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Thursday, May 14, 2009

♥ Good Things Comes To Those Who Wait 15% SALE!

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Hello all!!!! I am still in Melbourne and really having a fantastic time! This city is awesome awesome awesome!!!!  I shall blog my heart out about my finds next week with all the pictures!

Meanwhile since the shops close at 6 pm, it gives me some time to tidy up all  my stores inventory and do some work.  I would be holding a 15% off Good Thing Comes To Those Who Wait Sale!   from 15th May to 20st May.  

The catch is that I can only ship your items on the 21st May.

This is my third such sales and I am always glad to hold it! I mean, I have quite a few emails this time asking when my stores would be open. I always thought it was nice of buyers to remember me! This 15% is a way of thanks for waiting!

So do drop by my two stores on the 15th May !


If you are buying from my two stores reassures I will combined shipping. All the due discount and shipping would be refunded to you within 24 hours via Paypal!

So, hope to see you guys and thanks to all the lovely emails!!! *HUGS



Wednesday, May 6, 2009

♥ Down Under Down Under I Go Down Under !





Love this luggage bag! So quaint!!! She as loads of even prettier ones in her store!

Ok, flying off to Melbourne today. I am all packed and very excited! I feel young again. Yes, I know I am not that old but I felt like 20 years old again, with my trusty backpack! Ever wonder what does a Singaporean pack in her bag? *smirk* Tell you, Singaporeans have got to be the best packer ever! 

Consider the case of my mother dearest. This lady had never once flew on an airplane all her 55 years of her blessed  life. Her first trip was a grueling 14 hours flight to Paris on a a wintery January for my wedding. I was worried to death about her and keep nagging her to pack more warm clothes  and heat packs. Well, I should not , see my mum WITHOUT advice , WITHOUT A GUIDEBOOK, on her OWN , packed the usual and

a) rubber bands 

b) loads of safety pins which she use to pin her money packed in a small plastic bag to  the inside of her pant's pocket. 

Honestly, this bracelet is really way cool. I can look good and if I need a safety pin, voila !

c) 2kg of rice which honestly guaranteed the survival of my father, auntie too. I mean, they cannot eat bread everyday like the French! LOL! 


I love these pretty rice bags! Another good travel item! I can first use it to rest my neck or back. Then if I am homesick and miss rice, I can open it and cook the grains inside!

Moi, for my Australia trip, I always am very proud of my packing skills and this time I would be staying in a mix dorm hostel ( I told my God sister this is like a fabulous opportunity to observe various human behaviors and learn about one's own too).  I had

a) 3 different sizes of locks for locking my valuable in the lockers givens.

b) 3 universal plugs. Why 3 if it is already universal in the first place?Anyway  I am lazy to remove the other two from my backpack.

c) Loads of plastic bags and ziplock bags


Next time, I swear I would buy these reusable bags! I never though it can come in so many colors, prints and awesome prices!!!! 

d) a pair of flip flops for those shared bathroom. It is important to really air your feet and keep them dry at a shared bathroom!!!



Pretty pretty pretty! It is always nice to have something pretty to wear on travel.

e) First Aid, I have enough to treat for insomnia to gonorrhea ( I do not ever have gonorrhea but someone else might) . LOL!

f) A cloth mouth mask to protect myself from , heard that whooping cough is doing it's round there. I know I know there is little chance of me catching it but I have a responsibility to make sure I am healthy. After all, there really isn't that much true blooded Singaporean on this planet you know.

g) I always believe when backpacking, one should allow oneself one luxury item. Once I pack my LV small handheld tote as my luxury item to Nepal.. yeah... not smart.. but because it can be frightening at night ( gunshots heard!) , I hug it for comfort.  

I also once packed my favorite diamond ring on a trip to Europe, did not wear it at all, everyone's seems to have bigger diamond ring than me. LOL. This time, I am bring my hair dryer!!! Honestly, to be able to have warm wind blowing around my head for 5 minutes after shower in winter is like the greatest treat of all!

