It’s a quiet Saturday afternoon and you are wondering what you could do to make a million dollars?? Why not start by whipping up some products in your kitchen. Just think of the companies who have already done it! Who’s to say that you could be next?
How to Make Your Own Organic Cosmetics: Face Masks, Hair Rinses & Body Lotions: Recipes for Natural Beauty (How to Make Your Own Organic Cosmetics)

Just in case Christmas is approaching a whole lot faster than you might have hoped, this morning I found a book that offers knitting patterns for scarves and lets face it, who can’t use a new scarf?? I own a grand total of one and it does get boring. All I have to do is learn how to knit… how hard could it be?? I knit a pair of booties in Brownies about a zillion years ago. A scarf should be a snap?? And if I don’t get them all done for this year… there’s always next year. That …read more

You can either love Christmas shopping, or you can hate it. Personally, I would rather love it, so I put together this list of things that I have done in the past that has made the holiday season… merry!
1. Always shop with some sort of a list. I will spend twice as much if I don’t do a bit of planning.
2. Decide on a budget for each person on the list.
3. Shop year round. I try to pick up something every month, even if it’s just a stocking stuffer. It all adds up to an impressive collection under the tree …read more

Have you noticed just how often stores try to sell you more than you intended to buy? It’s been happening for years. Actually when I worked for a department store years ago, the store even offered a class to teach us  how to “trade up”. The customer would come in to buy a handbag and we were instructed to suggest one that was more expensive. I won’t say what department store it was, but I’m sure that they all do it.
And then there is the famous line… would you like fries with that? The staff obviously have been told to ask… just in …read more

Now that you’ve already decided what you’re looking for in a wedding dress, you’re ready to hunt it down and make it yours. To make shopping for your wedding dress fun, easy and painless, don’t just hit the stores and wait for the dress to fall on your lap. Make a plan!
And don’t do what I did. I still can’t believe that I actually tore a page out of a bridal magazine of the most gorgeous dress and then handed it to my mother and then asked her to make it for me. And, I lived three hours away, so …read more

If you are new to scrapbooking, meaning that you haven’t stocked up on all the goodies that go with this craft, maybe a kit is the perfect place to start. It provides you with everything you need.
Just Starting Out…
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