Cookie Misfortune and Stocking Stuffage
Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner. For many of us, these two holidays represent an opportunity to give thanks for the many blessings in life with creatively stuffed bird carcasses and to observe the sacred, immaculate birth of baby Jesus with hemorrhagic spending sprees, respectively. For others, they’re merely an excuse to go see schlockbuster matinees and pig out on massive quantities of Chinese buffet food.
[via Whittles]
No matter how you choose to celebrate T-Day and JC’s B-Day, your experience can only be improved by Cookie Misfortune:
For too long, the world of fortune cookies has been nothing but banal platitudes and generic hopes for a brighter future. That’s all over now. Cookie Misfortune is making it possible to blow minds and ruin dinners everywhere.
[The cookies’ messages] range from the quotidian (Fuck you) to the particular (You will die alone and poorly dressed) to the classical (Life is nasty, brutish, and short). You’ll never get two of the same in any given box of ten. Furthermore, our Misfortunes will be changing frequently, according to our whimsy.
I have to admit something– I’ve fantasized about doing EXACTLY what Cookie Misfortune has done for years, but could never quite muster the funds (or the vitriol) to follow through. Three cheers for Russell and Jason and their fang-ed wee upstart. I hope you guys sell a fuckload of these as white elephant gifts for the holidays.
Other choice Coilhouse-sanctioned stocking stuffers:
- Snarky McFuck Buttons (shown above)
- Snake & Bacon’s Cartoon Cabaret
- Diesel Sweeties goodies
- NifNaks
- Zoetica Ebb fine art prints
- Warren and Ariana’s Electrophonic Empire
- Matt Jones’ “Get Excited and Make Things” tee
- Wil’s “Tea, Earl Grey. Hot.” mug
- And of course, Coilhouse #03. (Not to mention #04, which you’ll be hearing more about very soon!)
Scrappy teensy indie vendors, have you got holiday wares you’d like to promote? Add your link in comments. (Please, just keep it short and sweet. A brief description and a URL, thanks!)
November 22nd, 2009 at 8:26 pm
I have one to share! So far it’s just prints, but they’d make fine stocking stuffers (please don’t actually stuff prints into stockings; they will be wrinkled). – http://anniewu.bigcartel.com/
I can also do prints of just about any illustration from my blog for the same or similar prices (linked above).
November 22nd, 2009 at 11:45 pm
“I have to admit something– I’ve fantasized about doing EXACTLY what these guys have done for years, but could never quite muster the funds (or the vitriol) to follow through.”
Haven’t we all? Thank god someone actually did it. *rubs her hands together with glee*
November 23rd, 2009 at 7:52 am
“Every time you say ‘Namaste’, a kitten masturbates”. AAA! So many lols to bad via this post – thank you, Mer!
November 23rd, 2009 at 8:54 am
All I want for Christmas is the sound that excapes Zoe Keating’s cello.
I hear she’s doing a photoshoot for you. could you be any chance bottle a minor third and a couple of perfect fifths and send them my way.
(thank you blue fairy)
November 23rd, 2009 at 11:55 am
I’m scrappy and indie! Not so teensy but I do like my biscuits. Hmm. I’ve got lino-cut t-shirts and prints for you to eyeball viciously there.
November 23rd, 2009 at 1:01 pm
a very good friend of mine makes octo jewelry cast from REAL tentacles! I’m sure most of you have heard of her but it doesn’t hurt to talk about her again. : )
http://www.etsy.com/shop/OctopusMe
November 23rd, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Stephanie, yeah! I’ve been coveting her stuff for a long time. When I’m less broke, I gotta buy some of those tentacle earrings.
November 24th, 2009 at 4:26 am
For literary-inclined folk, I make a line of colorful ceramic pendants with poetry quotes (or song lyrics) on them. I also make mini animal sculptures and all kinds of housewares. http://panopoly.etsy.com
November 27th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Check out Ariana’s awesome “Black Friday” list.