I have just received a few necklaces from I. Ronni Kappos – she is in LA and works with vintage German glass beads, making amazing pop constructions out of them on delicate silk cord. These are truly little works of art.

Also, I have a few new letterpress items from Sapling Press. There are cards on extremely textured handmade paper, with deep inked impressions, and very nice wine tags for the ubiquitous holiday party present. These tags dress up a bottle and also let your host/ess know who it’s from.

Back in stock – Maggie Powers’ lovely chapbook The Heart is Also A Furnace, plus more stump teapots, this time in a retro aqua blue.

Kudos to Serious Gnome, featured in the Cool Hunting 2005 Gift Guide as an exclusive gift pick. The editors seem to have a skull thang going on right now, that’s all I’m gonna say Check out Coolhunting.com for more information. Personally I want the tattoo sneakers and chocolate almonds, too…

We have finally capitulated and put out the holiday-themed stuff. OK, we don’t have so much that is that specific, but we’d like to let you know that there are Xmas and Hannukah cards, gift wrap and gift tags, and a card that turns into an ornament. (For real ornaments, try Greenjeans three doors down.)

Back in stock: Giant Dwarf hummingbird cloches. Lovely hats recycled from sweaters and adorned with a felt hummingbird and vintage button. It is time for hat wearing in New York! Also more candles from Beccalights, including the infamous Baked Bread one. For foodies, I also have Devil’s Food Cake and Morning Cup. The store smells so good.

New: vinyl flap bags, somewhere between a messenger and a purse, by Astrosatchel. Everyone in Brooklyn loves their long adjustable strap bags so here we go. And, delicate vases from Tania Julian of Atlanta, they have a soft matte finish and “drawings” on the surface in green glaze. Definitely giftable.

It’s so chilly in the back of the shop where I sit, off to buy a space heater….

Happy Thanksgiving! We’re going to do a little experiment – I have set up online shopping for a very few Rare Picks from the store, just for the holidays. The site goes away after December 9 so that there is time to ship things out before Dec 25. There are fun presents at different price points for men and women…so start shopping! PS If there are any problems, please let me know, we whipped this together in less than a week in the wee hours of the morning.

http://www.raredevice.net/rarepicks/category.php

We’re pretty excited to be in Time Out two weeks in a row! This time, the gorgeous Aida Dirse handbuilt bowls were featured in their annual Gift Guide. The bowl is shown with Alissia MT’s rings spilling out of it, and we now carry her rings as well.

The Fire First bags are here and they are so cool. The batteries in my camera decided to die today so I’ll have to post pictures later.

It’s a frosty day here, please bundle up!