LOVE what you've done to the place

The sellers on ArtFire are rolling out our new shops! ArtFire has given us the tools to give our shop pages a distinctive style....

Edge of the Wildwood has a brand new look

along with a special gallery for my custom woodburned signs

You want in on ArtFire? Then you should check out their FREE RIDE program...with 2 for one tickets, we could be on our way to free-for-life accounts on ArtFire. Sign up for a verified account, and list 'wildwood' as your referral.

As more tickets are earned, and more sellers come on board our chance for a free ride increases!

ArtFire has proven to be an ideal place for wildwood...and we've really fixed the place up for you:)

dragonfly ring

I recently entered a blog giveaway for this lovely ring...and I WON!!

Radian Trace is a special shop with handmade jewelry made by Ronnie. You can find out what Ronnie us up to by visiting her blog, and be sure to shop her one of a kind jewelry offerings!

Thanks again to Radian Trace for the super nice ring...I love it!

Angel Lush recipe

Recently, my momma gave me a simple recipe for Pineapple Angel food cake: Box of Angel Food cake mix + can of crushed pineapples----mix and bake! The juice from the pineapple can replaces the water and adds flavor.

Then I remembered that I have a recipe for Angel Lush; recipe that uses a bakery round Angel Food Cake. It doesn't require baking, but it takes an hour to chill

• 1 C. frozen nondairy whipped topping


• 1 box vanilla pudding mix (4 serving)


• 1 can crushed pineapple in juice - undrained (20 oz.)


• 1 bakery round Angel Food cake


• 1 C. fresh berries (optional)

combine dry pudding mix and pineapple with juice

gently stir in whipped topping

slice cake horizontally into 3 layers

place botton cake layer on serving plate

top with 1/3 of pudding mixture

repeat layers until cake is rebuilt

chill cake for one hour, top with berries to serve

refrigerate the leftovers

Take 3 minutes to watch this video (click to start video) on kraftfoods.com that demonstrates the layering process. Angel Lush is rated 5-stars on their recipe section! *****

Wordless Wednesday

Our Flag

We visited this spectacular display of 1500 American flags at the Healing Field in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Admission is free, and visitors walk the field to honor those who gave their lives for our freedom.

The Healing Field is a breathtaking site and wonderful way to celebrate Memorial Day.

May is National Vinegar Month

It's time for sour wine?! Tune into TOUGH TIMES and discover the power of vinegar. TOUGH TIMES is an internet radio show hosted by wildwood (Carey) and skyline (Marie) where we pass along helpful household tips. This week, we're tapping into vinegar and releasing it's pungent odor:)

Visit The Vinegar Institute website
http://www.verstilevinegar.org/
for everything you ever wanted to know about vinegar.



What is it? How is it made? What can it do?

Did you know that vinegar never 'spoils'?

Want to make your own vinegar? You'll need about 6 months and the instructions from Vinegar Man website http://www.vinegarman.com/VinegarMaking.shtml

Join us Tuesday morning at 11:30 Eastern Time on BLOCKHEAD RADIO for the TOUGH TIMES show!

Wordless Wednesday

Strike Up a Cure

My Dear Husband, Jody was invited to bowl in a special
Celebrity Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

fundraiser

JODY, CHRIS, and BIG BUBBA

His team had Chris Sanders (former Titans player) and Ahmad Hall (Titans fullback) along with several friends from the old neighborhood. They must have thought Jody was a ringer when he rolled in with a custom ball bag and at least 4 bowling balls. Ok, so maybe he was a ringer...

'there is no defense in bowling, Rick...'

nice form!

Jody bowled a 268 in the 2nd game to WIN the "High Game" prize: 32" HDTV!

so...I can just walk right out of here with this? cool!

And we later found out that his team also won the overall high score for the event! yaaahooo

JODY, BUBBA, AHMAN, CHRIS AND JOHN

I'm very proud of Jody, and I'm sure he'll enjoy his new fancy, dancy TV set with iPod station. It was a thrill for me to be there and meet the pro athletes and local personalities:)

A Leader of Gnomes

This little jaunt into the friendly trails of VOTEHANDMADE.com finds The Gnome Guide at the top!

