Gift Idea #5. Tattoo Markers

Every, single kid I teach loves to write on their hands, sometimes their whole arms. Bic has these tattoo markers, especially for kids’ insatiable urge to mark up their hands. They are non-toxic, temporary, and cruelty-free. They come in eight colors and the tips are flexible. This set also includes stencils! Let the kids express themselves!

Gift Idea #4. Custom LED Neon Sign

Honestly, who wouldn’t want to be gifted a custom neon sign? Ordering through Amazon, you can customize the color, the text, the special characters, the font, and add a ton of other sweet customizations. Each custom neon sign will be your unique creation. Your custom neon light includes easy-to-follow instructions for mounting it on the wall. You can choose to upgrade to battery power. By default, it comes with an AC power adapter that you just plug in to use.

Gift Idea #3. Waterproof Speaker

This waterproof speaker is ready to take your kid’s showers to the center stage. This speaker will have your kiddo singing in the shower right away. The speaker can be used in the shower, by the pool, or at the beach. The speaker is small and portable. It even comes with a carabiner to hook onto whatever so it can be toted along on adventures. That makes it great for the beach, camping or whatever. It comes in like eight different variations so you can choose one your teen will like the most.

Gift Idea #2. Tortilla Blanket

Super cheesy? Or super cool? You decide. My teen will love this tortilla blanket. I have seen these everywhere from Temu to Amazon, and I’m sure there are a ton being wrapped as Christmas presents this year. Your kid will love being the middle of a warm burrito in this tortilla blanket.

Gift Idea #1. Indoor Basketball Hoop

This indoor basketball hoop has an electronic scoreboard that automatically calculates and displays your score. It will count points for your kids, bringing the competition to life. It easily hangs over the door, so requires no drilling. The rim folds to save space for storage and doesn’t affect the operations of the door.

I post about what I am shopping for sometimes. I have some more shopping posts so go read them. I also post about other things I am interested in like crocheting and gaming that you might like to read about.

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While out and about, I had the pleasure of meeting and talking with the artist behind some amazing glass jewelry. When I searched up her jewelry business I was blown away! Get that pun? Hah, I know it’s horrible but come on, I had to.

Glass Jewelry is HOT

I love glass jewelry, because it’s catches the light and plays with it, and the jewelry transforms when you look at it from a different angle. If I had one of the glass rings that is on the site I would just be staring at it all day, I know that for a fact.

I enjoyed talking with the creator when I met her at the dog park. She’s an incredibly witty person to talk to and loves dogs, so once I spent a few minutes talking to her I had to see what sort of glass jewelry she had for sale. And I was not disappointed.

Studio Mod Glass

Her Studio is Studio Mod Glass or Studio MG based in Athens, Georgia. Supporting local Athens artists is something I am passionate about, because it helps to maintain the artistic vibe and grassroots community that Athens has spent decades fostering and developing. So hey, locals: I know some of you will look through the shop and find something they just have to have.

Personal Favorites

My favorites on the site? I have several and I’m happy to share. I absolutely adore this Three Square Element necklace. The lines are so clean and the colors of this particular necklace are bright, cheerful and elegant. I love the whole Space Balls collection, those little guys are so colorful and eye catching! And also.. the metal jewelry. I really love that. The next section has more about this selection!

Metal Jewelry

There is also a section on the website for some incredible metal jewelry that is honestly more my style. The spiral necklaces and earrings are on my wish list!

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First Spice Rack

The first spice racks I purchased are a set of two three-tiered spice racks that are very nice. These spice racks are very nice quality acrylic, and require no construction. Unfortunately they did not fit into my cabinet space. This was super frustrating, actually, because they almost fit but were off by like one centimeter, maybe not exactly but it’s a ridiculously small measurement. One side did fit, sideways, so I am using that. But the other side didn’t fit and there was no finagling it into place, I was afraid the acrylic would shatter.

So boo, one side of the spice cabinet done, but the other side still needs a spice rack! My spice cabinet is super full, I should mention.

I did end up keeping these shelves because they’re nice quality and I think these sorts of tiered shelving can work for a bunch of different things like to store crafts, makeup or skincare items, paints, or office supplies.

Since I do have plenty of all of those things, I didn’t return these spice rack shelves and like I said one of them did fit into my space.

I like how these shelves have a lip so things will stay in place, and won’t slide off. When that happens it’s like a domino effect and everything comes tumbling down, super annoying! And inevitably that happens when you’re cooking and in mid-preparation and need a spice you forgot to grab! It can be a huge pain!

Second Spice Rack

After another measure (which I sucked at because I failed again!), I ordered a second spice shelf. This spice rack is very deep, and doesn’t fit in my spice cabinet either! Like I mentioned before, I find measuring things challenging. It’s a personal failure. So, I failed to measure the depth of my cabinet when I was shopping for another spice rack. I just looked at the small width that I have available and purchased the spice rack I could find that fit based on that. But oops, this spice rack has five shelves so it is very deep.

So someone who might be looking for a smaller spice rack needs to measure the depth of their cabinet and make sure this would fit. Overall, it’s a nice rack, and putting it together is not difficult. You do have to remove all the protective adhesive sheets but the pieces themselves just snap into place. Simple. But if you’re looking for a spice rack that you don’t have to put together this one isn’t for you. I’d go with something like the first shelf I purchased.

So if you’re following the score, I have purchased two spice rack shelves and neither of the purchases worked for my spice cabinet. So the quest continues… once I find one that actually fits I will post again!

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