Tools & toys

WORX Storage Step Stool

What’s to love: A handy storage bin and drawer make this step-stool a convenient tool to have in the home. What does it do: Load with house cleaning supplies and use it when cleaning around the home to reach tops of cabinets, when dusting woodwork and trim or fill with garden tools and sit on the stool when weeding or planting. The 13-inch tall stool is made of nylon resin and can hold a person weighing a little over 300 pounds. A fold-flat handle makes the stool easy to carry. It sells for $39.99. More information may be found at worx.com.

Gelli Arts Feather Printing Kit

What’s to love: Great for crafty do-it-yourselfers. The kit includes everything needed to print designs on feathers.

What does it do: Why print on feathers? The decorated feathers can be used to embellish scrapbooks, wreaths or floral arrangements or to craft jewelry and may even be framed as works of art. The kit comes with a printing plate, acrylic paint in three colors, a roller, white feathers, paper and several tools to make designs in the paint before printing. The kit sells for $21.99. More information and other printing kits are available gelliarts.com