Fawn Necklace Giveaway...

from Licorice and Lollipops Jewelry :]

One of my friends from Etsy is holding a giveaway!!! Her items are all awesome ^__^ check out her shop and enter her giveaway for a chance to get the cutie Fawn necklace<3

http://licoriceandlollipops.blogspot.com/2010/07/free-fawn-necklace-blogshop-giveaway.html

IK team meets Simone Legno of Tokidoki!

WARNING! Somewhat long story ahead, but some pics! Just scroll to look at the pics xD

I finally got a chance to meet Simone Legno!!! The creator of Tokidoki :] Taken place at South Coast Plaza at Costa Mesa ^__^ It's good to be in Cali!

I missed Simone Legno, creator of Tokidoki, at the Melrose Tokidoki store opening because it was pretty cold and I didn't want to cause my boyfriend to drive a kazillion miles just to get an autograph. Luckily last month I found out that he was coming to Costa Mesa. I just had to meet him! It was going to be at a place I was most familiar with (sorta) and who knows when he'd be back to visit :[ So my boyfriend and I planned our trip ^___^

We came in our Tokidoki clothing, of course :]

We made it safely to the big mall ^_^ The line wasn't too long. Once Sephora opened, the crew gave us all wrist bands with numbers so that we can go ahead and roam around the mall (it was barely 10am and Simone is to arrive at 1pm) and come back to our spots. We were number #22 and 23 ^__^ I've made some purchases in order to get a free frenzy ($25 purchase). It's so weird I didn't intend to buy anything, but this week I lost my L'oreal mascara :[ So, I decided that it'd be cool to get the Tokidoki Mascara! Haha. But it wasn't enuff to get the freebie, so I purchased some Cactus pups finger nail buffers xD They're so cute! As for the freebie, we got Bastardino ^.^ I let my boyfriend have it because he loves the doggy :]

After shopping in Sephora and oogling at the cuteness of the stuff, well, me oogling at it and squeeling with excitement, we decided to walk around the mall ^_^

When we got back, there was A LOT of people, more than before. There was a photo session going on with SANDy ^_^

Not even 1pm yet, and Simone Legno appears O_O He waved to everyone and went into the store to sit in his booth. He had so many markers that he brought by himself in his own Tokidoki bag ^_^ We're lucky to be in the first group to go in, even before 1pm he already started drawing for everyone! Everyone was to go one on one with him =^.^= I was so uberly nervous and excited and happy! So many thoughts went through my mind. I've also brought my first Mini Munny that I made around 2007 or 08 and was inspired by him. I wanted to let him have it for being such a sport of making his fans so happy and also taking the time to draw everyone their fave Tokidoki charrie.

My heart was beating so fast as we came closer to getting to his booth. Wubzies (boyfriend's official nickname since we dated) was trying to calm me down and one of the crew lady was cheering me on that it's our turn soon =^__^= Then...it was our turn. I gulped and blushed and went up to Simone. He greeted with a simple hello and a warm smile. I was so shy and spoke really timidly. He then got my name which was written on the post-it. He...he got my name RIGHT on the first try when he said it. I was in shock! Not a lot of people get my name right =/ but he did! I was like OH MY GOSH. Every person gets to have one sketch and one signature anywhere. I chose the unicorn cause I don't have anything with the unicorn on it, and I asked the signature to be on my Mozzarella vinyl figureenie ^_^ He grabbed his sharpie and went ZOOM ZAP CHEWY! He was drawing really fast! It wasn't the type like he wanted to get done fast, but like he was used to drawing all of them xD It was so impressive!

Then...I took out of my bag the mini munny I made, Riko, and said all shyly,"I...made this for you." A smile came across his face and he looked at it for a long while and said thank you =^_^= Then picture time!

Eep! I didn't know how happy I really was during this event! My dimples are showing in this photo above and throughout the whole way going home X__X My boyfriend was very lucky on his sketch :P We're only suppose to get ONE charrie, and he got two because he could not make up his mind. He requested to Simone for Adios to walk Bastardino xD! Wubzies was very happy too :]

After he got his sketchbook back and got his picture taken, Simone said bye to us, and then...he looked to me and said,"Thank you for the present ________(my name, haha, I like it anonymous on here)". I felt like dropping on the floor since he remembered my name. But instead I was like hyperventilating until we got to the parking lot...well not even, cause it continued on the rest of the way home xD Me and Wubzies were in so much wow! It really, really, felt like a dream! We finally met Simone Legno of Tokidoki! The creator of all the stuff we wear and adore! I still feel like omg. The day ended with some In n Out for linner :]

