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Gifts $1-$25

  • Orion Mighty Wallet
     
    February 21st, 2014
     
    "It is a great adventure to contemplate the universe..." Quick, who said that? The answer is the author of The Meaning of it All: Thoughts of a Citizen Scientist, Richard…
     
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  • Shiner
     
    February 19th, 2014
     
    You've so many Instagram photos, but they're all stuck on your phone or hidden in 'the cloud'. Plus, you have a couple of empty walls just begging for a piece…
     
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  • Printsagram Greeting Cards
     
    January 16th, 2014
     
    Combine your Instagram photos with the traditional method of keeping in touch: greeting cards. You might think handwritten cards belong in a museum, but you'd be wrong. Why not show…
     
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  • Jix Straw Sculpture Connector
     
    December 30th, 2013
     
    Straws! Did you know that with Jix, a modular connector by Patrick Martinez, you can build all sorts of sculptures in a matter of minutes? Not many of us will…
     
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  • Arne Jacobsen cups
     
    December 20th, 2013
     
    Think you can't afford an Arne Jacobsen piece? Sure, maybe not the furniture, but you can now own... (drum roll) a cup. Who doesn't want some Bauhaus-inspired typography on their…
     
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  • Audubon Field Guide Series
     
    December 4th, 2013
     
    Just how much do you want the Audubon Field Guide Series? If your answer is anything other than so very much, let's discuss just what you're missing. There's 18 field…
     
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  • Happy Thanksgiving!
     
    November 27th, 2013
     
    Here's hoping to a happy Thanksgiving for everyone... fingers crossed that it'll be a safe day full of friends, family and/or stuffing ourselves silly. Posts will return as usual on…
     
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  • Frame Drawing Pad
     
    November 12th, 2013
     
    A quick framing job is just what your drawings need, because, let's face it, you're not a famous artist (yet). I'd suggest scattering a few of these around the house…
     
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  • Brass Alphabet Bookmark
     
    October 23rd, 2013
     
    Midori just keeps making brass desktop tools that are hard to resist. And this one packs a double function: use as a bookmark and as a stencil. Even if your…
     
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  • ‘Errare’ Eraser
     
    October 15th, 2013
     
    For those days when you really screw up, pick up this eraser and read the notable latin phrase aloud: "Errare humanum est." That translates into 'To err is human' if…
     
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  • Alphabet Notebooks by Monotype
     
    October 7th, 2013
     
    Pick your favorite letter from this set of Alphabet notebooks by Monotype. Each notebook features one letter (A-Z) from the Monotype library printed in silver to GF Smith Colorplan stocks.…
     
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  • Miller Planisphere
     
    September 16th, 2013
     
    Most of us can recognize the major constellations (Orion, the Big Dipper, etc.) but if we arm ourselves with the flat, plastic disc of the Miller Planisphere, we'll be able…
     
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  • The Pattern Box: 100 Postcards
     
    August 26th, 2013
     
    If you like patterns and postcards, you'd best snap up this box set now. Curated by New York City's Textile Arts Center, this collection has one hundred designs from ten…
     
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  • Brass Clip Number
     
    July 29th, 2013
     
    The Midori collection over at baum-kuchen has me adding a few desk accessories to my shopping list, namely, these brass clip numbers. Each clip is made of solid brass and…
     
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  • Telegram Thank You Cards
     
    July 10th, 2013
     
    There's a vague sense of responsibility I feel every time I come across decent Thank You cards, almost like I'm a schoolmarm rapping knuckles of anyone not writing their letters…
     
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