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Christmas is over and we hope you and your family had a wonderful time getting together with family and friends, celebrating the birth of the Lord Jesus. And now, you are probably thinking of your next purse party – just kidding !! Today, I found myself planning the New Year’s party for Saturday night and thinking of the best places to find party supplies. Then, I remembered The Party’s Here – the balloon and party supply superstore at 7352 N. Government Way in Dalton Gardens.

The Party’s Here had everything I needed. They have noisemakers, blowers, confetti shooters, top hats and tiaras, specialty plates and napkins, glasses, straws and trays. Plus, they have loads of prizes and gifts – and balloons!

Stop by The Party’s Here this week – they have Christmas at 50% off and New Year at 20% off. Prices good until gone. The Party’s Here is a neat shop, just north of the Silver Lake Mall on Government Way, in the little mall across from the cemetery.

There is a quaint little gift shop in Midtown CDA that many of you might not know about. I am so excited that a friend told me about it and we went shopping there together. Sunflower features cottage and village décor. It is all so charming and colorful. There are beautiful teapots of different sizes and color schemes and pieces that would accentuate your tea table. Here are a few other items I saw: chocolates and stationary – some with beautiful rose themes, wine, baskets of all sizes and shapes – some filled, some empty. On the wall hang pictures, beautiful wreaths and cozy décor.

Sunflower is also a flower shop, so they have fresh cut flowers, plants, and arrangements ready for you to take home. There are bold and beautiful flower arrangements throughout the shop. It put me in a cheerful mood to see all her happy sunflowers.

Sunflower is also the place to shop for some of the latest purses from Unique Motif. A new assortment of purses will be available every couple of weeks. Remember, Unique Motif has only one of a kind purses. We do not buy in bulk. You will love this, it makes your purse unique! If you are looking for a Unique Motif purse and don’t want to wait for a party, head on down to Sunflower and see the latest selection.

Bring a friend and stop by this lovely store before Christmas and finish your last minute shopping. Sunflower is open M-F 10-6. Sat. 11-4.

The purpose of this post is to test our email delivery. We have finished all our Christmas events so there is nothing to announce. Had we had this website up before the events, we would have told you about them.

Some of the events went well and some were not well attended. Attendance makes all the difference for the success of an event. When you have more vendors than shoppers, it makes for limited sales. Fortunately, for Unique Motif, selling purses attracts the attention of many vendors and at several events we sold more purses to vendors than to shoppers.

Well, enough of this test post. If the mail works good and you are on our list, you won’t receive this post but you can expect to receive all future posts in an email. Not to worry, we will only be posting once or twice a week – sometimes less than that. Also – like us on Facebook, our post will appear there as well.

Thought you would enjoy this post. We are demonstrating the embedding of YouTube videos in the WordPress framework. And, you gotta love this car!

Yes, we do realize we have not posted in a while. Much has happened to take our time but we, Lord willing, will return and we intend to finish the Isaiah series. Thank you for your interest and keep the faith.

Here is a thought that might carry you through Christmas, it is the opening line of Cominus’ next book:

We think of the universe as vast and limitless – galaxy upon galaxy. Our sun is but a dot compared to the greater suns of space and our earth is but a dot compared to the sun and to the earth, man is less than a speck of dust. The Bible tells us above all this vastness is God and that He stoops down, or humbles Himself, to look at the earth and the universe. How big is God that He could be greater and bigger than this vastness? Yet He cares for the speck called man that He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to conquer sin and death and give man forgiveness of sin and eternal life. In addition to this, the Bible tells us in the Book of Job, Satan has to travel to come before God – to meet Him at a location. Yet God listens to my thoughts and He waits to hear me speak to Him – He meets me face-to-face where I am. How humble is His love for me? But for His sustaining hand, I would be reduced to that speck of dust. Oh, how great is God and how great is His love for me.

Unique Motif is changing ( and we hope you will like it )! It has been just over a year since we closed the brick-and-mortar location, just next to Papa Murphy’s Pizza in the Prairie Shopping Center, in Hayden. Since the closing, Robin has been busy setting up home parties and events. We have learned a lot and the business is growing.

This website is new. Yes, if you are used to dialing in uniqueMotif.com and landing at an online store, this page may have been a shock to you. But we hope you are pleased. Let me take just a minute to explain why we have closed down the online store. At Unique Motif, we only sell one-of-a-kind – so you don’t have to worry that everyone in town may have the same purse as yours. Well, uploading every product takes a considerable amount of time – it would be a full-time job. Then, when the purse sells at an event or party, we have to take it down anyway. Online stores are a good medium when you have multiple quantities of the same item.

That is where this new website comes in. We will be offering information of new inventory, events and specials. In fact, we will often have a weekly special that you may purchase online – right here on the website. Offering merchandise on the website is a lot less cumbersome with CMS ( Content Management System ) than within an ecommerce environment. And you can get better deals, too – because we have less blood and sweat invested!

