Chicago - January 29, 2008

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Rabbit Toes Personalized Dinnerware

If life were like the movies, you’d get messages in bottles and scratch your initials onto tree trunks.

For a reality check with a romantic edge, check out Jessica Rust’s Rabbit Toes personalized dishes. The designs are contemporary, clean, and perfect for lovers of all kinds.

The Birch oval platter is a modern play on a cartoon tree, with you and your sweet’s initials carved into the trunk. Rust can also etch your names (and even a date) onto the Love Birds plate and mug. The Doodle set has rose-colored dancing hearts that say “Stewie loves Lois” (relax, it’s an example). And for the playful couple, the I Heart You combo has a clothesline with tiny T-shirts that say, “Screech hearts Lisa.”

It’s perfect for those about to take the next step.

Up to the plate, that is.

Available online at rustdesigns.com.