Chandler

Beautiful but not for keeping garlic, May 22, 2013

This is a beautiful piece and I was at first so pleased when I got it until I opened it. As a chef, I have a passion for garlic and purchase many kinds and all garlic lovers know the inside of a garlic keeper must be unglazed. The entire purpose of a garlic keeper is for the unglazed clay on the inside to absorb the moisture and to keep it, therefore, mold-free. (It's okay if the outside is glazed). Because this is glazed inside where true garlic keepers are always left unglazed, the moisture is thrown back into the garlic, causing it to rot more quickly than if you simply kept it on your counter.

Terracotta is excellent for absorption and this is actually a white clay instead… Read more

Nice idea but lack of instructions & ease of length adjustability is a serious flaw and oversight, May 21, 2013

Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?)

There are actual guidelines as to how long your jump rope should be in order for it not to get tangled as you use it. If you are like me, when you get a product if there is something as simple as how to adjust the size or make it work (like a kitchen gadget) you expect the manufacturer to take the courtesy of including instructions with the item so that you don't have to spend time searching the internet or playing guessing games. I actually have other items from this company and like them but they seemed to have missed a few very important features on this: guidance in how to adjust the rope length (I'll get to that in a minute) snd guidance in how long it should actually be for your… Read more

Turn your family photographs into art, become an artist, May 21, 2013

I've cut back on reviewing some items I discover and fall in love with lately...but this one can't go without mention.

You don't have to be a photographer to want or need this backdrop system. People pay for expensive family photos every year or photos of their kid or bad school photos and you can make amazing things simply by having a white (for example) background. I did some photos of friends...she had on an all black dress and he was in a black suit and white shirt. Rather than a standing still shot, I had them each do a few dance moves. I blew these up in black and white and they are poster size, side by side, in their home...it is the absolute coolest and most dramatic… Read more