Do You Remember - The Way We Were

Movie poster by Bill Gold
Do you remember The Way We Were? This afternoon I enjoyed a fire in the fireplace and watched the entire movie. A wonderful way to spend a January afternoon!

Valentine's Day Projects - Hidden Message Locket

Lindsay of Shrimp Salad Circus created this fabulous tutorial for a hidden message locket. Since Valentine's Day is just around the corner and if you're looking for a fun project to do this might be the one for you! Please be sure to check out Lindsay's tutorial here on her Shrimp Salad Circus blog.

The Snow Continues To Fall

The snow continues to fall.

Do You Remember - The Super Ball

Do you remember the Super Ball? The Super Ball was about the size and color of a plum and for those of us old enough to remember they were super fun!

Just six months after it was introduced by Wham-O in 1965, seven million balls had been sold at ninety-eight cents apiece. Incredible! Wham-O gave the bulletized balls a big promotional send-off and they caught on right away. Adolescent boys and girls discovered them first, but grown-ups were soon buying them, too. I was very, very young at the time and I remember my dad bringing home the Super Ball. Soon after that all the kids in the neighborhood had one! Man they could bounce and we were not allowed to play with them in the house! Mom considered them an "outdoor" toy!

Ahh...memories! Do you remember the Super Ball?

Valentine's Day Projects - Message In A Bottle Key Ring

Lindsay of Shrimp Salad Circus created this fabulous tutorial for a message in a bottle key ring. Since Valentine's Day is just around the corner and if you're looking for a fun project to do this might be the one for you! Please be sure to check out Lindsay's tutorial here on her Shrimp Salad Circus blog.

Fresh Fruit

Fresh fruit is my go to snack right now!

Valentine's Day Projects - Polymer Clay Gift Tags

Mitsy of Artmind created this fabulous tutorial for polymer gift tags. Since Valentine's Day is just around the corner and if you're looking for a fun project to do this might be the one for you! Please be sure to check out Mitsy's tutorial here on her Artmind blog.

Snowman Sundae

I recently came across this snowman sundae on Midwest Living and I can't resist passing it on!

Enjoy!

Sweet's Candy

I was born with a sweet tooth and I have discovered the perfect sweet company! Sweet's Candy has the most delicious gourmet taffy that I have ever tasted! This taffy is super soft, fresh, and delicious! I have of course tried many of their flavors and they are by far superior to other brands that I have sampled!

If you also enjoy taffy I would highly recommend this family owned business based in Salt Lake City, Utah! Enjoy!

Now Taking Pre Orders - Evie's Tool Emporium

Steel Bench Block And 1.5 mm Letter And Number Metal Stamping Set Kit

Evie's Tool Emporium is now taking Pre Orders on many new items! We will mail them out as soon as they arrive!

Pureology

I was disappointed several months ago when my hair stylist mentioned to me that Graham Webb was going out of business. Their shampoo and conditioner were my all time favorites and I even blogged about Graham Webb 2 years ago. It is not easy for me to change as family and friends will tell you! My hair stylist recommended I try Pureology and felt confident that I would be happy with their product.

I left the salon that day with my new haircut, my new shampoo and conditioner. I tried Pureology and much to my surprise I loved it! I swim every day so I need a product that will hydrate my hair. My hair stylist nudged me in the right direction and I am super happy!

Screwdriver Set Giveaway

We have our own private label screwdriver set! A couple of years ago we made a connection with a company here in the U.S.A. and also in China. This relationship led to the development of our own private label screwdriver set. It was a great learning experience working on importing our own product. From the inception to the packaging and then to the distribution it has been a journey. It wasn't always easy, but the end result has been very exciting. We have the screwdriver sets available for retail as well as wholesale so if you are interested please let us know!

BUY IT: You can purchase our screwdriver set at Evie's Tool Emporium.

WIN IT: One lucky U.S.A. reader will win a screwdriver set. To enter FIRST YOU MUST BE A FOLLOWER OF OUR BLOG. Next visit Evie's Tool Emporium and tell us what other tool you would love to have from our shop.

Giveaway ends January 19th at 12:00 pm. U.S.A. winner will be picked via Random.org. If your profile page does not show your email address, please include your email address in your comment. For example: evie08@att.net so that we may get in touch with you if you are selected as the giveaway winner. Please respond within 48 hours, or a new winner will be chosen.

Fun On The Internet Today - Sign Up For The Upcoming Bead Soup Blog Party

Last year I stumbled upon a really fun activity hosted by Lori Anderson on her Pretty Things Blog. She hosts a Soup Blog Party which invites jewelry artists to exchange Party Packs. Then each artist creates wonderful jewelery from the Party Packs they have received. Each artist has a blog so they post photos of the jewlry they have created. For me the most exciting part of the activity is reading and looking at all the photos of the creations.

If this sounds fun to you please feel free to check out Lori's blog post Bead Soup Blog Party where you can read all about the specifics!

I'll be looking forward to February 26th so I can look at all the wonderful creations!

Tweezers

Tweezers are tools that can be used for picking up and manipulating objects that are too small to be handled by human hands. At Evie's Tool Emporium we have several styles of tweezers to help you out!

6 Inch Stainless Steel Bead Holding Tweezers

6-1/2 Inch Plastic Tipped Tweezers

8-1/2 Inch Copper Tongs Tweezers

6 Piece Diamond Tweezer Set

Expressing Gratitude

Photo courtesy Idea Go

Expressing gratitude.

It takes just a moment to thank someone for the smallest or greatest of gestures.

My mom and dad raised us to express gratitude daily. It started at the breakfast table. "Thank you mom for a delicious breakfast, may I please be excused?" were usually the first words I uttered in the morning growing up! I wasn't really all that excited about sitting down at the breakfast table with my family in the morning. I know my mom put a lot of effort into preparing a well balanced meal for us to start our day and I am grateful for her and the meals she prepared.

Through the day my parents encouraged us to be appreciative of those who touched our lives. From our teachers, to our coaches, to our scout leaders and more we were taught to thank those who gave of their time to make our lives full.

At the end of the night we always got down on our knees to express our gratitude to God for the good day. What a wonderful way to end our day.

Expressing gratitude.

A New Year - A New Beginning

Photo courtesy nuttakit

A new year begins today. May 2011 be full of happiness!