Kaboodle Fab Finds

kaboodledotcom @ 2008-05-06T11:52:00

2008-05-06T18:54:28Z

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With spring in full swing, we've been pining over the cute dresses popping up all over Kaboodle. To celebrate the warmer weather, we've partnered with Marie Claire to give you the opportunity to show off your favorite spring dress and have a chance to win a trip for 2 to New York and a $1,000 shopping spree!

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Fab Finds: Gap European Collection Sweater Dress

2007-10-25T23:54:17Z

Sweater dresses are another one of those things that never really go horribly out of style but rather fade in and out of popularity. Right now, they're sort of everywhere. I guess once leggings made a comeback it was only a matter of time until you started seeing long sweaters over leggings, right? Ah, how it reminds me of the 5th grade. But I digress... This blue lambswool sweater dress is really cute. It's part of Gap's limited edition "European Collection." I especially like the fuller sleeves. I think I'd probably wear it with slim jeans, though, and not tights. Available in sizes XS-XL for $78.

Love it? Don't? Let us know in the comments.

kaboodledotcom @ 2007-10-17T12:05:00

2007-10-17T19:05:07Z

In honor of today's rain (yay!!), I thought I'd present a few of the snazzy rainy day items Kaboodlers have added to the site.

This might be the nicest-looking umbrella I've ever seen. Fashioned in the style of a parasol, it is available in several color combinations. You can choose between red, greed, black, white, and pink fabric and seven different handle colors, including clear crystal. Around $100.

This umbrella is also pretty cool. It comes with its own built-in stand, allowing you to easily stand up your wet umbrella instead of having to prop it against a corner or lay it down somewhere, making everything else wet. Ingenious. It's available in black or white for $60.

The original Hunter wellington boots are worn by everyone from Kate Moss to Queen Elizabeth II. Everyone could use a pair of wellies. Shopbop now carries them in ten different colors, from pink to black. My personal favorite are the original green ones you see above. $98.

Tell us what you think in the comments!

Fab Halloween Finds: Chewbacca Costume

2007-10-05T17:49:03Z

Halloween is fast approaching. If you're anything like me, you have all these good ideas for costumes at the beginning of October but by the time Halloween rolls around, you've not done anything about any of them and then you have nothing to dress up as. But, for those who plan better than I and want to go all out for Halloween, I present the Chewbacca "Collector's Edition" costume. According to the costume website, it is, "The most realistic Chewbacca costume outside of the movies!" Awesome. Now, this will set you back $450 (down from $700, it seems) and so you might have to dress up as Chewbacca every year for the rest of your life, but you have to admit it's pretty cool. It comes in a one-size and an extra-large version.

Let us know what you think in the comments and be sure to check out all the great Halloween costume lists on Kaboodle.

Fab Finds: Plaid for Fall

2007-10-04T18:07:48Z

Every couple of years or so plaid makes a "comeback." Honestly, I don't think it's that plaid ever goes anywhere, it just finds itself on the trendy side every few years. From all the plaid stuff I've seen pop up on Kaboodle over the past couple weeks, I think it's safe to say plaid is being looked upon favorably again this year. If you like plaid, here are a few items you might want to consider this fall.

This plaid coat from Delia's is made of a wool-acrylic blend and retails for $98.50 and comes in sizes XS-XL.

This satchel handbag, available from Fred Flare, is currently on sale for a mere $26.99. It comes in the green you see above and red. It's made from a wool blend with vinyl trim, making it good for those who don't want to carry leather.

Everyone, even those of us out here in California, could use a pair of rainboots. These ones have been jazzed up a bit with a cute brown and pink plaid print. Available for $16.

Are you a fan of plaid? Let us know in the comments.

Fab Finds: Sofia Mini Blanc de Blancs

2007-10-01T23:39:20Z

By this point I think everyone knows Oscar-winning director Francis Ford Coppola has a winery here in California. But, what you perhaps didn't know is that his winery produces a sparkling wine named after his daughter, Oscar-winning writer/director Sofia Coppola. The strangest/coolest thing about this sparkling wine - it comes in cans. According to the Coppola website, these little cans of wine are, "for the impromptu, impetuous, live-passionately-for-the-moment kind of person. The kind who lives like there is no tomorrow!" My goodness! That sounds great. $15 for a pack of four cans or $3.75 each.

