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Let’s Discuss Affordable Skin Care
I have decided to give my skin a break during this quarantine situation. Why should I put on makeup just to sit around the house? This is a great opportunity to baby my skin a bit and give it some TLC. I want to tell you about a skincare line that is dermatologist recommended, extremely…
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Triangle Zipper Pouches
These two funny looking things are triangle zipper pouches. I watched a couple of YouTube videos to get the basic instructions. They went together easily, with a few trial and error mishaps. I sewed those D ring tabs on wrong about four times but got it right in the end. I will provide more details…
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Perfect “Thanks for Having Me” Gift
Eva has been invited to a sleepover on the occasion of one of her friend's birthday. The mom requested "no gifts", but you know how that goes. You feel as though you need to mark the occasion with something. I thought it would be fun, and not "too much" to give a little pencil case. …
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Book Winner
Yes I really did buy two of the same book. Luckily my random number generator picked commenter number 17, Nancy Watkins, to take one of them off my hands! Congratulations Nancy. Send me an email with your address and I will get one of these in the mail to you right away! Thanks to everyone…
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Current Things I Am Loving-Spring 2019
Time for a few more Things I Am Loving Lately. This little makeup case would be great for travel, but also good for storing your makeup items that are in regular rotation. In the picture they have it crammed pretty full, but there are nice deep divided compartments that separate your powders and eyeshadows and…
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Easy Gift for Kids to Give
Eva wanted to give her parents something for Christmas, but as with most 7 year olds, she needed some adult assistance. We decided to make home made Ranch Salad Dressing mix and package it in small mason jars. Isn't that a sweet little present? And who doesn't love Ranch Salad Dressing? The recipe was super…
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Stocking Stuffers for Men
Better late than never, right? I had forgotten that I had said I would post some Christmas stocking stuffer ideas for the men on your list. Hopefully this won't come too late to be useful. Most of the items are easily found and not very expensive. Some of these things may not seem very exciting,…
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More is More
Are you wondering what to give along with your Microwave Bowl Cozies? You know, to round out the gift? Well, you could give a bowl. Seriously, why not? I got these nice heavy white ones at Crate and Barrel. They are on clearance right now for $2.97! You can find comparable bowls at lots of…
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Small Town Christmas
I live in a rural area in Northern California. We are about two and a half hours away from just about everything: most of my relatives, my doctor, a really good library, dry cleaners, Target, Nordstrom- you get the idea. The plus side of living out in the boonies is that I am near our…
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Beauty Related Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Women
I thought I might share some of my favorite beauty related stocking stuffer ideas for women. These items work for teenagers up through the elderly I think. For me, beauty products are always pretty easy to come up with, as there are so many small items that we gals love to receive. Boys and men…