Posts filed under ‘craft’
we are always handmade with lots of love…
i believe an extremely overdue birthday-thank you note is in order..!
going behind the scenes in the littleoddforest… besides the mundane administrative stuff which involves emails, packing orders, and so on, and more unimaginable, mundane boring stuff that needs to be done in order to operate a business, the entire littleoddforest collection, week after week, month after month, year after year, the fulfilling of orders and restocking of the web shoppe, none of those would have been possible without help from my fantastic littleoddforest sewing fairies. my tiny crafting team has been constantly evolving over all these years, and although trying at times, with countless ups and downs, but also sharing laughter and joy, and solving problems together, i believe it has been the most liberating experience, working and learning with these angels.. i love you gals. thanks for rocking. really. Czar Czar, Belle, Norie, and Ate Beth, and all my littleoddforest fairies in Singapore (including Shelley and Meredith, and Christine, who is always there to help out for almost all LOF outings), and of course, especially Auntie Millie and my dearest super Mummy. what would i do without all of you!?? nothing would have come into fruition. i would have cut and sewn until i died, and not have the time nor physical means to do anything else that this little operation involves, and sell nothing. and gave up. nothing would have worked out. absolutely nothing.
thank you to all who have stuck around me and littleoddforest all these time and believed in what i believed in, that is { fabric goodness that’s always handmade with lots of love, fair wage and sweatshop-free }, and supported littleoddforest in whatever ways you can. of course my own sweatshop is me, the slave driver and the slave who works more than 12 hours a day most days of the week. whoopsy 
i love what i make, and make only what i love, and i want you to love what i love to. xoxo!
we have been really really busy
really really really…. hooo..!! *wipes sweat*
not sure what to name it yet… scurry the squirrel? hmmm…
and more fantastic foxy goodness on the way! 
paper patterns
by BMX Bandits – I wanna fall In love
i love the paper cut outs.. reminds me of the days when i was a little kiddo holding on to the ball-point pen and scissors all day long, drawing and cutting away on all the papers my parents could give me.
three more days
Ganbatte! Japan!
Adopt your doodle-face fabric buttons here! In Aid Of Japan
A total of 70 hand-pressed hand-drawn doodle-face buttons have been adopted so far! (I will be updating the final amount again later this week) – thank you all for showing your support for our Japan Relief Fundraiser. Sew it on or pin it on to show off your support! Kindly note once again that Full Proceeds from the Net Sales of these buttons will be donated to the Singapore Red Cross. Besides the cost of materials and so on, I will also be paying for all the etsy fees from my own pocket, so no worries about that.
This Surprise Doodle-Face Fabric Button fundraiser In Aid Of Japan, one of our favorite places in this world, will continue until this Friday 25 March 2011, marking 1 week since I started this fundraiser in aid of Japan, and 2 weeks since the terrible tragedy struck. Because I am out of town, it will be pretty difficult to attend to all your doodle-faces requests. Honestly, I am having so much fun attending to all your faces-requests – I have not had such freestyle, freehand fun in quite a while, and that is one of my favorite things to do, ever. And I also did not expect you sweet peeps to enjoy having a requests option so much! Thus the decision to end the fundraiser this Friday. I think it has been a pretty successful 5-day run so far on, considering the buttons are going for only $5 each Please continue to show your support if you can and help spread the word. 3 more days! Thank you, and Ganbatte, Japan! Our friends there have been reporting their safety, and we are very sure that our favorite Nippon-land will get right back up on its feet really soon. I want to visit again real soon for some fabric shopping!
CURRENT TOTAL : $214.49 + $92.40 = $306.89 (click More below for details). Thank you so much for giving from your hearts! The second batch of doodle-faces will be mailed out today (Wed 23 March 2011). *First batch of doodle-faces have already been mailed out! (Mon 21 March 2011)
first payment of $214.49 made : In Aid Of Japan
$214.49 (first payment made) to the Red Cross Singapore
Singapore Red Cross : www.redcross.org.sg
A BIG Thank You to all of you who have supported this fundraiser. We hope to do more to contribute to the Japan Relief Efforts, please help to forward the message if you can. Many more doodle-faces await!
