Organizing in the New Year: Packaging Becomes Storage

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It's my dearest wish,when I purchase a product that its container will serve the purpose not only to display the product in the store, but also function to store and organize the product in my studio.  Display packaging is made to be beautiful and most of all efficient. Most of the time, however, the packaging is NOT useful for in-home use. But today I'm sharing a simple fix to a container that … [Read more...]

Foodie: Chili Cook Off & Wing Fling REVIEWS

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Tonight I attended, on a whim, a local chamber of commerce event at the beautiful Waterview in Monroe. I've often seen this venue from the boat on Lake Zoar, so it was a nice opportunity to see it from the inside out. The event was the Chili Cook Off & Wing Fling. This means, of course, that there were wings and chili as well as lots of beer tastings and at least one liqueur table. I went … [Read more...]

Today’s Jewelry Story – Abandoned and Adorned

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A big part of my daily ritual of going out to meet the world is selecting my jewelry for the day. Just the right combination of handmade, store bought and sometimes found objects are what launch me into the world.  So I thought I would share a jewelry 'story' with you now and then, to illustrate what I'm wearing and what it means to me. A little place for the eyes to feast on pretties without … [Read more...]

The Authenticity of ‘Like’

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Last night I got a Facebook notification inviting me to like a business page. The invitation came from someone who I don't know personally, but is a friend-of-a-friend, with mutual interests in rubber stamping. I like having friends with mutual interests; so I took a look at the invitation. It was for a crossfit gym in a town in New York state, about 4 1/2 hours away from where I live. I wondered … [Read more...]

Technique Junkies OCTOBER New Releases Blog Hop

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Today marks the first day of October and a set of new stamp releases from Technique Junkies! The Technique Junkies Design Team has put together a blog hop showcasing all of the new designs for October. You should have started from the beginning of the hop: which is at http://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com, and then gone to Pam DeChellis' blog before arriving here. Make sure and take a look at the … [Read more...]