Check out this video on how to make easy playdough at home without any cooking or cream of tartar involved.

All you need to do is mix four ingredients plus water;

4 cups of flour
11/2 cups salt
2 tbsp oil
1 cup water
food coloring

It's a wonderful and cheap creative activity for your kids.

P.S. for the best recipe on making playdough the other way; involving cooking, - see this first video.

Mother's Day is coming up and if a jewelry gift idea is in your thoughts, check out the many beautiful items you can buy for under $50 on the Jewelry Shopping App (iTunes link) for the iPhone or iPad. This app enables you to search by price or keywords from many stores from one location. The sparkly lucky four leaf clover pendant shown here is on sale for only $40.99. The sterling silver heart necklace is only $26.99. And the supermom charm is $1.09

We've just updated the jewelry shopping app for your iPhone or iPad. Choose from thousands of stunning diamond rings or fabulous bling for cheap, cheap, under $30. Check it out at the Jewelry Shopping App(iTunes link).

Check out this easy video tutorial on how to make rave Kandi cuff bracelets.

Check out this easy how-to video on how you can curl your lashes without ever using an eyelash curler. It turns out a spoon works really well, especially for people who have short eyelashes and who find eyelash curlers are not very effective.

Ever wanted to share a YouTube video on Pinterest? It's almost as easy to pin any YouTube video as it is to pin beautiful pics. Check out this step-by-step tutorial by Before and After TV on how to get it done;

Check out these two great video tutorials on a couple of really cute and easy Valentine's Day cards you can make with your kids to hand out to their teachers and classmates.

Check out this great makeup video tutorial on how to make almond eyes look bigger . Step by step instructions with an amazing before and after transformation.

Products used include a Quo Electric Eyes pencil in Volt, the L'Oreal eyeshadow Quad 841, black Mac mascara, Revlon's Photoready in Beige and Almay liquid eyeliner.

One of my favorite online jewelry stores is My Jewelry Box. They provide excellent value and service when it comes to traditional jewelry items, though you won't find much in the way of statement or hip jewelry there. Here are a few beautiful jewelry gift ideas if you are looking for a classic romantic Valentine's gift.

The red glass heart pendant shown here is an easy pleasing Valentine's budget choice at $29.99. Click away on any item to see more details;

Check out this great new fashion-forward shopping app (for both iPad and iPhone) if you are in the mood to browse for edgy women's clothing and accessories.

I just did some Christmas shopping on Amazon and bought a few books for my son who will celebrate his 9th birthday in January. I'm pretty sure he will love all these classics, check them out, you might fondly remember some of these too.

I threw in a highly-rated flashlight with batteries (for under $8). Wishful thinking, but maybe he will try to sneak read some of these books under the covers with the flashlight after bedtime. That's what i used to do, but it's unlikely to happen, his preference is Minecraft before any books..

If you are wanting to grow out your hair color and let your natural grey hair be your new look, it will take some time and patience. One way to avoid those unattractive roots as they first start growing out is to try different bandana and head scarf styles. Check out this two minute video for some great ideas on how to cover up hair roots with a beautiful bandana. The "Hepburn" look at the end of the video is our favorite.

Also, see a great shawl style that would look fab and do the job of covering all the hair roots;

Here's a great idea for a dramatic 1950's makeup look for the holiday cocktail parties this year. It's inspired by the Dita Von Teese pin-up burlesque look.

Check out these very simple instructions on how to quickly make a sock bun hairstyle. It's ideal for long hair on bad hair days, and can look very elegant and classy. All you need is an old sock...

For an additional attractive twist, try adding a headband in creative ways with your sock bun hairdo. See this neat video on different looks for wearing a simple elegant headband;

Congrats to Kate Middleton who is expecting her first child in May 2013. Check out this beautiful video tutorial on how to easily apply makeup to look like Kate Middleton.

If you like to browse and shop for fashion on your iPhone or iPad, check out this brand new app; FreeStyle Fashion

This app provides an easy doorway to shop from sixteen leading online fashion retailers. You can browse and choose from thousands of women's clothing and accessory items. Featured stores include Banana Republic, Blue Fly, Free People, Gap, Lucky Brand, MANGO, ModCloth, Piperlime, Revolve Clothing, Shopbop, Wallis and Yoox.

If you're looking for something specific you can sort by keywords. For example, you can search by any word such as "mini skirt", "cardigan", "tote", "scarf", "wedge", "sneakers", "rain boots" or by designer and brand name such as "Gucci", "Marc Jacobs", "Michael Kors" or "Givenchy". You can also sort by price or name. Or take some time to browse by category. The app features sixteen categories of fast-loading, easy viewing selections of beautiful Dresses, Tops/Blouses, Sweaters/Knits, Jackets/Coats, Skirts, Pants, Jeans, Leggings, Shoes, Boots/Booties, Bags, Accessories and Jewelry.
Download the free app here and enjoy browsing and shopping for some of the most fashion forward clothing available online today.

We hope you agree it is the best fashion shopping app as we created it!

Check out this fabulous video on how to wear a shawl in several different ways. The shawl shown here is the KOOSHOO smoke shawl, dyed individually by hand and made 100% from Tencil (a Eucalyptus tree fibre). It is silky and very soft in appearance and comes in several beautiful color combinations.

Here's three of my favorite blouses for dressing up the jeans a few notches.

Check out this fabulous video on how to make an easy Minecraft Halloween costume.

My eight year old son is completely absorbed in the Minecraft game now. And he spends his spare time watching YouTube instructional videos about the game. Minecraft is arguably the best video game to come along for kids in the past ten years. It's a virtual version of Lego and lets your kids be infinitely creative. It's become a huge cult favorite. It's approaching the popularity of Angry Birds..

If you're looking for a cheap Halloween costume for your boy(s), this is definitely one to consider making at home. (Also your kids will really enjoy watching the virtual world play at the beginning and end of this video).

Update: Also see the follow-up fun video tutorial on how to make the Minecraft pickaxe and sword for your halloween costume

It's the time to pick blackberries and make delicious homemade blackberry jam if you live in blackberry country..

Check out this fab video on how to make nutritious and yummy blackberry jam in just half an hour;

Check out this video tutorial on how to get the makeup look inspired by Blake Lively;

Summer is here! Check out three of our favorite one-piece swimsuits available at NeimanMarcus.com.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are engaged after seven years and six children. Brad Pitt has given her a custom designed ring worth $250,000. We've found the closest imitation to this ring here.

Check out this beauty selling for about $9,000 at BlueNile.com.

Also see one of the first cheap knockoffs at a price of only $39.

Watch an act of kindness as it's passed from one individual to the next and manages to boomerang back to the person who set it into motion.

Loose curls are very popular for hairstyles this year. If you have long straight hair and a simple curling iron, this hairstyle is very easy to do. Check out Katie's video tutorial below;