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Things to Ask When Meeting With a Palos Verdes Wedding Florist

October 7, 2015 by Painter Mommy Leave a Comment

palos_verdes_floristAmong the most stressful things that a couple will take on in their lives is the planning of their wedding. Taking the time to get all of your proverbial ducks in a row is vital in making sure that your ceremony goes off without a hitch. There are a number of important factors that have to be planned out in detail and neglecting to pay attention to them can lead to a disastrous outcome. The flowers that you will have at your wedding will have to be supplied by a knowledgeable Torrance florist. The following are a few of the questions that have to be asked when meeting with a wedding florist.

What Are the Latest Trends and How Can They Work For Your Wedding?

The first thing that you need to make sure of when hiring a wedding florist is that they are up to speed on all of the latest floral trends. Taking the time to find out what the latest trends are and how they can be incorporated into your wedding can be very beneficial. A great florist will have no problem answering this question in a comprehensive manner.

What Flowers Are Available?

The next thing that you will need to ask about when trying to find the right florist is what types of flowers the will have available. You need tom make sure that you have a full grasp of what is out there before proceeding. The more you are able to find out about the options that you have, the simpler it will be for you to get the right ones chosen. Having a reputable and experienced florist on your side will make the selection process much easier.

How Available Are You During the Time of the Wedding?

Another very important thing that you will have to ask when trying to get the right florist in place is how available they will be during the time of the wedding. You need to make sure that the florist you choose will be able to be hands on during this process. The more you can find out about the florists in your area and what they are prepared to offer, the easier you will find it to get the right one chosen. The time that goes into meeting with the various florists in the area is necessary and the only way you will be able to narrow the selection.

Choosing the team at rollinghillsflowermart.com will allow you to get the right results in no time. Call them or visit their website to get more information on what they have to offer.

6 Simple Ideas for Outdoor Christmas Decorations

December 16, 2014 by Painter Mommy Leave a Comment

Decorating your yard for Christmas can get expensive and time consuming. You can’t just not decorate for Christmas this year, though! Why not cut out the hard work and big price tags and use one of these simple outdoor Christmas decoration ideas instead?

Mason Jar Lighting

??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Recycling mason jars to use in your holiday decor is super simple and cuts out the price of buying fancy lights. One thing you can start out with is simply stuffing the jars with strings of Christmas lights and setting them up along your porch or walkway. ChristmasLightsEtc.com shares a super helpful infographic that details how to do this lighting trick, along with other ones. Using mason jars doesn’t stop there, though. If you’re ambitious and have the right materials, a holiday-inspired mason jar chandelier can brighten up your porch this Christmas season.

Image via Flickr by Chiot’s Run

Backlit Cutouts

If you don’t have a lot of money this year to spend on decorations, then taking on this simple DIY project could be just the thing for you. Simply use a jigsaw to cut out your shape, such as a snowman, Christmas tree, or Santa Claus, on a piece of plywood. Prop up the plywood in your yard in front of a light to create a backlit effect. Need more detailed instructions? Check out this guide to building your own Christmas backlit cutout.

Glowing Holiday Globes

One of the biggest contributions to your holiday decor will be the lighting you place in your front yard. Attaching string lights to your home can be a hassle, but glowing holiday globes make lighting your outdoors simple. Pick up these glowing frosted globes from nearly anywhere selling Christmas decor. Then place them around your porch or lawn to get an easy and festive effect.

You don’t want your décor to look completely random, though. Consider grouping these globes together in a bird bath or setting them up along your walkway. You can even hang them from your porch if you have the time. You can also find floating lighted globes that you can place in your pond or swimming pool to keep things bright and interesting this holiday season.

Dressed Up Door

If you don’t have the time to do anything else this year, at least put up decorations near your front door. Since that’s more or less the centerpiece of your home, it will be the first thing people notice. Start by adding a wreath to the front door, which you can easily make yourself out of twigs, evergreen branches, pinecones, and other things you might find around the house. You can also buy an inexpensive wreath from any store selling Christmas decorations.

