It’s a great time of year to try a Cricut precision cutting machine! Not only can you get started right away on some amazing Valentine’s Day creations, but you can also take advantage of the January Cricut Air Clearance Sale!
I’ve selected a few of my favorites from Cricut Design Space™, but you’re always free to create your own masterpieces.…
If you’re like most people, you probably have loads of excess stuff crammed into your closets, garage, attic or basement that you’d like to get rid of. You might be surprised at the things you can actually sell on eBay, including old TV remotes, holiday decorations, toys, home decor and power cords unique to certain devices.
I’ve even sold electronics that didn’t work, including an old laptop.…
If you’ve got kids in school, you’ve probably seen some report cards. Unfortunately, so-so grades in school can add a note of gloom to the school breaks for kids who dread going back because they struggle in one or more subjects.
However, a kid doesn’t need to be the smartest in the class to do well in life. Studies show that the real secret to success is grit – the will and motivation to succeed.…
If you’re into home decor, crafts, artwork or DIY, check out what a Cricut precision cutting machine can do for you! The Cricut Explore Air 2 machine also makes a phenomenal gift.
Cricut offers supplies, ideas and projects, or you can use your own creative sparks. Design your masterpiece on your computer or tablet, then have Cricut bring it to life.…
Parents want their kids to do well in school, and Workman’s Big Fat Notebooks can give kids a hand in earning good grades. They’re a great add-on for middle schoolers who have textbooks, and a fantastic substitution if your kid doesn’t have textbooks.
I don’t know how it is in your local schools, but my daughters, in 1st and 7th grades, don’t have any textbooks.…
It’s time again for Cricut’s monthly fantastic bargain. Get the Cricut August Mystery Box – $130 value for only $29.99, plus free shipping with code AUGSHIP.
Cricut is the technological marvel of crafters and DIY enthusiasts everywhere. Its amazing precision cutting will make your friends pea green with envy as they wonder how you learned to make such gorgeous, creative items to gift, sell and display.…
If you have a Cricut and haven’t checked out the June Mystery Box, what are you waiting for? Cricut offers amazing DIY and craft cutting machines for making a mind boggling array of different creative items. You can use Cricut’s own suggestions on their website for inspiration, or come up with your own designs.
Right now, you can score $97.89 worth of Cricut craft/DIY materials for just $34.99 by ordering the June Mystery Box.…
You’ll see a fair amount of humor implying that genealogists consider dead people more interesting than living ones. That’s not entirely true, at least for me, since I find people fascinating in general.
However, if I had the time (and sometimes even when I don’t), I could spend hours looking up ancestors on the free site Findagrave.com. It’s among the best free genealogy research sites out there – chock full of information over and above what you’d expect to find.…
I recently posted about my experience with the Ancestry DNA service, which showed my genetic genealogy in a nice little pie chart. I’ve been researching my family’s genealogy for more than two decades.
Years ago, I inherited some family history information from my great uncle Jack. There was no such thing as the Internet when Uncle Jack did his research. He did a lot of letter writing and other paper-intensive forms of research.…
If you’re as fascinated by genealogy research as I am, you may have started looking for more information on your immigrant ancestors. If you have ancestors who came to the U.S. through Ellis Island, you’re in luck. Ellis Island offers a wonderful online search engine where you can find and view passenger records, ships’ manifests and even photos of the ships on which your immigrant family members traveled.…
