February 12, 2007

Whim Pickings

Jar of Whimsies

You covet your roommate’s collection of potato chips shaped like the Virgin Mary.

But your OCD ways completely prevent you from having unpackaged food (along with fingernail clippings and used tissues) within a two-foot radius of your person.

Leave it to local gal Katey Nicosia’s One Good Bumblebee to fulfill your hoarding needs. The crafty company’s ingenious Jar of Whimsies is a neatly packed assortment of more than 100 items — like imported glass glitter, vintage costume jewelry, and typewriter keys — perfectly contained in a large, resealable plastic container.

Each piece is hand-selected, so there’s no telling what’s inside — it could be wooden spools or game pieces as easily as antique swizzle sticks. Of course, all this personalized attention means you’ll have to wait about four weeks for yours to arrive.

But try not to fixate on it.

Available online at onegoodbumblebee.com.