Now this is definitely a fabulous find! The Cuisinart Ice-45 Mix-It-In Soft-Serve 1-1/2-Quart Ice-Cream Maker is perfect for these summer months, as well as entertaining your guests and serving them ice cream.

Product Features

Make professional-quality soft ice cream, yogurt, sorbet, and sherbet right at home with this fully automatic, soft-serve ice-cream maker. Simply pour in the ingredients and turn the dial–no chemicals, salt, or ice required. The unit’s double-insulated freezer bowl holds cold temperatures and makes it possible to produce up to 1-1/2 quarts of ice cream in just 20 minutes. Three built-in condiment dispensers allow for adding sprinkles, mini M&Ms, chocolate chips, and other favorites, mixing them right in to frozen desserts as cones and bowls get filled. A unique pull handle sends ice cream swirling out like with an authentic soft-serve machine. Other highlights include a cone holder that holds a stack of pointed or flat-bottom cones, a drip tray, nonskid feet, and removable parts for easy cleaning. An instruction book with recipes comes included. The ice-cream maker measures 10-1/2 by 12-1/2 by 19-4/5 inches and carries a three-year limited warranty.

Sprinkles, mini-chips and more–the choice is yours. Just pull the tabs on one, two, or three condiment dispensers to add your favorite mix-ins as you dispense into your cone or bowl. Makes any frozen dessert extra delicious.

Bringing the Good Life Home

Cuisinart products are designed to make life delicious all day long. Specialty items, like our Mix-It-In soft serve ice cream maker, offer today’s consumers a variety of menu options, and fun and easy new ways to entertain family and friends.

Cuisinart first came into home kitchens over 30 years ago when it introduced the now legendary food processor. People discovered that routines could be broken and creative cooking quickly became part of the new lifestyle. Preparing fresh ingredients with products that offered easy and interesting new techniques meant healthier meals and more free time.

Today Cuisinart develops products to make every meal memorable. From breakfast toast and coffee to elegant five-course dinners, the preparation and cooking have become a pleasurable part of the total experience. Today’s relaxed lifestyles and the convenience of Cuisinart products make it easier than ever to Savor the Good Life, right at home with family and friends.

Here at HomeFabulous365, we are also about helping YOU look fabulous all year long! Many of us have begun to hit the beach and soak up the sun and splash in the ocean. Going to the beach means a little rest and relaxation but at the same time, you want to look your best.

You never know who you might run into or who you might meet. But not all of us have model perfect bodies and we need a suit that’s comfortable yet has great coverage. You’ll find that in the Speedo Aquatic Xtra Life Lycra Conservative Ultraback Swimsuit.

It’s designed for action and gives a supportive fit whether you’re lying on the sand working on a golden tan or riding out the waves in the water. It’s resistant to the annoying ‘crawl up’ that suits do when they get wet and the lining helps keep you covered.

For those who prefer a suit with a gathered waistline and underwire bra support, the Miraclesuit Women’s Sanibel One Piece Swim Suit fits the bill. The high leg cut and low scoop back are made to flatter the figure and give you confidence that you look great while having fun.

If you like a halter top bathing suit, you’ll find a great one in the Spiegel Shirred One-Piece Halter Swimsuit. This swimsuit has a shelf bra for added support. When you want to don a cover up to step off the sand to grab a bottled water or warm up from the breeze blowing off the ocean, you can do it in style with the Alki’i Misses Halter Top Beach Dress.

You can find it in white or black and in sizes ranging from small to large. Because it’s made from lightweight material, you won’t feel bogged down when you’re wearing this over your suit.

Besides a beach cover up, you can choose a sporty and stylish swimdress too. The Newport News Stone-Trimmed One-Piece Bandeau Swimsuit Dress has a shelf bra as well as an attached panty for water play or simply tanning. This design is also made to fit and flatter larger shapes too. It’s perfect for the getting back into shape after baby days.

No matter what you wear at the beach-a one piece, a bikini, a cover up or a swimdress, some things can sag where you don’t want there to be a sag. For that, you can get Pure Style Girlfriends Women’s Pick Me Up Breast Lift Tape.

Because it’s waterproof, you’ll be able to have that youthful figure no matter how long you play in the water. You can also find this kind of support in the Fashion Forms Bring It Up Breast Lift Tape 3-Pack Accessory.