So sweeties, thanks for checking in and for reading my blog. I would try to update in a few days with my fab finds on this trip.

Oh yes, look check it my store in 16th May , if all goes well, I should have my 3rd Good Thing Comes To Those Who Wait sale.  If I can't find very secure internet access in Australia, I might not hold the sale. We'll see but either way, check in and see the store announcements. Have a good day all!:)

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

♥ I SUPER HEART MY STORE!!!


Things have been moving so fast for me these days! I keep loading new items and it was truly joyful sourcing for them, seeing them in person and listing them!  I really love my store. I mean, everyone loves their store I know but for me , it is like truly fun for me to browse in my own store too! I list so much that sometimes I forgot what there are!

I had a few buyers who told me I had a good eye for items. I do hope so! I love a lot of things and I can only sell what I like. I try working in a boutique once and I did not like the clothes the shop is selling, going to work everyday then was a torture! It was so hard to convince the buyers that they look good when erm.. they don't. I am totally blessed and happy to be able to sell what I love.  Let me show you some of the items I recently listed! 














Recently I am crazy about cotton tapes! I am trying to see if I can incorporated them in my handmade items but they are too pretty to use! Find them all here!

These round stickers are such darlings! Use them to decorate your bottle, boxes or packages!


The South Koreans are truly talented, if you see the whole range of stickers set they created you be amazed at their creativity!


This set is one of my best seller. Super cute and colorful!


Pony Brown is very well loved brand in Korea and overseas too. This is their LATEST set! 




I specialize in food and animal stickers too! You can find over 500 different types of stickers in my store!






Another one of my great love! I really am amazed by today's stamp! There are every imaginable themes! I have over 180 style listed too!

I have so much more to show you  but you can view all of my items here in my store! I wish I have more time to use all these fun items. Seriously I think I have enough to last me for generations! LOL! I do not know why I buy so much but then again I simply cannot resist!!!!LOL!


Friday, April 3, 2009

♥ IHeart Store On eCrater Now Opened!

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My new store at eCrater is opened! I am loading more and more items everyday! There would be sections for my card cases, planners, diaries, bags, pouch, house hold items and more! I am excited as I feel kind of free to list whatever I wanted! I mean, on Etsy, I can't list them as they are not handmade or supplies.

I always like eCrater for many reasons. Top reasons of course would be that it is free! I mean, they do not charge a listing fee nor do they take any fees when you sold an item! Another thing I like is the store layout, it is clean looking and simple to navigation.

What I LOVED most is the fact it is started and maintained by ONE person, Dimitar. I find it amazing that he would manage to create such a nice site to sell and does not charge any fees. He is always very fast to reply any emails and takes each suggestion seriously.

I used to sell my headbands there 2 years ago but stopped since I was too busy with my eBay store then. I remember asking him to add a "Hair Accessories" ( back when it first started, the categories were very little) . He did within 48 hours! I feel so touched that he bother to create a category for me so fast!

Now I am back again, I feel at home. I am truly amazed again, the site improved so much! I mean, there is "list similar item" buttons now, I now can load 10 pictures! Unlimited categories, and even Google Attributes are there for you to use!

I appreciate the fact he try to keep the site free of listings that violates any copyright. Sellers would be suspended immediately if found to be selling fake goods etc. I love the forums too, very friendly , very supportive sellers.

What is the catch then? Well, he just give us a space to start a store but we have to bring in our own traffic. I think that is rather fair. I mean, we all have to do our part to help promoting the site.

For those who wants to combine shipping within all my stores, it is totally okay. Just email me at iheart.shop@yahoo.com . I can let you know the combined shipping or any discount. I can also make a Special Listing for you either on Etsy or eCrater.

So I hope to see you guys on my IHeart eCrater store too!


