Remember last Sleuthing Sunday’s post? I had a puzzle of sorts for you to solve with clues (or red herrings!) as to what sort of gift idea I was cooking up.  Well, if you weren’t able to suss out what sort of project I was up to – here’s your answer!

I made New Year’s cards with a special twist. I purchased a few items from Paper Source: pretty cards, labels, adhesive chalkboard and two glittery pens.  I provided: a little creativity, patience, love and time.

The end result:  a very personalized New Year’s card and gift.  The reason I chose a chalkboard was to symbolize the idea of a New …read more

This is not your traditional Toy Tuesday – this week’s Toy Tuesday is about giving a toy to someone other than the child in your life, or perhaps, in addition to the child (or other recipient) in your life.

So, you may have found this blog as you were searching for a gift for a child – maybe their birthday is coming up or you are searching for a present for Christmas or something like that.  Often I find a really great item and I blog about it and give ideas for how to give it.  But this is a tad different…

Artwork by Matthew Gauvin-matthewgauvin.com

In my search for eco-friendly gifts to help recognize Earth Day, I came across the Rainforest Site Store and was impressed with, not only their great variety of eco-friendly gifts, but also the fact that each purchase helps them raise funds …read more