diff --git a/affection.cabal b/affection.cabal
index cd3dd3f..49f955e 100644
--- a/affection.cabal
+++ b/affection.cabal
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ library
                      , Affection.Types
                      , Affection.StateMachine
                      , Affection.MouseInteractable
+                     , Affection.Property
   default-extensions:  OverloadedStrings
 
   -- Modules included in this library but not exported.
diff --git a/examples/example00.hs b/examples/example00.hs
index 5e9f7a3..551c881 100644
--- a/examples/example00.hs
+++ b/examples/example00.hs
@@ -46,18 +46,18 @@ load _ = do
   traceM "loading"
   root <- G.gegl_node_new
   traceM "new root node"
-  checkerboard <- G.gegl_node_new_child root $ G.checkerboardOperation
-    [ G.Property "color1" $ G.PropertyColor $ G.RGBA 0.4 0.4 0.4 1
-    , G.Property "color2" $ G.PropertyColor $ G.RGBA 0.6 0.6 0.6 1
-    ]
+  checkerboard <- G.gegl_node_new_child root $ G.checkerboardOperation $
+    props $ do
+        prop "color1" $ G.RGBA 0.4 0.4 0.4 1
+        prop "color2" $ G.RGBA 0.6 0.6 0.6 1
   traceM "checkerboard"
   over <- G.gegl_node_new_child root G.defaultOverOperation
   traceM "over"
-  text <- G.gegl_node_new_child root $ G.textOperation
-    [ G.Property "string" $ G.PropertyString "Hello world!"
-    , G.Property "color"  $ G.PropertyColor $ G.RGBA 0 0 1 0.5
-    , G.Property "size"   $ G.PropertyDouble 40
-    ]
+  text <- G.gegl_node_new_child root $ G.textOperation $
+    props $ do
+        prop "string" ("Hello world!"::String)
+        prop "color" $ G.RGBA 0 0 1 0.5
+        prop "size" (40::Int)
   traceM "text"
   G.gegl_node_link checkerboard over
   G.gegl_node_connect_to text "output" over "aux"
diff --git a/examples/example01.hs b/examples/example01.hs
index 0acefcc..3c64519 100644
--- a/examples/example01.hs
+++ b/examples/example01.hs
@@ -48,25 +48,25 @@ load _ = do
   traceM "loading"
   root <- G.gegl_node_new
   traceM "new root node"
-  checkerboard <- G.gegl_node_new_child root $ G.checkerboardOperation
-    [ G.Property "color1" $ G.PropertyColor $ G.RGBA 0.4 0.4 0.4 1
-    , G.Property "color2" $ G.PropertyColor $ G.RGBA 0.6 0.6 0.6 1
-    ]
+  checkerboard <- G.gegl_node_new_child root $ G.checkerboardOperation $
+    props $ do
+        prop "color1" $ G.RGBA 0.4 0.4 0.4 1
+        prop "color2" $ G.RGBA 0.6 0.6 0.6 1
   traceM "checkerboard"
   over <- G.gegl_node_new_child root G.defaultOverOperation
   traceM "over"
   buffer <- G.gegl_buffer_new (Just $ G.GeglRectangle 0 0 800 600) =<<
     B.babl_format (B.PixelFormat B.RGBA B.CFfloat)
-  sink <- G.gegl_node_new_child root $ G.Operation "gegl:copy-buffer"
-    [ G.Property "buffer" $ G.PropertyBuffer buffer
-    ]
+  sink <- G.gegl_node_new_child root $ G.Operation "gegl:copy-buffer" $
+    props $
+    prop "buffer" buffer
   traceM "buffer-source"
   nop <- G.gegl_node_new_child root $ G.Operation "gegl:nop" []
   traceM "nop"
-  crop <- G.gegl_node_new_child root $ G.Operation "gegl:crop"
-    [ G.Property "width" $ G.PropertyDouble 800
-    , G.Property "height" $ G.PropertyDouble 600
-    ]
+  crop <- G.gegl_node_new_child root $ G.Operation "gegl:crop" $
+    props $ do
+        prop "width" (800::Double)
+        prop "height" (600.0::Double)
   G.gegl_node_link_many [checkerboard, over, crop, sink]
   G.gegl_node_connect_to nop "output" over "aux"
   traceM "connections made"
diff --git a/examples/example02.hs b/examples/example02.hs
index c04b50a..934d812 100644
--- a/examples/example02.hs
+++ b/examples/example02.hs
@@ -34,31 +34,31 @@ load _ = do
   traceM "loading"
   root <- G.gegl_node_new
   traceM "new root node"
-  checkerboard <- G.gegl_node_new_child root $ G.checkerboardOperation
-    [ G.Property "color1" $ G.PropertyColor $ G.RGBA 0.4 0.4 0.4 1
-    , G.Property "color2" $ G.PropertyColor $ G.RGBA 0.6 0.6 0.6 1
-    ]
+  checkerboard <- G.gegl_node_new_child root $ G.checkerboardOperation $
+    props $ do
+        prop "color1" $ G.RGBA 0.4 0.4 0.4 1
+        prop "color2" $ G.RGBA 0.6 0.6 0.6 1
   traceM "checkerboard"
   over <- G.gegl_node_new_child root G.defaultOverOperation
   traceM "over"
   buffer <- G.gegl_buffer_new (Just $ G.GeglRectangle 0 0 800 600) =<<
     B.babl_format (B.PixelFormat B.RGBA B.CFfloat)
-  sink <- G.gegl_node_new_child root $ G.Operation "gegl:copy-buffer"
-    [ G.Property "buffer" $ G.PropertyBuffer buffer
-    ]
+  sink <- G.gegl_node_new_child root $ G.Operation "gegl:copy-buffer" $
+    props $
+    prop "buffer" buffer
   traceM "buffer-sink"
-  rect <- G.gegl_node_new_child root $ G.Operation "gegl:rectangle"
-    [ G.Property "x" $ G.PropertyDouble 0
-    , G.Property "y" $ G.PropertyDouble 0
-    , G.Property "width" $ G.PropertyDouble 20
-    , G.Property "height" $ G.PropertyDouble 20
-    , G.Property "color" $ G.PropertyColor $ G.RGBA 1 0 0 0.5
-    ]
+  rect <- G.gegl_node_new_child root $ G.Operation "gegl:rectangle" $
+    props $ do
+        prop "x" (0::Double)
+        prop "y" (0::Double)
+        prop "width" (20::Double)
+        prop "height" (20::Double)
+        prop "color" $ G.RGBA 1 0 0 0.5
   traceM "rect"
-  crop <- G.gegl_node_new_child root $ G.Operation "gegl:crop"
-    [ G.Property "width" $ G.PropertyDouble 800
-    , G.Property "height" $ G.PropertyDouble 600
-    ]
+  crop <- G.gegl_node_new_child root $ G.Operation "gegl:crop" $
+    props $ do
+        prop "width" (800::Double)
+        prop "height" (600::Double)
   G.gegl_node_link_many [checkerboard, over, crop, sink]
   _ <- G.gegl_node_connect_to rect "output" over "aux"
   traceM "connections made"
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ update = do
 handle (SDL.MouseMotionEvent dat) = do
   let (SDL.P (SDL.V2 x y)) = SDL.mouseMotionEventPos dat
   ud <- getAffection
-  liftIO $ G.gegl_node_set (nodeGraph ud M.! "rect") $ G.Operation ""
-    [ G.Property "x" $ G.PropertyDouble $ fromIntegral (x - 10)
-    , G.Property "y" $ G.PropertyDouble $ fromIntegral (y - 10)
-    ]
+  liftIO $ G.gegl_node_set (nodeGraph ud M.! "rect") $ G.Operation "" $
+    props $ do
+        prop "x" (fromIntegral (x - 10) :: Double)
+        prop "y" $ (fromIntegral (y - 10) :: Double)
 
