First of all, Happy Hanukkah!!!! Also, thanks to Megan and Naomi for their contributions to this list! 1) Heroes of the Torah Glasses – $16 Today is the first day of Hanukkah and these glasses are not only relevant but also really cool! I’m not Jewish, but I want these! Buy it here 2) Brooklyn [...]
Archive of posts tagged Holidays
Cheap Gifts That Don’t Suck – Week 4
Guggenheim Collection Pollock Watch – $45 Made from Jackson Pollock’s Untitled (Silver Green), ca. 1949. Pretty cool. Buy it here Hypotrochoid Art Set – $7.50 Complicated name, but we’ve all made these at one time or another. Using special tools, you can make cool designs with these mathematical curves. Buy it here Tote-ally Awesome in [...]
Cheap Gifts That Don’t Suck – Week 3
3-D Drawing Pad – $7.50 I can tell you from experience that this is fun and yes, it does work. Comes with special paper and 3-D glasses. Buy it here Japanese Chapeau Animal Mug – $26 It’s cute, its practical and it comes with a tea strainer too! Buy it here Magic Garden – $10 [...]
A Retro Thanksgiving – From the 1700′s to the 1980′s and beyond
I’ve been trying to think of the best way to celebrate Thanksgiving here in the 2nd Floor Living virtual world, and what I keep coming back to is the history of this holiday. And I don’t just mean way back when with the Pilgrims but also Thanksgiving in more recent times. So here are some [...]
Cheap gifts that don’t suck – Week 2
Here’s week 2 of our cheap gift guide. 6 weeks until Xmas! 3 weeks until Hanukkah! Bubble Wrap Calendar – $19.95 Just imagine, a bubble to pop for each day of the year. What more is there to say? Buy it here Sunprint Kit – $5.59 I remember making these as a kid. This [...]
Cheap Gifts That Don’t Suck – Week 1
We are exactly 7 weeks from Christmas, 4 weeks from the start of Hanukkah and 7 weeks + 1 day from Kwanza!! So for the next 7 Fridays, I’ll be posting a few cheap and hopefully interesting gift ideas. Mukluks – $8 I love these knitted sock/slippers. I first spotted them being used by ballet [...]
Mulled Wine: a new way to get drunk this holiday season
Halloween is over and we’ve just fallen back an hour. It is officially November and therefore officially time to get in the cozy holiday/winter spirit. Following the theme I started with Quatrefoil, I made a drink over the weekend that has been around for thousands of years. Mulled wine is red wine mixed with spices [...]
