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heather Housemate	posted 01-08-2003 10:48 AM quote: Originally posted by Dewgirl: When I was in college one of the fraternities had a Checkers Tournament like this every year... except that instead of beer we used jello shots...one team got red, the other team got green, etc. That was one of my favourite parties every year Yep, one of our fraternities had a HUGE beer checkers board. Every time I went over there,people were playing. It is really fun to watch and even more fun to partake in! IP: Logged
ralphyr Housemate	posted 01-21-2003 03:15 PM cheap valentines cards (and other tokens) I thought I'd bump this because some of these ideas are lovely but need a bit of time. I really like the shower with hearts. IP: Logged
naynay45 Housemate	posted 01-22-2003 10:15 AM I love the one where you send your valentines to various postmasters (Loveland, CO, Kissimmee, FL, etc) and they stamp it with a poem and send it to your sweetie. Too cute! I'm going to do that and the jar of nice thoughts IP: Logged
kenny Subletter	posted 01-28-2003 06:08 PM Is anyone else working on or have ideas for cheap, thoughtful valentines day presents? I've been racking my brain, and all I can come with is one of those homemade books of romantic sexy coupons. IP: Logged
bs Housemate	posted 01-28-2003 07:44 PM kind of silly.....if you want it to be. I made LOVE dice! One di had places of the body, inner thigh, ankles, eyelids. The other has words like; suck, lick, tickle, etc. roll the dice and have fun!!! Very Cheap!!!! One thing I found out from trial and error is that it's best to use a glow in the dark pen. IP: Logged
SLourdes Housemate	posted 01-29-2003 07:15 AM I am making a board game for my sweetie (as I have mentioned in another thread). It's really coming along quite well. I came up with and wrote the rules, and took a cheap checkersboard and covered it with pretty paper. Now I just have to add some more decorations, print out the cards, and scrounge up some dice and a timer. IP: Logged
abrokenangelwing Housemate	posted 03-21-2003 07:58 AM quote: Originally posted by naynay45: I love the one where you send your valentines to various postmasters (Loveland, CO, Kissimmee, FL, etc) and they stamp it with a poem and send it to your sweetie. Too cute! I'm going to do that and the jar of nice thoughts What a great idea!!! How do you do this? Is it only on Valentine's month or what? IP: Logged
ladylibrarian Housemate	posted 03-25-2003 10:24 AM Okay so I found a website with the CLEAR GIANT GLASS VASE GEMS to be used for the marble magnets. These are what I ended up using for a birthday gift for my mom with pictures of my dad, her, and my sisters and I, they turned out really well. IP: Logged
naynay45 Housemate	posted 03-25-2003 10:55 AM quote: Originally posted by abrokenangelwing: What a [b]great idea!!! How do you do this? Is it only on Valentine's month or what?[/B] Here is the page that describes it: http://www.theromantic.com/stories/valentines/valentines1.htm I did this for my J this year, and he loved it. I think I sent out 6 cards. I'm not sure if they do it all year, or just around Valentine's Day. IP: Logged
giamaria Housemate	posted 03-25-2003 02:53 PM quote: Originally posted by ladylibrarian: Okay so I found a website with the CLEAR GIANT GLASS VASE GEMS to be used for the marble magnets. These are what I ended up using for a birthday gift for my mom with pictures of my dad, her, and my sisters and I, they turned out really well. AWESOME! I neeeeed these! IP: Logged
ralphyr Housemate	posted 03-25-2003 03:07 PM I have not been able to find these anywhere. It irks me when I see links to them. I could always order them online but the shipping would be outrageous. IP: Logged
lesliele Housemate	posted 03-26-2003 06:49 AM A warning on the giant glass gems... The ones Kellybones and I found to use for christmas presents all had a line in them from where the glass pinched off. This resulted in a big ol' line through the middle of the pictures. In the whole bag, I think there were 2 that didn't have an obvious line. IP: Logged
ChiefPete Housemate	posted 04-10-2003 07:10 AM Okay, one of my bosses' birthday is on Tuesday. And we're throwing a "garden teaparty"-themed lunch and exchanging presents and whatnot. Does anyone have ANY clue of a good boss present that revolves around this theme? IP: Logged