Thursday, April 2, 2009

♥ FINDER'S KEEPERS - April 1st Edition

Today I did not have enough sleep and for some reasons I fun things much more funnier when I am dreadfully tired. I think there is a medical term for it but I am too lazy to find it. Instead I decide to do my Treasury. 

Who need Etsy Treasure West ( turn nose up in obvious envy of those who manage to get one)! I can make my own and I am sure I do not have to stay up at godly  time ( yes, I really mean godly time) to snag one and I can do it at my own pace and  it will stay here on my blog FOREVER! *Evil laugh abit*.

Honestly I am very happy with this Treasury, I came across loads of really funky sellers! I was suppose to finish this post like 1 hours ago but I end up shopping on some of the stores and hence the delay. Here it goes! Sorry, I can only manage to screen print 12 items!  

This treasury is to celebrate April's Fool Day and All Fool'sDay ( there is one, check my calendar and I will show you).  I hope this will make some of you guys smile ( come on, smile! Smiles are free ! :D).

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My ratings and comments :

♥ -> Wonderful
♥♥-> Drop dead gorgeous
♥♥♥ -> Cry with happy joy
♥♥♥♥ -> Will think about robbing a bank just to have it!
♥♥♥♥♥-> Will think nothing about robbing a bank just to have it!


1)
PRINT - Map of Sea of Laughter, Western Shore By paintandink. You know, I love maps. I don't really know why but perhaps it is because I like to know where I am all the time or perhaps I am a really male and do not like asking for directions. Either way, this map is too pretty! Oh, as I stare at it , I was really amazed to see what she had drawn! Very original, very cheerful! She has wonderful range of imaginary maps too! Rate : ♥♥♥

2) Gift Of Education-1 Inch Pinback Button Trio, Proceeds Go To Unicefbuttonempire. I remember wanting to buy her really fun Husband and Wife button pins as a cute Valentine's Day present for Beautiful Geek but I forgot to add her to my favorite and was very sad then not to be able to go back to her really fun store. I manage to hunt her store down today and yes, I am so going shopping! Very cute and funny buttons! I love her style! Proceeds for this set of buttons would go to UNICEF, very kind seller! Rate : ♥♥♥♥

3) A 'Random Acts of Kindness' seminar inspires Wally to beat up a masochist By wallywarepottery. I always enjoy word play and very dry humor, this really makes me laugh out loud deep inside. Very talented artist, this store has really nice plates and mugs. Very funny too!!! I hope they would consider selling Internationally. Rate : ♥♥♥♥

4) Vincent Van Gogh Mouse - International shipping By TheHouseOfMouse. OOOOOOOHHHHH, you guys got to see this store!!!! Very very cute and cheerful! Full of little handmade toy mice in various famous character costume!!! I also love the Yoda mouse! Rate : ♥♥♥♥

5) SALE Damaged Birdbrain Hillbilly plate trio. By trixiedelicious. Heeheeheee, this store has hilarious hand painted crockery! Check out her vintage porcelains items, I love them all!!! I should get one of those Tree Hugger bowl, so cool! Rate : ♥♥♥♥♥

6) 10x8 Print - Death By ChocolateBy DanJackson. I am a huge fanatic fan of CSI and this reminds me of the episode where there is this sociopathic girl who does miniatures house , places of the victims she killed. Very cool, very literal and I like the policeman detail . Rate : ♥♥♥♥

7) Sole Sister-The Sister who loves shoes By nunofakind.etsy.com. My ultra favorite item!!!! This store has a really sweet and fun range of nun dolls! Not your usual nuns by far! I appreciate the fact she humanize them , I known a few nuns in my life and they are not just God's angels but also very real too. This Sole Sister piece speaks to me as I think she is one of my personalities! Rate : ♥♥♥♥♥

