Southern Man Vintage Tees

Southern Brand recently launched a line of Vintage Tees for men, aptly named Southern Man. Southern Brand features classic design tenets of the south and images of rural Americana including noble critters, roadside BBQ shacks, the blues highway, old wooden letterpress show posters and phrases born of tradition, hard work and good livin’.

Southern Brand tees are Vintage Soft and weathered feelin’. These are the kinda’ tees Dad wants! These premium Southern Tee are made from 100% pure cotton and has been put through an extensive Vintage Wash process. This produces distinctive weathering and classic color, resulting in a true vintage look and a feel as soft as a baby’s bottom. Printed with vegetable inks and non-formaldehyde discharges. Keepin’ Mother Earth smilin’.

Price: $29

Ball and Buck Pocket-T

Price: $34.00 +

Old Spice T-Shirts

Old Spice’s new online store featuring some really cool kitschy Old Spice clothing and accessories.  Perfect for dad’s who love that Old Spice!

Many of the t-shirts feature the Old Spice insignia in a simple manner, which makes it easy for many guys to wear and love. Plus, at this price be sure to grab more than one!

Price: $20

Crazy Shirts Father’s Day Tees

If dad’s a beer lover, how about a beer dyed T-shirt? Only Crazy Shirts would make a beer dyed T-shirt that is dyed with pale ale from a genuine microbrewery in Hawaii. The brewed tee is infused with hops and barley and designed with water-based inks. Isn’t it amazing that you can wear something out of beer?

Each t-shirt also comes in unique packaging and can be purchased online at local Crazy Shirts store locations across the US.

Price: $25 - $29

Marine Layer T-Shirts and Polos

Marine Layer makes t-shirts and polos that fit and feel like your old favorite right out of the box.  The shirts are sustainably made in California using a custom knit fabric that is softer and more eco-friendly than cotton.  Plus, they come in “between sizes” Smedium, Marge & Larger,  so you’re guaranteed to find one that fits your father just right.  Shirts are sold exclusively online.

Price: $35 +

Are you Thankful for What You Have? photo courtesy of andrewarchy

Chances are if you’re reading 1HappyCorner.com you like to shop. You enjoy giving the perfect gift to your loved ones and, from time to time, you enjoy treating yourself to the perfect gift, too. But making sure we can still be passionate about shopping while feeling thankful for what we have can be tricky. Even though Thanksgiving is five months away, here are some ways to keep that quest for bigger and better things from letting you forget how blessed you are.

Stop Comparing Yourself

If you find yourself shopping right after you notice the neighbors have new patio furniture or your sibling saunters around in a new designer outfit, then you may be comparing yourself with others. Shopping should be a fun search for lovely things that you need or that make you happy. But if you’re simply buying in order to keep up with the Jones’, then ask yourself why you’re feeling the need to impress others with your purchases.

Rethink About What You Have

Always feel like someone else has it better than you? Consider the fact that one billion people in the world don’t have clean drinking water. Just enjoying that cool glass of water or that long hot shower should make you feel thankful. Rethink about what you have. Your surplus may be what someone else needs to survive.

Find Some Suffering

A great way to get your priorities straight and truly be grateful for what you have is to find some suffering and do something about it. Maybe you can start shopping for supplies for a local homeless shelter or help an unemployed mom get an outfit for a job interview. There are plenty of ways you can put your passion for shopping to good use.

See What Others are Doing

Need some inspiration to help you realize just how much you have? Check out The Junky Car Club, run by a man who exchanged his nice car for a beater so he could give to more causes or The Uniform Project started by a woman who’s wearing the same dress for 365 days to raise money for school children in the slums of India.

Give It Away

Giving  your treasured belongings away may seem scary. After all, they’re yours and you bought them for a reason. But if you can give a few things away to someone who might need them even more than you do, you’ll prove that you own your stuff, and that your stuff doesn’t own you.

Well, here an idea, gift a kid jewelry that is actually nice and kids would want to wear.  Guess what? It’s affordable, too!

“Twinkle, Twinkle” Diamond Necklace

Show the little girl in your life that she is your shining star with this adorable pendant.

A classic oval locket design is beautifully rendered in sterling silver with the words “Twinkle, Twinkle” stamped on the front. Little diamonds are actually in the stars underneath these words!

A lovely gift.

Price: $45

“Angel” Diamond & Sterling Silver Necklace

Spoil your little cherub with this adorable child-sized necklace.

Lustrous sterling silver is gorgeously crafted into a delicate chain necklace featuring the word ANGEL in elegant script.

