our very own tea ceremony

I got a few belated wedding gifts from friends this past month, and I thought I'd share since they are such wonderful gifts....First up this delicious tea set and of course, awesome tea.  I've always wanted a blossom tea set!  And those cute round cups with the flowers are insulated, so it doesn't get hot to the touch at all.  Form and function; it's a beautiful thing.

papercutting: Round 3

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I made a few different new year's cards...including these precious 10 pieces below. I wish I had the time and patience to make more of them, but alas, life gets in the way. I could however, share pictures with you! I do believe these cards came out rather nice this year...a good start to 2010.

I rearranged the background paper slightly on each card, and I gotta say, I had much fun making these :D

a small, amazing video

NZ Book Council presents "Going West." How so totally awesome! Happy friday~

A belated happy new year! papercutting: Round 2

I am still in shock that it's 2010. Where does the time go? I finally uploaded some of my photos from last year (sorry for the laziness).  It's been a small tradition of mine to make 'new year's cards' (kinda like Christmas cards, but for the new year), and  I decided to make a few different cards to give myself variety and to try out my new gocco machine.  A little handcutting and some beautiful washi paper, and voila! Happy Year of the Tiger!

My favorite are the white ones on the red back.  The metallic silver paint came out sharp on the white background,

and I found some nice paper to go with it.  :D Which one's your favorite?

a little bit of snowfall...

Papercutting gurus unite! How cute is this...if I had the time, I would...but gotta go pack...

We'll be on our way to Ann Arbor this evening to celebrate the coming of a new year.  Hip hip horray~!
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone has a happy holiday! We added a hefty ornament to the christmas tree...big and black and furry...

papercutting: Round 1

We had a secret santa at the office, and they had specified that it be a "handmade" gift. I had done this illustration of one of the girl's in the office (i manipulated a photo of her and made her look like a jazz singer), and since I coincidentally got her as my secret santa, I turned that illustration into a papercut piece. It turned out pretty good, considering I barely had any time to work on it.  And of course, I conveniently had the perfect frame with mount too.  Ah~ it's so good to have supplies on hand.

On another note, I recently purchased a gocco machine (print gocco, as it's called in Japan).  OH WHAT fun I am going to have this weekend when my inks and screens arrive!

they are friends again, hey!

Kuro and Simba are now officially BFForever.  After their long fight over who will reign pride rock, they came to the conclusion that both could lead the wildlife of the safari, together, from the comforts of the couch.

Here is the king of the land, happy, and sleepy.

The king later got irritated by the camera flash.  'no pictures' he says.