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• Taking Things Seriously: 75 Objects with Unexpected Significance

  

  A small collection of bobby pins abandoned by a departed lover, a blameless wide-mouth jar, a residual ceramic horn from a college student’s “unicorn stampede.” This charming book contains 75 photographs of sentimental objects and the stories behind them. When your copy arrives, head to your favorite coffee shop and settle in for a happy afternoon.

  $12 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 08 Oct, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• Boy Smiling Head

  

  They also have a girl head, and they’d make fantastic book ends. Please click through just to read the excellent description of the product, which reads, in part:

  “What you see is the prize for the “best friend”-contest held yearly in most Finnish speaking schools since 1954. The best friend is selected by the winner’s classmates. To receive one you need to have been: glad, vigorous, reliable, friendly, orderly, helpful, empathic et-cetera…”

  $40 at Kiosk | Buy

  (no longer available)

  

  | Posted 04 Oct, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• Cookie Display Stand

  

  ON SALE

  Can you imagine the amazing sugar-cookie or oreo centerpieces made possible by this hilarious cookie stand? You bring out the hot chocolate and let the table dig in. A great gift for bakers and cookie afficionados.

  $98 at Scandanavian Details | Buy

  (no longer available)

  

  | Posted 03 Oct, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• Dopp Kit

  

  $60 at RISD Works | Buy

  

  | Posted 03 Oct, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• The Burroughs Vest

  

  Reversible.

  Discount code BLACK gets you free shipping (for a limited time) with purchase of $25 or more.

  $98 at Karmaloop | Buy

  

  | Posted 02 Oct, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• Metro Woven Jacket

  

  I wear this everywhere.

  Tim Gunn says that one of your ten wardrobe basics is a “sweatsuit alternative.” This lightweight shell with cool contrast sleeves is the perfect sweatshirt replacement. Paired with yoga pants and a tank, it makes me look all sporty without looking like I could easily be wearing a jockstrap under my mannish workout clothes. Hooray for athletic companies that notice I have boobs!

  $56 at Ryka | Buy

  (Regulary $75. Also comes in taupe with blue contrast.)

  

  | Posted 02 Oct, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• Candela DemiGlow

  

  Everlasting tealights. These make great night lights and table accents for houses with babies around.

  via Anh Minh

  $70 at Oxo | Buy

  (For a set of four.)

  

  | Posted 28 Sep, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• Dosh All-Polymer Wallet

  

  Via bblinks

  $44 at Dosh | Buy

  (Price converted from AUD.)

  

  | Posted 27 Sep, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• Sigg Water Bottles

  

  PERFECT PICNIC GUIDE

  I adore this thing. It keeps tap water cool and crisp, reigns in my expensive and destructive plastic water bottle purchases, and helps me keep track of how much water I drink in a day. Also, the bottle opening is little, so I’m not constantly sloshing water all over myself while I’m on the treadmill. It comes in a kazillion colors and designs, but my favorite is the swirly black and white. Go get one.

  $19 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 27 Sep, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• Elegant Poppies Pendant

  

  I already ordered mine, and it’s as awesome as it looks.

  $8 at The Charm Lady | Buy

  

  | Posted 26 Sep, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• Lavender Soothe Set

  

  DISCOUNT

  If you’re giving bath or body products as gifts, lavender is a classic choice. This lovely set comes in a fair-trade woven grass box.

  It features the basics: body cream, bath salts, and silky, thick shea hand cream that comes in a glass jar. Apparently I am a complete sucker for a glass jar.

  Mighty Goods readers get a 15 percent discount at check out with the code Mightygift15.

  $34 at Pharmacopia | Buy

  

  | Posted 26 Sep, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• No One Belongs Here More Than You

  

  Buy this. Miranda July’s collection of short stories made me feel more gentle after I read it. I can’t wait for her next book.

  $16 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 24 Sep, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• Bacon Scarf

  

  Have a bacon-wrapped fall.

  $35 at Shopsin's General Store | Buy

  

  | Posted 12 Sep, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• Petite Pattern Book Series

  

  These books give my brain stretch marks. Each one has 140 patterns presented in EPS files for Illustrator and JPEG files. That means you can change the size and color of every pattern to design your own wrapping paper, stationery, recipe cards, whatever. I believe there are eight books in the series, and you’ll want every last one.

  $30 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 06 Sep, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• Apple Necklace

  

  Perfect for a teacher or a gardener.

  via Indie Fixx

  $68 at Cut+Paste | Buy

  

  | Posted 05 Sep, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• Memo Holder with Spring Clips

  

  This memo holder is made for restaurant orders, but you could use it as a revolving polaroid photo exhibit, a dish towel rack, necklace or scarf organizer, or mail sorter.

  $46 at Museum of Useful Things | Buy

  

  | Posted 04 Sep, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• Men’s YOC Warm-Up Top

  

  $65 at Adidas | Buy

  

  | Posted 04 Sep, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• Philosophy Pure Grace Soap and Water Set

  

  My friend Sarah treats herself to this scent set, because she has a thing about soap.

  She says, “I am obsessed with smelling clean. I don’t want to smell like flowers or fruit or any of that teenage stripper bullshit; I want to smell like I just stepped out of the shower, all day long.”

  And thanks to her secret weapon, she does.

  $45 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 03 Sep, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• The Standard Shave Cream

  

  My husband loves this shaving cream. He says it’s unctuous, and leaves his skin feeling moisturized. I like it because it makes his face smell clean, but not musky like some shaving creams. The scent is a mixture of sandalwood, yling ylang, and lavender. It smells like he just came in from doing light yard work. Guys who do yard work are hot.

  $28 at Gentleman's Refinery | Buy

  

  | Posted 29 Aug, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• Water Lily Bag

  

  $70 at Marijke's Shop | Buy

  

  | Posted 29 Aug, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• Mully Wave T-shirt

  

  $24 at Mollusk | Buy

  

  | Posted 23 Aug, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• Betty Crocker’s Box O’ Recipes

  

  You’d wait to inherit your mom’s recipe box, but your mom is a lawyer who never learned to boil water. Ask for her collection of top-notch takeout menus, and turn to Betty Crocker’s recipes for your comfort food fix.

  $18 at fred flare | Buy

  

  | Posted 21 Aug, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• Sisterhood Necklace

  

  15 UNIQUE BRIDESMAID GIFTS

  This necklace features the Pleiades constellation, also known as the Seven Sisters. Excellent bridesmaid gift for the girls you wish were your sisters.

  Thanks, Tracey Clark!

  $74 at Blue Poppy Jewelry | Buy

  

  | Posted 20 Aug, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• Oyo Multiplug USB

  

  You have an iPod, a coffee warmer, camera, portable fan, USB key, wireless adapter. You either need less stuff, or more USB ports. We all know which way you’re gonna go.

  $17 at Greener Grass Design | Buy

  

  | Posted 16 Aug, 2007 by Margaret Mason

• 9 Volts Battery Light

  

  Modernist tea light.

  $25 at Mathmos | Buy

  

  | Posted 09 Aug, 2007 by Margaret Mason

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