The ancient art of hand lettering has thrived even in the age of typing and texting. Its quirks and flourishes infuse the written word with personality and offer a graphic way to express its meaning. My Modern Met Co-Founder Alice Yoo fell in love with this facet of graphic design, and it was part of the inspiration behind her new company, Skylar Yoo. Finding strength from empowering phrases like “Girls to the Front,” artists from around the world have hand-lettered these inspirational quotes. Skylar Yoo has placed them on apparel, art prints, and accessories that are specially designed for women.

“The inspiration for [Skylar Yoo’s] first collection came from witnessing a historical day, January 21, 2017,” Alice writes. “In the single largest protest march in human history, women and men came together to ask for governmental change. The Women’s March brought out five million people in 700 marches worldwide to advocate for women’s rights.” Skylar Yoo encourages ladies to be bold, shatter the glass ceiling, and work to create a life they love.

Skylar Yoo’s first collection of hand lettering quotes are visually striking and exciting to see. Clad in bright colors and a variety of graphic styles, the words come alive on t-shirts, enamel pins, and museum-quality prints. They are meant to be proudly displayed on yourself or in your home. They are also intended for you to spread the positive messages, making them the perfect gift for the hard-working woman in your life.

We spoke with Alice about her journey to creating Skylar Yoo, her love of hand lettering, and where she wants to go from here. Read our interview with her, below.

My Modern Met Co-Founder Alice Yoo started the company Skylar Yoo that uses beautiful hand lettering to illustrate empowering quotes for women.

Here’s a peek into how “Believe in Yourself” was created:

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How did you decide on the phrases that were hand-lettered? Which one (or ones) resonate with you the most and why?

I deliberately chose words and phrases that would resonate with the modern woman. I quickly learned that phrases like “Girls to the Front” and “Fearless Girl” applies not just to women but to young girls as well. I’m already getting requests to create a toddlers and youth line so those are in the works. The phrase that resonates with me the most is “Bold is the New Beautiful.” I created that myself but it was inspired by photographer Kate T. Parker’s “Strong is the new pretty.” I think today’s definition of beauty has changed. We now admire women for their boldness, their strength, their determination, and their resilience.

In the process of creating Skylar Yoo, what did you learn about the hand lettering process?

After I stumbled upon hand lettering on Instagram, I bought every book I could on it. I was immediately fascinated by the fact that it took hand lettering artists several different skill sets to produce a piece of art. Tobias Saul, one of our featured artists explained it this way:

“You have to know a lot of different type styles and how they are constructed. Additionally, you need drawing skills to bring them to paper. And you have to be able to create different layouts, work with colors, etc. I think this symbiosis of different graphics fields makes hand lettering so fascinating to me. And that maybe differs it from other art forms.”

You share some very personal things on Skylar Yoo. What led to your decision to do that? Does that speak to your larger mission?

In the Skylar Yoo About Us page, I opened up about my personal life and shared one of the hardest times in my life, being locked up in a psychiatric hospital for six weeks. I also shared that I am bipolar. Our motto at Skylar Yoo is, “Be Bold.” If I can’t embody that phrase, how could I ask others to? Also, 10% of all of our profit will go to two charities. 5% will go to fighting for women’s rights and 5% will go to raising awareness of mental health. Both causes are near and dear to my heart.

What was it like to go from writing about artists to playing art director? How much input did you put into the style of the hand lettering? 

Writing about artists for My Modern Met and exposing new art to people was always a thrill. I’d often get these “thank you” emails from artists telling us that, by giving them exposure, we helped change their lives. However, with Skylar Yoo I actually got the chance to choose phrases and pick artists who I thought could bring certain words to life. Then, if something didn’t feel right I could ask an artist to “go back to the drawing board” or just make minor tweaks. It was also fun playing with colors. (I never knew how much I loved the color red!) The fourteen artists I worked with let me be part of their creative process. That was more fun than I could have ever imagined.

Which lettering artist surprised you the most with their work?

I would say that artist Tobias Saul constantly surprised me with his talent. I’d give him a phrase and he’d just turn it into this incredible work of art. When I asked him to create a time-lapse video he didn’t hesitate, he was totally game. Maddy Nye is another artist who really sticks out in my mind. She’s behind “Girls to the Front.” When I told her about my mission, to inspire and empower women, she gave me a huge discount, telling me she believed in what I was doing. That gave me a lot of confidence that I was on the right track.

Where do you intend to take Skylar Yoo from here?

