The Secret For Sale – Thrift Style

So I am wandering through a local thrift store the other day and see a giant wall of black boxes curious, I move in to investigate. I discovered these boxes were for Life Success Science of Getting Rich “Image Treasure Chest”. I chuckled a little at first and thought hmmm . . . . . someone didn’t ask the Universe hard enough for success because they put their life savings into making these boxes, no one bought them and now they are all stacked up in a Scottsdale thrift store. Then I thought – is it a savvy marketing plan? People will buy these boxes for $3.99 and then go home and look up the company online. I didn’t buy a box but I did look up the company and I found a blog website with a “SHOP” section featuring:

LifeSuccess Products are COMING SOON! We hope that you will enjoy our selection of thoughtful gifts and items to help you remember the simple but universal message of lifesuccess.com We are all in this world together. Make the best of every day! Please consider becoming a supporter of the LifeSuccess cause. Your generosity will allow us to expand our products and services to better serve everyone. Followed by a PayPal button.

Uhm . . . Maybe not such a good company to invest in.

On another note I sort of feel like I am going to get in trouble somehow just for mocking this company. I’ve waited a few days to post this for fear of the “Universe” sticking it to me. It is kind of sad funny though!

Wall of a couple hundred "secret" boxes

What to do with the box

Inside the box where you are to store your secrets

April 25, 2010labfive 1 Comment

Bamboo and Me – what will we do together?

Visual: Me skipping through the meadow holding hands with my new Bamboo, sun rays shining in a burst, lovey dovey music playing. Well that’s how I feel right now! Super yummy inside and warm all over. Thank you Wacom for the Bamboo Craft Tablet. I am forever drawing on paper then scanning it in and then manipulating it. Today I was given a Bamboo Craft Tablet to see what I can make happen. The folks over at PenScrappers.com are using this little yummy enforce. I can’t wait to see what I can do with it. Stay tuned . . . . . . Cue: sickly sweet music.

The Bamboo Craft

Disclosure: Wacom Company provided me with this product free of charge to use in any manner I desire for my craft, art and design projects.

April 9, 2010labfive 1 Comment

Spring Garden

I can’t let these beautiful Spring days pass without sharing how glorious my desert landscape garden is. I know the crazy summer heat is soon to come so I want to fully enjoy the days we have right now. This will also be the last year that we will have the fabulous bluebell wildflowers in the front yard because the short one is allergic and this is the third year in a row that she has been “kicked” of her mountain due to the allergy. So they will be killed off this season and we’ll have to choose a different wildflower next year.