Wow. That’s all I can say. Well, that and eeeeeeeeek! These Chaquira Doll Head Sculptures were featured on Fab.com recently and as much as I delight in sourcing quirky and original gifts for people, I am at a loss to think of who might appreciate these little beauties. The collection has been designed by DFC studio in Mexico City, in collaboration with Mexican artists, and features a range of creepy looking dolls. Well, doll heads, to be precise. There’s that weird looking Smurfy one with the big earrings.
And then there’s this guy, who appears to be based either on a soccerball or Justin Bieber riddled with measles. Spooky.
Or this little lady, who looks even creepier because of the hand that’s holding her head-on-a-stump, which appears to be wearing some sort of chainmail fingerless glove. Rock on. She looks a bit like Lady Gaga, but for me, it’s the eyes that do it – they might appear to be sunken into the little doll’s head, but they follow you wherever you move. Even if you move to another city and think you’ve left this doll deep in a box in storage.
Ok, one last pic and then I’ve reached my limit of creepy for the day.It’s either Cindy Brady or a Cabbage Patch Kid gone wrong. The hair elastics suggest a game of tennis, while the eyelashes scream the late show at Fifi’s Bordello. 
I don’t know about you, but I find these very confusing. Although even more confusing is the price – any of these doll head sculptures will set you back nearly $600. Yes, really.
When I saw this at one of my favourite online spots, Candy Stripe Cloud, I had to share it. Just in case you’re looking for a present for someone who loves animals. Or who loves pens. Or who is just a weirdo. It doesn’t have a creative name – Brown Bear Pen – but don’t be fooled by that. This bear is really something. It looks like a precious ornament and will jazz up any desk or coffee table. But Brown Bear holds a secret deep inside. Deep, deep inside, actually. What could it be? Some insight into the meaning of life? Winning lottery numbers? A foolproof plan for world peace?
I think I’d include this pic just because I love it, even if the machine featured in it wasn’t possibly one of the most amazing inventions of our time. But it is one of the most amazing inventions of our time. It is…drumroll, please…an ATM. Blah blah, you say – who cares about another ATM – even if it is a pretty colour. But this is different. This is – wait for it – an ATM FOR CUPCAKES. According to CNN.com, Sprinkles (a gourmet cupcake chain with outlets across the US) will open its first 24-hour cupcake vending machine next week in Beverly Hills. Forget the celebrities, Peach Pit diner and Pretty Woman hangouts, there is no better reason to visit Beverly Hills. And by the end of the year, there’ll be more Sprinkles automatic cupcake machines across America. If you love cupcakes like I do, I’m sure you’ll agree that this is indeed a marvel that needs to be recognised and celebrated – I’m thinking Nobel Prize, some sort of special award from Harvard or, at the very least, a Kardashian endorsement.
I don’t mean to bring the tone down – I know this isn’t exactly a photo to make you giggle with glee. Especially if you’re a bird. Lest you think I’m some kind of sicko, the ‘everyday spark’ here isn’t meant to be the dead bird, but the reaction of the little peeps as we strolled past it on the beach. Fox (aged 12) stopped to make this sandy headstone, which I thought was pretty nice, since we had never even met the bird before that morning. We were on our daily walk to visit the sea anemones, with their slightly creepy vacuum-like powers. It was pretty early in the morning, so none of us were up for a profound discussion about mortality – I figure the point was made anyway when a giant wave came a few seconds later and washed it all away…
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