A few months ago, my youngest nephew turned six years old. One of his absolute favorite things right now is the popular smartphone game, Angry Birds. He’s constantly playing it on his mom’s iPhone. He loves to draw impressive illustrations of all the different bird characters. Heck, even the comforter set on his bed is…
How to Craft a DIY T-Shirt Scarf
In our last post, we shared some cool do-it-yourself tutorials with ways to repurpose your old t-shirts, courtesy of a few of the best crafty blogs on the web. Today we have a little tutorial of our own! Check out our step-by-step guide on how to craft a simple, super-cute scarf out of an old…
9 Ideas for DIY Graduation Gifts
It’s that time of year again: Graduation time. An exciting event for every high school senior and college student, and a reminder for the rest of us of just how old we really are. When it comes to graduation gifts, the go-to idea is usually cash. But that tends to come across as less thoughtful…
BlueCotton’s “End of The Year” Party: The Big Lebowski Style.
BlueCotton capped off 2012 with an End-of-The-Year party at Crescent Bowl in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Traditionally, our year-end party involved a fancy-schmancy sit-down meal and more formal awards program where we all put on our best duds – we decided to switch it up this year and have a more casual evening of fun and…
The Most Talked-About Gifts I Ever Gave
Some of you brave souls actually went Black Friday shopping. I know this not from personal experience, but from the pictures I saw on tv. You are warriors, my friends! You actually went out of your house (by choice) to snag up on doorbuster deals at your local brick-and-mortar stores. Admirable, your bravery. I salute…
Keep Calm T-shirts: They Do Carry On
You’d have to live under a rock to be unaware of the “Keep Calm and Carry On” trend that’s been circling the globe. The British motto is ubiquitous, appearing on mugs, doormats, baby clothes and all sorts of various products. Do you know where this saying originated? According to Wikipedia: “The (Keep Calm) poster was…