Prepara power plant mini is automated  indoor gardening at your fingertips.  The power plant mini is the best way to get you to grow your own herbs, indoors, and without having a green thumb.  Unlike other indoor growing devices, it doesn’t require soil or a plant light, just a sunny spot, like the kitchen window.  In three weeks, you have fresh herbs and you will feel like a gourmet chef. This makes a great gift for a real or aspiring chef, or those who want to start eating healthier. Also, makes a great gift for kids who want to start gardening.

Power Plant mini lets you grow any herb, fruit, or plant you want anytime of year.  All you have to provide is the seed of your choice, tap or distilled water is mixed with the nutrients provided and poured over the seed sponge, into the water reserve.  Seeds are then placed in the sponge, no soil need, and the unit is plugged into an outlet, because this machine dispenses the nutrients and water automatically, so there is no need to remember or worry.  The seeds are covered with the strip provided and once sprouting begins, the humidadomes are placed over the seedlings, and removed once the plant gets bigger.  With a typical herb, like basil, you can have fresh herbs within three weeks.  With the power plant mini, plants grow up to 50% faster versus a potted plant. Unit comes with all the tools you need to have two crops.

Dimensions: 8.7 x 7 x 2.8 inches. 1.3 pounds.
Price: $35.99

Check out Amazon.com for more information.

If you are a fan of the popular website DailyOM or looking for an inspirational gift for a friend or family member, the DailyOM Book is just for you.  As a companion to the website, DailyOM co-founder Madisyn Taylor created DailyOM: Inspirational Thoughts for a Happy, Healthy, and Fulfilling Day as a guide to find balance and wellness in your daily life.

In this book you can find various topics to make each day a little less stressful, more happier, and more fulfilling.  Made to be read for a few minutes each day, the book promotes awareness and self-discovery with topics that make you think about yourself and the world at large. Topics vary from meditation, relationships, nature, and more, in an effort to make life more meaningful.  The daily inspirational readings were created to deliver messages of awareness, healing, and well-being.

This book is a great gift for college students, stay at home moms, basically anyone who is making changes or experiences difficulties in their life and is trying to make it better, or at least less chaotic.   300 pages.

Price $10.95

Available on the DailyOM website or Amazon.com.

About DailyOM

DailyOM intention is to share positive messages of consciousness and awareness on a daily basis (weekday).  Subject vary and focus on a holistic approach to living.  The website features a daily positive message as well as provide an online community and marketplace for those seeking more information and products that contribute and aid in the nurturing of the mind, body, and spirit.  To find out more check out the DailyOM website at DailyOM.com.

Thank you all for participating to our New Fall Collection from FLOR giveaway. As always, it’s been really fun reading your entries! Unfortunately, we can only choose one lucky winner. Here we go:

Here are your random numbers:

44

Timestamp: 2009-09-25 19:33:08 UTC

Congratulations, Sandy! You’ll receive an e-mail from us and have 2 days to get back to us or other name will be chosen.

Thank you, FLOR, for sponsoring this awesome giveaway!

Football season has arrived. Many pig skin fans eagerly await this time of year. You know who we’re talking about– they have team flags attached to their car windows, they have a wardrobe full of team colors, and they’re fully booked on most weekends.

Get Some Team Spirt with Great Football Gifts (Photo courtesy of Ed Yourdon)

Here are a few great gifts for football fans.

Football Fossil Watch

The football fan in your life will never miss kick-off with one of these watches from Fossil. Many teams come in men’s and women’s sizes as well as multiple styles.

Football Serving Set

Your football fan will love serving up chips, pretzels and snacks in this football serving set. It includes three separate football-shaped dishes that fit snugly onto a larger field tray. Pick one up from Swoozies online store for $29.95.

Referee Shirt Drink Holder

Get into the game and help the football fan in your life be part of the action with this referee shirt drink holder. At $1.50 a pop you can pick one up for the whole gang and let everyone feel like they can call the shots.

Gameday Salt and Pepper Shakers

Add a little spice to game day with these team salt and pepper shakers. Let’s face it– most tailgating treats need some extra salt and pepper so these small displays of team spirit will get used plenty.

