Catching Up: Celebrate with Cuteness

My birthday was last month, and just like last year, we celebrated with a trip to the cutest place ever.  The Sanrio Store.

Warning: The word “cute” will be used quite a bit in this post for obvious reasons.  Some people may be annoyed by this and therefore should click away right now.

Cute cute, cute cute cute cute cute and cute.  Typing it just because I can.

Anyway, it was a visit to the cutest store around, so naturally I came back with tons of super cute stuff.

I got a set of really cute folders with some characters I’m not familiar with, but since they are fluffy adorable bunnies, why not?  Funny is that when I got them I wasn’t sure if they were folders or some other stationary item.  Either way they would still be handy.

I got this cute Hello Kitty tote bag mostly because it was on clearance and tote bags are super handy to have around.  I prefer my cute items to be both cute and useful.  More practical that way, not to mention more economical.

More useful cute items, a My Melody bento box and a set of Hello Kitty utensils.  Make food cuter and more enjoyable.

And of course this Hello Kitty pencil with a cute little charm on it.  It’s a really nice pencil too with a comfortable grip.  The only problem is that it looks so much like a pen and doesn’t have an eraser too.  Also it didn’t occur to me until after we left that I probably should have gotten a cute eraser to match.

And now the grab bag, my friends got it for me just like last year.  I love grab bags in general, but the ones from Sanrio are fantastic.  Filled with adorably cute items and they are even wrapped in super cute bags.  So what’s inside?

In this one was a Hello Kitty folder, a coil bracelet with a cute Hello Kitty charm, a Hello Kitty finger tip ring, and a set of Jewel Pets “pencil caps”.  At least that’s what I think they are, since I saw similar things in the store that were labeled as that.

I almost bought a pack of them, but I don’t have to now since they came in my grab bag anyway.  I thought they would be handy.  They are an easy and reusable way of making plain pencils cuter.  The finger tip ring is a bit odd though, it would make a great doll-sized bracelet though.

Over all, tons of cute items to enjoy, that is until my next birthday.

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And We’re Back…With Some Fun Stuff

The blogging hiatus (with some exceptions) has officially ended.  I have returned and brought a few gifts with me.

First up, I mentioned before that I wanted to take time to work on a few personal projects among other things (see Special Announcement or What to Expect).  One of those projects was these…

…Paper Dolls!

I got the idea while looking through some of my old dress designs.  Two things I noticed.  First is that I actually enjoy drawing clothes just as much as making them.  Second is that over time I’ve slowly improved at drawing clothing.  I’d show examples of that except my earlier designs are just too embarrassing to be seen.

Anyway, I got the idea to try drawing dolls since then I could draw clothes for them to wear.  I made three sets to start.  Feel free to print them out and enjoy.  I opted not to color them or finish their faces, I figured it would make them more fun to play with that way.

The first set is baby girl, I guess she’s more of a toddler though.  For clothes she has a sundress with hat and sandals, a nicer dress with shoes and hair bow, and a play outfit with hat and shoes.  The play outfit is inspired by the anime Cardcaptor Sakura.  One of Sakura’s more casual/normal outfits to be exact. 

The second is a cat just for the heck of it.  For clothes she has a sweet dress with a flower hair corsage, an unusual set with puffy shorts and a hat, and a knit sweater with matching hat and skirt.  For some reason I felt the need to make at least one sweater-y looking outfit for each doll, even the one with fur.

And then there’s this short haired girl.  For clothes she has a pleated skirt and turtle neck outfit, a sort of wrap dress, and a v-neck top with jeans and sandals.  The turtle neck outfit was actually inspired by Thelma from Scooby Doo. 

If you would like larger images of these dolls, you can download them here.

Now for something else fun.  If you follow my maze blog, you would know that it has been a looooong time since I posted a new maze (like a year).  This is mainly due to the lack of a working scanner.  Well seeing as I was able to upload these hand drawn paper dolls it comes as no surprise that I now have a fully operational scanner at my disposal.  

So when you finish having your fun with these dolls, you can hop on over to my maze blog and a enjoy solving some fresh mazes.

There’s still more fun to come.  There are so many things that happened while I was gone that I want to share so the next few posts will catching up posts.  Look forward to them.

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Thanksgiving On Pinterest 2015

This is probably a little last minute, but that’s why I’m posting this now.  It’s my Thanksgiving pinterest board for this year.  Because sometimes you need a few last minute ideas for holidays, especially for Thanksgiving.

So just in case you can’t find your pecan pie recipe, need to spice up your mash potatoes, or need something quick to whip up for the vegetarian in your life.  I present:

My Thanksgiving 2015 Pinterest Board

A few highlights:

• Reese's Peanut Butter Turkeys
• Fall Leaf Coasters
• Rosemary Bread, mmm.
• Healthy Hummus Mashed Potatoes
• 32 Vegan Recipes that are Perfect for Thanksgiving
• Pumpkin Cheesecake

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Saturday Shuffle: Sorry!

Sadly, this week’s blog hop has been canceled.  But don’t worry your pretty little head, it will be back next week. 

In the meantime, please check out some of the other fine blog hops I have listed on the side of my blog.  They would love a few new faces. 

Enjoy your weekend, and look forward to the next week.

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Happy Halloween

Have a happy and safe Halloween night, and may you wake up tomorrow with plenty of leftover candy and fabric.

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Halloween on Pinterest – 2015 Edition

It’s finally October, Halloween is coming! 

As with all major holidays, I have prepared a pin board specifically for Halloween of this year.  And as with all yearly holiday pin boards, I have and will continue to add pins to it all year until New Year’s.

But enough of that.  I now present:

My Halloween 2015 Pinterest Board

Some highlights:

• Eyeball Wreath
• No-sew Elsa Cape
• Spooky Starch Ghosts
• Magnetic Spiders
• Pumpkin Cheddar Cheese Balls

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