Saturday, July 30, 2011

Craft Kits for Kids



I've just finished up a Squidoo lens with some great crafting ideas for children. Please come by and check it out and let me know of any ideas you have.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

What's this Bug?

I saw this bug outside yesterday morning. I think I've seen them before, but I'm not exactly sure what kind of bug it is. It's orange and those markings on the back are actually a light green color. The photo kind of washed it out.


EDIT// Thanks to Steve, I now know that this cool little bug is a Webworm Moth. Thank you!! :)

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

First of the Month Photo Challenge

Just a reminder that there are only 5 days left to participate in the challenge. No entries have been received. If you would like to participate, please check out the original post here. Thanks!

Jasmine's Products of the Week

Every week I feature ten new products on Zazzle that have gained my attention. If you enjoy any of these designs, please stop by the shopkeeper's page to give them a good rating and/or drop a kind comment.

Tribal Tree Frog (brown) speckcase
Tribal Tree Frog (brown) by JeffBartels
Take $5 off this case by using coupon code PROTECTCASES at checkout.
Coupon expires 8/31/2011 at 11:59pm PT


Round Vintage Label Frame Lavender Soap Template sticker
Round Vintage Label Frame Lavender Soap Template by circlealine
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Red Poppy aqua iPhone 4 Case speckcase
Red Poppy aqua iPhone 4 Case by floatinglemons
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Biracial Horse Couple postcard
Biracial Horse Couple by CountryCorner
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Flying Love message postcard
Flying Love message by partymonster
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Letter J Monogram Dessert Bakery Business Cards profilecard
Letter J Monogram Dessert Bakery Business Cards by AudreyJeanne
(See the other letters here)
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Industrial Rust: Hinged Green iPad Case speckcase
Industrial Rust: Hinged Green iPad Case by time2see
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Friday, July 22, 2011

Knowledge + Games = Free Rice for Hungry People

I was just browsing some Squidoo lenses and came across this awesome website from a lens called 50 Things You can Do to Improve the World. #10 on this list named a website called FreeRice.com. This site allows you to play some fun educational games while earning rice for hungry people. I decided to give it a try by playing the English vocabulary game.


I was able to donate 1,000 grains of rice to this great cause! I wondered how much 1,000 grains of rice was, so I looked up the FAQ and found this:

"In countries where rice is a staple part of the diet, World Food Programme provides, on average about 400 grams of rice per person, per day (for families, including children and adults). That is intended for two meals that include other ingredients to ensure a minimum of 2,100 kilocalories per day. There are about 48 grains of rice in a gram."

1,000 grains divided by 48 grains = 20 grams of rice. Not quite enough to feed a person, but I intend to play the game as often as I can. I created an account on the site so that I can keep track of how many grains I donate. The top player/donater on the site at the time of this post is tommajlo with a whopping 6,509,160! That's 135,607 grams of rice, or 339 people who have been fed.

It's a great game for the family and I encourage everyone who sees this to join in. To get started just choose your favorite subject and start playing! If you want to keep track of how much rice I generate, you can follow me here. I think I'll be building a Squidoo lens shortly to track my monthly progress. :)


Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Jasmine's Products of the Week

Every week I feature ten new products on Zazzle that have gained my attention. If you enjoy any of these designs, please stop by the shopkeeper's page to give them a good rating and/or drop a kind comment.

Take 25% off this postcard by using
coupon code SPREADDAWORD at checkout.
Coupon expires 8/31/2011 at 11:59pm PT


Take 25% off this iPod Touch case by using
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Coupon expires 7/31/2011 at 11:59pm PT

Take 35% off this poster by using
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Take 35% off 10 or more of these invitations by using
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Take 35% off 10 or more of these invitations by using
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Take $5 off this case by using coupon code PROTECTCASES at checkout.
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Take 25% off this mug by using
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Pictures from the Graduation Party

I'm a little late, but I just wanted to share a couple things from last weekend. We had Shannon's graduation party on Saturday and everyone had a lot of fun. Here are some photos from the party.









I brought the cupcakes to the party in my new cupcake carrier. I absolutely love it.

Also, I just recently joined StumbleUpon, so if you have an account there feel free to connect with me! :) I have a StumbleUpon widget on the right side of my blog so you can see some of my favorite pages.

