#new keybies

Hello everyone! Annoyingly enough, I wasn't true to my promise of updating last Thursday (like I promised). It's not because I forgot, which would have been the most obvious reason if guessing was involved. Unfortunately I was hit with a bout of exhaustion, and I wasn't able to do anything but eat dinner at 9 and sleep right after. However, there really isn't an excuse for not being able to update on time, which is why I'm going to post 17 new designs instead of my initial :D

Thanks to previous custom orders, I can now present to you *some* of the newest additions to the Bagtag and Fan Character Collections. Click their respective albums to see them all!

Based from the  Mailing List's poll, I realized that there was a market for magic wallets. This was just an idea after finding an old magic wallet in the house while we were moving, but since there does seem to be a market I'll be making some sample wallets to test it. I already have the garters; now I'm just thinking of designs. Should I make Kuroshitsuji ones, or School Cupcake ones, or Dissidia ones... What do you guys think? :D When I do get around to making them, they'd be available for sale at CSCENTRL.Also, in case you don't know what a magic wallet is, it's basically two rectangle pieces of sturdy material with garters across and connecting them both. Putting a bill of money between those two rectangles and flipping one over the other automatically "traps" the bill into the garters. Speaking of CSCENTRL, I've restocked everything again yesterday :D Right now you can find a whole bunch of Vincents, Sephiroths, Harry Potters, Petfood pets and quite a lot of yummy Sebastian Michaelis-ness. Thanks to everyone who's bought from there! I'm also working on putting in those items that I've polled about before, like notebooks and bookmarks, as well as some things to make the case pretty on the eyes. The way things are going, it might take me a while, but while I'm armed with a to-do list that won't get lost I WILL get these things done. One good thing I'm happy to announce is that if you can't find the keybie design you like that's on the site but not on in the store, tell me and I'll restock that design as quickly as possible :)   I don't know about you guys, but I love drinking tea. I recently found out that tea was bad for me (something to do with my skin) but fortunately, that doesn't include my latest tea fix: ginger tea. It's healthy, yummy and it's great for soothing sore throats. In lieu of the flu season, I'd like to share this ridiculously simple recipe for ginger tea.

Ingredients:1 piece ginger (sliced)Honey

1) Fill a pot with water, and put the ginger in. Bring to a boil. 2) Pour into a mug, and add honey to taste. Some people like their ginger with a kick, and some people prefer it really sweet; I'm one of the latter, so I add a lotta honey.

Hoping you guys are all healthy where you are! It's a wet, wet afternoon over here at lasalle... where I'm updating from the cozy, brain-dead classroom that is my WIKAKUL class :) It's also midterm week, but due to a thankfully almost finished load of midterm activities, I can resume keybie-ing tonight... Unfortunately, my health isn't cooperating, and neither is my personal shedule. I'll be having a trip to Lucena on Saturday, and will be out of the house all day on Sunday because of a birthday celebration. Still, I do find time to finish all the orders and the new items that I'd be launching in CSCENTRL, so keep cool! Besides, Friday looks promising :D Speaking of new items, I'm officially working on notebooks, giftboxes and magic walletsand earrings. So far the designs I've made for these items are working out; plus Mishie gave me this awesome box that just about made my head spin with new ideas!

Have you read Trese yet? No? :O Read about Alexandra Trese's exploits as she traverses Manila's Underworld. Mythology, detective and graphic fiction collide in this awesome graphic novel by author Budjette Tan and artist Kajo Baldisimo. Also the book that kept me busy for two terms, and the book that I owe my thesis too. This, guys, is why you should choose a topic you actually like when you're doing thesis. The fact that I loved Trese was one the main things that kept me motivated to finish over 350 pages. Whew. Though the researching was tough, I'd just have to talk about the graphic novel itself to get myself into the Trese juju again. Coming soon to the Keybie Cafe! ^^

Unfortunately, I didn't bring my USB (which had the keybie-for-the-day pic in it), but instead I'm going to give you guys a preview that I first posted and explained in the mailing list.

