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Standing in Zucchini: Garden Fresh Recipes

Standing in Zucchini: Garden Fresh Recipes

I spent the morning after we returned from vacation cleaning out the refrigerator because, basically, it needed it. I had just determined I should restock the now empty icebox when my father-in-law called, wanting us to come take some garden vegetables [...]

Fashion Meets Furniture

Fashion Meets Furniture

Since I have been so busy buying and moving into a new house last week and this past weekend, all of you will be getting a double dose of fashion this week! Inspired by my move, I have decided to talk [...]

Tips for Being a Sleeping Beauty

Tips for Being a Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty was onto something. According to a study done by the National Sleep Foundation, adults need seven to nine hours of sleep a night. In fact, those lacking sleep are more likely to have chronic medical conditions like [...]

Sweeten Your Fruit Tray

Sweeten Your Fruit Tray

Summer is a great time to enjoy fresh fruit. Honestly, it is sweet enough on its own to be considered a treat, but fruit dip adds a whole new motivation to finishing off those strawberries in the refrigerator. This [...]

Guest Blog: A Father is More than Flesh and Bones

Guest Blog: A Father is More than Flesh and Bones

Editor’s’ Note: Longview News-Journal Sports Editor Jack Stallard wrote this about his step-father for Father’s Day in 2006. Not being accustomed to blended families, I have always been impressed with Don Capps’ love for all of [...]

How Can I BEE of Assistance?

How Can I BEE of Assistance?

It wasn’t until the fifth round of the East Texas Literacy Council’s 22nd Annual Spelling Bee last week that I realized I should have employed more mnemonics, or memory aids. Perhaps then I wouldn’t have [...]

Staying In the Shades - Sunglass Style for Summer 2013

Staying In the Shades - Sunglass Style for Summer 2013

Fashion follows your clothing, your jewelry, the shoes you wear, the handbag you carry, and let us not forget, the sunglasses you sport! A lot of styles have remained classics, such as the oversized, Audrey Hepburn-styled sunglasses. They have been "in" [...]

Finding Beauty in Our Flaws

Finding Beauty in Our Flaws

Freckles. A gap between front teeth. Thick legs. Birthmarks. A large nose. Every woman has at least one of these features that makes her unique. However, in our photoshopped culture obsessed with perfection, these characteristics are often seen as undesirable. While [...]

Sneak Peek for Fall 2013

Sneak Peek for Fall 2013

I have spent this week at the Dallas Apparel Mart, helping sell wholesale to buyers for boutiques and fashionable department stores near and far. Because buyers purchase months ahead of time, I have the privilege of getting a sneak peek at [...]

Panel Charmed by Maybelline’s Eye Makeup Remover

Panel Charmed by Maybelline’s Eye Makeup Remover

I’ve used a lot of different eye makeup removers over the years. From the cheap Walgreens brands to Lancome, I’ve come to learn that you get what you pay for. However, Maybelline Clean Express Waterproof Eye [...]

Enjoy Dessert Bars for a Delicious Treat

Enjoy Dessert Bars for a Delicious Treat

Charm Magazine’s staff members were recently attending the Healthy Woman Spa Soiree, held in conjunction with Longview Regional Medical Center and Senior Circle, when a certain member of MyCharmOnline.com wandered off to find the dessert tray. Fortunately, she [...]

A Deb Grows Up- How Longfellows Helped a Longview Gal Excel

A Deb Grows Up- How Longfellows Helped a Longview Gal Excel

It’s time, Julianna…Spotlight is on me now…wait till they announce my name.. then, curtsey…wait for daddy to hand me my bouquet…ok, now take two steps forward…don’t, I [...]

Flip Flops — Fashion and Function

Flip Flops — Fashion and Function

It is definitely flip-flop season! Actually for most women in the East Texas area, all year round is flip-flop wearing weather. My personal preference is to keep flip-flops in their compartmental season, but that is definitely a preference. I’m [...]

Don’t Let Frizz Leave You Frazzled!

Don’t Let Frizz Leave You Frazzled!

“I love the havoc East Texas humidity wreaks on my hair!” said no one. EVER. While I wouldn’t replace the towering pine trees and friendly folks, East Texas definitely doesn’t help us women out in [...]

