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Valentine’s Day may be a holiday for lovers, but when I was growing up my parents always gave us tokens of love. I think this is a sweet tradition (and not only because I usually got chocolate of some kind.)

You will find many red, white, and pink things covered in hearts and saccharine sentiments. Things [...]

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I was very up front in a previous post that I am a huge snob when it comes to toys. I don’t like bad toys. By bad I don’t necessarily mean cheap. Any toy which encourages creative play, imagination, and exploration is a good toy. I don’t like toys that take all of the fun [...]

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I try not to multi-task. In the end it is usually the case that neither task is completed to satisfaction. There are times, however, when the ability to kill two birds with one stone (so to speak), can be an honorable goal. Seeking out environmentally friendly gifts is one of these worthwhile, double [...]

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I am a browser. For this reason I love window shopping, craft fairs, art fairs, magazines, and beautiful coffee table books. I think it is because of the way I collect information. I am very observant and visual. I collect this information and apply it in many ways. Sometimes it all comes out in a [...]

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Or is that woodlands are your lands? Either way, this post was inspired by that great felt bag by My Imaginary Boyfriend in an earlier post. Lots of woodland related treats for you, your real boyfriend, or your dad.

Bring the serenity of a deer into your home without shooting it and cutting off its head [...]

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Giving handmade baby gifts from your heart…just not from your hands…

I am a huge pain in the ass when it comes to buying gifts for babies. That is a little bit of an exaggeration, but (as intimated in an earlier post) I like to deliberately avoid the baby racket and buy or make gifts that [...]

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Pirate ship necklace, $23.00,Little Ghost Designs.Day-Lab
These be for the crafty wench…or the male counterpart of wench, yar!

Scurvy Pirate Amigurumi Pattern, $4.50,Sherri’s Sassy Crochet Designs.Pirate Panda Amigurumi Pattern, $2.75,Purl.Etsy
These be nifty pirate-y tees, yar!
Skelly Tee (pg 2.) & Battle Sword Tee, $28.00, Crash Dolls.At Sea Long sleeve Tee, $30.00, Circular Accessories, Orange Button.
Yar, these be [...]

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I dream of travel much more than I am able to do so in reality. I am one of those people who love everywhere I go and always forget any negative experience. I cherish the build up to a trip as much as the journey itself.
But travel can be weary business. With those achy knees [...]

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Here are just a few things, found on my daily travels on the web, which I think are particularly neat. Enjoy!
Vintage Camera Photo Album, $10.00, Galison

Atomic Bonsai Kit, $20.00, Wishingfish
Silkscreened Onesie – Squirrel, $18.00, Rare Device

Devil Picks, $12.00, Pylones

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Ceramic Golden Piggy Bank, $4.50 – $21.50, Pearl River
Happy Year of the Fire Pig!
I admit it, I don’t know much about Chinese New Year other than what I have read doing some minor research for this post and what I know from reading those place mats at Chinese restaurants, but this major Chinese holiday [...]

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