collections our artisans earrings necklaces engagement wedding We’ve dropped prices on our collection of Tibet-inspired Fair Trade jewelry. Plus, through the end of February, take an additional 30% off our Fair Trade jewelry when you use promo code TIBET. (That means you can get some gorgeous earrings for less than $18!) Come explore! P.S.  Anybody can use this promo code, so send it...
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I get a lot of great cost cutting ideas from magazines, but I also get a lot of “woe is me” from them.  I will see “Budget Recipes” only $2.50 a plate.  WTH not at my house.  I mean I can make a meal for under $5 for the whole family!  Then there are those...
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I came across the a really sweet and what looks and feels to be the coziest of sites.  Bebe Bella Designs makes baby wear and is the creation of its founder Melissa Coffin.  Their company name is a combined adaption from the French expression for a newborn child, “bebe”, and the Italian “bella” denoting...
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Tummy Tub is a U.S. family run business that was born out of the desire to offer the best in baby care from around the world, to American parents. Janis McKellar is the founder of TummyTub USA, she has four young children and a husband. In an attempt to find the “perfect” bath tub before...
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Cloth Diapers have come a long way over the years. No more pins to poke yourself or baby with to start with. Kushies Ultra-Lite “All-In-One” form-fitted washable cloth diapers are an environmentally friendly alternative to disposable diapers yet just as easy to use! 6 layers of 100% soft cotton-flannel with a special absorbent soaker layer...
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Check out MyPacifier.com, they sell personlized pacifiers for babies! For Valentine’s they featured a red “Love Bug”  pacifier. You can get a pack of 3 for $15, or you can choose the Avent brand in a pack of 2 with protective caps for $12.50. How about designer pacifiers? You can purchase designer pacifiers for...
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Could very possibly be the best baby clothes ever. Ok, well close. I can’ try every single piece of baby clothing out there, but I can say that they are incredibly soft. I have heard great things about Zutano, but get to try them out for myself. And the Itzy Bitzy line simply rocks. ...
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High quality products in low volume for reasonable prices. We have heard it many times, but have we experienced it? Well we have. We being WinterWitch and myself. We have used VistaPrint on more than one occasion and they have never let us down. In fact they have always managed to exceed our expectations....
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Last fall I was helping my parents clean out their pole barn and we were laughing because we found my sisters Rainbow Brite and she had at some point used a Seal a Meal type of thing to preserve it.  She loved that doll so much and I tortured her so bad!  I remember...
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Each hand stamped pure silver (.999%) personalized pendant is made completely by hand using recycled silver. Sentimental Silver usings a product called Precious Metal Clay (PMC) It’s a neat new material in the jewelry world developed by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation in the early 90’s. Scientists there were looking for new ways to use their...
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Earlier this month I told you about Beau Bain and their natural products.  Well, I’m going to tell you again and this time we’ll be doing a giveaway with three winners.   I love baths and things that make me smell good, but I just don’t get to do it often enough.  Beau Bain’s signature...
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Sara Thomas Designs is a creator of green, original and artistic designs.  I immediately fell in love with her creations when I saw her site.  They are different and have an element of simplicity and it made me stop and take a second look.  Her pieces make me take a second and think of...
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No one appreciates cotton more than me.  I grew up with stories from my mom who picked cotton.  Her whole family worked together on a farm to earn enough to keep them going.  Her stories range from bleeding fingers to finding snakes and being scared to death.  Recently I was given the opportunity to...
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MonsterRax Overhead Storage Racks are All 14 Gauge Steel Powder Coated Finish Industrial Strength Wire Decking “C” Channel Beams on 8′ Units Life Time Warranty Do it yourself instructions MonsterRax is a  derivative of industrial shelving.  Mean this will hold up to a lot and for a long time.  Theses components historically are used in commericial applications.  The overhead storage rack...
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Ayala’s Herbal Water Giveaway Winner is Winner is comment #30 cathiem Winner of the Eye Buy Direct Glasses is #184 Gina Winner of the Flying Daisies Giveaway is #289 Anne G
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I’m working to leave less of a carbon footprint and more of an impact.  I encourage others to do the same.  I went through a period recently where I didn’t do anything but wash and go with my hair.  First I didn’t know there were organic hair products and second I just didn’t care. ...
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The 3rd baby of 3 are now here! And all are sooooo beautiful. I’d like to introduce you all to Devin Lee. Which I have been calling Auntie’s little “Hoss”. I found some little preemie sleepers that I thought he would wear at least a few times, you know, itty bitty teeny tiny sleepers...
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St. Patricks has become a tradition all over the world.  The authors of  The Trader Joes Companion A Portable Cookbook have a good selection for your St. Pats  festivities.   Deana Gunn & Wona Miniati the the authors of The Trader Joe’s Companion A Portable Cookbook and Cooking All Things Trader Joes have the dessert...
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