I call this company Skylar Yoo because Skylar is what I would have named my daughter if I had had one. I have big dreams for her. One day, I’d like to create an online and offline magazine featuring bold women, especially women entrepreneurs. I subscribe to Inc., Entrepreneur, Fast Company, and Forbes and whenever I read an article on a successful woman entrepreneur, I immediately get chills.

Skylar Yoo: Website | Instagram | Facebook

My Modern Met granted permission to use images by Alice Yoo.

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Argentinian embroidery artist Sol Kesseler creates detailed portraits with colorful thread and impressive needle work. Kesseler uses a variety of techniques that work together to create a distinctive style. Often starting from pencil drawings—which are impressive in their own right—Kesseler uses fine black thread to establish outlines, leaving much of the white fabric exposed to create high contrast portraits. She then adds textured details with colored threads and a variety of stitches.

Cross-hatched thread lines create the illusion of hand-drawn shading, while heavier yarns are used to create chunky textures. Kesseler incorporates thicker, more elaborate embroidery stitches to mimic wooly facial hair, cozy knitwear, colorful florals, and mountainous landscapes. Sometimes beads are even added as pretty details that achieve even more depth of color.

Kesseler holds embroidery workshops in her studio in Argentina, where you can learn to create your own textile art. You can also purchase Kesseler’s crafty creations on her website.

Embroidery artist Sol Kesseler creates detailed thread portraits that look hand-drawn.

She uses fine, black thread to establish outlines and sketch-like details.

Elaborate stitches are used to add texture to clothing, facial hair, and backgrounds.

Bugambilo: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter
h/t: [Brown Paper Bag]

All images via Bugambilo.

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In an increasingly urgent race to combat rising climates and CO2 emissions, Conservation International is turning to our greatest weapon—the Amazon rainforest. A bold new project by the non-profit aims to be the largest tropical reforestation initiative in history, with 73 million trees to be planted over 6 years.

By strategically planting in an area of Brazil known as the “arc of deforestation,” the goal is to transform 70,000 acres of cleared pasture back into the lush tropical forest of the past. Even with an increased awareness about the importance of the Amazon rainforest, scientists are concerned that 20% may be deforested over the next 20 years, this in addition to the 20% that was already destroyed in the last 40 years. This makes Conservation International’s ambitious project all the more necessary.

“If the world is to hit the 1.2°C or 2°C (34.16°F or 35.6°F) [degrees of warming] target that we all agreed to in Paris, then protecting tropical forests in particular has to be a big part of that,” M. Sanjayan, CEO of Conservation International, warns. “It’s not just the trees that matter, but what kind of trees. If you’re really thinking about getting carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, then tropical forests are the ones that end up mattering the most.”

In fact, if deforestation were to cease altogether, forests could absorb up to 37% of our annual carbon emissions. To make a lasting impact, Conservation International has researched a well thought out process to ensure they hit their targets. A new, more efficient planting technique known as muvuca, in which hundreds of native tree seeds from a variety of species are planted over every inch of the deforested land.

The seeds used are from the  Xingu Seed Network, which has acted as a native seed supply for over 40 organizations since 2007. Their network of over 400 seed collectors are typically indigenous women and local youth, therefore providing employment opportunities as well as environmental conservation.

Once seeded, natural selection decides which plants survive and thrive. A 2014 study by the Food and Agriculture Organization and Biodiversity International found that 90% of native plant germinate survive using this method, which is less expensive—and labor intensive—than the typical method of planting saplings. It also results in more plants per acre.

“With plant-by-plant reforestation techniques, you get a typical density of about 160 plants per hectare,” shares Rodrigo Medeiros, Conservation International’s vice president of the Brazil program and project lead. “With muvuca, the initial outcome is 2,500 species per hectare. And after 10 years, you can reach 5,000 trees per hectare. It’s much more diverse, much more dense, and less expensive than traditional techniques.”

Conservation International: Website | Facebook | Instagram
h/t: [Inhabitat, Fast Company]

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It’s natural to want to save pleasant memories, be it through photographs, video, or audio recordings. Christoffer Relander has created a unique twist on preservation by using double exposure photography and landscapes from his childhood. He “places” the miniaturized nature scenes into jars, capturing a moment that’s now confined in a miniature time capsule. Calling the series Jarred & Displaced, it’s the second installment of this surreal collection.

Double exposure photography can be created in a variety of ways. Today, it’s most commonly done with Photoshop, but there are other (less hi-tech) ways to combine two images. Relander prefers to work with an analog approach and produce all of his alluring images in camera. “This project was not created or layered in an external software,” Relander writes. “Images are not put into physical jars (as is misunderstood sometimes), only blended into one photograph.”

