Category Archives: Jewelry & Gifts

Shop Michigan: Fordite Rings from James Blanchard

June 19, 2007 – 8:40 am

James Blanchard (not the former Governor) makes jewelry from Fordite (aka “Detroit Agate”), a substance taken from the spray booth at the Ford River Rouge plant in the 1970s. Chunks of layered automotive paint were painstakingly scraped from the conveyor, then cut and polished into gems. Patterns emerge from the Fordite depending on the angle [...]

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Shop Michigan: Gingered Asparagus and Bow Tie Pasta Salad Card from Veggie Cards

May 31, 2007 – 8:51 am

Asparagus season is winding down in Michigan, but there’s still time to whip up a culinary masterpiece using the Gingered Asparagus and Bow Tie Pasta Salad Card from Veggie cards. To see this card and check out all the others (and recipes) head over to veggiecards.com. Each Veggie Card features a whimsical drawing by Leslie [...]

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Michigan Valentine’s Day – How Sweet it Is!

February 13, 2007 – 9:46 am

If you’re looking for something unique for your sweetie this year for Valentine’s Day, Dianna Stampfler of Promote Michigan has 14 gift ideas and activities to consider. As usual, we’d love it if you’d add any other suggestions in the comments! Share this:

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Vol I, No. 1: Introduce Your Michigan Business or Organization!

January 25, 2007 – 9:16 pm

This is a page where we asked folks to say hello. Lots of them did! The current version of Introduce Your Michigan Business or Organization is right there. Share this:

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Make it a Michigan gift this holiday season

November 24, 2006 – 10:22 am

Absolute Michigan would like to help you find great gifts that are made in Michigan – and also to ask you to help us find them and share them with others! Share this:

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Valentines Day in Michigan

February 6, 2006 – 3:09 pm

Our staff has pulled together some great links and articles for Valentine’s Day to tell you more about the holiday and give you some great entertainment and gift ideas. We’ll start off with this St. Valentine’s Day information from Wikipedia. It offers essential holiday facts such as: In Ancient Rome, the day of February 15 [...]

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