Ink Me Up Designs!!

Ink Me Up Designs is the sister shop of Felt Me Up Designs, and as such is the brain (and hands) child of Melanie, the talented lady that made Mr Bempton & Mr Pond!


Ink Me Up is filled with all sorts of prints in both paper & cloth of Melanie's original art & illustrations. All her pieces are first hand drawn and then made into Gocco prints!


She has all sort of animals, mostly birds, with occasional mammal thrown in between! And she has all sort of goodies printed, from regular mini prints, to bigger prints done in recycled pages of books, from lavender bags to totes, small & medium sized notebooks... all sort of cute things


I had been looking around her trying to decide what bird design I liked best, and what would I get when she wrote a blog post about her newest design, a superbly cute kitty, and I fell in love! No more trying to decide what bird to choose, I had to get me the kitty!


No wonder I was drawn to this lovely illustration, since I'm a huge lover of cats, though quite allergic... I'm a sneezing machine when I'm in the same room with one... Which is quite ironic given that cats are very social with me, and the bf says I have very many feline traits...


I ended up going for the Gocco printed moleskin notebook! The kitty looks absolutely lovely in it, and a small notebook is a good idea to take with you, in case you decide to finally start writing down ideas that pop into your mind! That and for to do lists, and info on places you wanna visit...


Well, my package arrived, and it not only contained my lovely notebook, but also a kitty mini print and two Mini-Moo cards!




The detail in the kitty is fantastic, both in the notebook and in the print, to make the notebook even cuter, it comes with a pink ribbon!








They're so cute I'm even tempted to name the kitties! Yes, I am aware I am completely off my rocker... but at least I'm not dangerous, yet. ;)




The Mini-Moo cards are just adorable! I absolutely love the concept of the Mini-Moo cards, and I have to confess everything Moo, I'm thinking of ordering more of their postcards soon! And if I ever get business cards... I'll get Mini-Moo cards! Mel sent me one of her Wren prints Mini-Moo Ink Me Up cards, and a Tufted Titmouse Mini-Moo Felt Me Up cards. So cute!






Next, I plan to get me a Smelly Cat!

WasteNotSacks

Hello there! *waves* Is there anyone still there?


Happy Friday! How's it going? I know it's been a bit quiet over here as of late, but I've had a few emotional draining weeks at work, and that has left let me a bit uninspired, so the blog has been a bit ignored. But, Friday and some cappuccino has put me in the mood to catch up on my blogging again!


It's been a while since I've decided to go for more healthy eating to keep myself in shape (now, the next step should be exercising, I'll get there, eventually...) and also for the fact that healthier eating is good in itself! It all started with TokyoTombola's fruit pouches, and it's now continuing with a few goodies from Waste Not Sacks on Etsy!




I had been eying her shop for a while, and decided that instead of using plastic cutlery at work I could really use one of her Bambutensils sets (a set of bamboo utensils in a fabric pouch), and also wanted a different option to plastic wrapper for my sandwiches and since I had seen her custom sandwich wraps, I thought that was exactly what I was looking for.


None of those were available on her shop at the time I wanted to ask for a custom order, with one of my favourite fabrics as of late: Donuts & coffee! But, as luck would have it, she was more than willing to work on my custom order of a Bambutensils set & Sandwich wrap using my favourite fabric!




When I got them I knew I had made the right choice! They're super cute and super useful!


The sandwich wrap is lined in a water & stain resistant nylon that is also food safe! Not only it keep your sandwich safe, but once you open it, it'll double as a place mat to avoid spilling crumbles and the like on yourself or your desk. And can be wiped clean and even machine washed! It closes with adjustable velcro for different sized sandwiches!








The Bambutensils set is perfect for taking to work. You have bamboo spoon, fork and knife inside a cotton fabric caddy, perfect to drop into your lunch bag so you don't have to use any more plastic cutlery when eating at work or in picnics!







If you want to be more eco-friendly and avoid creating more waste AND still be in style, you need to check her Etsy shop!