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Sweet & Sour Chicken with Kraft Recipe Makers

August 2, 2013 5 Comments

I had a busy day yesterday. I met with Bev from Flamingo Toes for several hours while we worked on this year’s SoCal Social. I sat in traffic on the way home, quickly changed clothes and made it to my exercise class, then hit my local Vons grocery store on the way home, desperately hoping […]

Filed Under: Main Dish, product reviews, recipes

My new favorite thing: SnapBox Prints. Perfect for gift giving.

December 9, 2012 22 Comments

We all love photos, right?  Do you frame the ones you really love?  I do.  (I even use them for my holiday decor…)    We all love our phones too, right?  What about Instagram?  Are you an Instagram junkie?  I am!  (You can follow me here, by the way.) Have you found that some of […]

Filed Under: Bargain, frames, gift giving, giveaway, product reviews, shopping Tagged With: Product Reviews

Why you need The Big-Ass Book of Bling… even if you don’t make jewelry.

November 15, 2012 1 Comment

A few days ago I shared a wrap up of the SoCal Social blogging event.  One of the highlights of the event, both this year and last, was that the amazing Mark Montano joined us as our guest of honor. Me, Mark and Bev from Flamingo Toes at last month’s SoCal Social. If you aren’t […]

Filed Under: craft time, Crafts, inspiration, product reviews

Turn old shopping bags into gift bags. A paper craft DIY.

September 19, 2012 15 Comments

We all have them… a stash of shopping bags. It bugs me that they are usually the perfect size for a gift bag, but you can’t very well give the gift of Legos and put them in a Ann Taylor bag, now can you?  (Because that would be weird.) Fortunately, it’s totally possible to turn […]

Filed Under: Before and After, craft time, Crafts, Paper, paper crafts, product reviews, tutorial, upcycle

Make an ombre basket using tie-dye techniques.

July 16, 2012 10 Comments

I recently got to play around with a Tulip Tie Dye Kit, and I was pretty excited to do so because they asked me to tie dye something for the home.  Not a T shirt, not a tank top, but something decorative.  OK! Here’s what I ended up doing… an ombre tie-dye basket: This started […]

Filed Under: Accessories, Before and After, Crafts, product reviews, project du jour, tutorial

Wallpaper For Windows solved a marital dispute. (Truly a versatile product!)

April 10, 2012 35 Comments

Handsome Hubby and I have been butting heads over our garage. Not only about whose mess/clutter is on whose side of the garage, and who has more crap than the other, etc.  but also about the windows in our garage.  I hate that you can pull up into our driveway and see what is inside, […]

Filed Under: Before and After, product reviews

Paper Projects: Homemade Gift Tags

December 8, 2011 15 Comments

For someone who doesn’t scrapbook, I sure do a lot of paper projects.  I like to make my own homemade gift tags at Christmas.  I can’t help myself. Each year I say I’m going to just use the ready-made type, and each year I wind up making my own anyway.  (It’s a sickness really…) Paper […]

Filed Under: Christmas, paper crafts, product reviews

Linguine with Clam Sauce.

November 14, 2011 4 Comments

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Carapelli for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.   I am Italian.  I rarely cook with any oil other than olive oil.  Not only does it lend a better flavor to your food, it has healthy fats, anti-oxidents and helps to control LDL (bad) cholesterol while raising […]

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