Paper-Ya Goodies

These are some stationery goodies I picked up at Paper-Ya in Vancouver. Everything in that store was drool-worthy, especially their selection of notebooks. And this mustache guy was hard to ignore. It's a letter card set by jstory, a Korean brand I've never seen before, and Mr. Mustache has a name. Mr. Babba. According to the website, he's always busy ("babba" in Korean can mean "busy"), and the one thing that will make him pause and enjoy is a cup of coffee. Ha! I wonder if he'll pause to read my letter if I send this to him.

PS: My Flickr photostream is updated with a few Polaroids I shot in Vancouver. :)

Shop Update: 2011 Poladoodles Calendar

Say hello to my first ever Poladoodles calendar! It's been done for about a week but I wanted to spend more time finalizing the packaging details. And I'm very happy with how it all came together. So please check it out at my Etsy shop! It even comes gift-wrapped for the holidays. You know how much I like wrapping.. I couldn't resist. ^^




Total of 6 different images, two months per sheet.


If you cut along the dotted line on the back..


You get Polaroid prints that are the same size as the original Polaroid Spectras.


I chose to use Hahnemuehle 308 for its nice, thick weight. See how stiff that is!


Packaged in a glassine bag and sealed with a sticker that's hand-stamped in champagne ink (I had to incorporate rubber stamping somewhere, right?)


Finally, everything goes into this envelope, ready to go to a new home. Voilà!

I'm glad I finally made a calendar, which I've always thought about. It made a very indecisive person like me make millions of decisions along the way (like, to perforate or not? That is the question) but I think it was better to have made it than to not even have attempted at all. I learned a ton along the way and this will not be the last time I make a calendar.

Anyway.
Now, go check it out! (:

Want! Apple Pot & Memos

Some of the things on my wishlist that have an apple theme going..

(image from Anthropologie)

Isn't this little jar so cute? It is by ttyokzk ceramic design; you can see more pictures here. I love how the spoon peeks out of the lid.


(image from kok-design.jp)

I saw these kudamono ("fruit" in Japanese) memos called Kudamemo by d-bros about a year ago but I have not forgotten about them! There is a US retailer online that carries what look like these memos but after reading the designer's warning about many imitations being sold online, I'm hesitant to buy them before checking them out in person. It's really too bad.. 'cause I want to hoard them! And not use them! *shakes head*

My First Mail from Malaysia

Look what I received in the mail, a package from Malaysia! That's a first for me.

It's a PikaPackage, and it came with goodies made by Cori Dantini, Pretty Little Thieves, Madelaine, Stockton & Co, and Kindling. Woot!

I'm already thinking of excuses to use these, even frame them. If you like mail and enjoy craft/art, you would enjoy a PikaPakage too, found right here.