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Wrapping Up the Holidays
My friends and family know that I love the holiday season in fact, its the time of year when my three favorite Gs come into play: get togethers, gift giving and gift wrapping. I absolutely love to gift wrap. Theres nothing better than cranking up the holiday music, making a hot cup of cocoa and rolling out the wrapping paper.Over the years, Ive found that setting up a gift-wrapping station is the best way to stay organized. One year, I almost gave my grandma a necktie meant for my dad. Since then, Im diligent about making sure I set up a proper wrapping station. Wrapping on a flat surface is key, so I break out my 4-foot fold-in-half Lifetime table before I go to work. I use one half of the table for actual cutting and wrapping; the other side houses all my supplies: ribbon, rolls of paper, scissors, tape, and embellishm...
My friends and family know that I love the holiday season in fact, its the time of year when my three favorite Gs come into play: get togethers, gift giving and gift wrapping. I absolutely love to gift wrap. Theres nothing better than cranking up the holiday music, making a hot cup of cocoa and rolling out the wrapping paper.Over the years, Ive found that setting up a gift-wrapping station is the best way to stay organized. One year, I almost gave my grandma a necktie meant for my dad. Since then, Im diligent about making sure I set up a proper wrapping station. Wrapping on a flat surface is key, so I break out my 4-foot fold-in-half Lifetime table before I go to work. I use one half of the table for actual cutting and wrapping; the other side houses all my supplies: ribbon, rolls of paper, scissors, tape, and embellishm...
Favorite Spring Craft Contest: WIN A Craft Table Package!
This contest has ended! Surprise! We just finished our March contest last week, and here we are again already announcing Aprils contest. We have a good reason for starting so soonits a Spring contest! Ok, really its Spring and/or Easter. This month were giving prizes to two winners...and thats not an April Fools Day joke! So, time to put on your creative hat and show us your own favorite homemade Spring/Easter craft. It can be any sort of craftpaint it, sew it, stuff it.make it for you, make it for kidshang it on a door, or put it on your table. We dont care what type of craft it is, just as long as its original, creative, and related to Spring and/or Easter. This contest is readers choice. After the entry deadline, well let our readers vote for their favorite craft out of all the submissions.The 1st place winner will win ...
This contest has ended! Surprise! We just finished our March contest last week, and here we are again already announcing Aprils contest. We have a good reason for starting so soonits a Spring contest! Ok, really its Spring and/or Easter. This month were giving prizes to two winners...and thats not an April Fools Day joke! So, time to put on your creative hat and show us your own favorite homemade Spring/Easter craft. It can be any sort of craftpaint it, sew it, stuff it.make it for you, make it for kidshang it on a door, or put it on your table. We dont care what type of craft it is, just as long as its original, creative, and related to Spring and/or Easter. This contest is readers choice. After the entry deadline, well let our readers vote for their favorite craft out of all the submissions.The 1st place winner will win ...
YOU Picked Tetherball and WE Picked….
This month, we asked YOU onour blog and Facebook page to tell us what to giveaway either a Portable Adjustable Height Soccer Goal or a Portable Tetherball System. After a close vote, YOU picked Tetherball and WE randomly pickedKristen M. of Glendive,MTas the lucky winner using random.org! We hope, Kristen and her family will enjoy taking some swings on the Lifetime Portable Tetherball System as summer unwinds and we head into cooler temperatures. Thanks to everyone who entered and made this one of our most popular giveaways so far. Since it's back-to-school season and tetherball seems to bring back fun childhood school memories for so many of you, we are offering a $20 discount off the Lifetime Portable Tetherball System in the Lifetime Online Store now through August 31! Simply use code 20Tether when you checkout. Don't f...
This month, we asked YOU onour blog and Facebook page to tell us what to giveaway either a Portable Adjustable Height Soccer Goal or a Portable Tetherball System. After a close vote, YOU picked Tetherball and WE randomly pickedKristen M. of Glendive,MTas the lucky winner using random.org! We hope, Kristen and her family will enjoy taking some swings on the Lifetime Portable Tetherball System as summer unwinds and we head into cooler temperatures. Thanks to everyone who entered and made this one of our most popular giveaways so far. Since it's back-to-school season and tetherball seems to bring back fun childhood school memories for so many of you, we are offering a $20 discount off the Lifetime Portable Tetherball System in the Lifetime Online Store now through August 31! Simply use code 20Tether when you checkout. Don't f...