Candles are a source of light and warmth. They can be colored or fragranced.  They can come in a variety of different vessels that might compliment a home or be a person’s favorite color.  And these are just candles that you can purchase from the store!

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But what if you could personalize a candle by not only selecting the right color or fragrance, but with a photo?  Or adding a sentiment, quote, poem, biblical verse or something else to it?  What if you had the opportunity to …read more

I found this post for sewing Crisscross Coasters over on Creative Attempts and I thought it was a great idea for a hostess gift or a housewarming present! You can easily personalize this by incorporating the colors of your recipient’s home. Usually coasters find themselves on the coffee table so be sure to put on your thinking hat and visualize your recipient’s space so that you can help ensure that you create something they will love!

Sewing really not your thing?  Making anything not your thing?  Well, I have oodles of other gift giving ideas so use the magnifying glass (to the right) to search for the recipient or occasion you need to get a present for, check out some other posts (handy links below and to the side!) or …read more

I was just about to walk out the door yesterday and saw a big box sitting on the porch. I was ever so curious but didn’t have time to investigate since I was on my way to a doctors appointment so I brought it inside so that I could open it when I returned.
photo credit: marklarson
Although the sun wasn’t out when my appointment was over it had at least stopped raining, so Isabelle and I went for an nice long walk and then headed to the park, where she proceeded to get wet and muddy playing with three other cute dogs.

Finally back home I saw the package once again and wasted no time opening it! I was pretty sure, judging from the address, that I knew what was …read more