The hours get longer, and the project gets a little bit more done everyday.

Posted on August 5th, 2008 by shing
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I love kitchy things and I love comic books and I love the Lichtenstein pop art aesthetic, so when my CB2 catalog arrived with these on the back, I had to squeal.

There are three different designs and they are all awesome! They are for sale here.

Posted on July 23rd, 2008 by shing
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I was mentioned in Spoonflower’s blog(I noticed right when I was about to email them to tell them about the pillows!) today! I ordered more fabric today and I’m really excited to see how it’ll turn out.

Here are a couple more pictures!

The pink pillow!

I have a small version too!

Have you watched Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog? Everyone’s pretty much raving about it - and so am I! It’ll be free online until July 2oth, so catch it if you haven’t already! I <3 Neil Patrick Harris, and yes, I was also really into Doogie Howser MD when I was younger.

Posted on July 18th, 2008 by shing
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I’ve been working on panels for that spacepod I’ve been talking about, and it’s reinforcing my love for toggle switches.

Here’s a neat looking toggle switch I found at Radio Shack. Their prices are inflated, but I love the convenience and they do have some pretty neat things. One of the employees at the one I went to recognized me even though I’d only been there once before, two months ago. I guess they don’t have very many weird girls coming in and digging furiously through their switch drawers.

This is a breakdown of what these panels essentially are. I pretty much go to the hardware store and cobble things together.

Aaaand - here’s a video of all the lights working!

Spaceship panel test.

Posted on July 16th, 2008 by shing
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I’ve been really excited about the opening of Spoonflower, and I wanted to share with you my latest project, done with their printing help!

They’re double sided doughnut pillows, and I’m currently looking into making some breakfast food themed ones. Bacon and eggs…yum!

Posted on July 16th, 2008 by shing
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Kat’s tea party went excellently. Here is a picture of me and my Bird Hat.

So, this is me, in a poofy, frilly skirt, and a bird hat. It was lots of fun.

The tea party was held at Royal/T, which is a delightfully playful art gallery and cafe space in Culver City. It has a general emphasis on contemporary Japanese art and culture and if you are ever in the area, you should definitely check it out. Their milk tea and finger sandwiches are excellent!

Posted on July 1st, 2008 by shing
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My friend Kat is having a tea party on Sunday, which means that I’m taking a break from being Sawdusty Spaceship Building Hobo to drink tea and be cute(it’s fantasy themed). With that in mind, I decided to go with a Crazy Bird Lady theme because I had a couple of fake blackbirds laying around.

The point is, I made this mini hat.

It is meant to be somewhat messy and deconstructed, partially because I like the look, and partially because - really, it’s just a bird on a hat.

It was fun, and I might make more and finish them off a lot better. I’m still into birds, even though the bird trend in the design works seems to be “last season”.

materials: fake bird, leather, tulle, feathers

Posted on June 26th, 2008 by shing
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It’s summer, which means that it’s time to learn how to start a grill.

My friend Allison and I put together dinner yesterday, and are starting a Tuesday Night BBQ series.

images from yesterday’s dinner: 1)black angus steak tip kebabs, pre cooking. 2)asparagus and pan fried gnocchi. 3)slightly overcooked kebab.

Posted on June 25th, 2008 by shing
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While walking back to the car from In n’ Out this weekend, we happened upon a squashed green origami frog.

Poor origami frog.

Posted on June 23rd, 2008 by shing
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I drive past a spacey looking gas station on Olympic and Robertson everyday, and it turns out that today, I actually needed to stop for gas. It’s been advertising itself as being a “green” gas station, which just seemed odd to me, being that it was, you know - a gas station.

Turns out that it is BP’s attempt at a “better station experience”. Being a source for the mass consumption of fossil fuels aside, the structure itself is as earth friendly as a gas station is likely to be. Some of its features include the use of recyclable and sustainable materials in the station’s construction(”upcycled” from an older station), using its shiney, twisty canopy as a rain barrel and low power LED lighting.

At the pump, you can pick up seed postcards for free, including some that are currently advertising the Pixar movie WALL-E(there’s also a giant WALL-E in the corner). I have a couple sitting at my desk, so if you’d like one, leave a comment and email address so I can contact you, and I’ll mail you one!

The station’s employees wear pretty neat looking khaki jumpsuits. It’s all very greeney-spacey looking. You can read more about the station at thegreenpath.com.

And, yes, the gas prices are the same as other stations in the area($4.59 Regular,today, I think).

Posted on June 16th, 2008 by shing
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