Sorry! No Blikmas today…

Just kidding! Today our gift guide is geared towards finding presents for all those pranksters and jokers on your list! We’re giving away a super-sized gift pack from our snarky pals (and upcoming partner) at Knock Knock and six wall graphics (two of each design) from the ultimate trickster, Dan Witz.

Prankster Gift Guide:

1. What the %$#@ Michael
2. What the %$#@ Taz
3. What the %$#@ Goat
4. Knock Knock gift pack:
   • Slang Flashcards
   • The Complete Manual of Things That Might Kill You
   • How To Traumatize Your Children
   • Prescription Nifty Note
   • 100 Stiff Drinks

GIVEAWAY: Ever heard of White Elephant? We play it a little differently here at Blik. Tell us what odd present you’d like to trade with us in exchange for one of our giveaway prizes. Comment below by 11:59pm PST on 12/4 for your chance to win.

No fruit cakes please! We’re allergic to non-appetizing desserts.

*Details: Comment on the blog by 11:59pm PST on 12/4/11 in order to be eligible to win. 7 winners will be chosen at random and the winners will be announced on 12/5/11. Sorry, winners cannot choose their prize. (U.S. and Canada only.)
UPDATE: We’ve picked four winners and they are Jenny L, Melina, Sara J. and J.L. Congrats!

The Blikmas elves are hard at work coming up with great prizes to give away every day! Today we’re providing a fantastic gift guide for the little kiddos in your life from two of our most kid-friendly partners, Wee Gallery and Babybot.

Kids Gift Guide:

1. Wee Gallery Art Cards:

• Original Collection
• Peek-a-boo Collection
• Jungle Collection
• Farm Collection
• Faraway Collection

Merry Blikmas! It’s Day 2 of our Blikmas Holiday Gift Guide Giveaway and we’re here to drop a knowledge bomb on you: how to shop for the environmentalist in your life. Our Threadless Pattern Wall Tiles are 100% eco-friendly, non-toxic and free of both PVC and phthalates, so they make the perfect gift for all the green do-gooders on your list. Plus, they are so easy and quick to install. What could be more perfect?

Remember, friends don’t let friends use wallpaper!

For the Environmentalist:

1. Fishwall Pattern Wall Tiles
2. Reforestation Pattern Wall Tiles (tree farmer set)
3. Academia Pattern Wall Tiles
4. Conquered Pattern Wall Tiles
5. Trees Pattern Wall Tiles (brown)
6. Ten Pattern Wall Tiles (gray)
7. Bird Flurry Pattern Wall Tiles (moss)
8. Psychedelic Garden Pattern Wall Tiles (smoke)

GIVEAWAY: Fill in the blank. Blikmas is ___________.  Comment on the blog below by 11:59pm PST on 12/2 and the Blikmas sleigh might just land on your roof. Your walls and the world will thank you!

*Details: Comment on the blog by 11:59pm PST on 12/2/11 in order to be eligible to win. 8 winners will be chosen at random and the winners will be announced on 12/5/11. Sorry, winners cannot choose their prize. (U.S. and Canada only.)

UPDATE: AND THE WINNERS ARE: Beth, Tara S., Alanna, Rachael, Bonnie, Celeste, Peter and Lena.

The Blikmas season is upon us! Time to bust out the matching sweaters, spiked eggnog and of course some Blikmas cheer. Blikmas Holiday Gift Guide Giveaway is here!

For 12 days we will be giving away some fantastic Blikmas presents for all to enjoy! But the Blikmas sleigh doesn’t stop there. We are donating a percentage of all sales until Christmas Eve to Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA. The more Blik you buy, the more we give! Think of it as the gift guide that gives back.

First up is how to shop for all those video gamers in your life, you know… the friends who might have joysticks for fingers.

Video Game Gift Guide:

1. Super Mario Bros (Re-Stik)
2. New Super Mario Mario (Re-Stik)
3. Donkey Kong (Re-Stik)
4. Pong
5. Centipede (Re-Stik)
6. Asteroids (Re-Stik)
7. PAC-MAN Border
8. PAC-MAN Ghost
9. PAC-MAN Maze (Re-Stik)
10. MEGA MAN (Re-Stik)

GIVEAWAY: In the spirit of Blikmas, we’re giving away 1 of each of these 10 video game wall decals to 10 different winners! Tell us your favorite game to play during the holidays. Comment on the blog below by 11:59pm PST on 12/1. Luckily for you, everyone is on the good list this year. Check back each day from now until December 12 to see what our next gift guide will be and what Blikmas presents we’re giving away!

*Details: Comment on the blog by 11:59pm PST on 12/1/11 in order to be eligible to win. 10 winners will be chosen at random and the winners announced on 12/2/11. Sorry, winners cannot choose their prize. (U.S. and Canada only)

UPDATE: Our 10 Gamer winners have been selected. Congratulations to Kat, Rachael, Alec, tna1130, Chris, Master-Luke, Crystal, Maria Costa, JT Meeks and Mike. Thanks to everyone who entered!

