Hair Accessories commercial spoof

Here's a new commercial from the Imperfect Kawaii channel ^__^ all about hair clips and things! Also stay tuned in the end ;]

Featured Seller: Miss Mercy

I haven't been doing much with my shop, but did run an awesome spectacular contest! I've been busy with school and trying to get a job. I want to become a lady. Anywho, that fact is important because, I somehow got some sales and had some monies ^_^ I was looking to see if a friend of mine said when she'd be going to Germany. I went to her shop and was like OMG NOOO!!! It was sooner than I thought! I vowed to myself to buy at least one thing in each of my closest Etsy buddies' shop! This was a good chance to buy before she would go. But, what captivate me most was this bunny ring as I'm wearing =^_^= perfect for Easter and I do adore the fluffyness :] I just had to have it! Even if I am always on budget, but it's good to treat myself to something besides sweets ^_^ Also she was departing from USA :[ but for a happy ending of course ^_^ heehee. I'm honored to introduce to all my readers (if any, har har) Miss Mercy! My shopping experience with her is amazing! When my bunny arrived through the mail, I was so happy! It was carefully packaged and inside was like a party favor ^_^ I even got a lollipop, her cutesy business card (omg, you have got to see her Etsy banner!), and plastic bows for my hair :] Everything so cute and simple! I simply love her style. Her items are always very unique! I've known a lot of fellow kawaii kitschy sellers who take cute stuff and put them together, but wowwie, her stuff is amazing! It's so full of detail and life. I window shop a lot at her shop xD Blah, I can go on forever about her shop! Let's take a look at our interview with her ^__^!

1. Introduce yourself:
hello :) my names is meghan rose perrings am currently 29 years of age and a proud army wife! i guess you can technically say that i am a little gothic lolita girl at heart in appearance and personal style - but i love creating and crafting all sorts of fun items for many lovely subcultures in fashion. i am still a little girl at heart and love the simpler things in life- small things make me happy :D

2. What do you sell in your shop(s)?
in my shop on etsy i sell a variety of items (mainly jewelry- but i do throw in a few handbags, shoes, purses and home decor from every now and then) that reflects my small view and love for the fashion world! i love lots of style of fashion subclututres and admire all the different aspects of each. my shop mainly focuses on cute whimsical girly kawaii japanese inspired lolita items and well as vintage kitsch and pinup and retro horror and gothic steampunk from time to time. being a gemini i have ALOT of various interests that take me all over the map in my style and i love the eclectic nature of it all. you never know what you might find! or that i might create!



3. Where do you get your ideas and inspirations from?
i try to get my ideas and inspiration from my life in itself. i am still a little kid at heart and love shopping and lifes simpler pleasures. i try to be fun and whimical when creating and enjoy the process as much as the finished items themselves. i focus alot on my childhood and all the happy memories it contains for me as i still try to see things thru the eyes of a child now and then. i try to create pieces that i would want to wear myself and that others hopefully will enjoy as well. i focus on the fun side of life and try my best in making interesting and different pieces.

4. Besides crafting, what else do you enjoy doing?
i have so many varied interests! i love traveling and history as well as historic inspired costuming! i am a huge medieval nerd and spend weeks on end every summer at renassiance festivals all over dressing up and particapting in the festivies! i love the forest and reading. as well as shopping of course and flea markets! i also am very into vitnage old scholl horror films and classics. i love vitnage and retro items and the histry they can tell us. i have been a various archaeological digs that i enjoyed immensly. and last but not least spending time with my wonderful soldier husband!



5. Is there any advice you can give to newbies who are selling handmade stuff online?
my best advise would be dont give up! if you have a passion for something and you love to do it- dont quit. selling esp when you first start out can be slow- but do all you can to get your name out there. as long as you love what you are doing you will always have a smile on your face!

6. In your opinion, is it competitive selling kawaii kitschy accessories?
i am sure techincally it is considered competitive- but i really do not see it that way. i am so so honoured to be amoung such amazing and wonderful crafters on etsy! lots of these sellers totally blow my mind with what they can come up with! its insane! granted alot of the supplies can over lap but i think there is a respect amongust us all that we care cretive enough in our own right to make wonderfully amazing items differnetly out of the same stock.



