Do you Swap-Bot?

Found this fun website! The site is a fun way to receive snail mail. I've participated in a few swaps and loved opening my mail box and finding an envelop  or two from countries all around the world. Most of my letters and small parcels have included a small personal letter that made it that much more special.  Below is only a few of the things I've received during my participation in sticker swap, profile swap and a tooth making swap.  They also have a fun and informative blog with weekly links to creative downloads and crafty making finds on the net. I say, if you love to get mail the old way, then go for it ! http://blog.swap-bot.com/

                                                                                     
                                                                           

My love affair with Decole begins

I had seen these cute items a while back but never got to know who they were made from, then I forgot all about them until I was searching for some cute things on Etsy recently and discovered the name is Decole,  since then I've been searching the net for items and photos to get my cute fix. Here are some of the things on my heart's wish list.

 

 

 

 

 

This video brings a smile to my face when I am down

Arrival from Australia!

Today I received my most awesome parcel from Australia. My friend bought me this Zombie Rabbit for my birthday last month. I have also placed an order for a custom plush for myself for my birthday from the same artist and can't wait for that one to be made and shipped over too. The artist is Cat Rabbit Plush she has a shop on Etsy, she is my most favourtie plush artist of all time! I hope you take a minute and check out her shop, take a look at her sold pages where you can see the most amazing plush out there!   http://www.etsy.com/shop/catrabbitplush

 

Designer Toy Love

I'm not big on owning Designer Toys but a few are loved by me. The two that come to mind right away are Tokidoki and Tim Biskup.  Tokidoki is Italian made and inspired by cute Japanese culture.  I had originally thought they were a Japanese brand until I looked it up online. Nonetheless, I love the brand as I have a fondness for cutesy things.

I'd love to own these by Tokidoki.

The  other designer toy I love is Made by Tim Biskup. I  want to have his Helper toy  to display in my home. I actually have plans to make a living size Helper made out of paper- mache to display in my living room. It will be so awesome. I will certainly post the results in my blog, so stay tuned...but note it will be in the late future as I'm booked with my upcoming shop on Etsy.

Here are is the Helper by Tim Biskup. Isn't he neat?

Happy surprize...it's a Cuttlebug!

I got a most unexpected surprize by my good friend today. My friend and I went out to wally mart(Wal-Mart) to look around and see if they had any  freezer paper(which I hear is excellent for making stencils) but unfortunately we couldn't find any.

So next thing was to check out the craft section to compare prices from where I usually buy my supplies (Fabricland). I checked out the circle cutters and none were for cutting on fabric.

After about half  an hour I spotted the cute cuddlebug, I mean cuttlebug. I keep calling it cuddlebug for some reason, maybe I should cuddle with him in my bed. :)

My good friend who was with me generously offered to buy it for me. How kind.

I had a good day as now I can finally get perfect felt circles for my creations instead of a wonky mess by hand.

Here is the Cuttlebug in all its green glory. He looks pretty cute for a die-cutter, I wish they had made a cute face in the front, would be twice as cute then.

These are the inserts you receive, you get four inserts, A is the spacer, B which you receive two of are the cutting pad, and C is the thin die adapter.

This photo shows the machine with the side panel opened, once you pull both panels down at the same time it creates a suction underneath to adhere it to your table or whatever surface you place it on.

Since the Cuttlebug does not come with any dies, I will post results of its cutting ability after I purchase some dies.  I can't wait. See you soon.