Author: Lynn Severson

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March Madness Celebrating Wisconsin Hoops

March Madness Celebrating Wisconsin Hoops in the Final Four is a thrill for us Badger Alumni! UW Students, Fans and Alums are excited to see our team make it to the Final Four in the 2014 March Madness.

As a UW Grad and diehard anything Wisconsin fan, its been a joy to watch all of the games with these great, talented players, especially Frank Kaminsky, III.

I was intrigued to learn about his and the teams thoughts regarding the  games and how they translated into life and business. Frank scored 28 points in the Elite Eight game against Arizona on Saturday, March 29. That included 6 in overtime. The win was 64 Badgers vs 63 for Arizona. During the on court interview he talked about playing every minute and point to the best of his ability. Wisconsin now has another 40 minutes this weekend for a berth in the Semi-Finals of the NCAA 2014 Basketball Championships. Frank was thrilled to get another chance at the final win.

During his speech in Anaheim on Saturday, he said ” We’ve all played basketball our whole lives and we’ve all dreamed of going to the Final Four…To actually accomplish that is something I can’t put into words. But we all know we still have a lot of basketball left. We’re going to enjoy this now, but this is business. We want a national championship now. We have made the Final Four, so why not go get it?”

What did they do? They LIVED IN THE MOMENT, they KEPT FOCUSED, they are REALIZING THEIR DREAMS!

These habits are ingrained in the minds of many successful business people. We operate that way at CamilyWand™. Our CamilyWand™ Sticky Bug Removal Tool™ is developed to solve a problem for millions of homeowners who have Hunter Douglas Window shadings, such as Silhouettes®, Nantuckets™, Pirouettes®, Luminettes®, Soleras™, and Vignettes® in their homes. Over time, they collect bugs and debris. We invented and market the tool to solve those issues and preserve the readers views and shading investments.

We at Camily, LLC hope you will note some of the habits of successful people and enjoy your time relaxing with sports or other endeavors this weekend.

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March Madness, Hoops, Feature Champions

March Madness, Hoops, feature champions in College Basketball, played like no other sport! We rally around our favorite teams, pick our brackets and generally go a bit crazy during this time of year!

My memories of basketball go back to high school when that was the”big” thing that happened in our High School in the winter months. We all went to the games in Wisconsin Rapids. When our family moved to Madison, we invited our friends who were attending the State Championships to camp out at our home. Very fun times!

Then I went to the University of Wisconsin and it became bigger and better to be a basketball fan. I do have to admit the word “bracketology” is a new one for me. I’m of the era of Magic Johnson and Larry Bird; I don’t remember hearing that one until recently! Does everyone have their bracket sheets filled in? I hope all are my readers are happy with their favorites to win. My 3 year old Granddaughter is working on hers with her Dad and doing it well – what a hoot!

As you entertain your friends while you watch the games, you’ll be serving goodies  and partying in your homes, where you want things to look their best.  That often starts with a quick clean up, that would include focal points in your rooms, such as your window treatments.

Many readers have our Hunter Douglas Silhouettes® or similar products in their homes. They are such beautiful shadings, which have insulating qualities when they are in the viewing position, covering the windows in the vane open position. Unfortunately, debris and insects often collect in those openings and need to be removed. It can affect many shadings, like Nantuckets™, Pirouettes®, Vignettes®, Luminettes®, Soleras™, Illusions, Shangri-Las and Allen Roth blinds.

As a designer, frustrated that this problem existed, I invented a tool to solve that issue. It is CamilyWand™ Sticky Bug Removal Tool™, an extension pole with a washable, removable sticky tip on the end. Works like a dream and our CamilyWand™ owners think it is an ingenious tool. We have it available in our Shop here on our site and by phoning Lynn at 719-598-1018.

Camily, LLC and Lynn wish you happy times at whatever you do during this first full week of SPRING.

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Lucky St. Patrick’s Day, Irish Celebrations, Everything Green

Celebrating St Patrick’s Day this coming weekend will be Green Everywhere. We’ll see green beer, Leprechauns, 4 leaf clovers, Irish dancers, and people becoming Irish for a day!

What a fun way to celebrate our rite of passage into spring! Everybody enjoying the luck of the Irish in the next week will be fun!

I’m reminded of a little gift I gave my Mom years ago when visiting her on St Patricks Day. It was a little hard rubber figurine of a Leprechaun in a green suit wearing a little hat. When the holiday was over, she placed it in a curio cabinet along with many family treasures. It was always fun to see it sitting on the shelf as a reminder of that day we spent together years ago.

We all have our traditions in celebrating different holidays and family gatherings. We want our homes to look nice, even if only when friends drop by to visit, sharing meals, food or good times. Many of us have wonderful views from our homes, and with the cooler temperatures we’ve been having this winter, it is nice to save on our heating bills by having our blinds covering our windows. Some shadings such as Silhouettes® by Hunter Douglas have insulation abilities with a filtered view at the same time. Seeing the different weather outside with the warmth of your home inside is a bonus with these blinds.