Next, add a string of garland or lights around the perimeter of your door. For a final touch, add something simple next to the door, like a planter filled with fake candy canes or even a small Christmas tree.

Winter Evergreens

For a super simple Christmas decoration, simply put out small Christmas trees in your yard or on your porch. Just make sure to place them strategically so that they’re aesthetically pleasing. Use real or fake trees, and put them in planters to keep them upright. If you have the time, add a few strings of lights and maybe even some ornaments to the trees. If you already have an evergreen or two living in your yard, all you need to do is dress it up with some lights and you’ll be good to go.

Holiday Bench Decor

Do you have a bench sitting on your front porch? Chances are no one’s going to be using it during the chilly weather. Why not put that surface to use? All you need for your holiday bench decor is a selection of evergreen branches, pinecones, and ornaments. Arrange these objects on the bench until you’re pleased with the holiday spirit they bring to your front porch. If you want to add an extra touch to the mix, sprinkle a light dusting of snow atop the arrangement.

Which one of these ideas will you use to decorate your yard or porch this holiday season?

 

Matchmakers or Heartbreakers: is online dating the best way to find love in the 21st century?

November 12, 2013 by Painter Mommy Leave a Comment

In recent years the global search for love has made its way online, with one survey showing that two out of five single Americans aged between 24 and 50 have used online dating sites. As the shift to an internet love-hunt grows, with people everywhere settling in front of their stylish new Asus Laptops to look for The One, many are wondering whether online dating really works or if it’s just another way to get our money.

online_datingThere are plenty who are prepared to argue that online dating is the best way to meet your perfect partner. Effectively a catalog of single-and-ready-to-mingle men and women, online dating opens up new possibilities for meeting people you would never otherwise have stumbled across. With the increased choice comes the benefit of being able to make informed decisions about who you meet. Unlike blind dates set up by sympathetic friends, with e-dating you can check out someone’s profile to find out their quirks and interests and to screen out undesirable traits.

For party animals meeting someone in a bar might be relatively easy, but for the rest of us online dating spares you the stress of trying to find someone spontaneously.

Safety isn’t always a certainty, however. You can’t know for sure if the person you’re speaking to is being honest about themselves. The lie may be something as trivial as a profile picture from their hey day, or a carefully tailored list of interests that doesn’t remotely reflect reality. In more serious cases, though, the risk may be greater, and the possibility of being misled by someone with unpleasant motives is a real one.

There is also the risk of information overload. With pages of profiles to fill, people often share too much information, alienating users they could have a great connection with in person. If you meet someone in a bar, differences of opinion on popular culture can be dismissed because of the chemistry between you, something it is difficult to measure behind a computer screen. Of course, if you do find that connection, there is the stigma of having met someone online to deal with. While the earlier stats prove that this is an increasingly popular way to meet your partner, there are still unpleasant stereotypes that can be hard to navigate.

Both sides of the debate point to some important lessons on human interaction in the digital age. Meeting people online could be a real risk to your safety – but so could meeting the wrong person in a bar, and for some dating on the web provides protection from discrimination. There is no ‘best’ way to find love in the 21st century, but online dating is certainly one that has worked for many people, besides also being fun. For the cynics, remember that some good dating sites are free, meaning that taking a chance on online romance needn’t cost you a penny.

 

Fun Christmas Crafts for Kids and Parents

November 2, 2012 by Painter Mommy Leave a Comment

Christmas is such an exciting time for children, it is not just that one day of the year where gifts are given and received. It is the anticipation and the preparation as well. Any part of Christmas that you can include your children in will make it that much more memorable and exciting. I have found a lot of great ideas for including your child in decorating this holiday season which I am going to share with you.

