Hawaiian Decorations

Written by Keller Chandler on October 13, 2008 in: Home Improvement | Tags:



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Can I have my own custom logo printed on the ribbons?
Yes, we accept custom logos on most of our products. There is a plate charge for most of our ribbons when using your own artwork. This is a one-time fee, so in the future you will not have to pay for the plate again and you can use it to print your custom logo on ribbons as many times as you want. Please allow 4-5 days to make the plate and 2-3 days for printing the ribbons. Please refer to the custom logo category for items that can be printed with your own artwork.No, sorry, not at this time. We do however ship to Alaska, Hawaii, any United States territories or possessions.

How long before we can expect our order?
Generally, if the items are in stock, we ship out orders in 1-3 days after we receiving payment. If items are on backorder, we normally ship out 7-10 days after receiving an order. Finished favors take 3-6 weeks, depending on the size of the order. Keep in mind the UPS takes 3-6 working days to deliver, depending on where you are located.Go to the Customer Service Account information page. This page lists all your orders. To check the status of an order, click on the date your order was placed.

I have a catalog and I know what the item number is there an easy way to find those items?
Yes. Simply enter the item number in the search all at the top of the page and it will take you to that item.We will give a full refund on goods up to 30 days after the day of purchase. You must have your original receipt and the merchandise must be in NEW condition. We will make an exchange or refund on the merchandise amount only. We do not make it refund on special orders. For example if we embroider a name on a jacket or if we "special order" an item for you that we don't ordinarily carry in our stock, that item would not be returnable for refund or exchange.Yes, we do.

Do you give volume discounts?
Our prices are very competitive as it is. thus, we do not offer discounts. However, we will definitely try to match any written quotes you can get to us.No, we only accept Visa, Master Card, and Discover credit cards with billing addresses that have a USPS Zip Code and an address within the U.

What is your return policy?
We will give a full refund on goods up to 30 days after the day of purchase. You must have your original receipt and the merchandise must be in NEW condition. We will make an exchange or refund on the merchandise amount only. We do not make it refund on special orders. For example if we embroider a name on a jacket or if we "special order" an item for you that we don't ordinarily carry in our stock, that item would not be returnable for refund or exchange.Yes, we accept custom logos on most of our products. There is a plate charge for most of our ribbons when using your own artwork. This is a one-time fee, so in the future you will not have to pay for the plate again and you can use it to print your custom logo on ribbons as many times as you want. Please allow 4-5 days to make the plate and 2-3 days for printing the ribbons. Please refer to the custom logo category for items that can be printed with your own artwork.Generally, if the items are in stock, we ship out orders in 1-3 days after we receiving payment.

Can I receive a proof of my ribbon order?
If you are having your own custom logo printed on the ribbon, we will automatically provide you with a proof.It means you will get all the supplies, including printed ribbon and instructions, to do the favor. You simply have to put it together. Our Products: Thank you for visiting your one stop resource for party favors. We've got a great selection for you..

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Ageless Wicker Dining Sets

Written by Rod Ernest on in: Home Improvement | Tags:
by Rod Ernest

There may be no more recognizable patio furniture than wicker dining sets. Think about any gracious home that you might see depicted in a magazine, with a beautifully landscaped backyard and a sweeping porch that is just meant to be used for entertaining. What type of furniture will you see in this setting? Why, wicker dining sets, of course!

Wicker dining sets remain classic and classy through generation after generation. Simply beautiful to look at, they are also both durable and sensible to add to your home. Better yet, wicker furniture comes in many different colors and designs and so can be chosen to perfectly fit whatever theme your back yard may have.

Wicker patios sets are most attractive when they are chosen to contrast with whatever surrounds them in your yard. Fortunately, wicker comes in a great variety of shades, so you'll be able to find patio sets for any decoration scheme. If your porch or backyard is filled with dark colors, you can brighten them by selecting light colored wicker furniture to create a terrific contrast. Consider whites or natural woods in this case.

If, however, your deck is made of a lighter wood, or you're looking to contrast, perhaps, with a light shade of sand or concrete, darker wicker dining sets, such as those that are dark brown or black, will be your best option in creating a striking image for your backyard. Remember that you will be spending many hours with this furniture and so being comfortable with its look and feel is highly important.

