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Saturday, September 12th, 2009
School is in session - I can tell that by the "shape" of our site traffic when I look at the stats! I love patterns (as you can tell from some of the borders of the certificates) and I like looking for them in things around me (yes, I'm a ...
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Thursday, September 10th, 2009
We've been getting a lot of requests for specific types of certificates and while I'm sorry that we can't always create all of them, please know that they do go on a list and are considered. Here's one that we created after we received several emails asking for a chess ...
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Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Here's a fun craft for a birthday party or other celebration for a girl of any age. To create this banner, you'll need:
- A large piece of felt
- Smaller pieces of felt in various colors (often sold in 8" x 8" squares)
- Fine-tipped markers
- Cookie cutters in a variety ...
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Monday, August 3rd, 2009
On a recent trip to my parents’ home I had a serendipitous discovery! At the back of my old desk I discovered a note book of short stories written when I was probably around 9 years old, complete with my childish handwriting and color-pencil illustrations. It made my day! I ...
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Thursday, July 9th, 2009
If you're in need of clip art but can't find just the right drawing for your project, consider creating your own. Here are a few simple steps for creating your own clip art.
To begin, you'll need: pencil, eraser, tracing paper, transfer paper, plain white paper, fine-tipped black pen (such ...
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Friday, May 15th, 2009
In the wee hours of Friday morning, we opened the doors to the first phase of our "Awards Store". Set up through Amazon's Affiliate program, the store features all kinds of items that will hopefully help you celebrate many kinds of occasions.
The items are hand-picked (by yours truly, of ...
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Monday, May 4th, 2009
With tomorrow, May 5, being Teacher Appreciation Day in the United States, I thought I'd share some inexpensive and quick ideas for gifts that will make the teachers in your life feel really special.
1. Personalized T-shirts - a little fabric paint, an inspirational quotation and you'll have a gift that ...
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Sunday, May 3rd, 2009
Maybe it was the fact that I joined twitter, maybe it's because it's nearing the end of the school year...whatever it is, bloggers were abuzz about MyAwardMaker last week! I was stunned by the number of alerts I received from Google every time someone wrote a blog about MyAwardMaker.
I ...
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Monday, April 6th, 2009
Yesterday I watched on TV as a young teenager afflicted with cerebral palsy stood on stage and delivered a powerful piece of def poetry. She said in her introduction that she represented three minorities - she was a woman, she was an African American and she was a person with ...
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
If you have a site that you think might be of interest to our users please leave a thoughtful comment on the blog and include your site information. We're creating a page with useful resources and will consider all links that we feel will be helpful to our users.
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