marvelous hemp lotion September 28, 2007

A lovely lotion filled with nourishing botanical extracts — and hemp oil is amazing for the skin.

The pattern and script of the packaging remind me that hemp, besides its more notorious application, was also a building block of the west.

Hemp rope made the lassos an old-fashioned cowgirl swung, staked down the carnival tents, and suspended the make-shift chandelier in the bordello.

Hemp rope secured goods to traveling wagons, bound innocent maidens on the railroad tracks, and was cut-through by cowboys in white hats saving aforementioned girls.

This gorgeous lotion offers you the romantic, scandalous, american history of hemp — and soft skin to boot!

17 bucks from the bubble roome

popcorn boxes September 27, 2007

Empty vintage-style popcorn boxes to be filled with whatever you dream up — a great favor for a kid’s birthday party or an unexpected touch of lighthearted fun at a grown-up soiree.

8 bucks for a set of six from mahar drygoods

elephant wall sticker September 25, 2007

Kid’s decor that isn’t corny, this gorgeous elephant has pomp and circumstance, along with whimsy.

It’s from Belgium but the ordering process is user- friendly.

85 bucks for the medium sized sticker from apple pie design

memory stick sticks September 24, 2007

USB memory stick made of an actual twig.

To be honest, there’s something about seeing a twig in the unexpected context of a sleek computer that makes me want to cry.

I can’t explain this reaction, and maybe weepiness over nature and technology isn’t what you look for in your portable technological devices.

On the other hand, sometimes looking at a USB thingie and feeling anything seems like a small, vital miracle.

Viva twigs and tears!

100 bucks-ish from clever dutch designer ooms

buildings of disaster September 21, 2007

Buildings of Disaster are miniature replicas of famous structures where tragic or terrible events happened to take place.

These small monuments make a different, populist history of architecture, one based on emotional involvement rather than on scholarly appreciation.

Pictured here: Chernobyl, Ford’s Theatre, New Orleans Superdome

110 bucks velocity art and design

nest onesie September 20, 2007

All-cotton onesie featuring a bird’s nest, perfect for your little chickadee.

What’s more, profits go to support women artisans in the developing world.

26 bucks from nest

chainsaw pin September 19, 2007

Pink and dangerous. Three cheers for power tools as fashion accessories.

35 bucks from Night-Lab

ufo passport cover September 17, 2007

For your intergalactic travels, stow your passport in this nifty handmade ufo-themed case.

14 bucks from mogo

plaid diaper bag September 14, 2007

If only everything could be plaid. Plaid lamp posts, plaid taxi cabs, plaid skyscrapers . . .

Well, we will have to make do with this dashing plaid diaper bag.

90 bucks from tutti bella

the pen is mightier than the match September 7, 2007

Little matchbooklets full of paper instead of matchsticks.  Send a tiny note to your secret someone and set a sweet little scrap of paper aflame with your sulfurous pen, you smoking hot scoundrel! 

8 bucks for a set of six from the paper princess