!44: Top 10 Quilted Toilet Paper: November 2011

Monday, November 28, 2011

Land of the Floral Print Whiners

!±8± Land of the Floral Print Whiners

We've come a long way in our modern society, but I'm just not sure it's all been the right way.

Take floral print toilet paper, for instance.

Now, in our modern world, we pretty much don't worry about toilet paper. It's cheap, everyone has some, everyone needs some.

However, it wasn't all that many years ago when toilet paper was pretty much a luxury, unheard of even.

Remember in "Dances With Wolves" when the soldiers are squatted in the bushes arguing over who gets to use paper from Kevin Costner's journal to wipe up with?

Today, however, if we were forced to use something as hard and abrasive as regular old paper, we'd throw a tizzy fit!

I mean, heck, today we have triple-ply, double quilted, extra absorbent, scented, floral print toilet paper that comes complete with dancing bears and happy music to show us how much to use.

Come on! Is this the epitome of our modern society? Did our ancestors fight, suffer, bleed, and die simply so we can have soft, pretty paper to wipe you know what from our you know where?

I don't think so.

And yet, today, we hear over and over about how horrible our economy is, how we are in such a recession, how times are tough and going to get tougher.

People, get real, we wipe our butts with quilted, happy, dancing bear paper with cutesy, little flower blossoms and smiley faces.

We are not that bad off.

So we have to suck it up a bit. Maybe not everything is going to be as easy as it once was. Maybe we won't be able to have every little thing we want.

Wah. Boo hoo, boo hoo, wah, wah, wah.

Doesn't anyone out there have the slightest clue how HARD generations in the past worked to get our country to where it is today?

I guarantee you things are still a LOT better now than they were in the past. Yes, even now in the midst of this "horrible" economy we are still pretty darn well off.

Anyone who lived prior to the 1950's would look at our modern society, all we have, all we can do, and call us nothing but a bunch of pansies for whining about the condition of things.

There is still plenty of resources for everyone. There is still plenty of opportunity for people to work and make their fortunes.

Things may be different, maybe not as rosy, but really any nation who gets to wipe their butts with quilted, floral print toilet paper has no right to complain as far as I'm concerned.

America is supposed to be the land of the free, the land of the brave, the land of opportunity --- not the land of the quilted, floral print whiners!

Land of the Floral Print Whiners

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Home Interior Decorating Idea - Faux Finishing Made Easy With Paper Illusions

!±8± Home Interior Decorating Idea - Faux Finishing Made Easy With Paper Illusions

Are you looking for a fresh new home decorating idea that's not going to break your bank? Turn existing mis-matched items already found around your house into beautifully coordinated home decor.

All you need is some wallpaper primer and Paper Illusions...plus a few simple application tools. Before you roll your eyes at the idea of wallpapering, let me explain first about this product. It's unlike anything you've ever seen before...meaning traditional wallpaper. And it's not just for walls!

WHAT IS PAPER ILLUSIONS?

Paper Illusions or PaperIllusion(tm) is a faux finish wallpaper product by Village specifically made for the purpose of ripping or tearing into pieces and decorating various surfaces. Instead of measuring, cutting and matching strips, paper illusions is torn into pieces and applied in an overlapping manner creating a true textured, faux finish effect. It comes in over 30 colors/patterns.

This specially formulated breathable paper is pre-pasted with an adhesive that sticks to itself making application of the product very easy...you just tear it, dip it in water and apply it to your surface...no other glue is needed.

A wallpaper primer is used to coat the surface before application. This is crucial to insure that it adheres properly.

Paper Illusions, although most often used for decorating walls, can also be used in decorating any clean, flat dry surface. This includes but is not limited to paneling, wood, metal, glass, concrete, cardboard and plastic. If the surface is likely to be handled often or exposed to moisture it is recommended to follow the application with a few coats of a water-based polyurethane. This is used to seal the application. Otherwise you can just leave it as is.

When I say it's not just for walls, I mean you can decorate your counter tops, floors, furniture & fixtures with it. You can create architectural details such as faux (fake) marble columns out of PVC pipes and some wood. And you can turn garage sale trash into classy-looking treasures. So when you think of paper illusions, don't think wallpaper...think a multi-purpose pre-pasted decorative paper.