Behold, a not-so-secret-anymore collection of Sebastians! What's this, you ask? Why are there so many Sebastians? Why are there props in his designs? Why isn't he just standing there like all the other keybies? Are these *special*? Can I get one? D: All these questions are explained in the mailing list ;) Yet one of the many good reasons why you should join! (Another reason would be because Squish would come over to you house and give you a free hug and a cookie) ^^ If you guys haven't seen this button over here yet, then either an elaborate computer virus has eaten away at my front page... or you missed it. Darn those elaborate viruses. But kidding aside, if you like keybies, then help spread the keybie love! Post this little button on your blog or front page :D Simply save this button onto your PC, or onto an image hosting site like photobucket.com, and link it back here at http://keybies.multiply.com.

Hello all! :D I took a day off from school last Monday (as Mishie put it, it was a lot of subjects to miss all right) but one, it was just the first day, and two, I needed the time to recuperate. Working a week's worth of wrecking my body clock takes its toll. Step into my room before Monday or any day before that and you'd think a keybie hurricane ran through it. I had all three of our maids helping me, which is really the only reason why I was able to make as much stocks as we did.

It was tiring, it really was, but it all culminated into one awesome experience called Cosmania.

Cosmania 2009 was the reason for my lack of sleep for the entirety of my term break, but it was worth it. Well worth it. First of all, a big, warm thank you to everyone who stopped by my booth. My knees hurt when I bent them but I kept standing because it was a pleasure talking and interacting with everyone. Since it was my second con I was able to anticipate certain things and be better prepared than I was before, even though  I was shorter on help at first at Cosmania than I was at Shizen. Thank God for my ma and pa. They actually went and bought IDs so they could help me out, and they stayed the whole day ^^ I got to take (quite a few) pics of my favorite character, got to talk with some really cool people, and shared one of my best experiences with my family. More about Cosmania in the album here.

I know I have a huge backlog of Thursdays to make up for, but I will make it up to you guys by posting the newest keybies that made their debut at Cosmania. Behold, the keybie barrage! There will be even more at the Anime Overload, and more still at Mangaholix! :D

I also have a little surprise for you guys, since you're all awesome. I'm sure it'll catch your interest (or at least, I hope it does ^^;). Every month, I'm giving away one, special cafe keybie, completely free, along with shipping. Yup, that's right. A keybie with the works, on me. (I'll take a better picture soon~!) This month, the first keybie up for grabs is this little Blob keybie of Squish: Squish as a Blob (a design originally from Mishie), adorned with gray and pink swarovskis. Don't recognize the design? That's because it's not included in any collection yet :O So the question remains, how can you have this special keybie fall into your lap? EASY!! Winners are chosen from the members of the Cafe's mailing list. All you have to do is be a member. What else? Nothing! Simply signing up makes you eligible for this monthly keybie raffle. I'll be choosing one winner at random from the members list, and that winner gets the free keybie, also free of shipping. Who can join, you ask? Anyone!! Whether you're in the Philippines or not, as long as you've signed up for the mailing list, you're eligible! One member can only be winner once, to make sure everyone else gets a crack at a free keybie :D

So whatcha waiting for? Sign up now~!

Tada~!

*dodges barrage of old fruit*

Yep, I'm back! Finally dusting off the accumulated *cough* dust on this un-updated blog of updates (with proper updates this time!). Over the past couple of months, I've been working on keybies, of course, and some new stuff that's coming your way. In fact, there's so much new stuff, it couldn't fit one update :O I apologize for not updating you guys, but I find it really, really hard to stay on the net and work at the same time. I'm ashamed to admit it, but I suck at time management (something I'm sure you're all well aware of), and I've been giving more priority to academics. Good news though, I'm doing rather well :D I'm currently taking in a few custom orders, but these are ones I only chose to do because they were fairly simple. I'm afraid I still can't actually say that the Cafe is really ready  to take orders head on again, especially since I've still got a lot of orders that need doing and a lot of studying that needs even more doing--

*dodges more old fruit*

But of course, I come bearing gifts! Some of these new things have already been seen at the past 3 cons/bazaars since my last update, and by some people who've spied me working on the floor of the Yuchenco lobby (working hunched over Caboose hurts my butt as much as my back, but the conservatory's always full D:). To make things easier, I'm presenting everything I've been up to in this monster update. Let it begin. Rawr.

First of all, I know I owe two people a free keybies from two raffles that I never got to hold last January and December, but finally, these two lucky people are getting special keybies:

CONGRATULATIONS geboy86, gapcasas420 and chin_tiongson1234!!

