So, what are you getting her/him?

<div class="tn_post"><p style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">I'm bummed at all the crap people are posting on blogs and sites for V-day gifts. Just because it's red or heart-shaped doesn't mean it's a great gift! Here are some gifts that truly are unique, memorable, hip or collectible. No crappy gold-filled jewelry or heart soaps on here. Just the good stuff.<br /><br />Starting with a droog signature vase made from your own signature to naming a star after your significant other, you can purchase all these great gifts just by clicking on their images.</p><div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><map id="ThisNext_map_9D9F583B" name="ThisNext_map_9D9F583B"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/090C001D/E5D5D2AF/A-Personalized-Signature-vase?u=laurasweet&p=/list/61BDDFAC/Seriously-Good-Valentines&t=blog" title="A Personalized Signature vase for your Valentine!" shape="rect" coords="11,11,132,132"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/7F1082DA/6F40EC20/VISIONAIRE-Love-art-book?u=laurasweet&p=/list/61BDDFAC/Seriously-Good-Valentines&t=blog" title="VISIONAIRE "Love" art book Tiffany Cover" shape="rect" coords="134,11,255,132"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/66FE6DC0/14A1CA98/Give-your-heart-this?u=laurasweet&p=/list/61BDDFAC/Seriously-Good-Valentines&t=blog" title="Give your heart this Valentine's Day. Literally." shape="rect" coords="257,11,378,132"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/DAE609C4/D6702786/Original-Signed-Robert-Indiana?u=laurasweet&p=/list/61BDDFAC/Seriously-Good-Valentines&t=blog" title="Original Signed Robert Indiana Love serigraph" shape="rect" coords="11,134,132,255"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/51012E12/CA6AA088/Romance-By-You-Personalized?u=laurasweet&p=/list/61BDDFAC/Seriously-Good-Valentines&t=blog" title="Romance By You: Personalized Romance Novels!" shape="rect" coords="134,134,255,255"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/AFC6BD5F/8E7216BC/Chic-and-sexy-silk-suede?u=laurasweet&p=/list/61BDDFAC/Seriously-Good-Valentines&t=blog" title="Chic and sexy silk & suede blindfolds!" shape="rect" coords="257,134,378,255"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/8B51C6F6/43C4DEE2/Melting-Love-Pendant-in-14k?u=laurasweet&p=/list/61BDDFAC/Seriously-Good-Valentines&t=blog" title="Melting Love Pendant in 14k gold" shape="rect" coords="11,257,132,378"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/9487C51A/DC6A309C/Dont-Have-A-Valentine-You-will?u=laurasweet&p=/list/61BDDFAC/Seriously-Good-Valentines&t=blog" title="Don't Have A Valentine? You will Now. Love Spells for sale." shape="rect" coords="134,257,255,378"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/BEE5C665/65A6F054/The-Ultimate-leather-picnic?u=laurasweet&p=/list/61BDDFAC/Seriously-Good-Valentines&t=blog" title="The Ultimate leather picnic basket...er, trunk! by Pinel & Pinel" shape="rect" coords="257,257,378,378"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/EB2CBECC/36C6FBD5/Tatoo-Your-Diamond-4?u=laurasweet&p=/list/61BDDFAC/Seriously-Good-Valentines&t=blog" title="Tatoo Your Diamond 4 Valentine's" shape="rect" coords="11,380,132,501"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/C0EE40DF/CFF6FF6F/Name-a-Star-After-your-loved?u=laurasweet&p=/list/61BDDFAC/Seriously-Good-Valentines&t=blog" title="Name a Star After your loved one for Valentine's Day!" shape="rect" coords="134,380,255,501"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/AEF1737B/7107A5B0/Reuge-Special-Edition?u=laurasweet&p=/list/61BDDFAC/Seriously-Good-Valentines&t=blog" title="Reuge Special Edition Valentine's Music Box" shape="rect" coords="257,380,378,501"></map><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/61BDDFAC/Seriously-Good-Valentines?u=laurasweet&p=/list/61BDDFAC/Seriously-Good-Valentines&t=blog" title="Seriously Good Valentine's Gifts"><img alt="Seriously Good Valentine's Gifts" height="523" src="http://www.thisnext.com/media/blogit/9D9F583B.jpg" style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(221, 221, 221) rgb(187, 187, 187) rgb(187, 187, 187) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-width: 1px; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt;" usemap="#ThisNext_map_9D9F583B" width="390" /></a></div><p>See more of my <a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/61BDDFAC/Seriously-Good-Valentines?u=laurasweet&p=/list/61BDDFAC/Seriously-Good-Valentines&t=blog">Seriously Good Valentine's Gifts</a> list at ThisNext.</p></div>

So, what are you getting her/him?

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Bored of Tord?

