rest

*de store is now temporarily closed*

an oink supply

hey all guess what?? i started a second store!!! i know its crazy isnt it?? i cun even friggin cope w oink and i open a friggin supply store??!!

hehehheehe. its not that tough. to be honest. i accumulated quite abit of treasures from my jewellery making. some of them i bought them on impulse. while some are given to me by frens. and some i dun know what to do w them. so de solution? set up a supply store and share w all!

i mostly will sell beads, brass metal charms and some vintage wares. all items are handpicked by moi. all will still comes w alittle story/quotes. hehehhehe!

so do drop by and have a look.

another (teeny weany) store update

finally i am off to melbourne tomorrow. woohhooo ... i cun wait to roll around st kilda beach. eat all de wonderful treats at acland. shop along chapel and swanston street. ahhhhhh ...

during de easter weekend, i did a teeny weany update of de store. you can continue to shop but i will only be able to ship it on 5 apr (de store is closed from 27 mar to 4 apr).

that's all i want to say!! i cun wait to get to de airport!!

sunburnt oink

i am totally roasted. spent almost 3 hours under de sun w zero sunblock. moi is officially a walking lobster. itchyyyyy.

some random updates:

- ohhh de reason why i am roasted - moi went to singapore airshow courtesy of dawn (aka yuan yuan). she brought me and boone in, and parked us at de gallery where we got a great view of everything. my highlight?? sayin hi to mrs ang!! hehhehehee ;p

- singapore won de bid to host de inaugural youth olympics.

- de store is still being updated.

- almost forgot cny. it jus zoomed past me. lotsa activities. even managed a trip to lynn house for a quick reunion. for photos, please go to here.

- celebrated chin's birthday at giraffe. de place is great. de food is alrite. and we celebrate chin w some bling bling ;p

- while planning for my melbourne trip, i discovered a note written by kelly. this note was written 8 years ago - it listed things to do, food to eat. memories!!!!

- BTW we sold our LAST package!! woohoo!!!!

got to rest now and nurse my sunburnt ... no more showing off my flabby arms ... hehehehe ;p

oink is ONE year old

geez i almost forgot that oink is ONE year old today!!! happy birthday!!! hehehhehe. you must be thinkin i am out celebrating. nope. moi is now at work, typing away. taking a breather to write this entry *shake head*.

ohhhh happy birthday oink!!

oink is slowly updatin

yup you are not seein things. de store is now slowly updated. i have a couple of new things which i absolutely love (on de other hand if i dun love them, i wun sell them).

i have also got my groove back in writing personalised descriptions for some of de items. ohhhh did i mentioned that i have new packaging too?? hehehehe. i am still tryin my best to be environmentally friendly. most of de materials are recyclable and reusable.

details of new items can be found here!

my first piece of de year

i fall in love w de blue coral when i saw them in de supply store. they are also friggin expensive too!! i wanted to put this piece at etsy but i decide to keep it for myself. will make another piece real soon. muahhahahaha.

swap, swap, swap

about a week ago, was doing my usual blog readings, i stumbled upon this. de idea is pretty neat and simple.

de rules:
- anyone with a blog can join.
- de first three people to leave a comment on this post will receive a handmade gift from me.
- moi will send your gift within 365 days.
- in return, you have to pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog.

simple right?? share your crafts and make someone day right now!!

merry christmas

please note that oink will be closed till 6 jan 2008. happy holidays!!!

so not inspired

this is friggin no good. i am not motivated nor inspired w my xmas gifts for de gang. i mean i know what i wanna give. but execution is another story. de colors, de fonts ... de motif ... sigh. i need to get things done by THIS WEEK!!!!!

de shop will be slowly updated once i can take some decent pics (de weather is not helping). and its obvious me not really care abt xmas buyer. muahhahahahah. the thing is i am not v happy w my photos. i am slowly trying to figure my lighting and composition. arghhhh. i need santa elves!!!!!

p/s: on a happier note, i "met" a new friend - betti - via flickr. she is actually a friend of lynda. she is really nice and sweeeeeet. hi babe!!! *wave*

giving back

an oink production together w forestprints (aka littleoddforest) created three beautiful packages of handmade goodies that are made w love (and sweat and blood too. muahhahaa).

the sales of these packages will benefit a little girl from bangladesh (we all know what happened to them recently), under the world vision program.

to be honest, lynda was havin a hard time on de sponsorship (she spent two hours discussing w eloise). everyone is just so cham. i decided that we choose somewhere near (we might visit her) and lynda suggested we sponsor a girl (patriarchy structure).

since mon, lynda has placed the three packages on her site (thanks babe ... for de pictures, de upload, de sending, and packing ....). and i happy to announce that two of de packages are SOLD!! we are now left w this!

