When I was a child, a friend of the family brought me a carved ivory elephant every time he came to visit. That started my elephant collection. Over the years, I had a beautiful collection of ivory elephants ranging in size from ½ inch to 2 ½ inches. Now I know that it is sadly ironic that these were carved out of the undoubtedly poached tusks of the beautiful creatures that they ...

Every time I check out at Kohl's, I always stop and look at the display of teddy bears and books they have at the end of the registers. I have always loved them, but never had anything to do with those items. Now that my hubby and I are about to have our first baby, I have an excuse to buy some! When I saw the display the last time I was at Kohl's I was very excited! We are decorating t...

Chia Pets are terracotta figures of various shapes which are sold with seeds, which after soaking in water will adhere to the grooves in the figure and then germinate and become hairlike sprouts (over a period of a few days).  The Chia Seeds provided with the pet are 'Salvia Hispanica' of the Salvia genus (in the Mint Family). These seeds do not have the hallucinogenic properties o...

elephant was directed by Gus Van Sant and came out in 2003. It tells the story of a not-so-ordinary day in a high school that ends with a Columbine style massacre. I found this movie to be both intriguing and unsettling. Since I have (luckily) never lived through anything like this, it was intriguing and informative to see how it may have played out. For the very same reasons, it was also distu...

Elephant is a all-too-close to reality movie directed by Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, My Own Private Idaho) that follows a day in the life of several high school students on what started as a day like any other, but ends trigically.  The movie follows students who were planning a Columbine-like school shooting, and what drove them to their final decission.  Van Sant beautifuly cap...

Steuben creates superb works of art in crystal. These are true collectibles that have grown steadily in value over the years. Their works grace the White House, museums and many a corporate boardroom with their visually stunning beauty. Each work is unique.These are simply stunning gifts for the hard to please, they have everything crowd. They are eminently suitable for group giftings of people...

     I heard about the Webkinz collection about a couple of months ago from my mother.  She thought that my three year daughter would have a blast with them, especially since she was just learning how to use a computer.  She bought a soft and fluffy elephant to give her.  When my daughter received it, she was instantly in love with it.     ...

This product was so easy to do.  IT came in a kit with the a paint by numbers wall mural.  You simply tape up the paper with carbon paper attached and trace the design.  You then remove the paper and paint in each area with the recommended color.  This looks like a professional artist painted a mural in your childs room for a fraction of the cost.  HIGHLY RECOMENDED ! Y...

I realize that these lamps may not suit everyone, but when we saw these, we just had to get them. They were displayed as part of a living room display. We were getting the couches, and we really liked the way they looked with the couches. Plus, I love elephants.That's right, these lamps have elephants on them! The base is styled to look like a palm tree column. It's has an antique bronz...

Have you ever heard of Jumbo Peanut Butter? The peanut butter was marketed by Frank Tea & Spice Company, Cincinnati, Ohio in the early 1900's. The company also sold Dove Brand spices and other spices. Today, Jumbo Peanut Butter jars are very collectible.Over the years, we have discovered several different sizes and shapes of Jumbo Peanut Butter jars. My favorite is this cute little elep...

My husband and I have been a while living in Sumatra, but we never had a chance to visit this park, Way Kambas National Park, which has been famous with the Elephant Training Centre/School. So when my parents came to visit us last July, we wouldn’t waste this good chance. We took them to this park. To our surprise, it took a very long time to get there from the capital city of Lampung, Ba...

I bought this game because my daughter played it with her speech teacher.  I figured if the teacher bought it and played it with the kids it must be a good game.  Not so much.  I feel as if it is a waste of money.  While the concept is cute, to put butterflies in an elephant and try catching them with a net, it is not so cute to play.  When you put all of the butterflie...

We are having a fun gift exchange at our family's Christmas dinner.  I bought these cute little Fresh Friends Air Fresheners as part of my gift exchange.  They are very inexpensive and very adorable!  The ones I purchased are a green Christmas Tree that has a winterfresh pine scent, a Bear that has a jungle breeze scent, a Santa with a apple cinnamon scent and a purple E...

I stayed at the Hilton Anatole for 6 days about 3 weeks ago (Sept 22-27th) for the North Amercian Division of SDA Women's Convention. The conference was actually starting from the Friday but my mom thought that it would be fun if we went a few days earlier to enjoy Dallas. I am so glad we did! When we arived at the Hilton Anatole we were amazed by how vast the inside of the lobby and atrium...