i like pie

i found this adorable little note one morning last week.

little rikrak really cracks me up ... always.

inspired ... i'm gonna leave more cutiepie notes for dearies to find. 

it's such a good feeling discovering them, isn't it?

found any cute notes around lately?

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vote: event 6

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thanks so very much for all of your fantastic nominations in the 2012 handmade olympics. what a wonderful celebration of handmade!

without further ado, i'm thrilled to present our judges' shortlist for event #6! 

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thanks so much to our fabulous judges for this event, the wonderful Morgan Evans & Christine Domanic of Etsy. As Etsy's Community Strategist, Morgan is happiest when bringing people together. she draws comics, rides a bike and surrounds herself with people who inspire her. 

as a Merchandising Specialist at Etsy, Christine likes to spend her time crafting, hiking in the woods, making people eat raw food, and she sells her lovely jewelry at christinedomanic.

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what our judges had to say about the nominations: "I had a great time browsing through the fun nominations. I looked for items that made me smile or brought out the playful kid that still lives deep within my heart.

There were so many awesome items to choose from!"
-Christine

& 

"Looking through all the submissions was such an inspiration! I thought that each and every one had a truly fun spirit. I chose the 10 that I would most like to have a conversation with if they could talk."

- Morgan

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congratulations to the following & please cast your vote for  
your favourite handmade goodie that's FUN!

fabric doll family by TIMOHANDMADE

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ghost horse brooch by dolldisasterdesign

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hippo factory sculpture by PearsonMaron

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colour-it-yourself screenprinted poster by summersville

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cloud dessert plate by JDWolfePottery

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foxtopus amigurumi by SquidHead

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cuckoo clock by a little birdie told me

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wool juju hat by flutterflutterstudio

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 chipmunk linocut by minouette

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ceramic pitcher by maryjudy

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magic potion kit by ButterscotchBeesting

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custom name mini clay houses by thelittlereddoor

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oh happy day pencil pack by Earmark

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santa cat hat by scooterKnits

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beagle coat rack by CattailsWoodwork

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happy planet set plush art by clairepayne

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wow! what a list!
let's vote for our favourite!

voting rules:
1. you can vote once in each event.
2. voting closes on APRIL 27th
3. the top 3-vote getters in each event will be announced on APRIL 30th

okay... please VOTE! 

please be sure to head over to cast your vote in EACH of the 7 events:

vote in event 1

 vote in event 2

vote in event 3

vote in event 4

vote in event 5

vote in event 6

vote in event 7

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the amazing PRIZES

the handmade olympics prize packs are just gosh-darn fantastical!
 this EVENT will award the following prizes!

prize pack includes $150 worth of handmade goodness:
a $50 gift certificate to enve designs
 a $50 gift certificate to the languid lion

a $50 gift certificate to whimsicals jewelry

+ an *i WON GOLD*  handmade olympics badge to use on your site/blog/shop 

+ an artist/crafter feature on the rikrak studio blog!

prize pack includes $60 worth of handmade goodness:

2 months of advertising {may & june} on the rikrak studio blog : value $60

+ an *i WON SILVER*  handmade olympics badge to use on your site/blog/shop 

 

prize pack includes one FREE month of may 2012 advertising on the rikrak studio blog!

+ an *i WON bronze*  handmade olympics badge to use on your site/blog/shop

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 best of luck, nicies! yay handmade!

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slumber party revealed: followup to *who are your top 3 beach party dates?*

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don't you just love a slumber party? comfy pjs, silly movies, telling your friends, old & new, your thoughts & crushes & dreams.... such fun! so i thought i'd invite you to the fun continuing series on the rikrak studio blog... the rikrak slumber party. here's a followup to the question i asked a little while ago: who are your top 3 beach party dates?  thanks for your fun answers! be sure to visit all of the slumber party posts here and chime in!

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vintage gingerale ad via leapinglemming 
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holey moley.

beach party dates are cute. :)

i asked.

you answered.

who would you bring?

there's a wee bit of a chill in the air today ,but i think our cute dates will keep us warm!

here are a few photos from our beach party!

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alright.

if i must, 

i'm willing to share george clooney with you nicies. 

seems like his beach party dance-card might be filled with: me , monique & kathy & kristi, and a few other fans! 

*sigh*

can i have him first for building-our-sand-castle-dream-house on the shore?

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 here's a fun pic of two of your dates together at the beach:

pamwares brought ed norton 

& miss freckles looks darling beside ralph fiennes.

