Yup, it’s the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. Let’s celebrate the fact that we weren’t there. Let’s commemorate in a way that is slightly more civilized than listening to music in mud and muck stoned out of our minds … naked. Let’s now listen to said music with Blossom and Bill and wax poetic about those who were the original Woodstockers.

Meet Blossom and Bill, they are in love. Their journey has only just started; their story is yet to unfold. And of course, they also come in RED.

xxooxxo,
BobbiePen.

Go get yourself a pocketful of posies, a bunch of blooms and a bevy of buds. Cram the whole kit and kaboodle in, fluff ’em up, then stand back and admire. Oh, don’t forget to add water. Now stand back and admire. You did good.

The vases that will make you look good every time, here.

xooxxo,
BobbiePen.

Phone home. Let’s stay in touch. Call, we should do lunch. How many times have you heard all that? So, listen. If you had a phone like this one, you’d want to call, to yak with someone, anyone, for hours on end.

The Scandiphone was first introduced in the ‘50’s and it was quite the innovative moment. Now it’s retro, right? Pretty hysterical, but this phone has been updated for today, and has the requisite redial button, ringer volume, on/off switch and tone/pulse switch. Just plug it into the outlet thing and you’re good to go. And it comes in red!

Forget the Princess phone, get this one, here.

xxooxxo,
BobbiePen.

You will covet. You will crave. You will be amazed. You will miss the boat if you don’t act quickly.

Yoran Morvant is one talented guy and is surely going blind soon. An architectural draftsman by day, he places these intricate drawings on stones that are inspired by his landscape drawings.

The 2009 collection of Pierres Graphiques by Yoran Morvant has just delivered, here.

xxooxxo,
BobbiePen.

I have every faith that Spring will one day make an appearance. Hope springs eternal. In the meantime, we’re all losing our minds wanting, wishing, needing, screaming bloody murder for it. Here are a couple of reminders that Spring does indeed exist, and both will put a smile on your face and spring in your step, so to speak.

Piero Fornasetti first created his graphic scarves in 1950 and this one has just been re-issued, so it’s ultra-extra-special. Silk twill with hand-rolled edges and a whopping 35” square. Don’t you just want to bury your nose in these flowers? Yeah, don’t do that. You’ll find it here.

If these don’t jog your memory about spring flowers, honey, nothing will and you’re just a lost cause, poor thing. Artist Dustan Knight creates these sweet watercolors for only $35 each, and there is nothing that’s better than that! You’ll find them here.

xxooxxo,
BobbiePen.

Wait till you see this thing. It’s genius, brilliant and completely cool. A mild-mannered object that morphs into dinnerware. It’s called the Ming (as in vase), and there are six puzzle pieces: two bowls, 2 salad bowls, one serving plate and one cute little pot with a lid.

Crazy, huh? And hold on to your hats, because it also comes in red. RED. Okay, my life is now complete.

The Ming vase by iBride, is right here.

xxooxxo,
BobbiePen.

Okay, so we’ve all sprung forward, but where the hell is Spring? I mean, really. The sun is a stranger, the winds still howl like a banshee, and I for one feel like an onion with all the layers I still have to wear. And no, I don’t smell like one.

Thankfully, there are pretty little vases like these that give us all hope that Spring really does exist … somewhere … at some point … soon, please?

Hope springs eternal on the Spring thing, here.

xooxxo,
BobbiePen.

Have you noticed that there’s a Bunnies and Such? Well you should, because there is. Three guesses what it’s all about ….

What to do with the stacks and piles and boxes and billions of pictures of your kids, your pets, your friends, your family, your loves? It’s exhausting just thinking about it, I know. But take a peek at this, and bingo! The light bulb goes off.

These guys will make decals out of your snaps, then all you have to do is frame and arrange. Pretty fab. So shove the rest of the billions under the bed … or wherever. You know you’re not going to do anything with them in this lifetime, anyway.

These guys also do decals for your walls for presto-deco, too. They’re a clever bunch.

The modern take on silhouettes and other crazy things with decals, here.

xxooxxo,
Bobbie.

How cool are these? Faintly ethnic, but you can’t really put your finger on it. Okay, completely ethnic, but you still can’t put your finger on from where. They’re hand-painted in Michoacán, so that doesn’t really help, either. Whatever. No matter, they’re beautiful. And no worries, they’re lead free. Who said you had to be able to pronounce something to pronounce it full of fabulousness?! Certainly not me. Okay, definitely not me.

The unpronounceable hand painted Michoacán platters, here.

Xxooxxo,
Bobbie

These work the same as bookmarks for your books, except that they’re bookmarks for …. your books. Actually, you use them as an index marker to keep track of where your favorites are. Kind of like a sticky note, but not. Kind of like pulling the book just a tad bit out of the shelf to remember where the hell it is, but not. You know what I’m trying to say.

The best way to find your favorite books here. You know, they would also be cute-as-pie in a kid’s room, too!

xxooxxox,
Bobbie.