I want these!

I love coasters, and every one from Funky Chicken Designs are cool. Now I just need to get a coffee table to have a use for coasters.

The Camping Fork

So I came about this awesome product by accident. I was searching online for camping places near Forks, WA (yes I'm a "Twi Fan" but I have always liked camping in the Rainforest too...) and I put in a google search for "forks camping". There is in fact, a website called campingforks.com, but it's not for campgrounds... it's for forks used during camping!

Anyways, I found this cool marshmallow tree stick. Isn't it neat? Think of all the S'Mores you could make at once. And, I could use my purchase from campingforks.com when I go camping in Forks!

(BTW, here is a good link for campgrounds near Forks, La Push, and the Olympic Penninsula)

Keep Calm and... think like Harry!

Poster by PrintSpot

I've always liked these "Keep Calm and Carry On" posters I found on Etsy, they are a reproduction of the famous British WWII posters (I seriously need one above my desk at work!).

And then, while searching Etsy for all things Harry Potter (do you KNOW how I excited I am that the movie is almost in theaters?!) I found this poster... and I know it would be perfect for in my family room. Well, any room in the house, really...


poster by 3 Lambs Graphics

And don't forget! Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (which is my favorite of the seven books) opens in theaters on Wednesday!

501 Science Experiments...

My son loves science experiments. We've been given all sorts of science-related things, and many kits we've gotten are... well, they just suck! There's experiments that require odd materials, or things take too long (one book was full of projects that had to sit for a week!)

This book is one I love. It's called "501 Science Experiments" by Estelle Longfield. Each project is easy to understand, comes with a"did you know?!" section to tie everything in together, and there's only a few projects that require materials I don't already have at home. (And that's the one where you make a battery out of two lemons, and we want to do that!)

Bella's Twilight Bag

OK, I know I'm not a teenage girl but I like Twilight. (there, I said it). We rented the movie out of curiosity when it came out a few weeks ago, and it was better than I thought it would be! So, curious as I was, I borrowed all four books from my sister (who IS a teenage girl) and got a bit obsessed, and then proceeded to read them all within a three day period.

Anyways, I found this cool bag on Etsy and I think it'll be easier if I just cut and paste what the shop owner of Stitchandswash wrote! Enjoy!

As seen in "Twilight"! Bella's bag is now available... awhile back I was contacted by a props manager about one of my bags that had been purchased at the Seattle boutique Velouria. the bag was being used in a movie they were shooting in the northwest, and they needed a duplicate for the stunt double asap. I stayed up late and whipped up a duplicate that night, then overnighted it to her in Portland. little did I know that the movie was the huge blockbuster Twilight! the large tote was used throughout the movie as Bella's main bag (besides her orange bookbag she takes to school). you can see it in the opening scene when she's grabbing her bags from her dad's patrol car. She uses it when she goes to Port Angeles and gets chased in a dark alley by bad guys. she also uses it to pack later in the movie when she runs away from Forks. after seeing the movie I've decided to make this design available to any Twilight lovers out there! and since I'm making it exactly like the bag that's in Twilight, it's the one bag in my shop that's made from new leather, not recycled.

World's Smallest Postal Service

I've been meaning to tell you guys about this for a while and I keep forgetting. Have you heard of the "World's Smallest Postal Service"? It's a genius idea, and I think I'll be ordering some of these in the near future- perhaps a letter from the Tooth Fairy (comes with fairy dust!).

Here's a description from their own website:

The World's Smallest Postal Service is a teeny tiny letter transcription service - now available online. Here's how it works: You write a letter... and it is transcribed onto tiny stationary (1 x 1.5 inches) with a magical transcription device (see example to the left). It then goes into a tiny envelope which gets addressed, stamped, and sealed with a miniscule wax seal with your initial on it. The letter then goes into a see-through folded coin case and is packaged up with a magnifying glass in a larger glassine envelope, finished off with a large "World's Smallest Letter" wax seal. It is put in a sturdy mailer for shipping.

Be sure to check out other things that Leafcutter Designs has too- such a cool site!

What's for dinner? Padme Pad Thai...

I found this Star Wars II* cookbook in a little shop in Olde Burien a few months ago. It's got real recipes in them- ones that I would be willing to try- and each recipe has photographs in it with little star wars action figurines with the food. My son might just find this in his Easter basket...

*if this is #2, that must mean there's a first Star Wars cookbook! Found it! Here ya go... Wookiee Cookies...

I really need these things.

So I found this website that I am totally in love with now. Here's what started it all:


My mom got me this wicked-cool note pad (I like to make lists) and it's got three different sections, and they are perforated so you can tear them off too- so perfect for me.

Then I looked at the website of the awesome-pad-creator; called KnockKnock. They have lots of cool stuff! Snarky tear-off pads so you can truly share how you feel with others...

Smart checklists for newbie parents attempting to take a walk outside or go away for the weekend...

And really funny yet practical things for me to use at work!


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