My shadings are in the “down – open” position much of the day. I do raise them totally to capture solar energy when the sun shines in the windows. But when they cover the glass, I want to enjoy the view and warm feeling it provides. Unfortunately, bugs and debris enjoy those things too. When they get stuck inside the openings, it is important to remove them as soon as possible. The Silhouette® blinds along with other shading products, such as Pirouettes®, Nantuckets™, Luminettes®, Soleras™, Vignettes®, Illusions, Shangri-Las, and Allen Roth naturally have these issues.

To keep your blinds and shadings bug and debris free, we invented and manufacture our CamilyWand™ Sticky Bug Removal Tool™. As a long time interior designer and window blind dealer, I saw the frustration people found with insects marring their views after their blinds were hanging in their homes over time. The idea of how to remove bugs from blinds turned into reality many years ago and now our readers have a safe easy solution to the bug removal issue and are very happy they can preserve their views – the CamilyWand™.

We at Camily LLC want you to have a great safe and happy weekend celebrating the Irish with your friends!

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Mardi Gras Celebrates Rich Food

Mardi Gras Celebrates Rich Food on the last Tuesday before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. In the Carnival atmosphere, people dance in the streets, wear masks, jewelry and party the night away – HERE in New Orleans!

Knowing the ritual of the Mardi Gras celebrations, it is always a fun day during the first part of March. I have some Mardi Gras goodies from a trip that my parents made there when I was younger. Mom wore a feather butterfly mask (covering her whole face) along with a sequined baseball cap that was Kelly green, gold and a fuschia purple color. Fit me perfectly – now if I could  just to get to the Big Easy by Tuesday evening! She carried a little matching umbrella and starry wand for the festivities. And beads, beads, beads everywhere.

People didn’t need to be in the middle of all the craziness to enjoy revelry and “The World’s Biggest Party” – according to the residents of New Orleans. They are able to see the people parading through the streets after enjoying their big “Fat Tuesday” dinners, eaten in restaurants in anticipation of the next Lenten six weeks with fasting.

Many will be watching the parades from inside, possibly viewing them through window shadings like Hunter Douglas Silhouettes®, Nantuckets™ and similar products which allow views when the shadings are covering windows. Those blinds have sheers attached to the front and back of vanes, allowing people to enjoy views through the shadings. I’d enjoy being inside watching the craziness and revelry happening outside, especially since cooler weather is in the forecast. There are other shadings that offer similar attributes: Pirouettes®, Luminettes®, Soleras™, Vignettes®, Illusions and Shangri-Las. Insulation with views are benefits of those blinds, sure to be a favorite with our readers.

After those types of shadings have been installed for a while, they may collect debris or bugs in the spaces in between the vanes. The gorgeous light beaming through the shadings is very attractive for people, and pesky insects as well. After clients who purchased Silhouettes® asked so many times, “How do I get the bugs out of my blinds?”, I came up with a safe, easy, inexpensive solution to help them preserve their views and investments in the shadings. CamilyWand™ Sticky Bug Removal Tool™ was born. At CamilyWand™, we have an obligation to inform our readers that this tool is out there for their needs of reaching inaccessible places.

We are grateful for the opportunity to celebrate on our Fat Tuesday. As you prepare for spring beauty, we at Camily, LLC wish you a safe and happy Mardi Gras and Ash Wednesday week!

 

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Tulips, Daffodils are Flowering

Tulips, Daffodils are flowering in many yards now that we are having some occasional spring like weather.

It is such a joy to see the flowering bulbs peeking out of the snow or ground as spring approaches in a few weeks.

As a young bride, I recall planting bulbs in the late fall when it was almost too late to get them in the ground. But in the spring it was so pleasant to see crocuses peeking out of the snow, soon followed by tulips, daffodils, snowdrops and so many other colorful flowers. It was the beginning of a profusion of garden color to follow until the fall frosts.

One of the reasons I enjoy gardening so much is that it is beautiful to see, both when you are sitting nearby having tea, coffee or other drinks or enjoying it as you look outside from inside your home. Some flowers open up when the sun shines on them, and then close at night in the dark. The garden is in constant movement, always a joy to observe.

When the sun is beaming into my windows I enjoy having my Silhouette® Window Shadings covering the glass, and in the open position, so I can see the outdoors and have insulation and UV protection simultaneously. There are many other shadings which offer filtered views and protection at the same time that are in my home, such as Nantuckets™, Pirouettes®, Soleras™, Vignettes®, and Luminettes® by Hunter Douglas; and Illusions and Shangri-Las made by other companies.

They are so light friendly that bugs enjoy them too. They find their way into the shadings from the sides of the blinds, have nice, sunny warmth and stay there. Eventually they need to be removed, and that is when you want to have our CamilyWand™ Sticky Bug Removal Tool™ available to do the task. It is a simple extension pole with a sticky tip, which grabs pesky insects, allowing for easy removal. I keep my Silhouette®s as bug free as possible so I’m able to have bug free views, insulation and privacy all at the same time. My readers and clients do the same, as the shadings are wonderful and we want to keep them that way!

At Camily, we hope you enjoy the last days of February and the beginning of March!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fun on Presidents Day Weekend

Fun on Presidents Day Weekend was the order of the day for a snowy, beautiful winter during this past week!

