If you subscribe to Netflix, you’re familiar with the rectangle of paper you remove from each envelope to turn it from a “receive” envelope to a “send back” envelope. You can recycle that rectangle. Or, of course, you can make a swan out of it. Or a heart. Or a box. […]

Just a quick post to let you know that Threadless is running a great sale on their prints — normally $35 each, you can currently grab any print for $19. I think a few of these would make awesome additions to a kid’s room (I really want to suggest this one, although obviously that’s […]

My sister-in-law always finds the coolest stuff, and she’s the one who sent me the link to this neat site. Some of my favorite stuff: the fruit oil cloth tote, the orange oil cloth backpack, the oil cloth trifold wallet, the pink melrose cosmetic case, the La Sullen Teen day bag, and the […]

Oh, sorry, haven’t you met? Allow me to introduce American Science & Surplus, the store with a name so boring it sucks your will to shop. I picture camouflage tarps and mosquito netting. Maybe chemistry sets.
Their catalog, too, does not immediately inspire joy: it’s black-and-white newsprint, with sketches instead of photos of […]

If you have an Etsy shop, or a blog, or any business you want to advertise on the cheap, I recommend trying an ad on Facebook. As an experiment, I made an ad to advertise my baby names blog. It’s easy to do: if you have a Facebook account, you’ll see an […]