If all the back-to-school chatter got you nostalgic for sniffing markers, you should check out Smencils. These gourmet scented pencils are made from recycled newspaper wrapped around #2 graphite and soaked in “environmentally friendly fragrance liquids.” Huff away, my pretties.
These Walkie Talkies look awesome, unless you’re going for a stealthy secret agent look. Then those classic Lego colors are probably not the best choice to keep you undercover.
Everything’s cuter in miniature. Baby animals. Mini-cupcakes. Designer chairs for children. The Lou Lou Ghost, an adorably petite version of Philippe Starck’s iconic chair, is even sweeter at 20% off during Hive Modern’s Kartell Summer Sale, through July 18th.
Many moons ago, as a student living in Paris, I bought a deck of naked man cards–as in full frontal King of Hearts–at a tacky touriste shop. Throughout my 20s, one of my favorite parlor tricks was to propose that we play poker, then deal Bruno, Didier, and Franck to the unsuspecting crowd.
My friends are all on to this trick, so for our annual New Year’s card game, I have to move on. These Bicycle Tragic Royalty
Because of yesterday’s post, I’ve been labeled–accurately, I suppose–a Scrooge.
But my cold’s a little better today, so the pendulum’s swinging toward cheerful absurdity: I topped Daughter #1 with a two-years-too-tight BlaBla panda hat, and dressed Daughter #2 in a Baby Lulu jumpsuit that makes her look like the Hawaiian Elvis who downed one too many mango/peanut butter sandwiches.
This Flensted mobile is the most buoyant, happy decoration I could find. Its pixies blithely glide through an evergreen forest, oblivious to the holiday machinations below. Serenity now, people.
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