misosouper, a shopping blog

Around this time of year, calendar roundups proliferate like so many exquisite, colorful paper bunnies.  I’m overwhelmed with the selection, so I’m just going to offer you one:  the do-it-all, take-it-everywhere Life Calendar from Fold Over Press.  Handmade by architects, this purse-sized datebook contains monthly, weekly, and daily diaries, printed on decorated paper and covered in happy fabric.

While all this loveliness comes at a $70 price, watching your year literally unfold trumps entering dates in your Crackberry, don’t you think?

In case you missed it, here’s last week’s series on custom portraits.  All reasonably priced, all reasonably approximating you.

‘Tis the season for Mother’s Day gift guides (my gift picks will be up next week).

Rounding them up:

Real Simple makes it, well, real simple

Cool Mom Picks:  because moms know what other moms want

Great giveaways over at An Ordinary Life and Tech Savvy Mama

Someone Spoil Me has teamed up with People’s StyleWatch to offer its gift guide at 20% off

Etsy gets in the game with guides for jewelry, new mothers, classic gifts, and greetings & flowers

If I left your gift guide out, let me know in the comments!

The Modern Materialist likes the smell of library books.  In bed.

Bad Joan promises good clothes, at 80% off.  Anyone tried it?  Shoot me a message and let me know.

Beautiful Bertoias, all in a row.

Ziggy Stardust Abraham Obama.

Over at Divine Caroline, Jacinta prints her own custom fabric.

My friend Grechen gets a pretty new website.

Make a wishlist/registry filled only with homemade goods.

Have you entered this week’s giveaway yet?  Hope you win!  See you on Monday…