Vat 19

We just talked about classic games on pens to bring out your inner child. Here’s one more thing to do that as well. The Original Slush Mug!

First, you must freeze the Glaciercore. (Roll of the eyes) Yes, there is a little work and planning required. Then, once the Glaciercore is frozen, add your beverage to the cup. Now, most importantly, wait for just a few morer minutes for your fresh slushee. No ice or blender required, thank goodness.

Does anyone know if this works for margaritas? Cinco de Mayo is coming up, you know. (Luckily, that inner child of yours won’t get carded for the margarita.)

Vat 19

Wireless Catalog

You’re taking your work way too seriously lately. Showing up to the office on time, staying until 5:00 and hardly even goofing off throughout the day. It’s really got to stop.

So what’s the best way to lighten up? Bring out your inner child with these pens. Jot down some very important meeting notes and then draw something on your Etch A Sketch.

Boggle and Operation round out the set. And all for less than $20.

It’s all about achieving a work/fun balance.

Wireless Catalog

Dixie Longate

One last thing for Mother’s Day – Tupperware! Wait, before you roll your eyes (and I know who was about to), you have to see this plasticware from a new perspective. I never knew Tupperware made products for jello shots. (Yeah, I thought that would get your attention.)

Dixie Longate is the national top seller of Tupperware. Providing you with new ways to use the kitschy plastic, Dixie hosts a Tupperware party in New York. Late last year, we were able to catch her party in her tour across the U.S.

And boy did I learn a thing or two about Tupperware. Did you know they make a drip-less tumbler that, according to Dixie, is perfect for not spilling your martini when you get into a car accident? Mom will love one!

Watch a sample of her party on YouTube to learn about jello shot holders
Dixie Longate's Home Page
Buy Tupperware from Dixie

Cuddlebug Prints

So you bought something from Modernbird for Mother’s Day, but still don’t feel like it’s enough? (When I was born, I was a month late. My mom tells me it will never, ever, ever be enough.)

Now you should visit Cuddlebug Prints. This independent designer will take your digital photo and create a classic silhouette print. Mom will love images of her grandkids. (I wonder if she does pets, since that’s the closest to a grandchild my Mom is getting…)

Visit her site first to get tips on the perfect profile shot. Select the size of the print, add the child’s name, choose background colors and in a couple of weeks, you’ve got the perfect gift.

According to her Etsy page, the Cuddlebug Prints’ designer was born on the same day as I was. I wonder if she was a month late?

Cuddlebug Prints

Modern Bird

Mother’s Day is less than a month away. What are you going to do for her?

You could make something for her, but really, how many macaroni necklaces does she need? (In all fairness and with no disrespect to your mad jewelry-making skills, macaroni doesn't go well with everything - though, it is always a hit with cheese.)

So instead, buy her something hand made from a store on Etsy – the place for all things handmade.

A friend of mine has a store on Etsy called Modernbird. She makes beautiful silver jewelry that combines modern style with organic patterns.

Mom will love something from Modernbird – much more than macaroni.

Modern Bird

Design Public

And now for our last posting of disembodied hands. (Thank goodness - do you know how difficult it is to find these things?)

Designer Harry Allen has created a series of hand hooks to mount on your wall. The hand sculptures are titled C’mere, Bestow, Offer, Om and Grab. Om is an incense holder, for all you yoga-meisters looking for a little zen. Bestow can be used as either a vase or candleholder.

C'mere is perfect for holding keys, coats, bags or just for scaring the crap out of your guests. If only it were glow in the dark. Hmmm, I'm gonna work on that.

Design Public

Craft Company

Continuing our week of disembodied hands (what a theme!), check out Craft Company for a collection of graphite sculptures.

Sculptor Agelio Batle uses carbonaceous (try spell-checking that one) graphite and smudge-resistant compounds to create beautiful pieces of art. The carvings can be used to write or draw because the graphite doesn’t smudge onto your hand. (Uh, that's your hand, not the graphite one.)

Choose between a quill, a leaf, a bird, a wing, and of course, a hand. The details in each are so well done. Maybe you’ll write better. Maybe you’ll draw better. Maybe your penmanship will improve.

Or maybe, they’ll just look really good next to your stack of origami sticky notes.

Craft Company

Hand Soaps

They're creepy and they're kooky,
Mysterious and spooky,
They're all together ooky,
The hand soaps from Foliage.

One part cute, one part creepy, distant cousin to Thing from The Addams Family. (Oh, now you get the rhyme up above, don't you? Go ahead, read it again and snap your fingers at the end this time. You know you want to.)

Hand soaps in the shape of doll hands. Cool, huh? They make me think of horror movies. Put them in the guest bathroom. Your guests will love them. Or run out of your house screaming. Either way, it will be a memorable visit.

Foliage

Car Seat Extender

How many times have you been driving your car while talking on the phone, eating french fries and texting with three or four friends – when suddenly, out of nowhere, the guy in front of you slams on his brakes causing you to spill your cocktail? Even worse, the dogs in the back seat go flying forward, bounce off of the front seat and land on the floorboard. (Well it happens to some people, okay? Let's not judge.)

Those people (and I’m not saying who) should consider buying an inflatable car seat extender. It’s supposed to be for big dogs that don’t fit comfortably on the seat and are properly restrained with a dog harness. But really, who has a dog that big?

The great thing about this product is that it inflates to the size needed for your car, from Mini Cooper convertible to large SUV. (Although, convertible tops should probably be closed before using an inflatable - aka bouncy - device.)

Rocco and Jezebel

Bakon Vodka

Is this one of those diet meal-replacement drinks? (Lose the weight without remembering!) Or like a sports energy drink? (Bacon, mmm, what a rush!)

It might just be what the world has been waiting for. The perfect combination of the best alcohol with the best meat product ever.

Or perhaps it's too much of a good thing? Think about it. They did spell bacon with a K. Is that sort of like krab meat, the Velveeta of seafood?

Sadly, Bakon Vodka is only offered in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.

Don’t worry, I’m already planning a trip out west for a taste test.

Bakon Vodka

The Atomist

The Atomist web site has a very limited selection of products – six t-shirts to be exact. So it’s not the type of site that Snackworthy would normally pass along to you, but this image of Cher as Che Guevara was just too funny for you to miss.

Pick up a shirt for those rebellious gypsies, tramps and thieves (and gays) in your life.

Viva la revolution! (I'd follow it up by saying long live Cher, but, uh, well, she already has.)

The Atomist

Eleni's

Hippity hoppity. Easter is next weekend. Last year, some friends had an Easter bonnet party for the dogs. Each pup who attended had to wear one. Bedazzlers were used. Fresh flowers were glue gunned. Prizes were awarded. The competition was fierce, even if the dogs were not. Sadly, my two dogs were not winners.

Maybe if I had bribed the judges with some cookies from Eleni’s from New York. Check out their bunnies, eggs and chick cookies. You can order them online and have them delivered. (Or use them as an excuse for a trip to New York.)

Either way, you won’t find better Easter cookies. Or better bribes.

Eleni's

April Food Day

So today is April Fool’s Day and you were expecting a prank from me, huh? That would be too obvious.

Instead, I’m writing about an effort by a group of bloggers called April Food Day. Each one is asking their readers to contribute to Feeding America (formerly Second Harvest), which is a national food bank with 200 member banks across the country.

By supporting Feeding America, you can provide 175 meals to those in need for only $25. (I hope they’re serving bacon.) The food bank system served an estimated 25 million unduplicated people annually. (They better have a lot of bacon.)

Visit their site today to make a contribution.

Feeding America

April Food Day