lesliele Housemate	posted 04-10-2003 07:21 AM Oo! Oo! Go to Borders or Barnes & Nobles or any place that has the little boxed "kits." I know they have bonsai kits, and I think herb garden kits, etc. Your boss would have a Bonsai on their desk! How cute! They're like $5 I think. Or, how about a book on desk exercises? They really keep you refreshed. Edited to say the book idea isn't really gardeny, is it? Huh. Try Target... they have really fun fake vases of flowers with "water" in them. SO. COOL. [This message has been edited by lesliele (edited 04-10-2003).] IP: Logged
ravensong9 Housemate	posted 04-10-2003 07:28 AM There are books on desk exercise?! IP: Logged
ChiefPete Housemate	posted 04-10-2003 07:32 AM quote: Originally posted by lesliele: Edited to say the book idea isn't really gardeny, is it? Huh. That's ok! I was gonna edit to say it doesn't necessarily have to revolve around the theme, that would be in a perfect world. Hehe. The desk exercising book sounds neat-o (especially since there sort of is a running "SMA-no O" contest going on here)... although I don't want her to think I think she needs to lose so much weight that she should start exercising at her desk too! IP: Logged
lesliele Housemate	posted 04-10-2003 07:51 AM quote: Originally posted by ravensong9: There are books on desk exercise?! Ok, guess I could have explained that better... It's an ergonomics thing... you know, just stretching, and eye strain things... etc. I had a little booklet once from a vendor when I worked at a staffing agency... I just figured there had to be a book on it somewhere out there... How about a fung shue book for her desk? "Artfully arranging your pencil cup" or something... IP: Logged
Jaimes78 Housemate	posted 04-10-2003 08:20 AM quote: Originally posted by ravensong9: There are books on desk exercise?! i got a great book called Office Yoga. it's got cute little diagrams of stretches, and it really is all stuff you can do at your desk to destress... good stuff. IP: Logged
quarkiegirl Housemate	posted 11-05-2004 07:03 AM bumping because it's officially holiday season! IP: Logged
Drea D Housemate	posted 11-05-2004 07:14 PM Good idea! Cheap gift idear: May I reiterate what I posted in another thread about scent simmers...yummy smelling things to simmer on the range and fill your home with holiday scents. Fill little bags with cinnamon sticks, cloves, dried orange peels, etc. and give with instructions to simmer with water. IP: Logged
Lulu419 Housemate	posted 11-13-2004 03:32 PM quote: Originally posted by lesliele: Check out Big Lots, everyone, if you have one around you. They have those clear and frosted Christmas tree balls that you can paint in for $1.99 for 6, or larger ones 4 for $1.99 Gotta add to this - last year I made these and they were SO cute!!! If you get the ones that are totally clear glass, pull out the little hanger thing and drip a few drops of paint into the ball (just regular craft paint - experiment with colors, but usually just 2 or 3 look best, more can turn brown!). Then put a piece of paper towel over the top and shake it until it's all covered inside. Put it back in the box with the opening side down until it's dry (a few days) then stick the hanger back in. They are marbled and BEAUTIFUL!!! My roommate and I had a glass bowl full of them on the coffee table and I gave them away in sets of 4 for gifts last year - everyone LOVED them!!! For my sister this year: I was driving and found a road with her last name. I took a picture of the street sign with black and white film. I used mapquest and found streets with her middle and first names and took pictures of those too (different angles). I got some cheap silver frames and framed them. So cool! My grandmother's house (where my mom and her sibs grew up) is being torn down this year. I found a few rolls of the kitchen wallpaper in the basement and am going to decoupage it onto frames and include a picture of the house in it. Last one, I promise! I wanted to be really great and make quilts with old baby clothes my cousins (who are 20 and 18 now) used to wear and are going to be thrown out, but instead I'm making throw pillows with them. My aunt will LOVE them!!! edited because I can't spell! [This message has been edited by Lulu419 (edited 11-13-2004).] IP: Logged
