Found at the Pomona Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival the quilting tools from Guideline4Quilting http://www.guidelines4quilting.com/ are going to be handy and useful to anyone who does any amount of quilting. Design for use with the rotary cutting blades their products are innovative.
Check them out at the next show on their tour. They are also are becoming available at shops so you may want to ask for them locally.
A lot of details & complete explanations of their products are on their webiste and worth viewing.
Also all of their products are made in USA
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Wide Mouth Bags
We found the Wide Mouth Bag product line a number of years ago at a craft fair. That seem kind of unusual but we talked to the owner, Louise, who was just introducing the product line and where impressed.
No, it is not something you make yourself. It comes complete (no assemlby required) and ready to use.
We got a couple and found them to extremely handy. They work well for travel, events, sport bags, etc. We keep one in our vehicle for just odds and ends.
The owner of the product line we don't believe goes to events anymore. However, you can find them on-line at http://www.widemouthbag.com/ . So this becomes one of those "As Seen At The Fair" once-upon-a-time items.
Well worth looking at (and getting some for your own use).
No, it is not something you make yourself. It comes complete (no assemlby required) and ready to use.
We got a couple and found them to extremely handy. They work well for travel, events, sport bags, etc. We keep one in our vehicle for just odds and ends.
The owner of the product line we don't believe goes to events anymore. However, you can find them on-line at http://www.widemouthbag.com/ . So this becomes one of those "As Seen At The Fair" once-upon-a-time items.
Well worth looking at (and getting some for your own use).
The Jalapeno Griller
Seen at the Los Angeles County Fair: The Jalapeno Griller
This is a neat procudt line offered by a great couple (Ty & Reba) from Waxahachie, Texas.
Although we didn't buy anything at the fair they are sure something we would consider for gifts to our friends who Bar-B-Q. And they were most hosptitable to our questions about their items.
They state that all the products are made from American produced materials. I believe them.
Check the proudct line out at http://www.jalapenogriller.com/
This is a neat procudt line offered by a great couple (Ty & Reba) from Waxahachie, Texas.
Although we didn't buy anything at the fair they are sure something we would consider for gifts to our friends who Bar-B-Q. And they were most hosptitable to our questions about their items.
They state that all the products are made from American produced materials. I believe them.
Check the proudct line out at http://www.jalapenogriller.com/
As Seen At the Fair
We enjoy Fairs (and Faires too). There are always traditional items, old items and often brand new items being offered and displayed by vendors.
However the hard part for us is finding that item that was shown and offered one or two years ago and the vendor never came back (probably cost too much to make it worthwhile).
So we are going to list those items & vendors that caught our attention along with where you might find them today!
Hope this category helps you find those interesting items and is just fun and enjoyable.
If you have things you find worth listing here, let us know. "As Seen At the Fair (or Faire)" may be more fun and useful than the other "As Seen On -" offering. Well at least we think it will be. . .
In part this is in memory of Dave Clark who my father made signs for. Those on the fair circuit should recognize the name.
However the hard part for us is finding that item that was shown and offered one or two years ago and the vendor never came back (probably cost too much to make it worthwhile).
So we are going to list those items & vendors that caught our attention along with where you might find them today!
Hope this category helps you find those interesting items and is just fun and enjoyable.
If you have things you find worth listing here, let us know. "As Seen At the Fair (or Faire)" may be more fun and useful than the other "As Seen On -" offering. Well at least we think it will be. . .
In part this is in memory of Dave Clark who my father made signs for. Those on the fair circuit should recognize the name.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Two-Dollar Bills
This is not my story (I wish it were). It was passed along to me by a firend. True or not, it has a 'feel' that it happened. I suggest we try it by carrying and using two-dollar bills. We might as well have fun too!
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My $2.00 Bill
THIS TELLS YOU ABOUT A LOT OF OUR YOUNG KIDS AT VOTING TIME
THE $2.00 BILL I TRIED TO SPEND. IF YOU'RE AS OLD AS I AM, THIS IS A RIOT! Everyone should start carrying $2 bills!I am STILL laughing!! I think we need to quit saving our $2 bills and bring them out in public. The younger generation doesn't even know they exist.