We first marveled over Jarred & Displaced a year ago, and Relander has made one big change since then—everything is in color. The shift from black and white alters not just the vibrancy, but the emotional tone of the images as well. In monochrome, the places in the jars felt desolate and lonely. Now, the dreamy double exposure photos have a sense of hope—Relander is literally taking us out of the dark and into the light.

Photographer Christoffer Relander collects memories in an unusual way.

He uses double exposure photography techniques to put locales from his childhood into small jars.

The double exposure technique is done completely analog—all of the landscapes are composed in camera.

Christoffer Relander: Website | Facebook | Instagram
h/t: [PetaPixel]

All images via Christoffer Relander.

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If you can’t make it all the way to India to see the Taj Mahal and are a LEGO lover, you might want to try your hand at the epic kit the company is about to reissue. When LEGO’s original 5,922-piece Taj Mahal was released in 2008, it was the largest LEGO set in production. Later beat out by the Millennium Falcon kit, it was discontinued in 2010.

Now, for its upcoming 10th anniversary, LEGO is putting the Taj Mahal kit back on the market next month. Adding just one piece to the original—bringing the set up to 5,923 pieces—it features the incredible architectural detail of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. Just make sure you are up to the task, as the set is ranked for expert level builders and measures 16 inches high, 20 inches wide, and 20 inches deep.

The stunning model kit will be released to the public on Cyber Monday—November 27—via the online LEGO Shop for $369.99. If that seems like a lot, the math comes out to about $0.10 a piece, and when considering that boxed copies of the original 2008 kit can go for over $3,000, it all comes into perspective.

One of the most stunning pieces of architecture of all time, the Taj Mahal was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jahan in 1632 to house the tomb of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. It took 20,000 artisans to complete the work under a board of architects, and today more than 7 million people a year visit the beloved site. Oversized in all ways—its construction budget adjusted for inflation was $827 million—it’s only fitting that one of LEGO’s largest kits pay homage to the site.

The original Taj Mahal LEGO set was discontinued in 2010, but is being reissued for its 10th anniversary.

The 5,923-piece LEGO set is filled with intricate detail worthy of the famous monument.

The Taj Mahal, which was commissioned in 1623, receives over 7 million visitors a year.

But you won’t have to make the voyage to India to get the kit, which goes on sale November 27, 2017.

h/t: [Kotaku, Arch Daily]

All images via LEGO except where noted.

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When flipping through the pages of Photographic Treatment © by Laurence Aëgerter, a reader is greeted with spreads pairing two seemingly unrelated images. It’s upon further examination and thinking that they have a connection—but what is it? There’s no wrong or right answer to this question, and that’s the point of the exercise. Photographic Treatment © is primarily geared towards dementia patients as a cognitive tool that exercises their minds, while at the same time captivates them with alluring image combinations.

Aëgerter spent more than a year and a half consulting with experts in the fields of neurology, gerontology, and psychology to create the series of five slim books. Each contains 30 pairs of uncaptioned images that invite readers to imagine how the two correspond to one another. Some feature portraits of people, while other spreads are of animals or distant locales. In one pairing, a figure skating couple sits opposite a snow-covered mountain. Another positions a wide-eyed owl next to a girl wearing a hijab. The dementia patient is supposed to look at these spreads (and others in Photographic Treatment ©) with a caretaker who prompts them using open-ended questions, allowing the patient to think creatively about what they’re seeing. They will not only enjoy the images but engage in free-associative thoughts and possibly lead them to reminisce about their past.

Aëgerter created Photographic Treatment © as a way, in part, to improve patients’ lives with the power of images. “It is really a trigger for their fantasy because their world becomes so small in this care environment—very protected, without any surprise, and totally dull,” she explains. “People are sometimes treated too much like children. I thought, ‘What about triggering the mind, but in a way that’s less confronting?’ This project really leaves people in their own value, and there is no quiz, and there is no shame to have about not remembering. Just pleasure with images.”

Laurence Aëgerter created a form of dementia therapy for people suffering from its memory loss symptoms called Photographic Treatment ©.

Pairing unlikely images, she encourages patients to find comparisons between them.

It fosters creative thinking.

Photographic Treatment is now in some facilities where caretakers can go through the book with their patients.

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My Modern Met granted permission to use photos by Laurence Aëgerter.

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Miniaturist Joshua Smith is back with a new scale model full of the urban grit we’ve come to know him for. After his recent work—a scale model of building in Kowloon—he’s turned his attention to Taiwan. This tall, slender building is a replica of a Locksmith shop in Kaohsiung in Taiwan, and Smith has spared no detail in bringing the model to life.

