Hello, Sir, Nice Package

I bought a pack of the Franks Bubble Gum today since we've been on a hot dog bent around here lately. The generic "fruit" flavor tastes kinda like the tiny Chicklets. The bologna looked all too real. I appreciated the Oscar Mayer-inspired red and yellow packaging.

Also, I found a great link to Japanese packaging that's made to mimic natural materials via the Doane Paper blog. Doane Paper actually makes a grid/ruled hybrid writing pad that's pretty nice. I could do without the red line, though.

And a great and useful chart that shows how you can use furoshiki (cloth) to wrap (tsutsumi) gifts or make bags to carry things. It's very traditional Japanese stuff, but really very everyday practical. The two wine bottle wrap is really great.