so he could get his shot," our spy said. "Then, after the movie, he extended an invite for them to join him at the after-party at Cellar Bar in the Bryant Park Hotel. He was by far one of the nicest guys."

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Wahlberg and Phoenix Were Original Gay Cowboys

Mark Wahlberg and Joaquin Phoenix were the original lead contenders for 'Brokeback Mountain', but Wahlberg admits he was glad when filmmaker Ang Lee passed him over, because he "was creeped out by the script."

Wahlberg explains, "I met with Ang Lee on that movie, I read 15 pages of the script and got a little creeped out. It was very graphic, descriptive - the spitting on the hand, getting ready to do the thing. I told Ang Lee, 'I like you, you're a talented guy, if you want to talk about it more...' Thankfully, he didn't."

Marky Mark admits that both he and Joaquin were uncomfortable with the male on male tent sex scenes. He is happy with how it all ultimately turned out, however.

He adds, "I didn't rush to see 'Brokeback,' it's just not my deal... Obviously, it was done in taste - look how it was received."

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Paris Gets Towed

Paris Hilton just can't catch a break where her driving is concerned. Last night as the celebutard left a Virgin Megastore after a DVD run, she got pulled over for driving without her headlights on, and then had her $200,000 Bentley impounded and towed because she was driving on a suspended license.

Her rep, Elliot Mintz, was working overtime as usual, and told reporters that Paris had no idea the headlights had not come on, because the parking structure was brightly lit, and also didn't know about the suspended license.

That dude needs a raise.

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Sarah Michelle.....Where Do I Start?

My poor, poor little Buffy doll, Sarah Michelle Gellar. What were you thinking, my dear? You opted to wear a brown paper sack to the Vanity Fair party, and did you know you were going to spark rampant pregnancy rumors by doing so? Site after site is speculating on the existence or not of a baby bump, and what you were attempting to hide. I think it's just a very unfortunate fashion choice myself, and hope that my little Buffy has learned a valuable lesson. Paper or plastic? Neither! Wear a real dress!

Beckham Gets Low-Balled at Auction

It looks as if even super-ripped studmuffin David Beckham won't be able to save the future of American soccer, by the looks of things at Elton John's post-Oscar bash. A private soccer lesson with the Brit soccer star was the lowest grossing item of the evening, going for a measly $70,000. P. Diddy bid $65k, but was outbid at the last moment by an unknown bidder.

Beckham wasn't present at the shindig, because salivating Hollywood femmes would surely have started an all out bidding war, had he been there.

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Today's WTF Moment: FHM's Top 20 Bachelorettes

FHM men's mag, has published their list of the world's most eligible bachelorettes, and out of all those single women they chose Kimberly Stewart as number one. What???? Yes, the skanky, former BFF of Paris Hilton tops the list, besting other candidates like Carmen Electra, Britain's Princess Beatrice, Lindsay Lohan, Hilton herself, Scarlett Johannson, Gisele Bundchen, and Maria Sharapova.

I really would like to know what the judging criteria was, because ditzy stoner blond isn't high on mine.

Whatever.

Here's the top 20:

1 Kimberly Stewart

2 Carmen Electra

3 Princess Beatrice

4 Sarah Harding

5 Scarlett Johansson

6 Lindsay Lohan

7 Maria Sharapova

8 Paris Hilton

9 Keeley Hazell

10 Keira Knightley

11 Ivanka Turmp

12 Nicky Hilton

13 Lydia Hearst-Shaw

14 Amanda Hearst

15 Gisele Bundchen

16 Holly Branson

17 Jenna Bush

18 Barbara Bush

19 Britney Spears

20 Kate Moss

Diddy's in Trouble With Johhny Law

Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is being investigated over an alleged incident of assault that took place at a post-Oscar party.

Gerard Rechnitzer, a real estate broker, was at Teddy's at the Roosevelt Hotel with his fiancee, and made a pitstop in the loo on his way out the door. When he returned, he saw his fiancee surrounded by six guys, including Diddy. He watched for about five minutes as the lady was chatted up by the rapper, and at the point that Diddy asked her to leave with him to go to a party he was having, Rechnitzer stepped in, saying he was leaving. Diddy persisted, and when the 5'7" Rechnitzer asked her again to leave, Diddy allegedly punched him in the jaw.

Rechnitzer dialed 911, but when the cops arrived Diddy was gone. An ambulance also arrived at the scene, but the victim declined to be treated. As many as five witnesses have come forward who saw the altercation.

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Partygoer's Get More Than Good Food

Apparently a catering employee of world famous chef, Wolfgang Puck, forgot the first rule of restaurant workers: Employees must wash their hands before returning to work.

