Back to School for Grownups 2009

Whether you need some new stuff for your dorm room, or you just think better on paper, it’s not fair that kindergarteners get all the back-to-school fanfare. Stupid kindergarteners.

Here are a few nice things for the big kids in your life.

| Posted: 15 Sep, 2009 by Margaret Mason

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• Kraft Paper Notepad

  

  Your grocery lists are gorgeous.

  $12 at Anthropologie | Buy

  

  | Posted 09 Sep, 2009 by Margaret Mason

• Tea Top Brew Mug

  

  A travel mug for tea drinkers!

  You thread your tea tag through the lid, allow tea to brew, then tug the string to pull the bag up into a domed area in the lid. Voila! Brewing process halted. The result is a perfectly brewed cup of tea on the go.

  Mark this one for the Christmas lists.

  $13 at Mighty Leaf | Buy

  

  | Posted 08 Sep, 2009 by Margaret Mason

• Letterman Jacket

  

  You’re so sporty.

  $136 at Logo Sportswear | Buy

  

  | Posted 03 Sep, 2009 by Margaret Mason

• Papermate Pink Pearl Eraser

  

  Brand new eraser. Can’t you still smell it?

  $7 at Amazon | Buy

  (For twelve.)

  

  | Posted 03 Sep, 2009 by Margaret Mason

• Pencil case/zipper pouch

  

  God save the queen. And all of her graphite.

  $10 at Sea Breeze Studio | Buy

  

  | Posted 02 Sep, 2009 by Margaret Mason

• Notefolio

  

  $16 at Poketo | Buy

  

  | Posted 01 Sep, 2009 by Margaret Mason

• Nature Exploration Agate Notebook

  

  Here’s what. When it comes to Oh Joy! there’s nothing you don’t want.

  $14 at Oh Joy Studio | Buy

  

  | Posted 31 Aug, 2009 by Margaret Mason

• Overdoor Hook by Stotz Design

  

  Over door hooks are usually so fugly.

  $30 at Nova68 | Buy

  

  | Posted 31 Aug, 2009 by Margaret Mason

• Table Alarm Clock

  

  You’re the one who signed up for 8:30 a.m. French.

  $40 at Urban Outfitters | Buy

  

  | Posted 28 Aug, 2009 by Margaret Mason

• Marimekko Ladybear Messenger Bags

  

  $139 at Finn Style | Buy

  

  | Posted 27 Aug, 2009 by Margaret Mason

• Orange Petals Bookplates

  

  If you’re lending the book, you can’t genuinely expect to get it back. You can, however, increase the guilt factor of not returning it.

  $20 at Avie's Shop | Buy

  

  | Posted 26 Aug, 2009 by Margaret Mason

• To-Go Ware Two Tier Stainless Steel Lunch Box

  

  Any lunchbox that comes with a canister for Ranch dressing is alright with me.

  $24 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 25 Aug, 2009 by Margaret Mason

• Laundry Bag with Washing Instructions

  

  $9 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 21 Aug, 2009 by Margaret Mason

• Point of Light Reusable Lunch Bag

  

  $20 at Gosh Darn Knit | Buy

  

  | Posted 21 Aug, 2009 by Margaret Mason

• Brocade Waste Can

  

  $35 at See Jane Work | Buy

  

  | Posted 20 Aug, 2009 by Margaret Mason

• Japanese Masking Tape

  

  Look at all those colors! And this masking tape comes in gorgeous patterns as well. Use it in lieu of ribbon when you’re packaging gifts for shipping.

  via the impeccable Jordan Ferney

  $37 at Big Cartel: Happy Tape | Buy

  (For twenty rolls.)

  

  | Posted 13 Apr, 2009 by Margaret Mason