STORY:
On my way home from work, I stopped at Taco Bell for a quick bite to eat. In my billfold are a $50 bill and a $2 bill. I figure that with a $2 bill, I can get something to eat and not have to worry about anyone getting irritated at me for trying to break a $50 bill.
Me: 'Hi, I'd like one seven-layer burrito please, to go.'
Server: 'That'll be $1.04. Eat in?'
Me: 'No, it's to go.' At this point, I open my billfold and hand him the $2 bill. He looks at it kind of funny.
Server: 'Uh, hang on a sec, I'll be right back.'
He goes to talk to his manager, who is still within my earshot. The following conversation occurs between the two of them:
Server: 'Hey, you ever see a $2 bill?'
Manager: 'No. A what?'
Server: 'A $2 bill. This guy just gave it to me.'
Manager: 'Ask for something else. There's no such thing as a $2 bill.'
Server: 'Yeah, thought so.' He comes back to me and says, 'We don't take these. Do you have anything else?'
Me: 'Just this fifty. You don't take $2 bills? Why? '
Server: 'I don't know.'
Me: 'See here where it says legal tender?'
Server: 'Yeah.'
Me: 'So, why won't you take it?'
Server: 'Well, hang on a sec.'
He goes back to his manager, who has been watching me like I'm a shoplifter, and says to him, 'He says I have to take it.'
Manager: 'Doesn't he have anything else?'
Server: 'Yeah, a fifty. I'll get it and you can open the safe and get change
Manager: 'I'm not opening the safe with him in here.'
Server: 'What should I do?'
Manager: 'Tell him to come back later when he has real money.'
Server: 'I can't tell him that! You tell him.'
Manager: 'Just tell him.'
Server: 'No way! This is weird. I'm going in back.
The manager approaches me and says, 'I'm sorry, but we don't take big bills this time of night.'
Me: 'It's only seven o'clock! Well then, here's a two dollar bill.'
Manager: 'We don't take those, either.'
Me: 'Why not?'
Manager: 'I think you know why.'
Me: 'No really, tell me why.'
Manager:'Please leave before I call mall security.'
Me: 'Excuse me?'
Manager: 'Please leave before I call mall security.'
Me: 'What on earth for?'
Manager: 'Please, sir.'
Me: 'Uh, go ahead, call them.'
Manager: 'Would you please just leave?'
Me: 'No.'
Manager: 'Fine -- have it your way then.'
Me: 'Hey, that's Burger King, isn't it?'
At this point, he backs away from me and calls mall security on the phone around the corner.
I have two people staring at me from the dining area, and I begin laughing out loud, just for effect. A few minutes later this 45-year-oldish guy comes in.
Guard: 'Yeah, Mike, what's up?'Manager (whispering): 'This guy is trying to give me some (pause) funny money.'
Guard: 'No kidding! What?'
Manager: 'Get this. A two dollar bill.'Guard (incredulous): 'Why would a guy fake a two dollar bill?'
Manager: 'I don't know. He's kinda weird. He says the only other thing he has is a fifty.'
Guard: 'Oh, so the fifty's fake!'
Manager: 'No, the two dollar bill is.'
Guard: 'Why would he fake a two dollar bill?'
Manager:'I don't know! Can you talk to him, and get him out of here?'
Guard: 'Yeah.'
Security Guard walks over to me and......
Guard: 'Mike here tells me you have some fake bills you're trying to use.'
Me: 'Uh, no.'
Guard: 'Lemme see 'em.'
Me: 'Why?'
Guard: 'Do you want me to get the cops in here?'
At this point I am ready to say, ' Sure, please!' but I want to eat, so I say, ' I'm just trying to buy a burrito and pay for it with this two dollar bill.
I put the bill up near his face, and he flinches like I'm taking a swing at him. He takes the bill, turns it over a few times in his hands, and he says, 'Hey, Mike, what's wrong with this bill?'
Manager: 'It's fake.'
Guard: 'It doesn't look fake to me.'