Please let us know your thoughts in the comments.

Fab Finds: Pancake Meow Jewelry

2007-09-27T21:09:55Z

Pancake Meow is a line of jewelry, mainly charms and rings, made in the shape of various desserts and other tasty treats. They are also, believe it or not, scented. The stack-o-pancakes ring above will smell like pancake syrup. The cinnamon roll charm below (which, almost amazingly, looks so much like an actual cinnamon roll) should smell like a cinnamon roll. The scents will generally last a few months before fading. You can also order your items unscented, if you like. Very cute. I think I might have to order a donut. I love donuts.

Let us know what you think in the comments!

Fab Finds: Boardwalk Corndog Soap Set

2007-09-27T21:09:22Z

So, in the interest of continuing to feature wacky soap here in the blog, I give you this wonderfully wacky corndog and fries soap. Oh, yes. Not only is this soap shaped like a corndog and french fries, it's scented like cotton candy. Most excellent. Stock up now and it'll remind you of trips to boardwalk all winter long.

Let us know what you think in the comments.

Fab Finds: War Bowl

2007-09-20T17:42:43Z

Just what every home needs - a bowl made out of melted plastic army men (from the Battle of Waterloo, no less). The War Bowl, from designer collaboration mosleymeetswilcox, is made of half French and half British soldiers. I'm not entirely sure what you can put in a bowl like this (fruit, perhaps) but I suppose it's intended more as a conversation piece than a functional bowl. In any event, it is pretty nifty. It's available for $229.

Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

Fab Finds: Popcorn Trolley

2007-09-19T17:42:54Z

I'm not exactly sure why I like this giant popcorn trolley. The more I think about it, I think it has something to do with my love of The Price is Right. Stay with me here... Growing up, summer vacations and sick days were all about watching Bob Barker and The Price is Right at 10am. At some point in the week there was bound to be a showcase where someone had a chance to win a bunch of movies, a big screen TV, a DVD player (or, back in my day, a VCR) and, if they were lucky, Bob would throw in the jumbo popcorn maker, just like the one above. If you had one of these, it'd be like you had your very own movie theatre in your house. Well, my friends, no need to bid on this thing and try to win it, you can order it for yourself. For $340 you can get your very own game show-worthy deluxe popcorn machine. Unless one has a home theatre (MTV Cribs style) I'm not entirely sure where this would go in the home, but just think of the smell of freshly popped popcorn filling the house. And remember the price for the next time you're watching The Price is Right. You'll totally be able to win the Showcase Showdown with this bit of information.

Fab Finds: USB Greenhouse

2007-09-14T17:47:19Z

The USB Greenhouse is just what it sounds like - a greenhouse that plugs into a USB drive, where you can then monitor its growth rate. The included software also gives you a calendar and watering reminders. The starter pack includes the mini-greenhouse, with light, a USB 4' cable, artificial soil, and a pack of marigold seeds (though any seeds you provide will do). The USB Greenhouse retails for $50 and seems like a great way to perk up a boring cubicle.

Love it? Let us know what you think in the comments?

Are You On Facebook?

2007-09-14T17:45:40Z

Are you on Facebook? If so, check out the new Kaboodle application for Facebook. The team here has been working hard on this for the last few weeks and just launched it a couple of days ago. You can install it here.

See if you and your friends are wishing for the same things… show off your fab Fall fashion finds or your favorite gadgets. Choose from thousands of products in categories like Gadgets, Handbags and Halloween. You can also add items with your Add to Kaboodle button or through Kaboodle search.

Note: if you are already a Kaboodler, you can show off your existing lists on your Facebook profile. Right after you install the app (on the page where you can add items to a list), you’ll see a link on the upper-right hand corner of the page saying “Already a Kaboodler?” Click that to link to your Kaboodle profile.

Thanks to everyone who has written in asking us to create this …we hope you like it! As you know, we love feedback, so please let us know what you think!

Fab Finds: LaCie Hard Drives

2007-09-13T21:17:59Z

If you need an external hard drive, you might as well get one that looks snazzy, right? The over-the-top appearance of this gold hard drive from LaCie is too much for me to resist. It's all shiny and wavy and gold. It also has a storage capacity of 500GB, works with both Mac and PC, and is plug-and-play and driver-free. It retails for $189. LaCie is currently accepting pre-orders with an expected ship date of sometime in October.