8) When the air thickens, so should the plot....Set of 3 Literary Lites By dippylulu. It is impossible to exclude this artist when it comes to humor! It just keeps getting better! This set of matches are in classic books design with a twist in the title. It is kind of sad the matches itself can't be shipped internationally. I love the gorgeous color of these matches! Perhaps I should buy the boxes anyway and put my own matches. Rate : ♥♥♥♥

9) Lunchbag Combo Pack - 5 Wanna Trade and 5 Mine Mine Mine By SupergirlStickers. I always love lunch bags! It is too bad Singapore does not have this culture of bringing food in a bag to work or school. I always thought it is such a sweet idea! This store has cute paper lunch bag and does custom work too. Perhaps I should start packing lunch for Beautiful Geek but I bet he thinks I have gone retro mad again. LOL!Rate : ♥♥♥

10) Foonie Doll soft and fuzzy Plushie with Velcro PocketBy polinakanevsky. After looking at this super cheerful Foonie Doll, I went and ate an orange. I guess anything that makes me eat fruit should be good for me! LOL! This store is loaded with fun colorful Foonie Dolls. I love the colors! Guaranteed to make you smile on a cloudy day! :) Rate : ♥♥♥♥

11) Got Rack Humorous Vinyl Decal By empressivedesigns. No, I don't have a rack, MUAHAHAH but I am brainy ;p. This shop has a wonderful selection of fun witty decals. I mean, it is nice to decorate with sweet, predictable decals but much better and more impact with one of these humorous ones! Rate : ♥♥♥♥

12) Knitters Buttons By pepsy. This I know, never cross a knitter, they can do a lot of damage with that two long knitting needles! This store might be new and there is not much items yet , I do hope the seller continue to make more fun buttons! Perfect gift for a passionate knitter! :) Rate : ♥♥♥♥

Thanks guys for sharing my Treasury! I do enjoy making them! It is like walking on a very long street on a bright sunny day and found some colorful marbles, old coins, half eaten sandwich, a piece of Joker card, a doll's head, 3 metal bottle caps , a piece of ribbon and of course the obligatory gum under the shoe, totally awesome!

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

♥ Married For 431 Days So Far And..



I always considered myself very blessed to have my prayer answered regarding the kind I want to married. Beautiful Geek seems practically tailor made for me! LOL! I am brutally honest with God when I prayed and ask for the following criteria (pardon my grammar but I talk to God in our own slangs and ways, He gets it) :

a) "Please give me a handsome and cute looking guy, I mean I have to see this man everyday, every night.. you know, I am curse with being visually orientated above all things".-> Yap, my husband is really cute, so cute, I am not worried that other girls would go for him because the gays are much faster to approach him first.

b) "Please let him be smart , like super smart but not that creme of the crop smart, like quietly kind of smart, like not shoot off the mouth smart, just dignifiedly smart." -> Yes, my husband is super smart, that kind of water runs deep kind of smart. Best thing he doesn't know it , he does suspect it but I think he is also very humble not to brag about it.

c) "Please let him be reasonable well off. I mean, God, you know all the dates and all the dates I had been to, for once, I would love to eat in a fine restaurant once a while, watch a world renowned plays, buy a piece Tiffany jewelry once in a blue moon. I had my shares of paying for half or all the meals, going Dutch plenty of times when going to the movies, being groped in a cinema cause boyfriends still stays with their parents or hotels are too expensive. I am also sick and tired of eating in noisy food courts where I have to declare my love over a plate of chicken rice. I mean... I cherish those moments but really.. I want a free meal with all my strings attached please." -> Well , my husband is not rich but he has a decent pay and I do get a fine meal every 2 months and 1 piece of fine jewelry every one year and a half. I never paid for my food now and that is really nice.

