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Review: Finally, a Phone for Crafters and Cooks!

June 14, 2012 by Amanda Formaro

Finally, a Phone for Crafters and Cooks!As someone who divides her work time among the kitchen, the craft room and the office, you can imagine that my hands are always busy. Holding a telephone in one hand, or worse, leaning it on my shoulder forming an aching kink in my neck is not something I enjoy. Speaker phone isn’t always an option either, especially if there are other people in the vicinity that you don’t want to disturb with the likes of your conversation.

Therefore, I either avoid the phone all together while I’m working, or I end up being unproductive while I take a phone call. I was recently given the opportunity to try the VTech LS6475-3 cordless phone system with a built-in headset. A headset on my landline! Brilliant! Having my hands free means I’m able to carry on conversations and still keep cooking, baking, crafting and working.

I’ve been using it for several weeks now and am really happy with it. In fact, sometimes I forget I have the headset on, it’s just that comfortable. When it needs charging, I just put the headset right on the base unit, it has its own designated charging area.

Something that I find ideal for my situation is that my land line works well throughout my house, where my cell phone has trouble with reception in the basement. My craft room is in the basement, so when I’m crafting I simply can’t be on my cell phone, or I have to stop crafting and go upstairs to take a call. Having the headset on my land line is a perfect solution for someone like me! I’m always moving around, whether it be in the kitchen mixing up cake batter, down in the craft room painting and gluing, or doing household chores and checking email. I’m up and down the stairs all day long, so having the headset also solves the “where’s the phone?” question that often plagues me!

This phone retails for $99.95, comes with 2 hand held phones, the headset, main base unit with built in answering machine, and an additional charging station for the second handset. I paid over $80.00 for my previous landline 2-unit phones, and there’s no headset on that.

As V-Tech says “This hands-free calling experience is ideal for busy households with hectic schedules or working professionals in need of a home office solution that enables mobility around the house.” I couldn’t agree more.

VTech has a complete line of home telephone products. You can find the best phone to fit your household or home office needs by visiting VTech’s best sellers and latest deals at www.vtechphones.com. Also, find VTech phones on Facebook and on Twitter.

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Comments

  1. Nicole Burris says

    June 14, 2012 at 9:41 am

    that is simply brilliant!

  2. Becky says

    June 16, 2012 at 6:27 pm

    i want. Thanks for sharing!

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DIY Giant Eyeball Lanterns – Creepy Halloween Decoration

When it comes to Halloween, bigger is always better—and these giant eyeball lanterns prove it! With nothing more than plain white paper lanterns, a little paint, and some imagination, you can create huge, spooky eyes that look like they’ve popped right out of a monster movie.

They’re perfect for hanging from ceilings, displaying on porches, or grouping together in a corner for an eerie effect. Best of all, paper lanterns are super inexpensive (you can grab them on eBay, Amazon, or even your local dollar store), which makes this a great budget-friendly craft for big impact Halloween décor.

Supplies You’ll Need

  • Large round white paper lanterns (various sizes look best) 
  • Acrylic paints or craft paints in black, brown, green, red, orange, or blue (for irises) 
  • Wide paintbrush for background color 
  • Small paintbrush for details 
  • Black construction paper or cardstock (optional for spiky “lashes” or accents) 
  • Hot glue gun or strong craft glue 
  • String or fishing line (if you want to hang them) 

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Prep the Lanterns

  1. Assemble your white paper lanterns according to the package directions. 
  2. Make sure they’re fully open and the wire insert is in place so the surface is taut for painting. 

Step 2: Paint the Iris

  1. Using a wide brush, paint a large circle in the center of the lantern to create the iris. 
  2. Choose spooky colors—green, red, orange, or blue work wonderfully. 
  3. Don’t worry about making it perfectly smooth; streaks and uneven textures add to the eerie, organic look. 

Step 3: Add the Pupil

  1. Once the iris paint is dry, use black paint to fill in the pupil at the very center. 
  2. Make it large enough to stand out against the iris. 

Step 4: Detail the Eye

  • Use a smaller brush to add darker or lighter streaks in the iris for a more realistic effect. 
  • You can even add thin vein lines in red around the iris to give it that bloodshot look. 

Step 5: Optional Spiky Lashes

  1. Cut long triangles from black construction paper or cardstock. 
  2. Glue them around one side of the lantern so they stick out like sharp monster eyelashes. 
  3. This makes the eyeballs look even more monstrous and stylized. 

Step 6: Display Your Giant Eyeballs

  • Hanging: Use string or fishing line to suspend them from ceilings, trees, or porch rafters so they look like floating eyeballs. 
  • Stacked: Place them in corners, along stairs, or even grouped on your lawn for a spooky display. 
  • Tabletop: Use them as oversized Halloween party props. 

Tips & Variations

  • Glowing Eyes: Insert battery-powered LED lights into the lanterns so they glow from the inside. 
  • Rainbow Eyes: Mix up the colors and make a whole rainbow of creepy eyes. 
  • Monster Cluster: Group multiple eyeballs together in different sizes for a scarier effect. 

This DIY Giant Eyeball Lantern craft is quick, cheap, and gives you maximum Halloween spook factor with minimal effort. Whether you make one or a whole creepy collection, your haunted house setup will definitely be eye-catching!

 

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