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www.bentoboxgifts.comBento Box Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344180910609485940noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253793328296055652.post-57611403884462020072012-12-31T17:05:00.004-05:002012-12-31T17:15:11.706-05:00New Year's Resolutions<span id=".reactRoot[152].[1][2][1]{comment10151307604974099_24524097}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][1]"></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[152].[1][2][1]{comment10151307604974099_24524097}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[152].[1][2][1]{comment10151307604974099_24524097}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[152].[1][2][1]{comment10151307604974099_24524097}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]">Instead
of making resolutions on New Year's Eve, I've started to make a list of all the things for which I'm grateful and all good
things that have happened to me over the past year. </span></span></span>It's a long list this year, full of adventures with old friends and new friends. You know who you are. And if you're reading this, you can be pretty certain you've made the list. So let me say thank you. And cheers! Here's to another monstrously good year. <br />
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<br />Bento Box Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344180910609485940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253793328296055652.post-11810668510500300502012-10-31T22:50:00.002-04:002012-10-31T23:00:02.465-04:00Monsters in the Kitchen Sugared decorations for cakes and cupcakes. The monster assortment. Sweeeet!<br />
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If, however, you want to keep monsters out of the kitchen, according to Bill Cosby, Jello on the floor has stopped many a monster.<br />
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Let me mention Stefan G. Bucher's amazingly wonderful <a href="http://www.dailymonster.com/">Daily Monster</a> drawings, too. According to Stefan, "The Daily Monsters are restless, and they've been waiting for your visit." Don't disappoint them.<br />
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Happy Halloween!!! <br />
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<br />Bento Box Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344180910609485940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253793328296055652.post-91172185296790915752012-10-28T13:54:00.003-04:002012-10-28T14:07:17.410-04:00Trick or TreatLook who showed up at the door yesterday looking for treats!<br />
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Coming soon: Watch for a <a href="http://www.bentoboxgifts.com/">Bento Box Gifts</a> studio party! In the meantime, for more <a href="http://www.wrcrf.org/boo2012.htm">treats</a>, haunt all the great shops and restaurants in West Reading, PA. Bento Box Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344180910609485940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253793328296055652.post-30750021964335151112012-10-25T17:48:00.000-04:002012-10-25T17:52:12.697-04:00Befriending a Monster<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: small;">When Ugly Dog met Devil Dog today, it was the start of a frightful new friendship. </span></div>
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Bento Box Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344180910609485940noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253793328296055652.post-2637581724428117452012-10-24T09:24:00.001-04:002012-10-25T17:53:10.351-04:00More Monsters<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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At the risk of repeating myself, did I mention that I like monsters? I found these not-so-scary creatures lurking in the paper aisle. Take 'em home for Halloween. <br />
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<br />Bento Box Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344180910609485940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253793328296055652.post-12988473138627209602012-10-23T08:52:00.001-04:002012-10-23T08:55:05.549-04:00October ObsessionsIt's true. I'm obsessed with monsters, but not in an unhealthy, "under the bed" kind of way.<br />
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Let me introduce you to today's monster. He's know simply as "Bendy Monster" and hangs out at my desk most afternoons. <br />
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Give him some love. <br />
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A <a href="http://www.bentoboxgifts.com/">Bento Box Gift</a> is all about good feng shui, no compass or kua number calculator needed; no need to reorient your furniture. You click, I send. Give and get good chi in one smooth move. <br />
