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New Gift Tag Sayings, Gift Ideas & More!

Hi everybody! Angelsolutions Boutique has new gift tag sayings and a Survival Kit for Nurses' Day, some new craft ideas, links, articles and more! WOO HOO! I've been busy as a bee on the site and there's lots to see and do!

This month I'd like to welcome ThriftyFun.com to our site, too! I hope you've been enjoying their "Tip of The Day" on this blog and on Angelsolutions Boutique. Well, Susan at ThriftyFun.com, has graciously permitted me to add their RSS feeds to Angelsolutions Boutique! I'm so delighted to offer you their awesome content all over the site! I cordially invite you to visit Thriftyfun.com and join in the fun and sharing. You'll be glad you did! I'm registered as angelsolutions and I'll be jumping right in!

There's also a new section, Home & Garden, so I'll be filling that up with oodles of goodies for you!

Still in the works is a section on Green Living and a HUGE surpise! tee hee!

Come on over to Angelsolutions Boutique today and have a wonderful, Blessed Day!

Sylvia

Well, friends & neighbors, here I am back again. After a long and quite difficult 2007, this time I'm back to stay. Thank you all who have continued to visit the blog and those who have sent good wishes after my Mother's death in November. It's time to come back, though and I have saved lots of goodies from around the 'net for you.

Hope you like all the new goodies I've added to the sidebar here. I'm working on Angelsolutions Boutique too. I have two new web sites too, LOL! Boutique Chic Gifts and Precious Pets Gift Shop. Hope you'll stop by and enjoy some delightful shopping.

Better run for now, but I'll leave you with a poem someone emailed me after Mom passed away. I just loved it.

When I Asked God for Strength, He Gave Me Difficult Situations to Face.
When I Asked God for Brain & Brawn, He Gave Me Puzzles in Life to Solve.
When I Asked God for Happiness, He Showed Me Some Unhappy People.
When I Asked God for Wealth, He Showed Me How to Work Hard.
When I Asked God for Favors, He Showed Me Opportunities to Work Hard.
When I Asked God for Peace, He Showed Me How to Help Others.
God Gave Me Nothing I Wanted, He Gave Me Everything I Needed.
Author: Swami Vivekananda

Have a Blessed Day!
sylvia

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BOO!! I'm Back!!

I'm back at the helm and so excited to be able to bring you more fun gift ideas again!

After a challenging year in real life, dear readers, and I was finally able to retire from my "day" job after 30 years of public service as I became ill.

More painful for me is my mother's illness, however. Mom had a heart attack in January, and again last month. She's doing better now and at home, Thank God, but the stress of that was overwhelming too.

It's my hope that by doing what I love to do, sharing fun ideas, we'll all have a great old time and I'll be able to release my creative spirit again! I've made some updates to the blog sidebar, so I hope you'll check out all the links. I'm off to update the Angelsolutions Boutique website too. But first, how about some hilarious BAT POOP & PUMPKIN POOP ideas for Halloween?

BAT POOP
I hear that you've been playing tricks,
So listen, here's the scoop...
I'm running short on candy treats,
So this year you get Bat Poop!!!

Use raisins; licorice, root beer or other dark jelly beans; chocolate covered peanuts (you get the idea!) and put them in a little bag, a cellophane cone bag would be PERFECT for this! Then attach this poem to the bag.

These would be great little party favors for kids' Halloween parties, or if you make smaller bags, you can give them to the trick-or-treaters in your neighboorhood.

Here's a different version of a poem to use:

BAT POOP
Furry Little bats,
They don't like cats.
They fly at night,
They are a sight.
They come and go by the moonlight.
So.....
Beware of where you step~
BAT POOP!!!
~Author Unknown~

And how about some *yummy* Pumpkin Poop?

