my little mochi

Could there be a luckier duck?

Monday was King Kamehameha Day holiday for many in Hawaii (including me), and not only was it a relaxing day off, but I also got some of the best mail ever! Please excuse the overuse of exclamation points to follow.

I've been a fan of Tricia's work from the first time I visited her Frizzelstixs blog. Her work is chock full of the sweetest animal characters who are incredibly charming and fun. So when I saw that two of her paintings were available, I jumped leaped at the chance.

Hedgies!! Aren't they amazing?! And Tricia also included a hand carved snail stamp and some of her stickers! Thank you so much Tricia! I love it all so much!

It seems impossible that my mailman would bless me twice in one day but he also brought a package from Joyce as well!

The coolest monkey pouch, a beautiful tissue holder and Yoshimoto Nara goods!! Seriously, could there be a luckier duck than me? Thank you, thank you Joyce! And the day just kept on giving. Look at what my brother brought me, I mean Buddy, back from Iceland!

The only disappointment was that he told me there was an entire store devoted to Bjork. I would have loved something from there!

Sometimes I need to pinch myself because I just can't believe how many amazing artists and crafters I've had the priviledge of meeting since I started blogging. And to have actual things they've created to call my own is just icing on the cake. Thank you again Tricia and Joyce!

Mail day

It's been rainy and dreary around here with thunder and lightning storms and flash flood warnings. So there's nothing better than to come home after a long, wet commute to a lovely package waiting for you.

I was fortunate enough to win a birthday contest that Jan over at Be*mused had a couple weeks back and look at what she sent!

The sweetest little papier mache tanuki, some delicious Sakura flavored KitKats, an adorable piggie postcard and lovely lovely hedgehog fabric with my favorite white polka dotted red mushrooms! Thank you Jan!!

And here's some other mail goodness that I've received lately. These amazing postcards of Christina's prints. I was first introduced to Christina when Loobylu did a post about her fantastic Blythe outfits. Which led me to her incredible artwork and dolls. So when she offered postcards of her prints, I had to snatch some up. My favorite of course is the one of the girl in red with the black Mochi cat.

I also couldn't resist ordering one of Anna's lovely bird prints. She also has a gorgeous blog and makes the most beautiful things.

Lastly, I've been listening to Rilo Kiley a lot lately on my soggy commute home. So I was excited to discover that Rabbit Fur Coat, the new album from Jenny Lewis, is available for free and legal download here (the site is sometimes slow to load).

Early Christmas

Santa paid an early visit to our house this year via a little elf in Canada!

Cynthia, my wonderful and talented Back Tack partner sent this gorgeous, amazing handpainted kitty mirror! Isn't it fantastic?

She also sent me one of her sweet little spoolie people (I love his sequin coat), fun black cat stationary, and some super soft fuzzy yarn!

Oh happy day! Thank you Cynthia, I love it all so much!!!

Postal love

I used to think that my mailman hated me, what else could explain the Mary Engelbreit Home Companion magazines that arrive 6 months late, or the Land of Nod catalogs with missing covers and rips down the center? But all is forgiven since he brought me the best mail during the last few weeks.

My Back-tack!

Look what I got from my wonderful Back-tack buddy Norbu! A gorgeous pink bag in beautiful Amy Butler fabrics!! The photograph doesn't do the bag justice. It's a lot larger than it looks which makes it the perfect size for me to get all my junk in and still manage to squeeze in a toy or two of Buddy's.

But wait there's more.

Sampler Goodness

I finally managed to get my act together and subscribe to the Sampler and look what came in the mail this week:

Among the many cool things in the May Sampler were an issue of Ready Made magazine, cards from glamscience, Fern House Studio, Flying Fish Design, and a cute little magnet from spunky turtle. I also got this wonderful little business card holder from one good bumblebee.
And this very Bill and Ted-esq pin from button arcade which Mr. T claimed for himself .

Thanks Sampler!

Thank you Hannah!

It's already been a super week with Buddy on Spring Break, a movie on Monday, holiday on Friday and finding Pucca goods, so it was icing on the cake to find a box from Hannah on my porch when I got home last night!! I was blown away by all the wonderful goodies. She sent an amazing address book that she bound herself! And it has the cutest cows and chicks on it. Three pieces of yummy fabric, a zipper for a purse project, a bunch of her beautiful cards, a snowflake because I was freezing the other week, three flower trims and lots and lots of wonderful ribbon!! Mahalo nui loa Hannah! Thank you so much! I love all of it. Yeah, happy day!

Thank you Tania!

Look what arrived in the mail yesterday! I did a trade with Tania and got this wonderful bird bag. Isn't it the cutest! And she also put in some of her magnets, cards, some tiny little origami boxes and a Koge-pan pencil. Oh, I almost forget about the cute little flowers, and check out the envelope it came in.