Have you seen these adorable custom hangers? They are mainly advertised to be used by the bride to hang her wedding dress, but they would make a great addition to your own closet or as a gift for anyone.

There are a number of vendors on Etsy that sell these hangers. I’m going to just list a few of the ones I think are well made, with good seller rating on Etsy. As with everything on Etsy, I think if you want a particular color hanger, or to add anything else to this, most sellers are happy to do anything you want.

The above is from Chipper Designs and is priced at $20.

This one is from Erica May Made and sells for $26.  Note the pearl accents.

I think for $9.99 these would make a great bridesmaid gift. Sold by thepaperynook.

Handcrafted Affairs sells the above for $23.

Two Broads Design lets you pick the color of the wire and ribbon for $15.

I hope that gives you some ideas. There are over a hundred pages of these type of hangers so you are bound to find exactly what you want if you look long enough.

Hate the name. Love the app. I use Pimp Your Screen mainly for shelves for my app icons – or to be more technical – the home screen. Here are some samples of a large selection of wallpaper to choose from:

It allows you to preview how the screen will look with app icons. The app is pretty good about updating with new selections almost daily. They also had some really cute Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Halloween wallpapers. For .99 cents, you can make your iPhone more unique than just a plain screen. I always get asked what I am using when people see my iPhone home screen. I like to be fun and different. I am fun and different, oh, and drop dead gorgeous, in my mind.

This is a great, easy, weight watchers friendly recipe.  Great winter recipe.  Hope you enjoy!

Sausage and Chicken Gumbo
1 (3 1/2-ounce) bag boil-in-bag rice
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup frozen chopped onion
1 cup frozen chopped green bell pepper
1 cup frozen cut okra
1 cup chopped celery
1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
2 cups chopped roasted skinless, boneless chicken breasts (about 2 breasts)
8 ounces turkey kielbasa, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 (14 1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes with peppers and onion
1 (14 1/2-ounce) can fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth

Cook rice according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.

While rice cooks, combine flour and oil in a Dutch oven; saute over medium-high heat 3 minutes. Add onion and next 6 ingredients (onion through red pepper); cook 3 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently.

Stir in chicken, kielbasa, tomatoes, and broth; cook 6 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Serve over rice.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 1/2 cups gumbo and 1/2 cup rice)

CALORIES 369(28% from fat); FAT 11.3g (sat 2.7g,mono 4.8g,poly 3g); PROTEIN 29.4g; CHOLESTEROL 77mg; CALCIUM 92mg; SODIUM 949mg; FIBER 3g; IRON 2.2mg; CARBOHYDRATE 37g
Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2002

9 points +per serving

Yeah, I said it, foot ointment. Sounds like it’s for old people, right? Well, we all know I’m old. But this is for soft heels. I know I have blogged before about my ped-pro, and the Vaseline cream on the little footsies. But this year, between rushing around with Christmas, and then getting sick, I must admit I neglected my heels a smidge. To the point where I had two deep cracks in each heel. Wah! They didn’t hurt but they were cracked and dry. My manicurist/pedicurist/wonder woman recommended Kerasal Foot Ointment.

I found mine at CVS for about $10. Not in the beauty section, or the lotion section, but in the old people foot ortho/ointment section. Nonetheless, I purchased it and went on my merry way.  It works. After just a few nights the cracks are all filled in and happy again.

Wonder if my son thinks it’s okay if I do glam alerts on old people stuff?