Manager: 'But it's a two dollar bill.'
Guard: 'Yeah? '
Manager: 'Well, there's no such thing, is there?'
The security guard and I both look at him like he's an idiot, and it dawns on the guy that he has no clue and is an idiot.
So, it turns out that my burrito was free, and he threw in a small drink and some of those cinnamon thingies, too. Made me want to get a whole stack of two-dollar bills just to see what happens when I try to buy stuff. If I got the right group of people, I could probably end up in jail. You get free food there, too.
Just think...those two will be voting soon.... YIKES!!! Too late, we already have a nation full of them.
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My $2.00 Bill
THIS TELLS YOU ABOUT A LOT OF OUR YOUNG KIDS AT VOTING TIME
THE $2.00 BILL I TRIED TO SPEND. IF YOU'RE AS OLD AS I AM, THIS IS A RIOT! Everyone should start carrying $2 bills!I am STILL laughing!! I think we need to quit saving our $2 bills and bring them out in public. The younger generation doesn't even know they exist.
STORY:
On my way home from work, I stopped at Taco Bell for a quick bite to eat. In my billfold are a $50 bill and a $2 bill. I figure that with a $2 bill, I can get something to eat and not have to worry about anyone getting irritated at me for trying to break a $50 bill.
Me: 'Hi, I'd like one seven-layer burrito please, to go.'
Server: 'That'll be $1.04. Eat in?'
Me: 'No, it's to go.' At this point, I open my billfold and hand him the $2 bill. He looks at it kind of funny.
Server: 'Uh, hang on a sec, I'll be right back.'
He goes to talk to his manager, who is still within my earshot. The following conversation occurs between the two of them:
Server: 'Hey, you ever see a $2 bill?'
Manager: 'No. A what?'
Server: 'A $2 bill. This guy just gave it to me.'
Manager: 'Ask for something else. There's no such thing as a $2 bill.'
Server: 'Yeah, thought so.' He comes back to me and says, 'We don't take these. Do you have anything else?'
Me: 'Just this fifty. You don't take $2 bills? Why? '
Server: 'I don't know.'
Me: 'See here where it says legal tender?'
Server: 'Yeah.'
Me: 'So, why won't you take it?'
Server: 'Well, hang on a sec.'
He goes back to his manager, who has been watching me like I'm a shoplifter, and says to him, 'He says I have to take it.'
Manager: 'Doesn't he have anything else?'
Server: 'Yeah, a fifty. I'll get it and you can open the safe and get change
Manager: 'I'm not opening the safe with him in here.'
Server: 'What should I do?'
Manager: 'Tell him to come back later when he has real money.'
Server: 'I can't tell him that! You tell him.'
Manager: 'Just tell him.'
Server: 'No way! This is weird. I'm going in back.
The manager approaches me and says, 'I'm sorry, but we don't take big bills this time of night.'
Me: 'It's only seven o'clock! Well then, here's a two dollar bill.'
Manager: 'We don't take those, either.'
Me: 'Why not?'
Manager: 'I think you know why.'
Me: 'No really, tell me why.'
Manager:'Please leave before I call mall security.'
Me: 'Excuse me?'
Manager: 'Please leave before I call mall security.'
Me: 'What on earth for?'
Manager: 'Please, sir.'
Me: 'Uh, go ahead, call them.'
Manager: 'Would you please just leave?'
Me: 'No.'
Manager: 'Fine -- have it your way then.'
Me: 'Hey, that's Burger King, isn't it?'
At this point, he backs away from me and calls mall security on the phone around the corner.
I have two people staring at me from the dining area, and I begin laughing out loud, just for effect. A few minutes later this 45-year-oldish guy comes in.
Guard: 'Yeah, Mike, what's up?'Manager (whispering): 'This guy is trying to give me some (pause) funny money.'
Guard: 'No kidding! What?'
Manager: 'Get this. A two dollar bill.'Guard (incredulous): 'Why would a guy fake a two dollar bill?'
Manager: 'I don't know. He's kinda weird. He says the only other thing he has is a fifty.'
