http://www.penelopespitstop.net Praiseworthy Paraphernalia Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:15:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I stumbled upon these darling personalized melamine plates the other day, LaPlates, and I can’t get my mind off of the possibilities!  I love cute things and to have that cute thing monogrammed or personalized not only makes me happy, but my kids LOVE things with their names on them.  A way to stake a claim on what’s [...]]]> http://www.penelopespitstop.net/laplates/ Hello, friends!  I am back from a last minute knee surgery and two weeks of vacation and I am ready to get back in routine!  It is always great to go on vacation, but it is always great to come home.  I am dreaming up a new look and lots of fun new things to [...]]]> http://www.penelopespitstop.net/putty-buddies/ I stumbled across this amazing website and have fallen in love.  The darling metal bins of all shapes and sizes from The MacBeth Collection make storage fashionable.  I, for one, love love love to get organized.  Nothing makes organizing more fun than having cute ways to keep my things organized.  The MacBeth Collection offers over [...]]]> http://www.penelopespitstop.net/the-macbeth-collection/ Hello, my sweet friends! I apologize for the absence. I thought I would have so much open time this summer to catch up on my blogs, but instead have had so much open time to play with my kiddos. It has been so much fun and a complete treasure to be able to play with [...]]]> http://www.penelopespitstop.net/paperdoll-for-a-cause/ Oh, friends.  My chocolate-loving friends tune in!  Have you heard about CHOCbite, yet?  This fabulous new chocolate company is from Austin, Texas and the owner, Adeline is so great to work with.  The concept of CHOCbite is to make-your-own chocolate bar.  It’s amazing.  Just go to their website and click on “Build Your Own.”  From this [...]]]> http://www.penelopespitstop.net/chocbite/ There is nothing I love more than finding a fabulous new website/blog to read….especially if it has good information and is a productive use of my precious little time.  The Gracious Pantryis the newest blog in my repertoire.  I recently completed 65 days of the Candida Diet (in two parts).  I did it because I had [...]]]> http://www.penelopespitstop.net/the-gracious-pantry/ I love to be organized.  I can always be MORE organized than I am…especially since sharing my house with four boys.  I have been on a life-long hunt for the perfect closet accessories…namely hangers.  I hit a point where I replaced all the wire hangers in my closet with the plastic hangers to prevent those [...]]]> http://www.penelopespitstop.net/velvet-hangers/ My friends, I introduce you to the Hippo Chair. I don’t remember who told me about this, but I remember hearing about it with my first son and buying it immediately. We are still using the same chair in great condition with my third son. I bought this portable hook-on chair, not for my home, [...]]]> http://www.penelopespitstop.net/hippo-chair/ Today, my mom is contributing one of her favorite things…all things by Stephen Huneck. We discovered the Stephen Huneck Gallery in Nantucket about fifteen years ago.  When I saw the colorful whimsical paintings of Labradors, I just had to have one.  His own black lab is named Sally and has created paintings, books, stationary, etc. in [...]]]> http://www.penelopespitstop.net/sally/ This is sort of a different post for me and it just might be stating the obvious to many of you.  To my mom, it was the newest and coolest information she had heard.  Maybe SOME of you just don’t take the time.  You know how catalogs send you coupon codes for free shipping or [...]]]> http://www.penelopespitstop.net/coupon-codes/