- Adopt your very own Doodle-Faces Fabric Buttons here -
Work In Progress : Doodle-Faces Fabric Buttons
Pin It On – Doodle-Faces Fabric Button
Sew It On – Doodle-Faces Fabric Button
Sew It On - Doodle-Faces Fabric Button
Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Fundraiser – Surprise Doodle-Face Fabric Button
UPDATE 2 : 40 buttons sold to 14 kind souls in 24 hours – a big thank you! And many more doodle-faces await you! Because ‘every little bit counts!‘. Do help to forward the message if you want to help further but have already donated
UPDATE 1 : 20 buttons sold in the last 12 hours – thanks so much for your support! i know there are like a bazillion fundraisers going on right this second, since a week ago. But i still hope to do better than this! Our tagline is ‘every little bit counts!‘ , which is why I decided upon something small and very affordable like a fabric button. Help in whatever big or small ways you can, and help to forward the message! Ganbatte!
After donating cash towards their fund relief efforts almost 1 week ago, I have been thinking about how else to keep helping Japan in my own little way when this terrible tragedy struck.
So after talking with a couple of friends and queries from customer-friends of littleoddforest, I have decided to squeeze out the little time I have left to do this, and hopefully be able to help rally efforts and chip in more to help the Japanese.
The Japanese have been so inspiring since this disaster struck (if you have read or watched the news). Their civility, strength and perseverance – Our hearts go out to everyone there and we are sure that their strength and spirit will get them through the difficult period ahead.
So here’s my humble wee little effort :
100% of all NET SALES of these buttons will go the the Singapore Red Cross
SGD 5 + SGD 1.00 (INTERNATIONAL Airmail Regular Shipping – 11 to 15 Days)
SGD 5 + SGD 0.30 (SINGAPORE Regular Shipping – 3 to 5 Days)
Click HERE to purchase.
All fabric buttons will be hand pressed and hand drawn freestyle upon order placed, and they will be nicely packed in clear plastic, in an envelope, and mailed out in 3 business days from the date of purchase.
- EACH AND EVERY FACE WILL BE DIFFERENT AND WILL BE A SURPRISE! -
Feel free to let me know if there are any which you would prefer to have but no promises, e.g. girl with glasses or cat face etc.
FABRIC USED IS A TREE-BARK PATTERNED FABRIC (either Light Beige or Light Pink).
As I will be out of town until the 4th of April, all buttons will be mailed out on the 5th of April as soon as I get back. The good news is, I have someone to help me mail them out until the 27th of March. So I will be busy making ready-made buttons prior to my trip.
For now, I have decided to hold this fundraiser until I run out of my button supplies.
Donation will be made when the fundraiser ends, or when I have raised at least SGD 200.
“Because every little bit counts!”
xoxo
Lynda
Luv-able + Hug-able is now open!
from gallery hanahou~
“Love was in the air and hugs abounded at the opening last Thursday. Plenty of people made it out despite the drizzly weather, and we’re happy to say that many of your plushes have found new homes, both to people who have visited the gallery and to people visiting the online shop.
Luv-able + Hug-abel will run until January 7th, so we hope you’ll continue to refer your fans to us until then!”
more pikkies here!
Luv-able + Hug-able @ gallery hanahou Dec’08
gallery hanahou presents
Luv-able and Hug-able
December 4 – January 7
Opening Party:
December 4, 6-9 pm
rsvp info@galleryhanahou.com
gallery hanahou
611 Broadway, Suite 730 NYC
galleryhanahou.com
Due to popular demand, this holiday season the plushes return to gallery hanahou!
Made with love by 30+ artists and crafters from all over the world, these original soft toys will range from cooky critters to adorable anthropomorphic objects. Nab an armful of plushes at the December 4th opening party, or order from our online shop at galleryhanahou.com for your hug-able holiday gifts!
