8 Pretty Places In Which To Put Those Coins : Modern Piggy banks

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDIZxeabSiOfUc-dkkm-Soq32UyCYByJM7jIl5Pl5gPvpb5BF6eb5EcWsP4BNPeY1QTN-5WIZHIrtKyeox2nj3ddIr7hjjopPRmeOuaVvdQZdT2X7U_RsTtFLphUDHuRQPYGdEVDJmqyv/s1600-h/Picture+20.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249628109751034930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDIZxeabSiOfUc-dkkm-Soq32UyCYByJM7jIl5Pl5gPvpb5BF6eb5EcWsP4BNPeY1QTN-5WIZHIrtKyeox2nj3ddIr7hjjopPRmeOuaVvdQZdT2X7U_RsTtFLphUDHuRQPYGdEVDJmqyv/s400/Picture+20.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 273px;" /></a><br /><div class="tn_post"><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;"><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/3F06B89D/Modern-Beautiful-Places-To-Put?u=laurasweet&p=/list/3F06B89D/Modern-Beautiful-Places-To-Put&t=blog" title="Modern & Beautiful Places To Put Your Coins"><img alt="Modern & Beautiful Places To Put Your Coins" height="787" src="http://www.thisnext.com/media/blogit/1AB2A4C6.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;" width="400" /></a></div><p>If you're not gonna spend it, at least put it in something cool.<br />There's no longer an excuse for keeping pennies in a ... gasp... jar!<br />Here are 8 shiny pretty places in which to put those coins.<br />Click on each image for more info and to purchase.</p><p>See more of my over 39 <a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/3F06B89D/Modern-Beautiful-Places-To-Put?u=laurasweet&p=/list/3F06B89D/Modern-Beautiful-Places-To-Put&t=blog">Modern & Beautiful Places To Put Your Coins</a> list at ThisNext.</p></div>

8 Pretty Places In Which To Put Those Coins : Modern Piggy banks

If you're not gonna spend it, at least put it in something cool. There's no longer an excuse for keeping pennies in a ... gasp... ja...

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Buddha Bounty: All Things Buddha

