tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15993300328923115022024-03-05T07:59:29.469-08:00Cathy Peng | Art & LifeCathy Penghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351205993020908327noreply@blogger.comBlogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599330032892311502.post-14127843404406529372013-10-31T19:59:00.002-07:002013-10-31T20:00:25.398-07:00Happy Halloween!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wishing everyone a Happy Halloween (before the night is over)! Be back soon with more words, hopefully :)</span><br />
<br />Cathy Penghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351205993020908327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599330032892311502.post-41622299256153276562013-06-09T12:44:00.001-07:002013-06-09T12:44:45.880-07:00The Girls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">These two girls have been keeping me busy for the past few months. Our second daughter, Blythe Clementine Bennett, arrived about 10 days early on April 24 and she very nearly popped out at home. My plan to skip the epidural with Whitney (I couldn't hack it after 3 hours) went into full effect with Blythe as I was fully dilated by the time we got to the hospital and delivered within 45 minutes of arriving!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Big sister has had a big transition to deal with and the first month was pretty tough on her, as it was for all of us. But I can see that she has a lot of love for her little sister and I so look forward to the time when they can interact with each other more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Happy Sunday to you!</span><br />
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<br />Cathy Penghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351205993020908327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599330032892311502.post-33521272668029380382013-03-07T13:46:00.000-08:002013-03-07T13:46:32.735-08:00Two Weeks<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So much for posting sooner than later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">She is too busy playing most of the time. And while she has gotten better at playing independently, there is still the insistence that either me/daddy play with her a lot of the time, which can make for a long day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Luckily, a <i><b>very</b></i> sweet neighbour on our street has offered Whitney a playmate just her age (and me some down time) when needed, which is about once or twice a week. And she herself has a 4 month old to take care of too. I am so grateful to her!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Whitney has also recently gotten really good at figure drawing. Of course, I may be biased but I think she's pretty good for her age.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I squeezed in work when I could. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'm really happy with the way my <a href="http://www.eu.fab.com/" target="_new">Fab Europe</a> sale went but it's always a little more work and stress than you expect. At this moment, I am waiting on <a href="http://www.ups.com/" target="_new">UPS</a> to pick up my packages.</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> They were supposed to be here by 1 pm and it is now 4:45 pm. Supposedly, they will be here for sure by 6 pm. We'll see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'm ready for a nap :)</span><br />
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<br />Cathy Penghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351205993020908327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599330032892311502.post-13936372631875346592013-02-21T12:03:00.000-08:002013-02-21T12:03:17.580-08:00Another Fab Sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Just a quick hello to let you know about another Fab.com sale I'm doing, this time with <a href="http://eu.fab.com/sale/5509/" target="_new">Fab Europe</a></span>. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> It runs for 7 days again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The past month has been full of ups and downs, with my first major cold since being pregnant and with the third trimester in full swing, I've not had a lot of energy to do much, let alone blog. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">But I will post again soon. Really :)</span>Cathy Penghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351205993020908327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599330032892311502.post-91859921779919793912013-01-20T13:48:00.000-08:002013-01-20T13:48:16.238-08:002013<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We're nearly 3 weeks into the new year and I'm just now getting into the swing of things. The last month of 2012 kind of kicked my butt and I'm sort of feeling the same way at the moment about the first month of 2013. But I've been slowly organizing spaces around our house. Yesterday, I put up shelves in my studio/printing space after contemplating it for only about a year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And after the holidays, some much needed new storage was needed to house all of Whitney's toys in our living room/play area. I decided on <a href="http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/S79873725/" target="_new">these babies</a> from Ikea (of course) and my sister was generous enough to gift them to Whitney for her Christmas/birthday present. Some <a href="http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/10159099/" target="_new">Lack shelves</a> above work great for additional storage and to display prettier toys.