Lipstick & Magazines #48: Goodies

Where-in we admire the following loveliness:

Black Wool Dotted Felt Hat from Pixelgirlshop

"Hairdos" jammies from The Cat's Pajamas

The little mini Mouse Purse at Plain Mabel

The new candy-coated novel Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos

Orbit's Sweet Mint gum - it tastes like chocolate mint! But why?

This amazing Pink Floral Swing Coat for babies - jealous!

The Best of Youth - a six-hour film about an Italian family that you will be ready to watch again immediately

Favorite children's book animals like Maisy and Curious George on USPS stamps

Lipstick & Magazines #47: Make

I first spotted a big orange Sumo Bag at a happening Valencia St. apartment, then cozied up to them in the lounges at Sundance. They're super-cool, filled with little foam beads that conform to your body and hold your shape whether you sit down daintily or launch yourself at it.

For a well-made bag, I've been eyeing Sherpani - "yoga style," "urban pack," even an almost cool fanny pack (here called "small waist pack"). They have a great, slim, close-to-the-body cut.

Geek out a bit with How Products Are Made. From action figures to scratch and sniff to TV dinners, this text-heavy site offers a step-by-step process with manual-style line drawings to entertain and inform you. A great reference site.

Lipstick & Magazines #46: Lit

I've been stumbling upon some really lovely novels lately. Not necessarily joyous, heartwarming books, but sad, heartful, contemplative ones, so-called "domestic" novels, about life and love and families and flaws. If you're in the mood for the same:

The Center of Winter by Marya Hornbacher

A Wild Ride Up the Cupboards by Ann Bauer

The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards

Torch by Cheryl Strayed

And then if you want to lighten it up, I loved The Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster and continue to love the obscene sweetness at The Daily Kitten.

Lipstick & Magazines #45: Want

Just pure consumer desire here:

Patchwork doll postcards and stuffed robots from Wee Wonderfuls.

Oh-so adorable measuring tape bow bracelet from Fred Flare.

Just about everything from Feisty Elle, but particularly the pinwheel broaches and hair clips.

Tarina Tarantino's lucite owl earrings. Wowee.

Johnny Cupcakes t-shirts.