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For most Americans, not only does The 4th of July mean backyard BBQs and fireworks, but it’s also a time to step up your table centerpiece game.
Charles Phoenix knows this, and has created a series of Watermelon Mascots that will improve any table. Inspired by a photo from 1976, the watermelons use various foodstuffs, applied by Phoenix, to bring them to life.
So, they’re like Mr. Potato Head, but far more perishable and patriotic. U-S-A!!! U-S-A!!
[link, via Blazenfluff]
If you have a room in your house that contains a fireplace and smells of rich mahogany, then you surely have a bear skin rug in the middle of it. But what if you also enjoy dining in the park, and need somewhere worthy to sit?
The Bear Skin Picnic Blanket is here to help. Made to look like something you’d see in a rich guy’s study, combined with the unmistakable checkered pattern of a picnic blanket, you can enjoy a sophisticated outdoor lunch anytime. The smell of rich mahogany, not included.
The Bear Skin Picnic Blanket is now available at The Foodiggity Shop.
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If you absolutely need to lie on the ground, then you might as well have the proper ground coverage. The Pizza Towel will have you lounging in style, while it protects you from the filthy Earth, or that always intrusive beach sand.
The awesomest towel ever is currently available in Pepperoni, with a Vegetarian and Supreme option coming soon. The Supreme towel is for serious lying.
[link, via Incredible Things]
It’s inevitable that your kids will eventually be exposed to a spiked watermelon. And if you don’t teach them early, their first experience with one is going to be at some back alley BBQ, or they’ll fall in with the wrong picnic crowd. Fortunately, Felicia Haywood of Fluffy Flowers created the Plush Spiked Watermelon, as a cute learning tool.
So if your kids are going to learn how to properly inject a watermelon with vodka — they might as well do it as adorably as possible, and under your supervision.
The problem with most jeans — at least the stupid ones — is that they don’t have a built-in table. This leaves avid picnickers and leg-crossers with nowhere to rest their plate. Enter Pic Nic Pants, a brilliant/horrifying solution to your old tableless jeans.
So if you’re looking for the best set-up available when the party runs out of seats, and don’t mind looking like a complete tool for the other 90% of the day, then head over to Italian design company Acquacalda’s website and pick up a pair. Did we mention that there’s also a drink holder?