This website will help keep you informed because it is set up so that every time we update the site ( usually only once or twice a week, sometimes once every other week ) you will be notified of the specials via email – if you sign up – and on Facebook – if you are our friend!

We hope you enjoy the new site. And if you live in the Coeur d’Alene area, host a party and earn credit toward your purchase. Some ladies earn enough for two or three purses! Parties are fun!

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Special thanks to this guy for a solution to this frustrating problem: http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/illustrator-101-the-annoying-grayscale-color-problem. In this article, Jay explains how Adobe Illustrator randomly removes the color pallet, replacing it with the grayscale pallet, for no apparent reason. This has been the issue for several versions of Adobe Illustrator and has yet to see a permanent fix. However, all is not lost. Jay shows us how to bring the color pallet back when Illustrator randomly decides that you don’t need it.

Thanks Jay for this helpful article!

For your convenience, we can provide the following forms and posters on a thumb drive for only $49.99 including shipping and tax (if applicable). The forms are in docx format – for easy editing to your needs, except for OSHA forms, which are in pdf format. The posters are all in pdf format.

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FORMS:

1. OSHA form 301
2. OSHA form 300
3. OSHA form 300A
4. Supervisor’s Report of an Accident
5. Safety Inspection Checklist (for Shop and Remote Sites)
6. Fall Protection Plan
7. Weekly Safety Meeting
8. Safety Meeting Sign-in Sheet
9. Training Sign-in Sheet
10. Unsafe Work Condition
11. Employee’s Report of Injury / Near Miss
12. Injury Report Form – Company
13. Chemical Inventory (MSDS)
14. Hazard Assessment and Type of PPE / Certification
15. Specific Respirator Use Information
16. Tool and Equipment Inventory and Inspection
17. Power Cord / GFCI Inventory and Inspection
18. Rigging Material Inventory and Inspection
19. Shop Electrical Outlet Inventory and Inspection
20. Reasonable Suspicion and Post-Accident

POSTERS:
U.S. Department Of Labor Workplace Poster Requirements – APPLY TO ALL

1. JOB SAFETY AND HEALTH PROTECTION (OSHA 3165-12-06R) – applies to all businesses. [29 USC 657(c), 29 CFR 1903.2]
2. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY IS THE LAW (EEOC-P/EI (11/09)) – applies to all businesses with federal contracts or subcontracts, however EEOC has established further requirements that may apply to most or all small businesses. [Executive Order 11246, as amended; Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 38 U.S.C. 4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended; 41 CFR Chapter 60-l .42; 41 CFR 60-250.4(k); 4 1 CFR 60-74 1.5(a)4]
3. FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT [FLSA] (WHD 1088 (July 2009)) – this is the federal Minimum wage poster; businesses employing any employee subject to the FLSA must post this (all small businesses). [29 USC 211, 29 CFR 516.4]
4. UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT (Oct 2008) – for use by all employers (Veterans’ Employment and Training Service). [38 U.S.C. 4334, 20 CFR 1002]
   NOTICE: EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH PROTECTION ACT (WH 1462 June 2003)) – applies to all employers. [29 CFR 801.6]

U.S. Department Of Labor Workplace Poster Requirements – APPLY TO SOME

1. YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (WHD 1420 (Jan 2009)) – applies to employers who employ 50 or more employees in 20 or more work weeks. [29 CFR 825.300, .402]
   NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYEES WORKING ON FEDERAL OR FEDERALLY FINANCED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS [Davis-Bacon Act] (WH 1321 (Apr 2009)) – all employers with federally funded construction contracts or subcontracts of $2000 or more. [29 CFR 5.5(a)(l)]
2. NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES WORKING ON GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS [Service Contracts Act] (WHD 1313 (April 2009)) – all employers with federally funded services contracts or subcontracts of $2500 or more. [29 CFR 4.6(e), .184]

This list does not include agricultural employment, special disabilities and special minimum wages and additional notices required for union shops.

OSHA

1. Form 3165 (listed above as USDOL requirement)
2. Form 300A (Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses) – must be posted from 01 Feb to 30 April every year. This is included with the forms set (complete OSHA 300 set).

STATE OF IDAHO

1. Equal Opportunity Is The Law (no form version or date)
2. Idaho Law Prohibits Discrimination (5/8/2008)
3. Unemployment Insurance Benefits (no form version or date)
4. Idaho Minimum Wage Law (7/09)

This list is in addition to the required federal and OSHA postings.

STATE OF WASHINGTON

1. DOLI Job Safety and Health Law (F416-081-909 (07-2010))
2. DOLI Your Rights As A Worker (F700-074-909 (05-2010))
3. Notice To Employees: If A Job Injury Occurs (F242-191-909 (03-2011))
4. Unemployment Benefits (EMS 9874.CC7540-032-407 (1/11))
5. Washington State Law Prohibits Discrimination (no form version or date)

This list is in addition to the required federal and OSHA postings.

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