SIMPLE DECORATING IDEAS

Let's just say your not ready to redo your walls or resurface your kitchen counters, but you want to tie some basic elements in each room together to give an appealing well-balanced decor throughout your home. Here are some simple decorating ideas:
Kitchen/Dining Area: Gather up some cheap wooden bowls and old glass or metal canisters/jars and apply the Paper Illusions to create a chic coordinating set. Use bowls as a table centerpiece to hold fruit, pine cones, or nuts. You can even put one on the coffee table or fireplace mantle in the living room to tie into other rooms. Use the canisters/jars to hold dry goods, such as flour, sugar & salt. Place a few in the bathroom to hold cotton balls, swabs & personal items. Bedroom: Do you have some furniture pieces that need a face lift? A nightstand, a headboard, a dresser or vanity. You can refinish that furniture with Paper Illusions. How about picture frames you can mount on your walls or set on the night stand? You can cover the photo mattes within currently matching frames or actually cover plain mismatched frames to create a matching set. Living Room: Do you have some furniture pieces here that need a face lift? A coffee table or some end tables, a bookcase or some shelving unit or a beat-up entertainment center. You can refinish this furniture as well or just portions of it, like a table top or individual shelves. How about some knick knacks like a glass vase, a wooden tray, or a plastic bin...all of these can be easily covered with this decorative paper. Lamp shades & light switches...why not? Home Office: Surely you have some cardboard boxes you can turn into beautiful storage bins. You can cover a plastic cup to hold your pens, the shade on your desk lamp and the drab looking wastepaper basket...creating a beautifully coordinated set. Do you have a rusty old file cabinet that's a complete eyesore...convert that too! Bathroom: Surely you have a waste basket in here. And what about that plastic toilet bowl scrubber & stand sitting behind the toilet...and a tissue box. You can cover all of these (and seal them with a polyurethane to protect from moisture) to have a matching set.

I can go on and on, but you've got the idea. This decorative faux finish wallpaper is a beginning home decorator's best friend. Try something simple and see for yourself how easy it is to create beautiful coordinating pieces from stuff you already own. Full 85 square foot rolls are available at most wallpaper stores.

Home Interior Decorating Idea - Faux Finishing Made Easy With Paper Illusions

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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Feng Shui for Relationships - How the Art of Feng Shui Can Help Improve Yours

!±8± Feng Shui for Relationships - How the Art of Feng Shui Can Help Improve Yours

It's said that life is all about relationships; with our spouses and work mates, our families, friends, and most importantly, the relationship with ourselves.

Feng Shui is all about energy; the direction of how it flows, becomes blocked and stagnant, and the intentional placement of objects to encourage the flow of positive energy, and the dissipation of the negative. An ancient Chinese practice, Feng Shui is focused on purposefully arranging our stuff around us to gain positive results in our life.

With Valentine's Day this month, the focus on relationships comes even more to our attention, whether that means healing our existing connection with others, or wishing for our soul mate to appear. It's heartening to know that there are tools that are easy to apply in our own environment to enhance our relationships. The wisdom of Feng Shui and the application of its principals can indeed bring welcome changes and upliftment in subtle and very direct ways. Feng Shui can be harnessed to kick-start our love life by finding an ideal partner or improve existing relationships, smooth the edges around difficult associations (e.g. the in-laws), enjoy greater harmony in the house with family members, and even improve camaraderie with business associates in the workplace.

The Relationship Corner

Every home and each room have areas that are related to certain energies, such as career, family and love. To find the relationship corner of your space; as you enter through the front door of the house or room, the relationship section is located at the farthest right hand corner at the back side of the home or room. According to Feng Shui practices, certain items in the relationship corner can spice things up, keep things stuck, or cause havoc in your relationships. To perk up your love life, add these items to the relationship corner of your home and/or bedroom:

Red or pink items, such as lingerie, paper cut-outs of hearts etc. Two candles side by side, ideally red or pink to produce light and warmth. Crystals, such as pink quartz or amethyst, to cure for bad chi. A blooming or healthy plant. Any item that symbolizes love and romance for you, such as a picture of a happy couple or hearts. If already in a relationship, put a joyful picture of both of you together. A wish list that is very specific to what qualities you want to attract in a mate, or improve in an existing one. Avoid using negative statements, such as I don't what a mate who cheats. Rather write; I want a mate who is monogamous. Put your heart-felt intention into livening up your relationship corners.

Items to avoid in your relationship corner include:

Negative and depressing pictures or art, or items that you associate sadness or longing with. Photos of yourself alone as a single person. Clutter and dust, or old and useless objects. Distracting items such as a TV, games, and electronics. Anything associated with work and business. If the bathroom is in the relationship corner of your house, keep the toilet closed. Remove items from under your bed.

Work the magic by making just a few intentional changes and watch what happens!