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Law of Attraction

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 15:54:00 +0000

Law of Attraction

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 15:54:00 +0000

Adams County Animal Shelter PA Needs Help

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:31:00 +0000

The cat population is straining the Adams County animal shelter. June is national "Adopt a Shelter Cat" month because of the increase in kitten births this time of the year.

A 9-week-old calico cat named Barbie looks out from her cage at the Adams County SPCA animal shelter. (THE EVENING SUN - BRETT BERWAGER)

Read the full article click here.

If you can help: TO ADOPT Contact the Adams County SPCA at 717-334-8876, or visit www.adamscountyspca.org. For a list of those facilities in the area that provide spaying and neutering go to the SPCA's link here.

New Greeting Cards

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:38:00 +0000

Recently, I have been working on some new cards. Right now, I am sending them as gifts to friends and relatives, but may be selling them shortly. I hope you enjoy them.

Cocktail Set (set of 4, made with handmade paper from Spain)

Alice in Wonderland

Spring Flowers

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Thu, 26 May 2011 04:51:00 +0000

Just wanted to share these beautiful flowers from my garden in Littlestown, PA. You can see the red roses, pink peonies, lovely lilacs and pink iris. I loved arranging them and I hope you enjoy looking!

Upcoming Products at Serendipity

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:36:00 +0000

We are expecting some exciting new products and some of our best sellers will be in stock shortly. Look for new coasters in a canister by Ganz. This set of 12 compressed paper coasters, like those found in fine restaurants and bars, feature witty sayings and are presented in an acetate canister with a polka dot ribbon attached. The ribbon makes it easy to loop over a bottle of wine for a unique hostess or housewarming gift.

Coasters in Canister by Ganz

Be sure to check out our new ID Badge Clips. If you are required to wear a badge at work or you are going to a conference or party where badges will be worn, do it in style with our jewel-like clips.

Enamel ID Badge Clip by Ganz

We'll be getting lots of cool teacher gifts in time for the holidays. Don't miss these!

Time & Again Teacher Nail Files

Be sure to see Here's to Good Women keyrings, scented candle tins, hand lotion by Time & Again, Smirk ceramic Initial mugs, new MaggiB for fall and winter, pretty in pink leather flasks, rooster figurines, scented hot pads, and more!

Happy Shopping!

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:22:00 +0000

Serendipity Collections Named Constant Contact All Star 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:27:00 +0000

Serendipity Collections Receives a 2009 Constant Contact All-Star Award

Constant Contact recognizes SerendipityCollections.com for commitment to best practices in email marketing

Littlestown, PA — April 20, 2010 - SerendipityCollections.com, today announced that it has received a 2009 All-Star Award from Constant Contact®, Inc., a leading provider of email marketing, event marketing, and online survey tools for small organizations. SerendipityCollections.com was selected for meeting Constant Contact’s best-practice standards for the use of Email Marketing throughout 2009.

Jana Molinaro, Owner of Serendipity Collections, states, “For the second consecutive year, we are pleased to have been named a Constant Contact All Star. We owe much of our success to our wonderful customers and newsletter subscribers who care to read about what is happening at Serendipity Collections.”

SerendipityCollections.com received a 2009 Constant Contact All-Star Award for demonstrating best practices in the effective use of Constant Contact Email Marketing in the following areas:

• Frequency of campaigns
• Open rates
• Bounce rates
• Click through rates

“Our customers work hard to build strong relationships with their customers through email marketing and some, such as SerendipityCollections.com , truly excel in this effort,” said Gail Goodman, CEO, Constant Contact. “We created our All-Star Awards to highlight those customers who are passionately committed to following our best practices as they work to improve their customer communications. We’re proud of the role we play in helping SerendipityCollections.com be successful and we look forward to continuing to assist the company with its marketing efforts.”

About Constant Contact, Inc.

With more than 350,000 customers, Constant Contact, Inc. is a leading provider of email marketing, event marketing, and online surveys for small businesses, nonprofits, and member associations.