Built from scratch on a 1:18 scale, the structure even lights up—taking the mood from daytime metropolis to evening urban grit. Smith is constantly innovating for his work—in this case using the plastic from a ballpoint pen to create overhead lighting that flickers. Graffiti tags splash across the metal shutters and a lone motorbike outside gives a mood of quiet isolation.

Since he started focusing his work on scale models in 2015, Smith has continually cultivated his craft by meticulously recreating the urban landscape. Fascinated by the grime, rust, and decay of city life, he infuses each project with a unique character that brings the miniatures to life beyond their shape and form.

Smith’s newest miniature will be on display from November 10, 2017, at the Arcade Art Gallery in Taiwan as part of the group exhibition When the Sun Goes Down.

Miniaturist Joshua Smith is a master of recreating the urban landscape through scale models.

The model—which depicts a Locksmith shop in Taiwan—even lights up for an even mood.

Joshua Smith: Website | Facebook | Instagram

All images by Ben Neale. My Modern Met granted permission to use photos by Joshua Smith.

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Mexico-based textile artist Victoria Villasana applies colorful embroidery designs to vintage black and white photographs of cultural icons. Inspired by world culture and the human spirit, Villasana explores “how people relate to each other in a fragmented, post-digital world.”

From feminist heroins such as Frida Kahlo, to world-adored musicians such as David Bowie, Villasana’s chosen imagery depicts who she calls “true visionaries,” meaning “people who realise their inner power to change things.” Throughout her works, rainbow colored stitches—in geometric and polka dot patterns—are used to highlight the subject’s clothing, jewelry, and eyes. Villasana’s aim is to “keep the message of these visionaries in our minds and hearts.”

Villasana often works beyond the confines of her studio. She takes to the streets where she creates yarn bombings, and pastes posters and stickers which incorporate textile details. While living in London, her “cross-cultural imagery” earned her recognition in the local street art scene where she collaborated with a number of street artists. “I love how the natural environment can change the piece by moving the yarn in different directions,” she says. Since moving back to Mexico, she continues to collaborate with street artists, in addition to her studio-based embroidery.

Keep up to date with Victoria Villasana’s colorful work on Instagram.

Textile artist Victoria Villasana applies colorful embroidery to photographs of cultural icons.

Villasana often uses embroidery to highlight inspiring quotes, such as David Bowie’s “we can be heroes.”

She also takes to the streets where she collaborates with various street artists.

Victoria Villasana: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter
h/t: [Colossal]

All images via Victoria Villasana.

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“La Mousme” by Vincent Van Gogh (1888) vs Jessica Chastain in Alexander McQueen for Vogue (2013)

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Fashion and art are intimately tied. Our visual culture is the amalgamation of influences, and clothing design regularly borrows from elements of past and contemporary art. Colors, texture, and the symbols seen in works—ranging from the Renaissance to present-day sculpture—all make their way into modern-day garments and the way they are styled. The Instagram account Art History Fashion highlights these connections by sharing side-by-side comparisons of the clothing and its source material (intentional or not).

The amount of fashion design inspiration taken from years, decades, and centuries past is striking—modern fashion clearly remixes art history. Some pieces, like Charles Robert Leslie’s 1838 painting Queen Victoria in Her Coronation Robes has seemed to directly inspire Rihanna’s headline-making dress from the 2015 Met Gala. Other comparisons are more subtle but still convey the essence of their origin. Jean Gabriel Domergue’s 20th-century painting Grand Gala includes a colorful floral frock that looks fashion-forward, even today. The same colors and shape of the flowers were mimicked in a 2012 collection from Jessica Hart and Pencey Standard Fall. Although the setting and pose between the painting and fashion photograph are different, the influence is clear.

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The Instagram account Art History Fashion highlights fashion inspiration that’s seemingly borrowed directly from works of art.

“Queen Victoria in Her Coronation Robes” by Charles Robert Leslie (1838) vs Rihanna in Guo Pei, Met Gala (2015) • “Only women who have the confidence of a queen could wear it.” – Guo Pei

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Trying something different… “The Idol” by Henri Matisse (1905-1906) vs Singles magazine (2012) • Funnily enough, this was a Frida Kahlo inspired editorial, but those eyebrows are SO Matisse.