I'm so very very happy to have gone to this event! I'm glad Wubzies made sure we went :D haha. That day was ABSOLUTELY PERFECT! Meeting Simone, getting a really good quality mascara!, being with my boyfriend, In & Out, seeing my boyfriend be really happy!, encounter an ol' buddy at Frank & Sons, another ol' buddy at Wubzies' house, finishing up my vocab, coming home without mommy going snappy, and now, bloggy this day and remembering it! It still feels too good to be true that we met him. I really owe it to my honey-bunchies! He just wanted me to be really happy, and glad it's the whole day with nothing gone wrong ^_^

This is the best day of the year yet! I'll never forget this =']

IK's 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CONTEST!!!

Time to put your creative thinking caps on! IK would like you to submit anything art form like regarding how much you love us or just a Happy 1 Year Anniversary wish!
Examples: photohgraphy of yourself and a fan sign or our product, painting, drawing, crayons, pixel, whatever floats your boat!

Please submit your work at imperfect_kawaii@hotmail.com; put the subject "1yr Anny", and your name/nickname in the message.

One entry per person! No purchase necessary! The IK crew will pick the top 3 winners ^__^ We also ask that you give us consent to post your art onto our
MySpace/Facebook please, so everyone can see your creativity! Please do mention in the e-mail submission if you allow this :] If your submission does not have the
shop's title and you agree to let us post, we shall put the title on there x]

REWARDS:
1st Place- $10 certificate to the IK store (excludes customs), 1 kawaii letter set, and a choice of Pocky!
2nd Place- Your choice of any ring or earring, and a choice of Pocky.
3rd Place- A kawaii letter set and 10 stickers

Pocky flavors: chocolate, strawberry, milk, banana...will finish list by next week of more flavors!

ENDS: March 31st. Winners will be announced the following week and will be contacted :]

If you have any questions, please ask here so others can see too http://www.formspring.me/imperfectkawaii



UPDATE


WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO:
Something original, colorful, and you and how you feel about Imperfect Kawaii :]

NO NO's:
-Sadly no clay creations! In Imperfect Kawaii, we look up to fellow polymer clay users and adore their creations...but we want to see what else you can do ^_^
-No nudity
-No profanity
-No hate (why would you even browse our shop if you did O_O; )

Uber Shimmery Hello Cherry Ring!!!

I love this riiiing!!! It's so sparkly and glittery ^__^The Hello Kitty head is pretty big too! So get your ring today! They come in other colors too so you can get your most fave color, or collect them all to match with all your outfits ^___^ teehee.

Other than that news, my friend told me I should join Live Journal again, but no worries, it'll be the same kinda info from Blogspot, so all you blogspotters won't miss a thing ^.^! I promise! Another news...it's almost going to be 1 year since I started Imperfect Kawaii! ^__^ hooray! I thank my friends for being so supported and telling me to keep making charms. I'm surprised I have stuck through this hobby all the way, but hey, I do love creating what I make and having people buy them or asking for customs, it makes me pretty happy too =] It keeps me going at this little hobby. As for the 1yr anny, I don't think I'll celebrate it TOO big...dunno yet what to do. I've been pretty busy with school, so I'm juggling it all out. I will do something, no worries! So stay tune ^___^

ONE MORE THING, lol. I'm almost at 100 sales at Etsy! I'm still thinking about what to give to Mister or Miss 100th customer on there :] Visit my shop on Etsy!!! www.princesschibi.etsy.com

Or, you can go to my official shop on MySpace.com/imperfect_kawaii, but there's no 100th thingy there :3 puwahaha. On MySpace I've sold over 200+ for local and just that shop.

Hope you all are snuggly warm! It's so cold now in Cali T_T

Love Day!!!

I had a very very lovely Valentine's Day =^__^= The Friday before Valentine's Day, I baked with my boyfriend :] We baked strawberry banana heart shaped tiny cakes ^.^!!! I ate some of the ones I thought looked retarded xD! I have an oven now...but no mixer T~T chu! Anywho, while boyfriend frosted the cuppy cakes, I made my Valentine cards for my friends ^___^ I bought a Hello Kitty pack xD! It's hard to pass up a $1 good quality Hello Kitty thingy! haha. Besides, last year, I made my friends paopus...so now this year, something edible ^__^ Here are some piccys!


