Showing posts with label Etsy Finds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Etsy Finds. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Picking things up again

{ Some lovely finds on Etsy to brighten your day with. }

I just came back from a 3-week holiday in Jakarta. Now it's time to get back on track and start pumping out more kawaii. A pity that I don't have a toaster oven anymore - that was the previous landlady's. So I guess there'd be no new polymer clay nor shrink plastic creations at the moment.

Been looking at stuff on Etsy and I must say, the variety has increased. So many talented people! :D Hope to gear up and produce some good ol kawaii soon. :P

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Love is in the air ~

I truly apologize for not posting for almost 3 weeks. ^-^" Been busy with coursework and studies. Tomorrow marks the start of a week's holidays for Chinese New Year. I'll be flying back to Sibu on Saturday morning. :)

Valentine's day is just a few weeks away. Have you been thinking about what to get for your loved ones? Check out these cool Etsy finds for ideas! :P

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♥ Chocolate + Hearts ♥

Fabric chocolates + fake chocolate cupcake + chocolate bar soaps + large chocolate heart snack + petite box of chocolate + altered scrapbook tin + yummy chocolates made with love + earrings + yummy cupcakes

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♥♥♥ Sweet Hearts ♥♥♥

Heart earrings + hearts diorama + cupid poop soaps + purrfect valentine pillow + pet rock valentine + cowl in a heart-shaped box + valentine owl print + felt heart brooch + candy hearts confetti resin bangle

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♥ Bold Reds + Hearts ♥

Red heart pouch + love acorns + large heart tote bag + mini hearts pouch + felted red heart ring + birdy valentine's card + love letter ring + love token + hearts print

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Hope you've enjoyed the eye-candy. Will be posting more about crafts in a few days time. Hopefully. :P

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Etsy - A Family Thing

I was browsing Etsy today for shrink plastic handmades. On one of the search result pages, a few photos caught my eye. My initial thoughts about them were "Omg. So hideous. Who would buy these? They look like drawings of a 5-year-old."

I was really curious if anyone has bought from the shop, so I clicked into it. In the subsequent seconds as the page loaded, I had a flashback about something I read on the forums, which was about parents helping their children set up shops on Etsy.

The shop I clicked on was that of an 8-year-old boy, who makes little pieces of shrink plastic charms that he sells to earn extra spending money. His shop announcement read that his mother, sister and grandpa all have their own shops on Etsy. I gather his shop is managed by his mother.

Strangely after visiting each shop, warmth just welled up and spreaded all over me. I had to share this little family's creations with you. It's wonderful to see each member of the family making craft or art and displaying their handiwork on Etsy. I sensed a togetherness amongst the family members as they help each other promote their craft/art works.

I learnt something admirable from there, and that is to be proud of my family, always support each member and always be there for them. Not that I never did these - it's just that I've been so wrapped up in my own world that I'm often unconcerned about my surroundings. Perhaps that is a result of selfish desire to do whatever pleases me.

I should grow up and face the world.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Repurposed Fabric Bags + Recycled Leather + Zakka Pouches

I'm forever fascinated by the creativity spilling from Etsy. Love these bags and pouches made from recycled clothes, jeans, produce sacks and even plastic bags!

Do mother earth a favour by supporting recycled and repurposed goods. Here's another material that can be re-used to make fabulous accessories. Leather!

Here's extra eye candy for you. Frame purses and pouches! Looking at these, I realise that fabric design and colour is all it needs to make you want that bag. ^-^"

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Yumminess~

Hehe... Just thought to share these uber yumminess with you. :P I have not touched my polymer clay for ages. T-T The hands are starting to itch again. AHHH!!! I must concentrate on EOS first....

