For folks who like to take bottled goods and decant them into prettier bottles. Martha Stewart, what hast thou wrought?

You always wanted a doll house.

Your knives can no longer cut butter. Something must be done.

You’re already thinking about all the things you could store in these, aren’t you? They have you right where they want you.

They float! Which is no excuse for your drunk neighbors playing frisbee over the pool with your serving wear.

No one replaces their wooden utensils enough. Man, those are furry. Let them go.

In other words, these make an excellent host gift.

I saw this fun reusable shopping bag in O Magazine, but of course it was sold out by the time I got there. Then I realized you could buy a “pouch” of each design series. I got five bright bags in all the floral prints they offer, for only $5 each. (They also offer an intriguing black and white series.)

Now I can match my bag to my T-shirt at the farmer’s market, which is crucial.

Useful Things sent us one of these, and it’s crazy useful. I have a Flip video camera that takes AA batteries, and it goes through them pretty fast. I never leave home without my laptop, so this tiny USB recharger means one less gadget wrangling for space at the single outlet in my hotel room, and one less outlet converter I have to buy so all my charge-ables will be ready to leave the room when I am.

Hedgehogs are the next garden gnomes.

Have you ever wanted to design a room around a set of pens? Live out your Mad Men fantasies.

I’m happy with anything that reminds me of pie.

It’s so pleasant to watch your nest egg grow.

If it doesn’t look equally good on a shelf and the breakfast table, it won’t work in your studio apartment.

These solar-powered lanterns have a feminine, floral feel, like big glowing camellias. I love the idea of a girly outdoor space.

You chose such a pretty candle for the bathroom, don’t put out an ugly utility matchbox. Cori Kindred chooses vintage papers and covers matchboxes by hand. Now everything is just so.

via Design is Mine

I recently had a paper straw in my milkshake at a local soda fountain. It was so pleasant, seemingly so much better for the Earth. It got me thinking about where I could get my own. Thanks, Internet.

Magnet tacks let you mount photos and important documents on corkboard without puncturing the paper.

I’m collecting dream objects for my imaginary beach house.

A new toolbox makes a guy want to fix things. Or just reorganize his tools.

Lemonade on the lawn, Gatsby style.

Bars are so much better when you can roll them up next to your chair.