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Shortbread Cookie Boxes

April 29, 2010 By Jill Leave a Comment
Cookies in a Box

My family loves cookies. When I make cookies, I either make a lot of them, or expect them to be gone quickly. I don't even own a cookie jar, cookies don't stay around long enough to need one! Cookies are also a perfect thing to give away as gifts. A thank you to a neighbor who collected your mail while you were gone could be as simple as a box of yummy shortbread cookies. A box of these fabulous cookies is also a perfect favor to give away at a wedding. You can sprinkle the cookies with coconut, … [read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Food & Drink, Gifts & Favors, Treats & Desserts, Wedding Tagged With: favors, food, recipe, weddings

Idle minds want to know

April 29, 2010 By Lacy Leave a Comment

Idling gets you zero miles per gallon. The best way to warm up a vehicle is to drive it. No more than 30 seconds of idling on winter days is needed. Anything more simply wastes fuel and increases emissions. … [read more...]

Filed Under: Energy Tips Tagged With: energy tip

Mother’s Day Spa Basket

April 22, 2010 By Jill 2 Comments

Mother's Day is just around the corner. I love Mother's Day because my kids and husband love to spoil me! My favorite gifts are always things that are homemade. And if the gift is designed to pamper me? All the better! This lovely collection meets both of those criteria. Plus, once you know how to make the bath salts and soap, you can make them anytime at all. You could even make them for yourself! Shhhh . . . don't tell! This is a fun gift to make, especially with friends or for friends … [read more...]

Filed Under: Baby Shower, Bath & Body, Birthday, Blog, D.I.Y. Ideas, Featured, Food & Drink, Holidays, Mother's Day, Occasions Tagged With: homemade, Mother's Day, Occasions, soap

Vac up to Cool down

April 22, 2010 By Lacy Leave a Comment

Vacuum your refrigerator's cooling coils every three months. Excessive dust buildup will reduce the energy efficiency and life expentancy of the compressor. Make sure there are no gaps in the door seal where cold can escape. … [read more...]

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Homemade Soap

April 20, 2010 By Jeanne 1 Comment

Making soap may sound complicated, but the most difficult thing about this project is figuring out what to do with all of your beautiful bars! All you need is a few supplies, a couple of hours and good company. Soap makes a great wedding or shower favor because you can do large batches at a relatively low cost and well ahead of time, plus they look gorgeous. So, gather all your ingredients, invite some friends over and steep a pot of tea because the work party will be mostly fun. Wrap them up … [read more...]

Filed Under: Bath & Body, Blog, Bridal Shower, D.I.Y. Ideas, Featured, Food & Drink, Gifts & Favors, Wedding Tagged With: favors, Occasions, soap

Custom Photo Coasters

April 15, 2010 By Jeanne 1 Comment

These are my grandsons! It’s just amazing what a little effort will do. I now have these terrific coaster mementos of my grandsons, Caden and Dylan, which will make great party decorations as well. I made them in about five minutes (of my time) using the new style of the month called “Custom Style”. If you think about “Custom Style” you can become very intimidated because it is totally blank. First you look at all that blankness and think, “maybe some other time” because it seems … [read more...]

Filed Under: Baby Shower, Birthday, Blog, Father's Day, Featured, Graduation, Holidays, Mother's Day, Occasions Tagged With: babies, coasters, decorations, kids, Mother's Day, party, photos

Fill Your Freezer Full

April 14, 2010 By Lacy Leave a Comment

Your freezer works best when it is filled to capacity. Place covered plastic water-filled containers in your freezer for maximum efficiency, and buy the smallest model that will meet your needs. … [read more...]

Filed Under: Energy Tips Tagged With: energy tip