I have at least 3 packages of the 12 pack of these pens and two of the 24 package.  These are 0.3m fine tipped ink pens in a range of colors including yellow, purple, blue, green, red, yellow, black, brown, etc.I sometimes like to do watercolor and ink renderings and these pens are fine tipped enough that I can get just the right amount of ink down to create some very nicely shaded effects...

It's not easy having a carpeting through most of the house with three pets, two kids and myself tracking in everything from outside. Most of the carpeting is about a year old and it is a light cream. I have just recently been trained by my oldest son, to take off my shoes at the door. Now if he could just get our pets to wash their paws at the door, we would not have been in trouble with my...

I have to say that I expected a little more out of this toy. You put the paper with an outline in behind the plastic front and then trace it with a marker. When you are finished you can turn a light on to view your art work. You can view it without the light, with the light, or with the light blinking on and off. My kids do enjoy it but it could be improved, in my opinion. We jus...

The Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC has the distinction of being the largest privately owned home in the United States. The house, built in the 1890's in the French chateau style, has 250 rooms and a portion of these are open to the public. The estate also features a winery, gardens designed by Fredrick Law Olmstead (also the designer for Central Park), and a 4 star inn. Estate admission s...

This is the helmet I use when I'm just tooling around town. I have gotten quite a few double takes based on the appearance of the artwork on it. It's got eyes and fangs and just looks like a creature coming down the road at ya. The mirrored visor is good for keeping the sun or glare out of my eyes when I'm not wearing sunglasses underneath. It's easily removable in order to swap...

For the artist in everyone, ImagineFX Magazine offers a 114 page ticket into the world of Sci-Fi and Fantasy artists work from around the world.  Not only are you able to view some incredible images completed within a number of mediums from digital painting to acrylics, oils, watercolors, guache etc., you also receive a heavily laden CD that houses all the tutorial images, tools, software ...

We are decorating our soon-to-be baby's room in a jungle theme. We wanted to keep the decorations to a more realistic look rather than the baby-looking animals. I searched for a long time online before I found these lovely posters. You can purchase these posters separately, but I found them on ebay as a set. I would suggest getting the set of 4 if you plan on buying any at all. Th...

I developed a true appreciation for this product when I helped my 7 year old son with a school project this weekend. Ghostline posterboard is just like traditional posterboard in ever way except it had lines already drawn on it to make projects fast and easy. I purchased ours in a pack of 3 but I think many stores sell them as single sheets as well. They run a bit more money than plain white po...

There is absolutely no way to describe how beautiful this night light by Thomas Kinkade is. It is truly a work of art! (Pun intended.) When I stumble into the bathroom at night, it is so nice to see this beautiful night light framed picture called "Twilight Cottage." It's one of his famous "lit from the inside" cottages, by a beautiful brook, with a stone bridge in ...

My house is decorated in the Victorian Style, so when I found this gorgeous picture by Home Interiors, I was thrilled! I have it displayed on a brass easel in my living room. It's a picture of an old fashioned Victorian parlor, with red velvet drapes. A lady is sitting at the piano, wearing a beautiful full length white ruffled Victorian dress. There's a pretty multi-colored f...

I love absinthe, and when I saw there was a brand endorsed by H.R. Giger I had to try it. I don't have a whole lot of experience with absinthe, but I have tried it more than a couple times - including Sebor Absinthe, a popular brand - and this was by far my favorite. The scent and taste is reminiscent of Jager, (as with many absinthes), but much more exotic. I heard about Fairy Bombs and de...

  I love receiving cards, especially from my family.  They always seem to find the perfect one, whether it's for a birthday, holiday or a special occasion.  I received this birthday card from my daughters and I have been able to keep a part of it with me as a spot to keep my place in the latest book I am reading.This card came with a tear off bookmark that reminds me of that ...

What's best to collect other than your child's masterpiece? I am not saying that these figurines are perfectly done but I am proud to collect, keep and display it because it's my girl's work. I might have bought several pieces of figurines to display at home but that's only it, no story to tell at all. While with these figurines being brought to life by my very own daughter ...

Dancing with Degas is part of the Mini-Masters series of board books. This is a beautiful book and is very well put together.Dancing with Degas is filled with the beautiful artwork of Degas' ballerinas. The words tell a little story about ballerinas putting on a performace. The words describe the picture and really add something to the book without overwhelming the artwork itself. My daught...

This was a total impulse purchase but the DecalGirl Skin Kits claim to add an Airbrushed look to almost any cell phone and the kiosk we stopped at in the mall had oodles of different designs to suit practically everyone's personal taste no matter how subtle or outrageous it might be.  I'm a dragon lover and well...stick a dragon in front of me and you'll almost be guaranteed to...

This home decor we received as souvenir from my father-in-law when he visited London. It’s a framed papertole artwork (papertole is a kind of work art where we stick one image of a figure on top of the same figure so that a complete figure will be seen as three dimensional), depicting the Tower of London, and the designer is Diane Elson, as it’s written on the bottom right. The size...