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Latest & Greatest: Rags Design
Most women I know love jewelry! But with the economy affecting so many families it is tough to go to Tiffany & Company these days. Instead we are seeing women heading off to Walmar,t which has become the nation’s largest jewelry retailer for both real and costume jewellery. And in the real jewelry sub-sector, players include Kay Jewelers (Sterling Jewellers), and Tiffany and Zale. For the costume jewelry sub-sector, key players include Target and Claire’s. I love how Target collaborates with some impressive designers and offer adorable pieces at a really reasonable price. And I am always on the hunt for cool hand-made jewelry and am so happy to have…
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In The Spotlight with Lara Martynec: Event Planner
Event Planning is big business these days according to research conducted by Dr. Joe Goldblatt, CSEP (Certified Special Events Professional), as spending for special events worldwide is at $500 billion annually. Dr. Goldblatt’s research shows that profits in the industry continue to rise and profit margins have gone from 15% a few years ago to between 30 to 40 percent. So if you happen to be like Lara Martynec of Diaper Treats and absolutely love to plan, organize and set up events – you just might have found a lucrative profession! But what IS event planning exactly? Special events can be broken down into the following categories: ~…
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Pumpkins, Gourds, and Squash, Oh My!
October is synonymous with pumpkins, gourds and squash. Throughout the month, they are used for décor, the main ingredient of seasonal dishes and as children’s whimsical canvas for spooky designs. However, did you know pumpkins and gourds, as well as squash, come in more shades of color than orange or yellow? With over 300 varieties of pumpkins, gourds, and squash grown annually, it is amazing to discern the color palette of nature: oranges, greens, yellows, blues, whites, striped, splotched, and spotted. Textures also vary greatly. Due to the close familial orientation of the three, it can often be difficult to tell them apart. All are members of the Cucurbita…
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Tips to De-clutter and De-stress
Are you familiar with this situation? You would like to have a clutter free home but you just have so much stuff. It would take ages to sort through everything and you just don’t have the time. So you leave it until you have time ‘one day’, and in the meantime the amount of things you have just keeps on growing, and the job becomes larger and larger. If you want to get on top of clutter you have to be ruthless and firm, pack your sentimentality away, visualize the beautiful room you want, then go ahead and get it! Here I share with you some top tips for…
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Current Giveaway: 3-month Subscription to Tales2Go
Good news! Tales2Go is offering a chance for dandelion moms to win a 3 month subscription with unlimited access to their audio books library. Tales2Go was chosen by The New York Times as a “Top Pick” iPhone App and a receipent of the Moms Choice Gold Award Winner and a Parent’s Choice Gold Award Winner. I love what this company is doing as far as promoting literacy and a love of reading that I featured the co-founder, Tracey Weil, on dandelion moms. There are two prizes for the 3-month subscription and valued at $30 each. Good Luck! To read more of our interview and about the company go here: https://dandelionmoms.com/2012/10/inspirational-moms-tracey-weil/…
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Inspirational Mom: Tracey Weil
“There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all.” ~ Jacqueline Kennedy (quote taken from Tales2Go site). One of the things that I feel very passionate about is promoting a love of reading and writing in children. I so enjoyed escaping into my books as a child and still love that feeling of getting so immersed you forget the time. So I am happy to spotlight Tracey Weil, who is the co-founder of Tales2Go. They offer a large selection of audio books for children – on the go. It is such a wonderful way to entertain and educate children with stories that…
