This egg shaper, named the Dreamland, is yet another addition to bento-cheering accessories and it’s not the same as the ones that shape whole hard boiled eggs.

This one requires the separation of the yolk from the white as the first step. Then pour the white into the cavity and place the Dreamland into a pot of water to cook. Boil for 15 minutes if using cool water or 12 minutes if using hot water. When the white is ready, pour in the yolk and cook again in the pot for another 8 minutes. Here are more pictures on the procedure (but with Japanese text). Dreamland is also meant for making + shaping jelly.

It’s also available at Amazon jp for 1,680 Yen (about SGD 26/USD 17)

Thanks for your company this week, have a restful weekend!

These circles make this a pretty pendant and made even prettier by the pink-brown-white combo. Ashley Pickin created this piece plus other jewelry and accessories using only balloon scraps. So creative!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating today!

It is eggmazing that there is such a tremendous eggmount of eggcitement and eggspiration out there, because what you are about to see is everything egg-candy and eggttractive!

Join me on Friday for another eggpossible kitchenware that deserves a post of its own. Eggjoy your day!

Seeing is believing what cork can become.

Some more:
Cork hobby rolls
Cork with adhesive
Cork oil mat prevents stains beneath car

Once upon a time there was a piece of leftover capsicum from dinner, who needed a place to rest. While peeping into the fridge, he saw that there was room in a yellow dome occupied by some lemon slices. He asked the lemons if he could join them. The friendly lemons said come in.

After the capsicum bid farewell and left the dome, the lemons were surprised that the capsicum’s scent was still lingering around their home. Later, they received news that when one of their own was added to a cup of green tea, the tea tasted exactly like capsicum! They were all horrified!

Everyone was feeling very awkward about their body odour and no matter what they did and how hard they tried, they were just not able to recover their lemony flavour. The end.

The other night as I was opening a new 500ml-bottle of hydrogen peroxide, there was a sudden popping sound that rushed off the moment I raised the cap from the bottle. Quickly I searched the floor and found this plastic stopper. I wasn’t aware that it came with the 500ml. The smaller 100ml bottle which is what I usually buy is never sealed with such a stopper.

Soon, I pushed it back into the bottle again and stepped far away from it. *P-O-P* it went, after several minutes. Did some googling later and was informed that oxygen gas buildup made it pop. Reason? Left unopened for too long!

May I have your attention please, I have the following eggnnoucements to make:

I wish you all a gregg day! There will be more eggcredible stuff coming your way next week!

We may find the best unsuspecting places to hide valuables but we need to remember that we may forget about these places someday. There are stories of those who hid their stuff so well but lost it when they sold or threw away their *safes* because they forgot!

Some more:
How to make your own diversion can safe
Very clever ways to hide your valuables

Door wedges never look this intriguing!

Left to right, top to bottom:
Ferma Porta
Cute mouse
Swiss cheese
Baroque style door wedge
Monkey’s fist knot
Doorstop with alarm
Inflatable wedge opens locked vehicles
Blomus door wedge
Diamond ring
STOP

Tube door stopper

James the door man

Cone doorstop/ring holder

Wooden bird

Wedge-It

I think the time now is perfect to formally introduce bloomizans to Etsy, one of the world’s biggest online marketplace, just like Rakuten. Etsy houses small boutiques offering zakka, especially handmade ones, from all over the world and shipment to any part of the world isn’t a problem too. I know I’ve been leading everyone to the fabulous shops at Rakuten but leaving you there to battle with a foreign language should you try to place an order, but at Etsy it’s all in comfortable English. And that’s not all, the boutique owners KNOW how to appreciate their customers. They really do! And if you will let them.

To help you kick start your shopping expedition, I’ve prepared a little gift guide for things under $40.

1. Three Flowers – felt applique picture ($13.95) by Fire Horse Textiles -:- 2. Love Matroyshka badge ($9.00) by PaperFish -:- 3. Hand printed ribbons ($10.00) by LeiLiLaLoo -:- 4. Magnolia snooze notepad ($4.00) by Nut and Bee -:- 5. Hand screenprinted fabric ($6.50) by Summersville -:- 6. Personalised handmade passport holder ($36.00) by Bridget Davis -:- 7. It Takes a Village leather ID case ($35) by Leather Arts -:- 8. Canary baby slippers ($28.00) by Piddies -:- 9. Vintage matchbook notebooks ($8.00) by Karleigh Jae -:- 10. Tree silhouette leather cuff by Holly Hawk ($22.00) -:- 11. Moonlit Flowers Fabric Art Pin ($24.00) by Sojourn Quilts -:- 12. Little girl paper cutout ($10.00) by Papercut Diecut -:- 13. Fabric covered clip ($5.50) by Button Boutique -:- 14. Wool felt bookmark ($5.00) by Neskat -:- 15. Men at Work buttons ($3.00) by Buttered Parsnips

Happy roaming and thanks for shopping handmade!

As reported on yesterday’s papers, I’m off to take a birthday break to get crafty with papers and with web design projects. See you all next week!