My Favorite Etsy Shops

I recently was laid off from the office job I loved very much. It's been tough, trying to find a job that I don't think I would hate, pays well enough to survive off of and preferably is tolerant of my pink hair. I just was hired for a new position at a dessert shop that is opening up near me [hooray!] but during my time off I spent a lot of time... and I don't exaggerate when I say a lot thinking about what I could do that would hopefully fulfill the previously mentioned requirements; I know that there are numerous successful Etsy vendors that can survive off selling their crafts, but I'm not a crafty person.

So I suppose when I say thinking a lot about what I could do to pay the bills, I mean thinking about what I'd want to sell on Etsy. But as I said, I'm not artistic so what I really meant was I spent a lot of time wanting to spend all my money on Etsy.


It's true. There's too much cute stuff available! So here are a few of my favorite shops...

Jihye Lee Art
This girl's nail art is fantastic. Just admire this set of Nightmare Before Christmas nails! She generally has a lot of geek themed nails -- I found her while searching for Tepig related nail art. Video games, Harry Potter and other nerd references make my heart swoon.

When I'm in a better financial situation, I'm totally gonna have to rock a set of these babies! Until that point, you should purchase a set in my stead.

Yume's Pixel Crafts

One of my favorites in the oh-so-popular perler bead category is Yume's -- I like it best because she's got a ton of cute video game related stuff [of course] as well as some anime characters [sweet] but she's also got Winnie the Pooh and Ariel -- I'm a sucker for Disney things so needless to say, Little Mermaid = win. Rather than just offering the stand alone perler beaded pixel-spritey things, she offers a variety of picture frames.

As a warning to any of my friends who may want to get pregnant; be aware I will probably be buying you this picture frame. I can't resist.


Bunny Cartoon Creations

Last but certainly far from least is Bunny Cartoon Creations -- run by Glitter Parfait's very own Usamimi <3 Just take a look at one of her past embroideries, this super adorable Pinkie Pie! One day I'll be rich and be able to commission her to do embroideries of my favorite Pokémon so I can have an ultra nerdy house. 'Til then, I'll just have to admire her work from afar, le sigh...

Allie's Favorite Cars of the Now List

Yikes! Sorry for essentially going MIA -- this has been an incredibly stressful couple of weeks for me! I am in the process of planning a trip to New York City to see my favorite band, L'Arc~en~Ciel when they come to the states for their second show [ever!] in the US. Also, my car was recently diagnosed with a lot of expensive to fix problems, which has brought me to the point where I've been looking for other transportation alternatives [in layman's terms, I've been looking at really cute cars].

So, boring as it may be... I am bringing you a top 5 list of Cars I Want to Drive, Badly.

5. The Hello Kitty Smart Car

It's pink, it's tiny and easy to park and gets great gas mileage... but it also only seats two people.

4. Pink Mini Cooper

It's a wonderful shade of pink and it's a convertible. So clean and lovely looking.

3. Pink Audi R8

Wow. This car just screams fantastic. Or shopped. Perhaps both! Either way, I'm in lust with it. It's a little ferocious for me, but I think I could handle it.

2. Pikachu Car

The hybrid of adorable and functional, this particular Pikachu car looks much happier than other PikaCar models.

1. 2005 Subaru Impreza STI

Okay, this is a little bit boring, I know, and it's probably surprising in spite of my pink infatuation, I don't want a pink car. The white STI -- particularly of this year -- is just so damn cute. Seeing as it's a Rally car and the STI logo is by default pink... it's just a match made in heaven for me. 2005 is the year I graduated, but it's also the best looking model. And the most reasonable, as my current car is a 1997 Subaru Impreza.

And as a secret number 0...

Peach's Birthday Girl Kart from Mario Kart 7

[I'm the one sitting in it]

Cute, pink, adorned with a gigantic bow, and not to mention a built in propeller and glider? I'll take two, please.

Some Cute Pokémon Tattoos

It should probably be stated early [and it will probably be stated often] -- I am a huge Pokémon fan in general, since I first got my Pokémon Blue for the Game Boy Pocket when I was in the sixth grade. I'm currently in the process of saving up for my very first tattoo, and it's not that much of a surprise that I'm contemplating a Pokémon themed tattoo.

Needless to say, before I get permanent ink, I've been doing research on what an awesome Pokémon tattoo looks like. Here are just a few examples I've found scouring the 'net!

The combination of Pikachu, bows and flowers? I'm a fan.

Bellossom looks adorable seamlessly integrated into this girl's flower sleeve! [Source]

 

 Three Pokémon, so well executed! [Source]

Here's a serene sleeping Mew [Source]

Should I take the plunge and get a Tepig on my ankle? That's yet to be determined, but when done right, Pokémon tattoos can be all sorts of adorable!