Remember those animal crackers you used to love as a kid? Now you can make your own with this cookie cutter set. You get five animals: giraffe, lion, tiger, seal (which kind of looks like a squid), and elephant. They all come in a fun circus trailer shaped box. Sadly, pink icing is not included. But you can buy the cookie mix.

$19.95, Williams-Sonoma

These earrings from Bella-Bijou are so pretty. They're made of blue chalcedony and goldfill wire and hoops. And at three inches long, they're nice and dangly. They're pretty versitile too. You could wear them with jeans and a T-shirt or pair them with a little black dress.

$42.50, Bella-Bijou

Wow, these are a way prettier way to organize your periodicals than my usual stack- the- magazines- on- any- available- surface method. These magazine holders, which come in four dainty Thomas Paul patterns, make your collection of gossip rags look super chic.

$16.00 each, Velocity Art and Design

I can't quite figure out how you screw these glass bird hooks to the wall, but I really like them. The funky patterns are awesome. These would look great in an entryway. You could use them to hold your jacket or keep track of your keys, which always seem to be wandering off.

$14.00 each, Urban Outfitters

These little 3.5-inch-tall vases, which come in yellow or green, are so cute. Though you can't put long-stemmed roses in them, they'd look very cheery with a handful of daisies. They're a nice compact size for a desk or bathroom sink.

On sale for $22.00, Red Envelope

This pillow sounds kind of soothing or kind of disturbing, especially if "The Tell-Tale Heart" freaked you out. The 14-inch heart-shaped pillow has an electronic mechanism inside that mimics a beating heart. It beats at a slow, relaxed rate that's supposed to help you chill out. Maybe I should get one of these for work.

$49.99, Perpetual Kid

Here are some more Super Mario-inspired goodies: little mushrooms from the game stuffed with sour candies. In the game, the green mushroom gives you an extra life, the red mushroom makes you bigger, and the blue mushroom... wait, there was a blue mushroom? I have no idea what the blue mushroom does, but anyway, there's candy inside. So, all good.

$11.99, Perpetual Kid

Let everyone know you are untouchable with this awesome toy. It's the invincibility star from Super Mario Brothers, and when you press a button on the back, it plays that sweet, sweet melody as a light inside flashes. When you have it in your hands, you can kick people in the shins, and they can't do anything back! Hopefully they'll buy that explanation.

$17.99, ThinkGeek

I like the baroque/mod look of this simple black side table. It's got these funky baroque-style legs that kind of contrast the a more square modern frame. Plus, it has a handy little shelf for storing books, magazines, or a few snacks for munching on while you watch TV.

$79.00, Ikea