Cook and Brew.

Silver and platinum coins, for most, are just used as mere purchasing means at their value. Do you know that you can actually turn a bullion into a sound investment? You may ask, how. Well, keep whatever coins you may have now. If possible, try to collect even that of other currencies. Store them in a safe place and after some time, let’s say about 20 years from now, take them out and you’ll be surprised how much their values can sum up to. They’re hundred or could even be thousand times valued than on the year it’s been minted. But of course, you need not wait than long should you consider investing precious metals. There’s the US Gold Bureau from where you can purchase the rarest silver, gold or other precious metals and coins. For several years now, they’ve been one of the trusted leaders in precious metals investment.

I’m still in the process of completing Little Mansion’s kitchen tools.  Before moving in, we’ve shopped the basic pieces in a nearby mall but got restrained from buying further because the prices weren’t that friendly to my pocket.  We were on a strict budget since we still had other home stuffs to buy as well following the big move.  I suddenly remembered the wholesale housewares I saw in an auction site and decided to just buy the not so basic tools from there.  Take a look at these Barbecue Set, Kitchen and Cutlery Sets.  Would you believe that all these 24 pieces or 1 lot is currently auctioned at just $100 or about $4.16/piece?  Such a steal, really.  Now I’m off to peruse the site further and see if I have other items to bid for.

Aren’t these goodies awesome?  How would you want these for free?

Faye of Quicker8.com simply just want to have some fun so she’s holding this giveaway contest on her blog.

Up for grabs are the following eye candies:

1st price – Ladies Chronograph (big face) watch

2nd price – Kate Spade kikay kit (orange)

3rd price – Kate Spade kikay kit (floral)

Let’s all join by checking out first the contest mechanics on her blog. This contest runs from August 8,2010 to Sept 8,2010 and is open to international readers, too.

When I was still a kid, I often asked my Mom to buy gold coins for me.  No, not those precious commodities that are known to diversify one’s financial portfolio but I’m pertaining to the chocolates neatly wrapped as gold coins in golden wrapper and even a fake inscription.  These chocolates taste good but actually more than the taste, the reason why I loved asking Mom to buy me was because I like playing pretend a lot.  I used to imagine that I’m a cashier and I used these coins as my money.  Now how I wish I can also ask my mom to buy me the real deal this time..the same way she spoils me then.

Cooking is my newly found hobby.  But when I received these vintage necklaces I ordered online recently, I am tempted to buy myself the basic jewelry making tools and try to explore the way of creating these lovely accessories.  These are sold like hot pancakes online.  In fact, a highly favored design, a vintage Eiffel Tower has easily gotten sold out. The seller said that it could take weeks before her stocks get replenished since these necklaces take time to be crafted.  Now I really am enticed to try jewelry making and perhaps I can do an Eiffel Tower vintage necklace by myself.  And oh, look who’s enamored with the bicycle thingie…