Cuphanger/coathanger.

Best coathanger I've ever seen.


Birkiland - Accessories

(via loveliness perblogified, Design Milk)

Bio-Degradeable Indoor Gardens

I do love a Japanese Maple.


Gorgeous and eco-friendly way to add a bit of life to your workspace or home! This small pots grow either Heirloom Lavender or Japanese Maple in a pots made entirely of renewable grain husks, primarily rice hulls, and organic pigments. Great for a housewarming gift or a little something for a co-worker.

GROW GREEN! Bio-Degradeable Indoor Gardens available at Delight.com

Indispensible unit converter.

SensibleUnits.com

(via b3ta.com)

Marital rating scale, 1939.

Well, this explains a lot. (Click image for detail.)


(Jen, while PJ's away, you have a LOT to work on. Hop to it.)

Monitor on Psychology - Husbands, rate your wives

(Again, via Andy Farrell)

I don't think I can eat gummy bears anymore.

Exhibit 1: Anatomy of a Gummy Bear. (Sorry, Martina.)


MoistProduction.com: Jason Freeny Artworks and Illustrations

(via Andy Farrell)

Polar panda.

Yes. More pandas.


Good 50x70 2008

(Thanks for the tip, swissmiss!)

Yellow Canary #1 print.

It's not often that I get a newsletter, whip out my credit card and make a purchase all in the course of three minutes. This is one of those times. Thanks 20x200.


20x200 : Yellow Canary #1

Holy cow. I am swamped.

Apologies for the lack of link-ity goodness, kids. My workload has gone berserk. I'm up to my eyeballs in site maps and wireframes and web strategies (oh, my). Consider this my handwritten Hallmark card with pretty stamp to let you know I'm thinking of you...

Tokyo Dunk (Giant Panda) Sneakers.

My pal, Tim, gave me a heads-up on these, knowing that what an all-out panda nerd I am.


Being athletically inept, I don't pay much attention to the footwear, but I want some of these. Click the image to see the full furry awesomeness.

Sneaker Freaker Magazine - New Releases - TOKYO DUNK (GIANT PANDA)

Made me look.

In 2007, there's still a place called "Jim Crow Rd." It runs through a typical southern neighborhood, past a strip mall with a Curves franchise, a few gated McMansions, a small country store, and the white houses seen here.

The road crosses behind an Elementary school, right past the playground. One wonders if the kids there are still being taught what Jim Crow means, in Hall County, which adjoins Forsyth County, known for its infamous "sundown town" that existed well until the '80s.

Michael David Murphy Photography: Jim Crow Road

Buy it here at 20x200.

When Twitter is down...

I'm a twitter dork and it's having major hiccups lately, so this made me giggle.




WHEN TWITTER IS DOWN

More vintage goodness.

From the always-fabulous blue bell bazaar. And, as always, they are unique pieces, so place your order quickly to nab 'em.





Etsy :: bluebellbazaar :: blue bell bazaar

Why I love NPR's Bryan Park Project so much.

Actually, it's just one of many reasons. Anyway, click the image to read highlighted passages.


Twitter / bpp

Grown in transit.

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Agata Jaworska's project Made in Transit, aims to eliminate the wasted time and trapped inventory in many supply chains by actually growing produce en route to the store. Jaworska's concept aims to move from best before, preservative packaging to ready by, cultivational packaging which consumers would open when the product was ready for consumption. Jaworska's first example would grow mushrooms on the way to the supermarket.

Lifesigns Network - Grown in transit (Registration required, but worth it)

Create a Dr. Marten's boot.

This time we’ll have two winners. One voted for by the people. The other chosen by a panel of industry insiders. You enter it. We’ll make them. You’ll see them in shops. Worldwide.

Create a design for our next boots - Dr Martens Brief

(via @apelad}

Get London Reading.

First, Poems on the Underground. Now this. I love London so big.



Get London Reading - a set on Flickr

(via (n@n)2)

Rockett St George

Many, many lovely things at this UK shop. Some of my faves:






Rockett St George

(via Oh Joy!)

Um, who EXACTLY is the audience for this?

Dress Fiddy?


50 Cent - Stardoll - Fame, fashion and friends

See all your bizarre options here.

You Look Nice Today: THE JOBBOTRON 5

Answer the 5 simple questions below. Be as brief as possible. Submit the answers to ylnt.requests at gmail. JOBBOTRON will reply with the only possible career you should even consider pursuing.

