Gone with the old and in with the new

So, it's been tough training for the 10k run next week. But I think I can do it. Over the past few months, I had been accompanied by my favourite ipod shuffle which my boyfriend bought me this time last year. It's cute and dinky and fits very nicely in my pocket. In fact, it fit so nicely that I forgot to take it out of my pocket when I put my tracksuit bottoms into the wash this evening. Anyway, it still looks the part even if it's gone bust!

I bought the skin in Korea for it - it's pretty robust because it's still in tact even after the wash. I'm not too worried about not being able to use it again though because I can reapply it to my next one.

Window shopping

Ok. So I've been lazy with the blogging lately - and you can see why! I love these cute window displays and I am quite spoilt for choice in Hong Kong for kawaii.

Gong Xi Fa Cai

First there was Christmas, New Years and now comes Chinese New Year. The exhibits and souvenirs are coming thick and faster than before and it's not going to be long before Valentines either.

I'll be glad when things calm down a bit once my birthday comes around.

A quiet baking moment

Sunday afternoons are just made for relaxing...and making shortbread. Actually, it's the first time I've ever baked cookies in Hong Kong but there's always a first time for everything. Found this cute idea in a new book I bought. Button shortbread. Actually looks better than it tastes!

A new shopping experience

It's been a while since I have been interested in daring the crowds at Causeway Bay on a friday night after work. I've heard so much about these new 'cubic shelves' which you can hire to sell things. Apparently, the concept came from Japan and now it's the latest craze over here in Hong Kong. The concept is simple, you hire a shelf unit for a minimum of a month and the shop will help you take care of the transactions. Prices start from around HK$380 per month depending on the level it is. Natually, the most expensive are the ones at eye level which could fetch as much as HK$1388.

I've taken a few snapshots to show you what's on offer. But I have no idea what is selling like hot cakes yet...

The kind of thing that are on sale are things like jewellery, Rubic's cubes, toys, clocks and even plants.



This last one is jammed packed full of Hello Kitty memorabilia - most likely to have been imported from Japan.

Christmas break

Apologies to everyone as I really haven't been nearly as hard working on updating my blog for a long time now.

This year I've really not made much of an effort with festivities as I may have done in previous years. I wish I were in London or New York but alas, I decided to stay in Hong Kong but kept away from the crowds. Got a whole week off work and a delivery of some goodies that I had been expecting to receive for weeks now! Planning on designing some more t-shirts in the new year. Unfortunately the Artline inkpad didn't work so I am thinking of trying a few home made recipes and techniques I found on the internet the other day.

http://www.curbly.com/Chrisjob/posts/1355-Print-Your-Own-T-Shirts-Using-Homemade-Stencils

http://www.threadbanger.com/post/490/diy-screen-printing-how-to

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/artrecipes1.html

T-shirt printing

At last, I have had time to catch up on some crafting! It's been a whole month of manic work and wedding plans since I've been back. But it's great that I had a Saturday night in to relax by myself this weekend. So, seeing as I bought a whole bunch of different inks and paints to experiment my rubber stamps with, I thought I'd put them to good use. Surprisingly, I think the Artline ink pad works quite well. I've ironed it at the 'cotton' temperature so fingers crossed, it will still be there when I put it in the wash.