December 17th, 2009 — Christmas, Stationary
I’ve always liked the idea of making holiday photo cards with my family. (How are friends and family you never see supposed to know how you’ve grown and what you look like?) As a child My mom always refused to participate in this silly family tradition. Now as an adult with power I make my mom pose for lame pictures every year..Haha. But as I go through Holiday cards every year… My God…. Some of the horrible pictures I come across are frightening! The Horror! The Horror!
But If you Must Must Must go the cheesy photo of your family route for holiday cards.. This company, Tiny Prints, I recently found has some pretty cute ideas and designs for photo cards! Happy inspiration Hunting Wives!!
– THE WIFE
December 17th, 2009 — About Me
If you’ve been a WIFE reader since Summer, You’ll notice one of my 4th of July Photos made the cut for Family Holiday Photo. Turns out making my mom stand on the beach in the freezing cold for 30 minutes paid off. Voila… Family Memories to share with all!
– THE WIFE
December 16th, 2009 — Gifts, Hannukah
I was at a family friends house yesterday helping them celebrate Hanukkah, when I bit into some of the most delicious mouth watering Cinnamony Rugelach goodness! It tasted like a mini Cinnabon Cinnamon Roll but smaller and much much better. After helping myself to about 5, I begged the hostess for the information. Turns out they were shipped as a gift from Zabars in New York! So if any of you WIVES out there need a housewarming Hanukkah present I highly recommend sending these! There Kosher and there only $ 8.98… Although I’d send 2, They’ll go quickly!
December 16th, 2009 — Domestic Goddess, Eco Friendlly
A Greener Firelog
While flipping through an engineering textbook, a tiny fact with huge implications caught inventor Rod Sprules’s eye: coffee grounds have more energy capacity than cordwood when combusted.
He got to thinking, and soon realized that two recent cultural trends could work together. Neighborhood coffeehouses and awareness of the need for a sustainable lifestyle were experiencing a groundswell of support all over North America. So he asked himself, what if we used coffee grounds from retail outlets, manufacturing plants, office buildings, and homes for hearth fires? The Java-Log® Firelog concept was born.
Java-Log® Firelog advantages include:
Diverts 12 million pounds of coffee grounds from landfills per year
Emits up to 78% less carbon monoxide and up to 66% less creosote than cordwood fires
Features renewable all natural-based waxes
Available at Whole Foods Markets
December 15th, 2009 — Domestic Goddess, Etiquette, Stationary
(Photographed above my hand addressed Christmas cards waiting to be put in the post.)
A good WIFE should have the most beautiful and neat handwriting. This always comes in handy when writing Thank You notes, Addressing Cards, and Sharing Recipes. This is one quality the WIFE should never be without. If you worry about your penmanship then might I suggest purchasing some handwriting notebooks (they can be found at amazon.com). Or if you want to take your excellent writing to the next level enroll yourself in a calligraphy class (check paper source.com for class schedule) Practice makes perfect! – Taryn Cox
Faber Castell Artist Pens are my favorite pens to write letters, cards and notes with. I prefer the Medium point pen, I think its the smoothest. They are available at any art store.
Zig Calligraphy Double ended Pens make addressing envelopes a breeze! I like using the smaller end of the pen. Its the exact pen I used to write the addresses with in the photo above.
Also available at art stores.
