Hello Kitty Pink House

This is the Hello Kitty Pink House in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. I'm not completely sure, but it looks to be a restaurant and gift shop. Anyway, it's very cool! Why don't they have cool things like this in America!! 

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Floral desktop wallpaper from June Craft

Kayanna of June Craft is offering a free, vintage-esque floral desktop wallpaper design. Go grab it here!

Soft Serve Ice Cream Maker

I stumble across this item while browsing on amazon. Isn't this just the most awesome thing ever? It's the perfect size, it's pink, and it dispenses dreamy creamy soft serve ice cream! That's the best kind of all ;)

You can snatch one up at Neiman Marcus for only $100

Ice cream maker turns out creamy soft-serve ice cream, sorbet, frozen yogurt, or sherbet right in your own kitchen at the turn of a dial. Features three condiment dispensers and automatic function allowing you to pour in goodies for mixed treats. 10"W x 7.75"D x 18"T.

Owls in Love

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Blast From the Past with Kate Moss

 

 

 

 

The very first Little Twin Stars store!

The very first Little Twin Stars store opened last month in Yokohama, Japan.... it's about time!

 

 

 

 

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Doodled frames on envelopes

When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to doodle on envelopes, this is the result. Sometimes mailing a plain envelope just won't do. Hint: laying a business card on top makes a nice template to sketch around if you have trouble with square corners. For some even better frame doodles, see here.

Mum sewed me a travel bag!

Look what arrived in the mail yesterday! I'd begged my mom to sew me an Amy Butler Weekender Travel Bag made from the gray Tulip print in my new fabric line. I wanted the bag quite badly, but there was no way I was going to attempt that job myself. I'd read it's a doozy, and Mum concurred. But of course she did a flawless job. Look at that perfectly matched pattern on the front pocket. Oh my goodness. I'm in love.

The lining is the yellow Skiff print. She added three extra inches to the handles to make sure it would fit easily over the shoulder, which is perfect for me.

Now I just need to go somewhere.

Rabbit of Seville

The name might not ring a bell, but the hilarious scenes made famous by the Warner Bros cartoon featuring Bugs Bunny sure will! The Rabbit of Seville is a cartoon written by Chuck Jones and is based off of the 1775 play by Pierre Beaumarchais. This is definitely one of my favorite Looney Tunes cartoons. It always makes me smile, and I just thought I'd post it to bring back some childhood memories for everyone ^_^

 

clip from the Bugs Bunny cartoon, The Rabbit of Seville

Quiz: Name the movie

If you like a challenge, try one of the Clockbuster movie quizzes from Veer, the stock photo company. Guess each movie title based on three visual clues. Don't try to form words from the pictures like I did—tie + man + plane = Tiemanplane? How is that a movie!? (It's not.) These aren't rebuses; just try to guess the story told by the photos. Good luck.

Sahara Kitty

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Various skirt tutorials

I'm more of a jeans or shorts girl, but if you're into skirts for summer, check out these sewing tutorials. Here are options for little girls and ladies.
Left to right:
Full Skirt from Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing
Ballet Ruffle Skirt at Simply Modern Mom
5-Minute Skirt from Angry Chicken
Knot-Me Tie Skirt also by Simply Modern Mom
Socialite Skirt at Elle Apparel
Ruffled Skirt by Grand Revival Design

I Want Manga Plates

'manga plates' is the graduate project of mika tsutai studying at the kyoto institute of technology in japan.
each plate from the collection features various black and white drawings, which take on the personality
of a frame from a manga anime. when food is arranged in a certain way among the plates, an animated visual is created. By placing these dishes in a particular manner you can transform your dinner table into a story, just like that of a page from a japanese comic. 

Totally cool!!

 

 

 

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Free, high res stock photos

I just came across Morguefile.com, a public image archive of free, high resolution stock photos uploaded by creative professionals. Help yourself to images for use in both personal or commercial work.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Dear God, this one looks like it's going to be another 3 hour dumpster war... and to guarantee every audience member leaves the theater with their eyes completely crossed, this time it's in 3D

A Little Sunday Inspiration

Just wanted to help get your morning started with some fun photos. Have a creative day everyone!

