I have been turned into a plush!!!

My husband and I recently celebrated another wonderful year of marriage together, and the celebrate, I decided to commission a set of plushcatures from the wonderfully talented and fabulous Leeanna of PlushGoodness. Words cannot even describe how awesome they turned out! It's us, but plush! And the detail is amazing...from my graphic tee to my hubby's famous 32 polo!

Oh No! My brother has my husband in a choke!

I got me a Pullip doll!

As you can see, I finally got myself a Pullip Doll! I couldn't help it....they are just so adorable! I got her from The Valley of the Dolls....great selection and they arrive super quick!! She only came with one outfit, so I decided to design and crochet her a few more!

Here's a little watermelon dress I made her:

And here's a Nanner dress:

And my personal favorite, inspired by Joy Kampia's human sized crochet cheeseburger dress:

OMG!! Tokidoki!!

I did it. I finally did it. I broke down and got myself an uber awesome Tokidoki purse. I wanted to get a Hello Kitty one, but they didn't have a zipper, and I hate open purses. So, I ended up getting this one, and I LOVE IT!!!! The end.

New Perfume!

OMG. Okay, I seriously have the bestest parents ever. Check out the perfume my mom sent down to me....how adorable is this??? It is Harijuku Lovers Lil Angel...my mom found it at Macy's, but I just checked and Sephora carries to too! There are 5 different ones and they are all equally as cute!!!

On another note, I am sad to say the the Mr. Toastee Zip pouches will be delayed until May. I was approached to have my stuff on consignment at Broad Street Bazaar in Lititz PA. It opens on May 4th, so I need to get my butt in gear and get stuff made for that while I chug along on all the custom orders in my queue ^_^

Plush Team Plush Swap

Whew! I have been up to my eyeballs in custom orders here! I have been crocheting so much that my fingers just might fall off! The Plush Team did a secret plush swap for Nov/Dec and I got my super awesome plushies in the mail the other day! Check them out....are they adorable or what? Thank you to the very talented PterodactylPants for these little guys! You can read the story of their arrival, plus the storied from my fellow plush teamers about their swaps on the Plush team Blog.

Button up, it's cold outside!

I love a challenge - that's just how I roll - so when I heard about the contest Tennekka was having, I could not pass it up! She makes these beautiful buttons, MODNARoS by Tennekka. So, the contest is, she sends you a button or 2, and you need to incorporate them into one of your creations. Then, folks will vote on the entries and the winner receives 20 buttons from her shop! You can read more about it on her blog. How cool is that?? So yesterday, I got the buttons in the mail(as you can see pictured above). I have so many ideas floating around in my head right now.....Should I incorporate them into a holiday plush, a delicious food plushie, or something completely bizarre? I'm open to suggestions ^_^

I See Blind Boxes

Yes, I have an addiction to blind box toys. They are just so much fun! Here are some pics of the newest additions to my collection:

I love the Dunny....he's fuzzy!

3 Yummy Breakfast and 1 Spider Baby Boom ^_^_

Excuse me, do you have the time?

So, the batteries in my old watch died again. It's a nice relic watch with one of those moving images on the face, but the batteries go so quickly, and it costs $20 each time to replace them. I couldn't decide whether I wanted to replace the batteries, or just get a new watch. My decision was made once i stumbled upon this watch on the Tokidoki website. It combines 2 of my favorite things - Tokidoki, and of course, Hello Kitty, and to top it all off...it's pink! I am so thrilled with it, I had to share ^_^

I recommend stopping by the Tokidoki site and check out some of the other Tokidoki for Hello Kitty Items...I could have spent a fortune!!!!

Art-O-Mat and other Eggy Toy Goodness

Well, I have been on vacation for the past week, and while I was away, I really didn't have a chance to work on anything new...sorry. But, I have to say, that I hit the eggy toy jackpot on my trip back to the homeland to visit the family...aka Erie, PA.

I found some fun eggy toy machines at various places - At Hoss's when my Grandma took me out to lunch, at Buffalo Wild Wings when we went to dinner with both my fam and my hubby's fam, I didn't find any at the casino, but I did find machines that would take my money and let me play fun games, but the best find was when my Mom and I went to the Erie Art Museum. I read about the Art-O-Mat awhile back and found that there was one in Erie, so I made sure I went to the museum to check it out.

What is an Art-O-Mat you ask? In short, it is a old cigarette machine that dispenses art. Check out the site for more info, to see picture, and to see where the nearest one is. As you can see in the picture below, I got 3 fun things from the art-o-mat:

1. An Art Bar from Pleasant Hill Pottery
2. 2 cute illustrated clips from jamespoulos@mac.com
3. A Beaded Copper web by Klop - it was made with recycled copper electrical wiring and found beads

It seriously is the coolest thing ever! As an added bonus, the museum also has a little machine that vended 1 inch pinback buttons with various art on them - As you can see in the pic, i got 5 ^_^


Your homework is to find the nearest Art-O-Mat and get yourself an awesome piece of art. We all need some art in our lives ^_^

Retail Therapy Cures All

So, last week was a really yucky week for me at work...I'm inches away from burn-out. To treat myself for not poking my eyes out with a pen, I went over to Schmancy's website and ordered some cuties that I have been eyeing for awhile. Aren't they cute?? They are guaranteed to make anyone smile.

I'm so good to myself ^_^

Wildolive = Food Cuteness

Okay, so I was browsing around etsy this evening looking for a Monther's day give and I stumbled upon one of the biggest piles of cuteness ever at Wildolive's shop! I have a soft spot for uber cute food, and have fallen in love with the buttons she designed! The best thing, is that each of the designs have fun little names, like scattered eggs and sodder cereal! There are others that aren't designed after food that are just as cute! Stop what you're doing right now and check these guys out! And while you're at it, stop over at her blog to see what's new and to download fun stuff like the fair weather friends printable weather chart...I have that bad boy hanging up at my desk at work ^_^