Nylabones and a crib mattress: indispensable for our dogs
First off, we love Nylabones because, more importantly, our dogs love Nylabones. Plus, they hold up to some tough chewing. They stand daily abuse, but last months. But yesterday, I noticed both Nylabones in our possession look like they have flesh attached to them. Yeah, ewwwwww. Let me back up a little bit first. Follow [...]
Inexpensive scrapbook supplies: Oriental Trading Company
I’ve been visiting Oriental Trading Company’s website quite a bit lately because we’ve found things to use at the flower shop, so we’re always on the lookout for other neat goodies. We get lots of fun ideas just looking at pictures, for that matter. BUT, what I’m really wanting to get is some scrapbooking stuff. [...]
Handmade card using stenciling and reverse stenciling technique
Juan’s 2010 bday card, inside spread Originally uploaded by gardenwife This last weekend, I tried something different. I stamped an image, cut it out, and used both the cut out image and the remaining cut-out left in the cardstock as stencils on a card. I like the masking technique and am happy with how this [...]
Burpee’s Spring 2010 TV commercial
Howie and I saw Burpee’s new TV commercial today. It’s a terrific ad! I haven’t gotten around to downloading it and embedding it here, and I can’t find it elsewhere, so just check it out at the link I gave. It depicts a woman wearing a flowing blue dress, strolling through her garden. She kneels [...]
DIY French Press Cozy
My favorite gift this Christmas was the French press coffee pot Howie gave me. The reason is twofold. First, I’ve wanted a French press for years. They make a fantastic cup of coffee. Second, he got it for an insanely low price. I love a bargain, and he found this Bodum 12-cup model at the [...]
