Happy Valentine’s Day Hatch Readers! Even if you don’t have a Valentine, go and buy a box of chocolate and eat it yourself. Chances are, it’s 50% off by now!

Happy New Year from all of us at Design Public! Please have fun, be safe, and cheers to a happy and healthy 2011 to all of you!

Are you hostessing tonight and need a little help with your mixology? Check out The Cocktail Guru for some great martini recipes.

Well, this image does NOT come from our Flickr group, but from one of our favorite bloggers, Decor Demon. He whipped up a chocolate, purple, white and bronze Christmas with inexpensive purchases from Target, WalMart, and Big Lots! He even involved an appropriately accessorized sock monkey! To see the rest of his unorthodox holiday design moves, check out the entire post.

Photos by Christina Wedge for Decor Demon

We’re sticking with the holidays this week, and thanks so much to Flickr member sfgirlbybay for posting this close up to our Fresh New Spaces Group!

P.S. In case you’ve been hanging out with that waste of an iPad Winona Ryder who claims she doesn’t go on the internet, you know all about Miss Victoria and her fabulous blog, but just in case you don’t, I’m mentioning it! For more of her holiday decorating, check out this post in particular.

Got a great holiday shot? Please add it to the group this week and we’ll pepper the blog with them for the next week!

Everyone has a friend or relative that’s… ‘special’.

I know you know what I’m talking about.

They’re fun to be around but a pain to shop for.

Here are 5 quirky gifts ideas for the eccentric in your life:

1. Give them a pet that can’t die. Thomas Paul Goldfish Linen Pillow, $94.

2. A robot that doesn’t require batteries. David Weeks Cubebot, starting at $25.

3. It glows in the dark. Hybrid-Home Limited Edition Print, starting at $40.

4. For the cat lady. Elizabeth Paige Smith Kittypod Mini Standard, $98.

5. For those who like gags. Heather Lins Home 3-D Eye Chart Pillow, $95.