The Clothes Say It All

Stonewall just got back from New York with lots of gifts for me! One of my favorite things that he got me is a bumper sticker that says, "My husband is serving US Army." I love telling people about my husband and his job. Mainly because I'm so freakin' proud of him and his head gets too big when I tell him how awesome he is, so I need to brag to other people every now and again. I have so many items that "announce" to the world that my hub is a soldier. I have a sweatshirt that reads, "I 'heart' my soldier and I magnet that claims the same thing. I also wear US Army t-shirts and sweatshirts all the time. (One look at me and its pretty obvious I'm not the soldier: blonde hair, high heels, and an unnatural love of pink.) What can I say, I enjoy being an army wife and I want everything to state as much.

When Stonewall and I first began dating, I went nuts looking for "Army Girlfriend" paraphanalia. Once we got married I went after the "Army Wife" things. My favorite place to look for new Army stuff is Cafe Press. This site is a unique items shopper heaven. The idea behind the site is that anyone can create a design. Once you have your design simply upload it, create a name for your store, and start selling it on products of your choosing. Some of the money earned from selling products with your design goes back to Cafe Press, but you keep most of the money. The only downfall is that when Cafe Press says anyone can sell their design, they mean ANYONE. A search for "Army Wife" under women's t-shirts and apparel brings up 9,750 designs on 83,500 products. You certainly have options though...LOTS of options. If you have money to spend and your looking for "Proud Army Wife" products (and we're talking apparel, coffee mugs, mouse pads, pet supplies, etc, etc, etc), you will not leave the site unhappy (overwhelmed maybe, but not unhappy).

Even if you're not looking for Army items, check out the site. If you're looking for gifts you can probably find a design for any occasion/topic. Cafe Press claims to have 5,820,000 designs on 95,900,000 products. With those numbers, you have to be able to find at least one design on one product that you just have to have.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some shopping to do!