Cat Socrates

Dollgift postcards and bookmarks in store at Cat Socrates! The store is located at 231 Bain Street, Bras Basah Complex #03-39B, Singapore. Don't say I didn't warn you - Only enter this store if you have a very strong will, otherwise, be prepared to burn a hole in your pocket.

Every time I walk into the store, I get really frustrated because there are just so many things I want to buy! lol. They have a wide range of lovely paper products (of course including mine!!), adorable tin toys, cool accessories and a little cafe to relax to. Once you get in, you wouldn't want to leave. Words alone can't do this place justice so, I have pics to prove it.

















By the way, these pics are taken by the boss, Hellen. Her photographic skill is amazing I tell you. Look at how brilliantly she'd photographed my products. Thank you Hellen!









If you are a cat lover, all the more you should come. For more pics or information, check out Hellen's flickr and her blog.
Meow~

What's Up

Sorry for neglecting my blog for quite a while. If only you are right in front of me, my apologetic face looks something like this -----> /_\
I hope my fellow readers did not abandon me because of this?? If you're reading this, it mean you did not! Haha. Well, thank you for being so faithful.

Let's see what was I up to for the past week. There are a couple of good news I am going to share with you. I was so hounored to be approached by this online design website, designeRoof, to showcase some of my works on their site. Yay! Here is the link to the page. Be sure to check out some of the great artists/designers on the site as well.

The second wonderful thing that happened.. I was introduced to a friend's friend who owns a coffee house here in Singapore - The Coffee Nations. This very generous boss actually offered me a space to showcase some of my works, believe it or not, for NO cost at all! Best part was, he even offered to help me sell off the products if customers are interested to purchase them. Again, for NO commission at all! Where on earth can you find such a great deal especially when you've only met that person for the first time? All I can say is, I must have done a whole lot of good deeds in my past life. lol.

Here are some of the pics I took at the coffee house.

Before and...


after. I hope my products look more appealing than the puffs. lol. Oh I forgot to mention this is a two storey coffee house. A few of my paintings are also displayed on the second floor. Hee.


Coffee and travels is the concept of this coffee house. Here at The Coffee Nations, you get to taste different coffee from around the world. I really like its cosy ambiance.

Beautiful travel pics.


This place looks even nicer if you come in the evening.




Do come by when you visit Singapore! For more details, you can check here.
Oh boy, trust me, I've got so much more to share but my brain is threatening to pass out any minute. The time here is 1:37am now and I seriously need my beauty sleep. Good night to me and good morning to some of you. Zzzzzz........

BIG NEWS!!

After much consideration, I've opened a 2nd etsy store and 'relocated' all my Dollgift merchandise over. Fans of Dollgift, I hope you will visit our new store and continue to show us your support. Do you know I nearly bang my head on the wall for not doing this earlier when there were fewer items. Serves me right for being lazy, I had to re-list EVERYTHING again. The worse has yet to come. Read on to find out more...

For those of you who have been following Byrheea's news, most of the paintings are available in store now! Below are a few samples. If you like what you're seeing, please visit here for more details.







Now my worse nightmare is here. In brief, I have TWO official websites to maintain (byrheea.com and mydollgift.com), TWO etsy stores, DeviantArt, Flickr and a BLOG! Sigh. Why have I landed myself in this state. I know I have to find a solution to make my life easier (before I decide to bang my head on the wall again). SO. After weighing my options and going through all the agony.. I'm going with this solution; to remove the ENTIRE shopping carts from my official site and link the merchandise page directly to my Etsy store. But. Saying is easier than doing because this means all my effort and blood and tears and sweat and sleepless nights and...and... will all go down the toilet bowl.

Now I only hope you (yes everyone of you) could please pay a last visit to my site before I kill it. Thank you. Excuse me if you would for now, I need some time to grief...

Result

And the lucky winner of my bookmark giveaway goes to .................................................. Gail from TheBlueDaisy!!! Congratulation Gail! Please let me know which of the below 4 bookmarks you like and it will be on its way to your doorstep! :D

Thank you for those who took part in this little game. I hope you had fun. Have a great weekend.~

Your Attention Please


My CD Collection


Melody Lane


Let's Dance

More Black

Due to the popularity of my white lullaby pillow, I've come out with the black version! Funny how initially I made this pillow from the fabric print I'd used on my notebook for fun's sake and turned out, it sold better than the notebook. So the next time you have any weird ideas, just go ahead and do it. You never know who is going to like your crazy stuff.

For more information on this black pillow, please visit my etsy store here.





