Pure silliness today. Talk about shrinking pocketbooks! Russian artist Alexandra Garnik used her miniature polymer clay purse in a whimsical necklace that may be a comment on our times.

This very real-looking severed finger was found in one of the brown bag swaps at a recent conference. It was so realistic that we were tempted to file the jagged nail. Turns out the maker of this Halloween surprise was Susan Detwiler.