7. How do you promote yourself?
i try to network as much as i can online :) i also try to trade with other sellers every now and then if i can :) i have a myspace page and a twitter as well as a flickr account
www.myspace.com/licoriceandlollipops
www.twitter.com/licoricejewelry
www.flickr.com/photos/licoricejewelry

8. Where do you see yourself 10 years from now?
oh gosh- by then i will almost be 40! :D still happily married with a child or 2 :) and hopefully still crafting :)



9. What cartoon character do you like and why?
gosh thats hard! there are so many!! obviously i LOVE hello kitty and all sanrio characters. i grew up with them and i love them to death. i adore my melody and the sugarbunnies too :) i also am a huge san-x fan and have a HUGE collection of san-x. i love the not so normal charactures that they create- i love kogepan and nyankos as well as cheese family too! i also have to through these two charcters from watching these movies many many times when i was little that i still love to death - unico the unicorn from the adventure of unico and nicodemus the rat from bluth's cartoon the secret of nihm. and lastly- i love tokidokis too and have too many! but i cant help it - the charactures as so cute! <3 xoxox


And there you have it ^__^ Miss Mercy *applauds* Her shop is so prettiful! You'll spend quite some time on there browsing and oohing and awwing :] I know I have! Heehee.

Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/missmercy

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; )

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*

Customable Sweet Tart Ring

So I came up with an idea with the idea to use tarts as like a serving cup for dollop whip cream thingies ^_^ I like messing around with the whip on objects :] I do miss real baking xD heehee. Anywho, so I decided to make dollop rings, except they're on tarts. I also let my customers decide 1-3 toppings of their choice from the provided menu. So, I'm like a small PinkBerry or Yogurt place and you pick the toppings and I swirl it and put the toppings =^_^= here's some pics!!!





They're $5.25 each ^_^

Oooh, and I sold my 2nd Edition Cupcake Necklace in a day or two! It was so exciting! Cause it looked like a disaster to me T___T It was uber pink~!

Big and Soft RINGS

I made 4 rings the other day, yay! I had made some for myself to wear too ^_^ some of my friends have seen some already =] Here there are! They're hime inspired n_n



I've only made 1 of each...so if you want first dibs, add me on www.myspace.com/imperfect_kawaii, they will slowly make their way on Etsy if not sold xD The heart ones are $5.00 and the roses are $6.00 ^__^ I enjoy wearing them so much! I feel kinda classy x] I'm not a big fan of jewelry, but I've been enjoying handmade rings lately, be it my creation or others! I have recieved a cute strawberry cab on an adjustable ring from Ann [destinationdesign] ^__^ I felt special!

A preview of what's comming late July

DUN DUN DUUUUUN!!!

No you cannot eat the poor thing!

It's a fake cupcake with loaded stuff on top.

Dare to eat it?

YOU BEST NOT~!

Can you wear it?

HECKKA YEAH!

o^____^o

This is...the secret necklace.

...and...

it's not alone.

MORE COMING SOON!

My Hello Kitty Sidekick~!

I decorated my phone like around April ^_^ It took me 4 long hours =___= but it was worth it ^__^ heehee, I have too many Hello Kitty in my purse and in my room xD Too many but not enuff! lol. Sooo yea, this is the first thing I ever decoden. How I found out about decoden? Well, I ordered off of eBAY this Hello Kitty magazine because it had Tokidoki in it too xD When I got the magazine, I schemed through it and looked at all the piccys [it was in Japanese], and I stumbled upon this cell phone add of Chiara and saw that the girls were decorating their phone with pearls, rhine stones, Hello Kitty cabochons, etc. I was like woah! I must have this Chiara product! I looked in Sanrio stores and they only have like 5 pieces for $7.00...my bf said to find something else xD I went to this lil Jap store in the mall that's all about glam, and they had Chiara stuff...it was puuurdy pricey for only a lil bit. Then I went and researched about Decoden and found diff sellers and such ^___^ so yay! And I was happy to find out that you can even make your own decoden stuff with just clay. I've just ordered some deco goodies today :] can't wait to decorate another changable shell for my phone! woohoo!!!