did you drop by our booth? April 1, 2007

feeling a little sad that we had to remove our stuff from the Eco Luxe booth (a fringe event as part of Singapore Fashion Festival at Raffles City from 23 March – 1 April) but it means we get to reopen our online shop!! Yays and cheerios Some visuals, with loving pride.

this is how things were looking on day 1. Can you spot the new goodies?

My fave ‘i ate candy floss’ got sold and I totally expected that! New owner, you deserve it!

Did you pick up our bookmark freebie? Collect all 4 designs (that is, if you read 4 books concurrently. We do not encourage wastage!)

There were some huge installation art pieces that were created out of recycled materials by other artists. THEY ROCK! It’s amazing what they can come up wiith (and the amount of space they have to accommodate them anyway). Kudos to great eco-friendly attitudes throughout the entire event, we say.

Of course, we made it to the billboard of Eco Luxe honor because of our participation. If you saw us there, please leave a comment (and some love). XOXO

reconstructed upon reconstructed purses :D March 9, 2007

ah we did a little revamping to some of our products cos xin is never FULLY satisfied with her creations! check them out here and you might be able to recognise some of them and their former looks:

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i’ve made it easier for you to shop if you want to buy the product immediately. just click on it above! this is what’s so fun about running an indie shop that’s totally hands-on – you just recreate your items if you wanna give it extra ooomph! gotta love my job!

happy lunar new year from the maki sisters! :) February 17, 2007

HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR!

think the image above looks familiar? that’s cos you probably saw it here!
we added new goodies and some items are on sale so check them out!

hearts & mandarin oranges,
enqi, xin & maki squarepatch

holland village, anyone? February 14, 2007

for those of you who frequent holland village alot, Antipodean is now stocking some of our dolls and bags. So check it out! Xin’s paintings can also be found there. For other works, click here.

shop update February 12, 2007

more stuff added – bags, clothes, dolls and cushions! click on picture to go to our shop. oh and some items are going on sale want something customised as a keepsake? email us some of the stuff we’ve customised can be viewed here.

thanks for linking us :D February 4, 2007

remember the Channel U programme we were on? while we’re waiting for them to send us a copy of the programme, here’s the blog where you can catch the rest of the cool DIY episodes so you know you won’t miss any!

thanks you guys!

mypaper covered us! :) January 30, 2007

mypaper’s issue today! 30 january 2007. first thing xin could say was ‘i look worried’. indeed she did cos she was frowning! it was a nice full page article on crafting with instructions in mandarin and some tips too. so go pick up your copy today and learn some crafting/sewing tips! we’ll try to post up some simple stuff soon on our website/blog so keep an eye out for those.

also wanna give a special thanks to the writer who covered this and the funny photographer whose name is b-o-b bob

We were on Channel U! January 9, 2007

in case you wondered if that was us, yes it was. actually we didn’t even dare to view it. guess we’re just shy. anyway we got featured on local tv! Channel U is having this DIY programme called Simplicity is Beauty and today is the pilot episode. hope you manage to catch us on the 9.30pm show, or retelecast at 11.30pm today i only got to know about it today so couldn’t really inform anybody in advance. will try to get a copy of the episode and post it up somehow.

shop restocked! January 8, 2007

shop is restocked with more handmade goodies! check them out added a valentine’s day category too just for the season.

Tweetweet Collection! December 1, 2006

As promised, we’re releasing our Tweetweet Collection just in time for some last minute Christmas shopping. inspired by birds, we learnt more about certain species of birds that we never knew existed so that was alot of fun. There are birds that love to eat mistletoe berries and there are even birds that camouflage in swampy areas and all these are captured in our collection.

A note to Christmas shoppers – feel safe to make purchases and still have your package reach you, anywhere in the world. We’ll make sure our Christmas shipping is completed by 06 December to ensure your package gets to you in time plus factor a day or two for some nice wrapping on your end. So make your purchases early to avoid the mad postal season!

Our vintage clothes and accessories will be up by next week – keep an eye out!

with stars and shine,

enqi