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Speaking of birthdays, we celebrated Whitney's 3rd one last Sunday after a brief week of planning. I almost decided not to do the party thing this year, but our little girl had been talking about her themes for the past 6 months or more, that I wouldn't have felt right to not have one.</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">She finally settled on Dora and so Matt and I got to work on decorations, activities, treats and food. I found <a href="http://cutiesparties.com/Dora-The-Explorer/Dora-Pink-Super-Style-Printable-Party-Decoration-Kit.html/" target="_new">this adorable printable party kit</a> which wasn't too gaudy and planned the party colours around that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We had a brunch menu with waffles and quiche as the mains. The waffles were a hit and we've been using our new waffle maker almost daily. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">That's all for now. Be back soon with more sneak peeks of our home.</span>Cathy Penghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351205993020908327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599330032892311502.post-67522882065593254252012-12-20T06:24:00.000-08:002012-12-20T17:13:35.127-08:00Fab Preview<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">***Update: The sale is now live. Check it out <a href="http://fab.com/sale/14988/" target="_new">here</a>.***</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello! My <a href="http://www.fab.com/" target="_new">sale</a> starts in about 9 hours, at 5 pm EST. When it goes live, I will update with a proper link. Here's a little sneak peek!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We finally got around to putting up our little Christmas tree the other day and it's starting to feel more festive around these parts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Since we'll be spending Christmas with my in-laws this year, we didn't really go all out with decorating and gifting. Plus I've been preoccupied with preparing for my upcoming <a href="http://www.fab.com/" target="_new">Fab.com</a> sale, which is now slated for Dec. 20-27. Who knows if it'll be a hit or a miss, with the timing right around Christmas? All I know is that I've invested quite a bit of time and money into it already, so here's hoping it's a hit!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'd like to be able to spoil this little monkey with some big ticket items I've had in mind for a while, as she will be turning 3 in about 3 weeks. <i>My heart goes out to all the families affected in Connecticut recently... it's a constant reminder to love and cherish those dearest to us.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I''ll be back later this week with the details of my Fab.com sale but the blog will probably be pretty quiet until the New Year, so here's wishing everyone a very Happy Holidays!</span>Cathy Penghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351205993020908327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599330032892311502.post-54931462743804202952012-12-02T19:12:00.000-08:002012-12-02T19:12:23.698-08:00Pre-Fab Prep<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am gearing up to do my first <a href="http://www.fab.com/" target_new="target_new">Fab.com</a> sale and have been a busy bee the past week and a half or so! Needless to say, I am a little stressed and hope I haven't bitten off more than I can chew, especially at this time of year. It's happening this coming Thursday, Dec. 6. Still need to find out the exact time and other details and will post about it here again as soon as I know. </span><br />
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<br />Cathy Penghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351205993020908327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599330032892311502.post-73383252643386376602012-11-22T18:26:00.004-08:002012-11-22T18:26:51.541-08:00Black Friday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Just a quick post tonight to let you know about the Black Friday sale in <a href="http://cathypeng.etsy.com/" target="_new">my shop</a>, starting tomorrow. All regular priced items will be discounted by 25%, with the exception of address labels and shipping. I promise to blog again soon. Happy Thanksgiving to my Southern counterparts!</span>Cathy Penghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351205993020908327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599330032892311502.post-35987661543970218602012-10-31T12:20:00.000-07:002012-10-31T12:20:36.708-07:00Happy Halloween!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Whitney and I played hooky from swimming lessons this morning to get some last minute Halloween decorations up. That, and we both have colds. The bats were inspired by <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/852559/hanging-bats?czone=holiday/halloween-center/halloween-center-decor&center=276965&gallery=274309&slide=852810/" target="_new">Martha Stewart's hanging bats</a> and the spiders we found at Winners the other day, heavily discounted. Fingers crossed Hurricane Sandy doesn't totally put a damper on trick-or-treating tonight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This year our sweet girl is dressing as one her favourite things to eat - a cupcake. Here she is pretending to eat herself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hope everyone has a Happy and Safe Halloween!</span>Cathy Penghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351205993020908327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599330032892311502.post-56868968216916438322012-10-29T12:52:00.003-07:002012-10-29T12:52:44.874-07:00O is for Owl and Oh My, October's nearly Over!