Awesome and Unusual Handmade Christmas Stockings From Etsy Designers Make The Mantel.

Not your usual Christmas Stockings, these three etsy stores sell handmade and unusual designs for the artisan holiday home. Hand-tooled leather with koi, flowers, bees and snowflakes from Moxie and Oliver, Burlap coffee sacks turned into elf stockings available with or without customization from Habitation Boheme and wild and modern patterns and designs for people and pets from Urban Creative. 

Most can be still be shipped in time for Christmas. Prices and designs vary. Read on for more info, pics and links to buy.

Hand-Tooled leather stockings from Moxie and Oliver:






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Habitation Boheme offers unique, handmade one-of-a-kind repurposed burlap Christmas stockings made from coffee sacks:






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Kendra Lock of Urban Creative has colorful modern graphic Christmas stockings for people and pets:




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LOHAN LUNACY - DID LINDSAY PUNCH WOMAN OVER MISSING PURSE OR BOY BANDER???: Okay, I'm sure by now you've heard that LINDSAY LOHAN was arrested early yesterday morning at a nightclub for allegedly punching another woman in the face. But was it over her little sister's purse, or was it because of jealousy? Well, it depends on the source.

According to the New York Post, Lindsay and Tiffany Eve Mitchell were sitting at adjacent VIP booths, when Linds began frantically looking for her little sister's designer handbag, which sources say was stuffed with $10,000 cash Lindsay had just given Ali.

 “Lindsay had stuffed her jacket and the purse behind the banquette, then went to look for it and couldn’t see it. She was too drunk to remember where it was.” “The woman [became] agitated" with Lindsy and got in her face, leading Lindsay to scream at her, ‘Give me back my purse!’

They both went back to their seats, but Linds continued to glare at her, eventually punching her in the face.

But TMZ says the fight was over a boy - specifically, a boy bander. Apparently, Lindsay had attended a Justin Bieber concert earlier that night in order to catch the opening act, British boy band The Wanted.

The site claims Linds had her sights set on band member Max George, and that the two hit up the club together. But Max was reportedly “turned off” by Lilo’s alleged drunkenness and started hitting on Mitchell, and that's when Lindsay decided to take matters into her own hands...or, uh, fists.

And then there's the police version. According to police sources, cops believe she actually clocked Mitchell because she thought the woman was snapping photos of her. They said Mitchell was looking at photos on a cellphone with her cousin when Lohan walked up and punched her in the face.  

HALLE BERRY AND GABRIEL AUBRY STRIKE A DEAL, MAKE PEACE: HALLE BERRY, GABRIEL AUBRY, and OLIVIER MARTINEZ are giving peace a chance -- a week after Halle's ex and current fiancé came to blows on her driveway.

After a court hearing yesterday, Berry and Martinez reached some kind of truce with baby-daddy Aubry. Halle's lawyer left the hearing, stood in front of reporters and held up a piece of paper with a handwritten message that said, quote, "The parties have reached an amicable agreement. There will be no further statements regarding this matter."

A source told New York Post's Page Six the “amicable agreement” refers to both the child-custody agreement and the Thanksgiving Day fight. The source told them he or she “would not be a surprised" if Martinez lets his criminal restraining order against Aubry expire or if Aubry files a motion to dismiss the restraining order.

Halle and Olivier were no-shows at the hearing, but Gabriel did attend, wearing sunglasses to cover up his shiner from the beat down.

KIM KARDASHIAN AND KRIS HUMPHRIES REPORTEDLY FIGHTING OVER RING: According to Radar Online, one of the major things KRIS HUMPHRIES and KIM KARDASHIAN are fighting over is the 20-carat 2-million dollar engagement ring Kris gave Kim.

Kris wants it back because he feels he was conned into a "sham" marriage by Kim. But Kim "has no intention of returning it," according to their source familiar with the situation. "She feels she is within her legal right to refuse as she went through with the wedding."

