This is one of the gifts that my children bought me today for Mother's Day! I just love it. Not just because it was a gift from my children but because this white rose is the cutest thing that I have seen in a while. It says Hugs and Kisses on the rose. It is made of 100% polyester fiber. It came with a poem that says"A White Rose For My Mother Because I Love All That You Do&...

My wife designs at Foxglove Florist on the boarder between Alexandira and Arlington, VA.  The shop is extremly creative displayed with a seasonal front window displays and is a show in itself. A photo of her work is at my local florist review review.  Great design of live flowers from all the designers, I am obviously biased. They carry lots of other items which I am less biased ...

My daughter surprised me with this beautiful stained glass keepsake for Mother’s Day.  Usually, gifts do not have prices posted on them unless we forget to take them off.  She was unable to hide the price of this gift.  For me, price means nothing anyway.  It is not the price of any gift which makes it special.  The love behind the gift is what makes the gift spec...

The electric candle warmer by Provo Craft and Novelty is an excellent alternative to lighting the wick on a candle. This candle warmer, like many of it's competitors, is very simple. Sit your glass jar candle on the black surface of the warmer. You plug it in and slide it from off to on.  That's it! The wax melts pretty fast for small candles and takes awhile longer for larger jar ...

If there ever was a 'Novelty Gift' this is certainly it.The 'Bum Shorts' are a style which seems to be cross between men's boxer shorts and baggy swimming trunks.   They are 'Free Size' and probably accommodate from about a 20 inch to 40 inch waist.On the back of the shorts, the 'Bum' is constructed of a semi-rigid foam material about 3/32nd of an inch t...

-------- I love love love this magical toy! I purchased one for my daughter's teacher and we used it at share time, the kids would pass it around and make wishes while they gazed inside this magical ball. I then bought a second one for a secret santa gift and finally I had to have one for myself... It makes me happy whenever I gaze upon it! The ball is the size of a softball and it bounces l...

A few years ago, I found some  vintage figural "smoker" ashtrays at an estate sale. Then, the hunt was on. Here's an example of one of my favorites.This cute little "sailor" is a vintage porcelain figural smoker ashtray. When a cigarette is placed in one of the holes, at the bottom of the ashtray, smoke comes out his mouth. This figure is made of porc...

My daughter loves to collect dragons and after a while they become very expensive. I decided to check the internet to find a place to buy her dragons that was a little cheaper. I got very lucky with Koehlerhomedecor.com. They sell many novelty items but the only thing I was interested in was a nice looking dragon pencil cup that was $6.39. This price was so cheap that I was worried about the qu...

Oh, Threadless.  After discovering this website a few years ago, I got all of my friends hooked on it.  I probably have... what, four or five of these shirts now, all in different styles.  But Runnin' Rhino is especially close to my heart, as I voted on it!  Such a cute design deserves it place in fashion history.  I adored the design, and I love it on the shirt.&nb...

Our teen wanted a phone for her room.  While shopping at Spencer's Gifts I came across this neat neon phone by Lite F/X. I thought what teen wouldn't like a phone like this?  So I bought it.The phone has a nice long umbilical cord on it so you can move around a bit while you talk on it.  The keypad is big so there won't be any fudging of numbers while dialing. You hav...

These plastic balls light up and make “boingy” noises when they are bounced.  Great fun.  Each ball is 2 inches in diameter and is made of a medium-density rubbery plastic.  The holes you see in the balls actually go all the way through, possibly to help carry light to the outside and make them sparkle.  It’s hard to picture the difference when they are lit...

Looking for the perfect gift that can’t be returned?  The Box Project is an organization that helps support families living in poverty.  These families are faced with much painful dilemma during the holidays to not only feed the family but also supply gifts to others. The Box Project allows anyone to help support one family (or more) during the holiday season by choosing to...

I am an avid baker and one of my favorite products to use is Wilton cake release. It comes in a 8 oz bottle and is available with the baking products in craft stores. Unlike Pam and products similar to it, this is a liquid that gets spread onto your cake pans before baking. It eliminates the need to butter and flour your pans in is much more effective for getting in corners of square pans and f...

When you live in an apartment, one of the drawbacks is that you may not always get the quietest neighbors. We started having problems with tenants who lived above us and also beside us cranking up their music at any given time of day or night.  Even the apartment manager at the time couldn't get them to stop and it was starting to drive us bonkers.  Moving was not an option we had...

A great game to have is the Clue Board Game.  You can purchase this online at Amazon.com for $29.99 and it is a great board game for all ages to play.  I have the game and we spend many hours having a blast with it.  It is a who did it type of game and it is great for parties and team playing too.When you play the clue game and get very good at you can start using lots of great t...

For my daughters recent birthday one of her friends gave her a Hallmark card that features the animated characters Hoops and Yoyo. It is one in a series of cards that Hallmark offers featuring these characters and their friends. I had never seen this line of cards before then and I have to admit, it is really cute.The outside of the card is printed with a picture of the character...

My familiy is preparing to celebrate my grandparents' 65th wedding anniversary over Memorial Day weekend.  This is such a rare occasion to have the opportunity to have a couple celebrate this many years of marriage that we are trying to make it a memorable event.  We have rented a local, historic movie theater.  It is run by the Lions' Club of which my husband is a member...

Ok ladies…this product Liquid Virgin Lube is said to be a vaginal contracting personal lubricant. This product is supposed to tighten our most intimate areas with just a few drops. The idea of the product I’m sure is of interest to a lot of women, especially those of us who have had children. At least all of the women friends I have have expressed concerns about what their sex li...

I recently bought a novel phone from an on line store called novelty telephone.com. This great phone is a Coca Cola product. It can also be considered a collects piece as well.There is a red phone with cord that you can answer. This is an actual working phone. It is about 12 inches long and the biggest bear may be three inches. This is not a small piece by any means. When your phone rings the c...

Choosing a theme for your kids' birthday parties is always a daunting task.  When I saw the Wilton giant cupcake cake pan my plans for my daughter's second birthday party went into high gear!The cake pan is a single piece, but consists of two parts- the top and the bottom.  The cake pan comes with a recipe, which I used because the size of the cake pan is a little odd.  W...