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“Grand Gala” by Jean Gabriel Domergue (20th century) vs Jessica Hart x Pencey Standard Fall collection (2012)

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“The Birth of Venus” by Sandro Botticelli (~1486) vs De Beers campaign, featuring Lily Cole (2005)

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“Jean-Michel Basquiat” by Andy Warhol (1982) vs “Les Beaux Arts”, photographed by Erwin Olaf for Vogue Netherlands (2014) • Wow! You guys, I’m lucky if I manage 5 new followers a day and today I got 500+! Thank you, I’m ecstatic. Can’t wait to keep sharing my matches with you all.

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Salvador Dali’s costumes for the Bacchanale ballet, photographed by Horst P. Horst (1939) vs “A Magic World”, photographed by Tim Walker for Vogue Italia (2007)

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Salvador Dalí, photographed for Paris Match by Willy Rizzo (1953) vs “Mask Layer” by Donna Trope for Under the Influence magazine (2015)

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“The Corn Poppy” by Kees Van Dongen (1919) vs Otto Lucas in Vogue UK, photographed by Norman Parkinson (1959)

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“Untitled (Yellow Bone King)” by Jean Michel Basquiat (1982) vs Artisanal Bride by Maison Margiela, photographed by Txema Yeste for Vogue Russia (2015)

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Mosaic of Empress Theodora at the Church of San Vitale (547) vs Dolce & Gabbana Fall Ready to Wear (2013)

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“Ophelia” by John Everett Millais (1851-1852) vs “Ophelia Has A Dream” by Mihara Yasuhiro (2012)

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“The Burning Giraffe” by Salvador Dali (1937) vs Autumn/Winter womenswear by Maison Margiela (2016)

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“La Mousme” by Vincent Van Gogh (1888) vs Jessica Chastain in Alexander McQueen for Vogue (2013)

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“Portrait of Johanna Staude (unfinished)” by Gustav Klimt (1917-1918) vs L’Wren Scott “Allegory of Love” collection (2013)

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“Infinity Mirror Room – Phalli’s Field” by Yayoi Kusama (1965) vs Louis Vuitton’s Yayoi Kusama collection (2012)

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“Magie noire (Black Magic)” by René Magritte (1945) vs Andrew Matusik for GenLux Magazine (2008)

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“Face-Off” by Kevin Francis Gray (2007) vs Haider Ackermann in Vogue India (2012)

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“Nude in Apartment” by Roy Lichtenstein (1995) vs Ruth Knowles, photographed by Erwin Blumenfeld for Vogue (1949)

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“Hyewon Pungsokdo” by Shin Yun-bok (after 1805) vs “Full Moon Story”, photographed by Kim Kyung Soo for Vogue Korea (2008) • It’s been a challenge for me to find quality matches for non-Western art that also include full attribution to the designer and artist. I’m always looking to expand my repository! Who are some of your favorite non-Western artists and designers? Let me know in the comments

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When someone helps you out, a proper “thank you” is in order and there’s really no better month to give thanks than November. But what about when a text message or a card just won’t do? Sometimes, you’ve got to get creative in order to show people just how much you appreciate them. And you don’t have to break the bank in order to do so; there are many great thank you gifts that are quirky, fun, and best of all, inexpensive.

We’ve scoured the internet to give you some great thank you gift ideas. When thinking about whether these would be right for your intended recipient, think about what they love or are passionate about. If you want to express gratitude towards a Star Wars-loving co-worker who helped you with a project, why not get them a mini Stormtrooper Bluetooth speaker? Or for your tea-obsessed best friend who helped you move, gift them a colorful mug with a dinosaur hiding inside. When you consider the thank you possibilities beyond a greeting card, you can delight just about anyone.

Go beyond a greeting card with quirky thank you gift ideas. See some of our favorites below!

For the friend who always texts you back and loves to make soup:

For the brother who covered for you on Thanksgiving and appreciates handwritten messages:

For the coworker who helped you with a big project and is obsessed with Star Wars:

For the classmate who proofread your papers and has a passion for writing:

 

For the mom who restocked your fridge but needs to pamper herself more often:

For the sister who gave you outfit advice and lives for crossing things off lists:

For the teen cousin who taught you to use Snapchat and thinks fire is cool:

For the boyfriend who ran all your errands and loves action photography:

For the friend who let you crash for a few days and always needs to charge their phone:

For the best friend who helped you move and loves drinking tea:

For the dad who drove you two hours to the airport and is always going on trips of his own:

For the teacher who became your mentor and enjoys all things cats:

For the roommate who always takes out the trash and needs better cable management:

For the friend who was nice to you—even though you were hangry—but can’t keep a cactus alive:

 

For the aunt who looked after your hamster and enjoys a nice craft beer:

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