T-T

Friday, October 17, 2008

Branches are cool~

Branch-themed jewelry is the in thing surrently. I actually saw such a necklace in a boutique at Bangsar. The necklace is bronze and vintage, with a branch-shaped pendant that has a butterfly and acorns dangling from it. I was surprised to find it as I thought it would be a few years later that such a western style penetrates the Asian market. Looks like fashion is really a global thing. :P

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Squirrels, Teh Cuthe Sequel~

Besides owls, birds and elephants, squirrels are one of the hottest animal species in the fashion industry. Or should I say, the indie fashion scene. :) Popular products from what I could see on Etsy are Japanese cotton fabric with printed woodland animals on them, including the ever famous squirrel. :P

Have a squirrel in your jewelry box or drawer today. :P

Thursday, October 2, 2008

A Little Green Around You

I actually forced myself to start revising the CNS module. T-T Couldn't believe it, but I managed to refresh what little I've read for the class test. Even so, there's still a huge part of the module I have to cover to secure a chance for a pass for EOS.

Today, I cleaned up some of the kitchen cabinets. And racked out a hoard of glass jars. Have you ever seen the likes of them? I mean, this collection is a result of eating habits of one person in, say, just 2 months (August and September).

{ I consume fruit jam at an alarming rate, yes. I'll say about a jar for 2 to 3 weeks. I've known some people *mostly my relatives* having a jar, barely touched, sitting in their cupboard for months, close to a year. Tsk tsk. What a way to appreciate your food. }

Every semester, I'll have an accumulation of glass jars. Previous semester, I took them all back to Sibu. Wrapped carefully in old newspapers and packed into a cardboard box.

I don't think I'll have the patience to go through all that again just to clear my kitchen. T-T

Well, by incident, I came across terrariums on Etsy, while searching for 'mushroom' just now. Terrariums are little plant habitats grown in glass jars, and they require little care. All they need is indirect sunlight, and a sprinkle of water every 2 to 3 weeks. A perfect alternative to growing potted plants for lazy bums like me. :P

Most plants grown in terrariums are small and slow growing. I simply love the green moss in these terrariums by madebymavis :

{ Absolutely lovely mossy terrariums by madebymavis }

I'm thinking of starting one of my own, but I guess I'll have to research more about how to do it. :P And I doubt I can get such beautiful moss in Malaysia... -_-"

Here's another one by TheOakLeaves :

{ Kawaii~ ♥ }

Saturday, September 27, 2008

DecoAlley - Amazingly Sweet Stuff~

Came across this Etsy shop called DecoAlley, selling super yummy contact lens cases. There are other cases too; pill boxes and DS Lite cases. They're decorated with re-ment food, and silicon whipped cream. :9 Each contact lens case is only $12! Nuff said. I'll let the pictures do the talking. :P

{ Cream Pie }

{ Halloween }

{ Lollipop }

{ Ice Cream }

{ Mixed Treats }

Amazing aren't they? :P *Kaw Taw* ~ Sifu of fake food assemble! :D

Saturday, September 20, 2008

More Reasons For Wanting To Live In Japan

Hoho.... I wanna share this awesome, uber kawaii shop Etsy shop based in Sapporo Japan. misssaporo supplies delightful cabochons (little plastic decos) in many forms of sweets, cakes, ice creams, cream blobs and doghnuts. I'm dying to get some for myself, even long before I bought the kawaii bling style handphone deco book.

{ A mosaic featuring misssapporo's items in her Etsy shop }

I have this impression that Japan is filled to the brim with an infinite variety of fake food, be it teenee cabochons such as these, or life-size and really life-like food replicas. Imagine the bliss when you're surrounded by sushi plush pillows or of carrying nyanko burger handbags without people even batting an eyelid at it. Ha... I wish to be part of that world. @.@

There are still 3 more lots of kawaii stickers available in my Etsy shop, if anyone's interested. :) These are the last ones of each. Grab them before they're gone!

{ Have a look at them here }

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Miss Braches Inc. - Absolutely Chic!

I'm utterly captivated by these stylish outfits found in Miss Brache's shop. If I'm not so fat, I might have gotten the Mod Jumper Dress a long time ago. :P That dress is to die for! But with my body size, I doubt I'll look good in any of these gorgeous pieces. T-T

Chocolate! Cheese! Cake! Why on earth were you created???!!! *wails~*

Ele... Ele... Elephant!


