Browsing all posts in December, 2009.
Laundry Solution: Stackable Bins Serve as Laundry Baskets
Maybe a clean pile of laundry is preferable to a dirty pile, but both are disconcerting in their own ways. You can keep dirty laundry hidden in a hamper or closet, but what about keeping the clean laundry tidy in the time until it is put away? Even when clothing [...]
Mom’s Gotta Have a Great Calendar
Some of you BirminghamMoms bought your 2010 calendar weeks ago (you’re the ones who you got your Christmas decorations up before the second round of Thanksgiving turkey). You probably have two versions to manage: Your portable, personal calendar and the family calendar posted on the fridge or [...]
Door Buster Sales: Busted Already
I feel for the retail workers who are back on duty for 6 a.m. doorbuster specials the day after Christmas. They had to have been dead on their feet by the time the store closed on Christmas Eve, and now they have to get the tired old [...]
Married With Children: Gift Games Are Over
Christmas, as we all know, is the litmus test of a fledgling relationship. Do you remember the agony of gift exchanges during your dating days? Would his gift be something neutral and noncommittal, something sentimental, or perhaps of real value? And what if the gift you gave wasn’t comparable to the one you received? [...]
Gift Giving Philosophy of a Practical Scrooge
A friend I met through work years ago has an unusual approach to gift giving at Christmas. Before there was time to ask whether we were going to draw names or do some secret Santa, he would politely decline and remind us, ”My gift to you is no gift from me.”
At [...]
Give an Ornament a New Life
Handmade ornaments are so delicate and pretty. The tiny figures in this ornament’s nativity scene are handmade from dough and set into a small grapevine wreath embellished with moss. Hanging on a tree, it never seemed to get the attention it deserved and was easy to overlook among all the [...]
Find: Photocandy – Sweeten Your Favorite Photo
There’s a place for the serious portrait, complete with gilt frame and formal background. And then there is a place for the portrait that is a bit saucier and maybe unexpected, something that conveys personality reflecting both the subject and the portrait owner. Photocandy.biz can create an unforgettable image ranging from elegant and avant guard to whimsical [...]
Lasting Holiday Keepsake
Lots of BirminghamMoms wouldn’t take anything for the sweet art projects and ornaments their kids have made over the years. They pack away these fragile little creations of construction paper and glitter as if they were made of the finest crystal. Trouble is, another summer stored [...]
Houndstooth Accessories for the Pasadena Rose Bowl Bound
There’s a warehouse full of monogrammable items, fashion watches, and houndstooth accessories on Old Hwy 31 in Riverchase. This is the same company, known as Time Machine and Stitch Witch, that was in the Galleria for years selling purses, lightweight luggage, and throws. Now they’ve moved to [...]
Christmas T-Shirt for Next to Nothing
Even moms like a little holiday wear to get in the spirit of the season. Don’t your kids love seeing you look even a little bit festive?
The question is, how do you look hip and fun without being too juvenile or too mamaw? I [...]