It's Etsy Feature Time!

Hello~ I'm back with my Etsy feature once again! Are you anticipating? :) This week's theme promises to be fun, playful, amusing, weird, unpredictable.. anything that can be categorised as 'whimsical' are in. Sounds fun already? Here we go!

''Original Art Found Object Mobile'' from MalcolmStudioShop. Use this to keep your love notes, coins, tea bags or simply as a home decor - made from vintage tin, jewlery and copper wire. How about making your very own recycled tin? I'm inspired!

'Original Art Assemblage HOLD YOUR HORSES'. This is so pretty too.

'Upcycled Ella the Elephant Chalkboard' from Oldcrowfarm. An elephant made out of an old cutting board. How cute! :)

'Upcycled Insulator Distressed Blue Rack'. Another recycle piece by them. Love the raw 'feel' and color of this one.

'Making Out / Reading the Bible - DO NOT DISTURB door hanger' from ilikeapplejuice.

How about hanging this outside your bedroom? At least you won't be disturbed at the wrong time! LOL.

'Paper Circus with Dancing Squirrels' from UnderTheStairStudios. Isn't these lovely? And they're handmade! Be sure to check out a whole lot more adorable papercrafts in the store.

Next, this store made it to the top in my list of favorite jewelry stores. It has to be yours now, too.
'COME UP -Slider Ring-sterling silver' from mujoyas.

The little plates can be slided. Cool huh?

'It's raining- Slider Ring'. Love this too..

'Drawer Ring' also from the same store. And the drawer can be opened! Haven't I warned you about falling in love with this store?

'Robot and Toaster are Friends' polymer clay from sleepyrobot13. How can anyone resist this cuteeeee robot?

Even his tire expression looks so adorable. Has your heart already melted?

Plus, he has an interesting companion.. Meet Beary! The description says, 'This is an example of what happens when you put a toxic waste dump next to a toy store... Beary never noticed he was any different than the other fluffy friends on the shelves of the toy store,but always wondered why people ran when he asked for a hug.' Oh no, poor Beary. I love you without a doubt.

'Felted Chocolate Dog Hat' from fiberpuppy. Imagine my Nono wearing this. Hee hee. If you prefer cats, here's a kitty design for you.

'The Intrusion' necklace from UntamedMenagerie. Another of my favorite jewelry store.

'Nocturnal Studs'.

Lastly, 'Vampires Versus Mummies Checker Game' from PsAndQs. The most bizarre checkers game sets I've ever seen. I'm sure this will make a perfect gift for any checkers game lover.

'Robots Versus Aliens Checkers Game'.

I hope you found something you like? Before I go, HERE are the details of my newly consigned stores I'd promised to let you know. I'll be back with the photos real soon so stay tuned! :)

Random photos

Recently I found a new shop (two outlets) to consign my works at. Each time after a big 'assignment', my brain would go into hibernation mode and I feel as though I can sleep for 3 days straight. That must be the 'distress' (can't think of a perfect word to use) in doing handmades eh? Or am I the only one who feel so? Like now, I want to write something but words just refuse to come out right. Look like I got to come back to give you the shop details in my next post. For now, I'll make do with these random photos I took over the months.

Iluma shopping mall

Raffles Hotel hallway

Sunset view from inside the car

The Marina Barrage

The Singapore Merlion!

Largest Buddhist temple in Singapore - Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery Saw this beautiful creature outside my house the other day. It is bigger than my head!

Tiger or cat?

Isn't she gorgeous? I passed by this pet grooming shop and spotted this beautiful dog. She stood there patiently while the groomer worked on her. Every passerby was mesmerized by her elegance.

My love (x100)!

Your Dreams And What They Mean

Do you know that an average person has about 3 to 5 dreams per night? Some may have up to 7 dreams in one night and I am the latter. What some of you may not know is that EVERYBODY dreams! Even though some people claim they sleep through the night without dreaming, it is scientifically proven that all human beings in a study showed brain activity during their sleep. Just because you can't remember your dreams doesn't mean you don't dream.