I've always love those cute little elephants on Etsy. I wish to have that jazzy little pencil pouch with all those teenee little phanties all over it. *drools*

That aside, this weekend will be a relaxed one. Although I have the attachment log book to fill in, there is no class test the coming week. I shall kick back, perhaps take out my craft supplies and do something. :P I haven't crafted for so long.

Slow Down ~

I got myself into trouble with sponsored post. Taken two opportunities for "US only", without first reading the requirements. T-T If you've taken sponsored posts before, you might have noticed that once an opportunity is taken, there's no way to cancel your reservation. I've submitted a help ticket though, but I still doubt reply will come soon.

I'll take this as a reminder that greed gets me nowhere. T-T

Friday, August 15, 2008

Sweet Roses + Interesting Day

{ Some beautiful roses found on Etsy }

Today, I went jogging as usual, after the last class in the afternoon.

I was halfway across the platform on the little hill, when I saw a tabby cat sitting nearby a drain. She was sitting so poised-ly, so I stopped, crouched and initiated a 'meow?'.

The tabby's reaction was; "PSSFFFTT!!!" - complete with teeth-baring. -_-"

Then, she jumped into the drain.

I walked quietly pass the drain, and peeked in to see where she went. And guess what I saw?

A litter of kitties!!! ZOMG. :D There were 3 or 4!!! The tabby was licking and licking each one of them. *dies from too much cuteness* That made my day. :P

After savouring this very cute scene, I continued on. Just to be called by an aunty sitting at the wooden bench of one of the many so-called picnic-sites.

I've seen this aunty quite a few times already at the park. On two occasions, when I jogged pass her, she commented, "Hmm... Slimmed down already ho?" in Mandarin. I just smiled. :P No, I'm still very fat, in case you're wondering. T-T

Today, she called me over and said, "Come, teman me talk for a while". In Mandarin of course. :P

She began by saying that she went for a medical check-up today, and was disconcerted by what the doctor told her. It was about weight issues. She seemed quite worried about her current body weight, and told me about her diet and lifestyle. I suppose it's because I'm quite on the heavy-and-big-sized side, that made her wanted to pour out her thoughts to me.

In turn, I related about my own weight problems. I suppose that was what she needed; someone who understands the difficulties she's facing, and to empathise with her. She even asked me if I took medication for slimming or if I went for any form of counseling. I told her no, and emphasized that medication is not the best solution for weight reduction *ceh... pharmacist in the making ah*. And added that it's good to 'come for walks regularly'.

After some more chatting, we parted, and I continued with my exercise routine.

This unexpected, but not unpleasant encounter made me realise that everyone needs good listeners to their worries. It's not easy to listen and show emphathy at the same time, especially if the listener has not experience similar problems. This, I hope, I'll learn to do better over the years to come. :)

Of Candylands, Octopi and Blue Birds

Ok... I feel I owe you all an explanation. T-T You must be wondering what the hell I was thinking, putting up posts on automobiles and number plates. T-T I started this blog, with a principal; which was to try not to post anything other than kawaii, handmades and crafts. Recently, the draw of the material world somewhat wavered the determination to keep to that initial principal. T-T I was quite happy to find some sponsored posts to keep the money coming in. And then an offer from an advertiser. Temptation won me over. T-T

After this, I hope to steel myself and not fall for such lures again. T-T From now on, you may safely anticipate full blasts of kitsch, chic, frou and kawaii!

{ 10% off everything till August 19th!!! }

As announced in the previous post, the shop is having a 10% off everything sale. :) I've listed a few new items. Have a look and get yourself some well-deserved candy. :P

To make up for the past few boring posts, here are some Etsy goodies for your eyes to feast on.

I'm fascinated by the awesome octopus and squid accessories found on Etsy. :P Been wanting an octopus necklace all along. :P

This set of blue bird jewelry really makes me drool. Beautiful, no?

