Sadness rendered in yarn

Jack and Jill twins - pattern:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18941085

Primary colors

These Lego tableaus are pretty amazing. A far cry from the usual Lego art -- Abu Ghraib torture scenes and Obama's Inauguration. All we need is Aretha's hat...maybe they just couldn't do the bow justice. Even great artists have their limits.

The Guardian has a fun piece about Lego's popularity (there are apparently 62 Lego pieces for every person on the planet):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/mar/26/lego-billund-denmark

...with a photo gallery:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/gallery/2009/mar/26/lego-pictures?picture=345081213

I promise to quit this little meme soon

Douglas and Nick, this one's for you.

Both of these are soap (actually, vegan soap).


Super Bacon Cheeseburger Vegan Soap:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=21204210

Cookies n Cream Vegan Soap:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=21204210

Soap-or-No-Soap Faceoff

Not Soap.

Soap.

Soap.





Easter Cookie:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22958172

German Chocolate Bundt Cake Soap:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22606128


Strawberry Swirl Cupcake Soap:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22858840

Soap or Not-Soap?, cont'd.

Soap.



Tumbled Turquoise Soap:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22724903

Fashion outbreak

If it weren't for the built-in SARS guard (?), this design would seem to be straight out of the 80s.

On a related note, does anyone else think this looks like something from a musical interlude on Flight of the Conchords?

Ruffeo SARS Guard Double Barrel:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22740419

hmm

I'm going to go out on a limb and declare these literary-spoof fart matches questionable in just about every way. If only I knew someone who works at Penguin...wait a minute....


Set of 3 Literary Lites:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20166712