10 Cool Souvenir and Gift Ideas for Any Occasion

Are you looking for cool and unique gifts and souvenirs? Here are some ideas that will fit any of your occasions.

1. Character Charm Key Ring – Silver-plated key ring features a twist open clasp. Add up to 6 cute boy or girl charms each engraved with any single initial.

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2. Face Mugs – These classically hued mugs keep the snacks separate until you're ready to dunk or dip. They are perfect for serving your favorite snack-time combinations.

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3. Fixie Pizza Cutter – Bring your slice servings to the next gear with this two-wheeled pizza slicer, designed to look like your beloved fixie.

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4. Pocket Knife – This sturdy pocket knife features a contoured handle with a belt clip, a 3 1/2” stainless steel blade, and a laser engraved wood accent handle with up to three initials.

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5. All About Her Mouse Pad - Add personality to her workspace while letting everyone know she’s all that‚ and more! It makes a great gift for a co-worker or employee.

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6. Custom Candies – A range of over 40 designs and flavors of bite-sized rock candies. It’s a perfect for people of all ages.

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7. Kris Nations Birthstone Necklace - Handcrafted in California by artisans Kim and Kris Nations, these stylish birthstone necklaces feature recycled 14K gold & recycled sterling silver, along with natural and color enhanced gemstones.

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8. Camera Lens Mug - The mug works just like any other mug, but shaped like an authentic camera lens. Fool friends and family into thinking you are actually drinking out of a camera lens! The mug is suitable for both hot and cold beverages.

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9. Personalized Wooden Key Ring – These custom wooden key rings will make your gifts extra special to your guests. It will make the best and the cheapest giveaway for any occasion.

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10. Cupcakes in a Jar – Give your guests a sweet treat with these delectable cupcakes in a jar. It’s the perfect gift for any sweets monster.

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Do you have other cool souvenir and gift ideas for any occasion? Let’s help the celebrants and share your ideas below.

10 Do-It-Yourself Christmas Decors for Your Home or Office

Do you want to revamp your home this Christmas but too lazy to go shopping or worried about your budget? Here are 10 DIY decors that’s easy to make and friendly to your pocket.

1. Repurposed Pumpkins – Halloween’s over but don’t your pumpkins yet. Paint them white and voila, a snowman at your doorstep.

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2. Faux Fireplace – If you don’t have fireplace, then make one! With just cardboards, brown paper, sponge, and acrylic paint, you can make a faux fireplace where you can place your stockings.

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3. Tomato Cage Christmas Tree Lights – Lighten up your garden using only upside down tomato cages and a string of LED lights. You can use white or colorful lights depending on your theme.

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4. Stained Glass Ornaments – Are you tired of the same ornaments from the department store? Be unique and turn your boring ornaments into colorful stained glass art using only glue and food coloring.

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5. Glue Gun Snowflakes – Perk up your windows with these cool glue gun snowflakes. Simply create snowflakes in a parchment paper. Once they are dry, peel them off, and just add a slight dab of hot glue when placing them on your windows.

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6. Wine Glass Snow Globes – These cheap snow globes would be a perfect addition to your white Christmas theme. Rather than the fragile glass snow globes, you can save and spend more on the decors inside the globe when you use plastic wine glasses.

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7. Ornament Tree – Do you have too many ornaments but no Christmas tree? Make one using those ornaments! Creative, less work, and less space needed!

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8. Pine Cone Tree – Create cute miniature Christmas trees using pinecones. You can use them as centerpiece or as a minimalist décor around your home.

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9. Ornament Wreath – Repurpose some of your old Christmas balls and turn them into a modern and colorful wreath. Just glue them together forming a circle and tie a ribbon at the top to hang.

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10. Cardboard Tube Snowmen – Create a mini Christmas village using cardboard or tissue tubes. Just use various colors to make each one unique.

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Do you have more do-it-yourself Christmas décor ideas on your sleeve? You can share them on the comments section below.

10 Epic Christmas Party Themes You Should Try at Work

Ready for the same boring and ho hum office Christmas Party? Think again! Check out these splendid Christmas Party themes you and your fellow workers deserve.

