CHRISTMAS CARDS TRADITION - I made a Squidoo lens!

Santa is a sailor! by aportugueselove

Yesterday I created another Christmas Card.Soon it will be to late to draw new ones and upload it in the store in time to be sent.Then I decided to try Squidoo and created a lenz on Christmas cards tradition.I enjoyed discovering how it started,I had no idea.I also found some nice portuguese Christmas postcards that CTT - our national post office - printed in 1940's. So I put it all together. It's no easy for me to write in english! Everyday I learn new words since I started my Zazzle adventure and I think that's quite good! I also re-discovered the pleasure of being helped by strangers.Once again I asked for help about Squidoo and Vipul sent me detailed information.Isn't that great?Thanks Vipul!

Here's my lens!http://www.squidoo.com/christmasviamail

Only three days left to enter Confiança's soaps giveaway!

THE SOAPS : O melhor - O meu sabonete - Mariposa - read about it,here!

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A SHORT LIST OF REASONS TO ENTER CONFIANÇA’S SOAPS GIVEAWAY

1.Confiança is a brand of reference for Portuguese cosmetic industry!
2.It has lots of history as it was funded on 12th October of 1844
3.Confiança is the only Portuguese company to obtain the ISO 9001:2000 quality certifications in its field!
4.All soaps ingredients used are natural and 100% vegetable.
5.No animal test is conducted.
6.Quality control is made in all production stages and the final products are evaluated by external certified laboratories.
7.Confiança produces even today according to its traditional methods passed from generation to generation.
8.To Confiança each of its products is more than a cosmetic. It’s a piece of history, a memory and a small part of each one of its co-workers.

9.It's so easy to enter Confiança's portuguese bar soaps giveaway!

10. You get an extra quality gift this Christmas!

HOW TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY!

1.Make your choice! Pick your favorite soap!

2.Do one of three things:

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3.To qualify for the giveaway you must also click on the link below and leave a comment on my fantastic Giveaway hoste DZ Fantasy's blog. Name the soap you picked leave your email for contact.Best of luck!

http://dzfantasy.blogspot.com/2009/11/winners-choice-giveaway-exquisite.html

START DATE: November 10. 2009

END DATE : December 10, 2009 - 12:00 Midnight CDT

OPEN: Worldwide

I love Twitter's Whale...

...but I hate to see it! (Do you know what I mean?!!)

Christmas countdown!

Christmas Countdown! by aportugueselove

While rain was pouring down I was having some fun creating this funny Santa Claus.He's checking numbers in his beard to keep track of time left to Christmas!

My ideia is that we use the postcard to really countdown to Christmas by checking numbers with a real pen.

It's raining cats and dogs!

I remember highschool english class about idiom "it is raining cats and dogs", referring to heavy rain.We all laughed a lot at this expression,it was really a funny one.Well,today it has been raining cats and dogs and that's not funny at all. I do not like winter time.But I do like to wake up to the sound of rain pouring down.I found a cool illustration about this cats and dogs thing(Wikipedia).In Portugal we do not have this expression.We usually say:"Está a chover a potes.""Potes" are recipients.So nothing funny about our expression.In Brazil they say "Está chovendo canivetes." "Canivetes" are penknifes!Their expression is funnier than portuguese expression!A killer,I say!

Great Zazzle deal:buy 1 MUG and get a second for free!

Vegetarian is no alien! by papelustro

Buy ONE mug and get ANOTHER for free!

Offer a mug to your very special vegetarian friend and get a New Year's Mug for yourself!

Now that's what I call a good deal!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010 by aportugueselove

Portuguese design - Water bottles from Pedrita Design Studio

Source http://pedrita.net/projects/lh2o/

Pedrita is a Lisbon-based design studio, and has since 2005 been collaborating with other creative structures, individuals and clients from different parts of the world.These bottles are irresistable.Cute and well thought.