we have moved on

to wordpress - http://littleoddforest.wordpress.com

i'm sorry to have neglected you for so so so very long.. join us there! new surprises coming up soon :)

We are hiring again!

littleoddforest is hiring again!

We are looking for TEMP FULL-TIME SALES AMBASSADORS for our stint in Isetan Scotts at Orchard Road.

Able to work at least 1 MONTH, starting 26 NOV 2010
9.45am - 10pm (1 hr lunch/ 1 hr dinner)
1-2 shifts
$6 per hr + 5% commission
Full-Timers preferred.

You must LOVE littleoddforest and fulfill the criteria below in order to apply for this position!

~ Sales experience preferred
~ Must be Super Motivated, Self-initiated & Responsible
~ Big Friendly Smile, Fun, Chatty & Cheerful disposition
~ Hardworking, Detail oriented & Eager to learn
~ Aggressive in sales
~ Creativity is a bonus!
~ Must speak Proper Fluent English
~ Neat freak with great organizational abilities
~ Must LOVE littleoddforest
~ Brand/Product knowledge is needed
~ Female Singaporean only

Interested please send full resume details to -
info [at] forestprints.com - with subject header - Hire Me Please!
(1-liner email applications with no details will be trashed in a second)

I will get in touch with you shortly only if you have been picked for an interview. Thanks!

http://www.forestprints.com

SUPER SIX!

Nope, we did not forget! Just too caught up with whipping up all the goodness specially for you :) Can't thank you all enough for the love you've showered us with! *MUACKS! Enjoy!

{ VIFF customers will get an additional 6% Off on top of your usual 10% = 16% !}

TWO Days of Shopping Mayhem!

UPDATE! WE WILL BE AT STALL #9 !
Straight inside behind the Orchard Road main entrance escalator! See ya!


Hello! Friends of LOF in Singapore!

littleoddforest is going out to play at FashBash again!

This time round, it will be TWO CRAZY DAYS OF SHOPPING MAYHEM!

{ SAT & SUN : 28 & 29 AUG @ ORCHARD CENTRAL }

{ 11 AM - 8 PM }

{ STALL # 9 } See attached map.

Nearest MRT : Somerset ( 5mins walk )

I absolutely do not wish to crowd littleoddforest's private viewing space with clearance goods, nothing but brand new goodies only, we say! So help us out and we help you by giving you this one-time-only-crazy-clearance-discount. Our long-time friends will know that this happens no where else except during our FashBash outings!

Bags, Purses, Pouches, Accessories, Tank Tops, Etc. Etc.!

20%-80% Off our Past Collections, Samples, Prototypes & Rejects, and Designs that didn't make it out from my workshop!

Saw something you like from our previous collection or a discontinued range? Then you don't want to miss this!

Be sure to come shop early and join in the only-seen-@-fashbash long-queue phenonmenon.

Don't be the one to miss out on that one-piece-only discounted purse!

The first group of shoppers will even get a SwagBag with goodies from some very fabulous sponsors! http://fash-bash.com/

Catcha there this weekend!

buzzing off,

xoxoxo!

the very busy littleoddforest mistress and helper fairies & gnomes

http://www.forestprints.com/

Our first newsletter for the year!

Better late than never, I always say! :) Don't miss out! Like us on our facebook page for the latest specials! xoxo

Print & Pattern Book!

i am super excited and extremely honored, to say the least, to have my work { littleoddforest } featured in the print & pattern book, by pattern design guru curator, bowie style! especially along with so many other talented designers - all 119 of them! you will know the most famous ones, like orla kiely, cath kidston, and jill bliss, but it's a great mix of big and small, with lesser known artists, such as myself! lynda lye! - with a little of our bio and background information. how fun!!! :D and such an honor to also be alongside some of the artists whose work i love, like ana ventura, caroline pratt, helen dardik, and marilyn patrizio! and a few other designers whose work i have just discovered and fallen in love with, such as silkie lloyd, scott rhodes, and patapri, thanks to this book!