Now, if the shiny gold isn't for you, perhaps the Lego-inspired hard drive is more your style. It comes in 320GB and 500GB capacities, retails for $140-170, and comes in red, white, and blue, easily stackable bricks.

Let us know what you think in the comments.

Fab Finds: Topography Plates

2007-09-13T21:16:57Z

How awesome are these dishes? From Japan–Kyouei Design comes the Topography Plates. Now you can eat from a valley created by shiny bone china mountains. I think the greatest fun and impact from these dishes would come from setting up a really snazzy tableau to play up the topographical nature of the dishes. Still, as you can see in the photo of just the dish, it's fairly striking on its own. They are available for $90 each today from Charles & Marie. Pretty expensive, but really cool.

Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

Fab Finds: Flowerboxes

2007-09-13T21:16:33Z

Flowerboxes are really cool. They come in cardboard, ceramic, wood, and aluminium versions and give you the ability to display plant life in your home in a rather different way. The square, four-plant version above is 10x10". They come with special watering equipment and simply need to be removed from the wall (the watering frequency is dependent on the types of plans, of course) and rehung. Flowerboxes also come in one and three-plant versions. Unfortunately, at present it appears as though Flowerbox's website only accepts Canadian orders. They retail for around $17-40, USD.

Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

Fab Finds: Thumb Thing Book Holder

2007-09-10T21:26:32Z

Sometimes it's the simplest things that are the coolest. The Thumb Thing Book Holder is a little piece of plastic that slips over your thumb and helps you keep your book open more easily. I suspect this would be especially good for teachers who have to stand and instruct, book in hand. It comes in four sizes, for children's and adults' thumbs alike, and retails for all of $2.95.

Fab Finds: Brian the Brain

2007-09-07T17:22:33Z

Let me introduce Brian. Brian the Brain. Brian the Brain is a robot encyclopedia from Britannica. Not only is it full of Britannica's encyclopedia knowledge, it's also a dictionary, clock and calendar. It can also store telephone numbers and hook up to a phone line, "allowing Brian to become a child's personal operator that dials the phone numbers of friends and family in response to verbal commands." He also has an mp3 player jack so you can play music through it. Brian the Brain uses voice recognition technology to respond to verbal prompts and he can, "[ask] questions concerning [your] child's likes and dislikes, using the child's responses to personalize conversations and to tell jokes." Awesome! I'm not a child but I totally want my very own Brian the Brain! He retails for $120 and comes with a three-month subscription to Britannica Online, Student Edition.

Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

Fab Finds: Ironkey

2007-09-05T17:50:52Z

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to check out this super secret spy-worthy thumb drive. The Ironkey was developed for the United States military and contains a hardware encryption chip that makes the data inaccessible without a password. The chips within the Ironkey are immune to physical hacking since the chips are coated in a protective epoxy. And, here's the best part, after ten incorrect password attempts, the encryption chip self-destructs! Unfortunately, it doesn't start smoking and go up in tiny flames, television spy-style, but that's still pretty darn cool. The Ironkey is available in 1, 2 and 4 gigabyte capacities and retails for $78.99 - $148.99.

Let us know what you think in the comments.

Everybody Loves a Discount!

2007-09-04T18:02:34Z

Everybody loves a discount, right? Well, we've recently added some new items to our Deals and Discounts page...

Remember these little guys I blogged about way back in June? Well, you're in luck because Dynamism is offering Kaboodlers $10 off on each Walkie Bit ordered now through September 28th.

This lovely cameo ring from Plastic Land is 10% off through September 28th.

These adorable sleepy panda salt and pepper shakers are 20% off at ModCloth now through September 28th.

Head on over to our Deals and Discounts page to get the required codes and all the necessary information to get these, and other, items with our exclusive Kaboodle discounts. Woo-hoo!

Fab Finds: White Trash Charms Jewelry

2007-09-04T18:02:06Z

What started out as me using the word as a goof has turned into one of the most frequently used words in my vocabulary. I know it's not exactly cool, a grown woman constantly using the word "dude," but there it is. I mean, what can I say, I'm a born-and-raised Californian. That's why I love this nameplate necklace from jewelry company White Trash Charms. It comes in both gold and silver plate and retails for $80-110.

