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New Finds: Interesting Wedding Place Card Idea

Recycled paper place mats from Greenergrassdesign were inspired by children’s pop-up books. Part of the place mat can be punched out and folded up, functioning as a spot where you can write somebody’s name.

The wedding-cake-themed ones would be great for (duh) a wedding. Maybe not so much for a “Congratulations on Your Divorce” party.

Publique Living Popmat Paper Placemats, $26 for a set of 10

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New Finds: Eclectic Cocktail Glasses on Sale

The MoMA store has the cutest tumblers on sale right now; they would make great summer cocktail glasses. Each one is cut glass with a different pattern. Since they’re all clear, they match nicely, but since each has a different pattern, perhaps your guests will be able to tell their drinks apart.

Distinct Patterned Glasses, $64.95 for a set of six

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Trend-O-Meter Says: German Beers Are In, Belgians Are Out (6/29/09)

Just when you were finally starting to get the difference between a double and triple, a farmhouse ale and a saison, American craft brewers have moved beyond Belgian-style beers into the realm of Germans. Sierra Nevada just released a new German-style wheat beer called Kellerweis that will be available year-round.

In addition, Brooklyn Brewery in New York teamed up with the brewer from the German Schneider brewery to create Brooklyner-Schneider Hopfen-Weisse, a malty, darker wheat beer with pronounced hop characteristics. Yeah, Belgians are still popular. But they’re not exactly the hot new thing anymore—unless you consider Redhook, a large craft brewery part owned and distributed by Anheuser-Busch InBev, to be cutting edge. It recently released a Belgian-style triple made using a “secret monastery yeast strain.” Yawn.

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New Finds: Adjustable Measuring Cup

The Nuscüp Adjustable Measuring Cup and Scoop makes all other measuring cups obsolete. You need 2/3 cup of flour, 1/8 cup of milk, 6 ounces of syrup? No problem! Simply point the rubber thumb slider at the measurement you need, fill, and dump. The Nuscüp measures both dry and liquid ingredients, cups and tablespoons, English and metric systems. There’s even a magnet on the back so you can hang it on the fridge instead of sticking it in a drawer, and the whole thing comes apart for easy cleaning.

Nuscüp Adjustable Measuring Cup and Scoop, $13.95

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New Finds: Hook and Go Shopping Cart

Lugging home groceries isn’t easy for the car-free urban shopper. Either you confine yourself to what can be carried on the bus, or you have to drag a large, unwieldy granny cart to the store with you. But wait! You don’t anymore.

The Hook and Go Shopping Cart is a svelte alternative, folding up into a much-more-draggable size than the granny cart, and expanding into a sturdy rolling conveyance with hooks to hold your shopping bags (reusable, of course). Roll it through the market and then roll it right back home. Maybe you can even roll it right next to your bed and eat out of the bags with your fingers.

Hook and Go Shopping Cart, $70 ($75 with two reusable polyester shopping bags)

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