Custom Apparel

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Obsessed with Spangles (Oh! The bling!), custom apparel decorating, and more.

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Personalized Gifts

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Seriously though, have you ever made something and amazed others with it and maybe even yourself? Honestly, whether it's for relaxing, distracting your mind, or making it a challenge, this crafting thing is SO freakin' fun!

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Crave It Bake It

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Do You Bake? and Crave It offers solutions to make it easier to prepare delicious food for breakfast, lunch and dinner and everything in between.

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Photos are in Danger: What’s Next?


This post may contain links to our Representative/Ambassador site. Read our Full Disclosure policy here. The photos we save are reminders of life’s most cherished moments. They tell our stories of our family, our relationships, our culture, our faith, and especially our love. They are inexpressibly important, not just for us but […]

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Photos are in Danger: Highlight 6


This post may contain links to our Representative/Ambassador site. Read our Full Disclosure policy here. Albums & Attics Most memories these days are captured and stored digitally, but many of us persist in keeping a large portion of our personal data in photo albums, scrapbooks and boxes in the attic. While […]

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Photos are in Danger: Highlight 5


Home Computers (+ Backup Hard Drives) Storing photos “in the cloud” may feel nebulous and uncertain, but, alternatively, physical devices (including DVDs and hard drives) are actually expected to fail. Online storage takes the limited lifespan of hardware into account by utilizing a huge number of interconnected physical devices and […]

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Photos are in Danger: Highlight 4


Temporary Cloud Storage Popular cloud storage services don’t always guarantee permanence. Paid storage services, such as those provided by Dropbox and Sugarsync, are surely better options. But even they fail to offer the promise of permanent storage. In fact, their respective terms of service absolve their corporate offices of any […]

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Photos are in Danger: Highlight 3


“Free” Services There’s no such thing as a free lunch. We’ve entered a new era in commerce, one that’s changed everyday life dramatically. Companies everywhere are rushing west to the Silicon Valley—a sequel to the Gold Rush is underway. But instead of panning for gold and silver, these organizations are […]

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Photos are in Danger: Highlight 2


Smartphones Over 1.5 billion pictures are captured on smartphones every day. Unfortunately, most of us don’t take the time to back up or transfer those images on a regular basis. And most automatic backup solutions prove difficult to use simply and effectively. Smartphone theft is on the rise. Consumer Reports […]

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6 Ways Your Photos are in Danger and How To Keep Them Safe


A publication from  If you’re like most people, your photos are among your most meaningful possessions. Treasured holiday memories, your nervous steps down the aisle, emotional reminders of your child’s first day on the school bus. Maybe even that burnt orange Polaroid of you and your best old friends—big glasses […]

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!


This post may contain links to our Representative/Ambassador site. Read our Full Disclosure policy here. Happy New Year! I’ve been a little off grid in the middle of nowhere Alaska! Visiting my mom to lend a hand over the holidays while she recovers from surgery. I did happen to get to […]

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Renewing One Of My Passions


This post may contain links to our Representative/Ambassador site. Read our Full Disclosure policy here. I have some AMAZING news! Stick with me here. Several years ago my Dad started sending me pictures of his family, the old black and white photos of stern, grumpy looking people most of whom I […]

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Welcome!


Hello! Welcome to the Makin’ Our Way blog. For some time now I wanted to get started on this blog to share what I know and do, learn alongside you, and hopefully have you join in and share what you know and do, as well. Fear, procrastination, knowledge, poor organization, […]

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