Your keybies will come to you soon enough. Promise ;) Only, starting from these raffles, I'll be changing the rules a bit: You can still get the chance to win a free keybie every month after joining the mailing list (you can't win more than once though), but you'll be receiving your free keybie in your next order of regular keybies. If you happen to win the monthly raffle, but never place an order, you won't get your free keybie.

And now, what I believe will be the longest and most anticipated part of this update, the New Keybies!!

There's actually so much of them that to put them all here would've delayed this post longer (imagine putting every single one in here manually :P), so instead I'm putting in the new anime/games series and their character:

Bookmark Collection Now making its official debut on the website, the Bookmark Collection has beaded keybies on the ends of flat leatherette cords, spiffing up any reading material~ Any keybie can be made into a bookmark, as long as the keybie design comes in a small size :D This includes Pillow Pets and School Cupcakes, among other designs, but it doesn't include Fan Characters. Pillow Pet Collection The Pet Tails are pillow pets with tails that swing from side to side! Pet Tail Fox Pet Tail Blue Cat Pet Tail Pink Cat Pet Tail Poodle Pet Tail Raccoon Punk pets are for people who feel like having an edge to their normal pillow pets.Punk Pet Black Bunny Punk Pet White Bunny Punk Pet Black Cat Punk Pet White Cat Punk Pet Brown Cat Punk Pet Blue Poodle Punk Pet Pink Poodle Punk Pet Green Dog Punk Pet Black Dog Punk Pet Brown Dog

t.K.C Collection Blob Squish w/ Tray Blob Squish w/ Teacup Blob Squish w/ Cake Blob Bun w/ Tray Blob Bun w/ Teacup Blob Bun w/ Teacpot Squish and Bun Button-Style Kingdom Hearts Xion Kuroshitsuji Greil Fate Stay Night Saber Tekken Lili Leo Asuka Alisa Deathnote L Light Ryuk Naruto Sasuke Kakashi Hinata The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Haruhi Negima Negi Springfield Vocaloids Hatsune Miku Kagamine Rin Kagamine Len Kaito Black Rock Shooter Miku (not yet displayed, but done!)

Katekyo Hitman Reborn Tsunayoshi Sawada Reborn Kyoko Lambo Hayato Gokudera Takeshi Yamamoto Kyoya Hibari Dino Cavallone Final Fantasy 7 Cloud Strife Tifa Lockheart Final Fantasy Noctis (not yet displayed, but done!) One Piece Monkey D. Luffy Roronoa Zorro Sanji Hetalia Austria Hungary Valkyrie Profile Alicia (not yet displayed, but done!) Hrist (not yet displayed, but done!) Lezard (not yet displayed, but done!) School Cupcakes Green Archer Blue Eagle Fighting Maroon (not yet displayed, but done!) Growling Tiger (not yet displayed, but done!) Paulinian (not yet displayed, but done!) Povedan (not yet displayed, but done!) School Donuts Green Archer Blue Eagle Fighting Maroon (not yet displayed, but done!) Growling Tiger (not yet displayed, but done!)

And now part 2~! Not very long, but it took a while to get the proper things in order :P I've been making it a habit again to check my emails and messages here at the Cafe multiply and over at the Facebook page at least once a day, and still get enough time to study (I'm actually understanding my math-related lessons! Hot dang!) I've continued updating albums, so check out the Collections for keybies that were done but not displayed yet, and then some!

By now I'm sure most of you guys know about The Saligia, Mishie's sinfully colorful characters. But, bet you didn't know that they now star in their very own webcomic! Read for a good laugh! :D In one of his classes, my brother was required to make a computer game. Guess what characters he decided to use? :D Just a heads up, but once I finally understand (or Mitch does) how to share it, the Cafe's freebies section will be proud to have it's own animated mini game! Play as Squish or Bun and give yourself a virtual break from work by catching cupcakes or bouncing porings! Again, thanks to everyone who greeted me over the holidays last year (seems so long ago) and who drop by my booth at cons! Your support is always very much appreciated :D It's almost a year since I began taking the Cafe seriously, but so much has aready happened since then to take it on a level I never expected. Thanks guys!

Since there are two cons to be held on the same dates this October, which con are you going to?

Cosmania X (SMX)

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Ozine Encore (Megatrade Hall 2)

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