{"id":5843,"date":"2011-07-05T12:50:20","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T16:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.com\/?p=5843"},"modified":"2011-12-01T14:18:59","modified_gmt":"2011-12-01T19:18:59","slug":"summer-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/2011\/summer-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The temperatures may be rising, but our prices are dropping!\u00a0 Take a look at our top 10 summer sale items, then check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/sale?source=blog\">the rest<\/a> on our website.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/slideShow\/index.gne?set_id=72157626998667199\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" align=\"center\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><center><small>Created with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickrslideshow.com\">flickr slideshow<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.softsea.com\">softsea<\/a>.<\/small><\/center><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/illusion-vases?source=blog\"> illusion vase<\/a> (previously $25, now $5.99) is both elegant and multifunctional: display a few simple stems or a whole bouquet by flipping the vase upside down or right side up!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/peculiar-pet-pillows?source=blog\">Peculiar pet pillows<\/a> (previously $28, now $14.99) are fun, quirky and eco-friendly: creator Michelle Lyon sews the animals together using recycled bedspreads, then stuffs them with an 80% poly-fill made of recycled water bottles. The whale version is sold out; the cat and dog are still available.<\/p>\n<p>Our beautiful <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/i-live-for-olives-dish?source=blog\">olives dish<\/a> (previously $34.00, now $19.99) features compartments for toothpicks and pits to keep your guests&#8217; appetizers organized.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/index-cutting-board-knife-system?source=blog\">index cutting board and knife system<\/a> (previously $80.00, now $49.99) prevents cross contamination and keeps your prepping process organized.\u00a0 Illustrated tabs indicate which board to use when; the system includes a knife and board for fish, vegetables, meat and cooked foods.\u00a0 The cutting board and knife system is also the perfect tool to use when <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jNXsqUycVvA\" target=\"_blank\">cooking unicorn meat<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/leaves-berry-knit-necklace?source=blog\">leaves &amp; berry knit necklace<\/a> (previously $60.00, now $39.99) is a bright and beautiful way to get in touch with nature.\u00a0 Brooklyn-based <a title=\"Made in Brooklyn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/\/2011\/brooklyn\/?source=blog\" target=\"_blank\">Nguyen Le<\/a> handmakes each piece.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy Beymer&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/chalkboard-pillow?source=blog\">chalkboard pillows<\/a> (previously $36.00, now $19.99) were finalists in our first design challenge.\u00a0 Multi-purpose and playful, the pillows can be written on with a special, non-toxic, smudge-proof pen.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/traffic-sign-bottle-opener-keychain?source=blog\">traffic sign bottle opener<\/a> (previously $16.00, now $9.99) is a multi-purpose way to keep your keys together and be prepared to party.\u00a0 Made from recycled traffic signs, each keychain is handmade and unique.<\/p>\n<p>Get your daily dose of fruits and vegetables in with our beautifully bright <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/fruit-vegetable-parchment-necklace?source=blog\">fruit and vegetable parchment necklaces<\/a> (previously $145.00, now $99.99).\u00a0 Handmade in California, the pieces are created using fruits and vegetables that are first cured, pressed, aged and then dried into a translucent parchment sheet.<\/p>\n<p>Our<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/chunky-chalk?source=blog\"> chunky chalk<\/a> (previously $15.00, now $9.99) is the perfect size for young hands, and provides your youngsters with hours of simple outdoor fun.\u00a0 The chalks are non-toxic, and a booklet with international variations on the game of hopscotch are included.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/tinysaur-kit?source=blog\">tinysaur kit<\/a> (previously $16.00, now $9.99) packs mega fun in a mini size.\u00a0 Build your own triceratops or T-rex with the included set of glue, tweezers and instructions.<\/p>\n<p>Please be aware that all of our sale orders are final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sizzling hot summer deals: top 10 sale items<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":3223,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[741],"tags":[534,223,80,66],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5843"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}