Did you know?

Just thought I'd share some great tips I learned over the years:

Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.

Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. It will stay fresh much longer and not mold!

Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.

Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef. It will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking.

Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste of garlic and at the end of the recipe if your want a stronger taste of garlic.

Reheat Pizza
Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to med-low heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy micro pizza. I saw this on the cooking channel and it really works.

Easy Deviled Eggs Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they are all broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw bag away when done easy clean up.

Reheating refrigerated bread To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place them in a microwave with a cup of water... The increased moisture will keep the food moist and help it reheat faster.

This tip I love, use, and it works! Newspaper weeds away...Start putting in your plants, work the nutrients in your soil. Wet newspapers, put layers around the plants overlapping as you go cover with mulch and forget about weeds. Weeds will get through some gardening plastic they will not get through wet newspapers.

Broken Glass Use a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up the small shards of glass you can't see easily.

No More Mosquitoes Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away.

Flexible vacuum To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings.

Measuring Cups Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill with hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don't dry cup. Next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out.

Reopening envelopes
If you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include something inside,just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an hour or two. Viola! It unseals easily.

Use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It's cheaper than shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth. It's also a great way to use up the conditioner you bought but didn't like when you tried it in your hair.

Get Rid of Ants Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take it 'home,' can't digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or so, especially if it rains, but it works and you don't have the worry about pets or small children being harmed!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!



To celebrate St. Patty's Day Chesapeake Ribbons is offering everyone

FREE shipping& handling! 

Just enter 'st.patrick' during check-out.

Cheers!

Do you like to party?

It's that time of year again for the The Ultimate Blog Party 2011.  Starting April 1st, 5 Minutes for Mom will be hosting a huge bash giving away fabulous prizes! The party runs for 7 days, ending on April 8th.

 (Chesapeake Ribbons will be giving away 2 gift certificates). 

Are you wondering what IS a blog party?

Click here to learn all the details from the experts over at 5 Minutes for Mom. 

...And be sure to give 5 Minutes for Mom a 'like' on facebook so you can follow all of the party detaisl & countdown.

Do you live in PA?

Looking for weekend activities,holiday events, or just some new parks to visit in the area?

Than you must visit 4 Kids in PA  and give them a follow on facebook.  Not only do they have great resources, but also post fabulous deals and coupons.  In fact, you will find a super discount by Chesapeake Ribbons on their wall! 

4KidsinPA.com is a FREE Resource for families to Find Things to See and Do in PA! Get the newsletter each Thursday for upcoming weekend events...Post Events for FREE.

So hurry over to check out 4 Kids in PA on Facebook to find out the Chesapeake Ribbons super discount because it is only available to the 1st 25 customers!!!

NEW Golf Ribbon just added to our store:

What do you think of this ribbon?  Which products would you like to see with this ribbon?

Style for your furry friends....

Even your dog needs some style now & then so check out our growing collection of dog collars over at Chesapeake Ribbons.

We just added this fun one today. What do you think?

This Pink Skulls is an adjustable dog collar made with pink and brown woven jacquard ribbon, heavy duty cotton webbing, and break-away buckle snap. The collar measures 1.25" wide.

Looking for a new barrette?

Step up your standard hair accessory with our new button snap clip barrettes.

This barrette can be worn by little & adult crabs alike! Pull back your bangs or wisps in style.

Pair this with our fabric-covered ponytail holder and you have a stylish and fun gift!

Would you wear this snap clip barrette?

Pink Skulls

Did you know that we offer a ribbon catalog in our Chesapeake Ribbons boutique?

We offer an extensive selection of ribbons so that you can customize your own products, such as key fobs (key chains), ribbon belts (for all ages), headbands, and dog collars.

With that being said, check out our newest brown & pink woven skulls ribbon just added:

This would make a cute belt for girls & women of all ages! Better yet, coordinate siblings and/or friends and give as a birthday gift. 

Oh & this would make a really hip dog collar!

The options are endless....

What do you think of this new ribbon?

Make your refrigerator pretty....

We have been working hard at Chesapeake Ribbons (An online boutique carrying classic handmade ribbon accessories for the entire crabby clan).

So I would like to start bringing my new products and ideas

here

to get YOUR feedback!

And as always, I welcome new ideas and custom products you would like to see Chesapeake Ribbons carry.

(Oh & make sure to give me a follow on here and on our facebook page, so you do not miss out on upcoming giveaways and special offers)!



With that being said....I would like to feature one of our newest products:

Lily Pond Magnet Set

Add a unique handmade touch to your refrigerator, message board, locker, or in your office!

This set of six fabric covered button magnets would make a unique gift for a friend, teacher, co-worker, or hostess and retails for just $8.

What do you think?