Guest Post: Keep Warm With Damart Thermals

Long Johns

The groundhog saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter,  and here in Michigan, that means there was a layer of frost on the ground this morning, and the forecast for the weekend is snow!  I. Am. FREEZING.  My husband hates it, but when it is just too cold to get warm even under a sheet, blanket, and quilt, I put on thermal underwear. Don’t laugh! Thermals are designed to provide an extra layer of warmth under your clothes, and “long johns” are also very comfy to wear as pajamas!

There’s even a British manufacturer called Damart that makes thermal JEANS! I remember when long johns came in white and red and that was pretty much it. Now the same thermal fabric is turned into tops, sweaters, dresses, pants, boots – it’s the warmth of long johns in clothing you can actually wear out of the house :)

Check out the mens thermal vests and all the other surprisingly fashionable clothes that Damart makes that also keep you warm!  If that groundhog was right, it’s going to be thermal clothing weather for a while :)

Holiday Gift Guide – Cozy Knit Sweaters and more from Lands’ End

Lands End Tag

‘Tis the season to bundle up in warm sweaters, hats, mittens, and scarves, and no one does warm and cozy like Lands’ End!  For this holiday season, they’ve put together a list they call Our Favorite Gifts, featuring gifts for Women, Men, Girls, Boys, and even cozy gifts for your home!

I’ve mentioned before what a huge fan I am of Lands’ End, and one of my favorites is their sweaters. Classic patterns and styles combine with super-soft knit yarn, ribbed neck, cuffs and bottom trim to make sweaters that will keep everyone warm all winter long. Lands’ End offered me a choice of items to review from the Our Favorite Gifts collection, and I chose the Women’s Blend Fair Isle Open Crewneck Sweater in Vintage Oyster.

Lands End Sweater

 

I love it! It’s so warm and will go with both jeans and navy blue dress pants.  It is dry clean or hand wash only, but I use those Dryel home dry cleaning kits anyway, so I just have to be careful not to spill anything on it and it should last for years. This sweater also comes in red and navy.

Other items on Lands’ End’s Our Favorite Gifts list include this Men’s Wool Pea Coat, this super-cute Boy’s Full Zip Anchor Sweater, this gorgeous Girls’ Fair Isle Zip-Front Hooded Cape, as well as scarves, slippers, and many more.  Although I didn’t review it personally, I also want to point out this adorable Kenana Handknit Penguin with Scarf, made from 100% home spun wool, dyed with natural plant dye, and signed by the woman who knitted it. These cute plush penguins are handcrafted by members of the Kenana Knitters group in Kenya as part of Aid to Artisans.

Prices: Women’s Fair Isle Crewneck Sweater $89.50-$99.50, Men’s Wool Pea Coat Now $109.99 – $129.99, Boy’s Anchor Sweater$69.50, Girls’ Hooded Cape $79.50, Kenana Handknit Penguin with Scarf, $39.50.  Visit landsend.com to see all the available sizes and colors, and to find a very special gift for someone!

 

What are palladium rings?

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Palladium rings are fairly new to the wedding bands market. In fact in the past five years they have really picked up some popularity. They are a great alternative to platinum. In fact the price of a palladium ring versus the price of a platinum ring is about 65 percent less. This makes having a quality white metal ring much more affordable for a lot of people. Palladium rings are very similar in weight to 14 karat white gold rings. The benefit of palladium over white gold is that palladium is naturally white and will not fade back to yellow over time.
 
There aren’t too many other white alternatives. There is a new one called cobalt chrome. Cobalt chrome rings are very similar to palladium in color. The problem with cobalt chrome is they can’t be resized more than one full size. This makes any weight change difficult to deal with because your fingers usually change when your weight changes. So you may go up or down in size and have a hard time with a non precious metal band. So a palladium ring is a great choice for his or her wedding band.

disclosure: I received compensation for publishing this information.

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