The (hand-drawn) Rules

These sketched out scenarios have been making me laugh all morning, mainly because they're all about those awkward situations we've all been in before! Plus I love that the column is called "an illustrated guide to modern etiquette"!


Above are The Rules of: Forgetting Someone's Name and The Rules of: Spilling a Secret.


Also check out:
The Rules of: House-Sitting
The Rules of: Realizing You Are On a Date
The Rules of: Flaking Out


The Rules are at Good.
Seen here first.

Smart Phones? Smart Hankies!

For of those people who are tired of being ignored by texts messages, phone calls, and bbms...

A hanky to the rescue?These hankies are made from "smart material" that actually blocks cell phone signals when a phone is wrapped in them. Genius!

It's part of the MY PHONE IS OFF FOR YOU campaign intent on making dinners about well, dinner again. I think it's a pretty intelligent product even though I should admit that I have been guilty of the texting-phonecall-during-dinner sin.

Images available here.

Spotted here.

A good friend of mine asked me the other day to do some silkscreened cards for her.
She had been treated hospitably and wanted to send a thank-you note.
I am a big fan of the thank-you note.
What a delightful opportunity to say that someone was wonderful to you!
And what better excuse is there to break out some fancy stationery?
NONE.
So I made her some, and quickly because thank-you notes should be prompt...
Her fabulousness inspired a hot-pink-cream combination that I think turned out rather nice.