GIVEAWAY CLOSED

AND apparently the business is gone as well. BUMMER!
I love it when I get to write a review for a product that makes my life easier!!  I also love a review that practically writes itself because it is so easy to use!!  TA-DA!!!! Meet EZStringer!!!

This is another one of those “WHERE have you been all my life” products!!

I like to sew. I don’t get to do it very often… but I do enjoy it when I do. (ummm I can’t quiet get into my craft room now… it sorta looks like a worst case scenario of hoarders)  (seriously… why do I tell you people these embarrassing things???)

When I do sew I HATE when I have to thread the elastic or a cord or a ribbon through anything!  My Grandma Jones taught me the safety pin trick and it’s what I’ve used ever since.  NOT ANY MORE!!

I have a favorite skirt that the drawstring managed to pull out in the wash…. like last summer?  Yea… I hate re-threading THAT much! I put in a new drawstring in the skirt in 23 seconds.  Yea… go back and read that again. TWENTY THREE SECONDS!!!  Ohhhh I have your attention now don’t I??  Ummm hummmm!!

The EZStringer is flexible hard plastic that reminds me of the hula hoop plastic. The ends of the EZStringer connect together for storing. There is a little ball on one end and the grabscoop on the other end.

Insert the taped end of your ribbon, lace, drawstring into the grabscoop by holding 1″ from the end pull the drawstring until secured.  Super easy!

It really holds SECURELY you aren’t going to have to start over because the ribbon or cord has come off.

Look at that!! My skirt is ready to wear!! WOW!!! What could be better than that?? Your very own EZStringer that’s what!! The awesome people over at EZStringer sent me an extra set (small, medium and large) to give away to one very lucky Peanut Butter and Whine follower!!  Thank you EZStringer!!

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

If walls could talk, my blog would whisper, “It wasn’t me.”
Because somehow, somewhere between coffee refills and letting the dog out, the Ghost of Peanut Butter and Whine keeps sneaking in and removing pictures and videos.

I don’t delete them. I would remember that. I am a responsible adult who double-checks things. And yet… photos vanish. Videos evaporate. Blog posts wake up looking underdressed, like they forgot their pants.

Cue dramatic music.

After the fifth “Where did that image go?” moment, I decided to stop fighting the paranormal and use it as an opportunity. If the ghost insists on rearranging my content, then I’m going to roll up my sleeves and improve my SEO score while I’m at it.

Because if I’m re-uploading images anyway, they might as well have proper file names, alt text, and sizes that don’t make Google sigh heavily. Videos? Optimized. Old posts? Updated. Keywords? Polished like they’re heading to prom.

SEO updates aren’t glamorous. No one brings a casserole when you rename image files from IMG_8472.jpg to ghost-proof-blog-photo.jpg. But they matter. Search engines like clarity. Readers like faster loading pages. And apparently, ghosts like chaos.

While I’m updating, it’s also a great time to remind you about my monthly $50 Your Way Giveaway, where one lucky winner gets PayPal, Venmo, or a gift card of their choice. You can find all the details right here:
👉 https://peanutbutterandwhine.com (check the giveaway section)

And because Google loves good neighbors, here’s an external resource I actually use when brushing up on SEO basics:
👉 https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo

So if you notice posts looking sharper and loading faster, don’t worry. It’s not a haunting.
It’s just me, outsmarting the ghost… one optimized image at a time.