misosouper, a shopping blog

Adding to the list of things I wish I’d acquired before Alt Summit this week: Cute business cards, a cute business card holder, and did I mention a white dress?

‘Tis the season for tinsel… and shimmery shoulder bags. If Santa cares to splurge this year, I’ll take one of these.

Last weekend some friends of mine got married. The wedding was gorgeous, but I felt mildly guilty the whole time because I haven’t yet gotten them a gift. I thought about what would be useful to have in my own kitchen, and what I wish I had registered for when I got married. And I gotta say, it’s a serving set. Kind of boring, but way classier than the tongs and mismatched salad servers I’m always cobbling together.

Last night my husband asked me what I wanted to do for Valentine’s Day. Since it’s a Monday night and we’d have to find a sitter, I suggested that we meet up for a romantic lunch. I’m stumped on what to get him (why do guys even need Valentine’s gifts?), but it should be SO obvious what to get me. And yet, after ten years together, I’ve still never gotten a little blue box from him. Le sigh.

I will testify to the loveliness and wearability of Michelle Chang’s jewelry.  I own this and this, and this piece rarely leaves my neck.  (All purchased on my own, FTC.  All purchased on my own.)  Sweet with a prickly edge is how I like to describe Michelle’s designs:  skulls don’t seem quite as scary when their diamond eyes can wink at you.  Even her mouthless kittens look the tiniest bit sinister.

And oh, lucky readers:  this week, Michelle Chang Jewelry and I are giving away a sterling silver Baby Skull Necklace to one of you.  To win, you must do one of two things:  subscribe to misosouper’s feed or subscribe to misosouper’s e-mail newsletter, then leave a comment on this post.  (If you’re already a subscriber, leave a note to that effect.)  For extra entries, you can tweet, blog, and/or Facebook this contest, then link to those posts here.  If you do all of the above, you will earn four entries.  Be sure to read the fine print, and good luck!

the fine print:

Comments will be closed and entries will not be accepted after 11:59 pm EST on Sunday, January 31, 2010. The winner will be selected at random on Monday, February 1, 2010, and notified by e-mail. Results of the giveaway will be announced in the comments on this post on Tuesday, February 2, 2010. Misosouper, a shopping blog reserves the right to disqualify entries that are incomplete, inaccurate, or considered spam.  If the winner does not respond within 24 hours, an alternate winner will be chosen and notified.