View from a Mom: Watching Debs Blossom Rewarding

View from a Mom: Watching Debs Blossom Rewarding

The preparation began in August, at first slow and deliberate and then moving quicker and quicker until there were not enough hours in the day. All for young women who are not mine, not ours. Numerous people are involved in making [...]

Easy BREEZY Summer Dresses

Easy BREEZY Summer Dresses

I am loving the easy breezy dresses that I'm seeing this summer! There is such a range in styles that everyone can be trendy, regardless of your shape or age! I will hit on the fashionable dresses I'm seeing [...]

Go Red with Revlon’s Fire and Ice

Go Red with Revlon’s Fire and Ice

by Christian Patterson Nothing screams sheer class like red lipstick. Revlon’s Super Lustrous Lipstick in Fire and Ice is a dazzling shade of red that is certainly not for the faint of heart. Revlon launched this shade in 1952 when [...]

Mothers Know Best

Mothers Know Best

— by Christian Patterson They say mothers always know best, and looking back on the past 23 years, I can attest this really is true! Even though I hate to admit it sometimes, my mother is always right. Always! It’s [...]

Fashionably Famous Moms

Fashionably Famous Moms

“That apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”…that’s the old saying, right? Well I believe this to be true in fashion as well. My mother was always a classy dresser…very conservative, [...]

Women’s Safety Series: Be Alert and Aware

Women’s Safety Series: Be Alert and Aware

About four million women in the U.S. report some sort of abuse each year; and one fourth of those are from a partner. So yes, even though domestic violence is prevalent, if you're not concerned about that, the odds [...]

Summer Handbags and Beach Bags

Summer Handbags and Beach Bags

Bring on the wide range of arm candy this Summer! Fads and trends in handbags are very few. The variety in color, pattern and size of handbags hitting the fashion runway is so big, that your choice will most likely hit [...]

Are Your Toes Ready to be Exposed?

Are Your Toes Ready to be Exposed?

Summer is almost here, which means flip flop season is just around the corner! Are your toes ready to be exposed? If they’re not, here are some great summer nail polish colors and trends to whip your toenails ([...]

Recipes for the Heart: Soup and Vegetarian Selections

Recipes for the Heart: Soup and Vegetarian Selections

These recipes come from the American Heart Association “Recipes for the Heart,” Cookbook, received at Go Red for Women’s Longview Event last month. Today’s selections are re-printed from the Soups and Vegetarian Entree sections. [...]

Til The Cows Come Home

Til The Cows Come Home

New York City studio painter Melinda Buie has traveled the world on the backs of the cows of Ravenswood Farm. The best part for the bovines? They never had to leave their East Texas pasture.

Skirts are A Sure Thing

Skirts are A Sure Thing

Fashioned short to long, from fitted to flared, solid or print...skirts are a sure thing this Spring and Summer. All heights and sizes can be accommodated in skirts because the styles of skirts are all over the map! The [...]

Fight the Good Fight Against Cellulite, Part 2

Fight the Good Fight Against Cellulite, Part 2

Last week, we learned about ways to prevent or reduce the appearance of cellulite through proper diet and exercise. This week, we’ll discover two ways to continue our fight against cellulite! Transformations Medical Spa in Longview offers one [...]

Angels Among Us: Habitat for Humanity

Angels Among Us: Habitat for Humanity

Pinterest!!! Pinterest!!!! Pinterest!!!! If you’re like me or the millions of women and men that view cherish and are continuously amazed by the things you see on Pinterest every day, then I just got your attention in a big way. [...]

Hip Hip Gray

Hip Hip Gray

When I was 10 years old in 1973, the thought of turning 50 in the year 2013 seemed impossible. I was convinced that everything that I had ever seen on the “Twilight Zone” would be in effect by the year 2000, and that I would be [...]

Plant by Numbers

Plant by Numbers

Have you ever found yourself driving by a home and becoming green with envy over how beautiful their landscaping is? The Home and Garden Center in Longview has a program that will provide anyone the curb appeal that we each desire. [...]

