Crystal Bowersox Sinks Her (Newly Fixed) Teeth Into Hollywood

via Reality Rocks

Well, apparently Crystal Bowersox really is through to Hollywood. The lovably scruffy hippie girl's post-"American Idol" makeover is already well underway, as she has signed to Jive Records (label home to Britney Spears, Chris Brown, Pink, and Usher); is reportedly working on songs for her upcoming album with Jordin Sparks/Natasha Bedingfield/Beyonce collaborator Wayne Wilkins; and now has finally fixed her oft-criticized teeth in order to obtain a camera-ready, A-list smile worthy of an Idol.


The "Idol" runner-up recently tweeted a photo of her cosmetically corrected, blindingly whitened grin, with the message, "What's NOT missing in this picture?????? Yeah. That's right" (referring to her former gummy gap). The smiley snapshot was a bit of a surprise, since although Crystal's imperfect chompers were often the target of nasty blogosphere criticism and debate during her "Idol" run, she always seemed impervious to such shallow slams, even ignoring one shamelessly opportunistic celebrity dentist's press release-dispensed offer to fix her teeth free of charge.


But considering how happy Crystal appears in her Twitpic above, it seems she's had a change of tune, or of tooth, so to speak.

So, does this dental makeover signify the introduction of a sparklier, more polished Crystal? Possibly. Looking at Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, Ruben Studdard, and Jennifer Hudson's post-"Idol" weight loss; Allison Iraheta's braces removal and hair extensions; Kellie Pickler's sexy style update and rumored surgical enhancements; and even Elliott Yamin's own dental improvements, Crystal would hardly be the first Idol to glam it up after leaving "AI." And Crystal's folksy sound may soon undergo a makeover too, not only because of her aforementioned new collaborator, but because she also recently mysteriously tweeted to fans, "Would you all hate it if I sang a pop song?"

However, considering that Crystal's trademark dreadlocks and chin piercing seem quite intact in her toothy Twitpic, let's just assume that the "Holy Toledo" singer won't forget where she came from now that she's gone Hollywood, and that fans of Crystal's granola-girl charm will still have lots to smile about when her album comes out this fall. And hey, if the whole music thing doesn't work out, with a mouthful of pearly whites like this, now Crystal could always get work as a spokesmodel for Rembrandt.

Corn Maze to Feature Crystal Bowersox

via Fox Toledo

The Butterfly House honors Toledo's Idol for 2010

WHITEHOUSE, Ohio (WUPW) - The farmer who created the Sarah Palin Corn Maze in 2008 will honor Northwest Ohio's homegrown Idol, Crystal Bowersox, for the 2010 corn maze.

The 16-acre Corn Maze at The Butterfly House in Whitehouse, Ohio is designed this year to feature two images of Crystal, including her famous dreadlocks, as well as her guitar and signature.

According to Duke Wheeler from The Butterfly House, the maze officially opens the weekend of September 11th. He says, however, plans are in the works to have a special event to coincide with the American Idol Tour at the Huntington Center, in downtown Toledo, on Septemeber 2nd.

Wheeler says he would love to have Crystal come to visit the maze, but he realizes that she has her own schedule and that may not be possible.

No More Season 9 Shirts

For those of you interested in purchasing an American Idol Season 9 shirt from Idol Shirts (or any other shop), you better act now to make sure you get the design you want. I received an email from Cafepress this morning stating the following:

As Season 9 has now concluded, CafePress can no longer offer merchandise featuring the specific contestants from American Idol Season 9. Therefore, as of June 23, 2010 you Season 9 designs will be pended.

After that date, please do not create any designs that feature specific Season 9 contestants nor tag your generic American Idol designs with those contestants' names. Also, if you find a Season 9 contestant-specific design in your Media Basket that we missed, we would appreciate you removing the design on your own.

I'm not 100% sure, so don't quote me on this, but I believe they are only taking down designs with the contestants full names. Again, I'm not certain about this. I guess we will find out on Wednesday.

Also, you will no longer be able to do a search for the contestants on Cafepress. If you do, you will receive a message saying "No Matching Results Found." However, you still should be able to purchase designs directly from our store.

The Idol Shirts store can be found here: www.cafepress.com/Idol_Shirts

Get Ready for the American Idols Live Tour

In less than a month, your favorite ten Idols will be traveling from city to city to perform for you. You've watched them all season and soon you will have the chance to show the Idols how much you love them. We have several t-shirts available for each of the ten Idols. Here are some of our favorite designs.

Memorial Day Sale

Idol Shirts is having a special Memorial Day sale that ends Monday, May 31. You can save 20% off your purchase by simply entering the code 20BACK at checkout. If you are preparing for the upcoming American Idol tour, take advantage of this sale now. You're going to show your support for your favorite contestant anyway, so why not save 20% while doing it?

Again, that's 20% off t-shirts, tank tops, buttons, bags, etc. Enter the code 20BACK while checking out.

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