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Shiny Holiday Event-Ready Earrings from Jolica

by Tazim Damji

Jolica earrings silver

A simple outfit can take you from day (office) to night (party), add these sparkly silver earrings from Jolica, and you're set to go! I can't say that I'm exactly a party-person, in fact I try to avoid most crowded social scenes, but I do get quite a few invitations to store openings, media events and the like—and they are usually after work! Because I don't like to dress up too much to sit at work for 8 hours, I typically just dress up my usual business-casual outfit with some jewelry. ...

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Filed Under: Handmade, Lifestyle Tagged With: fair trade, gifts for mom, holiday gift ideas, jewelry, personal accessories, review, valentines day gift ideas, wedding gift ideas

Blurb Custom Personalized Photo Book for My Most Precious Memories

by Tazim Damji

blurb packaging

My mom has managed to put a few pictures in albums over the years, but the vast majority of her pictures never make it to her computer or get printed. The ones she has had printed (years ago, before she had a digital camera) just sit in their envelopes and within a big box in the basement. What is the point of taking all those photos and not actually looking at them and enjoying re-visiting the memories? I have thousands of photos in my iPhoto library that I regularly look through for ...

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, Travel Tagged With: books, gifts for grads, gifts for mom, housewarming gift ideas, photography, review, travel related gifts, valentines day gift ideas, wedding gift ideas

Seasonal Decor Changes are Made Easy with FLOR Rug Tiles

by Tazim Damji

Though people here like to say that it rains non-stop from October to May, really—Vancouver does have 4 distinct seasons. It's nice to celebrate these changes by changing up the décor just a bit. Nothing too drastic, and nothing too permanent, a quick seasonal change can be done by using a rug. Most rugs take up a lot of room when stored, but not FLOR rug tiles, which stack neatly and come in thousands of combinations of patterns and colours. I used to live in Houston, Texas for a large part ...

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Filed Under: Interior Design Tagged With: apartment, fall, flooring, gifts for home, gifts for mom, home, housewarming gift ideas, living room, review, tips, wedding gift ideas

Mad Men Inspired Retro Cordless Phone from VTech

by Tazim Damji

vtechbox

As handsome as a rotary phone, but modernly styled and teched-out for today's uses. Do you have a landline phone?  My mom and family still do, but their cordless phones are anything but retro chic and stylish. The LS6195 by VTech is energy star certified—it doesn't use a lot of power, neither does it take up a lot of room. ...

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Filed Under: Gadgets Tagged With: gifts for dad, gifts for home, housewarming gift ideas, review, wedding gift ideas

Dyson DC37 Animal Canister Vacuum with Ball Technology

by Tazim Damji

Gorgeous, a well-designed work of art, and mighty powerful—these are just a few ways I'd describe the latest—as yet to be released—product line from Dyson. The DC37 Animal is designed to be used on surfaces ranging from delicate hardwood to high-pile wall to wall carpet and is especially great at picking up animal hair. The new Ball technology in this range of vacuums is a first being introduced here—that's right, for once, something has come to Canada first!  ...

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Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Dyson, flooring, gifts for dad, gifts for grads, gifts for mom, holiday gift ideas, housewarming gift ideas, review, wedding gift ideas

Jolica Fair Trade Jewelry Review & #Giveaway $75 Gift Card US/Canada 05/21— Mother’s Day Gift Guide

by Tazim Damji

Far from ordinary, the Jolica Earrings I received to review are made of silver, are elegant and fun at the same time. While many mothers may have a fair sized collection of jewelry already, the pieces from Jolica are much more unique than the average jewelry items you find in department stores. I received the JE892 earrings, made in Peru. These earrings are simply styled, yet really beautiful. I'm really impressed with the weight of these—I like to know I'm wearing my earrings or else I keep ...

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Filed Under: Giveaways, Handmade Tagged With: gifts for mom, holiday gift ideas, jewelry, personal accessories, wedding gift ideas

Essentia Organic Bedsheets Review

by Greg

Essentia Sheets

We roll up to Essentia Calgary on a clear early spring day. The store is fresh and minimal, and in addition to the lack of excess packaging, signs, and junkage—one of the first things I notice is the lack of smell. I breathe in deeply, and smell only air moist with melting snow—and a faint whiff of cotton. It's a moment I've been waiting for for a while. I've been curious about Essentia since I read a story in the Globe and Mail last year—as Tazim mentioned in yesterday's post—they make all ...

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Filed Under: Interior Design Tagged With: gifts for mom, home, housewarming gift ideas, review, soft furnishings, valentines day gift ideas, wedding gift ideas

I’ve Discovered How to Be a Holiday Hero Thanks to Toshiba & ShesConnected!

by Tazim Damji

People really will drive through wind and snow, in the darkness of early morning, on a Sunday to get to the gadgets they need for the holidays! I did it—when I stepped out of my house to get to Best Buy, to check out the Toshiba gadgets on my quest to be a Holiday Hero, I drove out in the dark through the blizzard-y snow to get there early. I did this trip alone because not everyone is so anxious to get out of the house so early in the morning. . .at least not in my family. Having the store ...

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Filed Under: Gadgets Tagged With: gifts for dad, holiday gift ideas, holidays, house to home, road trip gear guide, wedding gift ideas

Kodak Pulse Wi-Fi Digital Frame 7″ Review

by Tazim Damji

Digital photo frames have been around for a few years, but their capabilities have been limited until now. The Kodak Pulse Digital Frame allows you to connect your digital photo collection socially. Some of my relatives have a digital photo frame, which sits  collecting dust because it is such a hassle to turn on and get started with it. The beauty of this Pulse Digital Frame is that it detects motion, and turns on instantly. Energy minded Built-in activity sensor turns the frame on ...

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Filed Under: Gadgets Tagged With: gifts for home, gifts for mom, holiday gift ideas, housewarming gift ideas, photography, review, wedding gift ideas

Ozeri Pro Digital Kitchen Food Scale Review

by Greg

I first started measuring by weight while I was trying to suss out some real Chinese recipes. Looking for how to make classics like home-style tofu, or the perfect dumplings, I went to the Chinese Language section of my library, and checked out a bunch of recipe books that I couldn't understand, under the guidance of a friend (if only Google Translate had existed back in '96). Every recipe I found was by weight, and at first I was frustrated. Then I found my Mom's old kitchen scale at the back ...

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Filed Under: Kitchen Tagged With: gifts for mom, holiday gift ideas, house to home, kitchen gift ideas, kitchenware, review, wedding gift ideas

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