Around the World - Israel - Tattoo Socks

Want a cool tattoo on your legs but is afraid to permanently brand yourself? Well if you frequent Etsy a lot, you've probably seen this shop before but under a different name. Formerly Post, now Tattoo Socks, is a shop that sells tights with unique designs printed on them. My personal favorite had got to be the butterfly one, but some of the other, more innovative designs such as the 'Bite Me' and the 'Follow Me' ones are pretty ingenious as well. ;) If you get one that has a similar skin color to your own skin, you might be able to fool people with it! Convince them that it's a real tattoo, hehehe.

Revival Furniture

If I had a living room of my own, do you know what I would put in it?

Do you?
Do you??!

For starters... this would be soooo sweet!

Or maybe something a bit softer?

Or a slightly different style?

Maybe a 3-seater so that I can chill and hang with my friends when they come over. :D

Whichever it is, all these retro styled sofas and armchairs from Revival Furniture would look stunning in any living room!

Weekly Word Picks - Paprika

This week's word is just so super fun!! It is....

PAPRIKA

Apricot Glass Necklace - greatexpectations // Vintage Paprika Modern Dress - secretlake

Linen Ruffled Earrings in Paprika - prettiesbymeg // Vintage 70's Paprika Platforms - claudedonohoshop

Vintage 70s Brown Leather Suede Boots - generationthrift // Leather Bracelet in Burnt Orange - fourhandsNYC

For the complete treasury : Paprika

This week's word was chosen by the lovely Celeste from CricketsHome.

So what should next week's word be? Suggest by posting in the comments below!

For a list of words already suggested, please refer to this post.

Product Photography Tips - Using Models

Since last Tuesday was my friend's wedding, I thought it would be a great opportunity to get a friend of mine to model a few pieces.

I was with her when she bought the dress for the wedding, so I picked a few pieces that would match her dress. We took this behind the basement of the church, right after the lunch reception, lol.

Some of these would be used to show how the pendant would hang on a person, instead of a necklace display or a mannequin. It could give customers a better understanding and easier for them to imagine it on themselves.

Although I would love to get the bride to model a few pieces too, but it was impossible to get her alone since she is forever surrounded by her family entourage and had a tight schedule. Oh well, maybe next time. :)

Around the World - Israel - Tooli's Jewelry

It is so refreshing sometimes to see a jewelry designer's original designs on Etsy, given the vastly saturated jewelry shops on the site that uses the same supplies. These jewelry pieces, especially the gorgeous lace filigree pieces from Tooli's Jewelry just takes my breath away every time I see them. The attention to detail, and especially the puffed pillow/rectangle shapes of the pieces is just so unique, loving the 3D look! Her simpler designs are gorgeous as well such as the hearts studs and the long zen earrings. Beauty in the simplest form!

Dreams by the Sea

I love themed shops - a shop that sells a variety of handcraft items with one theme in mind. And Dreams by the Sea is one of them. :) Maybe I'm long due for a beach vacation, but I just love the gentle warm hues of the shop in general, and the beautiful view of the sea in the backgrounds. Perusing her shop, I can almost smell the sea breeze and feel it blowing through my hair. Although she does have some odd pieces that has nothing to do with the sea or the beach in her shop, but the way it is photographed, in almost the same gentle hue, ties them in together with the shop. In fact, I think it makes her shop look that much more interesting!

The Fox and The Mouse Wedding Video

Hello fellow readers. I'm so terribly sorry for the sporadic updates the past week or so, full time work had been chaotic and at the same time we were preparing for a close friend's wedding on Tuesday, 21st February. (21022012, get it?) It was my first time being a bridesmaid and being the inexperienced bunch, it was chaos for us when it came to wedding planning. What with bridal showers, schedules to settle, hair and make-up appointments etc, it was just unbelievable busy! And in between all that, I had a single weekend to finish a super secret video presentation for the lovely couple, to show during their dinner as a surprise!

Since it's super cute, I thought I'd share it with you here too :D

I did the entire video production, from the animation to the music editing. Some of my dear friends (who are credited in the description) did the story planning and the wonderful art. The two animals - the fox and the mouse, are the mascots representing the happy couple. I'm so proud of it, I hope that you would enjoy it too. :)

To clarify, my old alias in the anime/manga community is 'Miaow', although I currently use 'Kyou'. And to end this post, have a glimpse of the beautiful bride and the awesome groom. May the both of you live happily ever after!

Around the World - Israel - BeHappyNow

Being an artist myself, I have a lot of respect for artists that has a very distinctive, unique art style of their own. And this is more than true enough for Jenny from BeHappyNow. The gorgeous colorful color usage, right down to the strokes, it all screams of Jenny, and no one else. Indeed, as her shop name implies, one just feel happy looking at such vibrant and whimsical artworks. Not only is she talented with drawing though, she is great at making art dolls as well! And even these resemble her art style and totally stands out!