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If, however, you need harmony and positive energy when it comes to advertising and design, <a href="http://www.creativehotlist.com/mkolb3">call me</a>. I can feng shui your advertising and promotions, online or off.<br />
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Post a comment here and I'll send you a felt cake charm, made in Japan and so very <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawaii">kawaii</a> <span style="font-size: x-small;">{First 20 entries. No purchase necessary}.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 9pt;"></span></div>Bento Box Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344180910609485940noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253793328296055652.post-28751181593303414122012-05-04T17:42:00.001-04:002012-05-04T19:20:04.450-04:00Feng Shui Auspiciousness<span style="font-size: x-small;">“Which is more important, work or health or happiness?” Good question. One author sets out to align her furniture with the conflicting principles of feng shui to create an auspicious space. After moving the bed from the wealth corner to the marriage corner and back again, she offers this good advice:</span><br />
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“I still move the bed every few months, gambling that a little bit of a stomach ache is a small price to pay for true love or that, since I need to work hard, it’s as well not to travel. I have discovered that I have only two fundamental rules: make sure that everywhere you might want to sit is soft and everywhere you might want to work is hard. Because wherever you can sit you can also sleep and wherever you can type you can also eat. From this evolve two simple rules. Do not sit on the stove. Do not type in bed. As for the rest, I shall simply have to wish for things to work out, like everyone else does.”<br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;">I want to credit the author of this piece but the page I pulled from the magazine {TASTE Magazine by Williams-Sonoma, I believe} doesn’t include her name. Contact me if you have info as to her whereabouts, please!</span>Bento Box Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344180910609485940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253793328296055652.post-4030117396464551422012-01-08T16:14:00.001-05:002012-01-17T12:37:37.805-05:00Scrabble ScoreFun scrabble mugs for your favorite Scrabble-obsessed friends! Questions is, though, do you get something appropriate with a low word score... or do you go for a lump of odd letters like Q, J, Z and K, so she can rack up more points and win (again)? <br />
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Did you know the Reading Museum has it's very own mummy?<br />
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I'm always on the prowl for good gifts. Visit Bento Box Gifts on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bento-Box-Gifts/121166931236131">facebook,</a> browse the blog and and follow me on twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/BentoBoxGirl">BentoBoxGirl</a> for even more gift ideas.<br />
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Who's the hard-to-buy-for person on your list?Bento Box Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344180910609485940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253793328296055652.post-36210902401281453232011-10-23T22:58:00.000-04:002011-10-23T22:58:22.467-04:00Eat Cake and Move On<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9DLYEFAuEBGWGip4gpF3b8hDNNUdZiKkZpXTB50H2RcR7IVX4D4wGRlQqHcEVeXGVutksZyq62p-nrt6Z0_lglULMsVn2beoBAZjNlfI33KKKvHRAElC-rFmCpHG3hkOTzVKdZXsQFyr/s1600/DSC06452.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9DLYEFAuEBGWGip4gpF3b8hDNNUdZiKkZpXTB50H2RcR7IVX4D4wGRlQqHcEVeXGVutksZyq62p-nrt6Z0_lglULMsVn2beoBAZjNlfI33KKKvHRAElC-rFmCpHG3hkOTzVKdZXsQFyr/s320/DSC06452.JPG" width="240" /></a>Of all the versions spawned by the iconic many "Keep Calm and Carry On" poster, I think this is my favorite. It would make a swell birthday gift. I bought it for myself. Sorry K, there was only one. And then I broke it. <br />
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A whole set of these mugs can be yours. Or choose something else equally wonderful from this <a href="http://www.whittard.co.uk/china/china_by_design/collections_mug">UK company</a>.<br />