Bricolage Overview

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:08:00 +0000

Suzanna is a talented artist from Kansas. Her work is inspired from all things old, chipped, cracked, worn, dusty, used, found, buried, designed, loved, pieced, intricate, aged and transfigured.

in reference to:

"Suzanna's work is inspired from all things old, chipped, cracked, worn, dusty, used, found, buried, designed, loved, pieced, intricate, aged and transfigured."
- Sushipot: Bricolage Overview (view on Google Sidewiki)

St. Patrick

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:39:00 +0000

St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. Although he is one of the most recognized figures in Christianity, his life is a bit of a mystery. Many of the stories normally associated with St. Patrick, including the famous telling of his ridding Ireland of all snakes, are false. This is just exaggerated storytelling.

He was born in Britain near the end of the fourth century. He is believed to have died on March 17, around 460 A.D. His parents were quite wealthy but not particularly religious. At sixteen, Patrick was taken prisoner by a group of Irish raiders who were attacking his family's estate. They took him to Ireland where he was in captivity for 6 years. During this time, he turned to his religion for comfort, becoming a devout Christian. (It is also believed that Patrick first began to dream of converting the Irish people to Christianity during his captivity.)

After more than six years as a prisoner, Patrick escaped. According to his own writing, God’s voice spoke to him in a dream, telling him to leave Ireland. He had to walk 200 miles from County Mayo to the Irish coast. He escaped to Britain and reported that he had a second revelation. It was in the form of an angel in a dream that told him to return to Ireland as a missionary. Soon after this vision, Patrick began religious training which lasted more than fifteen years. After his ordination as a priest, he was sent to Ireland to minister to Christians already living in Ireland and to convert the Irish. This contradicts the widely held belief that Patrick introduced Christianity to Ireland.

Patrick incorporated traditional rituals into his lessons of Christianity. He used bonfires to celebrate Easter since the Irish traditionally honored their gods with fire. He also superimposed a sun, a powerful Irish symbol, onto the Christian cross to create what is now called a Celtic cross. Irish tradition is rich in story-telling so it is no wonder that the tales of Patrick’s life have been embellished and exaggerated over the many years.

Source: http://www.history.com/

Happy St. Patrick's Day, all!

A New Fave for a New Year!

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:57:00 +0000

I recently discovered a wonderful Etsy shop and purchased the most beautiful fabric. Malka of Stitch in Dye on Etsy makes quilts, pillows, coasters, table runners and anything else that she can sew on her machine. Most of her items feature her exquisite hand-dyed and patterned fabric. She also likes to mix in thrifted, vintage and new fabric into her creations. For those of you who craft as well, Malka sells hand dyed and batiked fabric.

Malka does take custom orders so feel free to contact her through her Etsy shop A Stitch in Dye. Also, please check out her blog at http://stitchindye.blogspot.com/ Malka updates her shop often, so check back to see the new offerings.

Malka's creations are absolutely fabulous. Be sure to visit her today!

Serendipity Collections - Time & Again Spicy Gingerbread Jar Candle with Cookie Cutter

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:38:00 +0000

Mmm - you can just smell the spicy gingerbread warm from the oven. This wonderfully fragrant jar candle from Time and Again is great for the Christmas season. 14.8 oz. Pretty red holiday gingham ribbon with snowflake cookie cutter included.

Serendipity Collections - Time & Again Spicy Gingerbread Jar Candle with Cookie Cutter

Join in the conversation and let us know what YOUR favorite scented candles are.

EtsyBloggers - Welcome to my World

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:41:00 +0000

This is my house in Littlestown, PA where I have
my studio. It's a beautiful setting that overlooks acres of farmland out the back. My studio is in the kitchen which faces the back so, as I am creating, I can look out on that gorgeous landscape.

I am fortunate that I have many cabinets in my kitchen so that is where I keep my paints, pencils, stamps, inks, and all the rest of my supplies.

Here is a section of my kitchen where you can see I have been baking but I also use all available space to make my handmade cards, as well as my painted pots, decoupage and collages.

The cabinets below and above this countertop house paint brushes, pieces of wallpaper, brayers, scissors and lots more.

I have an island in the middle of my kitchen where I do most of my creating. Luckily, the island has electrical outlets so that I can easily plug in my heat gun for embossing or my quilting iron when I am working with beeswax.

Here is a picture of my island where I do most of my creating. It is a great space since the top is granite so I can easily clean up anything that lands on it (and believe me that is alot!!!)

