Shopping

Breaking the bank: Origins meets Target

June 2, 2009, by happykatie in Budget, Shopping

All right, who's the jerk that came up with the bright idea to bring select Origins products to Target anyway?  Now not only do I have to talk myself out of ridiculous Hello Kitty-themed purchases in the dollar bins, talk Adam down from the Transformers section in the toy aisle and steer Ella away from… [...]

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More MOO happiness – keychain card holders!

March 19, 2008, by happykatie in Shopping

The moo.com MiniCard holder from Moo Cru on Vimeo. For once waiting an incredibly long time for a beer paid off.  At SXSWi 2008 I caught the tail end of the People Powered Party and managed to snag a MOO MiniCard Holder while standing, standing, standing, standing in line trying to get a bartender’s attention. [...]

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Mimobot of my heart

March 14, 2007, by happykatie in Shopping

One Love Mimobot, originally uploaded by courtneyp. At SXSW this weekend, the uber-lovely Mimoco-ites had a booth at the sxswi trade show displaying their various Mimobot USB pals. I’ve been a longtime fan (see 2005 post here) and was excited to get a peek at some newer Mimobots and meet the brains behind the extremely [...]

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Hybrid-licious

December 5, 2006, by happykatie in Shopping

Because the world wasn’t beautiful enough already – I give you the Vespa Hybrid.

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Delightful Tord – the latest Hkatie fave

December 5, 2006, by happykatie in Shopping

I’m semi-obsessing over Tord Boontje (the uber-fab Dutch designer who is now being featured at more affordable prices in our beloved Target).  Specifically I’m dying to get my dinner on some of his Tord multi-color dishware as they would match so very well to our old-skool Sundance Franciscan Ware dishes. Tord, of course, has a [...]

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