Today's Featured Shop -- Teaman

Today I am going to share with you my favorite tea shop.   Teaman   

He has been hand blending teas for 15 or so years and has over 50 different blends of teabags in his shop.

Spicy Chai Decaf Black Tea Teabags   

This is my personal favorite.  I love it hot with a little Silk Vanilla creamer added.  

Tea Sampler

If you don't have a favorite tea,  the best way to buy is a sampler where you get to choose a variety of different flavors to try.

Green Tea

Blueberry/Pomegranate White Tea

 This is just a small sampling of the great variety of teas available.    Be sure and visit his shop to see them all.  If you love tea,  you won't be disappointed.
http://www.artfire.com/users/teaman

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Handmade Spotlight - Tie One On

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Tuesday Tutorial ---- Roman Blinds

Have you ever wished you could make Roman Blinds for your windows?   I have been wanting to make some for my bedroom for quite some time.   I even bought a commercial pattern and read it several times but it just seemed so involved.    Well,  I found this wonderful tutorial online at Jen Duncan Originals.   Tutorial


Step by step pictures show the whole process and makes it look so easy I am in the process of collecting all the supplies to try my hand at making these.   The sewing is so basic,  if you can sew a straight seam you can do this.

8 Ideas for Organizing Your Child’s Room

"Clean your room." "Ugh! Oh, Mom. I’ll do it later!"

This same dialog is shared by millions of parents and their children all over the world. Do you suddenly have the driving urge to get your child’s room in order? Where do you start? Here are a few ideas: 

SCHEDULE. Schedule a specific date and time to clean out your 

child’s room. Your daughter or son, if she or he is old enough, should 

be there to help.

DUMP OR DONATE. Have a large box on hand for items you will be 

donating to your local charity or selling at a rummage sale. Also, have 

a large plastic garbage bag--maybe two or three--for everything you 

will be disposing of. Your son or daughter can help here. Let them 

know that every item that is of no use to them, that they donate, will 

be helping another child. Also, tell them that it’s important to discard 

anything that will never be used, to make room for new, useful items.

CLOTHES CLOSET. The clothes closet is usually a good place to 

start. Pull everything out until it’s completely empty. Then, the only 

items that should be returned to the closet are those articles of 

clothing or other items that are going to be used again. This should 

eliminate clothing that doesn’t fit, is worn out, and so on. If you’re not 

sure if an item fits your child anymore, have him or her try it on right 

now.

BASEBALL CAPS. Hang a baseball cap rack on the back of your 

child’s bedroom door to keep all caps neat and organized. Ensure it’s 

at a reachable level for your child and that he/she understands the 

proper way to hang the caps on it.

SHOES. A shoe rack can keep children's shoes organized, easily 

accessible and in one place. Show your child how to organize shoes, 

keeping all pairs together and separating dress shoes from casual. 

STUFFED ANIMALS, TOYS AND GAMES. Put up shelves in 

children’s rooms. This is usually a better solution for toy storage 

versus containers, because the toys won’t get crushed and will be 

easily obtainable. Make sure the shelves are at a reasonable height 

so that your child can reach wanted items.

PAPER. Create a filing system for your child, to keep artwork, rock 

star photos, blank paper, notes from family and friends, etc. Use a 

portable filing container that is capable of holding hanging files and 

that can be transported to someplace else if necessary. The ones with 

handles are nice, since they can be transported to different homes, on 

vacation, and so on. Some of these containers have snap-shut 

compartments for pens, pencils, clips, and more.

RESPONSIBILITY. Teach your children to clean and organize as 

soon as they’re old enough to do so. If you help them do this now, you 

will be helping them when they’re old enough to move out on their 

own. Devise a simple daily checklist for maintenance. If you have two 

children sharing the same room, divide the room in half with an 

imaginary line. Describe this imaginary line to each child. Assign each 

one the responsibility of keeping their side clean and organized.

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