New decoden listings on Etsy!

Here's an update with all of the things that I've made last month related to decoden. I've also added some pics from Instagram that are related too~ It was my first time trying "chocolate" silicone and I think it turned out fabulously on the case with lots of chocolate. I just need to make more brown deco pieces to make another case someday and I can always use mini chocolate chip cookies in any deco theme!

Success with 3 cases!!!

SOLD! The buyer got it as a Valentine's Day present... how sweet! 

Chocolate OVERLOAD!!! http://www.etsy.com/listing/122401932/melty-chocolate-decoden-iphone-44s-case

http://www.etsy.com/listing/122401598/purple-chocolate-decoden-iphone-44s-case

Deco mirrors from Forever 21 (pink hearts) and Taobao (cookies)

Pink deco box, not listed yet

Purple Deco Box, not listed yet

Homemade resin cabochons from molds http://instagram.com/p/VhffP7lVl5/

I never sent it to Instagram, but here's a decoden book that I bought at Mitsuwa in Chicago.

I want to try making that...

This lunch box looks super cute! 

And this book is full of super inspiring examples and tutorials

EXTRA PIC:

My small haul from Mitsuwa Chicago http://instagram.com/p/UsZsVulVi-/
(yes, I love REAL and wanted a hard copy of SBR since it was my first Jojo series)

Arpakasso: Ryama-chan has arrived!

Ah, the best alpaca has arrived in the mail today! I got it from Penult aka kittyblacksheep on Alpacasso & Fandom Sales (Storenvy). Let me share the Instagram photo first though:

http://instagram.com/p/VST5ANlVkk/ PLEASE CREDIT!!!

It turns out that she gave me an extra cellphone strap alpaca! The joys of being a return customer? ^_^;

Now for the opening and more pics:

All of the EMS boxes from this shop have always gotten messed up in delivery T_T

Squished inside (the alpaca always turns out OK despite the box appearance)

Pop goes the alpaca!

Mini cellphone strap was an extra gift!

HQ pic from my camera instead of my phone~

I'm weirded out by the embroidered nose and mouth though. Hopefully this is a thing in the rerelease of this series as I've been looking at stock photos and the newer Paradise series for preorder seem to have the embroidered nose and mouth too. I know it's legit but it may be because that this is LLAMA (リャマ) instead of an alpaca... Or Amuse may be switching over to that style for lower production costs~

MINI REVIEW
Penult's shop is a one-person business and she offers pre-orders on new series. She sent me an email on  January 25, 2012 with a shipping confirmation and it arrived in 8 days via EMS. I'm always glad to buy from her as she always has some discounts going on! There's also the deal for free shipping included (airmail) but you can always upgrade to tracking and faster shipping.

Here's a 10% coupon code to use on a purchase: garagesalejapan

Storenvy: http://alpacasso.storenvy.com/
Tumblr: http://kittyblacksheep.tumblr.com/