Doggy Poo
Written by on August 6, 2008 – 10:48 pm -
The film is quite basic and animation is too adorable to miss! Watch a youtube trailer here.
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New Labbits from Kid Robot
Written by on August 6, 2008 – 10:40 pm -You have to love Frank Kozik for labbits. They are absolutely adorable in my opinion
Kid Robot announced that they will be releasing a new set of Labbits very soon with new accessories! Here is a sneak peak of what’s coming up:

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Create Your Own Vinyl Figure
Written by on August 6, 2008 – 10:32 pm -Ever thought about making your own vinyl figure toy? It is possible! There are quite a few steps to got through… from molding your mock-up sketches into a 3D piece, dealing with companies overseas and getting it reproduced in bulk.
Figure Punk has written out a pretty comprehensive explanation about the 1, 2, 3’s of creating your own vinyl figure. Check out the article here
Here’s one of his toys that he produced himself:

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Happy Cow - Butcher Sign
Written by on July 31, 2008 – 3:29 am -
This is one of the funniest graphic images I’ve found on Flickr (in a while).
This butcher Sign is located at Leichhardt, Sydney.
It was found here.
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Sewingstars Plushies
Written by on July 30, 2008 – 9:18 pm -After browsing through deviantart for plushies, I would have to say sewingstars produces many of the best plushies in the community! I’ve posted one of her tea bag plushies on the blog before, but thought it was worth a second plugin. Check out her portfolio page for more!

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OWL Craft Items from Etsy
Written by on July 30, 2008 – 8:59 pm -Here are a couple of very cute owl hand-crafted items I’ve found on Etsy.

A lovely owl plush called “Lil Hoots”
Made with nicely patterned quilts and pieces all sewn on by hand.
etsy page

A knit owl! The seller is selling the pattern to teach other knitters how to recreate these owls.
etsy page

Very simple felt owl pins! They have their own unique funky look to them.
etsy page

An Owl pattern wallet
etsy page
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Cool TDK Cassette Tape
Written by on July 30, 2008 – 12:17 am -
Here’s a very cool cassette tape cleaner that I found on Flickr (uploaded by: hermanau). One thing: Cassette Tape cleaners are definitely cool: clear case with few colors. It looks even cooler with the reflection and background of course
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Cool Typography from Flickr
Written by on July 29, 2008 – 5:54 pm -Here is a compilation of different interesting types that I’ve found on Flickr:

Wood type from BlueAlgae

A vintage type of the 1970’s by monkeysox

A collage of typography by heartlandart

From a page of Paula Angel’s Typography course by rikku813
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Monster Factory Plushies
Written by on July 28, 2008 – 2:20 am -I was around Nathan Phillips Square (downtown Toronto) sometime last week and passed by several booths filled with many random things from paintings to photographs to craft pieces. There was one booth that caught me eye, the Monster Factory booth. It was filled with many unique cute plush toys such as these ones:


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Hello Kitty Sushi
Written by on July 25, 2008 – 4:19 pm -Don’t these Hello Kitty Bento look way too cute to eat? I found them at kittyhell.com.


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