Etsy Made Local 2017

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PippiRabbit participated in Etsy Made Local 2017 in Singapore from 25-27 Nov 2017. It was a curated event, so we were very lucky to be selected as one of the lucky vendor.

I usually try to avoid outdoor selling booth because Singapore's weather is very unpredictable with occasional rain as and when it likes. But because it was organised by Etsy, I really want to try it out this time.

It was a very well organised event, thanks to the organising team which some of them are vendor themselves. The layout of the site are well separated and balance, allowing every booth to have a fairly equal exposure. They even give out free tote bag to customer if their total expenditure exceed a certain amount. The visiting crowds are average..not too busy or too quiet.. and I did manage to sell enough to cover for my 3 days rental fee and left over for profit! Yeah. My only regret is I wish I had more things to sell. And I also wish I had brought big plastic sheets to cover my products when it rain on one of the occasion. The site located at Capitol Piazza actually has a very high shelter on top of us but it was quite useless... Anyway, it was a great experience, I'm happy with the outcome. :)


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Making a Photobook for my craft market booth

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One of thing that got me interested when I visit the Flea market was to flip through the portfolio or 'Lookbook' of other crafters. It gives me a quick idea of what the brand is about and what are the available products other than those on display. However, I quickly realise that the usual practise of compiling the portfolio in a A4 clear folder could be presented in a more professional way, simply by creating your own Lookbook through a professional photobook printer! Believe me, it's totally affordable because I'm a poor crafter too. I source through the internet and read all reviews, compare prices and finally settled on Photobook ( Mine was printed through their Singapore branch website) By the way, my first vacation photobook was printed through Apple using iPhoto, so it's not my first try to print photobook so I know how expensive it could be.


There are basically a few reasons that I decided to recommend and write about this Photobook website:

• For other crafter, I think this is a good way to promote your brand on site, especially if you're the quiet type like me. It is also a great memento to keep for life.

• It's affordable with the highest discount available for a 40 pages, soft cover booklet. At that point of time about 1 year ago, I spent S$16 or about USD$12 (inc. shipping fee) on my 40 pages, 11"x8.5" Medium Landscape Softcover book.

• This company have the best website design among the other online photo printing company. I'm a webpage designer and I take that into consideration whether the page is user-friendly and provide the necessary information for consumer. I also use their 'Photobook Designer' software to compile and layout the photos. My added advantage as a graphic designer was to add my own logo and background patterns to my layout even though the App did provide options for clipart to decorate your page.

• You can buy the promotional voucher first and decide when to use the promo code later (within a period of time, about 2 months) while you get your photobook layout ready using their App. The quality of the paper and print is acceptable, even though the color contrast is a bit darker than I expected, but my computer screen wasn't calibrated for print so it's okay for me. Next time I'll remember to make my photo brighter.


Photobook
All the best to your business and making your first Lookbook!










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Wall art for your living space

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My most recent wall art was a black cat with the quote "Home is where my cat is". I've always imagine myself living with a pet (rabbit, cat or dog) but due to some personal reason I have to hold back my desire. The present of a animal in the house makes the home a more welcoming living space when you come home from work or oversea holiday as I imagine. I used to own a rabbit when I was living with my parents, she was the first thing that I want to see when I arrive home actually (sorry mum/dad). So when I was conceptualising for this cat poster, I don't want it to look like a clip art for the wall only, she has to look as thought she is already living in the same space as me.

Here's the Link to the printable poster where you can purchase the digital file and print it yourself or bring it to your local print shop for a professional print.

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PippiRabbit's Illustrated Models

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A series of illustrated models for PippiRabbit’s handmade bag. In the beginning of business, we were searching for ways to demonstrate the bag’s proportion to body figure. With a lack of resources for good photography and budget, we decided to use our trained skill; drawing to create our own digital model and photoshop them with the real bag in proportion. Looking back at it now after a few years, I was still a bit touched by the pure innocent that it shown, even though it was not a mature and commercialise outcome compare to everybody else.

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