i have already ordered a few copies a couple of months ago (the book was launched in march this year 2010), and gifted them to some people whom i know would appreciate it. hee... you know who you are! you can get yours here! -
http://www.amazon.com/Print-Pattern-Bowie-Style/dp/1856696464
or a kinokuniya if you have one near you!

you do not have to be a designer to appreciate this book, this book is for all who love design, if you are seeking inspiration, or just wanting to have a big dose of design goodness!







i have been anxiously waiting for this book to be published and launched, ever since 2 years ago, when london-based designer, marie perkins (i did not know that bowie was her online pseudonym until last year!! gosh!), from the very famous pattern design blog - http://www.printpattern.blogspot.com - emailed me to ask for some product shots and write-ups. it has been 2 years since! if you read my info in the book, it says i've been doing this for the past 4 years, but it will actually be my 6th year chugging along with my baby, littleoddforest, this year 2010!

bowie scours the world for all good things, design and pattern related, as can be testified by her blog full of visual deliciousness! this print & pattern book is basically a compilation of current designers whom she had most probably previously featured/mentioned in her blog, who work with graphics, surface design, patterns, illustrations and etc., and translate them onto actual products like stationary, textiles and the like.

bowie has been really generously supportive of my work - littleoddforest has been previously featured in her print & pattern blog, and she has also very kindly helped me with some questions i had about expanding my line abroad, when i emailed her asking for any input she might have for me.

thank you so much!! :D

cringe worthy mandarin

it has been a super duper long while!! goodness gracious me!
*flicks the cobwebs away, wiping off all that were left over from last year's christmas party, the new year party, and on-going chinese lunar new year celebrations*
!!!!!!!!

i have totally lost my blogging/typing-down-news/events-that-have-occurred-sharing-my-thoughts-in-long-paragraphs mojo (not that i ever had a good done anyways!)

my ex-intern screamed at me over the email tonight, threatening that it would be the last reminder i get from her, about updating this forsaken business blog which i occasionally use for personal agenda and rants. i say screamed, because it was in bloody caps, underlined, and highlighted. i get your point. so even though it is 3.10am right now as i am typing this, i'll just get it done right now, because i'll most probably (definitely) just forget yet again tomorrow.

sooooo..... !!! the promise i made end of last year, which i had failed to fulfill - telling those of you, random readers, whom might not know yet, about our very first interview on singapore telly! :)

last august 2009, i was interviewed for a current affairs docu in mandarin, tuesday report 星期二特写之《360行以外》, for a feature on some of the less-taken paths (jobs/career paths/life goals) some people in singapore have chosen to take on. my segment was about how i used the world.wide.web. to help kick start littleoddforest.

one fine sunny afternoon (not kidding), i got a phone call from one of the producers of this programme, asking me about lof and etc., and so it began.

the producer was really nice and friendly, heck, the small crew consisting of the camera man and light guy, were all super nice and chatty! the first day of filming took almost one whole day. the second time they filmed was mainly for the customer interview portion, including some additional questions for me, and that also took quite a few hours, and the third and last filming was for additional shots which were needed to help in sequencing the shots. they filmed for so many many hours and it was all compressed into just about 10-15 minutes! woah. and my segment was broadcast on tv on 29 sept 2009.

this was the best 5th year in business present we can ever ask for.
from the heavens. if there was one.
the best things in life, you don't ask for, they just fall onto your lap.
thank you, crystal, and especially mandy, lijun and hazel, who have most sportingly and generously agreed to be interviewed for the littleoddforest's customer interview segment :)))))

below are some of the clips and behind-the-scenes shots,













{ of course i had to read off from somewhere! my mandarin... woah. haha! and yes, google translator rocks. }









so here you have it. done in less than 30 minutes! a very long post, no? space taken up mostly by the videos and photos. ha!! i'm allowed to cheat on my own blog, dammit. i hope this will keep me from being harassed about the next blog posts. teehee....

hungry monster pouch copycat

yet another one.... i don't usually do this, can't be bothered to, nor have the time to do this, but my assistant, mabel, was already halfway done with the photoshop image, so! might as well! ;D having assistants rock!
http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=51035767003%40N01&q=hungry+monster+pouch&m=text

she had the audacity to ask my very same stockist, Shanalogic.com, if they would like to stock her copied monster pouches. which was how i found out in the first place. not very smart. ha.

