Now, I’ve been to my fair share of performances and I think I can say, with some degree of authority, that there are humans with less guitar-talent than these zebra finches:

by French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, via rebel:art.

I have finally passed the half-way mark on my epic presents-til-you-puke gift guide marathon. Here are some ideas for all of your circus friends:

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Tattoo Man Ornament: $12

Isn’t he dreamy? You can take this tattoo man home with you here.

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Stilts – by Julie Morstad: $90

Meet the image that is my current desktop wallpaper. There is not a single thing that I do not find magical about this illustration… errr, every single thing about this illustration is magical… emmm, you understand me, I’m sure. Check out Julie Morstad’s shop here.

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Dancing Foxes Paper Circus: $18

What was that? did you say something? I’m sorry – I was dreamily gazing into my tiny paper circus.

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Vintage Pink & Brown Circus Glass: $6

Your cold-brewed ice coffee will taste particularly fantastic from this glass.  I will bet my life on it.*

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Vagabonds Print: $20

What could possibly make a painting of a balloon-flying bunny and a unicycling bear better? Give the bear a scarf, that’s what.  I love the warmth and whimsy of this print.

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Circus Pony Salt & Pepper Shakers: $20

Don’t you just want to make a friendship bracelet for whomever it was that decided to add the circus pony man to salt & pepper shakers?  and it would be a complicated 10 string bracelet, too.

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Oh how I dreamt still dream of going to Space Camp.

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International Year of Astronomy Poster: $40 +

Truth be told, I created this gift guide just to have an excuse to show you these posters, designed by Simon Page.  There are 10 designs total each simple and beautiful and spacey. Buy ‘em from the man himself.

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Retro Moon Boots: $65

They just don’t make snow boots like they used to.  Love them.

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Tiny Wooden Silver Rocket Pendant: $10

I don’t know exactly what I would do with this itty bitty spaceship, but I would treasure it none-the-less.  From builder’s studio.

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Adventurer Woodcut Print: $30

It’s possible our adventurer is at the bottom of the sea, but for the sake of this gift we will call her a space cadet.  From our friends at Tugboat Printshop.

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Strelka The Space Dog Print: $10

Q: What is better than an astronaut?
A: a Cosmonaut

Q2: What is better than a Cosmonaut?
A2: a Cosmodog.

History-time: Strelka, along with another dog “Belka”, a rabbit, 42 mice, 2 rats, flies and plants and what not, were the first earthlings to survive space orbit.  Thank you to Berkley Illustration for reminding us.

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The Dancing Wu Li Masters: $3.95 (used, paperback)

From NYTimes reveiw (1979): ‘Stripped of mathematics, physics becomes pure enchantment’.  Yup. He speaks the truth.  This book is about as fun as quantum theory and relativity get.