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Time flies when you're having fun and napping entirely too much. That's what I spent most of September and October doing. With a little work fit in here and there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'll blame it on the little one in my ever growing belly :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We are expecting a new addition to our family next spring and this time around has had me wiped out for the past few months. As I head into the second trimester, I'm already feeling like my energy is returning (knock on wood), as I would normally be napping instead of blogging during Whitney's nap. Of course, it seems like Miss Whitney is not into taking her nap today. Murphy's Law, right?</span><br />
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<br />Cathy Penghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351205993020908327noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599330032892311502.post-51179824513724256732012-09-06T20:41:00.003-07:002012-09-06T20:41:55.812-07:00Owls and Pussycats<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">some sweet press from the new <a href="http://www.moderncat.com/" target="_new">modern cat magazine</a></span></td></tr>
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Cathy Penghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351205993020908327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599330032892311502.post-804728830995804982012-09-03T13:50:00.000-07:002012-09-03T13:50:24.005-07:00Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I'm an auntie now! My sister had about 2 and a half years in that role and is now in the throes of being a super mom! Whitney and I traveled to Saskatoon for about 10 days last month to meet her cousin, Jackson Jivan Peng Harrison. He turned one month on August 22 and is eating like a champ to make up for arriving 2 weeks early.</div>
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I took full advantage of a little mini summer vacation (and my mom's extra hands) and did absolutely no work, in spite of bringing some things with me... which at one point, I thought had been stolen out of my suitcase by airport staff. Seriously, it took me about a week before I even thought about taking out my work and then I had forgotten exactly where I put it. And of course, it was still in my suitcase, just not in the place I thought I had put it.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Anyways, now that Fall is almost here, I'm in the midst of prepping new items for retailers and <a href="http://www.cathypeng.etsy.com/" target="_new">my shop</a>. The <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/106777081/2013-miniature-tuxedo-cats-calendar/" target="_new">miniature tuxedo calendar</a> is now in the shop.</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hoping to add a few new seasonal prints and introduce a new screen design in the coming weeks. Be back again later this week with sneak peeks and some recent press.</span><br />
Cathy Penghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351205993020908327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599330032892311502.post-42132239954435761192012-08-12T18:12:00.000-07:002012-08-12T18:12:28.069-07:00Sunday Funnies<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I had a little helper in my office today... </span><br />
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She was making sure that the new kitties were okay. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">They are fine and there's <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/106691703/twelve-tuxedo-cats-85-x-11-art-print/" target="_new">a new print</a> featuring twelve new tuxedo kitties in the shop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Twelve is the purrfect number of cats for a calendar, so be sure to check out my shop in the next few days if you're on the hunt for a new one.</span>Cathy Penghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351205993020908327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599330032892311502.post-5889012854330380422012-08-06T08:21:00.001-07:002012-08-06T09:13:52.024-07:00Free Time<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
Last year on my birthday, we went to the zoo. So this year, I asked for a little "free" time to do some work today.<br />
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Anyways, here are some peeks at things that have been on my desk in the past few weeks.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Two new calendars will be in <a href="http://cathypeng.etsy.com/" target="_new">the shop</a>> later today. And since it's my birthday, I'm going to have a little sale going on for the next week. Just enter BDAY20 at checkout and receive 20% off your purchase (not including shipping) of anything already in my shop. Does not apply to custom orders or made to order items.</span>Cathy Penghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351205993020908327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599330032892311502.post-26194407620347574062012-08-01T13:28:00.000-07:002012-08-06T09:13:44.623-07:00Little Reminders<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
... of why I'm lucky to do what I do and also love what I do:<br />
<i>Because I have some of the sweetest customers.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Lizzy and Katie were kind enough to share these photos with me. </span><br />
