When you’re having folks over for a backyard cook-out you want the area to look nice. You mow the lawn, trim the hedges, weed the flower beds, making every effort to clean things up for your guests.

Once the basic maintenance is complete, some little extras to spruce up the yard are in order. Here are a few fun items for decorating the back yard party space.

So you mowed the lawn - back and forth, back and forth - what about doing something interesting with your grass? Check out the fun book Lawnscapes full of creative ideas for creating lawn art.

Invite some bird friends with our Bird @ Home birdhouse and Mini Hummingbird Feeder.

With the unique bird-shaped entryway, the Bird @ Home is a bright addition to your backyard.

Our Hummingbird Feeder is a fun way to view the flying wonder that is a hummingbird.

Setting the picnic table in the backyard just got easier with the Snap-a -Party sets. From toothpick to napkin ring, everything you need for a single place setting is connected like the pieces of a snap together model car.

Packs of four come in one of four available colors: blue, green, pink, and white. Choose one set for an intimate evening with close friends or mix and match a bunch for a deck party!

Monday Madness price for July 28th is only $8.37 - that’s 30% off the regular price and it’s only good today!

The Adultitis Guy weighs in on ice cream during National Ice Cream Month.

Check out all our sweet gifts at the Lemonade Stand for the ice cream lover in your life.

We’ve got lots of awesome goodies for celebrating National Ice Cream Month. Check this list of my favorites:

Soapsicles - traditional and non-traditional treats for the bathroom. (Check out a fun Soapsicle video.)

Spaghetti Ice Cream Maker - I’ve raved about this before.

Ice Cream Treats - this is my kind of cook book, full of sweet recipes!

Ice cream and a Lemonade Stand - what a great combination for unique gifts for the young at heart!

Fact: Vanilla Ice Cream is the most popular ice cream in the United States.

-> According to the International Dairy Foods Association, 30% of Americans choose vanilla as their favorite flavor.

Fact: Vanilla scented candles are the most popular candles in the United States.

-> According to the National Candle Association, vanilla and other kitchen based scents remain the most popular candle fragrances for almost a decade.

Therefore, I conclude (and declare) that the Kim & Jason Ice Cream Cone Candle is THE most popular ice cream candle in the world!

Because it’s vanilla scented.

And it has a picture of ice cream on it.

The soy wax candles come in 8 oz or 16 oz steel paint cans.

Available exclusively at the Kim & Jason Lemonade Stand.

~~~~~~

We’re celebrating National Ice Cream Month - check out all our cool ice cream related goodies!

I love ice cream. It is my favorite bedtime treat. I can eat anything from plain vanilla (the #1 favorite) to Blue Moon! I love it!

A childhood favorite was the little ice cream cups that came with the wooden paddle spoon.
That’s why I really like this week’s Monday Madness item: Ice Cream Party Set.

Celebrate National Ice Cream month with these great goodies you to help you serve a sweet treat!

The four ceramic cups with four stainless steel spoons are not only retro cool but using them instead of buying the paper cups with wooden spoons, you’re making a green choice.

A smashing gift for a hostess at a summer event, the Monday Madness price means you can get two! Normally $14.95, today only, your price is $10.47.

How fun to serve really decadent Haagen Daaz in these nostalgic dishes!

This week I’ve been posting about our collection of suede travel games and art supplies. I have one more item to feature and next to the Playing Card set, it’s my favorite: the Colored Pencil Set.

Here’s the details on our funtastic Colored Pencil Set: 12 colored pencils, metal pencil sharpener, and spiral-bound artist quality sketch pad.

The pencil sharpener is attached to one of the tie strings so you don’t have to worry about losing it, the sketch pad and all the pencils have their own pockets to keep you organized. You can sort your pencils by warm and cool colors, color wheel hues, even alphabetically if that’s what you need to do to inspire you to capture the essence of your subject!

One thing I love about all these sets is that the suede travel case is so nice. It adds a level quality to the product and also there’s something about suede that says cool and fun when you’re out and about.

To share the suede travel fun, I’ve created a special coupon good on any order where you have one or more of our suede collection in your cart.

Use the coupon code SUEDE to save $5 now through Sunday July 20th.

Growing up I thought there were two sizes for paint brushes - watercolor and “wallcolor.” Watercolor brushes were the brightly colored plastic brushes I was allowed to use for mixing all the colors in my paint tray into brown. “Wallcolor’ brushes were what my dad used for covering up what I did when I used my crayons on the wall. Actually I don’t have any memories of getting into trouble for coloring on the wall. I do remember seeing these big brushes in the garage and wanting to use them for my pictures.

Grown up some, but not trapped in adulthood, I know there is a wide variety of brushes to be used for painting artistically and aesthetically. My garage boasts several “wallcolor” paint brushes, some that look like a Barbie doll’s head after it’s been cared for by a 4-year-old. My childhood watercolor brushes tended to look like that after a while too.

The Suede Watercolor Set we have at the Lemonade Stand features four fine watercolor brushes. This array of tools will allow for a wide range of detail in your paintings. The set includes a professional twelve color paint set and a spiral-bound pad of watercolor paper. There is also a B sketch pencil for outlining and an attached pencil sharpener.

Whether you’re a master or you simply dabble you’ll want to get your hands on this wonderful set. The whole kit wraps up in chocolate suede making it a must have for the traveling artist.

All these great art tools in this awesome package are only priced at $39.95. Treat yourself or an artist you know!