But, the person goes on to say, "Kris doesn't understand why Kim would even want the ring. It obviously has no sentimental value, and she certainly doesn't need the money. So why doesn't she just return it to him?"

I know it's a rhetorical question, but I'm guessing it's because Kim feels giving it back would be like admitting the marriage WAS a sham. And that would mean losing leverage in court.

CHRISTINA AGUILERA DENIES GETTING BUTT INJECTIONS: CHRISTINA AGUILERA has a message for those who've been gossiping about her big, round booty; it’s real and it’s spectacular!

Xtina’s peeps offered that response after Star magazine claimed she, quote, “paid for her pumped-up rear end.” The tabloid quoted a doctor who's never seen her in person as saying the junk in her trunk “could be [because] she has had lipo-sculpture to the waist and fat injection to the buttocks.”

The gossip site Gossip Cop says Christina’s people laughed off the claim when asked, saying "it's obviously not true."

Adidas Launches Christmas Campaign With Snoop as Scrooge and An Interactive Facebook App That Lets You Un-Scrooge Yourself.

adidas has launched its pioneering Holiday Campaign for 2012, enlisting the help of some of the world’s finest sporting and cultural icons, to turn your social media content into a potentially timeline-changing classic Holiday Tale. At the heart of the campaign is ‘The Cautionary Tale of Ebenezer Snoop’ online film (shown in this post), offering you the opportunity to follow a digital journey to find and share your own Holiday Spirit. As the film closes, you are invited to find out if you are an Ebenezer, and if so, the chance to redeem yourself with an innovative Facebook app (screen grab shown below).



The film features global music heavyweight Snoop Lion alongside skateboard OG Mark Gonzales escorting viewers into the illustrated world of legendary Beavis & Butthead artist JJ Sedelmaier. ‘The Cautionary Tale of Ebenezer Snoop’ follows the path of the classic Holiday story, seeing Ebenezer Snoop confronted by the Ghosts of Holiday Past (Stan Smith), Present (David Beckham) and Future (Derrick Rose & Rita Ora), as well as a host of other Global adidas stars that keeps viewers going back to find more. As you continue on your journey through the tale, you return to Facebook to create your own story.



The adidas Holiday Facebook application produces for you, the user, a personalized journey that mirrors the structure of the Ebenezer Snoop film content. Snoop might not be the only Ebenezer. By aggregating your user data around certain Facebook activities such as comments, birthday well-wishes, & event responses, adidas creates your own uniquely tailored Ebenezer film (they choose all the times you declined invites, didn't respond to posts or didn't acknowledge friends' brithdays to prove your 'scrooginess'). The app pulls in these features from your Facebook timeline, proposing what your digital life could look like if you don’t mend your ways. The level of your online interaction determines the film which your journey takes – the storyline and content directed by your digital life.

Examples from my own Facebook page:



At the end of your personal journey adidas offers you the opportunity to redeem yourself by sending a Facebook greeting card featuring JJ Sedelmaier’s campaign illustrations to friends.



You can choose any of the ghosts from the animated tale to deliver your customized card:

David Beckham:


Derrick Rose:


Rita Ora:


Stan Smith:


The gift which accompanies the card is dependent on your Ebenezer levels – one possibility is a 15% e-commerce discount.

A truly interactive online campaign working across social media, adidas recognises the importance of the digital world to its consumers and presents a complete Holiday gift-giving solution to its fans.

“The Ebenezer Snoop Holiday Campaign is the most user-specific app adidas has ever created, examining consumer behaviour to produce a truly personalised online experience. There is so much noise during the holidays, we’ve created a simple yet effective app to cut straight through. The Ebenezer Snoop Facebook app aggregates your personal Facebook information to produce a film entirely for you. Using the Timeline we are suggesting how your timeline could look if you don’t mend your ways!” -- Gabriel Jaffe, Senior Digital Communications Manager, AG.

