It may not be holiday specific, but this washtub cake is adorable. I bet Ernie would love to get a rubber duckie cake for his birthday.

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Artist Liz McGrath is selling personalized painted butcher knives just in time for Valentine's Day. There are two designs, the one shown and one with a cute little mouse on the blade. Each cleaver comes with its own box. They're only $25 and the perfect way to tell that special someone "till death do us part."

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This cat looks like a true samurai hero. I can't stop watching the cute little guy. Nom nom kitty. Nom.

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WebEcoist has some truly fantastic homes on their latest post, including this fantastic hobbit house above. The whole collection is quite nice.

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This fruit carving is fantastic. There are some truly amazing ones on the link as well, this one is certainly fun.

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Sometimes a little critter just can't catch a break. This poor little man keeps trying to eat a cherry tomato, which keeps sliding just out of reach. Thank goodness for the kind Samaritan that finally holds the food in place for him.

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There's something delightfully fun about these semi-retro and slightly-sexist female merit badges created by Artist Mary Yeager.

My female merit badges illustrate female "rites of passage" as well as the myriad physical manipulations women undergo to achieve cultural ideals of beauty, such as weight watching, whether or not to shave or wear makeup, etc. I've created tiny replicas of female products, such as a birth control pill pack and a pregnancy test. The miniature scale and meticulous, hand-embroidered surfaces convey my impressions of growing up female in our culture.

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These pigmy marmoset monkeys are fantastic samples of animals rarely seen in the wild. Their bodies are about 5-6 inches tall and they have claws instead of nails.

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I have to love this stripus africanis sample. When you purchase them, you even get a nice little biological info about the species. The strupus africanis enjoys grass, cereal and Snickers bars.

"This ideal stripus africanus specimen has been stuffed and retains all of its original features. This bust would be an excellent trophy to add to your collection. A small plate on the bottom identifies its genus and species. The wood plaque that it is mounted on measures 5x7" (or 13x18cm for our continental friends) and is pre-drilled on the back for easy hanging."

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Remind me to bookmark this for Mother's Day emails. Who could resist a cat that has adopted a bunny as part of its litter?

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Keep watching to where he starts licking his little tiny hands. It's fantasmical.

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Any fan of low brow artist Mark Ryden will love this fashion work he paired with fashion designer Nagi Noda to create. The clothing line is called "Broken Label."

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This is justs precious. I like to think of them dancing in this same formation when they grow up.

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These cucumber growing molds from Japan are so fun! They would be great for bento boxes or in salads and sushi. I bet you could also use them for zucchini. I want one!

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Ever wonder how to make the construction light signs change their text? Now you can with these handy instructions:

"It will ask you for a password. Try “DOTS”, the default password.

In all likelihood, the crew will not have changed it. However if they did, never fear. Hold “Control” and “Shift” and while holding, enter “DIPY”. This will reset the sign and reset the password to “DOTS” in the process. You’re in"

Am I the only one that thinks maybe, just maybe, these things should be a little harder to change? They usually are protected with a tiny lock, and sometimes that's not even on there. What if the sign above was trying to warn the whole road was blocked and people laughed and kept driving 65?

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