Or at least there will be when you get one of these spectacular glitter ball sets! (These are definitely not your grandmother’s shaky balls.) Each is a quartet of 1-3/4” dia glass globes on 1-3/8” square black bases. The Zen set has: a gold-robed Buddha surrounded by golden glitter; a transparent Buddha in silver glitter; a cairn (piled stones) in snow; and a blizzard ball with plain snow, and lots of it. The Rainbow set has (4) clear glass globes, (1) each with lime green, orange, pink and blue glitter.

It snows on this moon. Our spectacular lunar snow globe is 3-3/4” dia in glass on a black wooden base, and has beaucoup sparkles all sparkling around a silverish moon that’s roughly 2” dia, although we couldn’t actually measure it on account of it’s inside a glass globe. How do you know it's glass? Just ask Mike one of our copy writers. He dropped his that he bought for himself. Yup, glass alright. Nice going Mike. 

From Dixon®, the pencil people, this 25-piece set includes (14) #2 pencils with erasers, (6) additional 1” pencil-top erasers in assorted colors for the error-prone, (4) rubber pencil grips, and a little plastic pencil sharpener. Almost makes us want to go take the SATs again. Almost.

Not For Amateurs! This heavy duty black, King Size™ [PRO] marker measures nearly 7/8” dia x 5-1/2” long, with a 1/4” wide chisel tip, and is made to write on wet or oily surfaces. Has a sturdy, flexible cap and a pocket clip. Don’t go to the construction site without it.

Nothing is forever, hence these small, removable color-coding labels. You’ll get a total of (525) 1/2” x 3/4” peel and stick neon labels in green, orange, yellow and pink. Not printer-friendly, but easy to peel off. Nice for pricing at yard sales without damaging the stickee.

This sketch pad from Art1st® measures 9” x 12” x .004” with (50) lightweight, smooth sheets of acid-free paper in a matte white finish. Manufacturer says its “ideal for dry media.”

This 3-pack of plastic measuring containers does double duty as measuring and storage units, and they nest inside one another. Big one is approx 7” tall x 4” square, tapering to 2-3/4” square at the bottom, marked for up to 1000ml and 4 cups in the usual increments. Middle guy is marked for 500ml, 2 cups and 16 oz. Smallest one is marked for 250ml, 1 cup and 8 oz. With blue, red and yellow snap-on lids, respectively.

Nice even if you don’t have beads to store, this half-round clear plastic box has (10) compartments in increasing sizes arranged concentrically, and has a snap-lock lid. Looks like a diagram of the U.S Senate chamber. Measures 6-1/2" x 3-1/2" x 1/2” deep, and would also be happy holding fishing flies and weights, small earrings, eyelashes, glitter or diamonds.

With leather (probably, we think) reinforcements on the 14-1/2” long handles and a cream body with a moss green bottom, like the ’56 Chevy Bel Air our uncle once owned. In cotton canvas, 11-3/4" tall x 11-1/2" x 5" with an internal 9-1/2” x 6-1/2” flap pocket for a wallet or phone. Juanita loves hers.

A giant step forward in paper-doll dressing. This 64-page spiral-bound book, Dressing Up has 32 pages of cartoon-ish illustrations, a dozen pages of paper fabric designs, and 8 sets of cardboard stencils to cut out head-to-toe clothing for the boys and girls in the pictures. Stencils can also be used to position over the figures, and color inside the spaces. Also, couture-conscious kids can always add more colorful papers and create their own private collections.

Buncha bottle brushes with boar bristles, baby. Our each is (3) different 15”-long bottle brushes, because (3) of the same brushes would be boring. These all have boar bristles, cotton tips to keep you from breaking the bottles, and wire handles. They’re all food safe. You’ll get (1) each at 1-7/8” dia, 1-1/4” dia, and 7/8” dia.

Introducing the wooden desk lamp kit, a version of an adjustable metal desk lamp for people who like wood better. This DIY kit has (41) pieces, mostly unfinished pine with some plastic and hardware. Includes a white LED in a 1” dia frosted housing and a 53” USB cord for power, but no power switch. Just unplug it from any USB port to turn it off. Includes full instructions. Finished lamp will be adjustable with a max height of 16”. It’s not super-bright, which makes it great for reading in bed or lighting up your laptop keyboard while you work.

Well then, you’ll need a little light military bag in olive drab cotton, from Bulgaria. Has a flap with an adjustable buckle strap to hold it down, and an adjustable buckled shoulder strap to sling over your shoulder. Measures 12” x 11” x 2-1/2”. Might have a touch of schmutz, which is just proof of its surplus-ness, of course, but it’s cotton, so pop it in the wash.

Wee-gee, like the photographer, is the most common way and no, we won’t get into where it comes from, although oui (yes) + ja (yes) is an old wives’ tale, and those are just a bad as old husbands’ tales. Just be grateful that there’s a way to communicate with another dimension, and that you could own a thing called a planchette. So take this 15" x 10" laminated board and the aforementioned 5-3/4" x 4-1/4" planchette and wait for your nervous system to spell out something. Guaranteed to be even more accurate than a magic eight ball and not to lead to demonic possession.

Poker gets art-directed. Our each is a stack of (100) stackable poker chips, none of them red, green or yellow. You’ll get (25) each in maroon and midnight blue, plus (50) in a nice pale gray. Makes you want to dress a little better on game night.

These snag-free hospital blankets measure 74" x 100" in a not-un-peach-like creamy ecru color. Labeled 55/45 cotton/poly. Material is soft and pleasant and warm for its relative thinness, as befits hospital blankets. New, never been on a hospital bed.

Survival bracelets, actually. These are braided paracord, and quite attractive, but unbraid them and you’ve got (7) feet of military grade (per the mfr) paracord with a safe working load of 100 lbs and a max working load of 550 lbs. Bracelet closes with black snap closures. Mildew and abrasion resistant. In black, royal blue, red, purple-ish gray with black edges, and camo. We’ll pick, but order two or more and we’ll try to send different colors.

Indoor gardeners, let there be light! From Utilitech, this slick-looking T8 (1” dia) fluorescent plant grow light is made for under-cabinet mounting, just in case your “plants” happen to be under cabinets. Why did we put “plants” in quotes? Oh, no reason. This 15-watt, white light measures 22” long with a curved acrylic diffuser, and includes a 5-foot cord, on/off switch, and mounting screws for that cabinet. Above those “plants.” (Wink.)