While you’re out there in the sun, don’t forget to protect your scalp and eyes from the glare of the sun. You don’t want a nasty sunburn on the top of your head and you don’t want to the sun’s rays to affect your vision. So make sure you grab a hat and sunglasses. You’ll be shielded in style with the Cherry Red Wide Brim Cotton Floppy Beach Sun Hat.

There’s something that is just so delicious and tempting about the taste of slow cooked, smoked foods, and if you get excited about real smokehouse flavor and the taste of barbecue that’s slow cooked to perfection, then you need to get the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker.

Barbecue grills can give you great grilled meals with a wonderful, smoky-grilled flavor. But grills aren’t capable of handling certain tasks like the Smokey Mountain Cooker can.

Consider this scenario: you have a large family and a long list of friends that you want to invite over for a Saturday afternoon cookout. The Smokey Mountain Cooker can tackle and entire smoked ham and Thanksgiving or summertime turkey as well – at the same time! How’s that for feeding a hungry crowd?

If you’re into putting together crowd-pleasing barbecues for all of your favorite people, then you need something that can handle the job. And this cooker will give results that are unmatchable – moist, tender meat and poultry with a delicate, smoky flavor every time.

The Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker is made of premium grade steel with a porcelain-enameled coating. The two cooking grates are nickel plated and each measure a roomy 18 and a half inches in diameter provide plenty of area for whole turkeys, chickens, hams, or whatever is making your mouth water.

And there’s also a two and a half gallon water pan that steams your food during the cooking process, assuring that every morsel is juicy and moist. Reviewers of this Weber cooker love the nice, wide door that enables easy access and maneuvering for adding charcoal and wood chunks.

And the door’s spring-loaded latch let’s you know that it’s securely closed. Also appreciated by reviewers is the included thermometer that makes it easy to check internal temperature, and the handle on the lid that resists the heat so you don’t get burned. A 10-year limited warranty completes the list of things that reviewers enjoy about the Smokey Mountain Cooker.

The Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker is made for ease of use and durability, along with being made to provide you with the means to create the best and most delicious slow-cooked barbecued meals you can imagine.

Its size and roomy interior allow for cooking large birds, and multiple types of food at once. You can adjust the cooker as needed for slower cooking, more of a smoked flavor, and moisture. And the 10-year limited warranty gives you confidence that this cooker is an investment in eating, entertainment and enjoyment.

Do you love to barbecue for big crowds? Do you love to entertain during the summer? Is your backyard the place that everyone gathers on the weekends for fun and food? If so, the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker is the thing you need to create fantastic smokehouse-style meals!

Daisies make me happy and that’s why they are in my living room, a place I spend a lot of time in. You might be thinking I am talking about daises in a vase filled with water. Nope. I am talking about daisies on my wall.

Aren’t these fabulous? I have had so many compliments on these since I have put them up. They are from a company called Umbra and they have some great wallflower designs to choose from. My favorite, obviously, are the daisies. They also have pink, blue, chrome and even dragonflies to hang on your wall.

You can check out their entire line of wall decor here.

It’s fun to think outside-the-box when it comes to decorating and hanging up these daisies, which you can put little pictures of your family inside, is definitely out of the ordinary. It’s one of the first things people see when they walk into my house and I just love them.

They are super easy to hang up. You just push a magnetic tac in the wall and the flowers go on with magnets. I have red accents in my living room, so the red inside the flowers really brought that out.

This is a super simple and inexpensive way to make it look like you went to a lot of trouble to decorate a room, but you didn’t. Now that’s my kind of decorating!

*Disclaimer – Umbra sent Home Fabulous 365 the wall decor to review. We were not compensated in any way and the review represents our opinion of the product.*

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You can make lawn care as hard and grueling or as easy and convenient as you want. It’s really up to you. If you want to make things easier, you’ll want to use the Black & Decker Lawn Hog to keep your grass evenly mowed, unsightly weeds at bay, and clippings picked up and out of the way, or mulched back into your grass to provide future nutrients.

