Beautiful Knives

Whether you are camping, hiking, sitting in an office or cleaning around the house, the most essential everyday tool is a knife.  I carry a knife with me daily and have three I interchange---one clip-on flip type, a smaller pocket knife, and a large survival knife.  Depending on what I am wearing and/or doing dictates which knife I carry. They are extraordinarily useful and I end up using it for something nearly everyday.  My knives are mostly functional and don't look all too pretty but, with the help of Pinterest, I have stumbled onto some amazingly designed and beautiful blades.

First are my three knives:

John Wayne Knife- good for suits

I carry this most

Bear Grylls survival blade- awesome knife for camping

Here are some of the more attractive knives I have found and would love to own (several from Best Made Co.):

This is all about the sheath

Classic and cheap Opinel

Best Made Co.

Best Made Co.

Cuff links 

Best Made Co.

Best Made Co.

-Brian

His and Hers Christmas Wish List Part 2

28 days until Christmas and here are this week's picks for His and Hers gift ideas. I've even added a hostess gift option 'cause lots of us are traveling this year and it is just so tacky to show up empty-handed.

Hers Pick #2: Hepcat Shades by Madewell.

My awesome friend Alissa showed me these sunglasses and I think they are just. the. best.  

They are currently on sale for just $39! Now that's a price even I can afford. 

His Pick #2: Ditty Bag by Best Made Company.

My husband has a thing for unstructured bags---it puts a real strain on our marriage---and this bag would hit the spot. 

Priced at $118, the man in your life can stuff all of his crap in it without folding a thing, and be ready to go. I especially love the oversized lobster claw clip on the end. 

Hostess Gift Pick #1: Swedish Dream Sea Salt Soap.

Great packaging and priced at only $6 through CB2, this gift is chic, thoughtful, and inexpensive enough that you can buy one for yourself. 

See you here Thursday for my musings in art, and check back here on Tuesday for my next Christmas List Picks---I've got some great ones in store. 

- Grace

Best Made Company is THE Best.

I'm obsessed—like get a restraining order-obsessed. I came across this website last night for Best Made Company.

Their mission statement is to sell high quality (and high design) tools that not only encourage their users to go outside, but also to be of such impeccable quality that they can be passed down from generation to generation.

Here are some of my favorite things from their online store:

The Canuck Clipper is priced at $250. I showed this to my husband, a wanna-be full-time outdoors-man, and was trying to convince him that we needed to buy this and he sighed and reminded me that I'd insist we hang it on the wall as an art piece instead of actually using it. True, hubby, true. 

Cloth extension cords, $34 each. After seeing these I was thinking about how badly I need an extension cord even though I currently have 10 unused ones in my utility closet. But in my defense, the ones I have are plastic coated and therefore lame. 

Dog Lead, $56. I don't have a dog, but now I want one just so I can buy this leash! I like how they call it a "lead" instead of a leash. Makes me feel all sorts of inferior.

Matchsafe, $9. So cute.

Metropolitan Whistle, $35. I want to wear this as a rape whistle.

Not going to lie: I'm kind of a scissor Nazi. Just ask my husband. These are Best Made Company's Shears from Japan which sell for $116.

I could literally post about five more things that I personally like, but then I'd have posted all of their inventory, so I'll just leave the rest for you to discover. 

Let me know what you think.

-Grace