Jasmine's Products of the Week

Every week I feature ten new products on Zazzle that have gained my attention. If you enjoy any of these designs, please stop by the shopkeeper's page to give them a good rating and/or drop a kind comment.

Monigotes mug
Monigotes by worz_shop
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coupon code PERSONALMUGS at checkout.
Coupon expires 8/31/2011 at 11:59pm PT

Colorful Cockatiel Bird Poster by Lynne Neuman print
Colorful Cockatiel Bird Poster by Lynne Neuman by PostersByLynneNeuman
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Coupon expires 8/31/2011 at 11:59pm PT

Pink Owl Skating Party Invitation invitation
Pink Owl Skating Party Invitation by dlgray
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mod birds doodle
mod birds by asyrum

San Francisco Chief Train en Route Vintage postcard
San Francisco Chief Train en Route Vintage by markomundo
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Gold and Black Salon Gift Certificate rackcard
Gold and Black Salon Gift Certificate by colourfuldesigns
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Little Scottie Finds a Crab at the Beach sticker
Little Scottie Finds a Crab at the Beach by MaggieRossScotties
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House-Mouse Designs® iPad Case speckcase
House-Mouse Designs® iPad Case by HouseMouseDesigns
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Talk Like a Pirate Day Shirt shirt
Talk Like a Pirate Day Shirt by reflections06
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Divalicious Blue Baby Shower Invitation invitation
Divalicious Blue Baby Shower Invitation by TreasureTheMoments
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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Vote for the Spotted Olive!



The Spotted Olive is one of my absolute favorite shops over at Zazzle. Debbie is a very talented graphic designer and every single product in her shop is just adorable and fun. And because I love her work so much, I'd like to support her by asking everyone to check out her submissions for the Summer is Born Birth Announcement Design Challenge. The contest is in the rating and commenting stage, so please stop by her page, check out her awesome birth announcement designs and if you enjoy them as much as I do, give her a good rating. You may also leave comments on the designs, if you feel so inclined to.

And don't forgot to check The Spotted Olive out on Zazzle. I'm sure you'll enjoy the birth announcements she has available for purchase over there. :)

4th of July Weekend

I hope everyone had a fun and safe holiday weekend. Dan and I went up north to relax and do some fishing. I caught this nice bass within hours of getting up there. And yes, that's Dan holding MY fish, not me. :P




And Dan was able to score a couple of his own...





We had really nice weather the whole time. It was really warm and sunny. On the last night we were there I was able to get this nice shot of the lake.

Lake Lancelot Sunset Poster print
Lake Lancelot Sunset Poster by jasminesphotography

Next weekend we are having a graduation party for my sister out at one of our beautiful state parks, so hopefully I'll have some good photo opportunities. I haven't been taking as many photos as I would like to lately, but I am going to try and change that and shoot some more before the summer is over. :)

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Jasmine's Products of the Week

Every week I feature ten new products on Zazzle that have gained my attention. If you enjoy any of these designs, please stop by the shopkeeper's page to give them a good rating and/or drop a kind comment. And sorry for the delay, it was due to Monday being a holiday.

Pink Daisy Floral Bouquet, Thinking of You card
Pink Daisy Floral Bouquet, Thinking of You by TheHugHut
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Cute Cupcake Business Cards profilecard
Cute Cupcake Business Cards by colourfuldesigns
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Camouflage Party Theme invitation
Camouflage Party Theme by StationeryEtcStore
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Coupon expires 8/31/2011 at 11:59pm PT

Chalkboard Flowers tie
Chalkboard Flowers by AridRain

Bird Family in the Spring photocard
Bird Family in the Spring by amykaren

Nelson print
Nelson by KateyRea
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I'm allergic to feathers! Feather allergy necklace
I'm allergic to feathers! Feather allergy by kristadegroot

I LOVE TUSCANY AND SUNFLOWERS shirt
I LOVE TUSCANY AND SUNFLOWERS by bulgan_lumini
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The Loneliest Road in America postcard
The Loneliest Road in America by annaleeblysse
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Fall Maple Leaves Custom Name iPhone 4 Case speckcase
Fall Maple Leaves Custom Name iPhone 4 Case by wasootch
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