Curious Commerce

Selling tumbleweeds to the public has become a full time job for me.  We ship them all over the world.  They have been in movies, plays, theater productions, and plenty of high end parties.  They are great and nothing says cowboys and the west better than a tumbleweed rolling across the stage at the moment [...]

I’ve been working hard on websites here lately and yesterday was all about Pampas Grass.  Guess that is why I’m writing about it today because I was blurry eyed yesterday when I got done reading and writing about Pampas Grass all day long.  Don’t get me wrong I like Pampas Grass but if you only [...]

Here it is the 11th day of October and it is snowing outside.  This depresses me to feel fall ending and the long winter beginning again.  It seems like winter lasts from October to May here in Utah.  I need to move from this place because although I like to snowboard in the wonderful powder [...]

Dried Wheat & Pine Cones can make some of the best fall and Halloween decorations.  It can be used in vases or put in corners.  It makes great porch decorations for people that want to decorate for both Halloween and thanksgiving.  You can also use dried wheat decorations as wheat centerpieces for fall weddings and [...]

Free Photo Editing Software Yes, the internet is one of the best places to find free stuff and free photo editing software is one of them. There are many photo editing software that have a free trial but if you are like me you get used to having the software and then the trial is [...]

May things can make an floral arrangement good, some can even make them bad but Poppy Pods seem to work with most everything. Add poppy pods to wildlife scenes and get a realistic and wonderful arrangement. Paint poppy pods and make a western arrangement interesting and highlighted. Put dried poppy pods in floral bouquets to [...]

Lasik Eye Surgery (Lasic, Laser, Lazer, Surgury) Lasik eye surgery is fast becoming, if not already, the most common surgery performed in the United States. It has evolved from bladed treatments to injecting bubbles into the eye for a barrier. It is relatively safe and the results are quickly noticed by the patient, as many [...]

Tumbleweeds are an enduring symbol of the west. Classic to any cowboy or ghost town movie or display these tumbling weeds have rolled their way into our hearts. These same tumbleweeds now have ever shrinking room to tumble. Development of land is a huge concern for many who enjoy these agile plants. The expanding and [...]

I haven’t wrote a post on some of the projects I have been working on lately so here is an update. I’ve updated some products this week with images and content to look better. I also added a new products this that I’m testing to see if it has any appeal to people. Wheat Bundles [...]

Free Digital Photo Album Software With the invention of digital camera my life got somewhat easier trying to find my photo negatives but was still struggling to organize everything until a few months ago when I found some good software to help. Picasa (FREE) and ACDsee (Paid service) are the programs that I now use [...]

I did a search the other day on purchase tumbleweeds and my friend’s website came up. Funny thing is he just was making a comment about my website and happen to mention tumbleweeds and purchase in a paragraph and now he is ranking for those keywords. His site has nothing to do with tumbleweeds and [...]

Photographs have changed a lot since the old black and white film. They first move towards more stable medias like 35mm film and slides and now we are moving into a digital photo age. Demand for digital photos is up and people want to share their photos on the web, email, slide shows, dvd, and [...]

The Great Salt Lake is one of the most salty lakes in the world. Located in Utah near Salt Lake City this lake affects everyone’s way of life.  More snow and rain in the Salt Lake Valley during the year because of the lake affect being the most prominent. This lake, a remnant of Lake [...]

Gag gifts are the best way to give a gift for someone that you don’t know what to get. A present of a gag gift is sure to get a laugh from anyone that has a sense of humor. It is also sure to get a laugh from everyone else if the person is really [...]

Buy Tumbleweeds for decorations is what most people do when they go looking to purchase tumbleweeds. I thought that there was no way to sell ice to an Eskimo until I started selling tumbleweeds to people in states with more than enough for the world. The markets are there in the world all you have [...]

I’ve been really busy lately creating links for this and other blogs and sites with the help of directories. Hopefully they don’t show up all at once because I have heard that can look bad to the search engines to see your site go from hardly any links at all to a huge amount in [...]

Gag Gifts are an interesting topic because almost anything can fit into it in one way or another. Some classic gag gifts are April Fools jokes, wedding car decorations, and 40th/50th birthday party fun. These gag gifts range in their funniness as well as their intention. Some are meant to be embarrassing and some are [...]

I just created some new products for a way to give your friend something truly funny. Seems like gift certificates are getting more popular each year for people you love and people you don’t have a clue what they need. So all you have to do is buy the thing and send it to them [...]

I created a new product last night with the help of my wife. It came out of her idea to use a toilet seat as a white elephant gift and I added a personal touch with the personalized message. It cracks me up but I just know someone will buy it and I’ll have to [...]