What an honor and a milestone to turn 50! To survive (and hopefully thrive) for 50 long trips around the sun! Deemed the “golden jubilee,” a person’s 50th birthday is something to be recognized, celebrated, and marveled over. A monumental birthday calls for some memorable gifts, and we’ve collected here five of our absolute favorites. Set of 2Monogram Toasting Flutes When you get to an age like this, you deserve to pop the bubbly and […]

With Father’s Day just around the corner, do you find yourself unable to come up with any interesting or unique gifts? Why are guys so hard to shop for? And why is Dad the hardest of all? Not to suggest that all men – or even all fathers – are the same, but guys always seem to have everything they want already. And when they realize they need something new, they go right out and […]

When it comes to buying gifts for people, some folks are easier to please than others. There are those blessed people who tell you exactly what they want, taking all of the guesswork out of the equation. Then there are those who are such open books that you know precisely what to buy them when their birthday comes around. And then there are even those special people in our lives who will literally love anything […]

Signs play an essential role in any good party. They help guide guests to the proper location (always important!), they help advertise the event (if it’s an open-to-the-public type of celebration), they add new layers to the theme of the party (you have a theme, right?), and they are just plain fun. With the help of a personalized sign maker, you can ensure that your party décor isn’t just right for the occasion but also […]

What to Write in a Wedding Card: Tips, Advice, and Inspirational Messages For some people, the art of writing pithy sentiments comes naturally, the words flowing naturally like a cool brook over smooth rocks. There are no impediments to the creative process. Indeed, these people often struggle to understand why anyone would have trouble with what appears to be a simple, straightforward process. Their most common advice: “Just write from the heart.”  This may be […]

Whether you’re looking for a special activity for an elementary school class, a unique way to celebrate a birthday, or you just want to do something fun and meaningful with your family, putting together a time capsule can be a wonderful way to capture memories and preserve a moment in history. Time capsule ideas run the gamut, depending on the purpose of the project and the people involved, but there’s really no limit other than […]

Painting is undoubtedly one of the most engaging and full-filled activities for tiny humans. Leave a child with a bunch of watercolors or acrylic lacquers and rest assured, they’ll stay busy for hours on end. Aside from keeping kids engrossed for many hours in a row, painting stimulates the young minds, making the enchanting activity all the more pleasing for the parents. Simply put, playing with paints is one such pastime that delights the little […]

In the ancient world, birthstones were believed to carry magical properties. Just like the 12 zodiac signs, each birthstone was associated with a month. It was considered that when people wore their birthstones, they were able to attract luck, success, prosperity and positivity in their lives because birthstones would remove all obstacles from their owners’ paths and help them live fulfilling lives. Around 1912, The National Association of Jewelers introduced a list of modern birthstones […]

Whether someone is born Christian, they become one during the latter half of their life, or choose to be an agnostic; they will come across particular evangelical terminologies, such as baptism at some point. Baptism or christening, confirmation, penance among a few others, are some common religious words that are universally associated with the Christian church. And even if someone never heard the phrases, they must have seen visuals of pastors dousing babies with oil […]

12 Easy and Beautiful Mother’s Day Crafts For Kids to Make You don’t have to put a whole lot of effort into getting Mom something nice for Mother’s Day, but you know what they say: The less thought you put into a gift, the less likely it is to be remembered. Or treasured. Or cared about at all! We’re pretty sure that even a young child can detect the fleeting thought of “Oh cool…a flower […]