via You Me The Royal We

The perfect little fella to keep you company at your home. Check out Pretty Random Object’s etsy for more oh-so-cute goodies like this!

He was down the corner from us at the last Unique LA shindig, and was tempted to get a tie or two.  But I realised, that I don’t have the shirts to wear a tie with, so I put it off for a randy dandy rainy day.  And there are days that I wish I looked spiffy with a Cut by Wes tie, and a soft pair of Fluevogs, so I can conquer the world in style.

I love Bob Dylan. I listen to mostly his early music, and there is something about his voice that I find so calming, it does make one sit and pause. (And we do need that occasional moments now don’t we?) Along with that distinctive singing voice of his in comes his harmonica, an instrument that naturally blends in with him, like bread and butter does. With his intelligently written lyrics and guitar, it all blends in… music so natural, music that’s real, music that refreshes one’s soul.

I scored a chromatic harmonica some few years back, with hopes that I can someday play it Bob Dylan style. And although I’m not quite the blues playing little cat that I want to be, it’s been fun playing it to children or just to myself. Something that just passes time!

I’ve also heard that there are these mini harp necklaces too that you can just wear around and play music with, but never actually got to get my hands on one. For the love of Bob Dylan and the harp, it’s something that I’ve always wanted, a teeny tiny music maker that I could just wear around with me…

Lo and behold! One happy Unique LA day, it was found for me by Paul, the perfect harp necklace, from  Charcoal Designs, who was the table right next to us!

My own teeny harp!

It was meant to be. It doesn’t work the same way as real harmonicas do, but hey, you can still blow away one or two note solos now can’t you?

In between selling we’d chit chat a bit with Laura and Mike from Charcoal Designs, and I found it really interesting on how much attention to detail Laura puts in into her work on creating her intricately designed hand cast resin pieces. A lot of lovely little playful accessories in her site one just ought to check out! (Makes it even more special knowing that there’s a lot of love that comes with these whimsical and unique vintage-esque items!)

Kat, doodling on our mailing list...

So Unique LA has now past, and we had such a blast! Paul and I  went home with lots of goodies- Thank goodness there were two of us, we were able to sub each other every now and then and do a little bit of Holiday shopping for family and friends (most especially for ourselves!) Didn’t get to really look at all the vendors, (the place was huge!) but we to got to meet a couple of real interesting ones! It was also great seeing other vendor pals we met at the Renegade Craft Fair as well. Expect more posts from us ranting about our awesome discoveries!

All you have to do is to leave a comment, and let us know any one  of the following:

• Who’s cooler: Sasquatch or Godzilla?
• What’s the strangest thing you’ve eaten?
• Would you rather be a vampire or a platypus?
• Pick a pet: pot bellied pig, or a komodo dragon?

There are no limits for each person – comment away!  On Wednesday night 10pm PST, we will close the contest and pick two winners randomly, for a chance to win an entrance ticket to this weekend’s UNIQUE LA show (good for both days) AND a free button of their choice at our booth!  Now what a great deal is that!!

PLUS we will award special prizes to any of our favorite comments that manage to explode on the awesomeness scale of doom!   Comment away, and see you Angelenos this weekend!!

Ten shillings and six pence?

Now who in the right mind would wear the price of his hat at a tea party? He must be mad!

A lovely pocket watch!

For quite an important date, indeed!

A week away from Unique LA and we’re getting so excited! Did you know that just by attending you already get a free tote designed by Shepard Fairey’s Studio No.1? And it will be featuring artwork exclusively for the event. Now that is sweet.

Now besides our new display set up, we’ve been working on putting together our button sets. Here’s a preview of our package tags, made with love.

That last Mod Gal is one of my favorites so far. Unique LA here we come! And like what Paul said, we got some special treats in store for you Unique LA goers, so watch out for the announcement!

Apologies for my tendency to ramble, I guess my point is that we can’t spend too much time getting stressed out without giving yourself proper credit for the good things you bring into the world.

And, what better way to let the world know the undeniable truth of how awesome you really are.

Stay tuned for more updates as December 5 and 6 draw near, we will be announcing a few event giveaways for those in attendance that weekend!

Poketo just launched a new line of wallets by such talented artists. They are all so adorable, but I’m especially loving the one designed by Silvia Portella.

There’s so much art around to inspire yourself with!

Yes, you will be used more often!

The Polaroid Land Camera is making a big return! Isn’t that awesome?? Before the news broke out I stocked up on SX-70 film, thinking that that will be it’s last hurrah. They were expensive and expired, but they came out pretty well. I’m hoping that The Impossible Project will be able to come up with film that gives the same quality in a pocket friendly manner.

Now isn’t that exciting!

It's all around you.

Tuesday’s Ice Cream Yumminess at TheRedDeer.com!
Quick, see if you can spot PaulandKat.com’s Yumm Buttons amidst all the other cute yumminess.

Be sure to drop by her etsy shop. She’s got tons of mouthwatering trinkets – a red velvet cake, buttermilk pancakes, yummy chocolate bars, rainbow sno cones and much more! Here’s my personal favorite:

I think I know what I’m gonna be having for dinner tonight now….

Lately I’ve been tinkering around on Polaroids more c/o my Instant Back+ for my Diana F+ camera trying to fill up the walls in my room. So far so good.

Polaroid madness!

And speaking of Polaroids and the love of vintage…

Aren't they lovely?

Papermash makes such lovely Polaroid postcards! A definite must have for all you postcard lovers out there. Perhaps you can even turn them later on to something like this:

Postcard Banner via Design Sponge

Oh, guess what, Papermash also has a competition now where you can win a year’s worth of stationary for you to write away on! Click here for more details. I’d love to win one of those myself! Good luck!

designed by Elebea

The Paper Cats: Sunnie, Ziggy, Tommie, and Bang Bang!

There’s so much more designs to go crazy for!

Don’t feel all paper crafty at the moment? Then drop by Dolly Oblong’s Etsy shop instead, for some awesome hand-knitted plush!

I found the Souldier Straps booth towards the end of RCF’s first day, and I knew I was going to get something.  It was just a matter of wiping the drool off my face and choosing a pattern that spoke to my personality.  And boy, do they speak!  Kat actually beat me to it, and got me a new camera strap!  I’ve always wanted to replace the camera strap I use since I get bothered by the huge corporate logos that usually adorn them (ehem, Nikon/Canon), and I’ve always liked being nondescript about gear.

My Souldier

Aside from the camera strap, I also decided to pickup a new guitar strap even though the one I’ve had for 13 years was holding up fine – I’m sure this one would stay with the guitar for quite awhile.

We love not only their gear, but their name also.  Show your soul.

Almost every other hour Paul and I would be talking about how incredible it’d be to have that very stache at the back of Vanessa, our VW bus. It was such a tease for us to find out that there was an ongoing raffle to actually win it. Even more a tease when we saw someone walking away happily with one of ‘em!

Sneaking a David Copafeel while John isn't looking

Halfway through the second day, Paul’s sister drops by, and we express our thoughts on the stache and just how perfect it’d be sitting at the back of our bus joining us in our road adventures. In a snap, she goes on and buys the last piece as a birthday present for Paul. Hooray! Our bus is looking spiffy now with the new stache, all set for adventure!

It’s incredibly soft by the way, the kind that will just shut you up and lull you into space. Best for keeping the monkeys quiet. And handmade with a lot of love by John himself. Thanks!

Here’s John (who makes the staches) and Jon who makes awesome leather belts and shirts. It was great meeting you guys!