Designing Women

Designing Women

They have an eye, a special knack for taking someone else’s dreams, someone else’s needs and turning them into reality – whether it’s a tired building reinvented, a new place for people to worship, a dream house, a peaceful [...]

Bettye Craddock

Bettye Craddock

After spending more than 30 years teaching students how to write, Bettye Craddock’s story at Kilgore College will come to a close at the end of the semester.

Makeup Bag Makeover

Makeup Bag Makeover

Words by Christian Patterson Most people conduct a thorough spring cleaning on their house and closets. Why should makeup bags be an exception? If you’ve used the same makeup products for more than a year, it might be time [...]

Living Well On Less: Design a Room

Living Well On Less: Design a Room

Yes, it is possible to give your kid’s room a cool makeover without spending a lot.

Independent Woman: Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Independent Woman: Hit Me With Your Best Shot

East Texas archers get ready to prove themselves in national competition.

From Dusting To Nesting: A Remodeling Story

From Dusting To Nesting: A Remodeling Story

Words By Jo Lee Ferguson It was the land, not the house, that attracted Brad and Debra Stovall to the 40-acre spot they call home between Hallsville and Marshall. They’re making the house that came with the land [...]

Poolside Chic

Poolside Chic

Whether one-piece or two, these swimsuits are making a splash this summer!

Spotlight: Holly Forbes

Spotlight: Holly Forbes

Words by Jo Lee Ferguson At the root of Holly Forbes’ successful graphic design business is the support of other women. Forbes is a partner in Forbes & Butler Visual Communications Inc., a business that evolved from her work [...]

Charm Book Review: Those Were The Days

Charm Book Review: Those Were The Days

Words by Kathy L. Patrick Author Carla Stewart has a passion for nostalgic stories, ones that make us homesick for days gone by. For my debut book review column, I am featuring a double feature, two books, as double the pleasure, [...]

Charm Challenge - WaxVac

Charm Challenge - WaxVac

Gently draws dirt particles & moisture out quickly & safely!

Till the cows come home

Till the cows come home

An East Texas born New Yorker reveals how Texas cattle will take her all over the world

The Purple Monkey

The Purple Monkey

The Purple Monkey

A gem of a story

A gem of a story

Bybel recalls how she got hooked on creating unique jewelry

Cubi-cool

Cubi-cool

Lisa Brown shares some tips on decorating your cubicle or work space to show off your personality and increase productivity.

Shorts Styled for Spring!

Shorts Styled for Spring!

Ladies, it is that time of year! The sun is shining, the temperature is rising and your wardrobe is changing! Well, it should be! I know that this is one of those glorious times of the year that women are getting [...]

Fight the Good Fight Against Cellulite (part 1)

Fight the Good Fight Against Cellulite (part 1)

Few things are cuter than an adorable child with dimples! But dimpled skin is not ideal. According to the Mayo Clinic, cellulite is the appearance of dimpled skin on the abdomen, hips, buttocks and thighs, and it can be a huge [...]

Heart-Healthy Cooking from Go Red

Heart-Healthy Cooking from Go Red

These recipes come from the American Heart Association “Recipes for the Heart,” Cookbook, received at Go Red for Women’s Longview Event. Today’s selections are re-printed from the Appetizer section and Meat section. Mango-Yogurt Dipping [...]

Pinning Away for Answers

Pinning Away for Answers

I read somewhere that knowing who you are as a person is vital to a successful relationship. It was probably on Pinterest, wedged between 815 recipes and photos of 20-somethings with skinny thighs and good hair (Come see me after puberty hits). &[...]

Ready, Set, Camp!

Ready, Set, Camp!

Bill Smart, superintendent of Tyler State Park, doesn’t really want to use your first camping experience as a story to teach other campers about what not to do. “There’s a reason people call it ‘[...]

Chevron is All the RAVE

Chevron is All the RAVE

Prints have taken over in the fashion world this Spring. One print that has especially taken off more than 6 months ago and is still going strong is the Chevron print. The name of the print is mimicking the gas company, Chevron&[...]

Waxing v. Plucking — The Battle Rages On

Waxing v. Plucking — The Battle Rages On

This weekend, I had my eyebrows waxed professionally. On Sunday, someone told me she heard waxing causes wrinkles. This made me wonder what the advantages and disadvantages were of waxing versus plucking, and whether my waxing habit was really worth [...]