The employee has been diagnosed with acute Hepatitis A, and the health department has issued an "urgent warning" to all partygoers who have sampled Puck's wares at recent events. According to TMZ, that star studded list includes names like Beyonce, Leo di Caprio's girlfriend Bar Rafaeli, and dozens of Sports Illustrated swimsuit models.

The health department's warning has strongly urged anyone who attended the SI party, or any of the 13 other events catered by Puck between Feb. 1- 20, to get an immune globulin shot by tomorrow to prevent illness.

When contacted, a rep from Puck's catering company would not tell TMZ which other events Puck catered, nor would they reveal how many other people may have been exposed to the illness. They did say, however, that no one who attended Sunday's Governor's Ball at the Academy Awards is at risk.

X-17 Shows Love's New Low

Every time I hear that Courtney Love has hit a new low in photos, I tend to not believe it could be true. How could she possibly get any worse looking, I always ask. And then I see the photos and realize that it is possible. You too can have the horrifying visual experience. Click here.

Janet Jackson to Star on Big Screen Again

Janet Jackson will be making a return to the big screen opposite Tyler Perry in 'Why Did I Get Married?', based on a play of the same name. The film revolves around a couple who go away with friends every winter to examine their marriage in a group setting, with one of the wives bringing along a sexy temptress who causes trouble.

Jackson's last screen outing was in 2000, in 'The Nutty Professor', with Eddie Murphy. She was also supposed to be in a movie last year and gained 60 pounds for the role, but the deal fell through, leaving Jackson a bit on the hefty side. She has bounced back wholeheartedly, and looks even better than before, if recent magazine layouts are to be believed.

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The Real Reason for Barton/Adler Split

Janet Charlton reveals the real reason for Mischa Barton and Cisco Adler's split, and it had nothing to do with internet pics of Adler's saggy nutsack. Mischa was actually the dumpee, and it had to do with her hard partying and wild ways. Cisco had enough and gave Barton an ultimatum: "Clean it up or get lost."

Mischa is well known for her wild girls nights out and coming home trashed. Charlton reports that her excessive behavior caused personality changes - moodiness, crying jags, and paranoia. Cisco and some of Mischa's worried girlfriends got together and staged something like an intervention. They want her to clean up her act.

The quasi-intervention didn't stick, and Adler hit the road. Barton was photographed this week getting high in a friend's car while out driving around LA.

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Hartnett's a Gentleman

Page Six reports on Josh Hartnett coming to the aid of a female bar patron in NY:

Lower East Side bar regular Josh Hartnett proved himself to be a stand-up citizen the other night. Hartnett and his pals closed down Essex Street watering hole Whiskey Ward, and as they were leaving at 4 a.m., "he stopped a guy from harassing a woman," said our source. "He was just helping her out." No punches were thrown - there were just some raised voices on the corner. A rep for Hartnett - who went to war in "Black Hawk Down" and solved a damsel's murder in "Black Dahlia" - had no comment.

Keira Knightley Needs.....Something

Keira Knightley looks a little worse for wear during a shopping excursion in London this week.

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BFF's Forever and Ever: Katie and Posh

BFF's Gigantor and Skeletor, or Katie and Posh, enjoy a bite at LA's Spago on Monday.

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Baby Watts-Schreiber Confirmed

After design house Escada let the cat out of the bag about Naomi Watts' pregnancy, boyfriend Liev Schreiber confirmed the news on Conan O'Brien's late night show.

O'Brien congratulated Schreiber on becoming a dad, and Schreiber responded, saying "Yes, I'm going to be a dad. Very exciting."

The baby daddy is trying to stay out of the name game, but puts his foot down on one point. The baby will not be named Liev. "It's an awful name," said Schreiber. "It's probably the most oft-mispronounced name in showbiz."

Well they could follow the celeb trend of naming the baby after food or a town. I kind of like the Hambone. Hambone Schreiber has a nice ring to it.

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Jennifer Hudson Needs a Backbone

It seems Jennifer Hudson was at the mercy of her stylist, Vogue editor Andre Leon Tally, who is to blame for her much hated Oscar look. She had an alternative that she much preferred, but in a bit of a power struggle, gave in and wore the python bolero jacket and semi-shapeless brown dress that Tally had picked.

"Jennifer was kind of sponsored by Talley and Vogue," snitches a Page Six source. "Andre insisted she wear that hideous Oscar de la Renta dress with the awful, awful gold python bolero. "Jennifer really didn't want to, and so [noted celebrity stylist] Jessica Paster got her a beautiful gold Roberto Cavalli custom-made. But when Andre found out, he went ballistic. Moments before she left for the show, there was a power struggle and Jennifer ended up putting his outfit on."

Hudson need to learn to stand up for herself more, or she'll be eaten alive in Hollywood.

