daily candy vocabulary

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The New York Times recently ran an article featuring Daily Candy's newest book, entitled "Words That Don't Exist but Should". I'm not an avid DC reader, but I definitely got a laugh out of some of the words, including 'manbiguous' (a quality in a man by which his behavior, sexual or otherwise, raises questions about his sexual orientation) and 'mouse potato' (the wired generation's answer to the couch potato). 

NIck Olsen of the Daily Dose had me laughing out loud when he wrote about a badly designed West Elm headboard by saying, 'I'm now putting down my bottle of Hatorade.' The word is a new personal favorite of mine.

What are your favorite made up words?

genius!

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I always wonder how those crafty genius' at Anthropologie put together their displays, so I was thrilled when I stumbled upon the latest window arrangement of 'book wreaths' being installed at the Nashville store. Lucky for me, my mom was in town and had her camera! Unfortunately, there was no way to get a picture without some major glare, so these were the best of what we took. From observation, it appears the stylist made plywood frames, hooked together with steel brackets (top two photos). Then hot glue was applied to the book spines and the books were adhered to the frame, one at a time (surprisingly the process seemed to go somewhat quickly). I can imagine it was a huge time commitment, but how amazing would these be in someone's home? Or for a writer's wedding? Or a way over-the-top book shower?  

cath kidston kidware

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These kid items from Cath Kidston are super cute! Cowboy melamine sippy cup and cup, kid-sized alphabet oilcloth apron, and dotted spoon are among my favorites. The aprons would be fun for a kid's cooking birthday party. Mom could make sugar cookie dough, the kids could roll it out and use alphabet cookie cutters (in their own initial), decorate, and then eat! 

reader DIY gift wrap idea

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Party Perfect reader Beth Kaleida of New York, NY sent us this cute idea for DIY gift wrap. Beth writes, "I bought two gifts for a good friend's son's 1st birthday...a cube-shaped box of blocks and a small hardback book that was also a cube shape. When I got home I only had plain white or plain blue wrapping paper. I had a moment of inspiration and decided to wrap the presents in white paper, and then color and draw on them to look like blocks. I made a white paper 'sleeve' to go on top of the normal wrapping, to hide the other paper folds and tape. Then I colored the permanent marker around the edges and drew the 'W' (for Will) and the '1' for his age. My husband thought I was crazy for going to all this effort for a child that was not mine, but it was a fun, creative release for me!" Note from Sara: For those of you who don't feel comfortable making letters freehand or want a more polished look, you could buy alphabet and number stickers from an office supply store instead. For those a wee bit craftier, you could print out your favorite font and use an exacto-knife to cut out the letter or number, then apply with spray-on adhesive. Thanks for sharing, Beth!