Participating Artists
Anna Chambers * Anna Hrachovec * Ayumi Sato – Junie Moon * Betz White * Blythe Church * Christina Gordon (Jamfancy) * Corinne Dean * Doinky Doodles * Eloole * Forest Creatures * girlsavage * Heide Murray * Heidi Kenney * Helle Jorgensen * Hello, Brute * IMAI SAYAKA * Katie Park (caffaknitted) * Kup Kup Land * Lexi Franks * Lizette Greco + Grecolaborativo * Lynda Lye * Nicole Gastonguay * The Ossu! Syugeibu * rei☆komurasaki * SPOOKS by Kobayashi Mayu * Weebco * Yuko Hara * Yuriko Sera
Artists recommended by Plush You!
Ariana Marinelli * Coco Howard * Flying Star Toys by Florence Forrest * Hansigurumi * Jenny Harada * Made By Moxie * Robyn Fabsits * Aaron B of SOWA
As an added holiday treat, plush artist Jenny Harada will hold a workshop at the gallery on December 13!
Plush Workshop with Jenny Harada
Make an ornament-size plush with the amazing Jenny using hand-sewing techniques!
December 13, 1-4 pm at gallery hanahou (611 Broadway, Suite 730, NYC)
Cost: $20 (includes materials)
Space is limited, so sign up asap by emailing info@galleryhanahou.com.
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i have been so kindly invited by the nice peeps of Luv-able + Hug-able @ gallery hanahou to participate in this wonderful group exhibition yet again! hurrah! 
due to my frantic rush in sending the plushies, i have totally forgotten to take any photos of the little guys i made for this exhibition…. bah…. (~____~”)
So don’t miss this if you’re anywhere near NYC!
xoxo~ lynda
Monster Art Rally
if you’re going to be in san francisco anytime from 10 oct – 1 nov, be sure to go see the monster art rally! 5 one-of-a-kind monster plushies by littleoddforest will be there, along with our personal favorites by 12punt3 (marianne’s original oneyes!), heidi kenney (mypapercrane!) and little dear! weeee!
i did a little story thingie about a giant stomping through the littleoddforest one unusual afternoon that connects all 5 pieces together (hopefully!)
and i’m keeping my fingers crossed my terrible 3am sewing will not show too much… :S
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a very eventful and super crazy month so far…. and still more exciting news to come! some sneaks below… later, cute peeps!
>craft: magazine preview
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all thanks to awesome marie of the sampler! i was one of the lucky few who was given the opportunity to check out an advance copy of the launch issue of Craft: magazine. i didn’t know what to expect since i haven’t been reading much of other journals in the community recently
firstly, hats off to the designers – the design and layouts of both the print magazine and its website are really well done, very visually captivating, easy to read, but not dull boring layouts. very beautifully filled pages. very visually similar to Make magazine, since it’s done by the same group of peeps, yes? reminds me of our magazine projects in college, this is not an insult, maybe they won’t think it’s a compliment either, but i say this because everything is very neat and very design-textbook-followed, and also, they have achieved zero typography design mistakes! which many magazines out there have… messy typography which would have made our design instructor puke blood.. tsk tsk
content-wise, it is okay average, not too bad, but nothing super fantastic, it’s like deja-vous as it seems that i’ve read about many of the featured artists/crafters, projects, and some other articles in the other indie-supporting mags like bust and readymade. just like readymade and make mag, it has achieved the goal of steering “craft” away from the dull boring traditional crafts and craft mags, the projects featured were fascinating and fun, but most of them were more fun to read about or to look at, nothing i would want to do myself. so is it just another one of those hip-looking craft mags? i don’t know. it certainly is filled with projects, but many of them feels more like artsy/techy frivolous projects than practical craft projects which i assume more people would be interested in?
but anyways, i think that as a launch issue, it’s job is nicely well done, the future issues may be kick-ass for all we know. the stitch robots featured on its cover now would have made it for me to want to pick it up from the magazine shelf.
