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October 8th, 2007

What’s up with Trading Spaces

I’ve been trying to find out about “Trading Spaces”. Everything that I’ve googled says that the new season premiere doesn’t start until the 16th. However, I know I saw a new episode last Saturday. I pinky swear. I wasn’t even dreaming.

I missed the first part of the episode. There are new designers, new carpenters & maybe new rules. The best part of the episode was Frank saying something to the effect of “When are we going to hire carpenters that actually look human?”. I didn’t see the very beginning of the show, but it didn’t look like they were working with $1,000. Plus ,they didn’t recap how much money was spent at the end. I think that “Trading Spaces” is basically killing their show. We have a host, no we don’t. We have a budget, no we don’t. We respect the homeowner’s opinions, no we don’t. Find something & stick to it.


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October 8th, 2007

Art & business christmas cards

Art can come in all forms. There are so many different things that you could put in a frame & mat & then have a unique piece of artwork in your home. There are even greeting cards that I think qualify as art. This could be something as simple as hanging all of the business christmas cards on a ribbon to display them for the holidays.

The Gallery Collection offers high quality business Christmas cards. I know as a customer, I usually remember the companies that have sent me a Christmas card. It’s a nice touch that shows that your business cares. It also keeps the name of your business in other people’s heads. The Gallery Collection even offers stunning foil imprinting, or you can use your company logo. You can even have your return address printed on the envelope which will save a lot of time trying to write out your address.

The Gallery Collection is a family business which has been around since 1929. Yes, I said 1929. The site is also offering a scholarship contest that is open to high school & college students. The prize is a $10,000 scholarship. So much for the term “struggling artist”. I think that this is a great opportunity for students to get in touch with their creativity. All you have to do is create a greeting card. Doesn’t that sound like fun? The entry can be a photo, artwork, or even computer graphics. My point is that there is no “art store” to go & visit. Whether you are trying to decorate or you’re an artist it’s all about creating what you love. Surrounding yourself with things that you love will make your house into a home even Christmas cards.


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October 8th, 2007

Finding Decorating Perspective

When trying to decorate a house you usually stay inside. In fact I’ve spent hours staring at paint swatches. I’ve done this so much that I almost start to cry whenever the color brown is mentioned. A fairly significant portion of my life has been spent trying to find just the right shade of brown for certain rooms or projects.

It’s so easy to get frustrated & overwhelmed when trying to decorate. I remember an episode of “Gilmore Girls” where Lorelai carried around paint samples trying to pick a color for the living room. She stalked her neighbors & even asked her dog’s help in trying to make this decision.

Here’s my advice: leave the house, stop thinking about it. When you say something like “Oh that’s cute”, make a note of it. This could be a sweater, a flower, or even food. Today I went to the mountains & there were so many different color inspirations. It’s amazing how Mother Nature puts things together so they don’t clash.

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October 8th, 2007

Going green for Christmas

I was watching “Living with Ed”. Most of the changes that he makes to his home are too expensive or crazy for me to consider. However, I think that he really gets people thinking about going green & about their everyday impact on the environment. He was recently very excited because he found an energy efficient way to use Christmas lights. I had never thought about Christmas light usage.

However, I was reading about mini lights LED & I was surprised to find out that LED mini lights are 80% more efficient than incandescent Christmas lights They are also better for outdoor use because they have weather proof construction. Plus, these lights will last a lot longer which means that you’ll save a lot more money. An incandescent light lasts for about 2000 hours while a mini light LED lasts for about 50,000 hours. Plus, a LED mini light is made of plastic which is pretty much indestructible. This means that you won’t have to spent time trying to figure out which bulb is broken so you can get the entire strand of lights to work. With HolidayLEDS it’s only $.99 for shipping on all orders & they have a huge selection. They even have antique looking LED lights. I know that Christmas is a stressful time with a lot of things to think about, but going green for Christmas might be easier than you think.


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October 5th, 2007

Look what the dollar store had

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I was at the dollar store & saw all of this furry yarn. Then I tried to keep myself from jumping up & down. I’d never knit with it before because I hate when I spend more on knitting than I do on food. So my mom & I decided to make scarves for Christmas gifts. I decided to use a knitting loom because we have tons of family & not a lot of time. Besides the fact that I’ve been stressed out lately & wrapping yarn around a peg is about all that I can handle

I’ve been looking around & there are even different stitches that can be done on the knitting loom, but most of the patterns are smarter than I am. So in the end I decided to ignore the fact that the dollar store also had very cute ready made scarves for sell & hopefully everyone will be happy with their handmade presents.


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