It is a truth universally acknowleged - Jane Austen quote - letterpress cardBy letterarypress


d) "Please let him be someone who has inspiration and passionate about his life and job. I do love hanging at the park and void decks of my flat with my ex boyfriends talking about the best way to do a slide of hands or play with skateboards but I would love to do something meaningful and useful with them too. Don't get me wrong, the last boyfriend does have some inspiration, he wanted to earn more money to buy a new fishing rod. It is good but it would be nice if he wants to work harder to buy a fish farm.:"-> My husband always reads a lot and am always thinking of ways to improve his work. He is always doing some kind of project with his own time ( translate : I have no idea what he is really doing but I know he is doing something that does not involve a credit card or shades of pink) and that I love him for it.

e) "Please let him have a job that I do not understand." -> This is a running joke with my friends half the time, we cannot really described what our boyfriends or husband does for a living. And yes.... it took me 4 years to kind of half understand what my husband is doing.

Let me try to explain. I know he is

a) an engineer
b) an automotive engineer
c) an automotive engineer who design mufflers
d) an automotive engineer who design mufflers and ...

Here is the problem .. what the hell is a mufflers? He tried to show me diagrams, pictures, graphs , in charades etc and I simply cannot place it. I mean I know now what is a muffler, it is a very important part of a car that makes a car quiet. Without a muffler, the car would be really noisy!

Ok.

But to devote a whole industry to it? I was truly shock! I mean, what is so difficult? It is all a calculations of loops and how many turns the metal tubes have that decide how quiet the car would be. I can explain it all now but shan't bored you with it. Beautiful Geek's company has a huge department just researching and developing multi twisted metal tubes and loops to make a car shut up.

They dream By yaelfran


I am so not a car person. To me, it is a very threatening object. Full of metals and pvc, loads of knobs and mirrors that does not flatter me in anyways. And it is normally in boring colors like silver, black or white.

Still, after ALOT of explanations by Beautiful Geek ,I am quite impressed actually and that lead me to daydream abit about other automotive departments. I am not sure if they exist but I pretended they did.

YES, ADAPTING IS KEY BUT WE MUST KEEP FLYING METEORITES ON OUR MIND. (Dino) Kitten in the Engine - USA organic cotton tshirt by KittenInTheEngine


Like the windshield department. I imagine there would be a big lab with loads of windshields and people just keeps throwing things at them. Like first a ping pong ball, then a basketball and finally 20 bowling balls to test the strength of the glass. They would jump on it, dance on it, walk on it like 3000 times to see what would happen if there should be a stampede.

But I think the ultimate goal of a good windshield is how mosquito proof it would be. I mean, what is the probability of one's car in a stampede? Have you ever travelled in car at the speed of 90km/hr and watched how the poor mosquitoes get smashed helplessly against the windshield? I get so annoyed when I have to scrap off the blood and the decapitated mini bodies , I mean, ewwww , I do not mind a whole dead mosquito but not just one third of it's reminder.EW.

I can imagine the Head Of Windshield Department going "our target for the year 2009 is 3 and half mosquitoes , one or two wings extra is okay. " Lay more wax gentlemen!

Next, how about the tires design department? Do they have a room full of hippy cool art graduates who sit at big sparkly white desk thinking of what other tire thread designs would be the best ? Shall it be more closely knitted criss cross designs, wide bold stripes, polka dots , argyle, double lined grid pattern or *gasp* perhaps some flowers design to enthralled the ever growing female consumers ?

Maybe the tire is best use for this! Digital Prints Good Ol' Days by GlobalArt


Then, the rim designers. *Giggle*, I can imagine one them introducing himself " Hi, I am Stok, I am a Rim designer ". LOL! How sexy that can sound! HAHAHAHAHAHA! Out of deepest respect for all readers , I will not continue to elaborate on this.

Oh, forgive me if I offended any readers. Making jokes about things are the way I try masked my fear and  ignorance. *chuckle

Point is, I marvel at today's cars, they are safely, slicker, quieter, prettier than before but I will never really be a fan unless they can come up with a car that is the right shade of pink, flower design on the tire threads, insect proof , smell like Chanel No.5 , and of course a 3 x 3 meter truck to put all my shopping bags!

