The Devil Wore My Keys, boom tish…. so cheesy yet so right.

When it comes to interiors, I’m all about form over function.  Meet my new key holder.  Being bright red, large and um… kitsch – there’s no way I’m ever going to forget where I put my keys when I came through the door.  It’s been almost a week since Hot4U the cheeky devil took up residence on the key shelf and while he may be on the ugly side of cute, he’s made sure I’ve not lost my keys even once this week.

This is how I came to own my very own cheeky devil planter cum key holder.  I know.  Since when have chilli plants housed in devilish planters been considered a romantic gift for Valentines Day?  Not being a V Day person, I only bought the chilli plant with a view to adding it to my burgeoning potted herb garden.  And getting myself a bonus key dish in the process.

Only I had no idea that chillis double as ornamentals.  And that my pot of capsicum annuum isn’t actually meant for human consumption. I’ve done a bit of research online and according to this article, all capsicum annuum are safe for humans.  Only I’m not sure if I’m game to take the risk with my little plant.

I’ve planted it and was planning on let it go this year as an ornamental and perhaps trying next year’s crop of chillis.  Perhaps this particular plant wasn’t safe for humans on account of the way it was cultivated by the producer.  A year in my garden may well rid it of any poisonous additives.  I hope.  Have you ever eaten a chilli from this kind of ornamental plant?  If you’re reading, you’ve obviously survived….

There’s a new collectible cards promotion going down at your local Woolworths as of now.  The theme is Disney movies and you guessed it, Elsa gets her own page of six cards in the collectors album ($5 from memory).

The cards are plastic and you are meant to insert them into the special Disney Movie Stars projector ($8) to create projected images on a bedroom wall for example.  Before bedtime to soothe and calm you toddler, possibly and only if your toddler hasn’t decided to wave the projector around his head and up to the ceiling before getting upset that the picture card had the audacity to fall out.  Personally, I’m most excited about getting the Mickey Mouse cards.

Do you think that’s enough of a reason to get one of these Nescafe Red Mug Machines?  They’re currently $99 at Woolies (therefore giving me quite a few movie collectors cards) plus a promotional price on Nescafe instant coffee.  The Red Mug Machine is meant to produce barista quality beverages using instant coffee.  Both the coffee and milk components of drinks can be made in the one unit.  It’s already launched through Asia and recent blog reviews seem to be all positive with regards to ease of use and taste of the final product.   The second review I linked to seems to suggest that the machine works best using coffee mate (creamer) instead of milk)

But, $99.  That’s a bit steep for an instant coffee maker.  And I’m more a Moccona girl.  And I can’t make myself convert to creamer.  Even if it’s for a cute looking red machine and the promise of a home made skinny cap made with instant.

Have you tried this new Nescafe machine?  Worth the dollars or should I stick to walking down the road of a morning for my fix which would also then come with a bonus side of fresh air, sun and superior people watching?

I think I know the answer to that one already.

Have a lovely weekend!