They're yummy-er than it looks ^_^; If you remember my old first cake charms, it's based on my boyfriend's mom's cake she makes a lot :]


Annnnd here's their Valentine's :D

After all the baking and frosting and card making, we packed up the cupcakes and drove all around the area to deliver to my friends ^_^ All my single close friends get a cake to themselves, while couples have to share =P lol.
The day of Valentine's Day, my boyfriend and I decided to join his aunt's little party that she wanted to try. She wanted to do a backyard romantic dinner theme ^__^ So off we were to L.A.!

Once we got to his aunt's house and through the gates and CC the Pomeranian (heehee, my puppy's aunt), this is what we had to stroll on to get to the main area:



I decided not to use flash for the camera because it kinda ruins the mood ^__^; but here's a snap shot with flash!

Kinda looks bleh, but it shows what they used :] The lights were pretty dim and full of candles and rose petals ^__^ Lookie the ceiling thingy:

pretty cool, huh? This was all in the backyard ^___^ Now the fooood!!!

The food was all home made and oh so delish!!! There was roasted chicken, roasted pork, scampi, bread, and this sweet and tangy salad (I didn't get salad). The food was so scrumptious and tender ^___^ Then the best part...DESSERT!!! oh yes oh yes oh yes! Here's pics of the table of desserts...in two shots!


So much! And here's a picture of my boyfriend's and my little dessert :]

I certainly love love loooove the tuxedo chocolate covered strawberries made by his mommy ^__^ So cute! And the tart is so delicate and yummy!

:] I'm glad she made this theme! It's so romantic and I love the bonding ^___^

Actually Deco'd a Diff Phone!

So I've only decoden my own cellphone, the shell (it's a sidekick08), but the other day I remembered I bought an iPhone case ^__^ It was plain baby pink! Still pretty cute by itself, but I bought it to decoden it ;] I didn't heavily deco it since the pink case is pretty cute, and decoden does weigh the object down a bit, eheheh... ^_^; cause I know my phone was light and when I decoden it, it like gained 3lbs xD! You get used to it being a bit heavy. Oh, and this case actually had 2 holes where you can actually put a cellphone strap through, woohoo!!! I remember my friend has an iPhone and I gave her a paopu, she had to stick it where the pen was x_X;;; I added a little pink bow with this one ^_^!Here's the 3G iPhone case all deco'd ^_^ I call it Pink Sugar Attack!




I titled it "Pink Sugar Attack" cause I randomly added a bunny at the back, and the phone being mostly of pink, reminded me of my favorite Sailor Moon character, and also it's part of a story behind my nickname ^_^ One of my favorite Sailor Moon Character is Sailor Mini Moon! Lol, and my old screen name for AOL when I started interneting was Chibiusa1888 haha. Anyways, she had this attack called Pink Sugar Heart Attack ^_^ And, the character is just full of pink! Her hair is pink, outfit is pink, and she likes bunnies ^_^ hence her hair being rolled up like bunny ears ^.^ Oh yea, besides her, my other fave is Sailor Venus ;D But, my nickname now isn't referred to her too much. It's just the fact my boyfriend sees me as small and precious to him, so he calls me Chibi Hime or just Princess...or just Chibi @_@

oh yea! Lol, HOLIDAY SPECIAL!!! Total purchases over $20 (excludes shipping) receives FREE SHIPPING, and FREE GIFT WRAPPING! which reminds me...Wednesday I need to ask my bf to take down the xmas gift wrapping so I can trim some and put them up =] Since that's the deal, the iPhone case is already a free shipping ^_^ Let's see those importante dates again!

-Requests for custom cellphone charms or figures due before Nov 30th!
-Store will be only opened for US customers only after Nov 30th to Dec 12th!
-Store closes Dec 12th and will re-open Dec 28th!