All in all I do love being married to an engineer, especially one who wears really nice bum hugging jeans all the time. *wink

Micro Circuit Pour Moi - hi-tech glass pendant By BigHelmetHead.etsy.com


The below pros and cons are all so true!

Top Ten Reasons To Date an Engineer

1. The world does revolve around us... We pick the coordinate system.
2. Find out what those other buttons on your calculator do.
3. We know how to handle stress and strain in our relationships.
4. Parents will approve.
5. Help with your math homework.
6. Can calculate head pressure.
7. Looks good on a resume.
8. Free body diagrams.
9. High starting salary.
10. Extremely good looking

Top Ten Reasons NOT to Date an Engineer

1. T-shirt and jeans are their formal dress. Hot dog and a six-pack is their seven-course meal.
2. The only social life known of is to post and talk on the net.
3. Flames like a monster and speaks like a pussycat.
4. Works from 6:30am to 7:30pm daily. No morning kisses and no evening walks.
5. No matter how hard you cry and how loud you yell, he just sits there calmly discussing your emotion in terms of mathematical logic.
6. Only listens to classic rock. Hates everything from Bach to Prince.
7. Touches his car more often than you.
8. Talks in acronyms.
9. Can't leave that damn pencil off his ear for a minute.
10. Will file a divorce if you call him in the middle of debugging.


Picture and Tens Reasons jokes are taken from http://www.gdargaud.net/Humor/Engineer.html#Date

Thursday, March 26, 2009

♥ It Is A GIRL!!!!

Hello Halley Boo!


The last few days were absolutely CRAZY and HAPPY for me! I had wanted a kitten for the longest time. My family are super avid cat lovers and there are 4 cats in my home in Singapore. My parents had started by rescuing wounded strays and gradually adopt some of them. In Seoul, I used to take care of a really friendly and sweetest German cat for my friends when they were away for the holidays. I yearned for one here , my very own.

Look how peacefully she sleeps in Beautiful Geek's arms.LOL

In her little pink carrier!


Therefore I was really happy that my postal office friend found one for me. He has a friend whose cat gave birth to 6 kittens and once they were wean off milk, he gave one to me for adoption. IT IS A GIRL!!! Now now, I love boys too, boys are much better tempered and fun to play with but girls, they are so sweet and demur! I love taking pictures of them with a small hair clip placed ( not clip on) their head. So cute!!

It was amazing how fast she found a good spot on Space Ji Ji and promptly felt asleep!

She also likes sleeping in her sand box *shrug*

Her name is Halley Boo. She is about 5 weeks old and very very affectionate! The first day I got her, she was nicely snuggling up to me and Beautiful Geek. She is intelligent too! I just need to show her once how to use the litter box, she caught on immediately. She loves to play and is crazily active. Like most cats, a piece of plastic sheet can entertain her for more than 30 mins!

I am spending a lot of time with her now as she is still very young. She needs a lot of attention and love. I am carrying her in a little cloth backpack and hang the back in front of me. This way, I can work abit and she is always near my body. Don't worry, my office is separately from the apartment so there should not be cat's fur at all in my stock!LOL!

How tiny she is beside Space Ji Ji!



How tiny she is beside Space Ji Ji!

Not too happy to pose with my hairclips.. ;p


Yes... like a proud mummy, I took a lot of pictures and videos! I know she would grow up really fast and I want to make sure I get all the moments with her. It is strange to have a pet on my own honestly. I was really quite apprehensive, not sure if I will be able to give her the love she needs but I figured out that it would do me and Beautiful Geek good to let someone else in our lives. We are such city people and am so use to attending to just our own needs, we are slowly becoming a little selfish. It may sound like a selfish reason, to use an animal to help us grow. But this is my truth.

I have been blessed with so much, I often wondered why. Now I know, so that I can give away. Althought I am confident in the end, the kitten will be one of our best teacher in life. I know I love her like my own already.:)