Happy New Year 2013

Best wishes in 2013!

Happy Thanksgiving 2012!

Happy Father's Day 2012!

Happy Chinese New Year!

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon!

Happy New Year 2012!

We hope your new year is off to a wonderful start!  Have a wonderful and properous 2012!

Have a wonderul day!

Happy Halloween!

Have a safe and wonderful Halloween!

Fun Halloween Links:

http://familyfun.go.com/halloween/

http://holidays.kaboose.com/halloween/

Happy 4th of July!

Lahaina Noon - Fun Facts!

Lahaina Noon is today!  What's Lahaina Noon?  It's a phenomena that only happens in the tropics - and Hawaii is the only state in the nation where it occurs.  During Lahaina Noon, the sun is directly overhead at high noon so objects standing straight up (like parking meters) do not have a shadow.  See below for exact times across the state!

Lahaina Noon Dates, Times:
Hilo: May 18, 12:16 p.m. and July 24, 12:26 p.m.
Kailua-Kona: May 19, 12:20 p.m. and July 24 ,12:30 p.m.
Hana: May 23 p.m., 12:20 pm and July 19, 12:30 p.m.
Kahului: May 24, 12:22 p.m. and July 18, 12:32 p.m.
Lahaina: May 24, 12:23 p.m. and July 18, 12:32 p.m.
Lanai City: May 24, 12:24 p.m. and July 19, 12:33 p.m.
Kaunakakai: May 26, 12:24 p.m. and July 17, 12:34 p.m.
Honolulu: May 27, 12:28 p.m. and July 16, 12:37 p.m.
Kaneohe: May 27, 12:28 p.m. and July 15, 12:37 p.m.
Lihue: May 31, 12:35 p.m. and July 11, 12:42 p.m.

More info on Lahaina Noon

Earth Day 2011

Click Here for Earth Day Activites

http://thegogreenblog.com/

54th Annual Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair

Where:  Hawaii Convention Center
             1801 Kalakaua Avenue
             Honolulu, HI  96815
When:  March 29th & March 30, 2011

http://www.hawaii.edu/acadsci/statefair.html

http://www.techhui.com/events/54th-annual-hawaii-state

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy Girls' Day!

 Doll Altar at Kyoto National Museum for Hina Matsuri

Click here if you want to learn more about Hina Matsuri

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Groundhog Day!

Click here if you want to learn more about Groundhog Day

Make Cute Gift Bags from Your Old Calendars

It always seems like such a waste to throw away the beautiful, fun or cute photos from the yearly calendars.  That's why I thought this was such a great idea to share.  All you need is an old calendar with great photos and some glue.  I had a ruler handy but it is such an easy project that you can just wing it if you want to...Happy Crafting!

Mini Gift Bag Made from an Old Calendar Page

 

Flip the photo page of the calendar over so the month is upside down

and is at the "bottom" of the page.  Make a 1/2 inch fold at the "top"

of the page and glue down. This makes the top of your bag.

Find the center of the paper.  Measure 2 inches to the right of the center 

and fold down.  Repeat on the left side. This becomes the front of your bag.

 

Measure 1 inch to the right of the right fold you just made.  

and fold down.  Repeat on the left side.  This makes the sides of the bag.

Glue right and left sides together.  This makes the back of the bag.

Please note:  The sides may overlap.  If you would like, you can

cut the paper so the back seam is in the middle of the bag.

Make 1 inch slits in the corners of the bottom of the bag.

 

Fold the sides in first.  Then, fold the front and back flaps.

 

Glue the bottom of the bag together.

Another Cute Bag with Gift Tag

 

Happy New Year from Dana Labels!

We wish you a safe, happy and prosperous 2011!

Happy New Year!

Happy Holidays from Dana Labels!

We wish you and your loved ones a wonderful 
Christmas weekend full of yummy food, 
great friendship, love & laughter!

Mini Ice Cream Scooper - Great Gadget!

As I've written before, I am not a big fan of kitchen gadgets.  So, when a friend told me about using a mini ice cream scooper to make perfect (looking) cookies, I was a little skeptical.  Since she is an avid baker and her baked goods always come out looking perfect, I decided to give it a try.  The mini scooper is a cute itty bitty thing, so I expected the cookies to be tiny too.  To my delight, the cookies came out the perfect size and they looked great.  It made measuring the cookie batter super easy.  The mini scooper I use is 1-1/4 inches in diameter.  If you like slightly bigger cookies, then you'll probably prefer the scooper that is 1-1/2 inches in diameter.  Happy Baking!

1-1/4" Scooper (left) & 1-1/2" Scooper (right)

Happy Thanksgiving!