Featured Seller Show- LaceyBabyDoll

*theme song plays as she walks onto the stage* Hello everybody!!! We have a special guest today! She's one of the sweetest and cutest dollies out there!!! Amber from Laceybabydoll.etsy.com! I noticed her when she hearted my shop on Etsy when I started selling on there. I clicked her icon and it lead me to such a beautiful shop! Light pink, gold accents, and cute flooded through my mind when I saw her shop. And I was like,"SHE HEARTED MY SHOP?!HER SHOP IS SOOO GORGEOUS AND CUTE!" and believe me, I react like this when I see someone else's shop to be more superior than mines. It's also an honor. Anyways, I have window shopped at her shop. I can't wait till after xmas when I can splurge like crazy, and her shop will be where I splurge first ^_^ teehee. Couple months later I realized she had a link to an Etsy Tea Party Team and that others can join. I contemplated whether I should since I'm already busy with school. But, I decided to join and we've been talking a lot ^__^ Wow, she's super sweet! Just like a doll indeed! Her shop is so adorable and I definitely love the theme of it! I was fortunate enough to get an interview with her...let's have a replay of that interview! *points at the big giant TV screen behind her*

Me:Introduce yourself:
Amber:My name is Amber and I am the girl behind Laceybabydoll on Etsy. I was born November 30th, 1987 in a small town in Pennsylvania.

Me:What do you sell in your shop(s)?
Amber:Mostly I sell jewelry and accessories. Occasionally I sell clothes. I'd love to someday sell more clothes but unfortunately at the moment I don't have enough time to make many.

Me:Where do you get your ideas and inspirations from?
Amber:Mainly from fairytales or from things I love from my childhood. I also adore sweet lolita fashions because they are so girly and feature many of my favorite things.

Me:Besides crafting, what else do you enjoy doing?
Amber:I love to go shopping! Whether it be at malls, online or just thrift shopping. I enjoy spending time with loved ones, going for walks--especially in the Fall since it's my favorite season--and collecting vintage charms.

Me:Is there any advice you can give to newbies who are selling handmade stuff online?
Amber:Just to follow their dreams and never give up on something that they truely love doing!

Me:In your opinion, is it competitive selling such adorable items for fellow kawaii/cute lovers???
Amber:It can be competitive! Especially since there are a lot of cute items on Etsy for Kawaii lovers. However, I try to keep my items as creative and unique as possible because of this!

Me:How do you promote yourself?
Amber:I don't really do much to promote myself. I do have a YouTube account where I post videos of my items--and sometimes sales. I let friends and family know about my shop though as often as possible.

Me:Where do you see yourself 10 years from now?
Amber:Hopefully still doing what I love to do--creating! I would love to own my own shop someday, so hopefully that dream will come true! It would be really nice to have a family of my own by then as well! I hope I'll have a floppy eared bunny by then too!

Me:What cartoon character do you like and why?
Amber:I love Hello Kitty because she's always so adoreable! I have had quite the obsession with her since I was around five or six years old! I also recently started to really like Minnie Mouse because she's so girly!


Me:Thankies Amber for the awesome interview ^___^!

*faces back to the audience* And there you have it! The lovely dolly of all dolls Amber! ^__^ I just adore her shop so muchy! Etsy should make a wish list thingy where others can buy gifts for you xD Do they have that? o_O; *looks at camera girl* Do they? *turns back to audience* ANYWAYS! HAHAHAHA ^.^; If you like girly stuff or doll-like stuff, I recommend this shop! It's all cute! Her items are very very unique ^_^ love it! Till next time...GOODNIGHT EVERYBODY!!!*ending theme song*

Sweetember!

I've decided to make a special special every month, nothing TOO big unless it's a very special ocassion ^__^ This month's special is BUY 3 AND GET FREE SHIPPING! at any IK store [etsy or myspace]. I've also added some new earrings to my shops ^__^ yay! They're Hello Kitty B Graded, totally imperfect but...cute xD haha. And then there's the awesome Keroppi!







I'd also like to mention that I plan to go on vacation inactive mode in December due to finals [it's all or nothing!]. I shall re-open the shops after New Years and explode with different items~! yay! So far on my list while in school, I have several charms to release!

As for school so far, only 40 of us out of 200 will be chosen to be in the LVN program. It's for those who score really high in the class. Oooh, pray I get in T__T I have to be working my big booty off this time since I kinda slack for pre-reqs for RN, but hey, this is truly a good idea to get into this pre-req for LVN, cause now I'll be more focus fersure and serious about my school. Most of all, I'm doing it for myself instead of my mommy. So this is what my typical days would look like:

Monday- school, study
Tues- study, 1-2hr of charm stuff, study, maybe get ice cream?
Wed- school, homework, sleeeeep unless bf comes xD
Thur-study, 1-2hr of work, study, stuff, study
Fri-study, 1-2hr of work, study, and bf day!
Sat-study, 1-2hr of work, study, and if anything planned with friends or whatever.
Sun-study, study, study, and bf comes :D

Sooo yea...that's my life...mostly studying everyday, probably wednesday I'd study lightly and then relax. So yea, I'll still be doing my shop stuff, but not too much like usual in the summer. During winter break I'll be working on a lot on charms cause it will be 1yr for Imperfect Kawaii and gotta get back to what I sold before ^___^!