NFL M&M Candies

Coming in all team colors and etched with team logos, these NFL M&M candies will give your football fans something sweet to snack on during the game. Ordering them is easy. Just pick your favorite team, pick your packaging and submit your order.

Football Sweats

Not all football fans are men– and not everyone prefers the NFL. If your football fan prefers college teams rather than the pros, head to Victoria’s Secret for some girlie sweat pants and t-shirts.

NFL Garden Gnome

Spread the team spirit to the yard with an NFL garden gnome for the football fan in your life. You can be sure this gift will be a unique one that they won’t forget. And who knows– maybe the gnome will spread some good luck and improve your favorite team’s winning streak.

NFL Car Mats

2 Piece Car Mats – NFL – Choose from all 32 Teams! The car mats come in sets of 2 and are made of superior quality yarn; they are printed in vibrant true team colors that any sports fan would want to own.

Make Room in Here for Gifts (Photo courtesy of The County Clerk.)

It happens to even the most organized individuals. A birthday is forgotten or a special occasion arrives at life’s busiest moment. Or perhaps a gift shows up during the holidays that you weren’t expecting, so you have nothing to give in return. These are times when a stocked gift closet can be a huge help. It cancels out the need for frantic trips to the mall, trying to find a suitable gift in 15 minutes flat. It eliminates the added stress when work and obligations prevent gift-buying excursions. And it makes awkward moment of being blindsided by a gift with nothing to give in return a thing of the past. Your gift closet doesn’t have to be expensive, extensive or complicated. Here are a few ways to stock a gift closet in your home.

Shop Post-Holiday Sales

Black Friday or the days following Christmas can be great times to pick up extra presents for your gift closet. You’ll find great bargains and slashed price tags. Since the items aren’t for anyone in particular, waiting to hand them out until next year won’t matter.

Think Timeless

Avoid gifts that could get outdated. Make sure there’s not a date on the package or that your gift doesn’t expire. The last thing you want to do is give a gift that is obviously old.

Re-Gift Sparingly

Peggy Post would probably call re-gifting a major faux pas, but come on, we’re in a recession. Just because you don’t like a gift doesn’t mean someone else won’t love it. That being said, if you do stock your gift closet with a few unused gifts make sure you keep track of who they came from so you avoid any monumentally embarrassing moments.

Buy More

Find a great deal on a blanket, serving dish or key chain? Pick up an extra one and stash it in your gift closet. If you like it enough to buy one then someone else will probably appreciate receiving it from you as well.

Support Charity

Stocking your gift closet is a good time to support charities. Is a local organization or neighborhood child selling a product that might work well in your gift closet? You’ll not only support a great cause, but you’ll be better prepared, too.

Find Unisex Items

It may be easier to fill your gift closet with smelly candles or flowery lotions, but remember that you could have a need for a gift for the opposite sex. Be sure to stock items that are fitting for a man or a woman like a book, a game or a gift card to a coffee shop.

Throw in Extras

While you’re at it, make sure your newly stocked gift closet also includes a couple of cards– one for a birthday and an anniversary. Also, make sure there are a few gift bags on hand in case you only have a few seconds to wrap your present.

photo courtesy of Alison Storm

Looking for a creative, low-cost baby gift that would work in a boy’s or girl’s nursery? Try making a bird baby mobile. You can adjust the colors to fit any style or scheme. I found the idea on a great blog called Spool. Using a little help from them and some supplies I had around the house I was able to create this cute gift for my neighbor’s new arrival.
Step One: Download the Pattern

Spool created this amazing free pattern to help you sew the birds for your baby mobile. Simply print it out and cut out the two pieces that make up the pattern.

Step Two: Choose Your Fabric

Think about the colors of the nursery and coordinate fabric to match. Choose solids and prints. Since the pattern does not require the pieces to be very big you may have suitable fabric already. You can also check out remnant sales at fabric stores to pick up small amounts of discounted fabric.