one of de buyers/sponsors is fellow crafter gretchen. she wrote a wonderful piece on her blog. thanks babe for de love. you made all of us v v happy people. muahahhaha).

people please keep de love going.

www.iwantthat.sg

I WANT THAT!!!! its de name of my good friend, kelly online store. may i say its absolutely GORGEOUS! i can imagine myself (and many of you) dumping savings in de store (hey someone got to help de economy).

de store is choke full of vintage bags (that are made w love), cutesy bikini (at unbelievable prices) and not forgetting de tree-hugging shopping bags (love my earth) - now saving de earth comes w great style!

we had a mini celebration last sunday at km8, sentosa. its fun, relaxing and full of our nonsense games. muahahhahaa.

moi knows its hard work for kel and gang (aka bunny, sunbi, and chickery). they have put lotsa love into it. do take a sneak peep and you know why i rave abt it.

de dog

isn't it amazing that i squeeze in two store updates in one night?? muahahhaa. even i cun believe it myself. hehehehhe. one tiny cute little item ... its something new for oink. its .... handphone charm!! yup yup i now not just accessorize your body, i am invading your phone too. muahahahhahaa.

i am loving these doggie hp charms. they are vintage, scottish (i think) and come in assorted colors too!!

de dog US$5.00

“dogs never bite me. just humans.

marilyn monroe

another store update!

fine its not really an update. these items have been up at etsy for awhile. just that moi abit lazy to update de blog. muahahhaaa.

de mushroom and de bird is back!! i have only two pieces left and these will be the last of them. i dun think i will make any more of them ...

i have two more necklaces up up up ...

de lovebirds (US$18)

“love is a bird, she needs to fly. let all the hurt inside of you die.”

madonna

de boots are made for walking (US$35)

“these boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you.”

nancy sinatra*

*de boots come in assorted colors - green, blue, red, pink, yellow and black.

have you took de pledge??

sell handmade ... buy handmade!!! ohhh moi is pledge #2414 ... muahahahah

oink will be closed!!

yup yup. oink will be closed from 4-7 oct. i will be away to bangkok (again)!! this is my first personal, used-own-leave trip.

i have uploaded three new items - havent got a chance to blog it. will do so once i am back and with more updates too.

in de meantime dun miss me too much ...

chubby giraffes and many more

yo all how are all of you?? i know its has been a month since i updated this blog. sorry!!

been busy w some personal and work stuff. i have been workin from home for a week, takin care of my grandma while my bro goes on a holiday. at the same time, i flew to BKK for a short work trip (goin back there again in oct).

anyhow quite abit of updates. i hope to be able to start some real serious crafting soon. in addition, i have a new venture coming too. i wanted to get it started this month. but i decided that i shld be less ambitious. hahahhaa. i most probably get it started early next year instead.

ohhh did i mention i sign up for standard chartered run?? ya 10km. now i am busy training *roll eyes*. pray for me people.

in de meantime, do look out for more updates - chubby giraffes are comin soon. so is de birdie and de mushroom ... and love birds too ...

out people ...

shop will be closed ...

from 18 aug, sat to 24 aug, fri. i will be flyin off to BKK for a work trip ...

you can continue to shop however i will only be able to ship the item to you from 25 aug, sat onwards.

sorry for any inconveniences caused.

thanks for lovin oink!!

another bout of sickness

yup i am sick again. de second time within 3 weeks. i am weakkkk.

this time round is worst. i had a sore throat during de national day holiday. i was a sad soul on that day. sitting along shivering in the living room, watching national day parade!! my mama tot i was dyin and reminded me to inform her if i am really dyin. geez what kind of parents i have. tsk tsk.

i took some super duper strong paracetamol and de shiver was gone. i tot i was going to be ok. then come sat, when i blow my nose, tons of green phelgm came out. this continued over the weekend. and i started to develop a cough.

come monday, i gave up. i went to the doc for the third time. this time round, doc forced me to take antibiotics (fuck de whole building immune system). i starting to recover. jus sleepy. and constipated (de side effect of western medicine).

i got to get well. moi flyin off to BKK and possibly Korea for a work trip. cannot get sick ... too much things to do ... may the force be with me ...


p/s: oink will probably be closed while i am away. maybe till 3 sept ... will update ...

oink is updated

mini update of de store ...

me has gone all nature ... hehheheeh. i am so loving my mushroom birdie pc that i kept one for myself and only one left for de store! so must grab now!!

leaf (US$3.00)

“nature will bear the closest inspection. she invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain.”

henry david thoreau

de birdie and de mushroom (US$18.00)

“after days of flying around, de birdie is tired. she knows she can always trust on her good friend, de mushroom to let her take a rest.”

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