Monthly Archives: November 2008

Two Day Sale at Tiny Prints.com

Starting today, Tiny Prints is having a big two-day sale ! They are valid through 11/26/08.
Tiny Prints.com is a great place to order your Christmas and Hanukkah cards from; they specialize in wonderful unique cards for friends and family.
10FREE = $10 off + FREE shipping on orders $99 or more
15FREE = $15 off + [...]

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Turkey in the Oven? Animals in the House?

Get your flock of animals down to the Oregon Zoo while you wait for the Turkey to cook. the Oregonian reports that admission will be free, in celebration of the passage of their $125 million bond measure.
That measure will pay for chimpanzee expansion, elephant expansion, and a new hospital ( the current one is 45 [...]

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Handmade Coasters – Great Gifts

Here’s an idea “stolen” from a message board, on how to create inexpensive coasters. You can use larger tiles to make trivets too.

I took ceramin tiles (4×4) and decoupaged photos/prints on them. If you get them from a wholesale supplier, they were cheaper. I am getting them for $0.17 each – so a set [...]

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Uncle Steve’s “Better than pie” Pecan Bars

This recipe is from the Over The Hedge; visit there for more crafts and recipes!

Crust: 2 cups of flour, 2 sticks of cold margarine, 1/2 cup of powdered sugar.
Blend the ingredients with a pastry blender. Press them tightly and evenly into a 13×9 dish sprayed with pam and bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
Filling: [...]

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Winter Wonderland

While you were sleeping off your turkey induced coma, the Winter Wonderland at PIR opened. Surprise! It’s widely recognised as the biggest drive-thru Christmas Light display in all of the Northwest. It’s two miles long and loaded with new lights every year (of course some of the displays are ones they’ve put up [...]

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