Monday, May 31, 2010

Kingdom Hearts 2 - Sora Papercraft

Kingdom Hearts 2 Sora Papercraft Kingdom Hearts paper model from Ninajtoes, Sora - a Keyblade master and hero of KH.

Kingdom Hearts 2 - Sora Papercraft [Download]

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Urban BearBoy Paper Toy

Urban Bearboy Paper Toy Hyad Design has now released a blank template for their latest paper toy creation, Urban BearBoy.

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Panzer VIII Maus Tank Papercraft

Panzer VIII Maus Tank Papercraft A very solid Panzer VIII Maus tank (aka Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus) papercraft from tekzo, it's a German super heavy tank that weighed in at 192 metric tons and had a 10 inch thick armor.

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Smoking Kills Paper Toy

Smoking Kills Paper Toy Celebrate World No Tobacco Day (May 31 worldwide) with Jules's Smoking Kills paepr toy - a grim reminder of the harmful effects of tobacco.

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colour your monday happy...

with thoughts of summer picnics and yummy seasonal food...

~ ivy style33 ~

~ Creature Comforts ~

~ Stephanie Levy ~

~ abbytrysagain ~

~ seven spoons * tara ~

okay, so i'm a complete fool... !
hoping for picnic weather... on a bank holiday weekend... in Britain... !
ha... !
it was cold, it was windy and it was wet... :(

so this morning ~ with more rain forecast despite the clear blue sky that is out there just now! ~ i am having to content myself with these lovely 'picnic-y' looking pictures from 'all colours in...' and hope that next weekend will be better... :)

today i have lots of orders to pack up ready for shipping, which i'm really looking forward to as i love the 'ritual' of wrapping with pretty papers and ribbons. it is always so very therapeutic and a way for me to kinda say farewell to my ladies before they set off to start a new life in a lovely new home... :)

what are your plans for today? and did anyone, anywhere manage to get a picnic in this weekend? i do hope so... !
emma
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Hunter x Hunter: Kuroro Lucifer and Feitan

hunter x hunter cosplay - kuroro chrollo lucifer and feitanOriginating from Meteor City, a junkyard inhabited by outcasts, Chrollo Lucifer is the leader of the gang of thieves known as the Phantom Troupe. Feitan is one of his members, but after his victory over Zazan, he has been granted temporary control over the group. Feitan is one of the original 6 members of the Phantom Troupe, until it was later expanded to a total of 13 members.

Beautiful cosplay! It’s been a while since I’ve seen cosplays from this series. I heard that the manga was still ongoing, is that true? Thanks to Fumiki for sending this in!

Pokemon Xatu & Natu Papercraft

Pokemon Xatu Natu Papercraft Natu (aka Naty) the Tiny Bird Pokemon and Xatu (aka Natio) the Mystic Pokemon. Natu is a litte green bird Pokemon that is the pre-evolved form of Xatu - a colorful Pokemon that resembles a Native American totem pole.

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Giovannino n°6 Paper Toy

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Matica Sofa Papercraft (2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa)

Matica Sofa Papercraft In celebration of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, Matica.com is releasing a series of living room furniture papercrafts, the first model that you can download is a simple sofa and they'll be adding more in the run up to the first game, so stay tuned for that.

Matica Sofa Papercraft

Hat tip to Alex Aylesbury and Clare Jarvis for the link, photos, and info.

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Final Fantasy XI - Dancer's Tiara Papercraft

Dancer's Tiara Papercraft Dancer's Tiara paper model by Kaizo, part of the Dancer's Attire Set from FFXI, the Dancer's Tiara increases Samba duration.

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Sunday, May 30, 2010

SSBB Luigi Papercraft


The coolest looking Luigi papercraft (SSBB version) that I've seen to date, designed by Ignatius and pic/assembly by TouchFuzzyGetDizzy.


Hat tip to TouchFuzzyGetDizzy for the link, pics, and info.

