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Permalink Gallery Simmons Natural Bodycare Giveway

J- I’m excited to announce we have another giveaway!!! This one is coming to us from Simmons Natural Bodycare , a local business that has been around for over 30 years now. One lucky reader will win this gift basket full of Simmons goodies. Inside is a bar of sweet almond oil, cocoa butter, orange spice, a soap sample pack, duck butter and a soap woolie. […]

Permalink Gallery Ewe So Dirty Giveaway

J- It’s giveaway time!!! I know it has been a while since we did a giveaway here on the blog but we couldn’t be more excited to offer our readers some wonderful goodies again. This giveaway is going to have 3 lucky winners! Each winner will receive Whiskey Whiskers mustache wax, Spearmint & Eucalyptus Whipped Shea & Coconut Butter and two lip balms. Today’s giveaway […]

Permalink Gallery SimplyQuinns Handcrafted Beach Jewelry Giveaway

J- I am so excited about this post today! I’ve teamed up with Quinn Sharp, owner & jewelry designer, to giveaway not one, but two pairs of SimplyQuinns earrings to two lucky readers. You heard that right, two winners!!!

To enter to win you must do two things. First, like SimplyQuinns on Facebook , Twitter or Instagram , then comment in the comment section below […]

Permalink Gallery Boujie Baking Co Spotlight Crate

J- For the month of October we wanted our Small Business Spotlight crate to be full of treats and no tricks. Teaming up with Boujie Baking Co to accomplish this was a perfect match. If you have a loved one with a sweet tooth and a taste for beer, this is the perfect Christmas gift. Inside this months Spotlight Crate is a 32oz growler from […]

Permalink Gallery Muddy Waters Spotlight Crate

For the month of September our featured business for our Small Business Spotlight Crate is Muddy Waters. Muddy Waters is a coffee company that was started in 1998 by Damon Woudenberg. I sat down with current owner Chris Nichols to learn more about the company.

J- Why did you decide to start a […]

J- Blogging has been put on the back burner for a little while. I apologize, we hope to get back to it as soon as possible. I’ve been missing you all and thought it might be nice to have a quick update on the adventures of J & B.

Our life the last few weeks has been a bit of a tornado. We bought our first […]

Permalink Gallery One Year Blogging Anniversary Giveaway

J- Today is our 1 year blogging anniversary. We can’t believe our blog has been going for one whole year now. Wow, we have learned a lot this past year. In honor of our big day we are giving away one of our mini redwood gift crates filled with Humboldt County goodies. We want to say […]

Permalink Gallery Friendship Day

J- Friendship day is today July 30th, but here in the US we don’t celebrate it until August 3rd. As to why that is I don’t know. What I do know is, the holiday was originally founded by Hallmark sometime in the 20s and 30s (different articles had different dates). This idea took off quick around 1935 but was soon seen as a commercial […]

Permalink Gallery How I Find My Vendors

J- I was recently asked about the products and companies I carry in our store and in our gift baskets & gift crates. I thought this would be a fun topic that lets you get to know our company a bit better.

When I first started JB Maryn I only knew I wanted to provide a service for […]

Permalink Gallery Gifting Quick Tip #1

J- Every now and again I’m going to write a short blog post about a gifting tip. Our first gifting tip is, write down what you give to a couple on their wedding day on the card that goes with your gift. This way, if the cards and gifts ever accidentally get separated there will be […]

Permalink Gallery Creative Ideas to Gift Cash

J- So often cash is the best gift option. Who doesn’t want a little extra cash, and you are guaranteed the recipient won’t return or regift it. But let’s face it, it’s really boring to give and hard to wrap. I was inspired to find some creative ways to give cash when I was listening to a podcast interview with a blogger I follow, […]

Permalink Gallery The 3 Essentials in Making a Great Gift Basket

B- Have you ever gotten a gift basket you were not too pumped about? Flimsy wicker, strange stale food, a plastic toy…you know the one. If you want to put together a truly great gift basket you should have these 3 things, a good reusable basket, some “open right away” food, and a nice takeaway item. Little confused? I’ll explain.

1. A Reusable basket.

The last thing […]

Permalink Gallery The Stork’s Nest Small Business Spotlight Crate

J- For our July Small Business Spotlight Crate we wanted to feature a local store that can make gift shopping for baby showers and toddler birthday parties quick and easy. We met with Jamie Sutter who owns The Stork’s Nest and discussed what would be best for this gift crate. She was so fun and easy to work with, and Art had a clear […]

Permalink Gallery DIY Wooden Gift Tags

B- I started making simple wood gift tags out of some scrap wood I had laying around the shop. I’ll show you a quick way to make a bunch of gift tags without running to the craft store and buying them. This project is made A LOT easier with a couple power tools, but you can get the same results with a old fashion […]

Permalink Gallery Best of Humboldt Fair 2014

B- I took a quick tour of the Best of Humboldt section of the Redwood Acres fair this past weekend, here is a few things I thought were cool, and new, well new to me at least.

My eyes were drawn to these oversized scrabble letters. They’re made by Robin and Darcy of 123-Bling . They are about the size of a piece of toast, and […]

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