 

 

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Classy Threads for your Pup

The Arbour Shirt

The Cabin Pea Coat

The Skipper Peacoat

All of these super cute outfits can be purchased at Rover

Sometimes things don't work

See this plastic picture frame? It was going to be a cute little desk frame for wallet-size photos, made with the plastic shrink film you heat in the oven. Except it curled up like a piece of bacon. Maybe Salvador Dali would have appreciated it, but I threw it in the trash.

An inkjet printable product gave me good results once before, so I opted to try the white, non-inkjet sheets made by Graphix (purchased at a local hobby shop).

I made a quick paper template to trace, sized 200% larger than the final frame would be. I traced it onto the plastic sheet and colored it with a permanent marker. Then I cut out the front of the frame, a piece for the backing, and a stand to attach to the back.

I baked the front of the frame for three minutes on a piece of cardboard with a sheet of parchment paper on top to prevent curling, per the instructions. Here's the before and after. Boo. This is what it looks like after I flattened the hot frame with a spatula. I tried another one and it was even worse.

Here's the back piece for the frame. It used to be a rectangle. I tried placing a thin sheet of cardboard on top of the parchment layer to hold it down during baking, and the plastic went crazy.

I plan to submit it to a modern art museum where it will fit right in with the rest of the objets d'art. This thing just went from a cheapo craft project to a sculpture worth thousands. Awesome!

Desktop wallpapers from Fossil

There goes Fossil, feeding my desktop wallpaper addiction again. A choice of seven designs in various sizes is right here. Choose "Love Our Graphics" from the Category drop-down menu. The boat is on my desktop.

Robotic Cosplay

I dunno what I like better, the Bumble Bee Costume or the guy on the right

The best kind of cop is a RoboCop

Check out these two bad asses

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Online SLR camera simulator

On the subject of photography, did you know there's a website where you can practice using an SLR camera? Adjust lighting, ISO, aperture, shutter speed, and distance settings to see what happens to your photos. Try out CameraSim.com.

Photography DIY: how to make your own bokeh shapes

I've seen photos created using a DIY camera trick and couldn't resist testing it myself. Bokeh is the term for the out-of-focus areas in a photo, particularly those little highlights created when photographing small points of light. Usually those highlights are circles or polygons, but it's lots of fun to make your own shapes.

You'll need a DSLR camera and a lens with a large aperture. I'm definitely no photography expert, so refer to this good article for info about lenses and settings for taking shots with bokeh. I used my Canon Digital Rebel XSi with a Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens (this is my only extra lens; it's relatively cheap, lens-wise, and I love it).

You'll also need a piece of black paper, pencil, scissors, tape, and a craft knife or decorative paper punch.

Cut a strip of paper long enough to wrap around your lens. I made mine 10" x 1.5". I put a strip of tape along the entire length of one edge so it would be easy to peel pieces of tape off this smooth area, just in case I wanted to switch my shape cutouts later. Wrap the paper strip around the outside of your camera lens to form a cylinder and secure it with tape.

Then set this paper tube on a piece of black paper and trace around it. Cut out the circle. This will be the cap on the paper tube that fits over your lens. Use a paper punch or Xacto knife to cut a hole in the middle of the circle. Make the shape somewhere between 1/2" and 3/4".

I used a knife to cut a cloud, asterisk, and tulip. Tape the paper circle to the tube to form a cap that will fit neatly over your lens.

To test this little project, I needed some tiny points of light, so I threw some Christmas lights on a clothes rack (in daylight, but nighttime shots are cool, too). Then I fitted my paper cap over the lens and made sure my aperture was open as far as it would go.

Focusing on my finger held right in front of my camera caused the background to go out of focus. I moved my finger away, took the photo, and got this:

Success!

Putting an object in the foreground is fun, too. I totally amused myself and recommend you try this.