White Trash Charms has a wide array of silly jewelry. Another favorite of mine is the Ronnie James Dio-inspired "devil horns" hand symbol necklace. Show everyone you're a real rocker by sporting this. It comes in a small and large version, in both sterling silver and 14 karat gold and sells for $75 (for the small silver version) and up.

There's also this little gnome necklace. Now, what can I say about him other than he's adorable. Everyone loves a gnome, right? He's available on an 18" or 20" chain and retails for $60.

See more items added to Kaboodle from White Trash Charms and let us know what you think in the comments.

Fab Finds: Le Beanock

2007-08-31T19:37:07Z

What is a "beanock," you ask? Well, combine bean-bag with hammock and there you go. According to their website, Le Beanock is a "21st century solution to stylish lounging." It comes in two sizes and can hold 220-440 pounds depending on the size. It's made from heavy-duty sailcloth and marine-quality metals for durability. Designed by Tracie Herrtage, it comes in an array of colors (from the natural you see here to a cow hide version) and retails for $500-1,000.

Let us know what you think in the comments.

Le Beanock first added by beckietran.

Fab Finds: Tranquil Moments Sound Therapy System

2007-08-30T22:40:30Z

I don't have difficulty sleeping. Neither getting to nor staying asleep is a problem for me. I assume, despite the overwhelming need for caffeine, I'm getting a good night's sleep. But maybe I'm wrong. Perhaps I need the Tranquil Moments Sound Therapy System. This gizmo is apparently, "based on more than 23 years of scientific research," and "plays sounds based on Delta, Alpha, or Theta brainwaves -- coaxing your brain to 'match' these frequencies and enter healthier states of repose." Wow. That sure sounds fancy. In addition to your typical sound machine white noise, ocean and stream settings you can also listen to sounds recorded by NASA. It retails for $99 and claims, that it, "will help you achieve deeper states of sleep, relaxation and renewal." Not bad for a hundred bucks, I suppose.

Let us know what you think in the comments.

Help Him Choose: Which Ceiling Fan for the Living Room

2007-08-30T19:05:59Z

Kaboodler limbik needs your help. While he has central air conditioning, he prefers not to use it if he doesn't have to, so he's looking for a ceiling fan for his living room. When asked about the details and decor of his living room limbik replied, "The room is white with a medium walnut trim and a light oak floor. The house has several stained glass windows, however all the hardware accents are brushed stainless/nickel. It has modern lines and an open layout, but some of the wood and glass work give it an elegant feel that make it hard for me to decide on the right fan."

So, what do you think? Vote on the poll below and help limbik choose which fan will work best in his home.

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Fab Finds: Cool Shelving

2007-08-29T17:27:43Z

Sure you can buy a basic bookshelf. That's what I did. The Billy, for instance, from IKEA. I have three of them lining a wall in my apartment and another in the bedroom. They're cheap and easy to procure and assemble. But, if you're looking for something a little less boring, you can select one of the following options.

The Quad Shelving Unit by designer Nauris Kalinauskas, which features various-sized shelf compartments is made from laminated plywood and metal and retails for $1800.

The See Saw shelf from BCXSY will certainly take up a lot of space and not hold a lot of books but it has a certain charm to it. It's made from walnut and powder-coated steel and sells for $1900.

The KC shelf from Parsy Debons Design, which retails for $2700 is made-to-order, signed and numbered (and currently only shipping within Europe) and looks as though it's collapsing under its own weight. Nifty.

Let us know what you think in the comments.

Fab Finds: Abacus Watches

2007-08-28T18:08:33Z

We seem to be in the midst of an influx of watches that can't be read easily. From binary watches to other wacky ones that display the hours and minutes and seconds in various lines, usually in LED. Well, add the Abacus watch to that list. These watches have no hands. Instead there is one small steel ball, which rolls around under the crystal of the watch until you turn your arm such that the watch is laying horizontally. Once horizontal, the magnets in the watch move the ball to the correct time. Well, at least the correct hour. You won't get anymore accuracy than that. The watches were designed by Roy Schafer and are manufactured in Germany by the Erich Lacher Watch Factory. They range in price from $148-228. I couldn't deal with not knowing exactly what time it is, but I can't deny how cool these watches look.

What do you think? Let us know in the comments.