happy holidays!!!

don't drink too much or overeat, people! ;D
MERRY CHRISTMAS! HAPPY HOLIDAYS! HAPPY NEW YEAR!
woot!
XOXOXO!


psssttt!
don't forget our NO SHIPPING dates!
22 DEC - 28 DEC ;
30 DEC - 4 JAN 2010

we love being in videos!

i love seeing littleoddforest goods in videos! and in this one here, littleoddforest bags were a part in a cool video of our Belgium stockist, Rose Rouge { www.rose-rouge.be } :D woot!



i will try my best to give ya all at least 1 decent post before this year ends! we are afterall 5 this year 2009, and one of our best business birthday pressie and highlight of the year was being asked to be on telly! ;D huzzah!

we are hiring!

littleoddforest is looking to hire a
FULL-TIME SALES ASST.
from 4 DEC - 17 DEC
for our promotion counter over at Isetan Scotts!

Must be able to work until 9.30 PM /10 PM EVERYDAY
from FRIDAY 4 DEC - THURS 17 DEC.

Full-Shift : 9.45 AM - 9.30 PM
Let me know the times you can work!
Full-time preferred!
$6 per hour + 5% commission

criteria~
- must LOVE littleoddforest!
- must be sales & service oriented!
- must be independent
- super motivated, self-initiated, and responsible
- big friendly smile, cheerful pleasant disposition
- detail oriented, neat, great organizational abilities
- creativity, chattiness, and hipness is a bonus
- we LOVE enthusiastic individuals!
- must be able to speak proper fluent English!!

previous experience not required but a plus point!

email to info [at] forestprints.com with subject heading
- HIRE ME PLEASE!

I will get in touch with you asap if you have been picked for an interview. xoxo!

Happy 5th to www.forestprints.com! :D

{ PART ONE }
ALL our dearest VIFF CUSTOMERS are entitled to a 20% Discount
(instead of your regular 10%) when you enter your unique VIFF code!

{ PART TWO }
Code "FALL09SALE" for a 15% discount for all other customers!

{ - terms & conditions applied -}
* minimum order of SGD80 (excluding shipping)
* strictly no reservations
* not applicable for all custom orders/back-orders
* ends 1 Nov 2009



xoxoxo!

wrap and snuggle up!

ADD ON:
receive a number of request for additional embroidery of names, so yes, we sure can do that! for everyone else we hadn't thought about that ;D
email us for details!

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we are currently accepting
custom order requests
for our brand new fleece scarves designs!

email us here
work turnaround : approx. 4 weeks
last day for christmas shipping : friday 4 dec 2009
so please plan ahead!


{ woody } : approx. 70"L x 5"W
$60 SGD
choose : lime green • turquoise • dark brown • sandy brown • dark navy blue


: double sided polar fleece
: tree bark sewing line details will all differ from one another
: scarf shape will slightly differ from one another


{ the clouds are following me } : approx. 70"L x 6"W
$68 SGD
choose : light blue • turquoise • gray • dark navy blue


: double sided polar fleece
: machine embroidery details will all differ from one another
: scarf shape will slightly differ from one another


{ winter tree } : approx. 72"L x 5"W
$84 SGD
choose : gray • dark brown • sandy brown

: double sided polar fleece
: machine embroidery details will all differ from one another
: scarf shape will slightly differ from one another


{ my tree friend } : approx. 68"L x 5"W (9"W)
$88 SGD
choose :
tree trunk : dark brown • sandy brown • gray
tree crown : turquoise • lime green • yellow • blush pink • peach orange

we miss the cold.

launching very soon.... our brand new winter accessories!
below are some sneak peeks for you!