Guard: 'Oh, so the fifty's fake!'
Manager: 'No, the two dollar bill is.'
Guard: 'Why would he fake a two dollar bill?'
Manager:'I don't know! Can you talk to him, and get him out of here?'
Guard: 'Yeah.'
Security Guard walks over to me and......
Guard: 'Mike here tells me you have some fake bills you're trying to use.'
Me: 'Uh, no.'
Guard: 'Lemme see 'em.'
Me: 'Why?'
Guard: 'Do you want me to get the cops in here?'
At this point I am ready to say, ' Sure, please!' but I want to eat, so I say, ' I'm just trying to buy a burrito and pay for it with this two dollar bill.
I put the bill up near his face, and he flinches like I'm taking a swing at him. He takes the bill, turns it over a few times in his hands, and he says, 'Hey, Mike, what's wrong with this bill?'
Manager: 'It's fake.'
Guard: 'It doesn't look fake to me.'
Manager: 'But it's a two dollar bill.'
Guard: 'Yeah? '
Manager: 'Well, there's no such thing, is there?'
The security guard and I both look at him like he's an idiot, and it dawns on the guy that he has no clue and is an idiot.
So, it turns out that my burrito was free, and he threw in a small drink and some of those cinnamon thingies, too. Made me want to get a whole stack of two-dollar bills just to see what happens when I try to buy stuff. If I got the right group of people, I could probably end up in jail. You get free food there, too.
Just think...those two will be voting soon.... YIKES!!! Too late, we already have a nation full of them.
Monday, October 13, 2008
California Proposition 8 - A serious National issue
This is not humrous, rather exactly what the title states a "serious National issue".
The individual who provided me this video and the documents is someone who I highly respect as a professional and honest indivdial. His background is in the legal field and he does not speak out on public issues lightly. View the video, read the articles & forward them to others.
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"Here is a link to a video clip that goes into at least one ramification of legalizing same-sex marriage. It explains what happened to parents who wanted to be notified when the school was going to talk about same-sex marriage to their kindergarten child.
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1815820715/bctid1822459319
I’ve also attached a pdf (link to transcribe pdf file) of some news stories illustrating other effects of legalizing same-sex marriage. Please consider sending this on to other people you know (whether they live in California or not – other states are also voting on the issue, and they’ll know people who live in California) and asking them to send it on to people they know. This may help people understand what they’re really voting on – it’s not just live and let live.
With all the confusion out there, we need to make clear that people understand that voting YES on Prop 8 defines marriage as being between a man and a woman and is a vote AGAINST legalizing same-sex marriage.
As Robert Louis Stevenson wrote,
“You cannot run away from weakness. You must sometime fight it out or perish. And if that be so, why not now and where you stand?”
Randy Holman"
The individual who provided me this video and the documents is someone who I highly respect as a professional and honest indivdial. His background is in the legal field and he does not speak out on public issues lightly. View the video, read the articles & forward them to others.
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"Here is a link to a video clip that goes into at least one ramification of legalizing same-sex marriage. It explains what happened to parents who wanted to be notified when the school was going to talk about same-sex marriage to their kindergarten child.
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1815820715/bctid1822459319
I’ve also attached a pdf (link to transcribe pdf file) of some news stories illustrating other effects of legalizing same-sex marriage. Please consider sending this on to other people you know (whether they live in California or not – other states are also voting on the issue, and they’ll know people who live in California) and asking them to send it on to people they know. This may help people understand what they’re really voting on – it’s not just live and let live.
With all the confusion out there, we need to make clear that people understand that voting YES on Prop 8 defines marriage as being between a man and a woman and is a vote AGAINST legalizing same-sex marriage.
As Robert Louis Stevenson wrote,
“You cannot run away from weakness. You must sometime fight it out or perish. And if that be so, why not now and where you stand?”
Randy Holman"
Monday, September 29, 2008
Hissy Fit? What a First Name!
Does your FIT have a first name? I guess it does and you should let others know what it is with a cute licence plate frame.Check it out at http://www.cafepress.com/neatedeals.
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