Archives for 2012

Save BIG on Your Family’s Glasses at GlassesUSA


Buying eyeglasses for the entire family can get expensive, especially when you have new prescriptions each year.  But you can save big by buying your family’s glasses online at GlassesUSA.

The have cheap eyeglasses, prescription sunglasses and even multi-focal glasses for men and women, and they offer the latest styles. Their frame selections include: rimless,  semi-rimless glasses,plastic, and gunmetal frames.  And they have a variety of shapes and styles including vintage, classic, Wayfarer, round, rectangular, and oval. [Read more…]

Friday Favorites – Week 132

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Welcome to Friday Favorites!  And Happy September!  I just love the fall season, and I’m really excited to see what everyone will be sharing over the next couple of months!

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Combat Source Kill Max Ant Bait Review and Giveaway

I hate ants! But we always seem to have them in our yard, and sometimes after a good rain, they like to come inside the house.  Through Purex Insiders I was given the chance to try Combat Source Kill Max Ant Bait.

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Cutey Shamballa Bracelet Review

As you know, I LOVE jewelry! Today I’m sharing a couple of Shamballa Bracelets I got from Cutey.

Inspired by the mythical kingdom known as Sambhala in Buddhism, regarded as a place of peace and happiness the shamballa bracelets are designed to bring a little happiness to your life. Made from the highest quality materials and available in a range of sparkling colours, these fully adjustable bracelets will fit any wrist like a match made in heaven. All with a total of nine beautiful jewel encrusted clay beads.

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Buffalo Chicken Crescents

With the fall comes football season, and with football season comes football food! A while back, I shared some Buffalo Chicken Calzones, which I love to have for lunch or a quick dinner.  Today I’m sharing basically the same recipe, except made with Crescent Rolls.  These make for a great appetizer or party food a couple of people or a crowd! Hope you enjoy!

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Handmade Fabric Flowers: 32 Beautiful Blooms to Make (Book Review)

Since handmade flowers seem to be everywhere, and because they can be used for so many projects from bouquets to wreaths to headbands, I just had to take a look at this book by You-Zhen Lu: Handmade Fabric Flowers: 32 Beautiful Blooms to Make.  And I think this would be a great resource for those of you who have an Etsy shop that makes flowered items, or anyone who wants to get in to flower crafting.

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Friday Favorites – Week 131

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Welcome! And thanks for stopping by this week for Friday Favorites! Don’t for get to check out all the great giveaways listed in my sidebar!

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Office Organizing at World Market and the Gourmet Getaway Sweepstakes

As many of you know, I love a nicely organized room, and I love shopping for tools to help me get organized.  Today I’m sharing some things I recently found over at World Market that can help you to get your office, craft room, or homeschool organized!

 1. Jayden Metal Shelf Units  2. Tree-Free Magazine Holder  3. Suzani Padfolio

4. Owen Desk Cubby Natura  5. Madras Desk Accessories  6. Hayden Organize Baskets

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Simple Crocheting Book Review and Giveaway

 

After seeing so many cute crochet hats and other items on Etsy and elsewhere online, I’ve been wanting to learn to crochet myself.  Recently I received a great book to help get me started: Simple Crocheting: A Complete How-to-Crochet Workshop with 20 Projects.

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Stylish Contemporary Furniture

Several weeks ago, I highlighted some of my favorite items from Decorativ, a site which deals in affordable contempoary furniture and decor, offering stylish and affordable items from top manufacturers at 40 to 70% off retail.

Today I’m looking at some of their living room furniture.  The living room is where a lot of us spend the majority of time with the family, and it is also the place where guests will spend most of the time in our homes.  For this reason, I tend to spend more time making sure our living room always looks great.

And because the living room is the center of the house, the furniture and decor in this room really say a lot about you and serve as a foundation for the mood and atmosphere of the entire house.

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