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New stickers to my collection! I bought 5 sheets of the donut/ice designs but regret not getting more of the bear/bird design! $1 a sheet from Ichibankan. Made these from polymer clay. The Oreo-color resulted from mixing 1/4 pack of Black Sculpey with 1/8 pack of Chocolate Sculpey. I had a hard time mixing the colors for the heart shaped wafers and I felt that they look more like waffles instead of wafers. I mixed a little Tan, a little Chocolate and mostly Sunshine Sculpey to get this color. I don't know the exact amount. If I thought it was too brown, I'll just keep on adding the Sunshine color. Heart and bear shaped cookie cutters were used. For the rectangular wafers, I just used a razor blade. I'm not sure if I will use silicone caulk or the Grace whipped clay for the wafer cream.

Made these w/ Sculpey polymer clay more than a month ago but never had a chance to seal them. The 3 "chocolates" on the right were sealed with Sculpey Glaze in satin. I though the satin finish wouldn't have much sheen but I was wrong. The pieces looked super glossy& wet. Not the look I was going for. So I went to Michaels yesterday to purchase a matte varnish. I applied it onto the 4 pieces on the left. Once they were dried, no sheen was detected so they looked more realistic. In fact, you cannot even tell that a sealer was applied to the pieces. Delta Ceramcoat Matte Varnish, $9.99 at Michaels . These fruit canes were purchased from Etsy @ $3 per cane. A friend told me that these canes were not handmade. They're mass produced in China so that's why the cost is very low and each piece looks identical to the other compared to handmade canes. You can find these canes in Hong Kong for about US$1.

Yay!! My Japanese clay arrived today! For the whipped clay, the pink box is the regular one while the yellow box is a soft one. They both look the same but when you squeeze the soft version, the tube feels like night cream. So the soft one may be more suitable for spreading while the regular whipped clay will be better for piping. I just need to stop by Michaels or Daiso to get some acrylic paint. Especially the white paint because Grace resin clay is translucent so I learned that adding white paint will make it opaque.

Stopped by New People again to finish checking out the 2 nd floor. Along the way, I picked up 2 more DIY clay craft books (the one in the middle was purchased on my first visit). Exterior of the Building: Secretly shot these as I was walking towards the New People store. On the 2 nd floor, they have signs everywhere that indicates NO PICTURES ALLOWED. I always wonder why certain stores won't let you take pictures. The shoes on the 2 nd picture are sold on the 2 nd floor. If you enlarge the pic, they are ninja shoes w/ funky designs. I got to the place around 4:30PM on a Sunday. The New People store was packed with people but they were just browsing the store. Once we got up to the 2 nd floor, it was quiet and just a few people there. The employees of each shop, except for 6% DokiDoki , didn't even bother to greet us. They were just totally in their own world doing their own thing. At 6% DokiDoki , you can get gifts there for a decent price. Hair bows were $6 and up. At B...

My latest cute finds. I haven't worn such thick headbands since the 2nd grade! But the huge bow is just perfect for a hime gyaru look. I was debating whether to get the black or the cream colored one because I tend to dye my hair SUPER jet black even though my hair is already dark so the bow won't be as noticeable. The floral charm from the cream colored headband had gold trimmings and I'm not a huge fan of gold accessories. So I ended up w/ black. I know my boyfriend will think it's silly to wear big bows on the head but you can never please everyone, anyway! Forever21, $8.80. Finally received this tee! Got this kitty tee from Delia's for $24.50. Saw this a few weeks ago but was backordered. I just love how the red glasses and bow contrast with the black/white image of the kitty. Planning to wear this tee w/ my hair fix into a huge high bun + a small red stain bow in front of the bun.

Yummy! I tried another flavor and this one contains chestnut chunks embedded in a smooth creamy chestnut paste. The filling tastes exactly like the Hong Kong style chestnut cake. As I was paying, the cashier just suddenly thought of the mini insulated bags and gave me one.

This was the dress I wore to a friend's wedding. Hmm...I should have straighten out my dress before taking this pic but that day was such a hectic day that I didn't even have a chance to eat anything until 5pm. The black bow was from Claire's and purchased a long time ago for $5. The dress was from Jessica McClintock for $120.