Getsy to Etsy: Lip Balm Holder/Key Ring From Lavenderlizard
By carli
Posted in Giveaway, for her, kids (3-9), stocking stuffer, teen, tween, under $10 on 30 October 2008
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Sometimes you never know you need something that you didn’t realize ever existed until you figure out it was what you wanted all along. . . kind of like these lip balm key rings from Etsy artist lavenderlizard. Keep your lip balm snug as a bug and handily clipped to your key ring, significantly reducing the number of Chapsticks you’ll lose in the dark abyss that is your purse. The perfect size for stockings or to affix to a holiday card. Fill it with applesauce to make it a more complete gift. Wait, no. That’s not right. Fill it with LIP BALM to make it a more complete gift. Fill it with applesauce to make it bizarre and useless gift.

Getsy to Etsy
By carli
Posted in Giveaway, eco-friendly, for her, housewarming/host, stocking stuffer, tween, under $10, under $25 on 15 October 2008
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What can you find on Etsy? A community of artists who, as a whole, care about their customers and their products. I’ll be writing regular posts about my ETSY finds, both because of the unique selection of gifts available through the site, and because I think it’s important to support individual artists.

To start, I’d like to recommend Savor. Savor is the creation of Lisa, a computer tech and soapstress in Northern Cal who’s managed to fuse her love of cooking and her mastery of glycerin to create some really fabulous soap products.

K is For Kooky
By carli
Posted in Giveaway, for him, kids (3-9), novelty, stocking stuffer, teen, tween, under $10 on 14 October 2008
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When I’m writing with a standard ball-point pen, there’s nothing. No chemistry. No zing. Sure, it’s functional, but where’s the personality?

Enter, the Kooky Klickers. (Mine is named Myron.) He smiles. He’s got Koosh-esque hair. He’s a klicky pen. And each style is a limited-time release, making them kollectible. (Yeah, I’m really sticking with the whole “k” thing.)

A Long Post About Cabbage Patch Kids, But One With a Contest At The End!
By carli
Posted in kids (3-9), toys on 14 September 2008
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MY CABBAGE PATCH KID
“I am a Cabbage Patch Kid
I was adopted from a cabbage.
I feel soft. I look like a baby.”
Present Professor; January 4, 1984, Mrs. Borwegan’s 2nd grade class
I could go on and on about my six Cabbage Patch Kids. . . how my mother, armed with rain checks, was ushered into the [...]