I always feel that our dreams are unique to us. No other individual can share the same emotions or experiences. A dream unifies the body, mind, and spirit. It provides us with insight into ourselves and a means for self-exploration. By understanding our dreams, we can have a better discovery of our true self. Try googling 'dreams interpretation' and you will see 4,030,000 results. However there is one site I visit in particular everyday, the 'Dream Moods'. This dream interpretation site allows us to key in a specific key word to get the meaning. Sounds interesting? Last night I had a dream..in fact I had several dreams but this was the one scene I could recall; I was waiting for a bus back home. I waited for a long time to realise the bus I was waiting for will never arrive because it has changed its route. I typed in the word 'bus' in Dream Mood and this was what it said, 'To dream that you are waiting for a bus, indicates a temporary setback in achieving your personal goals. If you miss the bus or get on the wrong bus, then it indicates that an aspect of your life is out of control. You need to slow down and map out a new plan.' I have a feeling it was referring to my career path so I reckon it's time for me to slow down and get my life into perspective again. What have you dreamt about lately?

If you are keen to know more about dreams, you got to check out this website. I hope you have fun. Oh wait a minute. There is one more which you may be interested as well on http://www.cainer.com/dreams/dreamarchives.html. You can find loads of funny dreams some people experienced, eg. 'Losing teeth at my wedding', 'Uncovering the corpse', 'Madonna's red suit', 'Running After My Boyfriend', 'Film-star boyfriend'. Don't be surprise to find a few similar dreams as yours..I dreamt about celebrities on several occasions (I shall keep the details to myself). Lol. Hold on, I hope your thoughts are not running wild? Well, typed in 'celebrities' in Dream Moods to find out more. ;)

Lastly.. animals dream too.

Christmas Postcards and Charity

Sorry for the long wait, my Christmas postcards sets are finally available in stores now. Each set comes with 6 different lovely cards, printed on premium 300gsm paper. I really like how the cards turned out.. smooth with matt lamination on the front and a rough texture for the back for easier writing. There are only 500 sets up for grabs. I've decided I won't be printing more for next Christmas. There goes to say, if these 500 sets are sold out, you won't get to see them anymore. Not only that, I'm going to drop 50 cents into my 'teddy bank' for every postcards set purchased. These money will then go to the ACRES (Animal Concerns and Research Education Society). Some of you may be aware that I've been making donations for every $20 spent in my shop to the SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) since day one. Now you can spend less than $20 to do just the same! I'm sure no matter where the animals are, they will be grateful for a generous Christmas.

Visit my Etsy store HERE for more details on the cards. They will also be available in local bricks and mortar stores I've consigned my merchandise at, within the next few days.

As mentioned, the ACRES aims to create a caring and socially responsible society where animals are treated as sentient beings and where the environment is preserved for future generations. They will be holding a flea market cum Christmas party (open to public) at Loof on 5th December 2009. I've contributed 32 greeting cards for this event. All proceeds will go to the Wildlife Protection Programme. If you are in Singapore on that day, I hope to see you there.

You may ask, ''Why help animals''?

''Like us, animals have biological needs and experience pain, stress and discomfort. Many are intelligent and feel complex emotions like joy, happiness, depression and distress. Studies show that they have family bonds and feel true compassion for each other. But what they can't do is speak for themselves. So humans feel justified in treating them as mere objects.

By pretending that animals don't suffer, that they can't feel pain, that they have no real need or desire for freedom, it is easier for people to use them purely as commodities and ignore their suffering. So every year billions of them are captured, imprisoned, neglected, abused and slaughtered for human ends. They are used for everything from entertainment and sports to consumer product testing and food. If animals don't have a say in their treatment, then it is up to all caring human beings to give them a voice, speak up on their behalf and end their abuse.'' -ACRES

Sadly, these cruelty happen all around the world... I'm sure we can do our bit to help. For donation or other ways you can help, pls click on HERE. I thank you for your kindness and support on behalf of the animals. :)

  

*All images are taken from ACRES website.

