My Life As A Magazine: Zines

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It's here! My new Happy Mail Day Zine is now available from my online shop!

Alert snail mail lovers!!!

Happy Mail Day is your visual guide to
 decorating envelopes, mail art, making themed kits, handmade 
stationery, papercraft techniques, DIYs and penning a letter.

Also inside - A envelope template, seals and labels to make your own Happy Mail Day themed mail art!

Here are a few sneaky pictures of the inside - you will also find more snaps in my online shop! 

Hiya! Today I am sharing a few snaps (sorry about the images did not take my SLR camera on the day) of my stall at the Sydney Museum of Contemporary Art Zine Fair that was held last Sunday, May 25th. What an amazing day it was!! A huge thumbs up to the MCA crew for hosting such an amazing event. BIG thank you to those who popped by and said hi at my stall or who bought one of my zines! Hope you are all enjoying them. Also met and made a few new lovely pals who were fellow zine stall holders.

Introducing my new publication - Happy Mail Day zine!!

As you know from my many posts I LOVE mail art and posting snail mail to pen pals and friends across the globe. So it was only natural that I dedicate a whole publication to 'Happy mail days'!

Inside you will find ideas about decorating your mail, creating themed kits, handmade stationery and papercraft Diys and more!

I am thrilled to say that I will be launching my 'Happy Mail Day' zine this Sunday (May 25th) at the MCA zine fair! An event that is part of the Annual Sydney Writers Festival. As a fellow zine maker and reader I have attended the MCA Zine fair event for the past few years. But for the first time this year I decided to apply for a stall and I was so delighted when I was accepted and given a place in this years fair.

So please do come and say hi if you do decide to come and check it out - would love to see and meet you.

Admission to the MCA Zine Fair is free and is open from 11am-4pm.

As well as launching my 'Happy Mail Day' zine I will also be selling my 'Pop Goes your Mail' letter art kits, 'Japan in A Collection' zine, mini hard copies of 'Little Book of Mt Masking tape' and 'My Life in Biscuits' zines.

Off course there will be a few more other paper-themed surprises exclusive to the days event!!

Today was host to one of my favourite events of the year - The MCA Zine fair. Here are some my zine picks and purchases of the day!

Just like in the movie You've Got Mail, I let out a gasp of excitement when I hear those three words said to me by my hubby when I arrive home from work.

Here are my latest treats from my letterbox.

If your visiting New York - Chelsea is a must. Here are a few snaps from my NY trip. Chelsea Markets has so much goodness under one roof such as; cute bakery Amy's bread, Eleni's where I got these awe AMAZING New York themed cookies, Anthropologie which stocks unique zakka, stationery, books, clothes and off course their magazine.

I like making mini photo flip books! They make a cute treat to pop in the post to friends. I created this little "Kawaii Pop" themed one using some pictures of my crafty projects, purchases and pretty packaging. Why not make one yourself? All you need is a theme, paper, printer, scissors, staples and washi tape to bind!

Happy New Year everyone! I just want to say a big thanks for all those who took the time to stop by my blog last year. Thank you too for all your lovely comments - it means the world.

I hope you all had a fab and happy holidays! I had an amazing time in NYC and can't wait to share my little adventures with you in some upcoming posts.

I was greeted with a little mail surprise when I arrived home. The new issue of indie publication Bespoke!

The latest edition 8; includes a feature on my kawaii pop crafting and a peak of my mini home studio. It's a lovey publication that includes creatives from around OZ and beyond, so I'm thrilled they approached and included me in their latest issue! Thanks Bespoke team!

I love getting a glimpse of peoples creative studios, rooms and workshops. This week I thought I would share some snaps of my studio shelves filled with books, magazines and a few other nooks.

One of the first things I do when I buy new washi tape is stick some in this washi tape journal - a little collection in a form of a book to inspire crafty projects...and remind me which ones I have. A collage of pattern and colour swatches in the form of pretty tapes - obsessed much? Oh my yes!

Here is a peek of some of its pages.

Hiya!I think it's fair to say I talk about and buy washi tape a lot...I even wrote a zine about it. But what I haven't done - Gasp! Which surprises even me, is that I have not shared with you my (growing) collection of washi tapes! So here it is. I have also included a snaps of some of my mt merch such as; mt wrap, shirts, brochures, packaging and books.

While I spend all my weekends putting the finishing touches on my 'Mail Art kits'. I thought I would keep to a theme and share with you some of the delightful things that I have received in my letterbox over the past few weeks. I love how each one reflects the unique personality and style of its sender.

Konichiwa! For a couple of months now I have been busy working on some themed kits for my online shop. I have recieved some lovely emails and comments about my zine mail and gift packages over the year, which in turn has inspired me to create a'My Life As A Magazine' themed Mail Art Kit.

Make mail cute, colourful and fun with seals, polka dot envelopes, kawaii pop collage paper and confetti.

Here is a little sneak peek.

Did you all have a fabulous weekend? I headed to Melbourne for a shopping mini break. Can you see a recurring theme in my purchases? Picked up some polka dot tapes, happy socks, stickers, picnic mat and a Baggu bag - such a cute little invention. Finally bought an Emily Green necklace (been wanting one for yonks) and a little notebook for jotting down ideas found at sweet Japanese stationery shop Kami in Fitzroy. Must stores to check out if your in the city also includes Yen store Tokuya, Vincent 2, Craft Victoria, Wilkins and Kent, Little Salon and Ganim's - who stock the original surprise balls by Gina Namkung!Check out some other cool stores from my little trip in the snaps below.

SENDING:Last hard copies of my 'Little book of mt masking tape' zine out to lovely customers. You can now download digital copies from my online store and hard copies of my 'Japan in a collection' zine will be available again shortly along with some new goodies.

It was one of my favourite days of the year today - the Sydney MCA 2012 zine fair! Here are some of my favourites from the day.

These treats have kept me smiling all through the busy working week. I'm always a sucker for kawaii pretty packaging!

These Asian treats are from some of my favourite Asian grocery shops in Sydney, Australia. The are all so adorable, I will be saving the packaging for my inspiration board.

Oh sweet Japan! Caramel Corn Reindeer guy, Hello Kitty, Moomin biscuits, Peko Chocolate,Fuji Pan bread oh my!

Happy New Year! Hope you all have an amazing 2012 and had many great adventures this year. I spent yesterday making and styling this New Year banner using crafty materials in my little home.

Looking back on last years New Year resolutions...I actually accomplished them all and more! Like last year I am giving myself new obtainable resolutions like;

My little hoard from Sydney's Finders Keepers, that I went to last Friday night. Faves of the night included meeting Dawn Tan and seeing her Handmade Love watercolour prints and products, Emily Green's colourful geometric jewellery, Etsy Australia, lomo camera's and zines, zakka from Storybook Rabbit (I got this little trinket box for my work Kris Kringle) and meeting and chatting to the lovely Linsey the creator of Seam magazine.