Whether or not we had Presidents Day, Monday, February 17th as a holiday, many of us did some fun things to celebrate the day off. One of my friends recently posted a photo of him and his daughter dogsledding near Breckenridge, Colorado. Spending time enjoying the snow either in the mountains or in our own backyards was a great way to get outside, exercise and become energized.

As I searched for an image to use in this blog post, I looked for a photo of Lincoln in various places. At the University of Wisconsin, Madison – my alma mater – there is a statue of Abe Lincoln seated front of our revered Bascom Hall. He looks down a long, grassy, hilly promenade which starts at one end of State Street, the other end a mile away running into the Wisconsin State Capital. Lincoln watches over  a great portion of the University and then looks on toward the Wisconsin government.

I thought a fitting photo would be Abe with Bascom Hall behind him on a spring day with welcome green grass surrounding him; it had great memories for me. But the present photos I found were either of his back looking toward the capital, or with a pumpkin or cheese hat on his head, or of a new graduate sitting on his lap. So the one shown here is from Lincoln’s Memorial in Washington DC – it seems respectful, even though the others were clever~~~

At my home, I have a metal heart sculpture outside of my great room. It looks very nice when snow covered, as I look through my windows toward the Rocky Mountains. It’s always fun to see it sitting outside as I look through my Silhouettes® towards the mountains. When they are covering the glass in my window, (in the down position) and the vanes are open, I’m able to see great views. It is especially fun to see that heart out there, even on days other than Valentines day. The filtered view is great when it is snowy cold outside and I want to see the Rockies.

The Silhouettes® and several other shadings, some from Hunter Douglas, are great at offering filtered views and insulation when they are down covering the window. They have side openings allowing excellent insulation. Inside those openings, the light is wonderful and warm. Debris and bugs are attracted to those openings over time, get inside of the spaces and then are unable to find their way out. They often dry up inside the vanes which are suspended by the front and back sheers, staying there until they are removed.

We invented our CamilyWand™ Sticky Bug Removal Tool™ to solve that problem. After reading why the problem exists, our readers understand exactly what we mean. CamilyWand’s™ construction including a sticky tip on the end does a great job of grabbing anything in its path. It works on window shadings like Nantuckets™, Luminettes®, Vignettes®, Pirouettes®, Soleras™, Illusions, Shangri- Las and others besides the Silhouettes®. It’s other uses throughout the home and garden are  unlimited, only by our imaginations.

We at Camily, LLC  hope you let your imaginations rule as you move through your days, being safe and happy.

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Olympics Making Athletes Realize Dreams

Olympics Making Athletes Realize Dreams this week is such a wonderful positive event for the world audience witness. We are fortunate to be able to see the amazing athletes perform in Sochi, Russia during these few weeks.

 

Some of our favorite athletes are realizing their dreams during these Olympic games in Sochi, shining for the entire world as they compete. Though she competes in the Summer Olympics, I enjoyed Maria Sharipova leading the Russian Torch Bearers into the stadium at the Opening Celebrations. The talent level is extreme, and the perseverance and discipline to get to that high level of performance is amazing. From all of the varied sports and homes of the athletes, we all seem to find some way to connect to the action of the games.

Our evenings and weekends find us gathering in our family and great rooms to see the performances, some on ice and some on snow. I’m amazed by the technicality of all of the sports, whether they are team or individual competitions. We like to enjoy the games with parties and meals around our televisions, taking time to relax.

We have our homes and rooms prepared for game time by keeping them clean and tidy. Our window treatments are important assets to our rooms and they should be as clean and dust/debris free as possible. Many readers have beautiful Silhouette® type window shadings, made by Hunter Douglas. They allow views through their sheer fabrics when the blinds are covering the glass and the suspended vanes are in the “open” position. The light streaming through the window attracts bugs and debris, as they are able enter through the side openings of the shadings. They love the warmth, and aren’t able to find their way out of the openings. So they dry up and stay there.

Lynn, our longtime interior designer, invented a tool that would stick to debris lodged in inaccessible places, like the Silhouette® and similar types of blinds. It is our CamilyWand™Sticky Bug Removal Tool™, comprised of an extension pole and perpetually sticky tip (when kept clean). It safely removes the pesky insects from window shadings like Silhouettes®, Nantuckets™, Pirouettes®, Luminettes®, Vignettes®, Soleras™, Illusions and Shangri-Las, leaving your “blinds” looking fresh and new with an easy, quick way to solve the problem.

We recommend that our readers, designers and commercial blind cleaning companies keep our CamilyWand ™ on hand to handle that blind emergency that could happen right before a dinner party, or Olympic game get together at our homes. It only takes seconds to remove insects that could damage your window shadings if left in between the vanes. They are available at our shop page on this website or by phoning Lynn at 719-598-1018.

We here at Camily, LLC hope you have a wonderful time enjoying the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia and your Valentines Day!

 

 

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Bring Your Valetine Sweet Treats

Bring Your Valentine Sweet Treats in the days and week ahead, giving joy to your heart and soul. During the next week, we’ll be witnessing all types of the Valentine Day celebrations and gift giving thoughts.

