of 2 minds

well, not really, but just very tedious to get it on... get on with it, lynda! sheesh... *slaps ownself*

i've embarked on a new project, peppywanders! ta-dah!



i planned on it couple of months ago... well, not couple... some... some months ago... ha! and no no, i've not been procrastinating about it... it's just that littleoddforest is so super full-time (and over-time!), that i hardly have time to do peppywanders... everytime i thought "yay! finally some spare work time to work on my nifty little new project!", and then, here comes a new wholesale order, or there comes another custom bulk order, and the few shitty business things to deal with here and there... and then it was time for new lof collection... and then i have to deal with my sewers... then i have to fly in and out of singapore.... and then... you get the drift.... and yet, the very reason why i decided to start on a new project - peppywanders - was because i feel that i needed a fresh creative breather space. ironic!!!!!! ha!!!

i never learn lessons, do i.... that was part of the reason why we had to downsize crafthings to be part of littleoddforest's online shoppe, i felt it was befitting since the wooden bag handles are custom designed by me anyways.... so that was okay, and luckily enough, my crafthings' original customers just simply, quietly, and nicely shifted to the new domain and continued patronising us, so that's awesome. but i won't and i can't do that for peppywanders because.... it's an outlet for me to do all things non-forest related. and that would totally defeat the purpose wouldn't it. not to mention confusing everyone and destroying the branding i've built up for lof all these years (i make it sound sooooo old... hahaha)

argh.

and so i started putting them on etsy. but. you know. things don't work out that way.... no no no... i plant a seed... i water it whenever i can... it sprouts a little..... then i was too busy to water it diligently... or sun it when it's cloudy... and then... the little sprout dies. yep. i've sold only 6 pin buttons for peppywanders, and it was all via flickr, and my second child is crying out for its mummy. the very bad and lousy mummy who's too busy with the older sibling, who can wipe its own shit, bathe itself, clothe itself and basically, easier to take care of. ha! for my 2nd child, i am pretty sure it's still in the freakin' womb the last time i checked, and i'm not even bothered to experience labor pains yet! bleurgh.

well, i say, i'm determined to not let it just... die. maybe it'll suffer a little, here and there... go through the exact same growing pains lof did. and hopefully... grow! maybe.

oh. or. i'll learn to mutate another one of "me" tonight, and then, who knows! my clone might be able to start work on the new website (which is in photoshop layer mess) and get p.w. rolling on! just like littleoddforest. i want both of them to rock together. is that too much to ask?? too greedy, you think?? perhaps.

but that's me. i'm a greedy one. i like to take big munches. right, ruth? hahah!

so. take a guess what will be my next news?
the soft launch of littleoddforest's new collection online starting this week! am in the midst of completing our first 2 stockists' orders of our new collection, so there will be spillover goodies from wholesale orders for the website as per usual! i just have to get done with the photo editing parts.....

see? i can't even do a proper post solely dedicated to peppywanders. i have to make it share with lof! terrible!

i guess i'm destined to only have 1 baby. 1 and a half. maybe. a freak!
and no, i don't know what's up with all my references to births and babies. and no, i'm NOT going there... it's bluergh! for me. for now. hahaha


p.s. the 2 big feet plushies in my photo for fredflare's nbt'08? they are peppywanders' mascots! hahahah! and i did have great fun making them. can't find the photos though????... ggrrrr..... so, later.