The Black & Decker Lawn Hog works perfectly for small to medium sized yards, and lets the ecologically conscious, as well as the convenience conscious, enjoy mowing with less energy used and less time spent on adding gas and servicing gas-driven lawn mower engines.

A powerful electric motor provides plenty of power for a clean cut, even in deep and wet grass. And because it is electric, the Lawn Hog is quieter and produces much lower emissions than its gas-driven counterparts. You never have to worry about running out of gas. You simply plug in your Lawn Hog and go.

The Black & Decker Lawn Hog mower cuts a 19-inch swath with every pass, and you can adjust your mowing height from one and one quarter inches to three and one half inches. A push of a button lowers or raises all four wheels.

Besides being more ecologically friendly, this is a comfortable mower to use. The handle features a cushioned grip, meaning that you’ll experience less vibration while mowing your lawn. This is safer, and helps keep you from getting fatigued. Plus, the handle can be adjusted to fit your height so you can use a comfortable, straight posture while mowing.

One of the nicest features of the Lawn Hog is that you have a choice as to whether you will bag your lawn clippings or mulch them. The detachable bag allows you to easily collect lawn clippings and then dump them into your compost pile or a lawn waste bag. Or, if you like, you can leave the bag off and let the Lawn Hog mulch the clippings back into your lawn.

Storage is a breeze too. The Black & Decker Lawn Hog is compact in size to begin with, and the handle folds when not in use. This makes for easy storage in a small corner of the garage or shed.

And because Black and Decker is confident in the quality of the Lawn Hog, they cover it with a full two-year warranty. Even small and medium sized lawns can be difficult to keep up with.

But the Black & Decker Lawn Hog offers you unsurpassed convenience and ease of use when it comes to mowing your lawn and keeping things looking neat and weed-free. You can use this maintenance-free electric mower to mow and mulch, or mow and bag. Either way, you’ll enjoy a cleanly cut lawn every time with the Black and Decker Lawn Hog.

An essential destination for hundreds of thousands of American consumers, www.hunterdouglas.com has just gotten even better. Window fashions leader Hunter Douglas has unveiled a new feature on its award-winning iMagine™ Design Center room visualizer and rendering tool accessible from the homepage.

Visitors can now upload their own room setting photos and view all the Hunter Douglas products in their windows with the new feature called Upload Your Own Photo.

This new functionality is so highly anticipated that it has already won a Best-in-Class award from the Window Covering Manufacturers Association, the benchmark of excellence in the industry – before it even launched. Like the original features iMagine Design Center, the new Upload Your Own photo feature provides the same 4,500 Hunter Douglas window fashion colors, fabrics and materials from which to choose. Other notable functions of the new feature include:

· Provides Photo Tips right at the beginning so consumers can take the best photos possible to take full advantage of the tool

· Recognizes opacities in consumer’s room and adjusts accordingly, i.e. room lighting will darken if an opaque fabric is selected and brighten with a sheer.

· Gives consumers the ability to mask out objects that are in front of windows, such as furnishings and accessories that cannot easily be moved, so that the objects will be shown in front of added window treatments rather than covered by them.

· Stores uploaded images in the “My Workbook” feature on the main hunterdouglas.com site so that consumers can retrieve them later.

· Allows consumers to cover multiple windows at a time within a room.

· Provides the option of displaying window treatments mounted inside or outside of the window frame.

“We encourage consumers everywhere to take photos of their rooms and upload them into the tool to create a personalized portfolio,” concluded Mathews. “Our Dealer Locator is also just a click away to lead them to a qualified Hunter Douglas dealer in their area.”

I had the chance to review the book Life’s Too Short to Fold Fitted Sheets and it couldn’t have come at a better time for me. This book was exactly what I needed at this point in my life.

I am pretty certain the author, Lisa Quinn, could make any topic funny and interesting. She is funny. No, not  just funny, but hysterical and makes the topic of housework worth reading about.

Here’s a description of the book:

In the tradition of Erma Bombeck and Peg Bracken, author Lisa Quinn Emmy Award-winning television host and recovering Marthaholic gets real on the follies of housekeeping. Life’s Too Short to Fold Fitted Sheets is a crash course in Slacker Chic 101 that will have over-extended women everywhere laughing out loud and throwing in the towel the dishtowel, that is. Full of shortcuts and tricks for cleaning, decor, and entertaining, such as: the top 10 things you have to clean if you have company coming in 30 minutes; interior finishes that hide the most dirt; 17 meals made from a deli chicken; and much more, this wickedly funny guide helps women create the life they want without all the hard labor and without compromising style.