Step Three: Sew Your Birds

Pin the two sections of the bird together, right sides on the inside. You can use a machine to sew your birds, or do it by hand. Choose coordinating thread and leave the tail open so you can fill it with stuffing.

Step Four: Stuff Your Birds

This sounds like an activity for Thanksgiving, but it’s not. Carefully fill your birds with stuffing to give them a plump shape.

The branches for your mobile can likely be found in your own backyard. Choose a couple that are relatively straight. You can either sand them slightly and leave them natural, or for a more polished look spray paint your sticks.

photo courtesy of Alison Storm

Using fishing line and some wire, attach your birds to the sticks. Be creative with your positioning. You can have several birds grouped together, facing different ways or even suspend a bird from one of the sticks so it looks like it’s in mid-air.

Step Seven: Hang Your Mobile

The mobile can be easily hung using additional fishing line and some hooks screwed into the ceiling. Another option is hanging it from a curtain rod like the one you see pictured. Just make sure you hang it high enough so it is well out of baby’s reach.

Step Eight: Enjoy!

Your baby will enjoy watching the colorful birds flying or perched above and you’ll enjoy your lovely handmade creation.

Fit & Fresh products make a great gift idea for those who want to make that transition from eating out for lunch and bad school meals, to eating lunch at work and making kids eat healthy when at school.  Fit & Fresh products makes this easy by providing storage and preparation products to keep food fresh and in portion control.  Not only are the products innovative and easy to use, they can save the person who uses these products a lot of money by “brown bagging” their lunch.

Fit & Fresh Smart Portion Control

It all starts with the preparation. Chop, weight and measure your foods all at once with the Smart Portion Prep Center.

Fit & Fresh Prep and Pack Tray

Fit & Fresh Healthy Food Combo Pack

Fit & Fresh Healthy Food Snacker

Fit & Fresh Kids Lunch Pod

For more information about Fit & Fresh products, please check out Fit-Fresh.com or Amazon.com to purchase.

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Some people live to create. They love art, crafts and getting creative. Encourage their crafty habits with a great gift that is perfect for the craft-lover in your life.

Craft Magazine

Think about what your craft-lover is in to most. Is it knitting? Get them a subscription to Creative Knitting Magazine (or pick your favorite issue for approx. $5.) Is it scrap booking that they love? Sign them up for a subscription to Creating Keepsakes Magazine (or pick a single issue). If they like a little bit of everything try Craft Magazine which includes articles on weaving, sewing and even baking.

Organization Supplies

Whether it’s a ribbon organizer or a cute pin cushion, crafters always seem to need help getting their supplies in order. Pick out something that will not only be useful, but will also fit into their crafting space and design style.

Gift Card to a Craft Store

Help the craft-lover in your life feed their need for crafting with a gift card to a craft store. They’ll love getting to pick out new supplies so much they may even make you a little thank you gift.

Craft Classes

Sign them up at a local pottery studio or for a painting class– depending on where their talent lies. Some of the best gifts are experiences rather than things.

Supplies

The thing about being into crafts is that it often requires a lot of materials. And those supplies can get pricey. Pick them up some extra supplies that you know they’ll need.

Craft Book

Give them a source of inspiration with a craft book. There are plenty to choose from but a few to check out are “365 Easy Projects for Every Occasion“, “Super Crafty: Over 75 Amazing How-to Projects!“, or “Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Crafts”

Photo Book Gift Card

Every craft-lover enjoys the finished product. Help them hold on to those milestones even if they sell or give their crafts away. Give them a gift card to create a photo book with a website like Shutterfly.com. That way they can publish their own custom book highlighting their work.

Looking for a backpack that is for little kids, preschool and kindergarten, that are age appropriate and made durable.  The Zoo Pack by Skip Hop is the perfect gift to give to those little one who are starting school for the first time.

These fun and functional backpacks are whimsical in design and are made to last, unlike the backpacks sold mass market with cartoon characters.  Made of BPA-free, Phthalate-free, and PVC free materials which is great for the environment and of less hazardous materials which is great for  kids with the most sensitive and delicate kids, so there is less worry.

