The Must Have Item(s) of the Day.

I recently have discovered Etsy seller hotellemotelle. If you haven't seen their shop yet you'll need to check it out.  The photographs are excellent and the clothes are refreshing compared to many styles that are out right now. Here are some of my favorites:

A Robotastic Birthday.

My little boy turned 3 last weekend and so for his party he decided he wanted a robot cake, well that in turn meant ROBOT PARTY to me.  This was not an easy task because robot things, ie decorations, cake designs, and party favors are pretty much non-existent except when you don't need them and then of course they will be everywhere.  

So that meant I had to make the invitations, some of the decorations and try to be clever with the cake decorating.

First the invitations.  I used stickers, the ONLY robot stickers in all of the Michael's I was looking in.  Then I made 3 large robots using silver wrapping, various sizes of boxes I had laying around, and florist foam.  Lastly, I was tempted to have a large robot cake created but really didn't want to fork out $200-$300 for it so I opted for a photo cake using a print Jack has hanging on his wall. It didn't turn out great but he really like it. I also found robot images online to place on gift bags and was lucky enough to find a couple of robot themed items in the $1 aisle at Michaels. 

                                                  

Facebook Business Pages.

I just recently realized I can add a separate business page to my Facebook account.  These pages are searchable in a directory and you can add lots of useful information for potential buyers.

Here's my Facebook Business page.

Handmade/Homemade Christmas Gifts

My friend Jen and & decided to save a little money with some gifts this year by chipping in together and making in bulk some homemade salt scrubs. It was really easy to find a recipe and the nice professional looking containers for them. Plus Jen did a great job creating the labels. The next photo shows how I packaged them up, complete with a special spoon for stirring up the goodness. Now all I have to do is convince Jen to start making these and sell them in her shop. The scrubs work fantastic on your hands & feet.

Ringblogger.

Just one day after posting my new rings on Flickr I was

contacted by Ringblogger to feature one of the rings.

Well they ended up posting both new pieces and I am

thrilled for the write up and recognition. The blog is

a great site for those that are ring fanatics and love

great varieties and styles.