Hey, kids! Are you a little bit country, and a little bit Hot Topic? Having a little trouble reconciling your “Hello Kitty” feng shui with your more rustic sensibilities? Is that special toddler in your life due a good traumatizing? Then for the first – and in all likelihood, only – time in your life, a winner is you!
Cherrybox Studios’ Plush Kill Wall Series guarantees one of two reactions and probably nothing in between: the start of a memorable conversation, or someone backing slowly out of the room and never taking their eyes off you. Each 12-inch stuffed head of a Mouse, Unicorn, Panda, Spring Buck or Bunny has been molded and stitched from “fleece, felt, polyfil stuffing, trim and love” and mounted on a wooden backing with appropriately kitschy wood-textured backing paper.
It’s more than an off-putting living room accent, really; it’s a social experiment. Make up a unique, grimly detailed back-story for each “hunt” and see how long each soon-to-be-sorry-they-asked guest takes to put as much distance between themselves and you as they can. Even better: when Junior’s nightmares start after this adorns the big empty wall over the tyke’s bed, bring this adorable taxidermy in to the next conference with a child psychiatrist/school counselor/priest. Note the reaction. Post a detailed account here in the comment section!
Innovate new forms of punishment via psychological warfare! The next time your bundle of joy steps out of line and starts clutching a favored plush toy, look at the toy, look at the wall and ask Junior if he/she thinks Hot Cross Bunny would like some company. Then enjoy the frightened, uncomfortable peace and quiet!
(Note: Neither Geek Gems nor myself, Sleepless Colin, actively promotes the above parenting practices. But if you have irritating, grown-up company over, have at it with the other suggestion. Some grown ups do, in fact, deserve it.)
When I was a kid, we lived in an area that was particularly prone to fireflies. When they were out in hordes, so were the neighborhood kids, all of us with glass jars. Who didn’t want a firefly night light?
These solar jar lights are like a permanent firefly jar. The Sun and Moon Jars are solar-powered and come in three colors (sun, moon, and pink moon). Set them in a place that gathers sunlight during the daytime (like a window sill), and because they contain an LED energy light sensor, they’ll come on automatically when it gets dark. Since they’re actual frosted mason jars, that means they’re also waterproof; you can use your solar light jars outdoors without fear of a random rain shower shorting them out.
As a bonus, if anybody asks you what you keep in them, you can just tell them that’s where you store your sunlight.
Maybe it’s just me, but these funny face mugs remind me way, way too much of the talking stone pillars in Labyrinth. Any moment, I’m expecting the doughnut to tumble out as as bass-heavy voice intones: “Beware, for the path you take will lead to certain destruction!” I mean, c’mon – look at this thing:
You remind me of the babe?I like the quirky functionality though, and if you’re like me and are one who insists upon nomming on warm cookies (room temperature is for chumps!) then I’m betting having a hot beverage lending its ambient heat to whatever you’ve tucked in the mouth cubby would be a nice touch. Still, they’re an oddity – and no amount of David Bowie crotch bulge is gonna convince me otherwise! [via HolyCool]
I’m sure there’s a perfectly logical reason for perching a pair of elf ears on your car. No really, there has to be some sense to this … Maybe some kind of vehicle-based Lord of the Rings LARPing action? Hey, let’s see you come up with something better!
The Elf Car Costume comes with ears that are a sorry excuse for Middle-Earthian appendages, and a completely inexplicable striped hat for your grille that would look far more at home perched on the noggin of a Where’s Waldo cosplayer. The product info states that the elf ears are easy to install on rolled-up windows. A design requirement or a safety precaution, given all the insults and ridicule that will likely be hurled in your direction? Only one way to find out!
Writing this blog is awesome, but totally dangerous for my nonexistent cash flow, as I keep discovering little obsessions I never knew I had. For example, did you know that robots could be so adorably d’awwwww? First it was the geekishly precious robot salt and pepper shaker, and now I’m all melty over the handmade robot greeting cards by lrhbindustries. Not only is the drawing all wistful and lovely, but the binary code actually translates to “MISS”, making this a perfectly nerdy and thoughtful gift for that faraway internet paramour of yours. There are also super sweet birthday, thank you, and robot Valentine’s Day cards to choose from, and really affordable at $3.50 a pop. (You’d spend that much on a generic Hallmark card, and trust me – paper crafts are much more keepsake-worthy!)
Plush-Kill Wall Animals ($42+)
