Happy Holidays!

Many of you aren't working tomorrow so today we're
wishing you a Happy Holiday!

Great Gift Idea #7

Do you still wear a watch?

Great Gift Idea #7

WATCHES

Let's bring them back!

Hello Kitty & fasteners - love it!

If you google search Kimora Lee Simmons & Hello Kitty you will find lots of places to buy it.

We found this one at the Oakland Airport!

This masculine one was made by Hublot.

We found it at Watches Infoniac

Or this designer one...

by Marc Jacobs. 

If you google Marc Jacobs Turnlock watch, you'll find it.

And it comes in lots of bright colors and white too.

One more

This one is called, get ready for it, 

the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Montauk Highway

Go to Audemars Piguet website, they have lots of great watches.

Great Gift Idea #6

This is so funny.

Great Gift Idea #6

ALIEN GNOME BANDITS

Made out of fasteners!

Buy it at What On Earth

Quick! Aliens are kidnapping your old garden gnome!

A funny take on an old classic, all made out of fasteners.

Gifts Gift Idea #5

Gifts for the kids.

Great Gift Idea(s) #5

NUTS & BOLTS TOYS

Super cute and great for motor skills.
Find them at the Oriental Trading Co.


And check out this great rug for a kid's room.

It's so clever and pretty but unfortunately you can't buy it.
YOU'LL HAVE TO MAKE ONE!

We found it at the My Poppet Blog

Great Gift Idea #4

This is beautiful.

Great Gift Idea #4

Artisan Nut & Bolt Bowl

By Bert Lambier

A piece of art for your apples or avocados.  

You can find it at: WingNutDesigns.com

Great Gift Idea #3

For your someone special, we have some ideas.

Great Gift Idea(s) #3

FOR HER*:

The 'I'm-nuts-about-you' Keyring

At Uncommon Goods
I would love this (a not so subtle hint people!)

FOR HIM*:

Phillips Head Screw Cufflinks

Classy yet edgy, also at Uncommon Goods

*Although we'd like to mention that the men in our office also dig this keyring, and we know a lot of women these days who wear beautiful shirts that require cufflinks, so maybe mix things up and give hers to a him or his to her - that would also work.

Great Gift Idea #2

We got one and it was one of the best gifts we've ever received.

Great Gift Idea #2

CHESS SETS!

 Wing nuts, castle nuts, hex bolts - a chess set made out of fasteners - some people are so creative.
The one above is ours but below we'll show you where you can get one too.

So for that special chess Grandmaster in your life, who also loves hardware, here they are:

I think the other side is black - it's at Etsy

This one is really impressive.

Find it at Jazz It Up

Found it on Hello Antique by Laura Palmer

OR, if you want a lighter game, go for CHECKERS!

This is great! And also at Esty

I think I'm going to have to try and make one of these one day.

Great Gift Idea #1

With the holidays here we thought we would start posting cool products that we think would make great gift ideas.

Here is Great Gift Idea #1

Bolt & Screw Salt & Pepper Shakers

A Hex head and a Flat head - one for salt and one for pepper.

Not only do they look cool but you can't get anything out of them unless you bend them.

(As if salt-&-peppering wasn't fun enough!)

Then they return to their original form - so cool.

Here is the link where to buy them:

Gadgets UK

Fasteners & Festivities

It's December! It's time to start decorating, and we want to help.
Of course we're still keeping it all about fasteners.

Many of you start with a tree - how's this one? It's held together with threaded rod and nuts!

Lowe's teaches you how to make it.
Here's the link: Lowe's

Or, if you go with a real tree, you will need ornaments - how about these? Heidi Borchers made them out of spare fasteners and we think they're pretty adorable.

You can see how to make them at FaveCraft.com

Lots of great ways to incorporate fasteners into the festivities!