Friends will share the day with flowers, treats and many other tokens of love and friendship. Some will enjoy romantic evenings, others will spend time with friends, send gifts of flowers, candy and special greetings and cards. It is a wonderful time to share heartfelt wishes with friends.

Whether you’re having friends in for tea or the heart filled hot chocolate pictured here, coffee or a Valentines Day party,  you’ll want your home to be festive, marking this fun Day. There are many simple ways to celebrate the day, including sharing Valentine Day cards with your friends.

Be sure your home is ready for company, clean and tidy. Many readers have wonderful window shadings or blinds from the Hunter Douglas Silhouette® family.  With those shadings, it would be easy to place a valentine or cupid cut out pieces of paper on the window glass, then lower your blinds (opening them in the sheer position) for you to have a filtered view of your decorations. This is the view-through we speak about when describing Silhouettes®, Nantuckets™, Luminettes®, Pirouettes®, Shangri-Las, Illusions and others.

Many of you know the phenomenon of bugs and debris getting caught in between the vanes of the Silhouettes® and other products because they are attracted to the wonderful light at the window and are able to sneak into the side openings to capture that light. What they cannot do is find their way out. After selling thousands of these types of shadings to my interior design clients, I decided to help my readers and clients by inventing the CamilyWand™ Sticky Bug Removal Tool™ for the purpose of retrieving the debris and pests that become lodged in between the vanes. The CamilyWand™ extension pole with its sticky CamilyTip will grab the debris and remove it from the shading safely, without damaging the blind.

It was designed to help people with a multitude of tasks, throughout your home, office, garden, garage, and even in cars and boats. One reader safely removed aphids from her roses, others have retrieved lightweight objects from behind furniture, high places, between appliances and from fans and chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. Its uses are vast, when used with your good imaginations.

Camily wishes you a heartfelt Valentines Day, and for you to enjoy your celebrations!

 

 

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Parties: Friends Gather for Super Bowl Sunday Celebration

Super Bowl Sunday is coming this weekend – February 2nd, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos will be playing for the 2014 title and trophy.

Football frenzy is happening this week in preparation for Super Bowl XLVIII on Sunday. Denver has a special celebration each day this week, the Broncos and Seahawks are in Greater New York practising for the game.

Many of you know me as a Die Hard Green Bay Packer Fan. After learning the game of football from Vince Lombardi in the last World Championship win in 1966 and the first 2 Super Bowl wins in 1967 and 1968, it is impossible to switch allegiance. However, Broncoland is my home now; so I’ll be embracing the Broncos this Sunday. The awesome story of Peyton Manning’s “return” to the game after his injuries, is an amazing feat. We are all proud to have him as part of the Denver Broncos and wish him luck on Sunday. The Elway-Manning team has had a great winning season, rewarding the Broncos the AFC Championship.

Whether you’re going to a Super Bowl party or hosting one, your goodies will be ready for your parties. Your company will have arrived, it’ll be time to sit down to enjoy the game and the commercial breaks. Your friends and our readers will be wearing their team colors. It will be a great game and time for the culmination of the 2013 Football Season. Holiday atmosphere prevails.

Many of you have window treatments which include blinds and draperies as part of your rooms. Some of you have Silhouette® window shadings: a type of “blind” which has sheers on the front and back of a vane suspended between them. The benefits of this type of shading are great. Readers enjoy a filtered view, some privacy and insulation when the shading is covering the glass and used with the vanes in the open position. Because of those benefits, many of you have them or similar Hunter Douglas products, such as Nantuckets™, Luminettes®, Pirouettes®, Vignettes® and Soleras™, in your homes. Other manufacturers make Illusions and Shangri-Las that give similar effects.

The Silhouettes®, Nantuckets™, Pirouettes® and Soleras™ in particular, have the ability to provide iridescent lighting in your homes, a huge attraction for our readers. When the blinds have been hanging for awhile, they often will collect bugs and debris, as the insects are drawn into the side openings of the shadings because of the life giving energy of light,  and cannot get out.

In my long time Design practice, I have sold thousands of those products, and invented a solution to Sticky Bug Removal. It is the CamilyWand™ Sticky Bug Removal Tool™, which is composed of a perpetually sticky CamilyTip and extension pole. It is a marvelous, easy way to remove bugs or debris from blinds and other hard to reach, high and inaccessible places. I find that it is important to have it readily available in my home, as I never know when a bug will get into the shading, and it should be removed as soon as possible. So it is good for you and your friends to have the CamilyWand™ on hand, to use as needed—

We at Camily, LLC hope you have a wonderful Super Bowl weekend, are safe and happy!

 

 

 

 

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Super Bowl Teams Bring Excitement

Our Denver Broncos Super Bowl Bound team treated us to a great exciting AFC Championship game on Sunday.

Peyton Manning is sporting his brand new shirt of the AFC champs in this confetti filled photograph. Congratulations to their success. Our last football games of the season always display great plays, and fun action filled entertainment. Regardless of our home loyalties to different teams, we embrace the Super Bowl experience and treat it as if it were another “holiday.”