1. Venetian Masquerade

This Christmas 2015, be mesmerized with the grandeur of 17th century Venice! Have vast feathered masks adorning the walls, luxurious decors, and a grand background of the legendary canals.

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2. Alice in Wonderland

Follow Alice down the rabbit hole into a whimsical bliss full of colorful characters and wonderful scenery. Watch out for the Queen of Hearts and Mad Hatter at the Wonderland gates! 

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3. Chocolate Factory

Step through the Wonka gates into a world of pure fantasy this Christmas! Surround yourselves with giant lollipops, flowers, toadstools, and candy canes. Beware of Mr. Wonka and his Oompa-Loompas!

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4. Journey to Narnia

Wander through the wardrobe into the magical land of Narnia! Be amazed as your office transformed into a snow-blanketed forest, sparkling in its mystery. 

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5. Winter Wonderland

One of the most wonderful Christmas marvels is of the entire town draped with snow. So try out the White Christmas theme for your bash. Dress in white color and decorate everything, including the Christmas tree, in white.

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6. Treasure Island

Ahoy mateys! This 2015, celebrate with a pirate-themed Christmas gala complete with a giant pirate ship background. Let your male officemates act as gutsy pirates ready to capture hostage. Think of the Pirates of the Caribbean!

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7. Carnival
Enter a magical and dreamlike atmosphere of the great big top circus!  Be moved to a world of thriller and get ready to expect the unexpected!

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8. Medieval

Set off through the antique archway, guarded by suits of armor and enter a majestically themed banquet hall fit for a King and Queen! 

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9. Heroes and Villains

Walk into the scenes of a comic book themed Christmas party and join the clash between good and evil.  Whether hero or evildoer, this festal event will be abundant with all the pizazz of the silver screen! 

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10. Hollywood Awards
Tinsel Town is the finest setting for your night of elegance this Christmas! This will make you and your workmates feel like the superstars! Get your most alluring outfits and parade it down the red carpet and into your lavishly adorned office. 

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Which theme do you think is the best? Share your opinion in the comments section below!

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Six Spooky Costume Ideas for Corporate Halloween Parties

Planning to attend a Halloween party this last few days of October? Even with many possible scary characters to portray, perhaps you’re having a hard time finding the best costume for you.

In your 20s or older, sure you have hesitation to wear Halloween costumes believing that these only belong to kids. Frankly, this idea isn’t awkward even if either you’re a young adult or you already have your own kids.

If it’s the price that holds you back in going to a Halloween party, don’t worry. There are cheap yet very effective costumes that you could wear to scare your officemates or kids joining the trick-or-treat.

Good Suggestions

Below are some good costume ideas for budget-conscious people—for males and females:

For Men

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Bloody Headless Horseman

You just need to prepare a cape, your old black long sleeves, black pants, pair of black shoes, and a lot of creativity. When wearing the costume, turn your head into a bloodied neck. Just be sure you still get room to see and breathe through a thin black cloth.

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Medieval Friar 

A brown friar robe with capelet (or any similar long brown dress), a friar wig (bald-topped), and a brown nylon rope (to serve as belt) can make you look old. You don’t need to apply makeup effects but just a serious facial expression. Seeing somebody dressed in a medieval costume really brings goosebumps.

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Zombie 

There are many zombie characters that you can portray. You just need to choose the one that best fits with the available resources. You can wear anything you want but it’s best if you sport a bloodied white long sleeves and wear makeup and face powder. You just need to perfect the hand gesture while walking. Act as if you have risen from the tombstone.

For Ladies

Unborn Child

This is unique yet very scary. You can wear anything as long as you want your shirt get cut to make a hole on it, or at least get dirty. Find a way so that the doll’s limbs won’t be removed easily or else all your efforts will go to waste. 

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Bat Woman 

Wear black garments with hoodie. Cut damaged black umbrella and make its parts your bat wings.

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Ladybug 

If you have any red dress, you can put black polka dots on it so you can become a ladybug. Make an improvised pair of dotted wings and a headdress with antenna. Wear black boots and gloves.

Yes, Halloween parties do not always go with pricey costumes.

