Inspired at Home Radio with Tiffany Windsor | Show Details

June 14, 2009

Just in case you missed any details of our June 14th radio show, here's the facts, info, hints, tips, advice, musings and whatevers! Yep -- we actually talked about ALL this stuff on this show! Don't believe that we could have possibly fit all this info into one tiny show? Listen to the full archived show now! Or listen to the show clips below! Use our quick links to jump to any feature on this page:

Product Review
Project Ideas of the Week
Guest Interview with Aleene Jackson
Guest Interview with Erin Madsen
Guest Interview with Michele DeFay
TrendSpot with Jennifer Blevins
Sizzix Project Pick of the Week
The Final Few | Musings
Herban Living | Go Go Green
Around the Kitchen Table

Our guest trendspotter, Jennifer Blevins from Duncan Enterprises tells us that black & white is in! Check out Jennifer's trend spot reports at www.ilovetocreate.com You'll find all sorts of cool information and pictures

that will inspire you in your creative expression. You'll also find out who's wearing and who's designing with this black and white trend! You can also visit Jennifer on her blog at jenstrendspot.blogspot.com. Listen to Jennifer's trend report - GO>>

All of our Inspired at Home projects can be found at FaveCrafts.com. We love to rave about Fave! This is a site that is a center for all things crafting with thousands of free craft projects from craft manufacturers, designers and craft bloggers. Here is our project pick of the week:

Check out this great collection of 10 Best Victory Garden Craft ideas at FaveCrafts.com. Inspired by Michelle Obama's White House organic vegetable garden, editor Caley Walsh gathered a collection of favorite garden crafts (including one that I created!) Go to FaveCrafts.com -- sign up for their newsletter and check out all of the great Inspired at Home projects!

Check out this pretty Candle with Metallic Leaves by Deena Ziegler at Sizzix.com. Just use your Sizzix Originals Die - Leaves to die cut decorative metal. I have fairie vignettes on the mind these days (we just held our Fairie Festival at the Studio) and even though this candle was created for a fall theme, I can see this metallic and natural color scheme flanked by luscious greens for a pretty natural table setting. Want to perk it up for summertime, just pick a perky summer-colored candle. The metallic leaves would look great! >>Tiff

Walnut Hollow manufacturers high-quality unfinished wood for crafts. They kiln-dry their wood and the extra effort on their quality makes for an amazing product. They've been doing this since 1972. Check out all of their project idea pages - from home decor accents to the office collection of boxes, shelving and frames. I love this Decorative Paper Frame project by Janet Wilhelm. Walnut Hollow also has woodburning and wood carving ideas. Check it out! It's truly worth the time! >>Heidi

My project pick of the week comes from tipnut.com. They have put together snippets of Old Time Tips for Flowers and Plants. These quick tips come from a household booklet published in 1947 featuring advice given for handling plants, cut flowers and a couple gardening related tips. Love it! >>Candace

My project pick this week is are these beautiful Brightly Colored Bangles by Jana Ewy for Amaco. I found this great project on FaveCrafts.com. Using seven different colors of Friendly Plastic to create alternating bands of bright colors, these bangles are formed over rubber tubing. Gotta try it! >>Tiff

I discovered these absolutely adorable Hip in A Hurry rub-on wall decor designs while searching the joann.com website this week. With sizes starting from 4-1/2" up to a generous 35", you can quickly spruce up or change the look of your room. These can be applied to walls, doors, windows, mirrors, furniture and more! These rub-ons go up quickly and come down cleanly, making them ideal for apartment dwellers or college students. >>Tiffany Listen to our radio chat about Hip in a Hurry on today's episode! GO>>

Have you heard about the CHA Craft SuperShow? This is a new consumer show which will be held in Orlando, Florida on Friday and Saturday July 31st and August 1st. This Craft SuperShow will be a place where people can visit with and learn from craft manufacturers, buy products from craft retailers and purchase finished projects from designers and professional crafters. They are also offering a full program of hands-on workshops, make 'n takes and fun events. For more info - GO>>

Did you know? Beads have been significant for many cultures for eons. They've been used as money and worn as talismans and amulets to bring wisdom and fortune to the wearer. Found dating back 38,000 years, beads have been made from pebbles, shells, teeth, claws, clay, glass and more. Glass became an important material in beadmaking with its discovery around 3,400 years ago. Source: Michelle McKenzie

Did you know? Scrapbooks, as we know them today, started many centuries ago, in the form of Common place books, friendship albums, Granger books, photo albums, journals, diaries, scrapbooks and now web pages. Did you know that Mark Twain was an avid scrapbooker? He dedicated Sundays to enjoy his hobby. Mark Twain was a lifelong creator and keeper of scrapbooks. He took them with him everywhere and filled them with souvenirs, pictures, and articles about his books and performances. But in time, he grew tired of the lost glue, rock-hard paste, and the swearing that resulted from the standard scrapbook process. So, he came up with the idea of printing thin strips of glue on the pages to make updates neat and easy to do. In 1872, he patented his “self-pasting” scrapbook, and by 1901, at least 57 different types of his albums were available through Montgomery Ward catalog. It would be his only invention that ever made money. Source: www.pbs.org

Our customers provide us with the most a'musing stories - this week's story comes from Heidi - it's a story about Liz. Listen to Heidi's radio chat from today's show! GO>>

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Aleene Jackson's encore feature interview is all about the early days of her business. Did you know that Aleene's first business was a florist shop? The year was 1944 and she was 19 years old. Soon after, she launched her first product line -- the "Aleene's Make Your Own Corsage Kit". In the early 1950's she made her television debut in Los Angeles demonstrating florals and by 1953 her up-and-coming Aleene's business was featured in Life Magazine. Check out great archive photos >>GO!

