Cool Gift of the Day
Thursday, May 24, 2007
What it is:
A set of magnets made from recycled bottle caps featuring phrases from Miss Manners.
Why we love it:
What some view as "junque," Kate Grenier sees as art supplies. Drawing on her large collection of symbols, poetry, Mexican and Asian curios, bottle caps, figurines, game boards, and old magazines - she creates marvelous treasures including these Miss Manners Bottle Cap Magnets. A unique set of six magnets bears phrases from among the following: elbows off the table, make your bed, turn that frown upside down, clean your room, do unto others, play nice, yes ma'am, napkin in your lap, eat your veggies, take out the trash, mind your manners, say excuse me, always say thank you, help your mother and wash your hands. It's folk art meets function meets civility!