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Okay, not really. But words are cut into these scarves using laser beams–and the result is beautiful, at least to me. Probably to a lot of other word lovers, too. The scarves are made from microfiber suede, and are available in Uppercase or Lowercase letter styles, or Numbers, in off-white and black, for $52 from Little Factory.

I think they’d make a nice gift for a book lover. Though I’d love to know what the scarves actually say, if they say anything. And even better would be if you could custom-order a quote!

Link via Gizmodo.

I have a kind of affection for Post-It Notes. I use them all the time when I’m reading–to mark a passage I especially like or don’t like, to write notes about things that work (or don’t) as I read, instead of writing in the margins. I use them sometimes when I write, too. I’m sure I’m not the only reader, or writer, who goes through a ton of these things. Right? Right?

So on the assumption that some of you out there use Post-It Notes–the name brand or the store brand (I buy the store brand; it’s cheaper) I thought I’d show you some art or creative endeavors made from Post-It Notes. A kind of urban art, I guess you could say.

Photo: ih8gates @ Flickr

This one’s a mosaic of Elvis made up of Post-It Notes. It takes a certain mindset to be able to design a mosaic this way.

	Photo: Quickman @ Flickr. Quickman said “This is what my office looked like after it was covered with 1100 post-it notes for my birthday.” Wow, what a beautiful thing to find! It looks like a creative celebration to me, with room to breathe.

You can see more Post-It Note art and creations here and here.

And if you’re interested in trying your hand at your own mural, check out this how-to.

I love art that involves things from the reading or writing world. This typewriter by artist Chris Gilmour is made completely out of cardboard and glue, and is life sized. Pretty amazing, eh? The artist has created many other everyday objects, such as cars, guitars, wheelchairs, and more. Check his site out.

I love chocolate. I know a lot of other writers and readers do, too. I also love pencils; they have a special meaning to me, since I use them to write and edit. So finding these chocolate pencils designed by nendo and created with renowned patissier Tsujiguchi Hironobu.

Their chocolate pencils are made in different cocoa blends that vary in intensity. They even add a pencil sharpener to grate the chocolate onto a dessert. I love it!

From the description, it sounds to me like the chocolate pencils are just a decorative touch to the dessert, but to me, they could be a product I would purchase on their own, if I could.

Found via Gems Sty.

Designer Stephen Reed created alphabetical paperclips, where each clip has a letter of the alphabet on it. The intention was to organize more easily–collecting multiple papers whose topic begins with the letter–but to me, it’s a delightful way to celebrate letters, words, and writing and reading.

You can buy them on a UK sites SPC for £14.50 (they’re listed under new spring products); Back4; and Magma.

Found via Not Cot

Breakfast with Lindsay Davis...

After the conference opening I had oatmeal and a nice conversation with Writers House junior agent Lindsay Davis. Lindsay has worked with Steven Malk since April '06 and is just starting to take on her own clients. She told me a little bit about how they work and what they've been selling. Interesting to hear that they've recently sold a book by an author with whom they actually spent about a year working on her manuscript before they sent it out. This was a goth YA type novel, something that's in vogue right now. Nice to hear that an agent who sees potential in a writer's work will put in the time to help shape a project.