Super Bowl parties happen in many readers homes; we make great snacks, wear our favorite teams jerseys and colors and always have a nice time rooting for our teams with our friends. We have our homes looking their best, with everything clean and ready for entertaining your guests at your parties.

Many of our readers have wonderful window treatments in their homes, including Silhouettes® , Pirouettes®, and Nantuckets™ by Hunter Douglas on their windows. These shadings have views and insulation at the same time, when the shadings are covering the glass and in the open position. These blinds offer such gorgeous see through views of our landscapes with the varied lighting throughout the day that insects get into the vane openings and cannot find their way out.

Lynn, the owner of Camily, LLC,  was bothered that she sold so many of those shadings, and did not have a safe way to suggest removal of the bugs and debris from Silhouette® and similar blinds for her clients. So she invented the CamilyWand™ Sticky Bug Removal Tool™ to address the problem of bug removal and why it happened. The CamilyWand™, with it’s sticky CamilyTip on the end of the pole, has proven to be a valued tool among owners of these wonderful shadings and blinds.

Readers and friends who have these blinds do online searches and order their products from us daily, so we feel blessed that we are able to provide such an excellent solution for them. Other blinds which also collect bugs and debris are Vignettes®, Luminettes®, Soleras™, Shangri-Las, and Illusions. Our tool also reaches inaccessible places to remove light weight objects, and webs from ceilings, lighting fixtures and other hard to reach places.

We at Camily, LLC hope you enjoy your upcoming Super Bowl and are safe.

 

 

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Skiers, Snowboarders, Skaters Prepare for Sochi Olympics

Skiers, Snowboarders, Skaters Prepare for their Winter Games,  coming in February 2014 Sochi, Russia.

The people of Sochi are building a “new” city to accommodate the 2014 Winter Olympic games as athletes make their final preparations to attend the games. Athletes all over the world have been training for years and often the better parts of their lives for these games. We’ll see the best of the best competing at tremendously high levels for Medals their sports.

We’ll be watching the competitions  in our homes to see the athletes and sports that interest us and enjoying seeing the athletes’ excellence in mind and body.  Their training and coaching is truly amazing, making it thrilling to see them compete.

As we watch, many of our readers will enjoy their living and family rooms where they often watch TV.  Their rooms will look their best, be warm and toasty, keeping the winter chill away. One great way to do that is to have your window shades or coverings closed or down to keep good insulation in our homes.

Many of you are aware that the Silhouette® Window Shadings are able to insulate rooms when people look to the outside through the back and front sheers of the blinds. The vanes which are suspended between the sheers , when in the horizontal position , allow a filtered view, where  there is insulation from the cold or heat. Views are preserved and the cold (winter) or heat ( summer) is kept outside. 

Silhouettes® are manufactured by Hunter Douglas for their unique beauty and insulative properties which  provide  filtered views through the shadings. They also manufacture Nantuckets™,  Luminettes ®, Vignettes®, Pirouettes®, and Soleras™ which have some similar properties. Some of the shadings made by other manufacturers are Illusions, and Shangri – Las.

The larger side openings and  beautiful iridescence from the light refraction attract debris and bugs into the openings of many of those shadings. We, at Camily, LLC, realized that it is a very improtant issue that needed to be addressed, so we invented  our CamilyWand™ Sticky Bug Removal Tool™. It’s perpetually sticky CamilyTip latches onto bugs and debris anywhere, so unwanted insects are able to be removed easily.

As we continue through our winter and prepare for spring, CamilyWand™ is a great, handy general “cleaning” and bug removal tool to have on hand. It’s versatility has no bounds for reaching inaccessible, hard to reach and high places.

We at Camily wish you a continued safe winter and comfort in your homes!

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Beautiful Snow brings Cozy Hot Cocoa and Cheery Fires

Beautiful Snow brings Cozy Hot Cocoa and Cheery Fires for those nippy days when Mother Nature blesses us with snow.

In the Northern Hemisphere, we seem to be having snow earlier this season than we’ve had in other years. Some storms are mind boggling and others only require a little sweeping to get out. We at Camily use tricks to be cheery inside our homes when our temperatures dip, and the snow comes down, giving us peace when it is so cold outside.

Keep you and your homes safe when the temperatures dip to record lows. Enjoy a fire in your fireplace, if you still have your Christmas tree up, keep it a little longer to enjoy the warmth it provides mentally. Add some indoor plants. Use lighting effectively and liberally to keep your spirits high. If you have window shadings like Silhouettes®, Nantuckets™, Luminettes®, Pirouettes® or Vignettes® or Soleras™ by Hunter Douglas that are fabrics, cover your glass even during the day to save energy in your home. That will provide mental warmth and save energy.

The Silhouettes® have  “S” type vanes suspended between front and back sheers, allowing people inside to see the outside. When the vanes are in the open position, our readers gain the heat retention in their homes and see their beautiful views, day or night. Those of you  who have these types of window shadings save on their heating bills in the winter. The shadings allow a filtered view during the day and night.

