CUTE MONSTERS CONTEST: pizza & ice-cream

So you know that CUTE MONSTERS CONTEST that I posted about in my last entry? Well I went on a bit of a monster-drawing CRAZE and ended up creating two other submissions for the contest. Here they are!!! (Of course they have to be FOOD-THEMED. You know me and my intense love of food haha)...

 

 

If you like my entries, I'd love it if you would vote for them (you can vote for more than one).

All you have to do is click "I'D WEAR THIS" on my Deviant Art page. I've included the links below! 

Here's my other entry...

 SCARY SCOOPS OF SORBET



Oh and since I was already on a roll, I also submitted THIS sketch which was actually inspired by my creepy friend Cabrini. haha. So far, this one has no votes. HAHAHAHAHAHA. But secretly, my goal is for it to slowly evolve into a meme... haha...

 ...proudly drawn on PAINT with a touchpad. hahaha...

This one's gotta be one of my best works yet. =P


ANYWAYS, please vote for one (or all) of them, and let me know which one of my three submissions you like the best! =)

links:

MONSTERMANIA
KING CHOLESTEROL
SCARY SCOOPS OF SORBET

weekend adventures!

The adventure started when my friend Quie and I had a huge burger and ice-cream fest (yes... another one of those... it should really deserve its own category on my blog). We each got 3 mini-burgers from Ruby Tuesday (1 chicken, 1 crabcake, and 1 beef burger).

I usually don't like pictures with flash, but I think using flash captures the greasy gorgeousness of burgers.

 Afterwards, we went to Haagen-Dazs for dessert - that purse below is actually an ice-cream cake!

 We ordered this ice-cream + creme brulee dish below. I took a picture because I was skeptical whether it would actually look like that when it came (pictures are deceiving in Hong Kong)...

 ...and for once, the picture didn't disappoint!

After this whole burger + ice-cream bonanza though, Quie and I felt like we should do something healthier the next time we hung out.

So... the next week...

we climbed a mountain!

I saw this mountain every day at work and every time I looked at it, I wished that I had time to climb it. After 3 months of procrastinating, I finally attempted it...

 At the foot of the mountain, people like to hang their clothes to dry in public... but they also like to dry things like garlic cloves on cardboard...

... and white vermicelli noodles on towels... which are right next to an old abandoned mattress... YUM.

We trekked along narrow pathways lined with bushes...

...through dried-up (sewer?) tunnels...

 ,,,past giant barb-wired fences...

...and up steep flights of stairs...

...until we finally reached a run-down, abandoned house...

(look closely... do you see anything extra creepy? hahaha...)

This place would be a perfect location for one of those cheap home-video horror movies... honestly though, this house would be so creepy at night.

We walked a bit further and came across ANCIENT MEDIEVAL CASTLE RUINS (sepia-tone added for extra effect)... haha... randomest thing you could ever find in Hong Kong.

Seriously, this place reminded me of the stone table where Aslan was killed in the Chronicles of Narnia movie... yes... agree with me...

This would be a good set for one of those high-fashion photoshoots haha...

Anyway, we found a flight of stairs that went up to the rooftop of the ruins...

...and looked out onto this beautiful view!!! I love how you can see the outlines of other islands in the distance...

... on a side note... do you see anything creepy in the picture below? I only noticed that scary flag at the bottom when I went home and looked at the picture closely. Yet another horror film moment.

But even that couldn't ruin the whole experience of just taking a day off to explore nature...

 Apparently at night though, there are wild feral dogs that roam the area... we only saw one dog on the way back down and I thought it was dead (it wasn't).

In the end, it was such an awesome adventure (even though I'm pretty sure I almost fainted on the way up due to lack of regular exercise)...and of course, we ended off our wonderful little hike with something sweet to reward ourselves... haha. =)

 Frozen yogurt always makes for a great happy ending.

=)

DIY: adjustable wire + fabric ring

Awhile ago, I went to a trendy little mall in Tsim Tsa Tsui called "DNA" and found a small store that sold flat plastic ornaments like these. So I bought these three with the idea of turning them into rings. I wasn't sure how I would do it until I bought some wire at the dollar store and thought up a quick and easy way to make rings, similar to my wire + ribbon ring, but this time it's even easier because instead of sewing or using thread, I just used an ingenious invention called FABRIC TAPE.

So all you need for this is:

*fabric tape

*wire

&

*ornaments

 (with a flat back)

step 1. cut the wire to your desired length (enough to wrap around your finger). i cut three pieces and then twisted them together to form a sturdy ring.

step 2. cut the fabric tape into a thin strip and wind it around the ring to cover the wire. (as you can see in the image below, i covered the ends first because they're quite sharp. then i wound a thin strip around the rest of the ring).

At this point, you could actually just wear the fabric ring as is. Here I'm wearing one made of the pink and white polka dot print, and another one that's a beige floral print.

step 3. the fabric tape i got was quite strong so all i needed to do was cut a piece of tape and adhere the ring to the flat base of my plastic ornament. I think I might eventually add a dab of superglue though just in case.

That's basically it. Simple, right?

Here's the first one I made - a popsicle ring!

So there you have it - super simple wire + fabric rings. I think the best part about this method is that these rings are adjustable, so you can size them perfectly for your own fingers. Anyway, all of these rings are making me crave dessert! It's time for me to sleep though so I suppose I shall have to settle for an ice-cream dream. =P