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Before going for this afternoon's class, let me share with you some new words I learnt this week :

Cha-pa-lang

Ke-len-tong *this is not new, but re-newed*

Oh-chi-ba-lah *this is not new either - just recalled it*

Thank you, Mr Cheah, for enriching my vocabulary with such colourful words. XD

Monday, August 11, 2008

More tokidoki + The Cloudy Parade

Ok... So almost one week already no updates. T-T Oh... I was occupied... with stupid Pharmaceutics. T-T What's the point of hafaling the stupid Production and Process Control? *pfffttt* I mean, it's something we should practise la, come on. Why bully our brains into hafaling the stupid thing? *sheeeeesh*

Despite the gloom of forthcoming weeks; with a class test each to get us all grumpeh, irritated, stressed and depressed *yes, depressed*, I only have one thing on my mind now.

tokidoki. TOKIDOKI~~!!!!!!

The more I see, the more I want. Human nature. T-T Can never get enough one. *Bleh~*

Currently, I'm eyeing these watches :

{ tokidoki Blue Latte Watch - pics from and listing found here }

{ tokidoki Red Momo Watch - pics from and listing found here }

I was practically drooling over the all-over straps. Typical tokidoki print all over the straps. *I waaaant*

Well, there are actually tons of tokidoki stuff I want. ^-^"

{ Most wanted : Carnival Carezza, all-over shirts. The others, if you gimme, I will adore you forever. XD}

I mentioned a new line of bags by tokidoki in my previous post. This pic is too kawaii to pass, I just have to put it up here :

{ tokidoki Carnival - pic from shop.tokidoki.it }

It's really painful, to be dry of $$ at the moment. T-T Accumulating $$ has almost become an addiction. All I can think of these days is how to draw people to buy stuff from my Etsy shop. T-T At the moment, the shop is almost non-existent; I'm not promoting enough in forums and such so I guess there's not much traffic. To make being noticed more difficult, Etsy is sprouting more and more competition. T-T Argh....

In times like this, I wish to have one of these to wear :

Etsy has never failed to delight me. :P These necklaces are the kitsch-iest things you can find to go with your outfit. At $10-$20 each, they're quite worth the buy considering the amount of head-turnings you'll get when you don on one. :P

So, with a determination to make some sales but without a marketing strategy in mind T-T, I'm going to make some updates to my Etsy shop. This set of clouds will be listed. :)

{ The Cloudy Parade }

Made this during the last days of Sem 4 hols. It's actually a necklace - deep blue satin ribbon tied into a little bow, with a glass pebble/polymer clay charm dangling, and 4 felt cloud pin brooches pinned. It's the versatility of the pins that I like - take them off by all means, and have them up on your shirt or bags. :)

{ ♥ The Cloudy Parade ♥ }

{ Close-up of the charm - The surface is super smooth and shiny :D }

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I'm super hating Sem 5. T-T No interest in any of the subjects. Especially Radiopharmacy. Particularly Radiopharmacy. Makes me puke each time I hear 'Radiopharmacy'. Like Tuan Chin said very accurately, 'xian ou' when she look at Applied Biopharmaceutics II. -_-"

Nuff said.

But the stoopeed Radiopharmacy project is really stoopeed la.

Ok.

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Fantastic Plastic!


Yup... These are some seriously fantastic plastic! Just to show you some of my favourites from Etsy. I particularly dig the corseted ribs. Hysteria is my newest favourite seller on Etsy. :) As I've mentioned before, I very much admire people who use shrink plastic. *drools* I'm still waiting for a swap package (from a shrink plastic jewelry artist - oh that sounds so prosh! :D) to arrive, although it should have been due the last 2 months. T-T I just hope it doesn't go missing. T-T

Yeah. It seems like God is trying to point out that I should stay focused on my studies. T-T I ordered a pack of Fimo polymer clay off eBay before Chinese New Year, and it has yet to show itself. T-T Luckily, the seller offered a full refund for 'unreceived item'. *Phew* So, my $$ didn't just fly awaaaay. And I've ordered a few bits and pieces from Etsy to start making glass pendants, but, I have yet to receive them. T-T ARGH!