One of your greatest concerns in placing patio furniture in your backyard will be the weather. Depending on where you live, you could be subject to rain, thunderstorms, high winds, and even hail. Wicker dining sets of today, unlike the wicker of the past, is sealed with compounds meant to help them withstand even the worst that weather can throw your way.

However, sometimes very bad storms will roll through. In those circumstances, it is best to have patio sets that are easy to move and transport, so that you can get them out of the way before the weather has a chance to wreak havoc. Luckily, wicker dining sets are lightweight and extremely portable, and so you will be able to quickly and easily move them to a place of storage. Because they are light weight, you can also stack them either through the storm or through the winter.

Cost will always be a high concern when you are choosing the furniture that will go outside of your home. Wicker dining sets can be found to fit any budget, from the most extravagant to the smallest around. Carefully consider the look and impact you are trying to create with your wicker furniture before making any final decisions on what you will buy.

You do not necessarily need to buy completed sets of wicker furniture all at one time. It may sometimes be wise to buy only a piece or two at a time so that you can ensure that your money is best spent. Wicker dining sets are meant to last a life time, so if you would like to buy a design that is a bit out of your price range, simply split up costs and buy throughout an entire season.

Like any other type of furniture, consider your wicker furniture to be a lifelong investment in the outdoor beauty of your home. Instead of choosing pieces that you will be able to enjoy for only a short time, make choices that you will be able to use over and over again to maintain the timeless image of your backyard. With wicker dining sets that are timeless, weather-resistant, comfortable and affordable, you can never go wrong!

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Bamboo As An Indoor Plant

Written by Gary Antosh on October 12, 2008 in: Home Improvement | Tags:
by Thomas Fryd

The bamboo plant is actually a type of grass that is found mainly in the tropical regions of the world. As such, these plants have acclimatized to areas with warm weather and high rainfall. They are beautifully simple plants and for this reason, many people choose to grow them indoors. Bamboo is a relatively easy plant to care for if you follow a number of tips.

How Do You Take Care Of These Things?

To ensure that your bamboo remains healthy, you must first realize that they need high humidity and warmth. If you keep this in mind, the rest will follow.

When you have purchased your bamboo, situate it in a spot that is sheltered, but has a balance of light and shade. This will allow the plant to acclimatize to living indoors. Do not fertilize the bamboo when you get it home as it was most probably already fertilized in the nursery.

The amount of water that your bamboo will need will depend upon the microclimate in its position. If you find that the soil dries out fast indoors, a deep soaking water is the best option to prevent it from stressing as a result of not enough water. This may not necessarily mean it has to be watered daily; each plant has to be treated according to its individual needs. If the leaves of the plant are curling, it will need more water: drooping leaves suggest it is getting too much.

A great way to care for the watering needs of your bamboo is to "mist" it. A pebble tray is also a wise choice. Misting will replicate the conditions that the bamboo would experience in nature. A pebble tray is a simple tray filled with pebbles and enough water so that the pebbles can just be seen above the surface. The pot containing the bamboo is put on top of the pebbles making sure that it does not touch the water.

It will become easier to care for your bamboo once you have had some practice. There may be times when you will have to place the bamboo palms out into your garden to allow it to obtain the necessary amount of sunlight, or alternatively you can place lights near the plant to replicate sunlight and help the plant achieve photosynthesis.

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Recycled Plastic Patio Sets

Written by Rod Ernest on October 11, 2008 in: Home Improvement | Tags:
by Rod Ernest

The plastic garbage in our landfills isn't doing what garbage is supposed to do-it isn't rotting. Those milk jugs could take 400 years to biodegrade. Imagine if something could be done with them besides making our garbage mounds higher. What if, for example, those old milk jugs could be recycled and made into a building material? What if those old milk jugs could be used to make recycled plastic patio sets that were actually desirable to consumers, and thereby save a few trees in the process? It's happening now. Attractive recycled plastic patio sets are available today.

Recycling Plastic In Place of Timber makes incredible green sense. While all that plastic is filling our landfills, over thirty acres of forest land is cleared every day in Africa just to provide Ireland with timber. Multiply that by all the countries and all the people in the world, and it's pretty clear that we're cutting down more trees for virgin timber than we can replant.

