LET SLEEPING CATS LIE

Cats sleep an awful lot...

This is Fluffy who has sleeps in a C position with both his paws raised up and his mouth slackjawed. Very amusing to see him sleep.

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This is one of the rare times Fluffy sleeps like a dead cat.

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3 newborn kittens by the female cat called Princess. Unfortunately you never really catch her sleeping (she always on alert and scoots when the camera aims at her)

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Fuman has the wierdest poses. Here he sleeps with one paw stretched out and another on his chest.

VINTAGE MATCHBOXES

I have a bag of old and dirty matchboxes from my aunt who was clearing her house because she's moving house. There are MORE bags coming up even. Such a pity to throw them away since they are a nice collection of retro designs! They do reek of gunpowder too and are not in a very pretty state. Tho I'll be keeping a few for design references. If you're interested, do check out my lots (under supplies) I'm selling on Etsy. Perhaps you are crafty enough to use them for crafting, decoupage or altered arts?

COOLING WATERS ACEO

My newest ACEO. Something lightweight; I wanted a scenic landscape scene that wouldn't take too long to make (because usually the longer I linger on an artwork the more I don't know what I really want!). I ended up being less precise while inking for the sketchy feel. Also wanted to use the natural colour of the paper and use markers to achieve the water colour texture. That came about with the use of the blender. Came out nicer than expected!  This set is available on my Etsy shop!

WAGAMI WALLETS

These are Japanese paper wallets made by Zemliya Paper Products. Found them while clearing my aunt's home! It includes a folded stack of papers, I'm not sure what they are exactly for but I see the words 'For Tea Use' so I'm guessing so. I love ukiyo-e.

A slip of paper enclosed reads:
"The feeling of well-known Japanese Paper "Wagami and the grace of the famous dyeing 'Kyoto Yuzenzome' make new paper products 'Zemliya'. It is made of non-woven fabric with superior fabric and given feeling of Wagami by traditional craft and modern chemistry. Beautiful colors, exclusive designs, soft touch, light weight, sufficient strength, washable quality, fast color, and so on; what a useful material it is! There is no doubt that Zemliya is the most attractive new material in our everyday life." 

 

This is another one, manufacturer unknown. It probably one of those corporate gifts thing my aunt got. Comes with a long notepad inside.

PAPER DOLLS PAPER DOLLS!

Ah yes, my collection of paper dolls I had as a kid. Well I didn't exactly played with these batch through my childhood but I bought a whole lot of them when I was about 14  because the illustrations are just so snazzy! The other paper dolls I had when younger were some british/ american dolls on flimsy paper. Needless to say they are now sorely missed and have probably made their way back to the ground. I still go crazy over paper dolls especially if they are well made! And I'm gonna complete some handmade ones, been doing so since I was 10 but never successful... needa figure out how to print them on cardboard like how these are! Oh yes and another thought, paper is best! You just don't get the same fun with online flash dolls, although those are cool as well if I knew how to make em =P

Hmm which style shall I choose? So many! Colours & accessories must match of course...

The books from where you cut out the dresses. It's chinese by the way, probably a knockoff of the original japanese books.