Go Red Educates, Entertains in April

Go Red Educates, Entertains in April

Just as comedienne Diana Jordan believes a trip to Chuck E. Cheese is the best form of birth control, she also proposes laughter is the best form of medicine. “Laughter is so healing. It actually makes you younger. I’[...]

Campfire Cooking

Campfire Cooking

Quick. What can a girl do with dryer lint, a 9-volt battery and steel wool? Hint: It has nothing to do with a miracle wrinkle cure. It was January, between freezes, and Charm magazine found itself with an invitation to [...]

Love on a LOT of Lace!

Love on a LOT of Lace!

Lace gives off a romantic and feminine feel. Who wouldn't want to feel that way? There is a place in every woman's closet for a little lace. Although if you are trend watching the media, you will see much [...]

Take Your Ponytail from Drab to Fab!

Take Your Ponytail from Drab to Fab!

by Christian Patterson Whether you’ve hit the snooze button a few too many times and you’re running late to work, or you’re a busy mom with little time to spare for your hair, a [...]

How To: Get Acquainted with the Great Outdoors

How To: Get Acquainted with the Great Outdoors

Ahh, the great outdoors. They can be, well, not so great, or at least a little daunting, for newcomers to the world of tents, hiking and campfires. Never fear, though, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department knows you’re scared [...]

Shiny and Sheen Makes You a Fashion Queen

Shiny and Sheen Makes You a Fashion Queen

There are some very typical fashion trends that are hitting the style magazines and runways this Spring…whites, floral prints, a lot of pastels and greens. But one fashion trend that really turned my head is mixing in shiny or [...]

9 Jun

Map Exhibit at GCHM

From Jun 9 to Jun 29

21 Jun

The Mice From Outer Space Lands at Artsview

From Jun 21 to Jun 21

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Skirts are A Sure Thing

Fashioned short to long, from fitted [...]

Love on a LOT of Lace!

Lace gives off a romantic and femini [...]

Shorts Styled for Spring!

Ladies, it is that time of year! The [...]

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I Need To Find Myself But I Keep Getting Lost
A short story by Lisa Brown I ‘ve gotten lost a ... ::more
A Deb Grows Up- How Longfellows Helped a Longview Gal Excel
It’s time, Julianna…Spotlight is on me now…wait till they ... ::more
Living Well On Less: Stylish Recycling
Being CONSIGNMENT SAVVY can be beneficial to your wardrobe or home as well as your ... ::more
ACCESSORIZE Yourself!
I don't know about all of you, but no matter what I'm wearing, the funnest ... ::more
Charm Asks
At Charm we like a little holiday fun with our readers, which is why we ... ::more
Practice Makes Perfect (Curls)!
While writing this week’s blog, an old joke came to mind: A tourist ... ::more
Panel Charmed by Maybelline’s Eye Makeup Remover
I’ve used a lot of different eye makeup removers over the years. From ... ::more
White Hot Style
Spring is typically about color: Bright patterns, pops of pink, beautiful greens, light pastels. But ... ::more
Brush Up on Brushes
Makeup brushes are incredibly powerful tools. When applying makeup, it is important that it is ... ::more
Don’t Let Frizz Leave You Frazzled!
“I love the havoc East Texas humidity wreaks on my hair!” said no ... ::more
Shiny and Sheen Makes You a Fashion Queen
There are some very typical fashion trends that are hitting the style magazines and runways ... ::more
Skirts are A Sure Thing
Fashioned short to long, from fitted to flared, solid or print...skirts are a sure ... ::more
Spotlight: Carlyn Short
Words by Rachel Stallard Twenty years ago, Carlyn Short was smokin’ — two ... ::more
Shades of Lace
Though leaves are changing, and the nights are getting cooler, feel confident in one of ... ::more
Independent Woman: Hit Me With Your Best Shot
East Texas archers get ready to prove themselves in national competition. ::more
Easy BREEZY Summer Dresses
I am loving the easy breezy dresses that I'm seeing this summer! There is ... ::more

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