 

  1. Handprint Christmas Tree  – This is a wonderful craft to do with younger children. You will need green, brown, and yellow construction paper, pencil, scissors, glue stick, and decorations for your tree. Decorate the tree using glitter, stickers, crayons, paint; small craft store pom-poms would be cute as well. They recommend that you trace your child’s handprint and then cut it out and use it as a template for nine more handprint cutouts. You glue the handprints in an overlapping pattern, four at the bottom, three above that, then two, then one on the top. Fat at the bottom and narrow at the top just like a real tree. The addition of a yellow star on top and a brown trunk on the bottom and there you have it. Now let your child decorate their very own tree!  Craft Idea found here.

 

  1. Cotton Ball Santa – What fun your children will have making a Santa with a beard of cotton balls! You start with a paper plate and then add some paint, googly eyes, a pink pom-pom from the craft store for the nose, red craft foam for his hat, and cotton balls for his beard and hat tassel. Younger kids may need some help cutting out his hat but other than that it is something that kids of all ages will enjoy and it is also super cute. You could even give them away as gifts to friends and family members.  Craft Idea found here.

 

  1. Sugar Cone Christmas Trees – Here is a decoration that is really sweet! I imagine there will be a lot of finger licking going on while making this Christmas tree. This is a fun project for younger children. You will need sugar cones (the pointy ice cream cones) and ready-made or homemade icing colored green with food coloring. Start with a paper plate or something to catch the excess decorations and spread the icing on the cones. Have the children decorate with candies of your choice. M&M’s, licorice ropes, sprinkles, gumdrops, and any candy you think will look festive. You can get really creative with it and your kids will have fun eating the decorations too.  Craft Idea found here.

 

  1. Coffee Cozies – These are so cute and can be used as gifts for teachers or neighbors from you or your children. Using inexpensive woolen, colorful socks cut off the ends of the socks and use the middle part. Make sure you get a sock large enough to go over those nice disposable cups with lids. You can use buttons and felt glued on for a snowman or you can get self-adhesive felt stickers from the craft store. What a neat idea and so very festive and Christmassy!  Craft Idea found here.

 

  1. Button Ornaments – These are the cutest ornaments for older children to make. The younger ones would need help with this one but it is really adorable. Using pipe cleaners and various sizes of buttons you can make several different types of ornaments. You may need a little felt, glue, and thread to finish these off but basically they are buttons! The site offers the detailed instructions for these but they donot sound too hard at all.   Craft Idea found here.

 

  1. Crystal Snowflake – This one is a cross between a terrific Christmas decoration and a science experiment! The snowflake is made from pipe cleaners and suspended down into a jar or glass container large enough so that it doesn’t touch the sides. You combine a mixture of Borax, blue food coloring, and boiling water and let your snowflake hang in this overnight. As the water cools it creates the crystals! What fun to get up and discover what happened to your plain pipe cleaner snowflake over night!  Craft Idea found here.

 

  1. Button Wreath Ornament – Another sweet button ornament which calls for using copper or floral wire, satin ribbon, seam binding, and some needle nose pliers. The site says not to worry if you don’t have that many buttons around at home because the craft or fabric stores offer them up by the bag full. This is such a sweet ornament for your tree; it has a nostalgic feel to it for me because it reminds me of my Great Grandma’s button jar that we played with when we were young. I am going to give all these button ornaments a try!  Craft Idea found here.

 

  1. Light Up Christmas Tree – This Christmas Trees lights come on in the sunlight. Cut out a Christmas tree from green construction paper and use a hole punch to punch out a hole everywhere you want a light to show up on your tree. You will need a multiple color pack of tissue paper which you can easily get at the dollar store. Have some kid safe scissors on hand for your children to cut out small squares of tissue in all colors and then using a glue stick, glue them on the back of the tree over the holes you punched. After it dries you can hang it in the window and let the sun come shining through and watch your Christmas lights glow!  Craft Idea found here.

