Hot List: Editor’s picks for April

When husband and wife Robert and Jessica Freeman moved to Madison from Jacksonville, Florida, they didn’t just start a new chapter — they started a new clothing brand, too. The Bad Luck brand — designed by both of them — includes T-shirts, lapel pins, stickers, hats, coasters, totes and buttons. “I’ve been a fan of traditional tattoo artwork my whole life,” Robert Freeman says about the inspiration behind the style. He’s the bar manager at Bar Corallini and a consultant for Food Fight Restaurant Group. Jessica Freeman is a front-of-house manager at Bar Corallini. Find their merchandise at badluck.biz. (Photo by Robert Freeman)

We understand DIY ice cubes aren’t in everyone’s wheelhouse. Mike McDonald, bar manager and spirits ambassador at State Line Distillery and co-proprietor of Beaker & Flask Beverage Co., supplies the gorgeous cubes served in some cocktails at Sardine, Merchant, State Line, Bar Corallini, Johnny Delmonico’s and Gib’s. (Photo by Robert Freeman)

You can never have too many reusable totes, right? Pick one up at Wildewood, the plant shop owned by Kate Holl. This custom canvas bag was designed by local artist Hailee Von Haden, the store manager at Wildewood. The $10 totes are available at the store on 702 E. Johnson St. and at the pop-up shop at 733 Hilldale Way. (Photo courtesy of Kate Holl) *Please note Wildewood is currently closed

Janesville couple Lindsey and Jake Bussie created DoodleMash, a board game where players draw three animals into one creature. The couple invented the game while Jake Bussie was trying to keep his kids busy as he worked on tattoo designs. Flex your creative muscles with this locally made game.

Neon art has never stopped being cool. And students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are learning how to work with the medium in one of the few collegiate neon programs in the country. Tom Zickuhr teaches “Neon: Light as Sculpture” at UW–Madison and owns Neon Lab.

Take your fancy at-home drinks up a notch by making edible flower ice cubes. The crafty bar trick will make you look like a pro mixologist to your dinner guests. Heather Lynch, whose hobbies include making cocktails, gardening and cooking, has provided a step-by-step guide on how to make gorgeous ice cubes like her batch pictured. Search “Make gorgeous edible flower ice cubes at home” on madisonmagazine.com.