January 16th, 2008 by Elizabeth Blackwell
Here are some more healthy goodie ideas you can make and include with your photo Christmas cards this coming Christmas. Once these pretzels are made, you can put them in some of those cute clear plastic Christmas gift bags. I recommend tying it off with raffia. You can then punch a small hole in the […]
January 15th, 2008 by Elizabeth Blackwell
I realized that yesterdays’ photo Christmas cards blog may have left some of you licking your lips at thought of melt in your mouth homemade peanut butter cups. I thought today I would share that recipe with you so you can hand them out with your photo Christmas cards for next year.
Peanut Butter Cups (Healthy, […]
January 14th, 2008 by Elizabeth Blackwell
Some pictures on Christmas cards are so beautiful or adorable, you just can’t stand the thought of throwing them away. At the same time, if you keep every single one over the years, you’ll have boxes and boxes full of them taking up space. Let’s face it, how often are you really going to pull […]
January 11th, 2008 by Elizabeth Blackwell
Continuing on from yesterdays photo Christmas cards blog, here on some more post Christmas organization tips:
• When putting items away, consolidate the items that you’ll need the soonest. For example, Christmas cards, mailing labels, special Christmas envelopes, stamps, seals and stickers you may have. Leave this container near the top or front when storing the items.
• Be […]
January 10th, 2008 by Elizabeth Blackwell
Have you even noticed when you’re organizing and tidying up things tend to get messier before they get tidier? At least that’s the case with me. Then there are those superhuman friends that you envy because they seem to get it all done super fast in a super organized fashion. If you’re anything like me, […]
January 9th, 2008 by Elizabeth Blackwell
The Most Frugal Gift…
Today Kansacity.com featured an article named Presents Past and Plans for the Future. It had a compilation of new year resolutions, goals and very unusual gifts people received this past Christmas. This one gift definitely wins the price for the most frugal. This persons Aunt apparently gave them what looked like two […]
January 8th, 2008 by Elizabeth Blackwell
Before you waste a stamp and send those photo Christmas cards to any North Carolina government officials, you may want to take note of this…
According to the News and Observer, it is officially unlawful for North Carolina government officials to accept Christmas cards from lobbyists. Now how they determine the fine line between a lobbyist […]
January 7th, 2008 by Elizabeth Blackwell
In the search for more photo Christmas cards from this past Christmas year, I ran across the cutest picture online. There was a brand new baby stuffed into a giant sized stocking. The baby wore a Santa hat and was laying on a soft fuzzy fabric, much like on the Santa hat itself.
I then found […]
January 4th, 2008 by Elizabeth Blackwell
Ever wonder what to do with all those Christmas cards you’ve received over the years and can’t bare to throw them away? What about all those photo Christmas cards? Some people are really organized and actually put their photo Christmas cards directly into photo albums. Then there are those of us who still have them […]
January 3rd, 2008 by Elizabeth Blackwell
The other day I ran into a lady who bought a cute pink doggie ski jacket for her cat to wear. This cat is apparently an indoor only cat but gets cold very easily. As it turns out the jacket was too small for the cat. When it was zipped up the poor little cat […]