These big, 4" long steel safety pins are practically jewelry in their own right. You get a 5-pack in assorted colors--gold, black, metallic pink, blue, green or others. Perfect for closing buttonless sweaters and tops or securing scarves in fascinating configurations.

The little tyke appeared in 1952, a worried two-year-old looking for a little comfort in a cold world. With Lucy as a big sister, it's hard to blame him. The math never lies--Linus turned 70 this year, and he had to trade in his blue security blanket for a blue and white Social Security Card Blanket. Looks just like the card in your wallet (which you shouldn't carry in your wallet), and measures 68" x 34" in soft, comforting poly fleece. Even has your name on it: John Q. Public. All you add is a thumb.

We can think of things that are cuter than miniature decorative clothespins, but not many. Our mini clothespins are from Cakewalk™ and you’ll get a package of (20), each approx 2” tall x 1/4” wide, in (4) colors: light blue, peach, purple and dark blue. Little details like this can make your party—just sayin’.

Cat lovers know litter boxes, but now, through the magic of modern design, we can all pull tissues straight out of a cat’s butt. Don’t act like you’re offended. Our Cat Butt Tissue Dispenser is a 5-1/2” cube (which fits a small cube tissue box) in super-classy golden yellow fuzz-fur with a cat’s head on one end and a raised tail on the other. Ironically, though, it’s you taking care of business every time you pull a tissue from that poop portal. Kitty’s gold and white face has whiskers and surprisingly realistic eyes. Lucky for you, they face forward so you don’t have to look at them while you’re ripping a tissue from that innocent little cat’s butt. The whole thing is 10” long overall, and if you can find brown tissue to hang out the back, we salute you. You think pulling tissues from a cat’s butt is gross? Wipe the boogers and snot off your face and then we’ll talk.

Can't make it to the nail salon? Make your fingers (and toes, too, if you can reach them) twinkle with this compact 6-piece stainless steel manicure set. Includes your basic nail clipper, angled cuticle edge clipper, plus a 3-1/4" long curved side edge cuticle scissors and, in the same size, a cuticle pusher, tweezers and a nail file. All in an imitation faux snakeskin, snap shut, padded hardcover case. Our choice of color because Jarvis knows best.

Dribble much? Drop a lot of pizza on the davenport, sport? Save the couch with this 54" x 54" cover in a quilted beige, 65% poly-35% cotton, washable cover. It’s what your grandmother would want you to do (and she’s right), except that this cover’s not plastic. Comes with (2) 18” x 12” pieces that aren’t pillow cases no matter what they look like. Might be for your head, or feet, or arms, or wherever you leave the most greasy evidence. Compare the price to a new couch, and then buy one of these for what a single lunch would cost you.

Like The Case of the Lost Earring, these mysteries can be solved for less than the price of a half-order of fried rice. You’ve cleaned your closet twice, now get Hang It, the jewelry storage hanger, and park your necklaces, earrings, bracelets and rings on a compact, tangle-free hanger that’s easy to find, unless you’re a burglar. In black steel, our each is a pair because you can’t have too many jewels.

Which this excellent little travel/desk clock and calender does. Measures 3” tall x 3-1/4” wide with a 1-1/4” square LCD screen framed in translucent dark gray lucite. Has alarm, stop-watch, calendar, and 12/24 format modes. Takes (1) button cell battery, included, and has a locking, pop-out stand in the back.

Or at least identify who the gift is from when you put a 4” x 3” photo of yourself in the frame on the cover of this 6-1/2" x 5” x 3” deep box. Top is brushed aluminum, and the black box itself is a matte-finish black plastic. The inside has (6) 1/2” thick gray foam slabs for cushioning whatever you put in there.

Or lampy flowers, we're not sure. We do know these ceramic lamp finials (the thingees that hold the shade on) are sweetly colored bunches of flowers, about 1" dia x 3" tall. Our each is a box of (4) including (1) each with yellow chrysanthemums, yellow daffodils, rose, purple and yellow tulips, and rose and purple somethings which we think may sort of be pansies. All have green leaves around the flowers. Very pretty, but we suggest you do not use them with a hi-tech decor.