DIY Personalized Doorbell If you've ever wished for a personalized doorbell that let your visitors know what they were getting into, while giving you something to dance to before answering the door, here’s the project for you. This project requires no special skills and is relatively safe. By purchasing a simple 9v recording module from radio shack and re-wiring your wireless doorbell you … [Read more...]
DIY Updated Wicker Baskets
Have you inherited, or bought those old fashioned wicker baskets and just don’t know what to do with them in your modern space? Taking a few pieces of tape, or your favorite stencil, and a little bit of paint is the easy way to fix this problem. Painting your wicker basket can add a touch of class and personality to these otherwise outdated pieces. So go ahead, pull out those old baskets, bags, … [Read more...]
"Happy" Decorating Tips
Everyone wants their living space to be comfortable and ‘’happy’’. You can achieve this with a few simple steps like adding pieces and color to your space. Adding rounded shapes like drum lamp shades or rounded coffee tables soften the room and make a space feel more livable and loveable. Covering up metal frames with ribbon can soften a space Adding chairs that have high backs elongates your … [Read more...]
Stylish and Put Together Kid Friendly Decorating Tips
It starts with putting a few plastic covers in your outlets and installing cabinet locks, but before you know it half of your belongings are colored on, covered in food, or trashed all together. One day you take a look around and realize your home doesn’t look as stylish and pulled-together as you wish it did. It may take some planning and creative thinking, but there are some wonderful ways to … [Read more...]
Myths About Proper Skin Care
It seems like every time we turn on the TV or open up a magazine we’re hit with adds for must have anti-aging treatments and skin care advice. It’s getting harder and harder to separate the fads from the tips and treatments that actually work. Here are some facts about some of the commonly held beauty beliefs. Myth: Tanning booths are safe as long as they don’t contain UVB rays- Most … [Read more...]
Eat By Date
We all throw food away, usually by its sell by date. Most people don’t know that the sell by date and the eat by date are two completely different things. Or maybe you’re the opposite and disregard the sell by date gambling with your food, and stomach, every time you open the package. Here is a site that takes the guess work out of the eat by date on left-over’s and pre packaged … [Read more...]
How to Store Holiday Decorations
Whether you're one of those Holiday decorators that just can't seem to get enough lights, ornaments and inflatable lawn decorations or someone who just has a few strings of lights and the decorations on your tree, here are a few helpful tips for storing them the rest of the year. Some of them may even catch you by surprise. These budget friendly, simple and effective tips show you how to store … [Read more...]
Recycle your Holiday Decorations
Before you toss out your wreaths or garland, poinsettia and even your tree check out these ways to put them to use for a few months more! Go green and recycle your Christmas greenery. Use the garland and poinsettia to make a great smelling potpourri which can double as a attractive vase filler and table centerpiece. Re-plant your tree in your yard and ‘decorate’ it with outdoor goodies … [Read more...]
How to safely Open a Champagne Bottle
Take everything you've learned from the movies about opening a champagne bottle and throw it out the window. Using most of those Hollywood type tricks will not only end in injury, but will also leave you with a flat, warm, and undeniably gross, glass of champagne. The big ‘pop’, the spout of champagne after it’s been uncorked and those flat 1930’s glasses are just a few of the myths that we need … [Read more...]
6 Ways to Beat the Buffet | Eat This, Not That
Buffets are so convenient and gives you the opportunity to enjoy several different dishes in a meal. As always, the issue is watching portions, counting calories and fat content. There are a few other things, that once you are aware, you can monitor your own actions and avoid overeating. Use the salad plate and don't fill it to the point it is mounded and overflowing. Put only a few items on … [Read more...]