With a mere 68 days left in 2011, it is time to start thinking about which planner to purchase for 2012. I purchased an Erin Condren life planner for 2011, and wonder how I functioned in all of the years before. Her life planners are not only beautiful and colorful, but they're also well made. There's nothing worse than a planner that falls apart by April. You can ...
tombstone pizza – the official pizza of halloween
The Boy is getting older - he's two already - and it's time to begin family traditions for all holidays and special events. When I think back to my childhood, I don't remember much from Halloween. In fact, I don't remember many of my costumes or what we did as a family on Halloween. I want The Boy to have fun memories from Halloween, so this ...
improving your blog: what’s your platform
In last week's post, I shared several tips on how to improve your blog by doing very simple things. I'm excited to learn that many of you turned off comment verification, also called captcha, on your blogs. I can hear the cheers coming from all across blogland! I asked if you were interested in reading more about the various techniques you can implement to improve your ...
uprinting.com flyer #giveaway
Now that I've opened my own small business, I'm looking for great marketing tools to help spread the word. One tool that would be helpful is using Flyers. There are so many online printing companies to choose from. Did you know that UPrinting offers competitively priced club flyers as well as a variety of other products to meet your printing needs? UPrinting is a great ...
DIY: custom DVD cases
This week our featured contributor comes to us all the way from the Dominican Republic! Did you know that The Texan and I honeymooned there nearly six years ago?! Beautiful country. I hope to go back on day soon, and maybe I'll run into Aide if she isn't too busy writing for her blog titled With Training Wheels! ********************************************* Hola, my name is ...
whip it up wednesday
Welcome to another installment of Whip It Up Wednesday where you're encouraged to share your favorite handmade project. I've enjoyed seeing all of the wonderful crafts and recipes that participants have shared - and I've enjoyed sharing a few of my own, too. This week, I don't have a craft to share with you as I've been busy working on inventory for my shop, being a ...