Have a very Yoshi Christmas!

This month we're having a Puppy52 Art Giveaway!

Puppy52 is a well known artist and doll clothing maker...

plus a super nice person!

You can check out her blogs here:

Doll Stuffs:

 http://puppy52dolls.com/

Art Stuffs:

http://puppy52art.com/

She also has two of the cutest cats on the Internet,

Ginko and Yoshi.

Check out their blog here:

http://ginkoyoshi.com/

Recently, Ginko has had some health issues,

so Puppy52 began selling these Yoshi bags to help

fund the bills.

©Puppy52

Left: Ginko, Right: Yoshi

100% of the proceeds go to Ginko's vet bills.

I made a post about it HERE!

I decided it would be nice to give one of these bags away.

I have one myself and I use it all the time!

Puppy52 also kindly donated some extras,

some of her artwork, as well as a 6 pack of her SUPER CUTE buttons!

To enter, use the Rafflecopter Entry system below to tell ya what to do!
This giveaway is open to everyone!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Ex Cute Girl of the Forest/ White Cat Aika

Here's the newest girl to join the crew...

 Ex☆Cute ♪ Neko-San / Aika (White Version)

Other than being a part of the Forest Girl series, there is something else unique about this girl...
she is the first Aika to have this facial expression!

Usually Aika has a devious little smile like this:
(this is a company pic of the other Aika I have, from the witch series)

©Azone

As you can see, quite the difference...

and I love them both!!

Hehe, she's chasing the laser pointer XD

 

Like all of the other Forest Girls, this Aika's outfit is made up of delicate, beautiful layers.

 I am *totally* impressed with the design and quality of the outfits from this series.

 

 Haha, it looks like we caught her in the middle of doing something bad XD

Here's a closeup of the adorable outfit detail... the tiny lace, the tiny bead buttons, the cute fuzzy purse, the triple layered skirt, it's all just exquisite.

She also came with this cute kitty hoodie/scarf/glove piece.

 And of course, the animal-appropriate tail attached to her bloomers XD

This tail has wiring in it, so it's very poseable.

She also came with the standard brown tunic that all these Forest girls are coming with...

each one is slightly different, but not by much!

I gather that it's the outfits they're supposed to wear in their "animal" form.

Here is her very odd little story on the Azone site

(I blame Google Translate)

"Komorebi Woods Neko-San."
Wandered into the Woods in addition
Prank like lost kittens "Aika"
Turned into a human girl in cute clothes admiration!

"Alone, though, fear not!..."
Disturbing and full of pounding
-Cat "Aika" the beginning of the story.

... full... of pounding... 0_0 Hahahahaha! OMG.

 

Details:

Hair color: Ivory gold
Eye color: Wicked purple
Mask design: omoiataru
Body: Flection S (New style with better posing)
Set includes: cat ear hood scarf, headband, cardigans, Camisole, socks,
Boots, bag, camisoles, bloomers 

 Everything about this little gal is adorable,

and I highly recommend picking one up if you're thinking about it.

Unfortunately, she's no longer available first-hand,

and must be obtained through sites such as

ebay or Mandarake.

Making hand drawn one of a kind buttons

I've been dinking around drawing buttons lately.

Each one is one of a kind... the original drawing. :)

My homage to World of Warcraft, LOL.

Angry Bunny... because angry bunnies crack me up.

An angry Shiba Inu... because evidently angry animals crack me up...

unless they're attacking me.

Blythe (specifically, Mango)

Happy Giraffe, because not all animals should be angry.

Katniss... may the buttons be ever in your favor

Yellow Kitty

... and more, lol...

this is fun.

Playing with a new lens

I recently got a new lens for my camera... and it is SO much better than my old one... here are a few pics:

Here is The Salacious Crumb looking annoyed.

He is an unhappy camper lately because his fur has grown back to it's full length while I've been sick. He prefers the lion cut. XD I also call him Fluffernutter and Crumbles.

Himeno and Miu :)

Himeno and Miu again.

Zinnia (Dollfie Dream Miki)

Her hair isn't that crazy... I was just having fun with filters.

Zinnia is such a happy girl.

Random Kitchen Shot.

These adorable Sylvania Family rement I bought years ago...

I so wish I'd bought more.

Waaaaaall-eeeeeeeee

He always looks so sad.

ANOTHER Majokko Chiika?!

Welcome to 

Ex Cute Majokko Chiika ver. 1.2 

Yes... that makes 3 of them -_-;;

Version 1.2 will be released March 23, 2013

Which, in the US where I live, usually means she'll come out around 8 PM on www.hlj.com the night before. Just do a search for "Azone" and list things in order of "Release Date" ... she should show up on the first or second page.

In case you forgot, here's a little photo recap from the Azone blog picturing all 3 versions:

Left to Right: Version 1.1, Version 1.2, Original (1.0?)

Seriously... what the heck?

Sometimes I really don't know what a company is thinking.

It's also amusing to me that they're all the sad faced Chiika, 

not a single one is smiley.

I really thought the whole Majokko series was over, and yet, here's another straggler!

For anyone who is interested, here is how she'll come, default:

Such a cutie! Even if we have seen 3 variations of her.

Although it would have been nice if they would have made her a different color kitty... since Version 1.1 is also a white cat.