Muppet mania is here at Blik! “The Muppets” return to the silver screen today and we can hardly contain our excitement. We’ve got four new Muppets wall decals based on the movie launching today: Muppet Faces (Pattern Wall Tiles), Muppet Crew, Animal & Rizzo and Peeking Muppets. All Muppets wall decals are officially licensed Disney products.

Muppet Crew

Peeking Muppets and Muppet Faces ~ Pattern Wall Tiles

Animal & Rizzo and Peeking Muppets

Help us spread the love this holiday season! From November 26 until December 24, a percentage of all whatisblik.com sales will go to the Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA, which ranks among the world’s elite institutions for pediatric research, teaching and care. We are currently working with Mattel on a project for the hospital. We’ve been hired to art direct all aspects of the job as well as design, manufacture and install wall graphics at the Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA Play project. We were so touched by the work Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA does for children that we wanted to give back – with your help, of course!

More about our work with Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA:
Housed within the I.M. Pei designed Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA was named with a generous gift from Mattel Children’s Foundation. The facility is beautifully designed with minimalist details and clean lines. The goal of the Hospital Play project is to infuse the space with…well, a sense of playfulness essential to development, learning, healing and growth. The project is starting with a pilot phase, focusing on the 5th floor and will expand next year. We are working with one of our collaborators, Patrick Hruby, to create a magical world for the kids complete with an enchanted forest, whimsical garden and an undersea adventure.

Update: Our installation happened in December. Here is a sneak peek with a few photos. More photos and a video to come!

January 2012 Update: Thanks to everyone who shopped with us from November 26 to December 24, a donation has been made to Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA. We appreciate your holiday support!

Now, get shopping!

Twas 7 days before Blikmas, and Blik was awake, planning some fun for everyone’s sake! Stay tuned…the first day of Blikmas starts December 1. We’ve got 12 days of awesome giveaways planned for everyone on your holiday shopping list. Get ready for the best gift guide ever — compliments of your friends at Blik.

Sorry Blikmas is only open to U.S. and Canada residents.

Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and pumpkin pie? Just thinking about it makes us full. This year, we thought we’d offer some non-fat leftovers with 20% off everything site-wide!* Mark your calendars and get your shopping fix with our After-Turkey Sale starting Saturday, November 26, 2011 for four delicious days. Use the code: LEFTOVERS

And if you needed more of a reason, a percentage of all online sales from November 26 until December 24, 2011 will go to the Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA, part of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. We are currently working with Mattel on a project for the hospital. We’ve been hired to art direct all aspects of the job as well as design, manufacture and install wall graphics at the Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA Play project. We were so touched by the work the hospital does for children that we wanted to give back (with your help) this holiday season.

Now put on some stretch pants and dig in!

*Blik’s After-Turkey Sale runs from Saturday November 26, 2011 at 12:01am PST to Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 11:59pm PST. Use the code: LEFTOVERS. Online orders only. Not valid toward phone or custom orders. LEFTOVERS discount code cannot be combined with any other coupon, deal or discount code.

In August, we gave you a look inside Scott Flora’s home and this time we are back with the other Blik co-founder, Jerinne Neils. We asked Jerinne to give us a tour of her sleek, Venice apartment.

“After living in the infamous Oakwood section of Venice for 10 years, I moved into a new apartment complex in Venice designed by Kanner Architects with plenty of smooth walls perfect for Blik. My old place was where Blik was born. It was used as a testing ground for new products and materials and there was Blik everywhere – but not in a homey kind of way.”

“Now our office is where we do our testing so I bring only a decal or two home to live with for a time; I like the mix of Blik with other accessories and artwork. Right now I’m living with one wall decal (Mulher Skull which is so creepily cute, I like how you only notice them looking at you when the door is closed) and two Pattern Wall Tiles – Psychedelic Garden and Fishwall.

I’m thrilled with the Pattern Wall Tiles and how easy they are to install and the way they can completely change the look and feel of a room. Fishwall really warmed up my living area; I love it. And yes, that’s me in the Fishwall product shots.”


 
Next to Fishwall in Jerinne’s living room, your eyes gaze up to the striking painting by LA artist Liz Brizzi. The bookshelf is sprinkled with various objects from Africa and Thailand. As a former food editor, she has (what looks like to us) an extensive cookbook collection, although according to her, that’s just what’s left of it.

That leads us to her kitchen, where “He is not hurt badly” by LA artist Walt Hall rests next to her stove and two African figurines. In Jerinne’s bedroom, a Psychedelic Garden wall tile frames her bed. We are digging artist Gene Guynn’s “Catching Bullets” on the nightstand. And as she mentioned, Mulher Skull peeks out from her bedroom sliding door.

 
Stroll down the hallway and you’ll see her Amy Ruppel collection. The pieces were the inspiration for working with Amy on a line of wall decals. Jerinne first came across Amy’s work through a mutual retailer, Velocity Art & Design, six years ago and has been collecting her work ever since. “Amy is an artist close to my heart, because of our shared Portland roots and she represents the transition from owning art to then working with that artist on a line for Blik.”

 
Thanks for the tour, Jerinne! We’ll be back in January with another chapter of Blik in our homes.