Pumpkin Poop!
I started to carve a pumpkin
With my carving knife and scoop.
But the pumpkin got so scared
He took a little poop.
It looked so cute and funny
Just like a candy treat.
So I'm sharing it with you now
Because you are so sweet.
~Author Unknown~

Use candy corn, and put them into a little plastic pumpkin (you can probably get them at the dollar stores) OR those *wonderful* cellophane cone bags or smaller cellophane bags would go great here! LOL Then, tie the poem to it.


Hope ya'll enjoy those! Be sure to subscribe to the blog! We gonna have some fun now! Laterz,

Teacher Survival Kit

Almost time for the end of school, isn't it? Another school year coming to an end. Need a cute gift for a teacher? Here's a reprint from Angelsolutions Boutique, where you'll find more Survival Kits. In a few weeks, I'll be adding more! Got some you want to include? Add a comment & send it over! These are great fun to do!

This would look adorable on a Teacher's desk in a canning jar. You could cover the lid part with fabric and paint the screw-on lid. Glue on some little school-themed figures from the craft store and there you are! If you use a canning jar, print the list below on an index card. Place the jar in a cellophane gift bag & attach the card with some curling ribbon. Precious!

• Crayon - to color your day bright and cheerful
  
• Candle - for when you are up late grading papers
  
• Hugs and Kisses - for when you need a hug
  
• Rubberband - to remind you to be flexible
  
• Eraser - to remind you everyone makes mistakes and they can be erased.
  
• Marbles - to replace the ones you've lost
  
• Lifesaver candy - you are a lifesaver to many of your students
  
• Jewel - because you are as valuable as a precious stone
  
• Puzzle Piece - without you the class wouldn't be complete
  
• Paperclip - to hold it all together
  
• Mounds Bar - for the mounds of confidence you give your students
  
• Shiny Penny - to remind you, each will shine in their own special way
  
• Ear Plugs - when you just can't take anymore
  
• Starburst - to give you a "burst" of energy when you need it
  
• Mint - to remind you that you are worth a "mint" to your students
  
• Tissues - to wipe away the tears...yours and theirs.
• Gum - to help your class "stick" together
• Bandaid - to help fix any hurt feelings

Mother's Day Mom-isms

As we turn our thoughts to Mother's Day, we fondly remember all the mom-isms we heard as Mom raised us. Here's a few for you, Can you think of more?

Don't make that face or it'll stay that way!

Close that door! Were you raised in a barn?

Don't put that in your mouth; you don't know where it's been!

Because I'm your mother that's why.

If you fall out of that tree and break your leg, don't come running to me.

Just wait till your father gets home.

I brought you into this world and I can take you OUT!!

I've got eyes in the back of my head, that's how!

I slave for hours over a hot stove and this is the thanks I get?!

LOL! I think most of us remember hearing these, and I bet more than one of us Mom's can remember saying them or at least thinking of our Mom's as we raised our own children! hehehehe

Got some you remember?

sylvia

Spring is here at last!

Spring is finally here and it's time to turn our thoughts to outdoor things, not to mention Spring Cleaning! Ugh! But there's no reason we can't make things fun, is there? Let's start with a sweet gift idea for someone who loves gardening!

Take a basket and line it with some kraft shred . Then, add some gifts for the gardener--gloves, gardening tools, gardener's soap, and various seed packets or a small plant. And don't forget the Magic Dirt! Eh? Magic Dirt???? Of course, silly...you can't start a garden without Magic Dirt, you know!! Here's how to fix it up for the gift basket.

Use your favorite potting soil mix, like Miracle Gro potting soil mix, for example. Put it in a large ziplock bag or even a cellophane gift bag with a twist tie. Attach a gift card with the following poem to the bag of Magic Dirt and you've got it!

MAGIC DIRT
This is magic dirt - that's right!
An angel left it here last night,
She gave it to me, and I to you,
Cause you like to garden and I like you.
Just sprinkle some on fresh new ground,
Make a wish, toss it around,
(Don't fret if there's too little for your space
'cause it tends to spread all over the place!)
And when your garden grows this year,
Folks will marvel, they'll come and peer.
And mention all the time you've spent,
(They won't know your secret; it's heaven sent.)

Enjoy!