Author: Tammy Litke

This holiday season why not support World Vision in its efforts to fight poverty around the world and in the U.S. and give a gift at the same time?!

Shoppers can reinvent gift lists and join the cause by choosing meaningful, life-changing gifts from the World Vision Gift Catalog. The catalog offers a wide variety of items to match the hobby or interest of the recipient.

For example, why not gift A Coffee Set ($50) to a coffee lover?

This November Brita introduces an all-new Stainless Steel Pitcher made of brushed stainless steel – a self-filtering water pitcher that is sleek, stylish and perfect for a holiday or dinner party table. Combining high-end design with the advanced filtering technology people know and trust from Brita, the Stainless Steel Pitcher features a sleek innovative look that fits perfectly in today’s modern kitchen.

Now staying hydrated is both stylish and affordable with a pitcher that fits any lifestyle or need:

Bormioli Rocco’s products for entertaining radiate holiday with clear sparkling pieces like their Ypsilon martini party glasses or party tumbler rocks glasses as well as their red Inca charger plates and candy cane striped Ypsilon dessert bowls.

I received some of the Ypsilon dessert bowls to see. These would be awesome to add to your table settings for the holidays. They are of excellent quality. They can be purchased on Amazon.com for as low as $18.08 for a set of four. The ones shown below are the clear, fuchsia and sky blue colors.

Master Lock recently launched a program called “Master Love Locks” allowing sweethearts, family and friends to virtually lock up their affection for loved ones on various iconic bridges throughout the world by visiting MasterLoveLock.com.

“Padlocks have been recognized as symbols of strength and security for decades, which makes the love locks tradition such a heartfelt gesture,” said Rebecca Smith vice president, marketing, for Master Lock.

Canvas4Life.com will print your photos (or other digital images) on canvas, enabling you to create beautiful wall art from your own images. It’s so easy! You simply upload your image into their system and voila! What took me the longest was deciding what image to use for the canvas. Beautiful canvas print wall art. You can even choose from many special effects, such as; Andy Warhol, sepia, swirl and many more.

This is a perfect gift to give during the holidays! Not only is it a way to display a favorite picture – it’s a wonderful way to decorate a living area.

Headbands for Hope. These trendy, chic headbands would be a great addition to a young girl’s stocking or holiday outfit, most are under $20 – plus they also help kids with cancer!

Entrepreneur, fashion designer, philanthropist and college senior Jessica Ekstrom, 22, has created a line of vibrantly colored headbands to help young girls with cancer. After an inspirational internship with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and meeting several young girls with cancer, Jessica saw firsthand how much losing their hair during chemotherapy treatments affected the girls’ self-esteem and confidence.

It’s hard to believe that it’s that time of the year again! But it is, and today marks the start of a number of weeks of Holiday Entertaining and product features (some with giveaways!), to get the holiday season started.

Holiday Entertaining will consist of dishes, recipes, cleaning tips and more! Product features range from books and DVDs to stocking stuffers and the unique.

In 2010 I moved my blog from Blogger to my current platform SquareSpace – which is an all in one platform and hosting solution.  I chose it over WordPress which a lot of my blogging friends use, and I’ve been very happy with the ease of use, and the ability to change things up on my blog with little coding knowledge. I’ve also been happy with the load times (when my blog loads slowly it’s due to the ads I run that help pay for my hosting) and the unlimited storage and bandwidth I get with my account.

I wanted to fill you in on an incredible project that vitaminwater® has taken on that I think may be of interest to you all, especially as the holiday season is approaching.

As a parent, I know how important it is that my child is properly nourished in order to thrive. It’s that reason exactly that vitaminwater® <3s Vitamin Angels, a charity dedicated to providing essential nutrients to undernourished children around the world. 

Halloween is tomorrow! Kids everywhere are putting the finishing touches on their costumes and getting ready to trick-or-treat. As the spooky holiday approaches, there are plenty of opportunities for parents to engage their little monsters in math in fun and tasty ways, says Laura Overdeck, mother of three and founder of the popular Bedtime Math national online community.

Several of Laura’s best Halloween math tips are below.