James Avery Jewelry

A few weeks ago, I received a catalog from James Avery in the mail.  Usually, I toss catalogs directly into the recycle bin, but this catalog was different.  It was heavy card stock, had a cool bracelet on the cover and was not overdone.  In fact, it begged me to open the cover and to shop it's contents.  When I opened the cover, I found a lot of interesting pieces at decent prices.  The sterling silver pieces are actually quite reasonable.   The site is:  www.jamesavery.com 

Here is a visual sampling from his site:

All images courtesy jamesavery.com

Creating It Yourself . . .

I think I have always enjoyed cooking to some degree, but in the last few years, I have enjoyed it even more.  As Alec is getting older I realized I don't want his memories of family dinners to be a menu and a take out box.  So in trying to keep it simple, keep it quick and keep it delicious, I started collecting and creating recipes that my family enjoyed.

So, this year for Mother's Day, I came up with another "bright idea" and decided I would collect our favorite family recipes - passed down from my grandma (including Aunt Rosie's sauce) to my mom and on down to me.  The big question - how do I assemble these recipes and make them presentable? 

                                  Then, I found this: 
                                  www.tastebook.com

 

all images courtesy tastebook.com

It was a great way to assemble recipes that I love and share them with my mom.  I think she actually enjoyed looking through the finished product to see what recipes I included from my grandma as well as recipes she had given to me.

If you are looking for a truly unique, personal gift, I highly recommend creating one for your someone special!  I will prepare you - it takes some time but the finished product is so worth it!

                                          Enjoy and Bon Appetit!

In Honor of Mom . . .

I wanted to share a great site for flowers and other gifts with you - best of all the flowers are organically grown!  The site is:  http://www.organicbouquet.com/  . 
I have ordered flowers from Organic Bouquet several times - the flowers are always beautiful, healthy and last for weeks!  My mom has treated me several times - it is such a treat to come home to the box on my front step!

I think your mom deserves flowers - and the best part - all Mother's Day Flowers are 25% off!
Here are some examples of their flowers!

 

All images courtesy OrganicBouquet.com

By the way, my favorite is the White Lillies - they smell heavenly when they bloom!  It reminds me of my wedding bouquet  . . .  so they hold a special place!   

Happy Mother's Day!

Chasing Fireflies . . .

Chasing Fireflies is one of my favorite websites for children - they have toys, clothing, costumes, occasion wear, etc., etc., etc. . . .
Last year I ordered a Halloween Costume for Alec from Chasing Fireflies - he was really into King Tut at the time, so of course we had to have an Egyptian costume.  So many moms came up to me to ask where we got his costume and  when I told them Chasing Fireflies I was amazed how many had not heard of it!  So, in case you haven't heard of it - I'm sharing it with you!

www.chasing-fireflies.com

A few examples of their site:

All images courtesy of Chasing Fireflies

Enjoy!