Archive for the ‘Home and Family’


October 3rd, 2008

Amazing Jungle Wall Decals

Jungle wall decals and safari themed rooms are all the rage these days!  Here’s how to turn your child’s bedroom into a jungle paradise using removable wall decals.

Want to bring the playful warmth of jungle animals to your child’s bedroom?  In the past, decorating walls this way required sticky, pre-pasted wallpaper that was impossible to remove.  But with advances in printing and printable surfaces, jungle wall decals and stickers are available these days that are both removable and repositionable.  Every lion, tiger, elephant and monkey can come to life in colorful detail with vinyl jungle wall decals by Wallies, Roommates Peel and Stick, and many other high-end artisans.  Great places such as the , check out the baby boutique at The Frog and the Princess!

September 2nd, 2008

Not Your Average Bridal Registry

Tips for creating a slightly different type of bridal registry.

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Traditionally, as an engaged couple looking to create a
bridal registry, you would start at your favorite department store and list the
household items that you want.  Your
registry may include toasters, blenders, and salt and pepper shakers.  Then your guests would access the registry, purchase
something off of it, and give as their gift
The whole idea of a bridal registry is great because it allows guests to
purchase something that you want and need while reducing the chances of getting
two of the same gift.

June 23rd, 2008

Birth Injuries

Many people define a birth injury or birth trauma as a physical injury to an infant that is simply part of being born. While many injuries are what the definition says, many others are not. The ones that are not “simply part of being born” are frequently due to a mistake made by a doctor or midwife or nurse at some point during the pregnancy or during labor. There are many types of birth injuries that all have different causes.

May 15th, 2008

The Art Of Growing Flowers

In these days of massive development and modernization where space is of premium, finding houses with gardens is rare. Fortunate are those who manage to inherit or are able to afford property which has a fair amount of land around, that can be used to make a beautiful garden that adds to the look of the house. Flowers are an option that everyone considers when planning a garden. Flower gardening may not be as simple as it seems and it is necessary to bear a few basic points in mind while you plan your flower garden.

Types Of Flowers

May 8th, 2008

Surprise Baby Showers For Moms-to-be

Planning a surprise baby shower can be a lot of fun provided that the Mom-to-Be is ‘game’ for surprises. To pull off the surprise baby shower, the hostess will need to enlist the help of others, such as the guest list, ensuring no one who should be invited is omitted, and getting someone to bring the Mom-to-Be to the baby shower party. It is important to remember to include in the personalized surprise baby shower invitations that it is a surprise baby shower. Read More About Surprise Baby Showers.

April 29th, 2008

Tips For Managing Too Many After School Activities

Are your kids after school activities taking over your life? There is no substitute for extracurricular activities when it comes to building independence and confidence in children. But lately, these activities and sports have taken on a new dimension. Instead of joining for fun, specializing and competition has become the norm. However, parents find it hard to resist the pull because so many of the children do participate and they don’t want their own children to be left out or left behind.

As long as the kids are having fun - sports are healthy for them. The strain on an already busy schedule is not.

March 12th, 2008

Let Us Plan An Awesome 1st Birthday Party Of Your Child

Congratulations on the 1st Birthday Party of your child. This party should be the best that you have ever organized. There are basics that we need to follow to make sure that we are on the right track throughout the time. For this, you are going to need to set a date for the party and then list down the guests who you are going to invite. Listing down the guests is considered as the most important part of organizing a party, because it will let you know the exact nature of arrangements that you need to make.

March 2nd, 2008

100th Birthday Feast

A 100th birthday feast takes planning and preparation. The century mark is more than an individual birthday. In many cases it is the long awaited chance for as many as five or more generations to gather for a family reunion/birthday party. It follows that the menu be a once in a century table of favorites.

February 26th, 2008

Heritage Scrapbooking Has Its Own Charm

Historically, scrapbooking was in the tradition much akin to storytelling, but with a tactile, wistful and visual focus. Heritage scrapbooking preserves a legacy of written history in the form of memorabilia, photographs and printed media in decorated scrapbook albums. Heritage scrapbooking with photographs has been around since pictures became available to the average person. Traditional scrapbooks tend to have photographs mounted with photo mount corners and notations with who was in the photograph and when and where the photograph was taken. In heritage scrapbooking, the photographs included bits of memorabilia like letters and newspaper clippings.

Creating a Family Tree with Scrapbooking

February 25th, 2008

Scrapbook Embosssing - For Elegance

Scrapbook embossing is a technique that creates a raised image on your scrapbook pages that you can not only see but also feel. It is a great way to add texture and dimension to any page. You can add embossing in numerous different colors for the lettering on the page, a frame around a photo or even special designs along a border for instance. All you need to do is to be creative and use your imagination.


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