tired

short holiday + diving into ton of work awaiting + bad news = crash and burn

i'm back from my mini resort holiday, with the whole spa thingie, massages, hot spring soaks, etc. but already had a relapse of overworkedness and stress... i came back to news that my tanktop sewer has just suddenly passed away... ??? too young, too sudden, too depressing...

now it's all one big headache for me. i've been having migraines since wed, so forgive me if your email hasn't been answered... i'm sort of in and out of it, so if you did get a chirpy email reply from me, yeah, it's probably when i was out of it.. for that 30 minutes or so...

you all have been awesome by the way, thanks for bothering about my whinings... lol

i'm still looking for a plastic/acrylic accessories maker who does customised designs. this would be the material i'm referring to-
http://www.greenergrassdesign.com/alissiamelkateichroewsplasticbling-blinkdiamondring.html
also could be like those opaque plastic bag handles...

i'm found a couple, but they all require a minimum order of USD500???? wtf, thanks, but no thanks

also looking for someone who can crochet 1"x1" little thingies...

also looking for new tanktop sewer...

also needing to do my taxes asap...

also making an important customer wait for me to get done with my presentation...

waahhh....! sobss...

i don't mean to be so depressing... i did have a really nice holiday, but it's not worth to mention now...

into her mouth it goes

i feel like stuffing a smelly sock into her mouth whenever we shop or talk about anything fashion/ design/ style/ craft/ art related. is that bad? oh well, whatever.

i shared some interesting crafts on etsy with a couple of my friends, including her-
"oh that's so simple, i can make that if i wanted to"

we were shopping together at xxx shop and one of the decor items was handcrafted by a local designer-
"she dares to sell that at such an expensive price? aiyoh, but that's so easy to make! i can do a much nicer one myself if i had the time"

a mutual friend, an art director, was showing off her treasure shopping finds from her recent trip to tokyo-
"so weird and ugly and you paid so much? i think i've better style sense than this japanese designer and you, and you call yourself an art director"

all these, coming from her, who accessorises herself with cheaply mass-produced made-in-china plastic flower pins, amongst many other gaudy things which i shan't mention

she saw my collection of plush by many indie designers we all know of-
"but what do you do with them? and who buys them anyway? children? that's a really stupid way of spending money. and since they are handmade, aren't they going to fall apart after awhile?"
she grabs a monster plush, a toast, and a sushi and started to squeeze the life out of them, turns around and grabs one of my just-completed treelings and shakes it really really hard up down left right

(verdict: none of the above mentioned plush were harmed in any way after their crash-dummy test)

i stared in pure shock and astonishment

don't you feel like stuffing your smelly sock in her mouth too? especially those sweaty salty ones after your 5km run... muahahaha!

other than these bizarre traits, she's really a fine gal. oh well.

i've been overwhelmed with work (when am i not...), not to mention stress and headaches, it's always so hard to get the things i request for and the results i want. urgh.. and especially b, who has been working late into the night everyday as his new career ladder progresses, so does his workload, and my website overhaul has been put on hold temporarily (sigh). so we're glad that our long weekend off is finally here!!!

does anyone know where/ how i can do customised little clear acrylic accessories/ decorative stuff?

v.i.f.f membership discount cards

all VIFF membership discount cards (VIFF = Very.Important.Forest.Friend) will be mailed out in batches starting from next week! weee!!

only our repeat regular customers will receive their very own VIFF card with their own unique code numbers, so watch out for it in your mailboxes if you are one! your unique code number entitles you to a 10% discount when you check out your future purchases, applicable only at our online boutique here *wink*

conditions and details of your membership card priviledges will be enclosed with your card in the mail!

p.s. please notify us if your mailing address has changed or if you haven't received yours before the end of march!

the greek edition

so here it is! we are featured in exactly the same section and format, but in the greece edition of lucky magazine (feb 2006) i wish i could read greek since i have the entire magazine with me now

thanks jessica!

i've been to athens, greece, once, when i was a silly 10 year old. beautiful awe-inspiring architecture... must.visit.europe.soon.

domokun

anyone owns a domokun toy? or knows of its existence? or have seen it before?
http://cardhouse.com/travel/japan/domokun.htm

well i've owned a domokun key chain thingie, a gift from a japanese friend, for more than a year

and while taking a break from my design work, i went to browse the samplersampler journal, and saw something so familiar...

v day

Your Candy Heart Says "Get Real"

You're a bit of a cynic when it comes to love. You don't lose your head, and hardly anyone penetrates your heart. Your ideal Valentine's Day date: is all about the person you're seeing (with no mentions of v-day!) Your flirting style: honest and even slightly sarcastic What turns you off: romantic expectations and "greeting card" holidays Why you're hot: you don't just play hard to get - you are hard to get

What Does Your Candy Heart Say?

hahahaha!

wonderful greece

it's not everyday we (or i) get to experience such kindness

jessica of jewels by jessica from greece is awesome

she sent me an email to let me know that forestprints.com was featured in the greek printed version of lucky magazine, and went out of her way to not only give me a tearsheet from her own copy of the magazine, but also helped me to purchase another new copy! of course i paid for it and the postage

yay!

i must survive...

...the 15 days of chinese new year

i'm in no mood to even whine about it... it's just bleeuurrgghhh... and my appetite has been like that of a pregnant woman...

if you haven't noticed, i've been busy updating both littleoddforest and crafthings

membership discount cards are waaaayyy overdue, i know... i promise they'll be appearing in your mailboxes soon! when? soon...

been trying to get these things done

• new tank top designs
• new tee designs
• new huggables
• new felt brooches
• new big bags
• new small bags
• new purses
• new cushion covers
• new home decor items
• new catalog
• good sewers (anyone out there?)
• print peripherals

have been

• running every evening
• swimming once a week
• dreaming about me flying around in my little odd forest which transforms into an outdoor boutique (seriously, work hazard...)
• drinking too much (might also explain the above...)

have not been

• sleeping enough
• doing nothing enough
• having fun enough
• as frank as i would like to

i've been crazily shopping and buying supplies online the past week. there's nothing cool to get here in singapore. is this a good enough reason to relocate???

greek lucky site? wow!

bet'cha can't read it!! lol
http://www.luckymag.gr/default.php?pid=10&subcat_id=12&cat_id=5