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They both look smashing in their kitty tees. I always hope my tees are being enjoyed by the buyers and/or recipients and it's especially rewarding to see the tees being worn out and about, or just to hear from a happy customer.<br />
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If you've ever bought or received one of my tees and feel like sharing your photos wearing it, I would love to add it to my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.324900234214443.71906.324885474215919&type=3" target="_new">Happy Customers Gallery</a>.<br />
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Lots of new things are brewing around here. Will be back later this week with some more photos and details.<br />
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My home office has gone through many rearrangements in the past year and a half. I'd been meaning to share the latest one since the addition of a much prettier window treatment earlier this month, but June has been packed with a flurry of activity, that I'm only getting around to it now.</div>
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The curtain panels are from etsy seller <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/95019995/curtain-panels-yellow-and-white-zig-zag/" target_new="">Exclusive Elements</a>. I'd been coveting yellow chevron ones for a while and hers were on sale, so I finally ordered them. I think I sort of messed up with the measuring as they barely cover the width of the window, but they are 100 times better than the curtains we had before (pictured below), which were left by the previous homeowners. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">It's a little difficult to get good photos of my workspace during the day as the window does not allow a ton of natural light in, but I like how it looks as the sun is going down. </span></div>
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And as the sun sets this Friday evening, I'll wish all my Canadian readers a Happy Canada Day Long Weekend! Be back soon with more sneak peeks of our ever changing home... next up, Whitney's big girl room!
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Stripes and glasses have been a prominent theme of late... as you can see by some of the newest things in <a href="http://cathypeng.etsy.com/">the shop</a>. </div>
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More things coming to the shop soon. The last several weeks we've all been recovering from a rather nasty cold so it's been kind of slow going. And now Whitney just picked up another bug, so it may get quiet again around here. Wishing everyone a healthy and happy Weekend!</div>Cathy Penghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351205993020908327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599330032892311502.post-52853101499248587722012-05-14T12:21:00.003-07:002012-05-14T12:21:26.438-07:00Catsparella Giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was contacted by the sweet Stephanie of <a href="http://www.catsparella.com/" target="_new">Catsparella</a> a few weeks ago to do a giveaway. She wrote some lovely things and now t</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">here's just one more day to enter <a href="http://www.catsparella.com/2012/05/exclusive-cathy-peng-kitty-t-shirt.html" target="_new">this kitty-licious giveaway</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hope all the mothers out there had a wonderful day yesterday! I had a restful weekend, but now feel like I'm coming down with a little cold. So I'm off to lie down for a wee bit before Whitney wakes up.</span>Cathy Penghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351205993020908327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599330032892311502.post-24072763414250114222012-04-30T13:00:00.000-07:002012-04-30T13:00:51.067-07:00Birthday Cards, Mais Oui!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Birthday cards are finally in <a href="http://cathypeng.etsy.com/" target="_new">the shop</a>! French versions will be available soon. You could say I was somewhat inspired by my parents' recent trip to Paris. Maybe someday, Matt and I will get to visit the famed City of Love. Au revoir for now!</div>Cathy Penghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351205993020908327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599330032892311502.post-33744859708790791842012-04-08T11:43:00.001-07:002012-04-08T17:22:32.338-07:00Hoppy Easter!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In honour of the holiday, I'm having a little Easter sale in <a href="http://www.cathypeng.etsy.com/" target=_new>my shop</a> today and tomorrow until midnight Easter Monday. 20% off all regular priced merchandise in the shop. Just enter code:HOP2IT at checkout.Cathy Penghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351205993020908327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599330032892311502.post-66328604805533145922012-04-05T11:47:00.002-07:002012-04-06T12:05:12.139-07:00Duplo & Doubles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">
