My family has a thing for eyeballs. One year my better half and I made eyeball Christmas tree ornaments--use white balls for the eyes, felt for the iris, and a black thumbtack for the pupil and all of the sudden the trees have eyes. We've given out eyeball bouncy balls as party favors, and you'd better believe Halloween is all eyeballs, all the time. Our child has picked up the fascination, and her current favorite book is Heedley Pecked Me in the Eye. Yes, we are watching you right now.

So I love this crafty project: make an eyeball pincushion. You can use this tutorial, then go here to figure out the rest or register for her website. My only problem is that I can't sew. (Which begs the question, "Why would I need a pincushion? Response: "Look, eyeballs!") I'm hoping I can convince Mike to make me one. Or several. Particularly the bloodshot ones, which immediately make me think of my Whole Foods cashier.