This kinda freaked me out....

Steve Jobs Plush Doll

I've always been an apple-aficianado, engulfed in the mass of hype and pretty packaging that comes with all mac products in addition to their astounding performance (my powerbook has served me well for the last 7 years and soon I plan to upgrade to a shiny macbook pro)...but lo and behold, 'cult of mac' followers might get a kick out of this doll...in recent times, artisans have embraced apple products and now you can see everything from apple keyboard jewelry, to miniature ipod cases infiltrating the craft world. Polymer clay is no exception --miniature ipod charms and other mac-geekery crop up frequently in the sculpey/fimo world. I'm all for this homage to the much-loved computers, but I don't think I could sleep at night with this doll staring at me!

Etsy Finds

Lately I've been on an Etsy fashion-kick... Living with the word "RECESSION" on a daily basis has made me mindful of selective-spending more than ever and when it comes to having some extra cash for fanciful indulgences such as clothes or accessory shopping, what better way than to find items that not only support amazing artists from across the world, but stand alone as totally unique and one-of-a-kind finds...Below are some inspirational items I recently acquired and am totally excited about --these people are simply awesome and if you have a chance, check out their etsy shops and show them your support!

super adorable bunny stretch gloves (she made me some in black) from Ali at

The LovelyTeaspoon

Awesome pvc "fancypack" with hidden pockets from

Carrotcake


gorgeous black satin halter dress handmade by

Babooshka


and lastly, a totally super-awesome braided fabric necklace from

AnonymousAgent

Etsy Finds: More Tetris Love....

Did I mention that I love Tetris? While Browsing Etsy this morning, I came across some artists and their spectacular tetris creations. The fused glass pendants by urbanfusion are awesome and the bandana by strangeandviolent puts a whole new meaning into urban chic for me.

urbanfusions

strangeandviolent

Fame

Tetris Alley

Recently I've been a little tetris-obsessed, acquiring versions of the classic game for both xbox 360 and nintendo ds. Friends have been bugging me about making little tetrimino charms out of clay for awhile now, and when I stumbled across this article on the shinyshiny.tv blog, even more inspiration was to be had. Video-games have actually been great for inspiration to me --the design and thought that goes into characters for games such as Katamari, Mario and more has allowed me to brainstorm with my own creative juices, in an effort to create designs that are simplistic yet streamlined --reconfigured into a 'cute-format' that perhaps would be a condensed version of something in real life.

Below is a picture of an alley way created by an artist with giant tetris blocks that appear to be falling. If we could live in a real world of surrealistic wonder such as this depiction, or something whimsical that almost smacked of a cartoon universe, I'm not sure how that would be, --but I think I would personally appreciate it...

Read more about it here

Post-Valentines

Sweetness...

Candy hearts and pearls...

Inspiration

Stumbled upon these yesterday, browsing around on the internet. Recently my love affair with dr. martens boots has been recharged -- I covet my tall velvet and 14-eye patent ones...so when I saw these fun variations, I was reminded of candy:



In my opinion, I think they'd totally compliment my kawaii jewelry to make some kickass outfits. one just has to have some creativity and some balls --(speaking of which, the red ones might need a home in my closet soon...)

get them here:

oki-ni

LOVE

In my opinion, Valentine's day is a severly overrated holiday conjured up by the media to guilt the majority of men and women around the world into showering their partners with a plethora of candy,flowers,dinners and whatever other material mumbo-jumbo, in order to validate their undying love for one another. (naked, pagan romans with whips are a good excuse, but I really fail to see this as a logical credential for history).

Recent statistics:

"An estimated 45.8 percent of U.S. consumers will exchange Valentine's
Day candy, according to the retail federation survey—adding up to a
sweet billion dollars in sales, the National Confectioners Association
says.

About 75 percent of that billion is from sales of chocolate,
which has been associated with romance at least since Mexico's Aztec
Empire, according to Susan Fussell, a spokesperson with the
association."

Aztec Empire? Maybe they are talking about the sacrificial heart rites to the gods...? (I saw apocalypto for example, --that poor mayan dude didn't look like he was feelin' the love when they ripped his heart out) At any rate, I'd have to say that I have a love hate relationship with Valentine's day, but one thing I can't deny is my undying love for my awesome Komodokat customers:



Now that IS love. :)