Browsing all posts in November, 2008.
Gift Idea for the Inquisitive, Older Folks on Your List
Do you know any seniors with spry, agile minds who use their natural curiosity to… work the newspaper crossword puzzle every day? My mom is part of a retired bunch who tear into the daily crossword puzzle as if they were contestants on a reality show. It’s [...]
Include Lessons with Gifts of Musical Instruments
Plenty of parents will be giving musical instruments this year to gauge their child’s level of interest before plunging into lessons. However, consider how important proper instruction is to reinforce your child’s interest and success. The investment in music lessons may be one of the greatest gifts your child [...]
Letter-Pressed Greeting Cards Made Locally
If you like the idea of sending a hand made card (not necessarily made by YOUR hands), check out these cute cards from Red Rain in Homewood. You can see there are versions suitable for winter or holiday greetings, as well as a plain old hometown hello.
If you’re sending [...]
Road Trip Entertainment for the Kids
After cup holders, the greatest revolution in family road trips has to be the DVD player. If you’re braving a trip over the holidays, you’ll want to scout out some entertainment for your back seat riders that won’t make you crazy by the time you arrive at your destination. Here are some ideas:
Kung [...]
Filing Center for Your Purse: Photo Envelope
Have you ever found yourself panicked as you stood in the check-out line, pawing through your purse looking for the store credit you distinctly remember saving? Your wallet is stuffed with debit, frequent shopper, credit and library cards, and the shoppers behind you are silently hoping you won’t start shuffling through them. That credit receipt is [...]
Find: Return Address Stamp Custom-Made by Birmingham Artist
The holiday card season is fast approaching and before you start to print return address labels, consider this lovely stamp created by Birmingham artist Katherine Tucker.
There’s something that arrests your attention at the sight of hand lettering, which is rare these days. Katherine’s stamps offer a [...]
Invest in High Quality Cookware for Less
Martha started the practice, followed by Emeril, Rachel, Wolfgang and now Paula: designer cookware. Before these guys, All-Clad cookware was the cook’s ultimate choice, but then the celebrity chefs decided they could have their own name stamped on the bottom of the pans they flashed on screen.
If [...]
Find: Hang Mirrors, Pictures with No Hammer or Husband Required
Let’s list the equipment a BirminghamMom usually needs to get a mirror or artwork hung in the house: A hammer, heavy-duty picture hook, stud finder, husband, several sticky note reminders to said husband, and a moment when no one is napping or watching football to coordinate [...]