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Great Gift Ideas

17th November 2007

Great Gift Ideas

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My husband is completely and totally addicted to the fireplace. If the temperatures dip below 70 he lights the fireplace. In Illinois we also had a fire pit in the back yard which allowed him another means of feeding his addiction. Our last three homes have all had two fireplaces in them. Now, here in Texas where it rarely seems to dip below 70, we no longer have an outdoor fire pit and we are down to just one fireplace, in the family room. I found some great fun stocking stuffers today for him and my daughter both and one will surely fulfil his need for fire, the [tag]Ambient Fire[/tag] dvd. He can play it on any T.V. in the house and hear the crackle of whichever fire he chooses.

I also got my daughter a [tag]Smencil[/tag] pencil. These are great, made out of recycled newspaper and scented. Hers has the scent of cotton candy, it smells yummy! Lastly, at [tag]Vat19.com[/tag] I found something that I know we’re going to miss now that we’ve moved to the south, [tag]Insta Snow[/tag] fake snow powder. Simply add water and you get a quick eruption of snow. It works great for using in holiday decorations and crafts. My daughter and I both had a lot of fun making this and watching it poof up in the bowl!  We plan to make some little snowmen out of it to put up on the mantel.

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  1. 1 On November 17th, 2007, Jenn said:

    Great video! These products were really awesome. By the way, you guys wanted to make a snowman? My husband and I wanted to make snowballs to pelt each other with. ;)

    posted on November 17th, 2007 at 9:30 pm

  2. 2 On November 17th, 2007, Elizabeth said:

    I got a root beer scented Smencil that REALLY smells like root beer! And the snow, and the DVD. I still haven’t decided what to do with the snow, I’m thinking about sprinkling it around my Dickens Village once I set it up. My kids will just make a huge mess with it.

    posted on November 17th, 2007 at 10:16 pm

  3. 3 On November 17th, 2007, Natalie said:

    I got all the same stuff except my smencil is cherry. I love this stuff!

    posted on November 17th, 2007 at 11:29 pm

  4. 4 On November 18th, 2007, lynne said:

    Thanks Jenn! I think if that insta snow had actually packed together we probably would’ve wound up throwing it at each other, we just didn’t want to show our evil side in our video! bwahahaha!

    posted on November 18th, 2007 at 9:43 am

  5. 5 On November 18th, 2007, lynne said:

    Elizabeth – The snow was very cool to make, it reminded me of doing a 1st grade science experiment! Since it doesn’t really stick together I’m not sure what I’ll do with it either, right now it’s sitting in a bowl. We plan on getting started on our holiday decorating in the next few days, so maybe I’ll find a use for it. :-D

    posted on November 18th, 2007 at 9:45 am

  6. 6 On November 18th, 2007, lynne said:

    Natalie – Thanks for stopping by! I love the samples too, I love getting free stuff in the mail!

    posted on November 18th, 2007 at 9:46 am

  7. 7 On November 18th, 2007, jenny-up the hill said:

    I got a grape smencil…I think that was my favorite!

    posted on November 18th, 2007 at 2:51 pm

  8. 8 On November 18th, 2007, lynne said:

    I saw someone got a chocolate one, that got my husband’s attention!

    posted on November 18th, 2007 at 4:28 pm

  9. 9 On November 22nd, 2007, Christine said:

    Oh WOW! The fireplace DVD looks GREAT on your television! I had mine on a little 21 incher, lol …

    I got the chocolate smencil :) Yum!

    posted on November 22nd, 2007 at 3:20 pm

  10. 10 On November 22nd, 2007, lynne said:

    Christine, I loved the fireplace DVD on the bigscreen, it was very relaxing! I would love to be able to play it on a tv in my bedroom, but I don’t have a tv in my bedroom!

    posted on November 22nd, 2007 at 9:10 pm