SUPER SIX!

Nope, we did not forget! Just too caught up with whipping up all the goodness specially for you :) Can't thank you all enough for the love you've showered us with! *MUACKS! Enjoy!

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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! :D
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

handmade nation fundraiser

this is coming in late, but better late than never....
paper boat is one of littleoddforest's fab stockist, co-owned by filmmaker/author, faythe levine

"Faythe Levine, co-owner of Paper Boat, is also working on an independently produced documentary called "Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY Art, Craft & Design" (also to be released as a book by Princeton Architectural Press in November 2008).

The documentary is currently in post production and is in need of funding assistance. In order to help with production cost, monthly raffles have been set up to raise money.

For more information about the documentary, book and to buy raffle tickets please visit the Handmade Nation BLOG HERE. There is also an Etsy shop HERE where you can purchase promotional items and donated handmade work. All proceeds of the raffle and the Etsy shop go towards production cost."

craft: magazine preview

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.

waiting for me!

thanks so much, lucia! my order from spain's emerging talent~ chicadecalena, was waiting preciously on my working desk when i got home from the airport on thursday! eepp!

i purchased la boutique á papillons, a joint project between chicadecanela and another wonderful lady french talent natacha matic! sweet! i chose the rose set, which comprises of 1 porcelain butterfly pin, 1 poofy bow-like fabric butterfly broach, and 1 crocheted flower pin, all nicely packaged in a cute little drawstring bag! and yes, how can lucia not slip in a little something extra for me???? heee! :p are you jealous yet?? i got a chicadecalena crochet owl broach! ack!

everything in the package was very sweet and nicely designed, from the postcards, the photos on the postcard are awesome, the stickers i get to cut out, and hard card backing with laminate.. etc. you can really tell that a lot of heart and thought has gone into these all. and being her blog friend :) we all got her promo stationary set of a cute little stick notepad, a pencil, and eraser!

and now, she's even gone into shoes! what next?? ^_^

i love my snake scarf

and i'm going to wear it! even if it means just in my air-conditioned workroom!! hahaha

this cute snake scarf is lovingly handmade by donna chung (puzzledpanther) from etsy!
puzzledpanther.etsy.com

spanish sweetness

we all need some of sweetness in our lives!! yes we do ^_^

lucia, the talented and creative mind behind chicadecalena, was one of the very first few talented nice peeps who cheered me along the way when i first started out littleoddforest more than a year ago

and she has finally opened a little boutique section in her pretty website for us to shop for her wonderful sweet creations! you simply must visit, even if just to browse!

i have my eye on this~

a chicadecalena collaboration with natacha matic, another super talented gal!

i've been using babelfish until it drove me mad, as you know, the translations sometimes (or most times) are literal translations, which could mean nothing in english! hahaha

i gave up. i emailed to ask for help.

^_^

have a gorgeous weekend everyone!!

the sampler @ mtv style lounge!

the sampler was at hollywood, a sponsor at Kari Feinstein PR's Style Lounge for the MTV Movie Awards, and littleoddforest was a part of it! ^_^

marie and gang did such an awesome job there, you could just tell by the way the table was decorated, that huge banner, how the goody bags came in pretty green packaging and etc. etc.!!

here's alex murral from mtv's tv series laguna beach, posing with our forest mogu brooch, and a cute little whale pouch by qylaar

but this is my favorite pic of all! -

olivia munn thinks button arcade mirror is a yummy cookie, how cute!