Archive for October, 2009
Holiday Build-A-Bear Giveaway
Santa’s elves are chattering (and tweeting) about the new holiday gift ideas from Build-A-Bear Workshop.® And the folks at Build-A-Bear report that the hottest gift requests can be fulfilled with one-stop shopping at any of the more than 400 Build-A-Bear Workshop stores around the world or online.
This season, some stores will feature a special Build-A-Giftstation [...]
FedEx Launches Design & Print Center
I remember the hassles of creating my first set of business cards when I started my freelance writing business in 1995 — there was NOTHING easy about it. But FedEx Office recently launched a new Design & Print Center and invited me to create business cards and cards for Lipstick to Crayons, and it was easy [...]
31Oct2009 | lipsticktocrayons | Comments Off | Continued
New Tinker Bell DVD A Real Kid Pleaser
My husband and I have marveled that the standard package on babies these days seems to include an innate knowledge of Mickey Mouse and Tinker Bell. Before we’d ever shown our toddler a picture of Mickey Mouse or that dazzling fairy, she seemed to know who they were. She squeals with delight whenever she sees [...]
29Oct2009 | lipsticktocrayons | Comments Off | Continued
Book Giveaway – Chicken Soup for the Dog-lover’s Soul
If you love your dog, if you just love dogs in general, or if you have a dog-lover on your holiday gift-giving list, then you’ll LOVE the latest Chicken Soup for the Soul offering — “What I learned from the Dog.”
The book is full of heart-warming dog stories — my personal favorite being one about a [...]
Family Fun Announces Toy of the Year Awards
Disney FamilyFun magazine announced today the winners of the 18th annual Toy of the Year (T.O.Y.) Awards, including those toys that earned a spot on the Top 10 list. This year’s No. 1toy is Invasion of the Bristlebots from Klutz: an activity kit featuring tiny, careening robots kids assemble from toothbrush heads, then use to [...]
28Oct2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 2 comments | Continued
Donate Some Socks, Do Some Good
Sometimes a charity comes along that started with a truly inspirational story, such as Hannah’s Socks. During Thanksgiving 2004, four-year-old Hannah Turner in Toledo, Ohio helped her mother Doris serve food at a local homeless shelter. While there, she saw a man with holes in his shoes and no socks. Hannah asked her mom if [...]
27Oct2009 | lipsticktocrayons | Comments Off | Continued
HUGE Sales on Shoes! I mean DEEP discounts, Ladies!
Starting at midnight (PST) Oct. 30, 6pm.com (a very cool, happening online shopping destination) is having a big sale on Nine West footwear, with all styles going for $19.95. Seriously — you’ll be able to get a pair of suede, faux fur-accented 3 1/2 inch boots for $19.95! That’s more fun than all the chocolate [...]
27Oct2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 1 comment | Continued
Use dominant art to set the tone
At The Design File, we spend quite a bit of time talking about art, which can really turn your home into a unique space that reflects your personality.
Personally, I love a room with dominant art. A large piece just commands that you take a long look and sets the tone for a room. It can [...]
