This week's favorites: jigsaw puzzle soap, nostalgic air-mail postcards, an octopus-theme to-do pad, and nifty van-shaped gift boxes.

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• "Edgar's Tears" print ($13) by Portland artist Amelia. I'm also a fan of her portrait "Rainy Day."

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•"Sycamore" linocut ($45) by artist/biologist KShanks, who gets "very grumpy" when she's not making art. "Winter Goldfinch" is equally striking.

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• Petting Zoo tags ($7) by Chicago design team PearlMarmalade would look great framed, grouped, and hung in a child's room.

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•Break free from the tyranny of the wedding-gift registry and get this cantilevered wine holder ($34) by Prince Street Woodcrafters instead.