Can't decide whether to get the white or black one? Get a set for a better price then.



Customer requested for names to be sewn on the pillows.



I will be coming out with a series of black notebooks following this. Black fetishes out there, stay tuned!

One last thing to share before I go. 'A Letter For You' postcard made it to the treasury! Yay. Thanks for featuring my work Kym (kimbuktu). My etsy shop has a little over 100 hearts now! Thank you for all the support. :)

DOLLGIFT In Store

Hello! As promised, I'm back with more information on the store I've consigned my crafts with. If you are here in Singapore or planning to visit this little island on your next vacation, please drop by Raffles City Shopping Centre (Cityhall train station or 252 North Bridge Road). Store location would be at #B1-77/78, Anthropology. You can visit their website here for more information.

If you haven't already heard of this store, there is every reason for you to come by. At Anthropology, you will be sure to find something you like. From furniture to fashion accessories and lifestyle products, Anthropology is a house full of surprises. Oh and did I mention that they've won the Singapore Tourism Award 2008 for Best Shopping Experience, Specialty Store? :)







I will be happier if I can set up the display myself :( Just trying out a few items for a start. So please come by to show me your support and there will be more, more and MORE great stuffs. :D



A reminder, I will be away to Shanghai tomorrow night and back on Friday. Meanwhile take care and don't forget to take part in my giveaway! (1 post down). Hugs*

What's Your Favourite?

It's friday!!! Shall we play a little game today? :D Just a simple one, no poll this time. Visit my etsy shop here, tell me which item is your favourite and why. Yap, it's that easy and you'll stand a chance to win one of the bookmarks below (your choice). Click on the image to view a larger pic.



These lovely bookmarks are hand silk-screened and fabric wrapped. I will pick a lucky winner two weeks from now (3 Apr). Good luck and have a fabulous weekend! ;)

Lovely Etsy Sellers

Today I received a compliment on my blog by yet another etsy seller, Light and Writing. I made a visit to her blog and saw two of my items listed in her Etsy favorites. Happy! :) And I must add that she has a lovely blog with loads of beautiful photographs. You got to try her 'Feed the Fishes' application (on right side of the page), cute!



Come to think of it, I've joined Etsy for a couple of months now and I would like to say that Etsy sellers are indeed amazing. Not to mention the many inspiring artists but more importantly, they are very supportive and helpful in many ways. If you don't believe, checkout the Etsy forum and you'll know what I mean. I'm sure you Etsy sellers out there will agree with me too. ;)

I may not be strong in my vocab but still, I would like to take this opportunity to mention a few such great people I've met there. First of all, Karen from EarringsByKaren. She was the very first person who dropped me an encouraging message when I joined Etsy last year (Oct). I hope she is doing great with her jewellery making now.

zJayne from zJayne and Fiona from fionachapman. For dropping me a message just to make sure I did not miss out their post after I posted a question in the forum (Dec). Thank you for being so thoughtful! :)

Then there was Marcie from marciejanedesigns (I've mentioned her in my blog a few days ago, dated 10 Jan). This wonderful lady has inspired me alot and she even went on to promote my work to everyone. Haha.. I have no idea of her real age but she does give me this motherly feel. (That's a compliment Marcie! :p)

Of course there are many many more of you out there. Btw, I've only made ONE sale in Etsy so far.. haha. But I've learnt alot there. :) Thank you everyone!

My featured work

My work is featured in Illustration Mundo!! Yay!! :D



While googling, I found this pic posted by allencompanyinc in flickr and realised one of my postcard made it to the front page of etsy! Guessed this must be the reason it won me quite a few little hearts in etsy. Thank you allencompanynic! To purchase this unique postcard (silkscreened and fabric wrapped), please checkout my etsy store.



I came out with a similar design for Valentine's Day. This 'I Heart You' print is available for sale on etsy now.



My 'Dancing In The Rain' notebook also made it to the treasury posted by Marciejanedesigns on 5 January. Thank you Marcie! Sadly, I forgot to do a screenshot of it. :(

About Byrheea and Dollgift

Hmm... How should I start.. I’m sure there are more than one side in everyone. We feel different emotions at different time and different stages of our lives. byrheea (by rheea) portrays the more emotional me while dollgift reveals the childlike side of me.
Since music plays an important role in my life, it has to be one of the main themes in dollgift. And of course, this ‘doll’ represents the little girl I’ve created in my drawings. Oh, you might also see a cute little doggie in some of my drawings. He is none other than my lovely Dashund boy, Nono. :)


Nono on brother's desk.


Can you guess the length of his body?