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BTW: In case you were wondering, the "Keep Calm and Carry On" poster was originally produced, but never officially issued, by the British government during WWII.<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Did you know that <a href="http://tinyurl.com/44d4bnw">September</a> 19 is Talk Like A Pirate Day?</div><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAURFzl8NkTYwXVKeoG5NZn3eu6vbTyY3cb0NQSvGUpDxpgdJsU36UQpJy6Rj0eiYSLvkybPPI-bGNQDV8PZS5wIGJRjibeAByvpJoSQ2kgK50DmebKP6-4rrJsGrbPtQjNOZmxsht1LUd/s400/09_Sept_2011.jpg" width="400" /></td></tr>
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Today, August 8th, is "Sneak a Zucchini on your Neighbor's Porch Day." Aside from abandoning your overabundance of produce in the middle of the night, celebrating the day with a chocolate zucchini cake sounds just fine. SCAD designer <a href="http://www.shopscadonline.com/cart/product.php?productid=17766&cat=299&page=1">Megan</a> Ave'Lallemant even has a greeting card for the occasion. <br />
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But seriously, if your garden is overflowing with more vegetables than you can eat, freeze, or turn into sauce, jam, or bread, why not share them? <a href="http://www.communityucc.net/content.cfm?id=323">Grow and Share</a>, is a local program that delivers fresh fruits and veggies to the Food Bank to fight hunger and poor nutrition in our area. Donating is easy, even if you're not a gardener; I just purchase an extra squash or melon or whatever and stash it in the ice chest at the Grow and Share outpost at my <a href="http://www.exeterfarmersmarket.com/">Farmers' Market.</a> Great idea, don't you think?<br />
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Wake up before dawn this week to watch the Perseid Meteor Shower. Here's a sky watching guide from <a href="http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide">EarthSky</a> and a great quote: "<i><i>Remember, meteor showers are like fishing. You go, you enjoy nature… and sometimes you catch something."</i></i><br />
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Download a calendar from Bento Box Gifts so you don't miss any other important dates this month. <b>http://tinyurl.com/3rtn8o3</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">photos courtesy of muirandosborne.co.uk</span><br />
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Buy the book, notebooks (!), patterns or kits at <a href="http://www.knityourowndog.com/uk/all-products/">knityourowndog.com</a>.<br />
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Muir and Osborne also have "a small stock of made up dogs from the book. They cost £69 to £79 depending on the breed." A totally fun and thoughtful gift, hint, hint. They also offer "a highly exclusive <a href="http://www.muirandosborne.co.uk/knitted-dogs">knitted dog portraiture service</a> – for £200 we will knit your dog."<br />
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I feel better already.Bento Box Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344180910609485940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253793328296055652.post-81046583887656554042011-07-28T23:43:00.003-04:002011-07-29T20:57:55.259-04:00Random Acts of Kindness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Or Random Acts of Knitting?<br />
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I spotted this bit of handiwork in Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, knitted right onto the tree. Pretty cool, no? <br />
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If you're crafty, a piece of your own handiwork makes a great gift. I think everyone has a bit of creativity they can exercise and Brett Bara's new book, "<a href="http://www.brettbara.com/book/">Sewing in a Straight Line</a>," proves the point. As Brett says, "Anyone can sew a straight line!"<br />
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For more knitting, sewing and other cool things like Jello, follow Brett, my favorite crafty girl, at <a href="http://www.brettbara.com/book/">Manhattan Craft Room</a>.<br />
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The gift tag would say, "Something to make you feel young and something to make you feel grown up." 'Cause it's true. <br />
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How do you celebrate a milestone birthday?Bento Box Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344180910609485940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253793328296055652.post-47426655195728165142011-05-11T18:09:00.000-04:002011-05-13T16:37:32.669-04:00Special Edition Animal CrackersJUST SPOTTED:<br />
Lilly Pulitzer Special Edition Animal Crackers. A little bit of happy!<br />
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This box of animal crackers - available at the grocery store - is a summer's-coming, no-special-reason <a href="http://www.bentoboxgifts.com/">gift</a>, already wrapped in a fun Lilly Pulitzer print. Buy a box for you, a box for a friend, a box for your beach bag, your trip to the zoo. <br />
