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second moon-gem.com Iwako Eraser Puzzle Giveaway!


Second Iwako Giveaway!

It’s been a little over a month and it’s time for moon-gem.com’s second iwako eraser puzzle giveaway! This time the erasers are more every day foods rather than sweets but don’t worry, there will be more sweets in a future giveaway :3 !

The prize is 5 Iwako eraser puzzles! They include Chinese Dim Sum, Onigiri, Bull Terrier Milk Carton, Chinese Dim Sum 2, and Curry and Rice Plate.

Chinese Dim Sum Onigiri Bull Terrier Milk Carton Chinese Dim Sum 2 Curry and Rice Plate

How can you enter? Post a comment on this blog via the rafflecopter giveaway widget below. It’s as easy as that!

a Rafflecopter giveaway There will be one winner and the prize will be shipped promptly after the necessary information is collected.

The giveaway begins on 07/30/2012 and ends at 12:01am on 08/30/2012.
the second moon-gem.com Iwako Eraser Puzzle Giveaway is limited to the United States and Canada and is in no way sponsored or associated with IWAKO Co.,Ltd.

Floral


bodycology wild poppy sample

A few days ago I received a bodycology sample and coupon in the mail! When it arrived it was a surprise. I don’t think I’ve ever actually got any samples I’ve sent away for. Yet, there it was and with a $1 off coupon to boot! :3

The sample was a .25oz packet of Wild Poppy Nourishing Cream. The fragrance was light and floral and it reminded me of Clinique’s Happy. It was an average lotion for nourishing. The product moisturized but it wasn’t any better than regular scented lotion.

I don’t think I’d buy this product. I’m never too impressed by bodycology scents. To me their Vanilla Cupcake Body Mist smells like warm Play-Doh.

Nostalgic? Yes.
What I want to smell like? No.

It is the same with the Wild Poppy Nourishing Cream. While it isn’t bad it just isn’t the sort of thing I would want to smell like :X .

That being said… I still have that $1 off coupon XP .


On the subject of floral scents…

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I snapped a few photos of water lilies in a lobby this week. They looked so pretty and bright! They made me wish I had some of my own but I don’t have the room or the knowledge to care for them. So, I’ll just have to look :3 .

Look for the return of capstones, giveaways, and drawings next week!

Not Allerleirauh


Original Work


Everything seems a bit dire at the moment. I’m working on an original drawing to make prints of. It’s my first time using copics on a gessoed masonite board. While working on it I found myself lamenting how few markers I have but there really isn’t much I can do about that. Other than lack of color choice I’m happy with the results :) .

I decided to do a fairytale like drawing for the piece mostly because I wanted Kyu to be wearing an animal costume in the background. I didn’t want it to be anything too ferocious, just a costume that would warrant an expression of distaste. Fluffy bear seemed to fit the bill.

Perhaps Tori and The Brunette are princesses and Kyu is Allerleirauh.

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Grimms Märchen (グリム名作劇場) © Nippon Animation.

Now that I think about it Allerleirauh was a princess too wasn’t she? No, no, so much is wrong with that fairytale…

Maybe I will work on a series of prints and have a story to go with them :) .

Brunch


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This is today’s brunch :D . It’s imitation crab salad on toasted Italian bread, fruit salad, and sugar-free lemonade. I made a video and took a series of photos of me making it… but after playing back a bit of the video I decided to never film myself doing anything ever again. I kind of looked like I might chop a finger off at any moment while I was cutting the onion o.O . Scary!

Not exactly a thrilling post… but I think the photos turned out well :) . . . .

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Be Happy


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When I went to the grocery store today, I darted into the cat food isle to avoid a large group of people ^^; . There, I saw cutest bag of cat food. It’s called, “Be Happy”. I’m not sure what any of the claims, flavors, or benefits of it are for cats though. I just like the design of the bag :D .

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I don’t have a cat, and I’m not really the sort of person to be swayed into purchase food items based on cuteness, so I snapped a couple of photos.

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Ahhh! It almost makes me wish I had a kitten until I remember babysitting for people with cats… vicious cats…

So, I’ll just be satisfied looking at photos and drawings of cute cats and kittens online :3 . Plus, I have Lunches and she’s all the cute I need until I can find a piggy friend for her!

Please excuse how rushed today’s capstone is. I’m working on commissions but really want to keep up with frequent posts :) .

And the winner is…


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The winner of the moon-gem.com Iwako Eraser Puzzle Giveaway is Sherry H.!

An e-mail has been sent to notify the winner and the items will be shipped as soon as possible :D . Thanks to everyone who entered! This is my first giveaway and I hope to do more in the future!



To help me understand what you would the opportunity to win in future giveaways please respond to this poll :) .
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