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September 17th, 2007

Online crafting

I’ve always wanted to be able to do origami. I’ve tried it a few times, but my Sarakastic-ness (Yes, that’s the official word for it) gets in the way & I end up tearing the paper into little tiny pieces & calling it an art piece. I know, I would’ve though Sarakastic was the most patient person in the world too, but she really isn’t.

I just spent way too much time with the free online paper toy creator which I found while I was stumbling. (I’m talking about using stumble upon, not falling over). The great part about this is there is no clean up, or resulting “art piece”


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September 17th, 2007

Low maintenance bling for the home

I love sterling silver. I think of silver, or silver plated candlesticks as bling for the home. However, I really thought twice about owning silver on Saturday when I spent an entire morning trying to get a piece of jewelry clean. Saturday mornings are for watching cartoons & eating Captain Crunch, not for cleaning.

I was looking at the Stainless Steel Store & I think it’s a great way to get sparkly, quality home accessories without the high maintenance of silver. I was amazed at all of the different things that can be made out of stainless steel. They even had a stainless steel cheese slicer. Any of these items would make unique & affordable wedding gifts. my favorite item was a stainless steel “No cell phones sign”. It reminded me of Luke from “Gilmore Girls”. Stainless still is the low maintenance bling for the home. Pass the phrase on, it’s catchy.


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September 17th, 2007

Design Star Winner

Kim won! Kim won! Kim won! Kim won! Well, you get the picture. I was pretty ecstatic when she won Design Star last night. I think she will be a great host, & HGTV really doesn’t have anyone like her. I adored Todd, but he reminded me a lot of David who won last year. The season finale of “Design Star” was the typical reunion show. Here’s what happened:

  • Sparkle Josh showed up with the worst tan I’ve ever seen, but he’s so adorable it doesn’t matter.
  • Everyone tried to pretend like Rob wasn’t the huge jerk that he really is.
  • All of the HGTV hosts wished the contestants good luck in such a generic way that it didn’t even sound like they knew the names of the final two.


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September 17th, 2007

That one house

Every neighborhood has that one house that goes overboard at Christmas. It usually includes lights, Santas, reindeer, & even snow globes,. It’s the kind of Christmas display that you need sunglasses to look at. It always reminds me of Tim the Toolman Taylor from “Tool Time”, just totally over the top. Depending on your neighborhood you might have two of these houses that are in competition with each other. The entire town winces every night because they are afraid that house will cause a power outage.

There has been a huge trend in “going green” lately. This can mean that we will have to cut out somethings completely in order to really help the environment. In other situations, there are ways that we can have our cake & eat it too. For instance, I had no idea how much energy & money Christmas lights used. Not to mention that they can pose a safety hazard.

LED holiday lights use 90% less energy than traditional Christmas lights. LED Christmas lights come with a lifetime warranty & a 50,000 hour bulb life. This means that you will spend a lot less time searching for that one bulb in the strand that needs changing. Plus, these lights are safe & cool to the touch. This means that it’s a lot less likely to cause a fire or an electrical overload. It’s still possible to be “that house” in the neighborhood, but now there’s a way to do it responsibly.


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