I made the above items for the IKEA Welcome Basket I’m making up for the upcoming groundbreaking on May 8th. I’m posting it here rather than there so the intended recipient/s doesn’t see it since I know subscribes (and reads) the feed.

I know, you are giving IKEA a gift basket? Yeah yeah, I thought it would be funny, and it never hurts to suck up to a bazillion dollar company to whom you’ve been a bit of a troublesome, though amusing, problem.

Included in the basket with the above “toys”, handmade by yours truly, will be (since I had a bunch of “cafe cash” I made from sales burning a hole in my virtual wallet):
OHIKEA t-shirt and magnets
St Tokig of Almhült postcards and magnets. (I hear ole’ Tokig has made appearances in the offices at HQ “>since I made him up up last year on a lark as someone to pray to to make it happen.

Good thing is the magnets are way cheaper in bulk, 10 for the price of 3, so I’ll have a couple to keep and a few to give away to any readers or reporters I’ve talked to over the past couple years.

I’m also gonna make and include a nice big batch of homemade Buckeyes. Which for the ‘feriners is just the Ohio version of Reese’s Cups that look like our native inedible state nut/tree.

Any other suggestions, oh wise readers? So far it’s just a big ole’ basket of Jen-made stuff. That seems odd to me, but somehow suitable since I made the site too.

The good news is the groundbreaking is the week BEFORE Mr Man and I are planning to go to South Carolina on a rambling driving vacation. No bad timing like what happened in August when I was on another vacation. The other good news is every hotel we’re staying at has free hish speed internet so woo!!! I’ll be able to post and upload pics to flickr.

FunkyBlue can even post some of his crazy link finds if he wants.