Not only did I walk away with some great housework tips, but I walked away feeling good about my house and myself. Life is too short to worry about every little nook and cranny in your home.

When it really comes down to it, who the heck wants to be friends with the mom who’s house ALWAYS looks perfect and ALWAYS seems to have it together? No one! And guess what? She doesn’t ALWAYS have it together. There’s a screw loose in her head somewhere just like the rest of us, she just knows how to cover it up better.

Life’s Too Short to Fold Fitted Sheets helps women to realize we need to loosen up. We need to stop trying to be super housekeeper and focus more on what’s really important. You know what’s more important than dusted baseboards? Relationships. You know what’s more important than a 5 course meal? Actually enjoying the people who are in your home at that moment and not wishing they would leave because you spent all of your energy getting ready for them to come over.

Our world is turning into a world of people who want transparency and realness. I want to come to your house and see dust and toys scattered. You know why? It just makes me like you better and want to be around you more.

In Lisa Quinn’s book, you will find humor and valuable information in chapters such as Less is More, Slacker Chic 101, Reality Check on Entertaining and The Half-Assed (Houseguest0 Hostess).

It’s truly a great read and one that has a permanent place on my bookshelf.

It’s time to get outdoors and enjoy a life of leisure! If you’re contemplating enjoying a summer of entertaining friends in the backyard, or relaxing with a favorite beverage on the patio after a hard day’s work, you’ll need a great patio furniture set to make the experience as restful and fun as it can be.

Your yard and patio are part of your home – an extension of the indoor part of your home. People who love to entertain outdoors and who pride themselves in having an outdoor living space that is as attractive and comfortable as the inside of their home need to have good patio furniture.

Is it time for you to upgrade your patio furniture?

The bestselling outdoor patio furniture sets are those that bring beauty, comfort and quality to your yard, while being priced reasonably. And for the most convenience, you can find the bestsellers in patio furniture available online. This means that you don’t have to go to a busy store and then lug them home. You can have patio furniture delivered directly to your doorstep.

Let’s look at some examples:

The Strathwood St. Thomas Cast Aluminum Deep Seating Collection is high on the list of most-wanted and most attractive patio furniture sets. This cast-aluminum set is lightweight, but very durable, offering a classy look with thick, comfortable cushions that are designed to withstand weather. Scrolled detailing gives a rich, upscale look to the ensemble, which can include armchairs, loveseat, motion chairs, round table and fire pit, and a luxurious chaise lounge.

If clean lines in wood are more to your liking and style, you’ll find that Strathwood’s Gibranta patio furniture set offers the ultimate in attractive functionality. The set is made from eucalyptus wood, which is very sturdy, featuring high weather resistance.

Its warm color resembles teak. Removable cushions make your outdoor relaxation time comfortable and decorative. This set includes a two seated bench, coffee table and armchair. Perfect for enjoying morning coffee or evening drinks on the deck.

A sleek, modern look can be yours with the Strathwood Balboa collection of patio furniture. This ensemble features four and one half inch-thick cushions that give new meaning to the word “comfort.”

Simple lines and deep seats give the set a modern appeal. An ottoman, chaise and armless and corner chairs give you several options for putting together a great-looking patio group. Made from durable and weather resistant eucalyptus wood and finished in a mahogany tone, you’ll love the many ways this set can be used to decorate your patio.

Don’t let the summer go by with your old, rickety, and outdated patio furniture. Entertain your friends in a setting that is comfortable and inviting. The bestselling outdoor patio furniture sets are all available with the touch of a finger to your computer keyboard, and deliverable to your home. You’ll be enjoying iced tea and the sound of the breeze on your new patio furniture set in no time!

It’s summer and it’s time for barbecue! The Weber Portable Gas Grill is exactly what you need to bring real barbecue flavor to your favorite meats, poultry, fish, and even vegetables. Foods grilled over a flame taste great and really add to your summer outdoor festivities.