Also you can see part of the window (on the far right) and the sliding glass door where I can look out and see the beautiful farmland.

My studio is very conducive to creating and I love standing there stamping and coloring and painting.

Finally I want to show you the landscape that I see every day which in itself is inspiring!

I hope you have enjoyed having a peek at my studio! Remember to do something creative every day!

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:11:00 +0000

Fenwick Lighthouse Giclee Print
Originally uploaded by Serendipity Collections

We are pleased to offer the fine artwork of Robert Knudsen at http://www.SerendipityCollections.com.

Beautiful giclee (zhee-CLAY) flat print ready for framing. Printed on high quality watercolor paper from an original oil painting by Robert Knudsen (see Bob's mini bio in Robert Knudsen Fine Art category). Image size is approx. 20" x 30". Overall is approx. 22" x 32".

Lighthouses are always a popular subject and here Bob perfectly captures the old lighthouse on Fenwick Island, Delaware.

Built in 1858, the Fenwick Island Lighthouse has warned ships away from the Fenwick Shoal for 138 years.

The light originally burned whale oil before switching to kerosene. It was tended by two men who lived with their families in houses on either side of the lighthouse, which can be seen in the print.

Today, the light operates automatically by electricity.

Where the lighthouse stands is the old line between Maryland and Pennsylvania.

A Giclee (zhee-CLAY), is an individually produced, high-resolution, high-fidelity, high tech reproduction done on a special large format printer. Giclees are produced from digital scans of existing artwork.

Limited edition of 950. Signed and numbered. Not reproduced in any other large format. Makes a great gift for anyone who loves lighthouses, history, ships, the seashore and fine art. The soothing palette goes with any decor.

We are fortunate to have access to a very small number of these prints. This is a pre-production price so don't miss out on this great piece of art at an affordable price.

This item qualifies for Free Domestic Shipping.

LILAC COFFEE MACHINE 2 CUPS

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:14:00 +0000

Very cool! Love the lilac. Unique gift idea. Perfect when you just want a couple cups.

Designs by Vanessa

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:24:00 +0000

From Designs by Vanessa, in Vanessa's own words:

Welcome Every Birdie!

My name is Vanessa and I currently live in Arizona with my husband and our 2 furbabies. I have enjoyed anything and everything crafty since I was a little girl.

I have a little (ok, a big) obsession for all things birdie!

What I Love: Friends, Family, Being Crafty, Photography, Scrapbooking, Journaling, Jewelry, Purple, Pink, Traveling, Working Out, Retail Therapy, Reading, Movies, Music, Fashion and all things birdie!

See all of Vanessa's whimsical wonderful designs!

'Dirty Dancing' star Patrick Swayze dies at 57 (AP) - Yahoo! Movies

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:40:00 +0000

"It's amazing Molly. The love inside, you take it with you." Rest in Peace, dear Patrick.

'Dirty Dancing' star Patrick Swayze dies at 57 (AP) - Yahoo! Movies

DesignPorn | Toast messenger by Sasha Tseng

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:49:00 +0000

Eat your words! This toaster by Sasha Tseng incorporates a little message board where one can write quick notes. The message also gets “toasted” into the toast itself. Fun fun! See Sasha’s website of wonderful projects here.

DesignPorn Toast messenger by Sasha Tseng

Guest Blogger - Denise of L'BRI Pure n' Natural

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:38:00 +0000

Mature Skin and Break Outs

The skin care regimen for older skin is basically the same regimen that everyone should be following - Cleanse, Tone, and Moisturize in the morning and before bed. The two things I recommend for my clients over 30 is the addition of an eye gel or cream twice a day, apply after toning and before moisturizing, and using a gentle exfoliating product at home at least twice a week.

Why I recommend a using a gentle exfoliating product - simply because skin becomes less able to shed dead skin cells as we age.

Exfoliating helps your skin looking brighter after just a few uses. Exfoliation can also help prevent some breakouts because it will get rid of the dead skin cells that hang around and clog up your pores.

If you are following the twice daily Cleanse-Tone-Moisturize regime and using a exfoliating product but still getting breakouts then you should try changing your skin care products.