Recycled plastic patio sets, rather than requiring the felling of more virgin timber, take plastic garbage out of landfills and put it to use making outdoor furniture. If you purchase outdoor furniture made from 100 percent recycled plastic in addition to turning landfill into outdoor furniture, you've saved trees that would have been used for wood furniture. The more people do it, the more economical it will become to recycle, which will be good for the economy and the environment, as well as for individual consumers.

Recycled Plastic is incredibly useful.The concept of recycling plastic tends to conjure up images of shoddy, ugly flimsy and vastly overpriced outdoor furniture. That image is outmoded and very far from the truth. Recycled plastic is now used extensively in place of virgin timber, and not just as a substitute for wood furniture. These days, environmentally friendly recycled plastic products have developed to a state where recycled plastic patio sets are as aesthetically pleasing as wood furniture, is high quality, durable and competitively priced.

Wood furniture cant rot, gather moss, grow algae, expand or warp when damp, absorb water, and frost or ultraviolet radiation can damage it. Not so with recycled plastic outdoor furniture, which doesn't crack or splinter and lasts ten times longer than wood furniture. Recycled plastic can be used for fencing, decking, pathways, signposts, play equipment, storage boxes, and just about anything under the sun, not just recycled plastic patio sets.

The outdoor world is full of dangers to wood furniture. Moss or algae can grow on it. It can rot. It can warp. It can absorb water. The sun can damage it. Plastic outdoor furniture, on the other hand, doesn't crack or splinter or peel and lasts about 400 years. Recycling plastic has more possible uses than recycled plastic patio sets. Signposts, decking, fencing, pathways, play equipment, and storage equipment are just a few of the many things that can be made from recycled plastic.

Recycling is friendly to Your Personal Budget. Recycled plastic outdoor furniture is comparable, cost-wise, to wood furniture, but that depends on the kind of wood. Recycled plastic is cost-competitive with premium woods like mahogany or teak, and typically costs less. Recycled plastic costs three times what southern pine costs---on the surface.

Buying Recycled Plastic Patio Furniture is Smart and Economical. Recycled plastic patio furniture is not all that different in cost to wood furniture, and is very cost-competitive with the best hardwoods, like mahogany or teak. It may even be less expensive. On the surface, quality recycled plastic costs 3x the price of good old southern pine. But that's only the purchase price. The wood needs to be sanded, sealed, and maybe painted, and all that most likely will cost you money and time. Now, try to fix in your mind a monetary value for hassles like splinters.

Now, try to fix in your mind a cash value for aggravations like splinters. Lastly, think about how often you'll have to replace that plain old basic southern pine. Teak may last a very long time, but not forever. And plain old southern pine won't last long at all. Recycled plastic, on the other hand will last over 400 years with only minimal degradation. At the end of the day, recycled plastic patio sets have a higher initial cost than cheap wood patio sets, but over time, are more economical.

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A Jade Plant For Your House Interiors

Written by Gary Antosh on in: Home Improvement | Tags:
by Keith Markensen

Because they are easy to grow and extremely tolerant of a variety of conditions, jade plants are an ideal plant to grow indoors. They grow well in pots and are happiest in warm, dry conditions. They can tolerate long periods of dryness due to their succulent qualities and they do not require much in the way of fertilizer.

These plants will live for many years and can grow up to five feet tall, even when indoors. They are the perfect planting for a large, empty corner of a room, with their dark green leaves that are quite often edged in red. When they flower, they have clusters of pink or white flowers that are star shaped and these provide a lovely display.

To prevent disease and insect attack, they do require some maintenance, just like any other plant.

If the soil is allowed to remain dry for a long period of time, they will suffer from leaf drop. In contrast as well, if they get wet feet they will develop root rot. The soil should be kept moist during the warmer part of the year and there should be longer time intervals between waterings in the cooler months.

So long as these plants have well draining soil and a moderate and regular amount of water, they will thrive. The best soil for them is a cactus mix to which has been added organic matter. A good balance is 1 part sphagnum peat moss to 3 parts coarse sand.