If you love to grill, but want something that is compact and portable, the Weber Portable Gas Grillis perfect for the back yard, patio, or for taking to the beach or park. Forget about charcoal, go for gas and grill juicy burgers on a small, but powerful grill that cooks quickly and evenly. Your family get-togethers and afternoons spent at the park will be even more fun with the taste of delicious barbecued foods!

Weber is the name in grills, and even though the portable Q 100 gass grill is small, it’s mighty. Powered by propane, the 8,500 BTU burner, made from tubular stainless steel, does a great job of evenly heating a sizable cooking area of 189 square inches. It’s the ultimate in portable grills with lid-open dimensions of 16” by 27” by 23 and one half inches.

If you’re looking for something sturdy and durable, no worries! This grill is sturdy. The body and lid are made from strong cast aluminum, and the frame is glass-reinforced nylon.

Ignition is easy with a push of a button, and regulating heat is a snap with an adjustable burner valve. Your grilling experience will be perfect thanks to the porcelain-enameled cast iron grates, and drip ducts that channel meat drippings away, reducing flame-ups.

Use a 14.1 or 16.4-ounce propane tank to get the party started, and check out the recipe book that comes with the Weber Portable Gas Grill for some great barbecue ideas that your family and guests will rave about for days afterward. And don’t forget about the five-year limited warranty, which truly shows that Weber is confident that you’ll be using and loving your Q 100 gas grill for a very long time.

The days are getting longer. People are spending more and more time outdoors each day. Camping trips and days at the beach beckon. Don’t miss out on the fun and convenience of this small, portable, and very capable gas grill!

Pick up the Weber Portable Gas Grill today and make plans to invite your favorite friends over for a cookout this weekend. In fact, why not plan to make regular weekend cookouts at your home a summer tradition?  Dust off the picnic table and dig out your best potato salad recipe.

Tasty burgers, steaks, chops, fish and grilled veggies are the order of the day when you get out your Weber Q 100 gas grill and get cooking! It’s summertime and time for grilling on your Weber Portable Gas Grill.

Spring, summer and fall are perfect seasons to enjoy the outdoors – not only during the day, but into the evening as well. If you love to entertain outdoors or relax outside in the evening, watching as the stars come out one by one, you’ll love the idea of adding a fire pit to your deck or yard for elegance, atmosphere and a warm and cozy spot to tell stories and share memories by.

The days of building archaic stone pits where you make a small fire in the back yard are gone. If you desire a bit more sophistication for your evenings, the CobraCo Round Fire Bowl will add beauty and style to any setting.

Most people these days love the idea of being able to use their patio, deck and backyard as outdoor extensions of their homes, and a fire pit is one feature that makes evening entertaining so much fun.

Imagine lighting a crackling fire in an elegant copper-finish and cast iron footed bowl. Think about how appealing that would look like from the inside of your home, and how your guests would be drawn out to see it and enjoy themselves by it.

The 29.9-inch diameter of the CobraCo Round Fire Bowl allows for a fire large enough to cast a bit of warmth, dissipate darkness, and create an atmosphere of comfort and friendliness. There’s a mesh screen that can be used over the bowl, and a vinyl cover to protect it when not in use.

Because of its size, this elegant fire pit is easy to take along to the cottage, camping and on vacation. And it’s simple to clean, too. Think of all of the ways you can use a fire pit this year.

In the spring and fall, it can add some warmth and light to cooler nights, making it possible to get the most outdoor enjoyment from your yard or deck as possible. In the summer, it becomes the centerpiece for a fun evening of toasting marshmallows or just mellowing out.

The bowl shape of your fire pit allows heat to dissipate in all directions. This means that in the heat of the summer, it won’t be as searing hot as a campfire, and in the cooler seasons, it will still shed some comforting heat if the evening temperatures drop.

A fire pit looks great, too – even when not in use. The pleasing curve of a round bowl fire pit is attractive in any setting. And bowl fire pits are not messy because they enclose all the ash in one easy to clean area. The copper finish of the CobraCo Round Fire Bowl is subtly sophisticated and compliments wood, stone and brick.

If you’re looking for a way to add a special touch of elegance and style to your outdoor living space, a fire pit is the way to go. For beauty and a way to extend outdoor entertaining into the evening, fire pits are perfect.