I don't want to study for the stupid Complementary Medicine paper! AHHH! I don't want to do my portfolio! T-T WAAAAHHHH!

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Oh The Natural You

What a cheesy title eh? Um... Actually, I also not too sure the how this word 'cheesy' should be used lah. *bleh*

Haih.... Even though our class tests are coming to an end (there still one more paper Complementary Medicine next week), I still feel we're being tortured alive. T-T There's this stupid portfolio to complete. It asks us of interpretations of pharmaceutical analysis datas : IR, NMR, Mass Spec and UV. You better not wanna know what I'm talking about, or you'll really regret. Really. T-T

Why is it so hard for me? No, let me rephrase that. Why do we have to do this stupid portfolio when we're not even familiar with the basics of each technique? I mean, yeah, we've had lectures and workshops on these, but to just dump all these information on us and expecting us to understand in a matter of a few weeks, when even the professionals take a few years or maybe a few months just to learn and get familiar with one technique is plain stupid I tell you.

Oh, ok, you may say this - "Go search for the reference books and read more about it la!"

Wah... Easy for you to say ho? I no need to study for my class tests ka? No need to do report on for that damn PCR, RE, gel electrophoresis ka? No need to cari info for PBL ka? No need to sleep ka ha?

I'm blessed if I even know 1% of what I'm supposed to write for it. T-T

Ok. I shall not continue with these pointless grumblings. You must be tired of hearing them eh? :P

So, here are a few gorgeous, just simply to-die-for necklaces from some of my favourite Etsy (where else? :D) sellers.

Haih... I have to prepare for my PBL tomorrow. T-T

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Kitschy Cameras

Ok.... I'm officially the slack-girl. I'm going to have a class test next Tuesday, and here I am. T-T Hm... As you can see, I've changed the blog header. It's still kawaii-themed. :D

So, I'm going to show you some awesome camera jewelry available on Etsy. :)


{Pictures taken from seller's original listings}

{from left to right, top to bottom}

1. Sleuth Camera Necklace from paraphernalia
2. Twin Lens Necklace from LePhotique
3. Little Black LEGO Camera Studs from Gr0oglmann
4. Photographers Necklace from adorapop
5. Super 8 Necklace from TillyBloom

Friday, February 29, 2008

Superb Handmade Wallets from Etsy

Hah..... My blog is really starting to die dy.... T-T Ah.... But of course I won't let that happen. :P I've just finished 2 class tests, proabably the 2 easier ones. T-T There are still 3 more papers to go... I don't know how I'm going to survive through these.

Ok... Educational matters aside *bleh*, I'm going to show you a few of my favourite handmade wallets on Etsy. :) Yes, startlingly talented ladies do make functional wallets. And they look absolute professional, much more chic and unique than your store-bought Tropicana Life ka, Elle ka, whatever la. Oops... Not snubbing your possessions ah. I'm just simply proud for these Etsy sellers. :P

{Pictures were originally taken by each seller respectively}

First off, the totally kawaii Red Hedgehog n Espresso Brown Wallet made by cottonpurr. Where else can you find such cute, wholely Japanese wallet? Cottonpurr's wallets all have the standard layout design - 6 card slots, zipper compartment for change and 3 slots for bills and such.

{Super kawaii and totally practical}

Then we have pego from Winniepeg, Canada. Her long wallets have a homely handmade look. :) I love that she screen-printed the fabric used to make her wallets. Take this Aspen Grove wallet for example. Love the earthy brown and gold combination. :)

{Complete with 6 card-slots, a zipper compartment and 4 other slots}

Finally, my favouritest wallet designer and maker, QuietDoing. Her wallets are mostly made with vinyl. This DJ stereo design is probably the funkiest you can hope to find. :P

{Lovely green and brown linings}

QuietDoing also makes cool ipod holders with equally stunning designs. :) I actually intended to buy one of her Power Pocketbooks, but my dad got me a Fossil from his US trip last year. So, no handmade wallets for the time being. But you may be rest assured that I'll get one when the time is right. :P