Move over hippies, tie dye just got cool again

Move over hippies, tie dye just got cool again

Hey, I know tie-dye. Tie-dye involves buckets, little boxes of dye, and an unholy mess, right?Not anymore, actually. Welcome to 2009, and the Jacquard Products Tie Dye Kit. The dye gets mixed in squirt bottles, the soda ash for pre-soaking your shirts makes the colors...
Stamping out lousy gifts

Stamping out lousy gifts

There are children, and then there are The Children Who Have Everything, and ack, I never know what the heck to get them for birthdays and holidays and weekend visits. Since I don’t have the money to go bigger (no pony for you, kid) I do my best to go...
Framed on Father’s Day

Framed on Father’s Day

My kids like to leave me little bits of art on my desk, which is very sweet the first fifty times they do it. But with this awesome Doodlebook Frame I can put my favorite picture of them front and center, and then encourage them to make me a new frame every so often....
Got goggles? Get Gogglemate.

Got goggles? Get Gogglemate.

I love that my older two kids are such enthusiastic swimmers. They’re literally in the pool all year long, but that also gives them ample opportunity to complain about how their swim goggle straps pull their hair. So when I heard about Gogglemate, I crossed my...
Regifting the gift bag

Regifting the gift bag

I have been a fan of gift bags for a long time, because I truly suck at wrapping gifts. And, we all know the dirty little secret when it comes to gift bags — what comes around goes around. And around and around. That’s why I love these Traveling Gift bags...