DIY Project: Books Inside a Book

Check out these miniature books shelved inside a regular sized book by Todd Pattison!

"Found and altered early 19th-century leather binding with fore-edge clasps. The bookshelves of the altered binding hold seventy-two blank leather- and paper-covered books which open and range in height from 1” to 1.5”. Working full time leaves only so many hours to pursue my own bindings, and I find that I normally spend several months or more completing a single full leather volume. Working on this piece allowed me to bind the same number of books in one night that would otherwise take a year or more. This tends to generate creativity and experimentation and also makes bookbinding pretty fun! 7.5 x 4.75 x 1.5 inches, 19 x 12 x 4 centimeters. Created 2009."

C.S. Lewis on Bravery

New Arrivals!!

May 1st - May 15th

Reading Thumb Ring

So.. I'm not one for gadgets, but this seems extremely helpful. Every been at the beach and you find yourself not bothering to read because, ugh, what a pain!? But these little gadgets seem rather helpful. But... are they comfortable? Thoughts?

You can get more details in the official site.

Big Dog Problems

If you've ever had a big dog... yup. What do you have for pets? Would you ever have a big dog?

Books Before Movies

Check out this list of 15 Movies to Read Before They Are Movies. We've missed the boat on a few of them, like Beautiful Creatures and Safe Haven. How many have you read?

1. Carrie - Stephen King
2. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
3. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
4. Safe Haven - Nicholas Sparks
5. Why We Broke Up - Daniel Handler
6. The Sky is Everywhere - Jandy Nelson
7. An Object of Beauty - Steve Martin
8. Brooklyn - Colm Toibin
9. Tiger Eyes - Judy Blume
10. The Glass Castle - Jeanette Walls
11. Therese Raquin - Emile Zola
12. King of Heists - J. North Conway
13. Beautiful Creatures - Kami Garcia
14. Fifty Shades of Gray - E.L. James
15. Testament of Youth - Vera Britain

Assassin Style Wake Up Call

Now THIS is an ideal way to deal with an alarm clock on rough mornings.

From Amazon: "Now you can start the day with a bang with the Gun and Target Recordable Alarm Clock from Trademark Games. This revolutionary alarm clock will improve the caliber of your sleep by going into snooze mode when you shoot the target with the included gun. Simply set the 12 hour clock and alarm for your desired wake time, record your own wake up message or music and enjoy a great night’s sleep." 

T-Rex Troubleshooting

 

Now, if only T-Rex had thought of this, he would have had an easier time of being the king of the dinosaurs. Can you think of any helpful tools for other dinosaurs/animals?

Obscure References

Pretty much really. People wont even play Charades against my sister and I because of this. Do you have siblings with lots of inside jokes and references?

Cat Shaped Ice Cubes

As an unabashed "Crazy Cat Lady," I cannot get over these cat shaped ice cube trays! If you could have any kind of ice cube trays, what would you have? Dogs? Daisies? Eyeballs?

Adventure Time Cake

Yaah! Who else here likes Adventure Time? This is a cake made in the form of living video game console BMO from 'Adventure Time'. He's delicious rainbow cake on the inside. This looks so crazy difficult, but.... somehow really appealing to attempt.

New Arrivals!!

April 15th - April 30th