Erin Madsen is a concept designer for Die Cuts With A View. An avid scrapbooker for 15 year, Erin met the company owner and founder, Nancy Hill, when she as working as a bank teller and by a simple act of fate, she was hired on the spot. DCWV was founded in 1995 and their paper stacks soon became the foundation of their growing business. Erin is excited to announce 15 new stacks just recently released by Die Cuts With A View, their biggest release yet! DCWV knows that scrapbookers are always craving something "new and exciting" and they consistently deliver. Her favorite part of her job is teaching classes. She knows she has every scrapbooker's dream job and she thanks the Lord every day for it! Listen to Erin's interview! GO>>

Michele DeFay recently launched jewelry business called Mad Dash Design Company. Her first design kiosk is located in Franklin, Tennessee. The concept is showing people how easy it is to make your own jewelry -- extending the

reach to a new audience that may never have had the confidence to take that first step into a craft store. There are more than 100 unique designs featuring semi-precious stones, fresh water pearls and sterling silver. Customers can select their project and then sit down for a quick lesson from one of the beadologists on staff. Michele has had a long career in the craft industry working with craft notables such as Ben Franklin Stores, Creativity Inc., Plaid Enterprises and Wrights in product development, marketing and sales. Michele has made numerous appearances on HSN, QVC, ShopNBC, Lifetime Television, HGTV, DIY and of course, Aleene's Creative Living. Her enthusiasm for new tips, tricks and secrets to making and teaching jewelry design are contagious. Listen to Michele's interview! GO>>

Mosaic . . . everyone has heard about it but not everyone has tried it. We hear so many people say "I've always wanted to try mosaic but...." -- so all three of us (the Creativity Sisters) got our thoughts together and came up with a compilation of what we know about mosaic! Read more! >>GO! Listen to our radio chat about mosaic! >>GO!

This week I am showcasing another lawn weed (herb) - it's plantain. I'm sure that everyone who doesn't use pesticides in their lawn has many of these wonderful herbs growing Plaintain Herb

everywhere. Plantain is a skin and respiratory herb. You can gather plantain leaves right out of your yard - but only if you don't use any chemicals in your yard -- and make wonderful skin salves and ointments that treat insect bites, spider bites, hives, poison oak and poison ivy and wounds. Plantain reduces the swelling and itching as well as drawing out toxins from the body from spider bites and bee stings. Plantain also makes a wonderful compress for skin ailments and bug bites. Many studies have been done on plantain and they show that it is a powerful antitoxin, anti-inflammatory, and expectorant herb. These qualities make it an excellent respiratory herb for inflammations of the mouth and throat. The parts used are the flowers, leaves and seeds to make compresses, tea, tinctures, salves and ointments. Be sure to check out my Basic Plantain Skin Salve Recipe!>>Candace

My final few pick this week is The Herb Quarterly. It's a lovely herb magazine full of herbal information and lots of wonderful herbal recipes. If you like herbs and want to learn lots more about them, then pick up this beautiful magazine which is celebrating 27 years in publication! >>Candace

My pick for the final few this week is www.femailcreations.com. If you have never heard of Femail Creations, be sure to check it out! This site is filled with art, trinkets and clothing with women in mind. It's very uplifting and very inspiring. And, one more thing I really love about Femail Creations is that so many of their items are hand-made in the USA. Yeah! >>Heidi

My pick this week is masnax.com. I want everyone to give a big hug to their furry friends this week and Ma Snax is the perfect way to do just that. Established in Sonoma, California in 2005 by two professional chefs, Ma Snax has bake-at-home biscuit kits that pamper fluffy and fido with organic ingredients. How about carob-peanut crunch or cheddar peanut? All you need to add is an egg, a little oil, some water and love and your pets will be eating out of your hands! >>Tiffany Listen to Tiffany's radio clip. GO!>>

This week I'm focusing on natural beauty products. As we go green in our food and clothes, we need to look at the beauty products that we put on our skin. Are you aware that your skin is the largest organ in your body? It is living and breathing and it absorbs everything you place on it. Everything! Take a moment to think about that! Think of all the lotions, hair products, cleaning products and make-up that you use every day. Everything you use for beauty goes directly into your bloodstream. Ugh! The average woman spends an average of $650 a year on beauty products and most of these products have ingredients that are harmful to our bodies. Many products say they are natural or contain certain herbs, that the labeling can be very misleading as there might simply be a trace of something natural. Go to safecosmetics.org to find a complete list of what chemicals you need to stop using. Once you have your list, sit down with the products you use and make 3 piles - 1) throw out now, 2) finish but don't buy again and 3) do more research on. There are many natural products on the market so it's time your you to start replacing your beauty products with natural and organic products. Your body and your health will thank you! >>Listen to Candace talk about natural beauty products! >>GO! SafeCosmetics.org