Holiday and New Years Cocktail Party Makeup Tips

Got a line-up of holiday cocktail parties to attend? Your company party, your significant other's holiday work festivities, all these require a great outfit, accessories and special holiday makeup. Here's a diy guide to get salon quality styling at home. My how-to guides always focus on style with a green, eco-friendly twist. Read more

Christmas Shopping Tips: Make Impulse-Buying Theory work for You This Holiday Season

Holiday Shopping Guide: Making Impulse Buying Sales Work in the Shopper's Favor This Christmas finds me shopping far more frugally than ever before. I haven't finished my holiday shopping because I am trying something new this year. I am making impulse buying theory work in my favor, by practicing what I call 'mindful' shopping. read more

Best Christmas Gifts for Busy Moms

Top 10 Real Gifts for Moms Stuck for a Christmas gift for mom? Here's a guide to thoughtful gift-giving for that special lady! Skip the candy, flowers and cards and give her a gift that shows how much you care! read more

Gifts for Senior Citizens, Disabled, Shut-ins, Homebound

Top 10 Gift Ideas for Senior Citizens (Especially the Homebound)
Large variety and price selection of gifts for those senior citizens. Special focus on those who are home-bound or have special needs! View more »

Christmas Gifts for Moms

Christmas Gifts for the SAHM Mom Written as a gift guide for Stay-At-Home-Moms, these ideas make excellent gifts for any mom or woman! Sometimes the best gifts can't be wrapped! Lighthearted look at what women really want for Christmas! Unique gift ideas for those who like to think outside the box! View more »

DIY Projects for Christmas Gifts

DIY Projects for Christmas Gifts Holiday gifts don't have to be bought in the store. Give the gift of time and DIY talent. Surprise mom this Christmas with easy, diy home repairs and remodeling. projects! 10 projects that you can complete relatively easily that will delight and impress mom!Written for Mother's Day, these ideas work for any gift-giving! View more »

Regift and White Elephant Christmas Gift Shopping: Shelves

White Elephant Treasures - Shelves, Racks, and Containers
In the olden days in school, when Christmas rolled around, we'd make gifts for parents. Dad always got a ceramic ash tray or a pipe rack. Nixing the ashtrays was probably smart, but the rack or shelf was a great gift for dad. Here's a gift guide that will high marks; choose a novel shelf or rack to give as a gift. White elephant and secondhand stores are gold mines for unique gifts! Creating restful, useful and artful spaces begins with choosing the right furniture. Explore your local secondhand venues and rummage sales for white elephant furniture pieces. You'll find variety, individuality and occasionally some history! read more

Regift Christmas Gift Shopping: Tables

Christmas Gift Ideas - -Occasional Tables White Elephant Gifts: for unique gift exchanges or creative gift-giving. Here's a white elephant gift idea: occasional tables. Lovely, individual, personal and very distinctive! read more

Teen Boys Gift-Giving Guide

Top 10 (plus a Few) Gift Ideas for Teenage Boys When I choose tags from a 'giving Tree', it's generally the teen boys who are left for last. And it's not because no one cares; it's just that they can be pretty intimidating to shop for! Here's a no-fail gift guide for teen boys that sure to please! read more