A perfect gift for a special birthday.

Price: $65

Pink Enamel Heart Charm & Diamond Sterling Silver Bracelet

Pamper the little princess in your life with this darling charm bracelet.

Dainty sterling silver hearts are touched with bright pink enamel and suspended from an exquisitely crafted silver chain bracelet.

A perfect gift for a every little girl!

Price: $70

Rocking Horse Diamond & White Gold Necklace

A darling rocking horse motif lends this appealing pendant an air of elegant playfulness.

The pretty pony is exquisitely crafted in lustrous white gold, adorned with a dazzling diamond accent, and gracefully suspended from a delicate chain.

A great gift for a younger child.

Price: $95

Cultured Pearl 14K Gold Necklace

Adorn a little girl with the gift of the gorgeous luminescence of pearls.

This delicately feminine, child-sized necklace features droplets of gleaming freshwater pearls gracefully suspended from a dainty chain of lustrous yellow gold. Available with pink pearls.

Great jewelry gift to give, especially if there her first pearls!

Price: $95

For more children’s jewelry gift ideas, visit ice.com. Many of the children’s jewelry shown were available in easy payment plans.

At AllModern.com you can find innovative ideas to decorate your home and office. Many of their products would make wonderful gift ideas for newly-weds, new parents, chefs or just anyone who needs a little bit of style in their lives.

You can shop by Designer, living space, brand and item. You can even sign up for “deal alerts” ! Check them out! 

GIVEAWAY

AllModern.com has generously donated a Mio Culture - Houndstooth Haute Surface to 2 of our readers.

This Giveaway is for US residents only.

Prize: Mio Culture - Houndstooth Haute Surface from AllModern.com. This set of 12 interlocking cork trivets will bring style to your table. The Haute Surface Houndstooth is recyclable and can be arranged into stunning table runners, table protective arrangements, placemats or even mouse pads. It’s all up to you!

Winners: 2

How to enter (required): visit AllModern.com and then come back and leave a comment with the name of your favorite product.

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The giveaway ends on July 14, 2009. Good luck!

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Corn on the Cob Set

Few things say 4th of July like old fashioned corn on the cob. If you’re headed to a friend’s or family member’s home for an Independence Day barbecue, take along a set of corn plates from Plow and Hearth. This important summer vegetable deserves its on place to rest.

Barbecue Gift Set

Emeril knows how to put the “Bam” in fourth of July. Pick up the Emeril’s Bam BBQ Gift Set from Van’s Gifts for just $39.95. It includes a bottle of Blackstone Winery Cabernet Sauvignon ‘05, Emeril’s Bam BBQ Sauce, basting brush with recipe card, Lindt chocolate truffles, Olives, Feridies Salted Peanuts, and a Ghirardelli dark chocolate square.

Celebration Pail Gift Set

Make sure your furry family members and friends celebrate the fourth with some patriotic gifts, too. This gift set from NameThatPooch.com comes with a pound of dog treats and various toys all wrapped up in red, white and blue. It’s $22 and even includes a flag.

Soda Crate

This vintage soda crate from Pottery Barn looks all-American. It’s just $15 and would make a unique drink tray or accent piece indoors or outdoors.

Apple Pie Candle

What’s more American that apple pie? Since very few people have time to whip up apple pie from scratch, give them the next best thing: a candle that smells like it just came out of the oven. This hot apple pie candle from Cabela’s also includes a lamp candle warmer.

Red, White and Blue Hand Care

Even your hand cleansers can be patriotic with this set of red, white and blue hand care from Method. It’s available through HSN.com and includes Pomegranate Gel Hand Wash, Eucalyptus Mint Gel Hand Wash, Sweet Water Gel Hand Wash and Sweet Water Hand Sanitizer.

Peter Thomas Roth

Instant Mineral SPF 30 0.32 oz (9 g)

Get a silky smooth complexion and save your skin!

This finely milled mineral powder gives you a translucent matte finish and SPF 30 sun protection in one convenient applicator.

Price: $30

tarte 24.7 Lip Sheer SPF 15

Want budge-proof lip stain with a kiss of color?

tarte Lip Sheers are perfect to slip into your gym or beach bag when you want a hint of color without looking overdone. (Admit it — we’re all that vain.) Bonus: The tube makes application a no-brainer. Try Thursday, a sheer light pink.

Price: $14

Frederic Fekkai SunShine Shield (Beauty.com Exclusive) 3.4 oz (98 g)

Summer style is all about sexy, undone style.  But achieving the perfect “just-off-the-beach” look shouldn’t mean exposing your hair to the damaging effect of the sun, salt water and chlorine.