{ woody }
soft. thick. super comfortable. fleece scarf


{ the clouds are following me }
soft. thick. super comfortable. fleece scarf

the last time i made scarves for littleoddforest/forestprints was more than 3 years ago, and our very first scarves were almost 4 years ago! remember these?




ahhh, those early days... :)

anyhoo... expect many more quirky fabulousness! i am keeping the prototypes and using them for myself for my trip this year end :D right now, i am working really hard to get the entire range out, with photographs and ready for the shoppe as soon as i can!

it's time to begin your holiday shopping, people!! wwwoooooww! *muacks!

quick modelling assignment!

littleoddforest is looking for "fresh-faced" cuties in Singapore to model our new fall/winter accessories collection and sleep eye-masks!

1 --> you don't have to be a model by profession! (actually, we would rather you aren't!)

2 --> i don't care about your weight or height, so long as you are photogenic with a cute quirky look/expression!

3 --> email us your most recent photos (NO super large sized files please!), tell us a bit about yourself, and we'll give you the details! ;D

note : at least 16 years of age. and we want the boys too! it's pretty much unisex accessories ;)

have a super week! xoxo!

me thinks...

it's way much easier to update... with random sentences than a decent-sized blog post. yes yes.. i have already mentioned that a bazillion times before. anyways... as always, so much happening, too many things have been, and are, going on in my life and daily schedules, but nothing in particular that i'd like to report here!



i got back last week from an awesome breath-taking activity-filled birthday holiday break (am not just saying activity-filled for the sake of saying activity-filled. it was really really filled with activities, day after day, morning till night. we're talking about the great outdoors here of course, not about jumping from playing card games to board games kind of activities.. lol. i mean, our holidays are usually like that, but this was the first time that we went from 1 activity to the next, every single day! super! my entire bodily senses were awakened and refreshed,

but had to dive right into littleoddforest work work work......



... and right now, all i want to do is...... ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. but fat chance of that happening any time in my life before, any time now or in the near future.

enough of that now. super delayed shoppe updates next!! :D if you haven't joined the 600+ other peeps in littleoddforest's facebook page! ;p


{ the invasion of the sleepy critters }
brand new critter eye masks!






http://forestprints.com/itemslist.aspx?cat=Accessories

{ when the wind rustles bag}
brand new sneak peak launch!

http://forestprints.com/itemslist.aspx?cat=Bags

and... coming soon!

{ doe-eyed clutch }
brand new version of our sell-out doe-eyed forest sac! sneak peak launch!

http://forestprints.com/itemslist.aspx?cat=Bags

{ passport foille monsters }
brand new passport cozies with velcro flap closure!

http://forestprints.com/itemslist.aspx?cat=Purses

and to end this sunday post on a little cheeky note! teehee!

hugs for ruth of sparklethots, this cheeky little one's mummy dearest! (my dear friend and an lof shopper!) *muacks!

happy sunday everyone!!! have a lovely lazy one! xoxoxo!

need i say more?

i don't think so! ha! ;D i LOVE LOVE LOVE you all! this is my gift to you! enjoy!

give the bunny some love

some brand new Bunny Love Clutches have hopped into the shoppe!

hop in before they hop out! ;D

it's our 5th birthday!

to our sweet littleoddforest friends!

to kick-start our birthday celebrations...

it's FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING from NOW UNTIL 8 AUGUST! sweet!

enter free ship code "HAPPYTOBE5" whilst at the Shopping Bag page, prior to checkout.

xoxo!
lynda, and littleoddforest fairies & gnomes

some teasing sneak peeks...

...of goodies to be launched in the shoppe the next few weeks, once i'm done with their wholesale orders






and a few more on their way! ;D

i must have gone mental, am working on 30 new product designs.... thirty!!! but you know how fickle-minded i am, i change my mind constantly, so it could be 30 today, and maybe 10 tomorrow. lol! no. i have promised myself to keep it between 20-30. nothing more, nothing less. focus. i must keep my focus in order to move on to bigger things. focus, lynda!!!

p.s. those of you super sweet ladies who came to shop at my home studio's private viewings on mon and tues have already had their sneak previews and snagged a couple for themselves. thank you all so much for coming all the way!! from woodlands and telok blagah, gosh! and even bringing me food! thank you, lynette! HUGS!! i'm glad you all weren't overwhelmed by the sheer amount of clutter ;p

p.p.s.s. our weekly shoppe restocks are up!