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Then log onto Lilly's "<a href="http://tinyurl.com/3pkbpqo">Cracker Tracker</a>" to pinpoint the location of your Barnum's Animals. It's all part of the "Lilly Loves the Arts" 2011 initiative in conjunction with Nabisco and <a href="http://www.urbanarts.org/programs/special">Urban Arts Partnership</a>.Bento Box Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344180910609485940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253793328296055652.post-37815325598011124102011-01-06T11:43:00.004-05:002011-01-08T15:42:37.918-05:00Warm Hands<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFK8TDtMOyku849sn1plyL2P1Xab3dXKDzXWbc-PP2dHHqUXaFnONkMYoU5tAMRFJk6xi_u1KJY9thnV71dEVsuBzu9UyW7WBC5YlBm0LYrOLgBqFl9lV2DmPastc4NAVVUuWIz4zIw9J/s1600/Liz-in-gloves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFK8TDtMOyku849sn1plyL2P1Xab3dXKDzXWbc-PP2dHHqUXaFnONkMYoU5tAMRFJk6xi_u1KJY9thnV71dEVsuBzu9UyW7WBC5YlBm0LYrOLgBqFl9lV2DmPastc4NAVVUuWIz4zIw9J/s320/Liz-in-gloves.jpg" width="283" /></a><br />
Warm the hands -- and the heart -- of your favorite blogger (or account executive). Elbow-length fingerless gloves in soft, fuzzy angora would be a perfect gift -- hint, hint.Bento Box Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344180910609485940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253793328296055652.post-41488893788418839702010-12-20T21:36:00.001-05:002010-12-20T21:37:09.708-05:00Candy Is DandyThey say it's all in the presentation. Well, here is a fabulous, fabulous presentation. It's a limited edition Hennessy V.S. cognac flask with a silicon skin. Very cool. Very colorful. I've seen the red and the black but I'm waiting for green or turquoise. But if I'm winning a Very Special flask sleeve, any color is just fine.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMSg6V8js6KC2hQpP4QFA_woVUYdJ8DsDmczbeW50-wkcISihB6vEK-LvYmeKmiqDVIZVLlhgTtsuMzVMuW_kqc8uPxOglrIrJE9a6ANzhH7s9uyv8iYwexwIt9rTawhYhiWumNyo44_8/s1600/whiskeyloverssingle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMSg6V8js6KC2hQpP4QFA_woVUYdJ8DsDmczbeW50-wkcISihB6vEK-LvYmeKmiqDVIZVLlhgTtsuMzVMuW_kqc8uPxOglrIrJE9a6ANzhH7s9uyv8iYwexwIt9rTawhYhiWumNyo44_8/s200/whiskeyloverssingle.jpg" width="198" /></a>I'm not sure, but it seems to me that two front teeth might be just what you need if you use these Whiskey Stones. Soapstone cubes, quarried in Vermont that won't water down your drink. <a href="http://www.helixathens.com/content/teroforma-whiskey-stones"><span style="font-size: x-small;">[available at Helix Online]</span></a>Bento Box Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344180910609485940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253793328296055652.post-84280865922833804852010-11-24T23:09:00.002-05:002010-11-29T00:19:56.886-05:00Give Thanks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLImdQy7aeH9Vz9utA9emniRzKeoLrTzXoufnBi-BC7OKFRO0YzHIJAH5a9RRcUDdZX6diZ1OsUHmQoChpx0Gu9U7jBwZ4bExjYLInSlvCDiamDuLhYAXHrOJ37AgmX-ph_MP1QEWpexa/s1600/DSC05207Web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLImdQy7aeH9Vz9utA9emniRzKeoLrTzXoufnBi-BC7OKFRO0YzHIJAH5a9RRcUDdZX6diZ1OsUHmQoChpx0Gu9U7jBwZ4bExjYLInSlvCDiamDuLhYAXHrOJ37AgmX-ph_MP1QEWpexa/s320/DSC05207Web.jpg" width="240" /></a>Give thanks and <a href="http://www.bentoboxgifts.com/SHOP/goodkarma/tabid/58/Default.aspx">good karma</a>. I love this letterpress card by A. Favorite Designs. "Thank you!" it reads, "Your kindness has earned you good karma. Keep this ticket to redeem when necessary."<br />
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Buy it - and a Bento Box Gift - at Tangerine, a zesty little gift shop, in Bethlehem, PA. <br />
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Have a happy Thanksgiving!Bento Box Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344180910609485940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253793328296055652.post-88115252770917101742010-10-31T16:29:00.003-04:002010-10-31T16:34:11.827-04:00Trick or TreatI survived 300+ kids jacked up on sugar and applied 300+ temporary tattoos for Trick or Treat night on Penn Avenue. Here's my own tattoo for the evening emblazoned across my knuckles; TRICK, OR, TREAT and a little black bat. I thought it might make me look tough but alas....<br />
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I'm all about commitment-free tattoos (like this love tattoo in the <a href="http://www.bentoboxgifts.com/SHOP/XXOO/tabid/65/Default.aspx" style="color: #0b5394;">XXOO Bento Box</a>) just because I like to keep my options open. So I'm wondering, if you have something more permanent, how did you make your choice?Bento Box Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344180910609485940noreply@blogger.com0