Mini Terrarium

Spotted this neat little DIY terrarium project on Design*Sponge (where else?) last week. These would make great little presents to give out to the neighbors & work colleagues for Christmas or as party favors as was originally intended by the couple who came up with this project in the first place. How eco-friendly!

Oh, I think this project would look great too if you use any ol' glass jar you may have lying around! Waste not, want not right? ;)

Change of Postage Options

I've decided to only offer Registered Mail & Pos Laju from now on folks. It's going to be a big pain for some people who don't like to pay extra for postage but think of avoiding the pain & anxiety when your order gets lost en route via normal snail mail! It breaks my heart too ya'know.

Postage charges are as follows:

INTERNATIONAL
Registered air mail (delivery within 7 - 21 days): US$5.00*

SINGAPORE
Registered mail (delivery within 3 - 7 days): S$4.00*

WEST MALAYSIA
Pos Laju (delivery within 1 - 3 days): RM8.00*
Registered mail (delivery within 2 - 5 days): RM5.00*

EAST MALAYSIA
Pos Laju (delivery within 2 - 3 days): RM9.00*
Registered mail (delivery within 3- 7 days): RM6.00*

*The cost may vary depending on the weight and dimension of your order and location. The amount listed above is the minimum standard. Please note that shipping costs includes wrapping, packaging and postage.

The changes have been reflected here & here so do take note that from now on Normal Mail is no longer available.

New This Week!

Top row (l - r): Kicau, Nurita & Samarinda
Middle row (l - r): Saleha, Sangkar Hitam & Lila
Bottom row (l - r): Edalin, Lazim & Siti Ayu

Click on the links above for more info and don't forget to check out Earrings, Necklaces, Bracelets & More! There are more designs available ;)

Fleur De Lis

Mimpi will be taking part in the Fleur De Lis bazaar this Friday & Saturday. It's an event brought to you by the lovely Yien Yee of A Shopaholic's Den & the dudes behind Shirts 4 Real & promises to bring you the best indie e-shops in Malaysia!

Fleur De Lis
Happening from 19 (Friday) - 21 (Sunday) December 2008
At 7pm - 1am on Friday
& 11am - 8pm on Saturday & Sunday
Located at 256, Lorong Maarof, Bangsar, KL
Map here

Click on the image above for a larger view

This Friday's event is a special evening till midnight event where only invited vendors (such as yours truly) will showcase their goods at a sort of preview of what's to come the following day. So if you want to be first to snap up something from your fave e-shop, this is the day to do so! Do note that Mimpi will only be taking part at Fleur De Lis on Friday's exclusive event & an additional one day on Saturday. Also note that Mimpi will be located at stall #12 on Friday & stall #6 on Saturday.

Click here for a list of who's going to be taking part & click here if you'd like to take part in a little competition A Shopaholic's Den has cooked up.

Psst! Be quick & grab the available items at Fleur De Lis while the Mimpi Xmas Sale is on! Remember, 20% OFF all available items!

Have a Green Christmas

Found a great article on EcoKnights titled Looking For A Green Christmas. They pointed out some really great ways to have an eco friendly Christmas. For example:

• Send a virtual card instead of mailing a card.
• Opt for a real tree instead of fake. Get a potted one if possible so that you can regrow it.
• When out Christmas shopping, bring your own shopping bags. I have some awesome Rume bags that I bought from Tiny Tapir which I use constantly.
• Choose LED fairy lights to decorate your Christmas tree if you must as it doesn't take up as much power as the conventional ones.
  
• Give your loved ones handmade presents instead of store bought ones or equally thoughtful, donate to an organization you or your gift recipient is passionate about in his or her name.
  
• Recycle your newspapers, store paper bags, left over wrapping paper or use a scarf to wrap your pressies. Recycle, recycle, recycle!
• More green tips here.

Antique Frame Calendar

It's that time of the year when I start shopping for calendars to hang over my forever messy work desk. Hey, a girl still needs to decorate no matter how messy she gets right?! Last year I got mine from Turtle Papers based in Seattle. Maybe I'll get this one from Asami Hattori for 2009. And the neat thing is that frame can be reused! Nice.

Frustration

Argh! Flickr won't let me upload my pictures!! Bear with me folks... new designs will be added to the blog shop as soon as Flickr starts behaving.

Anyhow, hope you have a great weekend ahead of you!

Threadless

Threadless is having its annual Holiday Sale! Tshirts are going for $10 - $5!!! And if you type in holiday08 during the checkout you get an additional $3 off!!!

Man, that's a lot of exclamation points.

If you've never heard of Threadless I suggest you crawl out from under that rock you're under & join civilization. My favorites below...

Because birds popping gum & cute bunnies eating magicians are funny

Because they look like delicate paper cuttings

Because they're just too adorable to resist!

And finally... Because I couldn't refuse the diver in me

Tiny Worlds

I want one of these soooooo bad! Spotted over here at http://mimikirchner.com/blog/. Mimi makes an excellent tattooed man too.

Oh, and Happy Birthday to my Mama! You mean the world to me. Love you!

Boys Will Be Boys

Don't know what to get the man in your life this Christmas? Go read the most practical & funniest (by far) guy's gift guide over at Design*Sponge (yes, I stalk it... you should too!).

My favorite gift suggestions include:

• Clothes that will make him look "hot". According to AC, the dude behind the review, "you can talk most guys into wearing anything if they really believe it makes them look hot."
• Knight Rider GPS System. Go figure.
  
• Book: Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991, Michael Azzerad
• CD Box Set: “No Thanks! The ’70s Punk Rebellion”
• And the BEST advice? "What do you do if there’s a few things you really want to get him but can’t? One need look no farther than (sweet, sweet) reality television for advice: strategize and form alliances. Pick the thing within your budget that you think he’ll like most, and YOU get that for him. Then, SUGGEST the other stuff that you wanted to get him to his family members or anyone else who’s getting him a gift (and they WILL be looking for ideas because believe me they don’t know how to shop for him either). It’s a win-win!"

Funny, or what? Anyways, this is just a snippet. Go read the full article!