 handle (SDL.WindowClosedEvent _) = do
   traceM "seeya!"
diff --git a/src/Affection.hs b/src/Affection.hs
index 9ae35b7..f42d519 100644
--- a/src/Affection.hs
+++ b/src/Affection.hs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ module Affection
     , getDelta
     , quit
     , module A
+    , module Affection.Property
     ) where
 
 import qualified SDL
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ import Affection.Draw as A
 import Affection.Particle as A
 import Affection.StateMachine as A
 import Affection.MouseInteractable as A
+import Affection.Property
 
 import qualified BABL as B
 
diff --git a/src/Affection/Property.hs b/src/Affection/Property.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfebc79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Affection/Property.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeSynonymInstances #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances #-}
+module Affection.Property where
+
+import Control.Monad.State.Lazy
+import qualified GEGL as G
+import qualified BABL as B
+import Foreign.Ptr (Ptr)
+
+type Props a = State [G.Property] a
+
+props :: Props a -> [G.Property]
+props = flip execState []
+
+prop :: IsPropertyValue v => String -> v -> Props ()
+prop k v = do
+  ps <- get
+  put $ (G.Property k (toPropertyValue v)) : ps
+
+class IsPropertyValue v where
+  toPropertyValue :: v -> G.PropertyValue
+
+instance IsPropertyValue Int where
+  toPropertyValue = G.PropertyInt
+
+instance IsPropertyValue String where
+  toPropertyValue = G.PropertyString
+
+instance IsPropertyValue Double where
+  toPropertyValue = G.PropertyDouble
+
+instance IsPropertyValue G.Color where
+  toPropertyValue = G.PropertyColor
+
+instance IsPropertyValue B.PixelFormat where
+  toPropertyValue = G.PropertyFormat
+
+instance IsPropertyValue G.GeglBuffer where
+  toPropertyValue = G.PropertyBuffer
+
+instance IsPropertyValue (Ptr ()) where
+  toPropertyValue = G.PropertyPointer