Vote Handmade is a site that lets you nominate, rate and comment on handmade creations. You can select a category and choose the items to cast your vote. Leaving comments also boosts the voting power!

The Gnome Guide has earned 17 votes and 5 lovely comments so far...and he's very pleased with it:)

Wordless Wednesday

Tough Times on Tuesday

Click the banner to listen! We'd love for you to join us in BHR's chat room, too.

these boots are made for bloggin

Craft Uses for Cowboy Boots
Six ways to use cowboy boots in various craft projects.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/671029/craft_uses_for_cowboy_boots.html

You are Worth the Time

How thrifty are you?

One who is thrifty is thought of as spending their money wisely.



Would you like to test your thrift? Try sometests.com

As part of our upcoming TOUGH TIMES show on Blockhead Radio; wildwood (that's me) and skyline will be putting together our own quiz to find out how 'tough' you really are. Want to cram for the exam? Study this...

StRAteGiZE your frugality:

• the reduction of waste
• curbing costly habits
• suppressing instant gratification by means of fiscal self-restraint
• seeking efficiency
• avoiding traps
• defying expensive social norms
• embracing free (as in gratis) options
• using barter
• staying well-informed about local circumstances
• market and product/service realities

And join us Tuesday morning at 11:30 AM Eastern Time for TOUGH TIMES

Stinkin Good Giveaway!

*UPDATE* congrats to creativehaven for being the flurffy flipflop winner!!! have a great summer:)

You could win a pair of these super cool flip flops...

Tune in to BLOCKHEAD RADIO LIVE and listen for your chance to call in

(727) 474 - 1064

...today!!!

you'll have lots of color combintaions and sizes to choose from:

Wordless Wednesday

The Mayo Mask

As part of our TOUGH TIMES show on Blockhead Radio, I selected a helpful household tip to try out and fill you in on the results. This week's experiment

The Mayo Mask:

use mayonnaise as a facial mask for soft, moist skin

This experiment started out pleasant with cool, creamy mayo

After spreading the condiment, I enjoyed a refreshing and not too sticky face

In just a few minutes (the original tip called for a 20 minute set) the warmth of my skin caused the mayo to 'melt' so I decided to bail out

The smell was suddenly very bad

Good thing I removed the goo when I did, becasue it was causing redness! oh my!

even 30 minutes after the treatment, my skin was still irritated.

But don't worry about me... I'm alright:)

In the final report, Mayo Mask did not prove it's beauty powers on me---and I'd recommend a sammich instead.

Thanks to all the listeners on BHR for sending in those thrify tips! Special thanks to my co-host, and BHR's Biggest Stalker.... Marie with Skyline Candle Co.

want a slow nickel?

Tune in to TOUGH TIMES for a special guest:

Darin from Nolensville Feed Mill

Darin will share his thoughts on the thrify Amish and let us shop around The Amish Country Market: fresh coffee beans, breads, pies and more!

You'll also hear Darin's ponderings: want a slow nickel or a fast dime?

Be sure to visit The Feed Mill online and pickup your jams and brittles:)

TOUGH TIMES is a friendly online radio show hosted by me (wildwood) and Marie from Skyline Candle Company---we love to pass along your helpful household tips. Just click on the banner below to experience Blockhead Radio!

the flowers bloomed today

BHR stalker vid

Watch this video with pigatopia!

there's a hole in my sidewalk

Autobiography in Five Short Chapters

By Portia Nelson

I.

I walk down the street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I fall in.

I am lost

.... I am helpless.

It isn't my fault.

It takes forever to find a way out.


II.

I walk down the street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I pretend that I don't see it.

I fall in again.

I can't believe I am in this same place.

But, it isn't my fault.

It still takes a long time to get out.



III.

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I see it is there.

I still fall in ...


it's a habit ...


but, my eyes are open.

I know where I am.

It is my fault.

I get out immediately.


IV.
I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I walk around it.


V.

I walk down another street

Explore this metaphor further at sidewalk

While sorting through some old boxes today, I found a lamanated copy of "Autobiography" It's easy to visualize the sidewalk and follow the thinking. The five short chapters are always printed in outline form, and it really caught my attention.