Often as our readers enjoy the light and views through the shadings, debris and bugs find their way into the sides of the Silhouettes® and the other shades. They cannot escape by themselves, so we need to remove them. We invented our CamilyWand™ Sticky Bug Removal Tool™ to help readers do exactly that. Its sticky tip easliy grabs the debris, little insects and bugs, making their removal easy. Your views are then preserved and your shadings protected. Our CamilyWand™ will grab anything in high and hard to reach places.

We here at Camily, LLC wish you safety during this terribly cold time and a very Happy 2014!

 

 

 

 

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New Years Eve Brings Sparkly Skies

New Years Eve Brings Sparkly Skies with fireworks atop Pikes Peak!

Bryan Oller shot this photo of fireworks lighting Pikes Peak & Garden of the Gods in the 2014 Midnight sky with a brilliant view from Colorado Springs. The skies were clear, allowing this stunning picture for us to share with the world.

Every year, a club of people hike to the top of Pikes Peak to give us a firework display. This year we were fortunate to have clear skies, so anybody who could see Pikes Peak would be able to enjoy this wonderful display. For New Years Eve 2014, we had clear skies and enjoyed all of the fireworks from Colorado Springs.

People at the many New Years Eve parties were able to see them from their homes. Those who have the Silhouette® Window Shadings by Hunter Douglas could see the fireworks when their blinds were covering the glass in window in the vane open position. They had energy efficiency with their blinds as well. That is the beauty of the Silhouette® shadings.

The vane openings allow insects to collect inside them over time. We love the light and so do the flies, bugs and debris. Because we wanted our readers to be able to have unobstructed  views, we invented the CamilyWand™ Sticky Bug Removal Tool™ for that purpose. It quickly, safely and easily removes the bugs with its sticky CamilyTip and leaves your views preserved, and your blinds in good condition.

Our blog posts and newsletters explain our tool in more depth, and as you move through 2014, you may want to have our CamilyWand™ handy for clearing out debris from inaccessible places.

Camily, LLC is grateful for our readers and the many clients we are blessed with.  We wish you every success in 2014 and may you have a happy and prosperous New Year!

 

 

 

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Angels We have Heard on High, Singing Sweetly

Angels We have Heard on High, Singing Sweetly, are words from a  favorite Christmas Carol. We believe in angels, especially during the holidays when they seem to be present everywhere.

This angelic looking cloud is a beautiful symbol from Mother Nature, indicating that Angels are with us anywhere and anytime. The holidays always accentuate angels, and it is a great time to reflect on all the good in our lives. We are blessed with unlimited opportunities and are grateful for them as we move throughout our days.

We enjoyed the Christmas holiday yesterday, those in other countries have Boxing Day today and our New Year celebration will be here in 6 days. It is a wonderful time for these holidays, winter breaks, exotic vacations and parties with family and friends in our homes.  We make that special dish, bake wonderful treats, and prepare our homes for company who are invited over or dropping by to enjoy some comraderie and relaxing time. Our homes are festive, warm and looking their best for the occasion.

One of the ways we get our homes in great condition is to be sure things are clean and ready for guests. Some readers are fortunate to have Silhouette® shadings in their homes, and some of those may have collected debris or bugs over time. Our CamilyWand™ Sticky Bug Removal Tool™ is perfect for attaching its sticky CamilyTip to those pesky insects that lodge themselves in between the vanes of the Silhouettes® – and other products, such as Nantuckets™, Luminettes®, Pirouettes®, Vignettes® and Soleras™, manufactured by Hunter Douglas. Other companies produce similar shadings that benefit from our tool also.

CamilyWand™ is a simple tool that will make your cleaning chores easier and your bug removal quicker and safer to manage. When our CamilyTip is covered with dust and debris, it is washable and reusable. It is a great tool capable of removing dust, debris, cobwebs, etc from high and inaccessible places. It will also “pick up” light weight objects from behind furniture, in between appliances, from hard to access places like cars and boat engines, and a myriad of other places.

We offer you our CamilyWand™ to make your debris removal chores easier, safer for your blinds. Spending a small amount of time to get rid of the insects wherever they are in your homes and shadings is time well spent. You have then protected your filtered views through your elegant Silhouette® or similar shadings and your investment in them in a very easy manner, giving you more time to entertain and enjoy your homes during the holidays.

At Camily, LLC, we wish you a happy, safe and prosperous Holiday Season and Wonderful New Year!

 

 

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Believe in the Beauty, Majesty of Christmas

Majesty and Beauty of Christmas time is always a reminder of our treasured beliefs. This gorgeous church in Val Gardena, Italy is a perfect setting to confirm our holiday beliefs.

During our Holiday Times, people are kinder, more generous and giving and more forgiving with their friends and family. We celebrate our religious beliefs, visit with people we don’t see as often as others and rejoice in friendships and comradery during this festive season.

We celebrate our blessings, show our gratitude and give meaningful gifts to our loved ones and friends near and far.