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Suri Cruises the Oscar Rehearsals

Tom Cruise brought his bouncing baby girl, Suri, to the Oscar rehearsal Saturday night. He brought her up on stage with him and said, "This is Suri, she wanted to come check this out this morning."

Baby Suri is 10 months old, and the daughter of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise.

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Naomi Campbell Needs a Personal Assistant: Own Helmet Required

Job-seekers beware! Naomi Campbell is looking for a new personal assistant, and the search is going to be turned into an MTV reality show.

The catwalking supermodel has shown a penchant in the past for chucking small objects at her PA's head, namely Swarovski encrusted cel phones, etc. Campbell's last six assistants have quit because of her tirades, and physical and emotional abuse toward them.

The model has been forced to attend anger management classes, and do community service.

A source said: "Naomi is extremely demanding and is suspicious of new people before she trusts them."

On the plus side, the chosen PA will travel the world and enjoy a glamorous lifestyle. On the minus side, they may have to have quite a hefty health insurance policy for all those x-rays they could require, and probably will need to wear a crash helmet at all times. Hopefully Naomi offers full benefits to be her missile target.

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Bobby Brown: Back to Jail

Singer Bobby Brown, who has become more famous for his against the law antics than for his lyrics, is on his way to jail again. This time for failing to appear at a child support hearing, and failure to pay fines.

Brown was picked up at his daughter's high school cheerleading competition, and officer's reported that he was very cooperative, and they even let him borrow a cel phone to make a call.

Brown has been sentenced to 10-30 days for the failure to appear, and is being transported to the Norfolk County House of Corrections. Later this evening Brown will have an opportunity to pay what he owes and get out fo completing the jail sentence.

38 year old Bobby has previously been arrested for multiple reasons, such as battery, rape, sexual battery, drunk driving, failing drug tests, posession of marijuana, domestic violence, and public urination on a car.
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Celeb Friends

That's cute! Jennifer Garner and Reese Witherspoon hang out and get coffee together.

Jennifer Aniston Dating News

Reportedly taking a cue from such Hollywood beaut's as Julia Roberts and Anne Heche, Jennifer Aniston is apparently widening her dating pool by going behind the camera for contenders. Aniston has been seen out a number of times with a man only known as Mike, and is a cameraman she met while shooting on Courteney Cox's show 'Dirt'.

According to reports, Aniston introduced herself, they chatted, and then he called her and asked her out to dinner. They have gone out several times since to dinner, and even bowling.

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The Wardrobe Malfunctions at the Oscars

People.com reported on the innocent occurences that befell some of the red carpet folk as they took their turn in front of the photographers. Sadly for the bored masses, no nipples or bare buns made an appearance.

No, not that kind of wardrobe malfunction. But these ladies – and their outfits – barely made it out of the red carpet alive! Below, the injured parties on the red carpet:

• Maggie Gyllenhaal's dress looked great on the red carpet – literally. Her feather-trimmed Proenza Schouler dress shedded wherever she walked.

• Only halfway down the red carpet, and Eddie Murphy's girlfriend Tracey Edmonds's long gown already had a hole in it.

• Gwyneth Paltrow made it out of the red carpet unscathed, but just a few steps into the Kodak Theatre, a woman stepped on the train of her Zac Posen gown. Thankfully, there were no visible rips – but Paltrow picked up the train. (She should have taken a cue from Kate Winslet, who employed a professional train-holder for part of the night.)

• Isla Fisher's jeweled bracelet broke on the red carpet, leaving her and fiancé Sacha Baron Cohen to fiddle with the troubled clasp as they continued to make their way down the carpet.

This was a GOOD night for Isla Fisher. At the Golden Globes the back of her dress ripped open, exposing her granny panties underneath.

Jenna Jameson-Von Wildenstein

Jenna Jameson, porn star and producer extraordinaire, shown before and after facial plastic surgery and tanorexia. Next stop: Jocelyn von Wildenstein for Jenna. Hopefully she'll get a clue and go back to her girl-next-door looks before she becomes more of a train wreck in the face.

Oscar's Worst Dressed

It seems to be the general concensus that Cameron Diaz topped the worst dressed list for this year's Oscar's, wearing what looked like a cardboard cut out of a dress. I didn't want to pick on a little girl, but Abigail Breslin was right up there with a birthday cake looking dress topped with rubber flowers. Following those two were Jennifer Lopez, who I really wanted to like, but couldn't get past the fact that her dress made her look huge. Then Jennifer Hudson's space-age python shrug, and Kelly Preston's leopard print disaster. To give credit where credit is due, Hudson't\s dress was much better when she lost her little jacket during the awards show.

