NEWS – If you’re a stationary, bullet journal, or planner nerd, you will know what washi tape is. If you don’t, washi tapes are rolls of decorative low tack tapes that easily stick and restick to paper and now walls. The GrafiTape from Animi Causa is a small wooden projector that will project you or …
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REVIEW – One of the bedrooms in our house needs to serve two purposes: For most of the year it’s my office, but when the kids come back for the holidays it’s a bedroom. Half of the room has my desk with my computers, and the other half needs a bed. I haven’t bought that …
REVIEW – We are starting to get into the holiday season and for me, that is when I am most likely to have candles lit around the house. I am not a big person for scented candles. I find most of the scents overwhelming and intrusive. I do love the soft glow from a real …
Ludela Gen 2 Candle Review – A candle that is remote controlled Read More
REVIEW – Last holiday season, I had the opportunity to review Twinkly Strings – controllable holiday lights. I really liked them and they became a prominent feature in our holiday display. This year, Twinkly is back with Twinkly Music – a wireless controller for Twinkly lights that adds audio reactivity to your Twinkly lights. Let’s …
Twinkly Music review – Animates your holiday lights to music Read More
NEWS – LEGO isn’t just for building models, you can use it to decorate too. Brickles is an Esty shop that offers wall plaques, and chunky blocks shaped like letters of the alphabet. The plaques have studs that are LEGO compatible so that you can customize them with your existing LEGO bricks. Brickles are available …
NEWS – If you own a Ring Video Doorbell 2, you can now dress it up for the holidays. In the spirit of the Christmas season, Ring is selling holiday-themed interchangeable Faceplates for their Ring Video Doorbell 2. The Ring Video Doorbell 2 lets you watch over your home in crystal-clear 1080HD video and see, …
REVIEW – It’s that time of year where we risk life and limb to decorate for the holidays. For many of us, that involves lights and the requisite swearing that comes from burned-out strings. LED lights have definitely reduced that, but they’re still just lights, right? Twinkly says “NO”! Lights can be more! What is …
REVIEW – Presents are fun. What makes them more fun? Bows! Our family has a long-standing Christmas tradition where if the present you’re opening has a bow, you have to take it off the present and stick it to your head before you can open the present. You can’t take any bows off until you’re …
NEWS – I like uniquely designed home furnishings as well as sciencey stuff. The Eclipse Fixed Sconce is both – a unique sconce that looks like an eclipse! This beautiful sconce by Philippe Malouin is made of brass, aluminum, and glass and comes in black chrome, chrome, and polished brass colors. It has a non-dimmable …
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NEWS – Gadgeteers always have a critical eye for detail. Do you have some time off this summer and are you looking to travel the US and Canada for free, and pocket a cool $10,000? Behr Paint Company, one of the largest manufacturers of paints, primers, decorative finishes, stains, and surface preparation products in the …
NEWS – I see photos of expertly decorated walls using a collage of photos and would love to recreate such designs on my wall but I’m not sure how to go about it. Who’s with me? Well, the Modular Magnetic Frame System by Magnaframe is here to help us out albeit with tiny special sized frames. …
NEWS – The Star Wars Christmas tree topper not enough for you? How about a string of Lightsaber lights for the tree? These lights are from the folks at ThinkGeek, so you know they’re officially-licensed Star Wars merchandise. The Star Wars Lightsaber String Lights have 20 alternating 3.5″ red and green sabers illuminated by seed …
NEWS – I’m not sure how the Death Star equates to the joyous Christmas season, but who am I to question it? If Star Wars makes all your occasions happier, then you need a Death Star Tree Topper from Hallmark. This topper measures 6.3″ x 6.3″ x 6.3″ and weighs 14.25 ounces. It comes with …
That’s not a moon! That’s a Christmas tree topper! Read More
NEWS – Forget the Elf on the Shelf; that little tattletale only makes your kids anxious. The Evergreen Elf is useful; he will keep your family safe by preventing your real Christmas tree from drying out and becoming a fire hazard. The Evergreen Elf will fit on any live-tree stand on the market now. He …
The Evergreen Elf monitors your Christmas tree to keep your family safe Read More
NEWS – If you’re a fan of the movie National Lampoons Christmas Vacation this decoration will assure that your family will have the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby danced with Danny (bleeping) Kaye. The Griswold’s family station wagon is now immortalized in a gigantic inflatable lawn decoration. The old front-wheel drive sleigh comes …