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Ever since my sister gifted Whitney with 2 sets of <a href="http://duplo.lego.com/en-us/Default.aspx/" target_new="">Duplo</a>, it has not only become part of her daily vocabulary, but also part of the daily routine for Whit. Her day is not complete if she has not built a house or tower. A lot of the time on her own, but usually there is a request that mommy or daddy play with her. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">On another note, the other day, while Whitney and her daddy were doing a google search for pictures of her Auntie Audrey, they found <a href="http://www.xipan.com/04/h-Audrey-with-Teddy-Bear.htm" target=_new">this beautiful painting</a> (below, left). It's entitled </span><i style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Audrey with Teddy Bear</i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> by an artist named Xi Pan. I couldn't help but gasp when they showed me the image, as it bears a striking resemblance to Whitney. That bear she's holding could be her beloved pink kitty cat. Matt calls it the painting of Whit, but of course it's not her since it was done even before she was born. There are a handful of other paintings with children by the artist, but mostly she paints women, either nude or clothed. I recommend checking out <a href="http://www.xipan.com/" target="_new">her work</a>.</span></div>
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A few weeks ago, I was considering giving up on my business.</div>
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I was feeling so rotten about it. Lack of sales, retailers returning stock to me, and dwindling funds made me question the legitimacy of my business. Not only my business, but my path in life. If I'm not making enough to help support my family, is this really my calling?</div>
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But it's not as if I went into this line of work for the money. And thankfully, my mister has a full-time job that allows me to keep doing what I'm doing, so most of the money I make goes back into the business or else covers things for Whitney and occasionally goes towards some household bills.</div>
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Let's face it, though. My full-time gig right now really is being a mom. Take today, for example. We booked a nanny to look after Whitney, since Matt is busy working on a film and I had hopes of getting in more than 3 hours of work. But due to unforeseen circumstances (a car accident - no major injuries, I think), the nanny couldn't make it and my plans went out the window. I could have made a stink<span id="goog_695574526"></span><span id="goog_695574527"></span> about this. Instead, I see it as a sign that today was simply meant to be spent with Whitney.</div>
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These years with her are so precious - though they don't always seem so - and I need to remember that I won't be able to get them back. She won't always want to spend this much time with me. </div>
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So, what it basically comes down to is that I have to remember not to be so hard on myself. I am a full-time mom, running a part-time business. No matter how much money I make, I don't want to lose the love for what I do. And I am NOT giving up. It just may take me a bit longer to get to where I want to be.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">On the bright side, I finally designed some baby congratulations cards, currently available in <a href="http://www.cathypeng.etsy.com/" target="_new">my etsy shop</a> and also at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kid-Culture/278589742166492/" target="_new">Kid Culture</a>.</span><br />
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We're a week away from the official start of Spring 2012 but it's already feeling like it's begun. I've got lots of new tees in <a href="http://www.cathypeng.etsy.com/" target="_new">the shop</a>, and some old ones restocked. Hop on over and have a look!<br />
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<br />Cathy Penghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351205993020908327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599330032892311502.post-84126281994720988532012-02-23T13:03:00.001-08:002012-02-23T13:27:13.236-08:00What's new, Pussycat?<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
Things on the <a href="http://www.cathypeng.etsy.com/" target="_new">shop</a> front have been pretty quiet this month, so I've been focused on organizing things around the home the past few weeks and working on some new designs. Here are some shots of my newly reorganized office. </div>
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Matt took it upon himself to paint the basement a few weekends ago - from a pukey pink to clean white - so his home office and my studio space now look a whole lot better. I have yet to get some pictures though. </div>
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I also finally set up <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cathy-Peng/324885474215919/" target="_new">my facebook page</a>. Still not the best with social media, but I'm trying to make an effort to grow my business </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Speaking of which, I have a bit of press in the new issue of <a href="http://www.moderndogmagazine.com/" target="_new">Modern Dog</a> of all places. My <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/91273847/c-is-for-cat-8-x-10-art-print/" target="_new">C is for Cat print</a> is among some other great cat products. I am so wanting to get the sleek <a href="http://www.modko.com/products/modkat-litter-box/" target="_new">Modkat litter box</a> for Suki and Dex, but wonder if they will adjust well to it and if it will make a difference in how often we clean it. (um, yeah, we are pretty bad for a 2 cat household)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Anywho, I'll be back soon with a look at what I've been working on and more peeks around our home.</span>Cathy Penghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14351205993020908327noreply@blogger.com0