Product features and benefits: UV Protection with Solarshield™ technology, color preservation with antioxidant-rich bioflavonoids which prevent fading, discoloration and brassiness, moisture conservation and replenishment with weightless conditioners and humectants.

Price: $22

MD Skincare Powerful Sun Protection SPF 30, Packettes of 60 applications

On-the-go sun protection.  These packettes make it easy to carry anywhere, in a purse, beach bag, and even to have in the car.

Protects against skin-aging free radicals, UVA/UVB rays. Absorbs quickly with no stickiness or residue.  Provides no-mess portable sun protection.

Price: $42

Paula Dorf Face Tint SPF 15 Tinted Moisturizer, 1.7 fl oz (50 ml)

Face Tint SPF 15 is a lightweight tinted moisturizer that provides sheer, natural coverage while effectively moisturizing and protecting the skin from environmental damage.

Price: $38

Prescriptives All-Weather Friend Sun Protection SPF 40 1 oz (30 ml)

For high SPF needs. Skin needs protecting all day, every day–whether it’s sunny, cloudy or hazy outdoors.

All-Weather Friend Daily UVA/UVB Sun Protection SPF 40 is a silky smooth lotion that shields skin from harmful UVA/UVB rays that cause sunburn, skin damage and premature signs of aging. Weightless and fast-absorbing, All-Weather Friend defends skin against free radical damage.

Price: $26.50

essie Non Yellowing Topcoat 0.5 fl oz (15 ml)

Sun protection for your nails!

Protects light nail polish from ultra violet rays and prevents polish from changing color.

Non-Yellowing Topcoat is sun block for your manicure and pedicures.

Price: $8

Korres Natural Products Yoghurt Cooling Gel 5.07 fl oz (150 ml)

For cooling after-sun face & body care. The ultra cooling and soothing cream-gel for long-lasting freshness and comfort to the face and body.

Yoghurt, a natural source of lactose, proteins, minerals and vitamins, increases the water content of the top layers of the skin instantly relieving UV-induced redness (erythema) and sensation of burning.  Epilobium angustifolium and Fennel extracts demonstrate exceptional anti-inflammatory and anti-irritant properties, promoting the recovery of sun-harassed skin.

Price: $23.50

For more fun in the sun beauty ideas, check out Beauty.com

BeeWellWishes was launched a year after its owner went through a terrible ordeal! At the end of January 2007, she was told she had a benign Menigioma (the “good” type of brain tumor). The difficult part was that she was 8 months pregnant… so they had to wait till the baby was born! 6 weeks after the C-section, a surgery was scheduled for 6 hours… well, it lasted 8!

For the whole 8-month recovery, she received edible gifts and flowers almost daily. She had a feeding tube so she could not enjoy the edible goodies and her husband was allergic to flowers so they had to leave them on the porch. The only gift she could really enjoy were some pajamas! Practical and comfortable, it was probably the gift that best fit her recovery situation. After doing some research and not finding too many options on comfortable “recovery gifts”, the family decided to fill that void and founded “BeeWellWishes.com”. To read the whole story please visit their website at BeeWellWishes.com. 

About the products: BeeWellWishes.com offers mainly sleep shirts, T-shirts, blankets and pillowcase sets, all made of 100% ring spun, fine jersey combed 5oz. cotton with contrast bee well brown stitching. To see the whole Collection, please visit their store.

GIVEAWAY

photo courtesy of BeeWellWishes.com

This Giveaway is for US residents only.

Prize: a Pillowcase set from BeeWellWishes.com. This set of 2 pillowcases come in STANDARD size: 100% ring spun, fine jersey combed 5oz. cotton with contrast bee well brown stitching.

Give the gift of sweeter dreams as this baby-soft pillowcase with their “bee well bee” centered in middle reminds your loved ones how much you care each time they rest. Pillow not included.

Winners: 1

How to enter (required): visit BeeWellWishes.com and then come back and leave a comment with the name of your favorite product.

For additional entries (leave a new comment for each additional entry):
- one additional entry if you grab one of our buttons and post it on your blog, please post the link;
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- one additional entry if you blog about this Giveaway with a link back to 1HappyCorner.com and BeeWellWishes.com;
- one additional entry if you follow 1HappyCorner.com via email.

The giveaway ends on July 20, 2009. Good luck!