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1IoCEVdD2q9W8glFlgk8cUHnCxkptbyR27ig29yc0ElEnBgkaH2I6mD1SQ9mckP15lRQAFvfT7WGVzNZIM2DjJ1hSVLIo-QVJJYbE_ky6VhqShlMjv20YWtjm2O0klxu5eduFZXUDMIs/s1600-h/tordhimself.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5018072696655957394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1IoCEVdD2q9W8glFlgk8cUHnCxkptbyR27ig29yc0ElEnBgkaH2I6mD1SQ9mckP15lRQAFvfT7WGVzNZIM2DjJ1hSVLIo-QVJJYbE_ky6VhqShlMjv20YWtjm2O0klxu5eduFZXUDMIs/s400/tordhimself.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 706px;" /></a><br />I know I'm risking having woodland creatures crawl into my home and kill me as a result of my mentioning anything negative about the hot designer Tord Boontje, but once a designer starts creating things for <a href="http://www.target.com/">Target</a>, the sheen dulls a bit for me.<br /><br />Now don't get me wrong, I love Target and greatly respect Mr. Boontje. And I've got to give the guy credit.<br /><br />What started out as a laser cut garland for plain light bulbs (the Midsummer Garland) and a laser cut curtain for those who can't afford doors (hee hee), The Until Dawn Curtain, has become a woodland creature empire. But I'm already sick and tired of seeing a lot of this stuff:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBTM5-82xejk5bkZAUJzgo0UqQGLPya0cU9JU6yedTIeGmQf_4XeBCJS68i5UJ1F60GQKSLhYEBa35jaIW7feqfv5Y1RIU03Hx1er_F5O2RotN2qXVDVSK1_Y7LQWV_A-HDstrhvqukoP/s1600-h/boredtord.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5018069264977087858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBTM5-82xejk5bkZAUJzgo0UqQGLPya0cU9JU6yedTIeGmQf_4XeBCJS68i5UJ1F60GQKSLhYEBa35jaIW7feqfv5Y1RIU03Hx1er_F5O2RotN2qXVDVSK1_Y7LQWV_A-HDstrhvqukoP/s400/boredtord.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 529px;" /></a><br /><br />However, what you may not be familiar with is some of his variations on the theme. And that's what I'm here to show you. Below are some of his, shall we say, less attainable products. In other words, you won't find them at <a href="http://www.target.com/">Target</a>, or even <a href="http://www.mossonline.com/">Moss</a> in NY, but I've got a few pics for you:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQxzxqWDswU92oay3jWEMcTTr4Pzo1FGAf1KA9FaS1ZBQ1wuTlEobr4G8nNokvl5S6ncTNZwqbGjmYST9Z9bIEziqA8mEQxWfShRRe8fHRhgOuT0tAoP0tH3HG-v20dnVMG99GIkuVe9T/s1600-h/cooltord.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5018071356626161026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQxzxqWDswU92oay3jWEMcTTr4Pzo1FGAf1KA9FaS1ZBQ1wuTlEobr4G8nNokvl5S6ncTNZwqbGjmYST9Z9bIEziqA8mEQxWfShRRe8fHRhgOuT0tAoP0tH3HG-v20dnVMG99GIkuVe9T/s400/cooltord.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 531px;" /></a><br /><br />I'm sure they'll be in his new design book, available any day now (which, by the way, is 5% cheaper on <a href="http://www.overstock.com/">Overstock</a> than on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/">Amazon</a> and shipping is less too!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2GffeKupQhGmMEAX6gRI1txsQeXlcbJ2GCQTNxegil0Kcb5kAFpm6uBDIBp-35gd8SYvWdKboy3iJ_djrMEMRjspYcark4wuYW1SugiSERo2zlQv9L_0xApcH0F6c6vLjU8ZmyU9hscQ/s1600-h/boontjebook.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5018073151922490786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2GffeKupQhGmMEAX6gRI1txsQeXlcbJ2GCQTNxegil0Kcb5kAFpm6uBDIBp-35gd8SYvWdKboy3iJ_djrMEMRjspYcark4wuYW1SugiSERo2zlQv9L_0xApcH0F6c6vLjU8ZmyU9hscQ/s400/boontjebook.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 355px;" /></a><br /><br />For those of you who simply can't get enough Boontje (pronounced boan-dcha) Bounty, you'll find his ubiquitous curtains, plates, garlands and even tattoos at <a href="http://www.unicahome.com/">Unica</a>, <a href="http://www.mossonline.com/">Moss</a>, and of course, <a href="http://www.target.com/">Target</a>.<br /><br />Worth a mention is the guy's own site. It's really beautifully designed, you ought to check it out <a href="http://www.tordboontje.com/">here.</a><br><br>

Bored of Tord?

I know I'm risking having woodland creatures crawl into my home and kill me as a result of my mentioning anything negative about the hot...

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