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Dean Martin Papercraft (The King of Cool)

Dean Martin Papercraft Dean Martin papercraft created by Luis Renato Kriegel and is a free download at his Pay-Per-Toy page.

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Star Trek TMP Wrist Communicator Papercraft

Star Trek TMP Wrist Communicator Papercraft Star Trek Wrist Communicator paper model created by Rob Hynes, it is from the 1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture film.

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Choruru Papercraft (Mascot)

Choruru is the official mascot for the 2011 Yamaguchi National Sports Festival, Choruru papercraft created by Cheek Patch.

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Final Fantasy XI - Hunter's Beret Papercraft

Hunters Beret Papercraft Hunter's Beret paper model by Kaizo, part of the Hunter's Attire Set from FFXI, the Hunter's Beret increases Rapid Shot and Ranged Attack.

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Square Ninja Bunny Paper Toy

Ninja Bunny Paper Toy Ninja bunny paper toy created by the T-Ninja blog and bakabakashii as a submission for the X-Lab Initiative in Berlin.

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The Twelve Kingdoms: Renrin

unknown cosplay 53 / the twelve kingdoms cosplay - renrin aka ren taihoI had to skip last week's Unknown Cosplay Section because I didn't have any more unknowns until today.

I found this photo in my old hard drive. I didn't even know I still had cosplay photos in there! This is quite possibly very old already, so anyone's guess with who this girl is cosplaying is as good as mine.

Yes, I have absolutely no idea who the character is, so feel free to discuss this over at the comments section!

Also, we have the final results in Cosplay Holic's Poll! 168 votes total in only 30 days! You guys are amazing! Thanks for taking the time to vote! The winning vote is for me to update twice a day with 42%, and the runner up is the regular update of once a day at 36%!

cosplay holic poll - 05292010I honestly don't know if I have enough cosplays from you guys to maintain a twice a day update, but I promise I will work very hard to reach this goal! For now, though, I may need to stick to once a day. That twice a day option was suppose to be a joke, but I guess the joke's on me now!

Thanks again to everyone who voted and especially to those who send me cosplay photos! Until the next update!

EDIT: Thanks to Reichan for commenting this character is Renrin also known as Ren Taiho from the series "The Twelve Kingdoms"!

shape

Not much to say right now, but here are some hand painted gouache patterns I worked on yesterday (as well as my own cross hatch background - that was fab fun!) which all need some work, and some sort of design process, placement etc. I've thrown them together in a pretty much haphazard fashion for now - it's nice not to be precious! Hope you're having a great weekend.

Gears of War - Theron Guard Papercraft

Theron Guard Papercraft Theron Guards are the elite of the Locust Horde in Gears of War.

Gears of War - Theron Guard Papercraft [Download]

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5 Pinterest invites to pass on


The good folks at Pinterest have given me five invites to pass on to anyone I like! Since I like you and your impeccable taste in blogs, I'm going to give them to the first 5 people to leave a comment! So, if you want to get pinning a little faster, you know what to do!


Paper Totem - Yanci the Yeti Paper Toy

Yanci the Yeti Paper Toy Scott Schaller's Yanci the Yeti paper toy on Dolly Oblong's Paper Totem.

Paper Totem - Yanci the Yeti Paper Toy [Download]

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Math Mammoth Percent

Math Mammoth Percent book is here! Part of the "Math Mammoth Blue Series", this is a topical worktext, which contains both the instruction and the exercises in the same book. Download price: $3.50.

I know that the concept of percent and related applications are often difficult for students. I wrote this text keeping this in mind, and I hope it can clear the confusion on percentages, percent of change, and such topics!

From the description:

Math Mammoth Percent teaches students the concept of percent, percentage of a number, discounts, sales tax, percent of change, circle graphs, and percent of comparison. It is suitable for 6th-8th grade (middle school).

