Stuf
Posted by Amy on Wednesday February 15, 2012
Over at the Curious Pancake I saw they carried these small plush pirate toys from Stuf. I heard about them last year, so I was curious to see what they’ve been up to since then. If you’re waiting for new releases, you’re in for a treat as they now have a couple of new series out, and their Bird Stuf range is so much fun! Utilizing pattern and negative/positive spaces in the design of the plush, the birds make fine collectibles. Keep an eye on them for more updates this year!
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hello Moo!
Posted by Amy on Tuesday February 7, 2012
This year I’ve caught the creating bug and it’s pretty bad (in a good way!) So I’ve been doing lots of sketches and experimenting with layouts and wanted to see how they’d look like printed on an actual product. I’ve heard lots about Moo and will be sending these off to be printed as greeting cards (I might just add a couple more designs to the mix before I do though, as I love the fact that you can have different designs all in one pack!)
Moo has also graciously said yes to offering Pikaland readers a discount for 10% off their order too, just enter the code PIKALAND10 during checkout! The promotion is valid until the end of February, so now’s the perfect time to craft up some cards!
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Michelle Morin / United thread
Posted by Amy on Wednesday January 25, 2012
I’m poring over the amazing details of Michelle Morin of United Thread’s watercolor artworks. She currently resides in Massachusetts with her fiancé and the subject of her artworks are primarily based on flora and fauna; the love of the former she picked up in Portland, Oregon where she worked at a plant farm and greenhouse.
I love watching the gradual transformation of her style and work from 2009 – it’s amazing. You can also read her blog here.
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Tattly
Posted by Amy on Tuesday January 24, 2012
Tattoos have always been a bit of a mystery to me. I can identify and understand the reasons why people have it, but I’ve always been chicken to have one thing permanently marked on my body. Call me indecisive or that I’m being irrationally fickle – but if I had my way from the beginning, my whole body would be covered in all sorts of illustrations that you could just hang me up on the wall.
But you don’t have to go through such permanent measures any more because Tattly is here! The site was founded by Tina Roth Eisenberg (of Swiss Miss) and features adorable designer temporary tattoos from the likes of artists Julia Rothman and Marc Johns. The sets on Tattly will be able to satisfy those who have cravings of self mark-making, with all the fun but without the pain and regrets.
Top to bottom: Menagerie set by Amy Blay, You’re Very, Very Late set and Complete Kitchen set by Julia Rothman.
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