Where I'd shop if I had kids and wealth

I don't have kids. But I'd consider acquiring a few, just so I'd have an excuse to fill my house with stuff from French Blossom, a new children's online boutique based in France. One of the owners emailed today to introduce the shop stocked with items from independent French designers. I replied that I don't blog much about kids' products, and told myself I wouldn't do a post. And then I promptly got sucked in by the bright, quirky goodies. I window-shopped for virtual children and bought these items with imaginary money.

If you'd like to spend real money, note that many things are on sale through Valentine's Day. Shop here.

A Bloggie finalist

How About Orange is nominated for a Bloggie! Along with four amazing rock stars in the "Best art, craft, or design weblog" category. Vote for your faves right here. And that reminds me: time to make the 2012 Oscars bingo cards...

A February chicken coop calendar

Happy February! It's the time of year when our thoughts turn toward... chickens? Check out the latest model in Scout Creative's 3D calendar series: a paper chicken coop. Scout is based in Portland, where I understand folks are quite concerned with chicken quality of life (evidenced by that Portlandia clip). So go ahead and feel good about making yourself some free range desk chickens. Download the printable template right here.

Vintage-like desktop wallpapers

If your tired old desktop needs a February facelift, check out the latest selections at Fossil. Tomorrow you can kick off a new month with a fresh look, available here.

Meet my Two Zip Hipster

My Mum sewed up another of Erin Erickson's Hipster bags, this time in the Dusk colorway of my Sticks fabric. It features orange zippers requested by moi. The strap on the bag is adjustable so you can carry it over your shoulder or across your torso.

See? All my orange stuff fits in it. Notebook, calendar (yep, I'm old school like that), and my iPad. (P.S. If you need this orange iPad wallpaper, grab it here.)

This baby is going everywhere with me. Thank you, Mum!

Quiz: Are you an introvert or extrovert?

How about a Friday quiz? Time magazine will determine whether you're an introvert or extrovert with this quiz. I answered yes to every single question and would have added exclamation points if possible. The quiz rightly suspects I am "likely to be an introvert." And I just learned the word "ambivert," so I'm smarter now, too. It's a good day. Test yourself right here.

(Artwork by Matte Stephens, available at Poster Cabaret, one of my favorite sources of prints.)

Make a solid-color origami heart garland

A variation of yesterday's striped paper garland—try solid-color hearts folded from origami paper. They even have a pocket in the back to run your string through, so no taping needed. Get the instructions here.