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No Wrapping Paper? No Worries! photo courtesy of grabadonut

You’ve got a gift. You’ve got a box. Heck, you even have some tape, but you are fresh out of wrapping paper. Now is the time when your creativity can really be put to the test. Inspired by the “Nice Package” Flickr group, here are several ways to wrap a gift without using an inch of wrapping paper. But it will look so good no one will know the real reason your package turned out so unique.

Use wax paper. Head to your kitchen and grab a couple of sheets of wax paper. Using two layers will help keep the gift’s contents under wrap. Use some pretty ribbon or twine to complete the look.

Print some off the web. There are several cool designers offering printable wrapping paper. Even Martha Stewart has five different styles of wrapping paper designs available for free. Scrapbooks Etc. also offers up a bunch of brightly colored printable wrapping papers. Just download the file, click print and you’re good to go.

Head to your sewing stash and use leftover fabric. A lighter weave will make it easier to wrap. Coordinate the look with some thick ribbon to help hold it all together and a button in the center.

Pull newspaper out of the recycle bin. Give your gift an eco-friendly look by using newspaper or magazines.

Use paper, not plastic. If you’ve got grocery bags or shopping bags stashed in your pantry, creatively cut one up to make some heavy duty and eco-friendly wrapping paper.

Decorate the box. Skip the paper all together and find a way to decorate the box. Use stamps, stickers or your own drawing skills. It’ll be so pretty the recipient will forget about the lack of wrapping paper.

Making the Moose out of Life Apron

This 100% cotton apron makes a great gift for those who like to kick back and just watch the grill with  a drink in hand. Available in various themes, like Bear Naked and The Buck Stops Here, this one size fits all apron comes with an adjustable neck strap.

Price: $23.99

Check out Hartley Nature for more apron ideas. Kid friendly aprons also available.

Dam Great Cook Oven Mitt

This oven mitt, made of 100% cotton, makes a great companion for any chef.  Not only for around the BBQ, but in the kitchen as well.  Combine this with any apron and its the making of a great gift set.

Price: $10.99

Check out Hartley Nature for more oven mitts selections. Pot holders also available.

Bear-B-Q Tea Towel

This 100% cotton, absorbent tea towel makes a great gift for the grill or kitchen.  The overall print tea towels measures 19.9″ x 27.25″ (50 cm x 69 cm). This fun theme can be found on coordinating aprons, mitts, and napkins.

Price: $8.99

Check out Hartley Nature for more tea towel ideas.

Bottom’s Up Cocktail Napkins

This fun cocktail napkin will make any party memorable! Available in various fun themes.  This 5″ x 5″ (12.7cm x 12.7 cm) cocktail napkins come in packages of 20.

Price: $5.99

Check out Hartley Nature for more cocktail napkin varieties.

For more BBQ gift ideas, check out Hatley Nature’s kitchen section.

Remember the King of Pop with a Gift for Any Budget- Image courtesy of tleonard1

He was one of the biggest celebrities to walk the Earth. With Michael Jackson’s passing many are looking for gifts to remember him by. No matter if you have $10 to spend or $1,000, there is a lot of Michael Jackson collectibles available for purchase right now. Here are a few gifts to consider for the MJ fans in  your life.

Huge Budget: Autographed Michael Jackson Guitar

For just $6,103.65 this autographed guitar with an air brushed image of Michael Jackson can be yours. GoAntiques.com is selling what they say is a certified authentic signature from the King of Pop himself.

Big Budget: Michael Jackson Doll

Pick up a Michael Jackson doll from 1997 for $259.99 from Michael-Jackson-Trader.com. The replica is wearing the official triumph international black and white outfit. It’s mint condition in the box so you might not want to play with your MJ doll.

Medium Budget: Michael Jackson Music Collection

Pick up Michael Jackson’s The Ultimate Collection, a 5-disc set of his biggest hits and most well-known tunes. It’s sold at a variety of retailers including Oldies.com for $50.98.

Small Budget: Michael Jackson Memorial T-shirt

If you want to publicly display your love for the King of Pop, a memorial t-shirt could be the way to go. There are plenty of designs available in both men’s and women’s sizes. These t-shirts selling on Amazon run $12.95.

Very Small Budget: Replica of Michael Jackson’s White Glove

After family members’ requests, it appears that Michael Jackson will be laid to rest wearing his one white glove. You can have a replica of the white sequin glove he made famous for just $2.99 from CostumesInc.com.

$0 Budget: Free Download of Michael Jackson’s Funeral Program

TheLoop.com is offering a free download of Michael Jackson’s funeral program received by those who attended his memorial service. If you want something to add to your Michael Jackson collection, but don’t have any extra money to spend this could be a good option. But as always when downloading files from the Internet, be careful.