Last Spring I reviewed a very unique company.

Womily Touch Jewelry is basically fingerprints cast in silver or gold and then made into necklaces, earrings and cuff links.

I love the concept behind this small company. And since I’m all about promoting small companies and indie artists as a holiday gift resource, I thought I’d give this one another plug.

Siobhan Winograd (who earned her stripes at Tiffany’s) developed a way to put your child’s fingerprint on a necklace, cuff links or a charm. A cool way to have your little with you all the time – and years from now when they’re not so little anymore.

And right now you can take advantage of a 10% holiday special. Use Holiday2009 for the discount AND free shipping for orders received before 12/18.

Click HERE to read more about our Womily experience. And HERE for the results.

Remember the Andrea’s Beau giveaway I ran on The Big Piece of Cake several months ago?

Well – they have offered my readers a 15% discount on their holiday shopping for the next two weeks!

There are so many styles to choose from for both women:

And for girls:

Just enter “asgoodascake” as the discount code at check out. The 15% discount will only apply to purchases of $30 or more (not including shipping) and the discount will be reflected in your billing statement – just not right away at check out (so don’t panic if you don’t see it – if you have any issues, let me know and I’ll contact Andrea). This discount is good through Wednesday, December 16.

Thanks Andrea!

Well…never. But you COULD watch this very funny video by everyone’s favorite (or at least my favorite) humor blogger, Jessica Bern of Bern This fame.

If you register, Seventh Generation will donate a dollar to Ovarian Cancer Research. So make sure to register HERE after watching the video.

I think that we all know someone who has battled (or is battling) some form of cancer. While this may not be the particular cancer you want to tear apart and stuff into the closest incinerator – all cancer research brings us that much closer to the ever elusive cure.

So laugh for cancer research. It’s the most pleasant donation you’ll ever have to make.

We’re out of town again. This time to Florida – a last minute trip to see a sick family member. AND we’re driving, god help us… But we’re making some stops and will be at the beach most of the time. So it will actually be a “fun” family vacation.

We left on Friday, and I’m taking a real blog hiatus this week (although Chris will be posting some footage of our trip on his site). I’m not even READING blogs (not just a break from writing/commenting). I’ll probably have to just mark everything in my reader as “read” when I return. I hate missing anything though – so if you had a really great post or made any huge announcements involving a sex change, a felony or a new pet (or all three!), let me know in comments or via e-mail.

ALSO – I’ve noticed that it’s kind of a virtual ghost town right now. Which I guess is to be expected since it’s prime vacation/back to school prep time. SO I’m keeping my giveaway open through Labor Day. Don’t want anyone to miss it. Don’t forget to leave me a comment to enter.

See you in September!