The 45-Watt Cocktail Umbrella
The poor little cocktail umbrella. It begins its life the adored centerpiece of your favorite frozen beverage, only to be brought home from its tiki bar paradise and crammed into a nighttable drawer.
Fear not, cocktail umbrella fans. They now have renewed value thanks to the ingenuity of RISD-pedigreed Heather Wells. Assembled in clusters then coated with a protective lacquer and some flame-begone spray–Poof. Totally cool lampshade. It even glows in the dark thanks to a coating of phosphorescent paint, making them a supacool fixture for a supacool little girl’s room.
You’ll find several styles and colors at Heather’s online boutique, Bright Lights-Little City. Plus she does custom if you’ve got something in mind. Pina Coladas sold separately. –Liz
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I never thought twice about diapering my son with the eco-not-so-conscious disposable diaper. I have to admit, I thought that cloth diapers were still big cotton towels that required safety pins, manual dexterity, and a whole lot of free time.
Don’t get any sick ideas, dear readers. We’ve all seen our share of those softies and we certainly don’t need a stuffed one of THOSE laying around the house. 
When my 3 year old was a newborn we planned a trip to Europe and before I could say auf viedersehn, my brain pictured all the filthy traveling potties we would encounter while changing her diaper.