THE JOBBOTRON 5:

1. What jungle animal would make your ideal bridge partner? (Do not explain.)

2. If time travel were possible (it is not), what year would you travel to?

3. Abraham Lincoln, Desi Arnaz, and Bill Gates enter an IHOP men’s room at the same time. In what order do they come out? (Keep it classy, this is the International House of Pancakes we’re talking about.)

4. Matte or glossy?

5. (a) How many jelly beans are you imagining holding in your hand right now? (b) How about now?

Career-Confused? WE CAN HELP | You Look Nice Today

Fun product promo/contest.

This is a really easy, fun promo. Write a little saying, submit it and, if enough people like it, maybe it will show up on a billboard in NY's Meatpacking District.


Hugo Spray It

recyclable packaging is happy packaging.

So cute.


Due to the popularity of my recyclable packaging is happy packaging characters, I have decided to draw up a series of limited edition original artworks. Though just how many I decide to draw will depend largely on the interest I receive. Each illustration will feature different little characters unique to that piece.

To keep with the theme, all of the pieces will be drawn on recycled envelopes.

Etsy :: rebeccahorwood ::

(via my girl swissmiss)

347 Pasta Bowl.

Rescued from the warehouse of the now-shuttered Buffalo China Company in Buffalo, New York, these oversized Pasta Bowls were custom-designed and decorated with the wonderfully mysterious graphic of 347.

11-1/2" in diameter. American made. Dishwasher, Microwave and Oven Safe.

P.O.S.H. Chicago - 347 Pasta Bowl

Fab vintage finds.

If you like them, snap 'em up. They always go quickly.



Etsy :: bluebellbazaar :: blue bell bazaar

Pandas are the best.

I was beyond geeked to see the pandas at the San Diego Zoo.



Click here for more information and watch the live Panda cam.

The giant 6ft cow.

Back home in Wisconsin after my lovely vacay in San Diego. Just saw this on twitter and thought I'd share.


Pictured: The giant 6ft cow that is as big as a small elephant | the Daily Mail

(via Truemors)

Faux antique photos.

No idea what this is about, but it's completely addictive.

From this:


To this:

幕末古写真ジェネレーター -写真を江戸〜明治期の古写真ぽくします-

(via Driven)

How could you NOT love this?

It's a ramen spork!


Originally created for use at the popular Sugakiya ramen noodle restaurant chain in Japan, this combination fork-spoon easily twists noodles and ladles soup. Ecologically, it was intended to eliminate the waste created by disposal chopsticks.

MoMA Store - Ramen Spoon Fork

(also via Rare Bird Finds)

Earring Shrines.

I could use a few of these little beauties. Maybe then my cats would quit swiping my earrings & using them as cat toys...




Made of recycled wood and metal, the perfect solution for those beauties you keep tangled up in a box. Hang as many as 25 pairs of earrings on the wire and drape your necklaces and bracelets over the metal handle...perfect!

Etsy :: psoriginal :: Earring Shrines By P.S. ORIGINAL

(via Rare Bird Finds)

Family trees.

Such a perfect little DIY project.


Nesting Blog: Community: Cookiemag.com

(via swissmiss & A Cup Of Joe)

Second Shadow lamp.

Magically transform any room into a fantasy shadow gardens of delights. Stretched gauze filters halogen-projected images from a fancifully painted mylar interior.

Artecnica : Second Shadow

Fatherhood Involvement campaign.

I'm SUCH a fan of the Ad Council Creative: Great Ads. Good Causes. newsletter. Seeing ads that aren't just about selling something is a breath of fresh air.

The "Cheerleader" ad made me grin this morning.


A majority of Americans have identified the absence of the father from the home as the most significant family or social problem facing America. In a lighthearted manner, this campaign demonstrates the critical role fathers play in their children's lives, and provides information on becoming a better dad.

Ad Council Creative

Amy Stein | Photography

I was intrigued by Amy Stein's photos back when I saw them on swissmiss last year, and am still digging her stuff. Such odd themes. A strange mix of mundane, peculiar, sad and almost funny, all at once. Really lovely.






Amy Stein | Photography

"Won't bind your legs"

I apologize that I'm light on designy goodness lately, but I gotta post what I'm seeing. And right now I'm seeing this.



Chuck Norris Action Pants

(via You Look Nice Today: Episode 4.)