 

  1. Homemade Christmas Ball Ornaments – This is an easy decoration for a child of just about any age with a little supervision. According to this site you can purchase clear glass or plastic ball ornaments from craft stores. They recommend watering down your glue to make it thinner. Taking the top off of the ornament you can then pour the glue into the ornament and swirl it around to coat it and then pour excess glue back into the cup. Then do the same thing with glitter, pour into ornament, swirl, and then dump it out. After letting the ornament dry fully place the top back on and use a pipe cleaner for a child safe hook. This could be used as a gift for grandma and grandpa!  Craft Idea found here.

 

  1. Gumdrop Pops – I think these gumdrop pops are just precious! You can create them to put in cellophane packages and use as edible package decorations, stocking stuffers, or you can put them on display. They are made of gumdrops of course along with sprinkles and other small candies. There are step by step instructions on how to make Santa, a snowman, holly, Christmas trees, and even mushrooms. It takes a steady hand for those sprinkles I would think but what a cute outcome!  Craft Idea found here.  Craft Idea found here.

 

  1. Pom-pom Christmas Tree – What a sweet, soft little Christmas tree this is. What a great decoration for the little ones to make. This tree is made using a cardboard Christmas tree cut out of a cereal box or other light weight cardboard. You will need some Elmer’s type glue and different colors and sizes of pom-poms. You can make your tree the traditional green adding the other colors of pom-poms for the lights or make a not so traditional tree. Or maybe your children are like mine and love the pink, purple, or silver artificial trees they see at the stores and they want to duplicate. They will have fun making these trees no matter what they choose.  Craft Idea found here.

These are just a few of many holiday decorating ideas to create with your kids. It is a wonderful way to be with your children over the holidays and to create fun decorations and wonderful memories together.

 

Guest Post Author Bio:

Jack Meyer is a regular contributor for http://www.nannybackgroundcheck.com/.  As a detective he wants to spread the knowledge of terrible things that can happen when people don’t fully verify the credentials of a caregiver or any employee. He also writes for various law enforcement blogs and sites.

The Advantages of Giving Homemade Mother’s Day Gift Baskets

May 3, 2012 by Painter Mommy Leave a Comment

Giving Mother’s Day gift baskets to your mom during Mother’s Day is a special thing you can do to make her feel special. Regardless, if you are close to her or not, she deserves to be appreciated because of the hard work, love, and sacrifice she went through during her motherhood.If you are hesitant to buy Mother’s Day gift baskets from stores because you are on a tight financial budget, then you can make it from your home.

The good thing about making home-made Mother’s Day presents is that you have the freedom to personalized the present. You will also be able to mix and match for gift items that the recipient may want or need.The following are some of the home-made Mother’s Day gift baskets ideas you can consider this coming Mother’s Day.

 

Healthy Fruit Gift Basket

A gift basket filled with fruits would be a healthy gift you can give to your mom during Mother’s Day. The fruits will be useful as a dessert or healthy snack. If you mom is on a healthy diet, then it would be ideal for her. To make home-made fruit gift baskets, you can shop for good and delicious fruits, and then put them in the basket. Wrap the basket with good-looking wrapping plastic, tie it with a ribbon, and then that’s it. To make it look presentable, you can add a small greeting card with your special message to your mom. Before you buy fruits for the gift basket, you should check if your mom is allergic to a specific type of fruit. It is important because it cannot be good to give your mom something she will not like, or fruits that she is allergic to.

 

Coffee and Cookies Gift Basket

Another alternative gift basket you can make for your mom is coffee and cookies gift baskets. This is an ideal Mother’s Day present for moms who likes drinking coffee. Cookies would be a good match for coffee during snack time with family and friends.

 

Food Gift Basket

If your mom is into cooking, you can make a home-made gift basket that is filled with the ingredients of her favorite food recipe. For example, if she likes to eat spaghetti, you can make a gift basket filled with pasta, spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce, cheese, and etc. There are other kinds of food gift baskets ideas you can consider for Mother’s Day.

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