The concept of percent builds on a student's understanding of fractions and decimals. Specifically, students should already be very familiar with the idea of finding a fractional part of a whole (such as finding 3/4 of $240). Students who have used Math Mammoth have been practicing that concept since 4th grade, and one reason why I have emphasized finding a fractional part of a whole so much in the division and fraction materials in the earlier grades is specifically to lay a groundwork for the concept of percent.

Assuming the student has mastered how to find a fractional part of a whole, and can easily convert fractions to decimals, studying percents in middle school should not be difficult.

Read more and see the free sample pages!

Math Mammoth Percent

Math Mammoth Percent book is here! Part of the "Math Mammoth Blue Series", this is a topical worktext, which contains both the instruction and the exercises in the same book. Download price: $3.50.

I know that the concept of percent and related applications are often difficult for students. I wrote this text keeping this in mind, and I hope it can clear the confusion on percentages, percent of change, and such topics!

From the description:

Math Mammoth Percent teaches students the concept of percent, percentage of a number, discounts, sales tax, percent of change, circle graphs, and percent of comparison. It is suitable for 6th-8th grade (middle school).

The concept of percent builds on a student's understanding of fractions and decimals. Specifically, students should already be very familiar with the idea of finding a fractional part of a whole (such as finding 3/4 of $240). Students who have used Math Mammoth have been practicing that concept since 4th grade, and one reason why I have emphasized finding a fractional part of a whole so much in the division and fraction materials in the earlier grades is specifically to lay a groundwork for the concept of percent.

Assuming the student has mastered how to find a fractional part of a whole, and can easily convert fractions to decimals, studying percents in middle school should not be difficult.

Read more and see the free sample pages!

Messerschmitt BF109 Paper Airplane

Messerschmitt BF109 Papercraft An actual papercraft airplane that can fly, created by Mabikaze Paperworks, this paper airplane is based on the Messerschmitt BF109 fighter aircraft used by the Luftwaffe during WWII.

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The Roll Papercraft (35 MM Film)

The Roll Papercraft 35mm film with legs and googly eyes by Ruang Antho.

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Saturday, May 29, 2010

Pinning from the trenches

I've been at war, my happy little household has been under siege for the past three weeks. A grueling battle between man and disease in which the home side was quickly overrun.

Since I am finally starting to regain my equilibrium I thought I should stick my head above the trenches and see what's been going on and say hi (hopefully it wont get shot off)!

Illness is rarely conducive to creative productivity and although young miss Ada did manage to build a rather impressive dragon out of snotty tissues, (explaining that the boogies are sticky) I can not boast the same! However, I have used this down time to really get stuck into Pinterest and have been pinning away all sorts of things. It's great to see the community growing over the last few weeks and I'm looking forward to seeing everybody's pin boards. If you haven't requested an invite to Pinterest yet, do so here. If you're already rockin' it, I would love to see what you've been pinning so please leave a link to you're home page in the comments and you can follow my pins here!

Ouran High School Host Club: Kurakano Momoka

ouran high school host club cosplay - kurakano momokaThe Vice-President of Class 1-A, Momoka conducts meetings with the Class President, Soga Kazukiyo, who actually has feelings for her but is too shy to say anything. She is a classmate of Haruhi and the Hitachiin twins, and is a frequent client of Haruhi’s in the Host Club. She enjoys thrills and adventure which is the exact opposite of Kazukiyo.

Cute cosplay! I had a hard time trying to figure out who she was in the series, but I got it eventually! Thanks to Rue for sending this in!

YuGiOh - Curse of Dragon Papercraft

Curse of Dragon Papercraft Curse of Dragon is a Level 5 monster card from the YuGiOh series, it uses Dark energy to release powerful attacks.

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Mr. T Cereal Box Papercraft It was 1984 when this sweet corn and oats cereal first hit stores, it features Mr. T (aka Laurence Tureaud) an actor/wrestler who became well known after starring in shows like The A-Team and Rocky III.