Creative Credits:
Production Credits
Client: ADIDAS
Creative Agency: SID LEE
Production Agency: JIMMY LEE.TV
Post-Production:MASS MARKET/JIMMY LEE.TV/ VISION GLOBALE
Production houses: Live action – CAVIAR CONTENT / Animation - J.J. SEDELMAIER PRODUCTIONS
Director: Live action – Jake Szymanski / Animation – JJ Sedelmaier
Grading: MASS MARKET
Editors: JIMMY LEE.TV
Sound Design : MACHINE HEAD
Sound Mix: LA MAJEURE

About adidas
adidas is a global designer, developer and marketer of athletic footwear, apparel and accessories with the mission to be the leading sports brand in the world. Brand adidas is part of the adidas Group, a corporation that includes brands such as Reebok, TaylorMade and Rockport.

About the adidas Group
The adidas Group is one of the global leaders within the sporting goods industry, offering a broad range of products around the core brands adidas, Reebok, TaylorMade, Rockport and Reebok-CCM Hockey. Headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, the Group has more than 46,000 employees and generated sales of € 13.3 billion in 2011.

LOHAN LUNACY - LINDSAY ARRESTED!!!: LINDSAY LOHAN had gone, like, a whole month without getting arrested, but that all changed early this morning.

TMZ reports Lindsay was cuffed and stuffed around 4 o'clock this morning after getting into a fist fight at a New York City nightclub. Details are still pretty sketchy, but what we do know is that Linds exchanged words with a fellow clubgoer sitting at an adjoining booth, at one point saying something to the effect of "Give me some space."

Then, when it looked like things had calmed down, Lindsay punched the woman in the face! Allegedly.

Sources tell TMZ Lindsay left the club before cops got there, but that the car she was a passenger in was intercepted and the arrest was made.

She's been charged with third degree misdemeanor assault.

This could spell even more trouble for Lindsay. She's already knee deep for allegedly lying about that car crash in California. This arrest could trigger yet another violation of her probation. As of right now, she's still in police custody.

COVER SHOT: It looks like Us Weekly is going all in with their claim that JESSICA SIMPSON is pregnant with an oops baby. Jessica's rep says, quote, "I'm not going to comment on this speculation."

SNAPSHOT - MARIAH CAREY CLEAVAGE CHRISTMAS: MARIAH CAREY performed a song called "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again" last night on NBC's "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" special, and gave us all the gift of cleavage. God Bless Us, everyone! (PHOTO) (PHOTO)

KIM KARDASHIAN 'HANDCUFFED' TO KRIS HUMPHRIES - KANYE DEPOSED: KANYE WEST was in court yesterday to be deposed in KIM KARDASHIAN'S divorce case.

 Meanwhile, Kim's attorney accused KRIS HUMPHRIES and his legal team of prolonging the agony, saying Kim was "handcuffed to Mr. Humphries" and only wanted "to dissolve her marriage so she can move on with her life."

Kris' attorneys want Kim to agree to an annulment and admit the marriage was a fraud, which Kim won't do. The judge said he'll set a trial date during a hearing on February 15th. Yes, the day after Valentines Day.

ROMANCE REPORT - DEMI MOORE'S NEW BOY TOY: Rawr! 50-year-old DEMI MOORE is up to her cougar ways again, reportedly dating a man almost half her age. According to the New York Post’s Page Six, he's 26-year-old art dealer Vito Schnabel.

Demi and Vito reportedly met at a party in India earlier this month. A source says, quote, "They were dancing and grinding all over each other, openly, in front of other guests."

Word is Vito previously shared his down there parts with ELLE MACPHERSON and LIV TYLER. Although not at the same time. I'm assuming.

QUOTE/UNQUOTE: "I feel like my [fat] is sticking out so bad right now. I almost always wear [Spanx], but not tonight, and I feel it pushing out, making me look fat." -- KATY PERRY, to Us magazine last night at a UNICEF event.