I highly recommend using the cleanser, toner, and moisturizer and exfoliating product from the same brand. Companies design their products to work together and you will typically be happier with the results if you use coordinating products.

You may also find that you if need to use products for oily skin in the Spring and Summer but that you need products for dry skin in the Fall and Winter. This is common and is nothing to worry about.

If a new line doesn't help I offer a Free Skin Care Consultation plus you can order a sample set of the products I use daily. RISK FREE just pay for the small shipping costs of $6.75.

Denise

Links--
Free Skin Care Consultation: http://www.deniseslbri1.com/Skin_Care_Consultation.html
L'Bri Samples: http://www.deniseslbri1.com/Sample_Pak.php

Many thanks to Denise for sharing this informative post with us!

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Whimsical, Colorful Art | Lindy Gruger Hanson Art and Travels Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:42:00 +0000

Lindy’s artwork is amazing! Her paintings are colorful, whimsical and uplifting. She recently blogged about her show and new titles for her works. Make sure to stop by Lindy’s blog to see all her wonderful paintings.

Whimsical, Colorful Art Lindy Gruger Hanson Art and Travels Blog

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Furniture and Pets: Love living with your Pet

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:06:00 +0000

Furniture and Pets: Love living with your Pet

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New Card by J. B. Guess & Co.

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:31:00 +0000

We've added another wonderful, whimsical Snarkalicious card by J. B. Guess & Co. at Serendipity Collections. Snarkalicious Greetings combine a tiny bit of sarcasm with a generous dollop of delightful, delicious humor! You won't find anything too mean-spirited here. Snarkalicious Greetings just remind us not to take ourselves too seriously. See the entire collection today!

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A Day Trip To Charleston, South Carolina

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:52:00 +0000

Recently we visited our daughter in Myrtle Beach and took a day trip to Charleston. What a lovely town with the historic architecture of its downtown neighborhoods! I wanted to share some of the beautiful inns and homes we saw while strolling the streets of this elegant southern city. The extent of classic Georgia, Federal, Adamesque, Greek Revival, Italianate, and Victoria homes is not found anywhere else in America, but is featured block after block throughout the Charleston peninsula.

If you plan to be in the Charleston area this fall one of the upcoming events is Preservation Society of Charleston: Fall Tour of Homes: September 24 – October 25, 2009.

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Acai Berry Scam

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:10:00 +0000

I have been bombarded for quite some time now with spam emails and ads on social network sites touting the benefits of the Acai (ah-sigh-ee) Berry so recently I decided to do some research on the subject.

Here is a little of what the Better Business Bureau has to say:

Arlington, VA – January 5, 2009 - Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be wary of online ads relying on celebrity endorsements to sell acai-berry related weight loss products. BBB has received thousands of complaints from consumers nationwide who thought they were signing up for a free-trial offer of acai berry weight loss products that were supposedly endorsed by Oprah, Rachel Ray and other celebrities; in the end, the free trial cost them, month after month.

Read more of what the BBB has to say

Consumer Reports says this:

Health benefits?

In January, Consumer Reports said that evidence on the health benefits of acai berries is scant. In 2008, we blogged about promising study findings on the heart-healthy benefits of red and white wine; however, it was not clear that resveratrol was the beneficial component. In 2007, we reported on research findings that resveratrol helped mice live longer. It is not clear whether concentrated resveratrol is effective and safe in humans.
But even if these substances are beneficial, there’s no guarantee that they’re in any of the products being marketed as containing resveratrol, especially from Web sites using misleading and annoying tactics. Dietary supplements aren’t subjected to the same government scrutiny as prescription drugs, even though some promoters insinuate curative properties.

Read more of what Consumer Reports has to say.

I became aware that there is a website called U. S. Consumer Reports touting the benefits of Acai Berry BUT it is NOT affiliated with the Consumer Reports publication.

Please be very careful about purchasing any of these products.

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Announcing J. B. Guess at Serendipity

noreply@blogger.com (Serendipity Collections) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:03:00 +0000

We are thrilled to offer the delightful artwork of J. B. Guess and Co. at Serendipity Collections. Here is a sample of the artist's whimsical Snarkalicious Greetings line:

In the coming months we will be adding more lines from J. B. Guess. You will love these unique greeting cards so make sure to stop by and see them today!