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Dance A Lot Robot Papercraft Dance-A-Lot Robot is a short animated show that serves as filler between longer shows on Playhouse Disney.

To download the template, follow the link below and click where it sasys "Build A Robot" Hat tip to reader Edna for the link, pic and info.

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Friday, May 28, 2010

3Diddi Paper Toy

3Diddi Paper Toy 3Diddi paper toy template by graphic / web designer Dan Skrobak.

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Bawang Putih Bawang Merah Papercraft

Bawang Putih Bawang Merah Papercraft Bawang Putih Bawang Merah is an old Malay folktale that shows the age old tradition of good deeds being praised and evil ones are condemned.

The word Bawang Putih refers to garlic, while Bawang Merah is for onion. You can read more about the story here, paper toys created by Sal Azad.

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NaniBird Paper Toy x Digital Artist Mag

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Hot Wheels - Deora 2 Papercraft

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Money-Wise Makeovers and GIVEAWAY

Have you guessed by now how much I love decorating books? I love, love, love them!  What I love even better is that I can bring them to you!  Thanks to Robyn (Liverant PR) I have TWO copies of Money-Wise Makeovers to giveaway. Yes, I said TWO!


moneywise

Money-Wise Makeovers
by Jean Nayer
Filipacchi Publishing
Robyn Liverant PR
June 2010
ISBN: 978-1-933231-71-6

My Review: This book is about making your home yours. Maybe you have moved into an existing home that leaves behind the previous owner's tastes, or maybe you have outgrown your current decor style, or in my case, you want to put your home on the market and do some updating for a better "wow" factor. If any of these scenarios sound like you, then this book is for you!

Money-Wise Makeovers offers do-able ideas that are budget friendly. I love how this book is divided into 6 main chapters: Living Spaces, Dining/Eating Nooks, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Bedrooms, & Curb Appeal/Outdoor Spaces. Each of these sections then has case studies that list materials used, time involved and costs. I like it when an author gives this level of detail.

The photographs in this book are fresh and realistic. I especially enjoyed the before/after floor plan drawings. This book has the right amount of detail, money-wise tips, illustrated guides and creative pictures. I recommend reading Money-Wise Makeovers before the first wall comes down or new cabinets go up.

Please take a moment to view the great pictures in this book here.

4 out of 5 stars.

~GIVEAWAY~
A special thank you to Robyn (Liverant PR) & Barbara (HFMUS) for making this giveaway possible.

How to enter (any of these will work, I count entries by comments):
1. Leave me a comment with your email address. +1
2. Tweet or Facebook about this giveaway. No need to leave me the link, just leave me two comments that you did. Suggested Tweet: "..excellent money wise rm redos.."#bookreview Money-Wise Makeovers http://bit.ly/a5Xvwb @hachettebooks @beachbrights
3. Open to US
4. Contest ends June 4th.
5. Shipping provided by me :)

Cubee WALL-E Papercraft

Cubee WALL-E Papercraft Cubeefied WALL-E by artist Steve Vanseth.

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colour palette ~ pretty spring florals...

~ image credits ~ 1. {eclaire}, 2. Three Red Apples, 3. Maggie&Sparrow, 4. minna.karuski ~

what's not to love?
beautiful, bright, fresh, clean colours ~ a wee bit girlie, a wee bit vintage, a lot of flowery and a whole lot of 'granny chic' loveliness... :)
what more could you ask for!?
...

well i have had a great week getting back into my blogging routine! thank you all so much for your lovely comments both here and over on my new Facebook pages, you have given me tons to be smiley about... :)
now i'm just hoping that the gorgeous sunny weather we've been having ~ apart from the freak hail stone shower yesterday! ~ will continue over the weekend so that we can take a picnic somewhere nice... keeping your fingers crossed!

wishing you all a delightful weekend, whether you're picnicking or not... :)
emma
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