Last year was the first in my husband's 10 years together that we did not take a vacation. This year, we're going to Savannah, Georgia. This is one area of the country we've yet to really explore.

Here are some travel sites I enjoy and/or found helpful:

Roadside America shows you the "offbeat tourist attractions".

Intrepid Travel is "for travellers with a yearning to get off the beaten track, Intrepid opens up a whole new world of adventure travel."

Along the lines of adventure and fun while traveling, High Trek Adventure "is an unique urban race where brains beat brawn! Teams of 2 solve clever clues and face fun challenges all while navigating the urban landscape via foot or on public transportation! It's a scavenger hunt, with all the thrills of the amazing race, mixed in with trivial pursuit, throw in a mini road race and add a dash of cat-and-mouse. And voila! You've got High Trek Adventure"

AWA (Active World Adventures) gives you an extensive list of extreme sports with locations where they can be done. This list includes zorbing, which I would love to do. Basically, you roll down a hill in a huge plastic ball, like the one shown.

I first saw it on the Amazing Race and it's been on my things to do list since.

Theme Parks Online gives a complete list of theme parks. Personally, I love, love, love theme & amusement parks!

Fuel Cost Calculator tells you how much your trip will cost. This year, we're flying, but I love road trips because you can see so much more. Gas is definitely something to consider though.

Well, I'm not much of a knitter, but I was looking for some instructions on making a sock monkey hat and I found some great stuff along the way...kookie stuff, if you will.

Exhibit A:

This site has some great knitting ideas, like the wig shown, but they also have a cookie monster hat and stacking rings (right)

Here are instructions for a super cute candy corn felt bag that could be used for Halloween or just for fun. Unfortunately I couldn't get a pic; but trust me, you'll want to check it out.

T-Shirt Surgery is a cool place to check out examples of things to do with old T-shirts.

The image on the shirt to the left was done with freezer paper! See how here.

On a different note: I found this cool site for free printables, appropriately titled AllFreePrintables.com. They have everything from holiday printables, to chore coupons, to recipe cards and checklists.

A similar site is AllFreeCrafts.com. They actually have some really cute ideas and they even have a section just for green crafts, which I love.

At The Wurst Gallery's website you can see examples of artwork found at thriftstores that has been re-worked into personal masterpieces. You just mouse over the originals to see the new artwork. It's really a neat idea because so much of the artwork at thriftstores may never be bought and displayed again otherwise.

I have actually done a version of this myself, though I didn't actually incorporate the original so much as I just used the framing to make gifts for people. I didn't think to do before pics...unfortunately. Here is the final products however:




I Shop Indie is exactly what you might think. It's cool stuff made by artists. I really like it, though I use it more for inspiration than anything, as I do with most sites. here's some examples of their products:

In honor of tomorrow's Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive that's going on tomorrow (May 9th), I thought I'd post about an interesting site I found. The site's called The Bread Art Project and it's just that, a place where you can make art out of toast, or bread.

For every piece of bread art created, the Grain Foods Foundation will donate $1 to Feeding America (up to $50,000). You can do this through the bread art site or Go With The Grain. I would do the latter because I tried going through Bread Art and I had problems saving, but that could have just been me.

Here's my masterpiece titled, "My Boys":






Now as far as Stamp Out Hunger goes, place your bags full of non-perishable foods next to your mailbox tomorrow for your carrier to pick up. No glass jars and no expired foods. Refer to the above link for more info.

I know I've been gone awhile. As I've explained on my other blogs, this is the time of year that marks the anniversary of my father's birth and death. So, naturally, I have had my mind on other things. That aside, I thought I'd share some Mother's Day ideas.


Teacup Card -This is something little but different.

Scratch foam block printing-This is super easy and very neat. Kids and adults can partake in this craft.

DIY ART Paint by Pixel. Create a fun art project for your crafty moms. It's easy and FREE!