Alot of bloggers put Nicole Kidman on the worst dressed list, but I loved her dress, even if it was a little bit on the bright side. Anne Hathaway was also dinged for the oversize bow on her chest, but I thought it worked alright.

Overall the fashions were great, and the men looked dazzling. The overall trend for the ladies seemed to be the grecian goddess look, and also the one shouldered thing was big, and then the feather trim.

The biggest surprise for me, was that there were no risk takers, and not a swan dress or nipple slip to be found. Fashions were very staid and conservative, for the most part, aside from the bright colors worn by Jessica Biel and Nicole Kidman. The biggest fashion risk of the night was a 'Little Shop of Horrors' type vine crawling up Keisha Whitaker's back.

Fusing glass is fuuuuuuun!

Wow, what a fun weekend! Mary Jane and I met in Burlington and had lunch at the Vermont Pub and Brewery, where, to ease my guilt at leaving Tom for the weekend, I bought him a growler (half gallon jug) of Dogbite beer. We stopped at Vermont Beads and Fibers in Middlebury on our way down to Chester.

We managed to find the Quail Hollow Inn (www.quailhollowinn.com) in the dark in an area where I've never been before (an accomplishment!), and were completely enchanted with the place. One of the innkeepers, Peter, gave us a tour of the place before showing us to our room. This photo is the reception area of the Inn, looking into the dining room.

Our room - woa. The bed had to be one of the most comfortable beds I'd ever slept in, and the room was warm and cozy. We were right down the hall from the staircase that led to the bar and the hot tub! When we got back from dinner, our beds had been turned down and a little piece of chocolate had been left on our pillows. (I could totally have gotten used to that!)

The next morning, breakfast was an upside-down apple pancake cooked in maple syrup. Hot tea and fresh orange juice were already at the table, and Jane and I just loved it!

So, stuffed to the gills, we headed over to the Fletcher Farm School in Ludlow where we met our teacher, Cheryl, and the six other women we would be learning with this weekend. We spent what seemed like thirty seconds learning how to cut glass with the different styles of glass cutters, and then off we went!

We were each given a 1/2 pound bag of dichroic "scrap" glass, which were leftover pieces from whatever glass supplier Cheryl purchased them from. She showed us how to measure and cut a straight line (which I never did figure out!), and told us that for our first pieces, we should just do a single layer, meaning, a base of opaque or transluscent glass, a piece of dichroic or two in the middle, and a clear cap on top. Half of the fun was sorting through all the colors and patterns and textures of the glass to come up with different designs. We put our first attempts onto small ceramic brick shelves covered in special ceramic fiber paper, and into the kilns they went! When they came out two hours later, we were shocked - not only were they all beautiful, but they looked almost NOTHING like what we had put into the kiln two hours ago! Hahahaa!

This photo shows all the different cabs I made this weekend. Other students embedded fine silver wire into their cabs to use as earrings or glued bails on for use as pendants, but I left mine as cabochons so that I can embroider around them to make bracelets and pendants.

The second day was just as good as the first, except that we had to go home at the end of it!

For breakfast, another gourmet dish at the Quail Hollow Inn - this time it was French toast with orange zest cooked in honey, with maple syrup that, as Bob said, "kept us bouncing all day"! When we got to Fletcher Farm School, Cheryl had just finished loading up the kilns with the last of the pieces to be fused from yesterday. We worked on learning finishing techniques, which included using a glass grinder to sand down and straighten the edges a bit, how to cut a backing out of glass, and how to make a hole or include a wire finding into our piece. We all totally loved using the grinder - it was completely mesmerizing to hold our little pieces of glass up to the grinding wheel and watch them get smooth and straight! Then we would either firepolish them or fuse them again with a backing to create a hole for stringing or attaching to a piece of jewelry.

When we were finished, Cheryl handed out a little certificate that stated that we had each completed fourteen hours of class in fusing dichroic glass. I laughed and told everyone that the sad part was that I would probably get more use out of this certificate than I would out of my four-year college degree! At least I got a laugh out of everyone...

It was such a downer to have to get up this morning and go back to work! But this evening, I'll sit down and look at the Delphi Glass website and figure out what I need to buy to start making these lovely little gems here at home. I can't wait for my next show at the Lake Placid Library - I hope to have a whole slew of these made into jewelry and ready for sale!

Vanity Fair Oscar Party

A few pics from the Vanity Fair Oscar party.

Madonna

Victoria Beckham

Leelee Sobieski

Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes

Ali Larter

Portia de Rossi & Ellen DeGeneres

Elsa Pataky & Adrien Brody

Emmy Rossum

Rose McGowan

Gavin Rossdale & Gwen Stefani

Minnie Driver

Beyonce

Angie Harmon