Something For Your Home

Phew... Finally I'm done with my Christmas collection and sent it for printing. Hopefully I can get them by next Monday. For now, it's time for my Etsy feature once again. Let's see what I'd put together for your lovely home today.

The Australian Love Pears Plush from Lapomme. Oh oh, I think they will look perfect in my future Swedish-style home!

I Heart You hanger from Lilafrances. You can also personalized this hanger by having your name on it instead. Visit the store for more information. :)

















Now, your kids are going to LOVE me for sharing this (adults like me love it too). Wall decal from Walldecors. Hint: You wouldn't want to miss loads of other interesting wall decals from this shop.

The Parlor Handmade Pillow from Bridgetdavies. This pillow can be purchased as a set. Visit her shop for more images! 






















Toilet Decals from ShoopTiles32. And the description of this one says 'If you have little boys, you know how hard it is to get their aim perfected! I have 3, so at my house, the importance is tripled. These have been a life saver!' HAHA. Two thumbs up for this brilliant mother! I would think some men need it too.. Opps no offense!

Peppermint Dentures soap from ParadiseBodyShop. No, there is absolutely nothing wrong with your eyes.. these are real soaps! I seriously hope our parents/ grandparents will never mistake this for their dentures....................

Check out these porcelain egg candles from Revision. See how beautiful they glow..

Bubble Chandelier by Jeanpelle. Another version of the bubble chandelier can be found HERE.

Three's a crowd bird hanger from Monkeyandsquirrel. My favorite blue! I'm sure this will look great in my house as well. Hee.

















Lastly, I want this too! Bella the bunny wall hanging from Illustrationbygosia. Love the bunny and the vintage frame.

If you like what I've shared so far, let me know and I promise I will do this more often. :) Okay, finally.. pls return soon as I will be posting updates on my Christmas postcards in a couple of days. It's already 1:41AM.. my bed is waving hysterically at me now. Good night to me, good morning/ afternoon to the rest of you~ Zzzzzzzzz.....................

Christmas Carol

Check out another adorable piece added to my Christmas series! Good news is, I have decided to proceed with my postcards idea so you can purchase them as postcards soon, hopefully by the end of October (keeping my fingers crossed). If you would like to get this as a print instead, pls visit my Etsy store HERE.

Christmas has always been my favourite festival. Even more so than our traditional Chinese New Year (I am not ashame to admit it). I came from a Buddhist family, we don't celebrate Christmas and there is no winter here in Singapore so I don't understand why this day is so special to me. Perhaps it is the warm feeling you get everywhere you go when this day is approaching? Plus, the shopping and exchanging of Christmas gifts is so much fun!

I remember one of the most memorable Christmas happened during my high school days. I was from the Girls' Brigade. On one Christmas, we dressed up all in white.. with a little tea light candle in our hands, we went from house to house, singing the carol. I will never forget the love, warm and peace I felt that day.

If I could have a white christmas (I mean REAL snow!) this lifetime, I would gladly trade ANY holiday I can have with it. By the way, I already know how my snowman is going to look like.

Before I end this, I have a very cute video to share with you. It has got nothing to do with Christmas but it sure cracked me up. Everyone was having so much fun. Enjoy to this one and tell me if you had or would do this (or something crazier) for your wedding? ;) Have a fun weekend~

Tango Mango Bookstore

Dollgift greeting cards and handmade postcards are available in another store! Tango Mango bookstore is located at 163 Tanglin Road #03-11A Tanglin Mall, Singapore 247933. If you had been to Singapore, you wouldn't have missed the famous Orchard Road; our nation's top shopping, dining and entertainment hub. Tanglin Road is right beside Orchard Road.

Today my work was featured in the Etsy treasury again! Thank you Noica from noabrumberg. This lovely lady told me she studied visual communication. Just recently, she did a really cool tool for her fellow Etsians. This toolbar helps in organizing the links we use on a daily basis, connecting us with the Etsy community in an easier and faster way. Click HERE to learn more! Did I mention she make adorable plush toys too? :)