Here's how fat Katy looked last night. Ewwww, huh? This just goes to show you, NO WOMAN is EVER satisfied with how she looks.

UPDATE - 'HALF MAN' ANGUS T. JONES TO STAY ON SHOW: According to sources, Angus T. Jones will finish his 10th season on "Two and Half Men" but likely won't return next season. Jones, who recently became religious, called the show "filth" and told viewers not to watch the show in a YouTube video, but later apologized for his remarks.

If his verbal thrashing of the show does end up costing him his reported 300,000 dollar an episode paycheck, he could always go work on his former co-star CHARLIE SHEEN'S new FX show "Anger Management". Sheen told ABCNews.com, "[Angus] is welcome at the Goodson Anger Management home anytime."

SPLITSVILLE - POPULATION 'PSYCH' ACTOR DULE HILL: Psych actor Dulé Hill has separated from his wife. The couple of eight years cited irreconcilable differences.

UPDATE - GWEN STEFANI'S HUSBAND DIDN'T GET HANDSY WITH HIS NANNY; IT WAS HIS SISTER!: Remember that photo of GAVIN ROSSDALE hiking with his children and their nanny, and it appeared his hand was dangerously close to her hot, young backside? (PHOTO)

Well, it turns out the nanny might have been his sister, Soraya! HERE'S a photo of Soraya, and HERE'S a photo of the nanny.  Did this story just get hella weird? We Report, You Decide!

Oh No. Yoko Designs A Ridiculous Men's Line For Opening Ceremony. Prices and Pics of Yoko Ono's Fashions For Men 1969-2012.

This holiday season, Opening Ceremony teamed up with Yoko Ono to create what they call "a very special apparel collection" consisting of 34 high-priced pieces available exclusively at OC.


above: Humberto Leon of Opening Ceremony with Yoko Ono (photo courtesy of NY Times)

Titled “Fashions for Men 1969-2012,” the limited-edition line is based on a book of hand-drawn illustrations (shown below) that Yoko presented to John Lennon on the occasion of their wedding. 43 years later, Yoko and Opening Ceremony have worked together to bring her sketches to life.



According to the New York Times, Ms. Ono loved the way her late husband looked in and out of clothes, so many of her pieces accentuate the 'good bits' e.g. nipples, buttocks and the crotch area.



The Times reports "“Men were always wanting us to look good and take off everything,” Ms. Ono said. “And we were never able to enjoy men’s sexuality in that way.”



Given that, I can only assume that the collection exemplifies what she believes is a way to enjoy men's sexuality. While it does nothing for me, you can decide for yourself. Below is the entire collection.

$595 One button two-tone jackets with a single mesh sleeve:


$485 Cut out jackets:



$145 Mesh cut out shoulder shirts:


$200 Eyelet (nipple) shirts:


$150 Eyelet (nipple) tanks:


$255 Cut out (sheer buttocks) trousers:


$250 Conservative (knee cut outs and hand on buttocks) trousers:



$335 Hand trousers:


$200 Jockstrap with an LED light:


$75  Hoodies with Yoko's sketched icons of buttocks, eyes and words:


$750 Men's Open Toe Thigh-High Boots:


$250 Men's Lightbulb Bra:


$245 Men's leather bell belt:


$400 transparent chest plaque with bells and leather neck strap that reads, “RING FOR YOUR MOMMY PIECE y.o. 69-12:



$55 Slip-on printed stretch knee pads:


Also available is a softcoverbook of her original artwork, accompanied by a CD recording of Yoko's 1973 composition "Anatano Te (Your Hands) and 3 printed posters featuring, respectively, her line drawing of buttocks, the word dream, and her sketch of eyes.

Illustrations by Yoko Ono brought to life in an animation by Lisa Paclet and Irina Dakeva:


all images courtesy of Opening Ceremony

Shop the collection here.