At CamilyWand™, we have been blessed with over 5 years of helping people with unusual “cleaning” dilemmas for Silhouette® owners and those people who need to grab items from inaccessible and high places. Because beautiful window shadings made by Hunter Douglas and other companies collect bugs and debris within the vanes, we are gratified that we have the opportunity to serve those shading owners in having a tool available to them for this bug removal. It also works on Nantuckets™, Luminettes®, Pirouettes®, Vignettes®, and Soleras™ as well as products manufactured by other companies. Silhouette® and other shadings owners have an easy, quick way to keep their views bug free and protect their investments in keeping their blinds clean.  Our readers and clients are very grateful that we invented and have our CamilyWand™ available to them.

As we continue to grow and increase our sales in other continents like Australia and Europe, we strive to please our readers and friends in keeping their living areas free of debris and bugs. Our tool also reaches so many other inaccessible places, it has become an invaluable tool for home maintenance. It’s perpetually sticky CamilyTip , when kept clean, is able to attach itself to dust, debris and lightweight objects from high places, ceiling fans, lighting fixtures, between appliances and behind heavy furniture and many other places, allowing for easy removal.

When we count our blessings here at Camily, we are very grateful to be able to serve our friends and readers who need and want our CamilyWand™. Thank you for your support now and in coming years.

We wish you the Happiest of Holidays during this festive season, enjoying safe times with family and friends.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cheerful Snowmen Warm our Hearts

Building snowmen with heavy, wet snow has always been a fun winter pastime for those of us who live in snowy climates.

Growing up in Wisconsin, most of our snowfalls were moisture laden. We were able to make huge snowmen in our front and backyards with little or no effort, except for being able to roll the snow into large snowballs. Making snow angels, building snow forts, snowshoeing, skiing, sledding and snowmobiling were always fun ways to enjoy a beautiful, sparkly winter day.  And then coming inside to a cozy warm fire after all of that exercise in the snow was wonderful.

I feel the same way now when I’m able to shovel or sweep the snow on a mild snowy day. Mother Nature’s beauty with the sparkling snow crystals never ceases to amaze me. Even today with our terribly low temperatures, the sparkling, crystal snow was fascinating.

Coming inside after outside fun is a treat to warm up. Many of us have learned that the window shadings have insulation values which help improve the energy efficiency of our homes. If  you have Silhouettes® or similar shadings in your windows, you will be able to see views through the shadings if the vanes are open, or if closed, will enjoy the same insulative value. Many different styles of blinds, such as Nantuckets™, Luminettes®, Pirouettes®, Vignettes® and Soleras™, manufactured by Hunter Douglas, will benefit from using our CamilyWand™.

Our CamilyWand™ Sticky Bug Removal Tool™ is designed to quickly grab and remove pesky bugs from between the vanes of many shadings like Silhouettes®. Its sticky CamilyTip attaches to the offending insects, easily and safely removing them from your shadings. Then your beautiful views are preserved and you’re able to get the benefit of insulation, filtered privacy and views at the same time. It’s a wonderful tool keep your shadings in great condition for your family and the parties you and your friends will enjoy!

Our Camily family hopes you are enjoying a safe and Happy Holiday time!

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Sunshine Sparkles, Energizes our Lives

December holidays, winter snows and wonderful, thankful days are ahead. The famous Dallas Divide is our snowy photograph from the San Juan Mountains near the Sneffels range in the southwest corner of Colorado. That is of our most scenic areas in the Rocky Mountains.

This week our Rockies, both in the Mountains and the rest of Colorado are getting much needed moisture from the snowfalls. Ski areas are hopping. As much of the country is experiencing, we are also seeing extremely low temperatures. People are staying inside their homes except for emergencies or snow sport activities. We’re preparing for our holiday festivities by baking, cleaning, and decorating for parties. This is the time for cuddling around fireplaces and enjoying the snow falling outside our windows. We want our shadings to be bug free, so we are able to enjoy those views.

One of our cleaning chores is making certain that we have removed the bugs and debris from our window shadings like Silhouettes® and Nantuckets™ from Hunter Douglas. They also have manufactured, trademarked or registered Pirouettes®, Luminettes® , Vignettes® , and Soleras, which also have side openings, where bugs and debris are able to enter the spaces between the vanes or folds. The pesky critters enjoy the sunshine and iridescence that appears when the sun shines through the open vanes.

We have developed and manufacture our CamilyWand™ Sticky Bug Removal Tool™ for the purpose of reaching bugs and debris from inaccessible places, like the Silhouette® shadings. It is an easy to use tool with a sticky tip on the end, allowing it to grab lightweight insects and debris from many areas of our homes. We suggest that you have it on hand, as the bugs show up at any time and are difficult to remove. We have clients all over the world who love our tool, sing it’s praises and are able to use it on short notice when needed.

Here at Camily, we are wishing you all a wonderful holiday season as you prepare your homes for celebrations or travel to see friends and loved ones.

 

 

 

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Gratitude, Blessings Celebrated on Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day is a time to celebrate our blessings and gratitude for all the wonderful moments we have in our lives.

We are so fortunate to live in a wonderful, free country, where we have abundance and infinite opportunities available to all of us. We make choices everyday that affect our lives and those of others as we celebrate the bounty of Thanksgiving. We value the kindness and love that abounds during our holiday season.