Which of these spooky costumes do you want to try? What else would you like to include to this list? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

Six Cool and Budget Friendly Halloween Décor Ideas

For many young Filipino Christians and Catholics, the last quarter of the year brings so much excitement. Who would not be thrilled with school breaks, parties, and gift-giving events during this time of the year?

Before the much-awaited Christmas Day, youngsters and young-at-heart alike are up for Halloween activities. Truly, this occasion brings out the kid in most of Filipino people.

Perhaps you’re one of those who take time to decorate your room, garden, or any portion of your home and even workstation. Admit it or not, you’re also budget conscious who just buys the cheapest items.

What if the products currently on sale aren’t the ones you want as your decorations?

Great D-I-Y Ideas

The good thing is it is still possible that you can display scary items even if you’re on a tight budget. You just need to apply your creativity.

Here are a few good yet cheap and effective Halloween decorating ideas that you can easily do on your own.

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Jar Lights

Get some glass jars. Paint them or place tissue paper or any colored paper (orange, green, red, or white) and put a lit candle inside them. Don’t forget to draw spooky faces on them.

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Ghost Lanterns

Get the most out of empty gallon milk jugs. You just need to put battery-operated Christmas lights inside them to make them glow. Using a permanent marker, you can draw scary faces before hanging them in dark areas. You may also place them along the walkway.

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Miniature Graveyard

Get some cardboards and cut them in oval or rectangular shape. Paint them with gray and put “RIP” so that they will look like tombstones. You may put haystack and dry leaves to add scary feel.

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Bats and Ghosts

Bats: Get egg cartons, cut them to make three shelves. Color them black and put eyes (made of white and black cartolina). Hang them.

Ghosts: Collect dry leaves—those with five wide “fingers.” Paint them white and draw a scary face on them. Hang them.

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Dancing Ghosts

Get some styro balls and cover them with white cloth. Draw spooky face on them before hanging them with a cord. Place them in windy area to create an illusion that they are moving or dancing.

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Scary Door

Get black and white cartolina and cut them in different shapes so as to create hair, eyes, mouth, tooth, and scar. You may paste them on a door and form a scary face out of these cutouts.

Get inspiration from these decors so that you can recreate your own version of scary stuff.

Happy Halloween!

Do-It-Yourself Decoration Ideas For Graduation Party

Graduation, and what comes to your mind? Party.

After years of hard work, concluding high school or college is a feat to celebrate. If you are throwing a graduation party, fill it with fun. It is classic to decorate in school colors. But try to personalize your treat. Check out these ten DIY decoration ideas to make the day more special.

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Graduation Party Seals

Decorate invitations, party wares, and keepsakes with celebratory graduation seal. Use a gold-medallion notary stickers or cut-out papers. Then, print congratulatory or complimentary words. Place a notched ribbon behind before gluing them.

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School Days Scrapbook

You may display a bunch of photographs, artwork, awards, and test papers that the graduate accrued over the years.

Keys To Success Station

Put a key to success station where visitors could write notes for the graduate. Buy decorative keys and place note tags. Display it with a jar and pen.  Party guests will write a short message, and place it in the jar.

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Graduation Banner

Make a banner for the graduates. String together card stock with felt letters that says congratulations or good luck.  

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2015 Balloons

Use inflated colorful or one-colored balloons to spell out “class of 2015.”

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Graduation Tassel Garland 

Hang colorful tassel garland. You may use real tassel, tissue or colored paper, or yarn.

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Mini Cupcake Graduation Caps

Make your grad party a special one by serving mini graduation caps. Bake mini chocolate chip cookie cups. Cut chocolate bars into squares. Then, use M&Ms, and sour candy for the tassel.

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Cupcake Toppers

Adore your cupcakes with printed toppers.  Dress it up with banners, medallions, ribbons, graduation caps, and diploma.

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Candy Cup Graduation Hat

If you want a sweet treat without baking, candy cup is a must try. You only need square chocolates, chocolate cups, mini M&Ms, strips of sour candy, and lollipop sticks. Then, assemble them all.

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DIY Clothespin Photo Wall 

Throwback and relive the memories. Gather all photos to reflect on the milestones. By using clothespin and string, hang a bunch of family pictures and memorable things.