There is nothing wrong with a framed photo on the wall…nothing at all! But check out these creative ways to display your family portrait.

 

With the K Studios family series pillow, you choose your pillow size, color, family members and pets, and the design is embroidered on. Love!

Cozy Blue will make your family tree, with the parents on the inside and the kids on the leaves around. Such a cool, graphic idea! Found via Wise Craft.

I’m a huge lover of silhouettes…make a silhouette family equation (mom plus dad equals kids). Via Lil Sugar.

When you hear porcelain, you may imagine a high-gloss statuette of a girl walking a dog, glazed in pastels and perched on a pedestal with a tiny brass placard. And it would obviously be living in your grandmother’s curio cabinet. A new porcelain craze has been born…

Berry baskets found via Oh Joy!

I see these porcelain nuts at the Brooklyn Flea every weekend. By KG + AB.

There is something sort of ironic about a delicate key. From The Curiosity Shoppe.

Unglazed porcelain pendant lamps. Gorgeous! Via Apartment Therapy.

Delicate + delicate = porcelain feathers. Available at Fawbush & Shulz.

Sea urchins by Lisa Stevens. Found via Elaine Bradley.

I want one of everything made by Pigeon Toe Ceramics.

I hope the weather is lovely where you are this weekend! Looks like rain in New York, but I’m dreaming of a picnic…

Ditch the Ziplocs and invest in these reusable snack bags. By Abeego.

How cool are these sandwich boxes that unfold into a plate? Found via Blog Deco Design; Designed by Emma Smart.

And if your weather does not cooperate, perhaps you need to make this portable picnic. Found on Sharon Loves This.

Chopsticks are not just for Kung Pao Chicken anymore…(okay, except for a few.)

Wouldn’t it be great if these chopsticks actually did write? Sadly, it’s just design. Via LMNOP, available for purchase at Pearl River.

 

Chopchucks are the brainchild of my very clever, and mostly irreverent, brother-in-law. As the site says: Never again will you be left vulnerable to random violence while eating Asian food.

  

I love Danny Seo’s attempt to make his own scent diffuser with chopsticks. Check out his (humorous) instructions at Daily Danny.

 

This dude made a canoe out of 7,382 chopsticks. For reals. Check it out on Geekologie.

 

Set a cup of these in the middle of your table for a Japanese dinner party. Lovely! Found via Aesthetics of Joy.

As my husband and I were moving to our new apartment, we sort of admitted to each other that we were on the verge of being hoarders. (Have you seen that show? Heartbreaking.) We just have so much stuff; when we see interesting things at flea markets, thrift stores, and the like, it pains us to leave them behind. Just like these 2 sets of interesting cake toppers…

  

I found these amazing Celebration Toast Glasses at an antique market near Blairsville, Georgia. The box says “add charm and distinction to any occasion”. Love it. And I found the tiny wire candle holders at Tinsel Trading. Okay, not a flea market, but they are a vintage trinket nonetheless. Here they are in action…

  

So many ideas for the toast glasses! Dessert wine, champagne, a little flower…I’m obsessed!

It’s a perfect sized candle for a cupcake!

How about a little toothpick with fruit as a topper? Seriously, the crafty options are endless. Have you made a great topper? Tell me!