If you don’t like reading but want this answer quickly, not its not made from a real lens.  It sure does look like it though, all the bells and whistles really work like on a lens, but this was manufactured just to be a mug.  It looks great, makes a super repository for a beverage of choice and it even COMES WITH A LENS CAP!  What a brilliant idea, and why didn’t anyone think of doing this before.  Probably because no other device lends itself to being capped with out looking awkward.  Enjoy this look-a-like 24-105mm lens for only…$26.50 – WTF.  Well, a least the ones ordered August and on come with a stainless steel lining.

GET IT HERE:
http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/camera-lens-mug/

Swell for parties!  The feature list on Amazon for this item includes: Taking advantage of a moustache gift industry theme, ,Dual purposed item, Put under the nose it becomes a fashion accessory, Comes in an attractive printed gift box.  I actually think that says it all.  Wait no, because it doesn’t say what it does anywhere…so I’ll explain.  Its a corkscrew and bottle opener and its only $12.

BUY IT HERE:
Fred & Friends Handlebar Corkscrew and Bottle Opener

I have been a fan of ceramic knives for a long time because they don’t rust and you almost never have to sharpen them.  This one in particular has a hardness that is similar to diamond because of the process it undergoes to create it called HIP (Hot Isostatic Press).  What’s funny is that while being extremely razor sharp as a non metal blade, it’s been given the look of damascus steel, which is a painstaking process of laminating folded steel and then grinding it to expose the layers.  The only thing to watch out for with ceramic is to not drop it or hit it on hard surfaces because its actually fragile to a certain degree.  Comes with a 5 year warranty and a resharpening kit (that you’ll probably never use).

FIND IT HERE:
http://www.gilt.com/s/kyocera-ceramic-k/product/37032197

Give your mom a Dutch Oven!  Don’t give her “the” Dutch Oven, give her a Dutch Oven for black bean soups (hahah!), or risotto.  You wouldn’t believe how much you can do with the  heat convection through insulation.  Even heating and a non stick coating makes this a handy tool to brew up something special for a loved one!   Find this and many more great gifts at Amazon for Mother’s Day.

MANY GREAT GIFTS:
Mother’s Day Deals at Amazon
CIRCULON DUTCH OVEN:
Circulon 5-1/2-Quart Dutch Oven

I admit this is a really large black clock.  Too much for one room almost, but I have to go with the old adage…”bigger is better.”  There has never been a better time to put a big black clock in your life and you might as well go for one that is clean and simple.  Nothing to get in the way of you and the time, or in other words,  the way a black clock should be.

GET A BIG BLACK CLOCK OF YOUR OWN HERE:
http://www.cb2.com/family.aspx?c=591&f=5498

Your room should be moody, but not like your significant other. Meet the perfect middle ground. Charcoal handwoven raffia channels primitive modern with peeks of diffused illumination. Sculptural iron form on ebony rubberwood base with PVC diffuser. I must say that I like almost everything on this site too – I just got a pendant lamp for a room and I like it a lot!

Charcoal handwoven raffia with PVC shade

Black iron frame with ebony rubberwood base

60W max. (requires two bulbs)

On-off foot switch

Accommodates compact fluorescent lightbulbs (not included)

UL listed

GET IT HERE:
CB2 – drama table-floor lamp.

These beautiful, hand-woven, high-quality Flokati rugs are 100% pure wool, made the same way they were made centuries ago in the Pindos Mountains in Greece. Thick and plush, these rugs provide a springy pile and a luxurious comfort that will last for years to come. Flokati rugs are composed of all-natural, completely organic fibers, making them ideal for children’s and teen’s rooms, plus their thick insulating properties help beat back some of the noise for apartment dwellers. Available in Natural Grey, Milk Chocolate, Duck Egg Blue, Dusty Rose and Natural.

Available in 3’ x 5’ : 5’ x 7’ : 7’ x 9’ : 9’ x 12’ : 5’ Round and 8’ Round

Grab these now with a Gilt Man membership @ giltman.com.

FIND IT HERE:
http://www.nuloom.com/product.html

Because whatever your mixing needs 575 watts power behind it.  A great way to compliment your kitchen in Caviar Gloss Black!

GET IT HERE (on Friday):
KitchenAid Professional 600 Series 6-Quart Stand Mixers

Save your Thanksgiving and give yourself a useful tool for the rest of the year.  This turkey fryer is a safe, indoor, electric means by which to cook your bird (up to 14 pounds).  Also comes with removable basket for frying most anything else.

BUY IT HERE:
Masterbuilt 20010109 Butterball Professional Series Indoor Electric Turkey Fryer

FOUND IT HERE:
Uncrate

Throw away your toaster oven and start grilling more stuff.  I mean, if it wasn’t cool enough already it also comes with a convenient broiler too.  So now that it’s getting cold outside, screw the big grill and trying to act like a man by tolerating the cold and get this instead.  Does your grill outside have a broiler?  I didn’t think so…

GET IT HERE:
DeLonghi BQ100 Indoor Grill and Smokeless Broiler