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For some odd reason, people seem to believe I am upset about turning 50 next Spring. Well, I’m not. I am actually very excited about this turning point in my life. I plan to write about it for the next six months, hope you enjoy the journey with me! Many years ago the Borghese Mud Mask was my favorite beauty supply. I have decided that it needs to be my new again favorite beauty supply. This mud mask does wonders for your face and not using it for the past 10 years was a mistake. It has kept my face healthy and looking younger. I recommend you look into using this too! Continue reading

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I've left the blog alone for quite some time now. Contemplating whether or not to continue, to ramble on, to have fun with it. Since my last post I've gotten dentures (my choice), been to Hawaii, moved to an old town we use to live in, and had my teen son move back home from San Francisco. I'm moving forward with court custody issues, kindergarten adventures and the life of a Junior in highschool and what it means to win over domestic violence in court. My journey to becoming fifty years old next Spring is loaded with topics to cover... So here, I begin again and hope that you will join me on this journey of many things to write about. I hope to encourage anyone on a similar journey with hope and happiness each and everyday. Continue reading

During our stay in Honolulu, Hawaii The sign said "Please do not feed the birds" Yeah, right! I say "Just do Life" Continue reading

When I was asked how I was today, on my 49th birthday, I heard this song in my head and began to dance! Living with Whimsy 'cause IC it! ... and apparently hear it too! HA HA HA Continue reading

Do you have a business website? Do you want more exposure when someone is googling for you? Read the article here: click this link and learn about "adding" your website URL to different search engines. Continue reading

This is great! Read it and click on the photo to go to the original site it was posted. Enjoy a GREAT day! Continue reading

Whimsy! Some little girl captured this poor creature and painted it's shell! Life is Grand! Continue reading

thoughts on business.... Selling what you can create is challenging. If you are creative and can find the time and face the challenges to put your work out there, I say do it! There is nothing more satisfyling than creating something really cool and being able to sell it. Be... Continue reading

Get in touch with this company and see what they can do with the stuff you make.... They are located HERE, yes click here and .... Here is some more info: DailyMomDeal Gig Harbor, WA 98332 To have your business featured Please email sales@dailymomdeal.com. Be sure to check out their... Continue reading

The Berry Patch is located in downtown Pleasanton, California. The owner is great and has a strong creative eye on what may or not sell in her store. If you would like to learn more about Berry Patch, I suggest you stop by and meet Liz. She is very busy... Continue reading

The Plum Goods Store in Santa Barbara caters to handmade goods. click on their story to learn more about this unique store. then click on the vendors website to see if you wish engage in a business affair with them. monday-thursday: 10:30am to 6pm friday-saturday: 10am to 7pm sunday: 11am... Continue reading

Payvment is becoming the #1 place to sell on the largest social network, facebook. Read about them here.... Check out their online products.... Check out their blog..... I haven't used this platform yet. They have been featured on a few tv shows. I feel they are worth checking out. Be... Continue reading

The Big Cartel is an online store for artisans to sell their stuff. They have recently grown in service and size. I recommend you take a tour and discover the possibilites of selling your stuff here. I use them, I like them. Visit their BLOG Join them on Facebook and... Continue reading

The Cottage Industry has always existed. If you make unique items, with your own talent and equipment and sell to local stores, you are basically a cottage industry business. Mothers are well known for making pies, baby blankets and the like in order to sell them to support their homes... Continue reading

I have to admit that my cousins remark the other day has me thinking. Jacqueline said: "I have found the solution to scrapbooking! Photobooks from Shutterfly instead. So much easier!" I agree with her. There are a number of new websites that now allow you to create photo books online with your digital photos. This can also be the solution to those baby books I never finished! The process of making these online photos books is painless. Each company offers multiple designs, options and is user friendly. Shutterfly Photo Books Tiny Prints Photo Books Snapfish Book Builder Picaboo Photo Books Blurb My Canvas MixBook Kodak Gallery WinkFlash LuLu My Publisher MPIX Smile Books Well, that's the end of the list for now. I hope you can find a service you can enjoy. I belong to a few of these. I am having a look at the other sites I found during my research for this posting. I do not receive compensation for this article. But you are more than welcome to click one of my sidelink ads :) Continue reading

I saw a photo on Pinterest a few weeks ago and I thought I would try to do the same thing. I pinned the photo somewhere on my Beautiful Crafts Board. Now I will pin this one too. The idea works very well, although I will need to shift the spools around to accomodate more ribbon. Thanks to Bed, Bath and Beyond the hanger was $6.99 and with the 20% off coupon they offer you, I received an awesome deal to store my ribbons. Might even consider buying a second hanger. Continue reading

In the search to find recipes to make a Meyer Lemon Cake, I've come across an article in Food Buzz for the perfect cake. The photo below will take you the Food Buzz website and a recipe that is absolutely divine for a Spring Tea. Meyer Lemon Blueberry Butter Cake. Thank you Chef Dennis and Harold Ross! Continue reading

I use vanilla extract nearly everyday when baking. It's as common in recipes as flour and sugar. In the past two years I've started experimenting with other, gourmet vanilla extracts now and again. And I thought it would be fun to make my own-so I gave it a try! I read this tutorial from Ina Garten and decided that I wanted to cut the recipe down a bit as I wasn't sure how long it would take me to use quite that much extract. Fill a bottle with 4 ounces of vodka (feel free to use the cheap stuff for this recipe as it won't matter-we won't be drinking it!) and 1 vanilla bean split down the middle. Seal your bottle and let it soak for 2 months. Ta-da! Vanilla extract!Now you might be thinking:�Wait, I'm going to be putting vodka in my cupcake recipes? I'm not too comfortable with that idea.�Don't worry-the alcohol burns out as the recipe bakes, leaving only the delicious taste of vanilla. And because extract is made with such a high content of alcohol it can be stored at room temp (and used)�indefinitely.�Happy baking! xo. emma and elsie via abeautifulmess.typepad.com yum Continue reading