Growth Chart Roundup
You’ve been measuring your kiddo against the kitchen door. But you live in a rental, and it might be tricky to take that door along with you when you go. Time to invest in a growth chart.
Category: design
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In The Pink
You bought her trucks, encouraged her to play in the mud, used gender-neutral pronouns. She announced that she was a princess and refused to wear anything but pink. Actually, she won’t even eat anything that isn’t pink.
It’s a phase, so why not indulge her a little? Where can you get some miniature pink surgical scrubs?
1,000 Lovely Things: Sidewalk Chalk Party Favors
For Hank’s third birthday I made these inexpensive sidewalk chalk party favors.
I bought the pretty striped chalk in packs of four at the drugstore, then rolled each piece in waxed paper and just twisted the ends to seal them. Easy, fast and cheap.
Happy Valentine’s Day
(Card by Figments Design.)
Shouldn’t you be having sex with someone right now?
Christian wins comments with: “I always check my bookmarked sites while having sex.”
Elsewhere: Mighty Goods
Gifts for Your Valentine
Last Valentine’s Day, you wore black and ordered in. This year you’re in love, which means you’ll need a token of affection. But how “token” are we talking? And more importantly, is it too soon for lingerie?
Valentine’s Day Flowers Roundup
Hey look! Flowers you can order online, and they’re not ugly. Thanks, Internet.
Elsewhere: Mighty Haus
Organize Your Office
Where’s your social security card again? Oh yeah, in the desk drawer with your old Coffee Shop Loyalty cards and the misspelled business cards you ordered two years ago. So that’s not optimal.
Once you create a place for everything, you can put everything in its place. Until then, you’ll have no idea where to find a pen.
Inspired by Doilies
Whatever happened to doilies?
They used to be all the rage in old lady decor.
Crocheted Red Valentine Doily or Coaster
Now they just make visits in February.
My Heart Letterpress Greetings
Hello, doilies, it’s nice to see you again.
Elsewhere: Mighty Goods & Mighty Junior
Letterpress Valentine Cards
Getting a Valentine in the mail is just lovely, don’t you think? Me too. Plus, you were too overwhelmed to send out holiday cards. If you don’t send Valentines, how will everyone know you finally got that tattoo?
Rain Boot Roundup
Look out puddles, here comes trouble.
Valentine’s Day with Your Sweethearts
You’re officially in love, and Cupid had nothing to do with it. This Valentine’s Day, stuff their faces with chocolate, and cover their faces with kisses.
CES Roundup
I just got back from Alt Summit and realized I never had a chance to tell you about CES (that’s the Consumer Electronics Show for those of you who never had soldering kits as kids). Contrary to all my friends assertions, I loved it. Most of that story is over here. But there was a lot I didn’t have room to mention.
First, there aren’t a lot of women there.
Wait. There were a few.
But! There were products for women, subtly displayed.
Actually that brooch USB key is killer. I’m pissed I didn’t buy that. Other stuff I left behind:
A “personal humidifier.”
A retro microphone from Blue Microphones. I want to start a podcast just so I can sit in front of one all day with my hair in barrel curls.
A tiny karaoke machine you can take anywhere. Isn’t that a subway scene in a bad rom-com waiting to happen? I know! Screenwriters, start your engines.
A Holga Stereo and slide viewer that lets you see your photos in 3-D.
This super basic backpack from Isis would be great for travel.
And a set of creepy plastic hands to hold all my new gadgets.
There’s a lot more cool stuff in my Flickr stream, if you feel inclined to have a look.
Tomorrow, let’s talk about ALT.
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