Great Finds

I love going shopping. I have a black belt in it . – Russell Crowe I was myself out and about on Black Friday. After dropping the car off at the mechanics to get my winter tires on, I innocently walked over to the nearby mall to pass the time. Oh, my goodness, it was packed. Each store had skimpily dressed young women at the door to entice shoppers in. The cafés were crowded with exhausted shoppers.... Read more

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Recently, I had a conversation with a few friends where we discussed what makes some products popular and others not. One of the things that we all agreed on is that what we all react to the most is the unusual-looking products . For some reason, the more weird and strange product design is the more appealing it is to people. I wonder why...

One person was into knitting and the advise that was given to her is to... Read more

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I always look for practical gifts, something that people could actually use during holiday season or later on daily bases.

How many Wine Lovers do you know?

I know a few. :) So this holiday season I decided to pick really cool handmade gifts for all my wine-loving friends and family members.

These awesome wooden boards from Atelierunikart from Quebec are made from reclaimed birch and black walnut.... Read more

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All mothers are working mothers. ~Author Unknown

When I was growing up there was a definite range of attitudes towards Mother’s Day. At one end of the continuum, the day was considered a sentimental bid from the card companies for our hard earned dollars. At the other end of the continuum Mom was served breakfast in bed, and swamped with cards and little items. Then Mom went back to being Mom, doing... Read more

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I think any gift that makes people smile is a great gift. To find such gifts, I usually search by words like Fun , Funny , Funky , Unusual and see what comes up in search results. Humorous Signs There are so many funny signs and greeting cards with something interesting to say.

Personally, I am a cat person, but I know a couple of dog-lovers that have 2 huge dogs, so no cats are allowed in their... Read more

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A TV show clearing out its wardrobe and set design? This is the greatest garage sale of all time. Look for these in your area, looks like an amazing opportunity to score quality clothes and furniture at reasonable prices. Who said watching TV wouldn't pay off? Read more

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Photoshop? How about PhotoFree? Groaning yet? Okay, sorry, but these are great design tools that can help punch up any images that need editing. And the best part is that they're free! But don't go nuts... too much photo editing is almost as bad as too much Botox! Read more

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Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Pocahontas - they were all just sketchy girls at one point or another. This would have blown my six-year-old mind. "Cartoons aren't real?!"

Puts a real damper on my plans to marry the prince from The Little Mermaid... Read more

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A new cloud-sourced Adobe page and app lets you take pics of anything that inspires you and it saves the colour schemes from it.

Go colour-crazy, you know you want to! Read more

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Love when great shows inspire cool design. I've never actually seen the show but now I kinda want to... Read more

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