Ciao ciao<3

Neon Sugar Donuts

After the paopus, I moved unto trying to make other things. I youtubed charm making stuff and found a tutorial on how to make donuts x] It looked pretty simple, so I tried it out. And what did I come up with? These little darlings! I painted them with acrylic paint and put faux shredded crystals to make it look sugary ^__^ As for the colors, I got influenced by seeing a lot of neon colors from Hot Topic. I got the impression that maybe neon colors are big right now xD I've also added a little mug with the straps as hot coco,lol. These are made to order n_n~! Get yourself a Neon Sugar Donut and some hot coco!

How Imperfect Kawaii came to be

It all started Feb 2009, near Valentine's Day =^___^= I was working on my boyfriend's valentine's day gift, and my closest friends from high school came into my mind. They weren't as excited about love day =/ I was also reminded that Valentine's Day was also the Friendship Day ^_^ So I wanted to do something for my friends too! But what...I thought of Valentine's Day cards, but I want something they can bring with them always (I carry a Valentine's Day mini card from my friend Kariboh in my wallet x] ). During this time, I was playing a video game called Kingdom Hearts II, and then it came to me. OF COURSE! Paopus!!!

Paopus are star shaped fruits and legend says if two people share the same fruit, their destinies will forever intertwine. Most of my buddies know this game and the fruit. Now came the how do I make it xD I've searched several stores looking for the real fruit because they do exist. Then one night I went through deviant art and just typed in paopu. There were so many ways. Then there were these paopu charms...EUREKA! I decided to make cell phone charms so they can hang it unto their phones or keys or bags! yay~! So I went to Michael's, bought materials, and began making them :3

I'm so glad my friends liked them so muchy =^__^= They encouraged me to make different kinds of things =] I had extra pairs of Paopus and decided to sell them to KH fans and eBay. They sold out quickly!!! O__O My friend Michy (who later becomes Graphic Bun Bun due to her gosu skillz) gave me a shiny penny to use in pictures to show sizes ^_^ also to make more. The ones I've sold on eBay, got a lot of recognition. I have also enjoyed keeping in touch with my customers and even had the honor of making party favors of over 50 paopus! o^___^o Paopus certainly do make people come together in a way too =]

From then on, I keep on experimenting with different kinds of things to sculpt with ^__^ With my friends' encouragement, customers' smiles and compliments, and Michy's shiny lucky penny, I can make almost anything n_n They're called "Imperfect Kawaii" because I believe they aren't very cute. I must admit, there are LOTS of charm makers out there who makes charms very very very well! I make charms to pass time and because I like cute things and can't always buy too many cell phone charms (I must stop, really, I still buy some today). I've also noticed that they do make "cute" little gifts. I find my work crappy, but when I look at all the little darlings, I could tell they're made with lots of love and a passion to be cute. I hope my customers or future customers understand that regardless of the charm's disfigured shape, they are made specially for them, by me ^___^

Okie 2nd testing...the rundown of things

Okie dokie...so I found a good template. For some reason this website I went to last night to get diff templates, went kaboom! With like lots of virus o_o they need to fix that...

Yay~! So I'm on summer break, woohoo! Got to finish up lots of charms, and study for my TEAS. Gotta score high on that test to make up for crappy GPA to get into the Nursing Programs *crosses fingers* So this will be a very productive summer break ^__^ I go back to school at ELAC end of August.

What I'll do with this blog is post things of stuff I made and a lil story behind them and all the process I went through with them. Every creation has a story in them o^__^o that's what I believe atleast... heehee. Also, I'll also be featuring sellers and customers every other week or every week [depends when I have time, but most likely every other week]. Etsy has been so very good to me, and I want to feature sellers too =] Sooo yea...I'll post another blog on how to become a featured seller. I will feature a customer if they would like to xD only if they want to. I don't want them to haunt me down.

Okies...that's it for now =]

Shop Announcement~!
Buy from my Etsy or MySpace! With any purchase, get 1 FREE CUSTOMIZED ANIMAL HEAD!!!

Thankies a bunchies o^_____________^o