Lulu419 Housemate	posted 11-13-2004 04:04 PM P.S. what marbles are you all talking about?!? These magnets sound like something I would be making with my younger sibs, but I can't picture what you're talking about (can only see the round marbles and really don't think that is what you mean! lol) Do you maybe have a link to see them? (the older posts' links are expired and don't work anymore) IP: Logged
meggo Housemate	posted 11-13-2004 05:46 PM Well - I finally convinced the family that a low key holiday was in order this year. Mostly because of my dad & my evil sister- both of whom are horrible to shop for. So this year: Evil sister is getting a hand embroidered (by me no less) silk scarf that she'll probably hate. Good sister is getting a clay tile (sadly I didn't make) that has our favorite animal on it and was lovingly handmade by this cool pottery guy I met on holiday this summer. Haven't decided on Mom's gift yet - she mostly likes anything you thought about & didn't spend more than $8 on. Dad is next to impossible though. He doesn't need anything, doesn't want anything, is very opposed to spending money (years ago he issued an edict against buying him birthday cards because they're a waste). So I don't know what to do for him. I've bought him coffees & beers in the past - to have them go mostly unused. He gets WAY too many magazines as it is (and doesn't read half of them). I thought the magnets could be fun - but he really doesn't have any hobbies. So - what should I do? He might dig some homemade cookies. Or fudge or something. Any thoughts? IP: Logged
hairgirl Housemate	posted 11-13-2004 06:33 PM Lulu I love your ideas. They all sound great. I have wanted to do the clear balls with the paint and never have I might have to try that this year. Last year I took those clear balls and used etching cream and etched people's first initial on there. Everyone seemed to like it and they looked pretty. I am one of the not very crafty but really want to be people. But I am trying. IP: Logged
flippygirl Housemate	posted 11-15-2004 08:31 AM Meggo, what about making a donation in your dad's name? Perhaps to an organization he really beleives in or one with a great social conscience like Heifer International? I love them and they have something for every wallet size. I always donate in my aunt & uncle's name since they have everything and need nothing. http://www.heifer.org IP: Logged
meggo Housemate	posted 11-15-2004 08:41 AM my dad.. well - he's UBER conservative (GWB is just a little to liberal for him) so I might be really hard pressed to find a charity that he would support & I would be able to give money too without completely feeling dirty about it. I'm going to ask my good sis - maybe she'll have an idea. IP: Logged
flippygirl Housemate	posted 11-15-2004 08:42 AM quote: Originally posted by Lulu419: P.S. what marbles are you all talking about?!? These magnets sound like something I would be making with my younger sibs, but I can't picture what you're talking about (can only see the round marbles and really don't think that is what you mean! lol) Do you maybe have a link to see them? (the older posts' links are expired and don't work anymore) They're flat on one side....sometimes people place them in the bottom of a vase, they often come in various colors, sometimes rainbowed or frosted. We all use the clear ones. They're about the size of your thumbnail. IP: Logged
quarkiegirl Housemate	posted 11-15-2004 09:34 AM Lulu those are great ideas! I hope you don't mind if i borrow some! IP: Logged
fowlerjenn Housemate	posted 11-15-2004 09:49 AM quote: Originally posted by Lulu419: [B]P.S. what marbles are you all talking about?!? [B] http://megan.scatterbrain.org/notmartha/tomake/marblemagnets.html Here's the link to the tutorial on "not martha". One important note, you really need to use CLEAR florists marbles, not the ones with a little irridesence on them-the shimmery stuff makes it hard to see the picture. IP: Logged
Nieci Housemate	posted 11-16-2004 05:48 AM This is why I love Digs. I'm poorly this Christmas, so I'm looking for ideas on stuff to make for people (beyond my favorite idea: cooking tons of food in freezable containers and giving that away) I'll be making the marbles, a CD wind chime and probably a few other things... IP: Logged

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