At CamilyWand™, we thank you for all of the wonderful opportunities you have given us.  Our business continues to grow thanks to all of our readers who purchase and use our CamilyWand Sticky Bug Removal Tool ™ on their Silhouette® window shadings. Those blinds, as well as many others manufactured by Hunter Douglas, have longer lives because we are fortunate enough to help the shading owners protect their investments.

We at Camily wish you a most grateful, blessed and safe Thanksgiving Day!

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Share Gratitude for Nature’s Bounty, Beauty

Gratitude for our beautiful fall and nature’s bounty is overwhelming this year – it has been such a warm, glorious fall!

We have had unseasonably warm temperatures this fall in Colorado – such a blessing for us to enjoy. Leaves are still on some of the trees – even into November. Gorgeous reds of maples, yellows and golds of aspens and some still green leaves waiting to fall. Such beauty is awe inspiring.

When we  enjoy our surroundings, we have time to be grateful for everything we are given. We have fall harvests with bounty for our tables, gorgeous scenery to enjoy while we go through our days and natures bounty surrounding us all the time. It’s a time for us to treasure being able to live in such wonderful places in the USA.

We don’t have to be outside to enjoy our surroundings. There are many window shading products on the market that allow us to have them in the down position, or covering the window and still get views along with energy efficiency and privacy during the daylight hours. This is especially helpful as we move forward with less sun in our daylight hours. Having the shadings down, being able to see the views and enjoying the insides of our homes for the holidays is very special.

We want to keep our shadings and blinds debris and bug free so our views are nice and unobstructed. Our CamilyWand™Sticky Bug Removal Tool™ does a wonderful job of grabbing onto those pesky insects with its perpetually sticky CamilyTip, and then easily and safely removes them. It is a “brilliant” tool according to one of our European readers.

Designed for Silhouette® shadings by Hunter Douglas, it also works on some of their other products, such as Nantuckets™, Pirouettes®, Luminettes®, Vignettes®, and Soleras™. Other companies make similar shadings like Shangri-Las, and Illusions. It has other applications in reaching inaccessible places such as crown moldings at ceilings, fans, lighting fixtures and chandeliers. It also retrieves lightweight items like papers and jewelry from behind furniture or appliances.

CamilyWand™ is a great tool to have around your homes; I’m often surprised what tasks it will accomplish when there is nothing else that comes to mind. You’ll enjoy your homes and unobstructed views through your window shadings like Silhouettes® when they are bug and debris free. Then you’ll be ready for your upcoming holidays and entertaining.

We at CamilyWand™ wish you the safest and best holiday season.

 

 

 

 

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Veterans Day Parades, Patriotic Flags

Our recent Veterans Day celebrated all of our Armed Forces members efforts in protecting our countries’ freedom.

We honored our Veterans with parades and ceremonies this week, thanking them for their service and their places of honor in our lives.  We have memorials throughout the country to celebrate these brave men and women who fought for us and thousands who paid the ultimate sacrifice. I’m humbled by the many efforts people are taking to facilitate travel for many still surviving World War II Veterans to see the WWII Memorial in Washington DC. My late Father was given a special trip  by relatives to see that memorial and was thrilled to visit it while he was alive.

Parades and functions happened over this past weekend celebrating this wonderful day of recognition.  Seeing the proud veterans is always a poignant sight. We are grateful for their efforts, service and never forget to honor them. Weekly, in Colorado Springs, we have reminders of our freedoms when our military forces return home after deployments overseas; children are reunited with their parents, men may see their newborn babies for the first time. We have our precious freedom protected by these brave soldiers, and need to remember that as we go through our days.

Being grateful for our freedoms is very important to the American Dream. We have wonderful opportunities here in the US and are able to have very nice homes to enjoy. This time of year, with holidays coming quickly, we are preparing for parties, celebrations and times with friends and family.

An important preparation is cleaning, dusting and removing bugs and debris from our window shadings. Many readers use our CamilyWand Sticky Bug Removal Tool™ for removing debris and bugs from their blinds and shadings, such as Silhouettes® and similar shadings manufactured by Hunter Douglas and other companies. Other brands of products where our CamilyWand™ works beautifully are Nantuckets™, Pirouettes®, Luminettes®, Vignettes®, Soleras™, Illusions, and Shangri-Las. They are  made by various companies such as  Smith+Noble,  Allen+Roth, and Comfortex.

Keeping your shadings free of bugs and debris is very important.  A serious concern is damage that can occur when the bugs and debris are left in the openings and between the fabrics when your shading rolls up and down. They become squished and may leave permanent spots behind on the shade fabric. The benefits of these shadings outweigh this issue. You have filtered views of your landscapes, outdoors and changing seasons, while having very good insulation and privacy at the same time. Energy savings at your windows with these benefits are very important for our environment.

As you enjoy your holiday season, keep our CamilyWand™ handy to grab the debris in your shadings, and remove unsightly webs from inaccessible places like light fixtures, chandeliers, fans, fabric window treatments, behind furniture and appliances, and many other creative things you can imagine.

We here at CamilyWand™ wish you happy and safe upcoming holiday times as you’ve prepared for great gatherings with family and friends.