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 alex keller swooned over tom cruise ("circa top gun!") flying in for the day... 

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and though she was allowed to bring THREE dates, marci girl said all she needed was the one and only hugh jackman! {wouldn't he be such a fun bonfire-hour singer! *sigh*!} 

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kristi & lori will have to duke it out for bradley cooper's lovely smile!

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and PHEW!... once javier bardem showed up at the beach,

i didn't need to share george clooney with vadjutka! :)

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seems like lauren + alex will be playin' in the waves with  

josh holloway.

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 seems as though lori & luv2have are both smitten (bitten?!) with robert pattison and johnny depp...

great beach party minds do think alike!

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looks like fellow canadian ryan reynolds will be there playing beachball with itchin' stitchin' & others!

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and oh-so-wisely, miss freckles brought along daniel craig, too, "just in case there's any trouble!" - love it!

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so there you have it... some of our fun beach party dates.

don't forget to check out what everyone wore, too!

have a great summery day, nicies!

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my favourite things: cute tofu

xanadu!

when two of my favourite things happily meet it's pure bliss!

take my love of all things cute (are you with me?) 

add one of my favourite staple foods: tofu

and you've got the gosh-darn-cutest tofu around, the kawaii sensation: hannari tofu.

a few years ago when mr. rikrak & i lived in south korea my deep deep adoration of  things *cute* & delicious tofu was solidified. 

the CUTE: animated everything was pretty much everywhere! it was as though the inanimate-objects-personified-world which i had always day-dreamed of in my head had finally come alive! CUTE was dancing all around me! of COURSE all food had a cute face on it and of COURSE trees made winking eyes at me and clouds made sleepy faces! it was so refreshing to find such a cute-loving community! )

and then there's the TOFU love.

we're addicted to tofu here at the rikrak home.

tofu any-which-way.

so in case you're new to the Japanese tofu mascot hannari tofu, (a series of adorable & cuddly tofu characters with different cutiepie faces) now is the time to embrace your inner cute tofu self and squeeze a plushie.

have any favourite plushie characters? 

love tofu? 

*squeal* 

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images: 

kawaii japan

celinaaa

fuji friends 

blog with feet

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slumber party { part 13 } : who are your top 3 beach party dates?

vintage postcard via Savannahsmiles4U

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don't you just love a slumber party? comfy pjs, silly movies, telling your friends, old & new, your thoughts & crushes & dreams.... such fun! join us! you can catchup with some of our other slumber party fun here: and for today's party question: who are your top 3 beach party dates?

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tomorrow i'm having a beach party!

can't wait to see you all there! tune in to see the beautiful handmade outfits everyone's decided to wear. but today, i wanna know: who's your celebrity date to our beach party?

only rule: ---> they have to be at least a little bit famous. sorry - real hubbies or wives or girlfriends or boyfriends need not apply!

so think: which of your celebrity crushes would be the funnest to invite? who would you love to spend a beach party day {frolicking in the sand & waves!} & night { think bonfire cuddling! } with?

{shhhh.. don't tell mr.rikrak! :) }

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george clooney
*swoon*
i'll take george for quiet walks & talks along the shore. we'll chat about humanitarian efforts & laugh laugh laugh as the sun sets!

i blush just thinking of it!

i think george would love to attend with sand n' surf on the itinerary: we know he loves his lake-side villa in italy and i see yachting photos of him all the time in cyber world.

in fact, here's a photo of him arriving just now by boat for all of our beach party fun!

did i mention... *swoon*?

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young robert redford
ah, my quintessential california coast boy.
i think he'll likely arrive for our beach party galloping down the beachy shore on a horse, and he'll be perfect for building the bonfires, and fun evening chats about film festivals, the world. you know.... anything....

good heavens!

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josh holloway
heck - he survived & thrived on a beach for years on the show lost as james *sawyer* ford.

so i think he'll be a perfect beach party date!

and just incase any scary beach party mishaps arise (like those thugs from the original karate kid movie showing up to fight ralph macchio on motorbikes!) we'll all feel safe with him protecting us!

*sigh*

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okay! so i've confessed!

there are my choices for top 3 beach party dates!

now... let's snuggle into our cozy sleeping bags, open another bag of sour cream & onion chips, crank up the *beach boys*, put another log on the beach-side bonfire, giggle & whisper and hear yours! can't wait!

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image sources
george clooney
george clooney
robert redford
robert redford
josh holloway
josh holloway

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