New Giveaway at Moderncat

Easter weekend came and went too quickly, as did my in-laws. But now I'm playing catch-up with work.

Just wanted to quickly let you know that there's a new fun giveaway right here. You could win this tee.

New Card in Shop

It's not a new design. But it's new in the shop.

Meow Are You?

I've been busy!

After rearranging my home office last week, business picked up a bit. I am by no means a feng shui expert, but I have an interest in it and try to rearrange things in our house by following certain guidelines. Whether or not that had anything to do with the sudden surge of business, I don't know. But the work was much needed, as we've had a string of unexpected bills to deal with the past month (or two). Funnily, I even inspired Matt to rethink his desk arrangement at home and his office, as well as those of some of his coworkers.

I will get around to showing you more of my new setup soon (along with other parts of our house), but here's a peek of one part of my office that stayed generally the same.

And a pic of my new business cards/hang tags including the other side of it.

Before things got busy, I reworked one of my old greeting card designs by eliminating the phrase on the front and adding a message inside (first photo above). It's now available in my shop.

The image ties in with Spring but it's also the purrfect anytime card for a cat lover.

Other cards and things will be listed in the shop soon. The rest of this weekend will be mainly devoted to spending time with my sister who's in town for a conference.
Her wedding is only a few months away and she also is eager to get in some Auntie time with Whitney.

Happy weekend to you!

New in Shop

Bunny Rabbit Kitty Undies

And that's all (for now), folks.

Slacker in Stripes

I've been slacking a bit with my Dress-up Days pictures and posts. Only one picture this week, and I think it may be the last for a little while. Been in a bit of a funk, what with a lack of sleep and just not much energy to do a whole lot. So I feel like it's better to focus the energy I do have into being a bit more productive with the projects I have on the go, and being the best mom I can be.

On the positive side, I finally dabbled with my watercolours again after many many months. Felt really good to get back into painting. Have been gradually setting up my studio area in the basement as I need a proper place to do some painting/printing. Will share some photos of it when it's looking a bit snazzier. (You can see a bit of Matt's relocated office in the background. Um, can you say goodbye hideous carpet and walls?)

Outfit details

striped shirt - Lamixx
skirt, tank and leggings - American Apparel
socks - Joe Fresh?

What I've Been Working On

New business cards/hang tags!

I recently ran out of business cards and even though I could have easily printed some more up myself, I wanted to design something new that could double as hang tags. After some sketching and tweaking on the computer, this is what I came up with. These are actually printed at home, but the ones I ordered from here should be arriving any day now. Can't wait. I'll have to photograph the back to show you too.

New consignment stock

I'm loving these bamboo tops from Jerico and may stock my etsy shop with some. I also like how pirate kitty looks when printed in green on green - as requested by my consignor - and may give that a try with other designs of mine for new Spring stock.

Speaking of Spring, I'm so looking forward to it and not having to dress Whitney in so many layers when we go out. That being said, I am thankful for living where we live and my heart goes out to all those in Japan.

Dress-up Day - Pink and Black (again)

You'll notice that I wear the same colour combo a lot.

Like I said, one of my favourite pairings is pink and black.

This week I actually dressed up twice, though counting the second time is quite laughable as my tunic is a few sizes too big and water-stained in these photos. I was too lazy (or tired) to photograph my first dress-up outfit, but am happy that I had the perfect reason to dress up: brunch with friends.

I did manage to snap some of Whitney that day.


It was her second or third time out at a restaurant and she was quite at home and well behaved there, despite her lack of proper seating and in spite of some not so great sleep the past week or so. (Hence, my tiredness/laziness)

Hopefully I can catch up on some sleep this weekend, even though we move the clocks ahead on Sunday.

Have a great one!

edit: I forgot to post the outfit details before.

Outfit details

pink jumper tunic - Alternative Apparel with print by Oddbird Designs
leggings and long sleeve tee - American Apparel