Happy Halloween Greeting Cards

There's still a whole month and a half to Halloween and 

I'm already getting ready with my not-so-spooky halloween greeting card series, haha :D

And here's my favourite one, Halloween Secret Recipe to get into mischief!

They are available in the shop Here now. Happy Halloween!

p/s: Don't forget to use code WHIMSY15 for 15% OFF til September 15th!

NEW: Whimsy Whimsical Paper Goods

Whimsy Whimsical Paper Goods is ready for the new look now!

They look so much cleaner and more woodland-inspired, thanks to the soft colours and props! You can't imagine I've been picking and collecting little twigs and dry leaves around my neighbourhood... Here's a quick snap of the Before and After :)

To celebrate this new beginning, I'm having 15% OFF STOREWIDE! Just use code: WHIMSY15 when you check out from now until September 15th :)

Hope you like the new look too!

Whimsy Whimsical New Look

Dear all, I have been planning this for months and now Whimsy Whimsical is getting a new look! 

Shop will be closed from 27 August to 1st September for the preparation.

Stay tuned!

DIY Light Box

I wanted to set up a small light box in my house so I can take photos whenever I want, regardless the time (afternoon or midnight) and the weather. The natural light creates beautiful photos, but working full time during the weekdays unable me to take photos unless it is weekend (and that depends on the weather too!).

Then I found this DIY light box HERE. The setup is pretty easy and doesn't cost me too much. Most of the materials you can found at bookstores or supermarket.

In the progress of reshooting Whimsy Whimsical stickers for consistency.

Testing on the washi tapes I've just bought.

Love the effect :)

August Awesome Deal

For the month of August, I will be having some random surprises at my Facebook page for

Whimsy Whimsical Paper Goods: there will be various deals & discounts!

You can like my Facebook page HERE for more updates and promo codes :)

Happy August!

Revamp Brand: Whimsy Whimsical

Revamping my Whimsy Whimsical brand :) Here are some of the thought process.

Hopefully will get it done by September!

Craft : Embroidery Project

Lately I've given myself a simple project, just a break from my daily routine. The method is simple: embroidery on paper (now you know how much I'm into it since my last post on Father's Day card, haha). And I was thinking about triangle garlands with autumn colors :)

The paper that I'm going to use in the project must be sturdy and not easy to break. So I picked a watercolor paper with 300gsm thickness. The paper is off white with a nice texture. First I need to make the holes on the paper with a needle so that the embroidery process will be easier later. I clipped a graph paper at the back as a guide for my triangle garland patterns.

Poking the needle through the sturdy paper on a pillow will make things easier. A thimble helps a lot too!

The colors that I've picked are: tangerine, brown, maroon, dark grey, mint and saffron. I wanted to do it randomly so I started with one color then slowly blended in with the rest of colors.

I'm still working on it :)

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day, Dad! Words alone cannot express my appreciation for you :)

Little Red Market II

The 3rd Little Red Market was held at Publika last Sunday, 13 May and that's the second market that I've joined. The crowd was awesome and at some point the market was fully packed with people! It was a sunny Sunday and I'm really glad I got to know more friendly vendors too! 

Here are some photos taken on that day :D

Inkypots's beautiful pottery and intricate illustrations :)

Beautiful handmade products from Mossery and Pupurin.

Talented caricature artist of the day!

Fresh baked goods and music (the young guitarist was there last time too)

Some of the kids were more interested in my display toy, hehe.

More photos at my flickr HERE.

Mac and Ninny Bookplates

Once in a while I will purchase something for myself as a reward for the hardwork I've done: art prints, stationery, accessories etc... A motivation to keep up the effort :D

Last month I had purchased these beautiful bookplates from Mac and Ninny (sorry for the late posting!). I'd fallen in love with their designs and spent days trying to finalizing on the two designs that I really like: Magnolia and Milk Jug (they are so preeetttyyy!).

They don't have online shop yet but they are very friendly to ship to my country when I contacted them.

The packaging is superb and I LOVE every look and feel of it. I guess I was too anxious to open them end up a big tear at the sticker. Aiks...

So pretty! :) Now I just have to decide which books I should use them...

Mac and Ninny website HERE and facebook HERE.