Aug
06
2009
Zorro’s Single Cell Strips:1
Written by Ada (no comments yet)Miranda and I love comics, especially twisted ones. (Giggles~)
A friend of mine, Zorro, a talented chef/artist, has created his own series of comic strip on the side.
Check it out!
Aug
06
2009
Sneak Peak-Custom Shoes
Written by Ada (no comments yet)
Custom Shoes for Kathy.
Kathy wanted the theme “Angel & Devil” with detailed background.
Angel=Innocent looking girl with European landmarks.
Devil=Business woman with Metropolis theme.
Miranda and I collabrated on this pair of shoes. Miranda painted the girls and I painted the background. 
Jul
23
2009
Minipunkz: How to make Mini Pumps Earrings
Written by Ada (2 lovely comments;)How to make Mini Pumps Keychain:
Material:
-1 Pair of Mini Doll Shoes
-A Safety Pin OR a Needle
-A Lighter OR A Lighted Candle
-Tweezers
-2 x Earring hoops (It’s the little circle thingy, I think that’s what they call them… You can get them at Arts & Craft store like “Beadswork” or “Micheals”)
-2 x Stainless steel French Hook Ear Wires (You can get them at Arts & Craft store like “Beadswork” or “Micheals”)
Here are the steps:
1) Heat the tip of the safety pin/needle with a lighter/lighted candle. (CAUTION: The pin/needle will get super hot once it’s heated, so make sure your hands are protected, wear a glove or something…)
2) While the pin/needle is still super hot, try to poke it through the back of the doll shoe to make a hole. Yes…I know…it’s tough, but don’t worry, you can do it.
(Miranda lost a shoe when she tried to do it shhh….)
Now…you might need to do this repeat Step 1 and Step 2 a couple of times if your pin/needle is not hot enough. (Repeat Step 1 and Step 2 until you manage to make a hole)
Oh and try not to inhale when you are doing Step 2, because it smells kinda bad.
3) Use a tweezers (I used my finger nails), slightly bend open the earring hoop (the circley looking thingy), hook it into the hole. Use a tweezers and close the earring hoop. Repeat for the other side of your earrings.
4) Attach the French hook ear wires to the earring hops. Repeat for the other side of your earrings.
5) Ta Dah! Now you’ve got a COOL pair of Mini Pumps Earring.If you want your earrings to look EVEN COOLER, you can purchase some Oil Based Paint/Acrylics and paint some designs on it. Enjoy!
Speaking of which…I customized one pair for my sister, but she lost it:(! Maybe I will make one again later and show you guys what the earrings could look like when they’re painted.
Jul
20
2009
Wearing Cocopunkz #2
Written by Miranda (1 lovely comment;)Once in a while, I like to mix patterns. So for the second post of how we wear our shoes, I decided to mix a little animal print with stripes. A little pattern never hurt anyone, right?
The palette:
The Outfit:
The Shoes:
Jul
20
2009
Jul
16
2009
Etsy Tour Favorites!
Written by Miranda (no comments yet)So a few nights ago I attended the Vancouver leg of the Etsy Tour. It was great fun meeting all these wonderful Vancouver artisans. I’ve gone through the stores of everyone I had a chance to speak with and selected my favorite item from each store to show off here.
Love these dramatic earrings from Wild Heather. What girl doesn’t like shiny things? Heather’s designs are also available at Crave Boutique in South Surrey.
Usually, I’m not a fan of the little monsters that go through my garbage but this one is just so cute! A Wee Little Racoon by A Cagey Bee.
Cool collages made from vintage prints. Soundtrack for a radiant future by Living Feral.
If I had more hair I would definitely get one of these girly head pieces by Sugar Lotus.
Photography by sky of the sky. Taken from a women’s washroom in NYC. This is something I should be constantly reminding myself of.
Jul
16
2009
0 Calorie Junk Food
Written by Miranda (1 lovely comment;)Ada and I love junk food. We love chocolate, we love burgers, and we love ice cream. But since it’s short shorts season, we gotta lay off the 1000 calories snacks, so instead, we satisfied ourselves by ordering some junk online.
Yummy!
The pizza is especially deceptive:
Look at that burnt crust!
Pizza and Taco coin purses available on modcloth.
Jul
09
2009
Another Sneak Peek!
Written by Miranda (no comments yet)It’s been a while since our last sneak peek! Here’s what we’ve been working on:
This pair was done for Cindy who wanted something one of a kind as her best friend’s birthday gift. The theme of these shoes is cherry blossoms. In the background, you see peonies done in Chinese paper cut outs style. This was taken as the shoes were near completion. After this shot, I added further details to the cherry blossoms and added pearl accents.
This pair by Ada was created for Emilie who will be wearing them on her wedding day to match a beautiful white and green gown! The shoes are based on Ada’s Raincity but instead of the waves, abstract hearts were incorporated into the design.
This pair was done for Sheila who was one of the winners of our “Submit Your Own Design” contest!
Here’s the original sketch:
Stay tuned for our next sneak peek!