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Buddhist & Zen Icons to download" shape="rect" coords="11,2279,198,2466"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/43727A3F/4A2E630C/The-Buddha-Diamond-Cut-from-a?u=laurasweet&p=/list/7E9E5820/Buddha-Bounty-All-Things&t=blog" title="The Buddha Diamond! Cut from a single real diamond!" shape="rect" coords="200,2279,387,2466"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/F84CF34F/ADE6FB20/Buddha-bedlinens-from-bonprix?u=laurasweet&p=/list/7E9E5820/Buddha-Bounty-All-Things&t=blog" title=""Buddha" bedlinens from bonprix" shape="rect" coords="11,2468,198,2655"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/9A3AAC5A/5DD43078/Pylones-Buddha-flask?u=laurasweet&p=/list/7E9E5820/Buddha-Bounty-All-Things&t=blog" title="Pylones Buddha flask" shape="rect" coords="200,2468,387,2655"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/AA614AB1/30A26738/Chocolate-Deities-Chocolate?u=laurasweet&p=/list/7E9E5820/Buddha-Bounty-All-Things&t=blog" title="Chocolate Deities' Chocolate Buddha" shape="rect" coords="11,2657,198,2844"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/27CC4DA0/7F65E2D0/Sitting-Buddha-Bong?u=laurasweet&p=/list/7E9E5820/Buddha-Bounty-All-Things&t=blog" title="Sitting Buddha Bong" shape="rect" coords="200,2657,387,2844"></map><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/7E9E5820/Buddha-Bounty-All-Things?u=laurasweet&p=/list/7E9E5820/Buddha-Bounty-All-Things&t=blog" title="Buddha Bounty: All Things Buddha"><img alt="Buddha Bounty: All Things Buddha" height="2866" src="http://www.thisnext.com/media/blogit/B64149BE.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_B64149BE" width="400"></a><br /><br /><p>More and more people seem to call themselves 'spiritual' in lieu of 'religious' these days. Although the above items are not for serious buddhists, who will scoff at the crass commercialism of their deity, they may appeal to those who like the look and symbolism of Buddha, be it siddhartha, Tibetan, or other. I've found 30 contemporary (and some super luxe) Buddha and Buddha-inspired items available for purchase.<br /><br />My personal favorite? The 56 faceted real, earth-mine, completely hand cut and polished diamond in the shape of a Buddha from The Buddha Diamond Company. Now, that's what I call a religious experience.<br /><br />Whether you are a real Buddhist or merely one of the spiritual folk who prefers to believes in karma than organized religion, here are a bunch of Buddha items to either rub, light, live with, eat, smoke from or display.</p>Just click on the pic above for more info and to purchase.<br /><br />Also worth a mention:<br />Buddh-its, buddha shaped sticky notes<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPL9Wd6tbScEdRbR5WXYy4ksg2Yvfso483N_ctV37-2W2-aWTiUYkShjMSDC3KEuN2BKggi0f_OXgIFRVxOxNDCjWOQqIdyYvFoasWmy03jIWHJejV0qgycHpcRaQAOQPHkHrjjUg3Fq7E/s1600-h/Picture+8.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184289943311111650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPL9Wd6tbScEdRbR5WXYy4ksg2Yvfso483N_ctV37-2W2-aWTiUYkShjMSDC3KEuN2BKggi0f_OXgIFRVxOxNDCjWOQqIdyYvFoasWmy03jIWHJejV0qgycHpcRaQAOQPHkHrjjUg3Fq7E/s400/Picture+8.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a href="http://valhallacards.com/detail.aspx?ID=59827#closed">Buy them here.</a><br /><br />Lucky Beer, the asian-style lager brewed in Australia in the buddha-shaped bottle:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42AgRNUL9zh_-fjDBZqwZe9kq1VY8Yg8hvkOL0u_H1wnv1ZNSb2Cq68xenuxSu5aq2f8Vpjq6JbHO9GhwCcmjFPHxZ4fOxzHg-r27RzFZmrLaX1-UCJJdqJaXjaKoI_HmsVRq0IJLJ4n0/s1600-h/Picture+10.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184293379284948466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42AgRNUL9zh_-fjDBZqwZe9kq1VY8Yg8hvkOL0u_H1wnv1ZNSb2Cq68xenuxSu5aq2f8Vpjq6JbHO9GhwCcmjFPHxZ4fOxzHg-r27RzFZmrLaX1-UCJJdqJaXjaKoI_HmsVRq0IJLJ4n0/s400/Picture+10.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.luckydrinkco.com/">Learn more about it here.</a><br /><br />Giant 25' inflatable Buddha:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZiDoInJ18YBiGMyLg1FJ7tWXob50EKxT5yQxWrsZXM3JbBi-Q6zaW9C_Higs0-xxeO8d5ayrRG25cpH9ByKiau7NenJcAiK-b8mLx_P_O8KAvzbaDMjV4wuP9nam_QXQTHrTGRE6q8Uv/s1600-h/inflatable_buddha_rev1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184295754401863170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZiDoInJ18YBiGMyLg1FJ7tWXob50EKxT5yQxWrsZXM3JbBi-Q6zaW9C_Higs0-xxeO8d5ayrRG25cpH9ByKiau7NenJcAiK-b8mLx_P_O8KAvzbaDMjV4wuP9nam_QXQTHrTGRE6q8Uv/s400/inflatable_buddha_rev1.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.inflablesdemexico.com/religious.htm#closed">Buy it here.<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/7E9E5820/Buddha-Bounty-All-Things"><br />Keep up with my list of Buddha Shaped and Buddha Inspired items here as I continually add to it.</a><br /></div></div>

Buddha Bounty: All Things Buddha

More and more people seem to call themselves 'spiritual' in lieu of 'religious' these days. Although the above items are not...

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