The Skip Hop Zoo Packs come in the three following designs (Dog, Mouse, Penguin) and have all the same features. Feature include the following:

• Roomy main compartment with easy clean lining.
• Write-on name tag inside the main compartment.
• Front pocket is an insulated pouch, which is great to store snacks.

• Adjustable outside mesh bottle pocket.
• Straps that are padded and adjustable for comfort and a growing kid.
• Backpack measures 10″ width x 4″ depth x 11.5″ height.

Price: $19.99

To find the Skip Hop Zoo Packs please visit BabyUniverse.com.

About Baby Universe:

From pregnancy to baby and toddler, we make the transition easy by hand-picking the best products in all categories such as; Baby gear, baby accessories, baby furniture, baby bedding, nursery collections, baby shower gifts and more. Featuring the top brands, such as Graco, Maclaren, Fisher Price, Boppy, Britax, JJ Cole, Pampers, BornFree, Bugaboo and Medela, you will find the must-have basics, to fashionable high end product making it easy for you to shop. Make Babyuniverse.com your destination for baby and family.

About FLOR
Launched in the spring of 2003 as part of the Interface, Inc. family of companies, FLOR is a coordinated design system of 19.7‐inch squares that allows people to freely and easily mix and match colors, patterns and textures in countless ways as area rugs, runners or wall‐to‐wall carpeting.

photo courtesy of FLOR.com

FLOR’s innovative and beautiful squares offer a practical, flexible and eco‐friendly flooring solution perfect for homes and offices alike.

FLOR’s dedication to beautiful design includes a commitment to the environment: Truly great design is to create sustainable living solutions that are also beautiful for the Earth. Because FLOR cares about the planet and its future, it seriously considers the eco‐footprint of how to design, manufacture and ultimately recycle FLOR tiles to create new products. FLOR is part of Interface’s Mission Zero, a promise to eliminate any negative impact its family of companies may have on the environment by the year 2020. Learn more at FLOR.com/green.

About their products:

FLOR has a huge Collection of over 175 beautiful styles that come in a multitude of colors and patterns. They make the perfect gift for Baby Showers, Christmas and Halloween gifts! They add style to any student dorm, office, kitchen or bedroom.

• FLOR’s modular system is a flooring solution that makes sense for lives demanding customization, flexibility, mobility and fun
• FLOR’s modular system is expressive – you design it, you install it
• FLOR can be fashioned into area rugs, runners or wall‐to‐wall carpeting of any size and any design
• FLOR can be installed quickly and easily using FLORdots, non‐toxic adhesives that connect the tiles to one another and not to the floors underneath
• FLOR can be installed on any dry, smooth surface (hardwood, vinyl, laminate, concrete – but be sure to seal cement or concrete with a non‐solvent based solution first)

Location:
FLOR has recently opened a store in CHICAGO (1873 N. Clybourn Avenue). If you are not in Chicago, you can order online at www.FLOR.com

GIVEAWAY

This Giveaway is for US residents only.

Winners: one lucky reader will receive a 5×7 rug (12 tiles) in a design of their choice from the following styles:
•All Square
•All Bark No Bite
•Arachnophobia (Martha Stewart collection)
•Best of Both Wools
•Fez
•Pop Tartin
•Squared Silly

How to enter (required): Leave a comment telling us which is your favorite style from the New Arrivals category at flor.com

For additional entries (leave a new comment for each additional entry):
- one additional entry if you grab one of our buttons and post it on your blog, please post the link;
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- one additional entry if you send a tweet about this giveaway; make sure to include @1happyblogger. You may use the following to tweet: @1happyblogger Win a free rug! Go to http://www.1happycorner.com/new-fall-collection-from-flor-giveaway
- one additional entry if you blog about this Giveaway with a link back to 1HappyCorner.com and Flor.com;
- one additional entry if you follow 1HappyCorner.com via email.

The giveaway ends on Tuesday - September 22nd, 2009, at the end of day. Good luck!

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UPDATE (September 03): we had to remove Technorati Fave due to technical problems on Technorati website. All entries submitted before this problem appeared are VALID. Thank you for your support!

UPDATE (September 25): check out who the winner is!