Cool Stuff: Photo Frame Clock

The Passe Partout Photo Frame Clock includes 12 small frames that you can fill with photos, tiny objects, pressed leaves or flowers, diminutive art, or interesting papers to create an intriguing assemblage

It's $65 from Dutch by Design.

Trendspotting: Milk Bottle Lights

After writing not too long ago about the salvage lighting sculptures of Philadelphia's Warren Muller -- including the Moxie light, above -- I'm seeing milk bottle fixtures all over the place.

Droog Milk Bottle Lamp, $1,400 at Greener Grass Design

Leitmotiv Milkbottle Chandelier, $295 at Dutch by Design

If those are a little out of your price range, you can get tips on building the homemade version above from Make, or below from Alexander Reh.

The Milkit Lamp Kit, 10 pounds sterling (about $20) from Bouf, includes everything you need (except the bottles themselves) to turn milk cartons into a table or hanging lamp.

Cool Stuff: Dutch by Design

I was poking around on the Dutch by Design website, which features -- wait for it now -- the work of Dutch designers like Tord Boontje, Moooi, and Droog, and discovered a treasure trove of fun, reasonably priced, and unique gifts there:

Apple Bowl, $9

Cheese Board, $15

Melamine Mix & Measure Bowls, $18 to $28 each

Birds Salt and Pepper Set, $25

Silhouette Bird Clock, $29

Rack Oh Deer Coat Hooks, $29

Bird Houses, $30 each

Bird Print Cup Set, $35

Muurbloem Tiles Clock, $35

Back in Time Radio Alarm Clock, $45

See all the wares at the Dutch by Design site right here.