Jade plants should be exposed to full sun, close to a south facing window, for periods of four hours or perhaps more. Ensure that the temperature is not too high, though - the best range is between 65-75 degrees F (18-24 degrees C). Jade copes well with night time temperatures around 50 degrees F (10 degrees C). If the plants starts to show browning of the leaves it should be moved to a spot where it gets less direct heat from the sun.

The feeding requirements of the jade plant are simple. It will only require some liquid fertilizer every three to four months. A standard fertilizer will be fine. Overgrowth is not common in jade plants and they don't mind their roots being crowded. It is a good idea, though, to leave any feeding until after Winter, when the plant is dormant.

Mealybugs and spider mites enjoy snacking on many popular houseplants; and jade plants are no exception. Mealy bugs can be banished easily - just wipe the leaves with an alcohol-soaked cloth. Spider mites require a little more effort, but they can be brushed off from your beautiful houseplants when they are evident or sprayed if required.

Wiping the leaves with a wet cloth to remove any build up of dust is beneficial to the plant as it will help the plant to "breathe" through their pores, resulting in efficient transpiration. Dead leaves should also be trimmed to keep the plant looking healthy and to minimize disease.

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Teak Furniture Beautifies Your Back Yard

Written by Rod Ernest on October 10, 2008 in: Home Improvement | Tags:
by Rod Ernest

It takes careful planning to beautify both your home and your backyard. When looking to enhance your patio, teak patio sets can be a great option to blend in with your backyard or make a beautiful conversation piece. Wood furniture made from teak is both pretty to look at and durable to last through many kinds of weather an many generations.

Bad weather can hit your back yard at any time. Between rain showers and wind storms and the humidity that summer can bring, you'll never know what to expect. Teak patio furniture, because of its hardwood properties, can naturally resist the ill affects of the weather that may come through your area. Teak patio sets are extremely durable and will not break down easily.

The wood used for teak patio sets is natively found in south and southeast Asia. It is a tropical hardwood tree. Teak trees grow to be extremely tall, reaching to nearly one hundred feet in height. Because the trees are so large, entire teak patio sets can sometimes be crafted from just one tree. The hardwood nature of teak furniture is what lends itself to its hardy nature.

Teak furniture is also a fabulous option because of the oils with which is it naturally infused. These oils help to ensure that your teak patio sets are not only left moist and thus will not dry out after usage, but will also help to insure that the various insects that may infest wood furniture are easily repelled. This type of hardwood is so durable, in fact, that it can also be used in many other parts of the home beyond just patio sets.

If you have a pool, it is undoubtedly the highlight of your backyard. While a pool is a great focal point, it can also be very destructive to furniture, as constantly dripping water can ruin many different types of materials. Teak patio sets, because of their hardwood properties, are able to easily withstand the moisture that may result from being placed near pools. In fact, among patio pool furniture, you will be hard pressed to find a wood more resistant to the moisture of a pool.

Because the people enjoying your pool will undoubtedly bring water with them when they leave the water to lounge in the sun, teak patio sets are ideal in that they will last season after season in this type of environment. In addition, the sunlight that can negatively impact other types of patio sets will not be nearly so destructive to your teak wood furniture.

The natural oils present in teak furniture are also helpful when these patio sets are used near a pool. Because many types of insects are attracted to watery settings, teak can help turn away infestations, particularly of the types of ants that are sometimes attracted to swimming pools. In addition, the natural oils will ensure your comfort as you lie on your teak patio set whether fresh from the pool or ready to dive back in.

Teak patio sets are considered timeless classics because they are as popular today as they have been in many past decades. In fact, many consumers enjoy looking for vintage teak patio sets to add to their collection. Older patio sets can easily be refinished to look as good as new. Patio furniture made from teak can last for many years at a time, and in fact can even be used for a lifetime.

Teak wood furniture was impacted by deforestation for many years until advocacy groups began to ensure that the forests used for the production of this type of furniture were being replenished in Asia. Today, teak patio sets and other types of wood furniture made from teak are again readily available as the natural supply is enhanced to keep up with demand.

As teak patio furniture remains popular and affordable, you are sure to find this a great option to add to your home. While teak patio sets may be a bit more pricey than outdoor furniture made from other materials, you will also need to consider that this investment will not only beautify your home but also last through many years of enjoyment.

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