Thursday, September 20, 2012

Update from Inhae


Hello Readers,

I hope you all had a great summer! It's been a busy (and often stressful!) couple of months for me, but I'm excited to finally take a moment and share with you what I've been working on.

To begin, for anyone living in Northern California, I will be making an appearance at the Sonoma County Book Festival this Saturday (Sept. 22). There is a panel featuring authors who have transitioned their work from blogging to books that I will be participating in. I may possibly be signing books too. So if you're around, please stop by and say, "Hello"- I'd love to meet you.

And now, for what I've been working on:

First off, are canvas ickle and Lardee tote bags.
ickle & Lardee Tote bag Prototypes

These tote bags will be available this year at the San Francisco Alternative Press Expo (Oct 13-14), and afterwards online. The bags were constructed especially for this project by a local sewing company using organic cotton canvas, and screen printed locally too. I love tote bags and use them regularly, so I made sure these bags were strong and made with care- I hope you like them.

Next is an update on the ickle and Lardee vinyl toys:

MMT_updates_toy prototypes



 Above are the first prototypes for the toys. The models still need some final tweaks, but overall I'm very excited about how they are coming along. I'm aiming for a Christmas-time release, but that all depends on how quickly things can get moving. There will be a limited quantity available for presale in the coming months, so stay tuned- More updates to come.

Lastly, I'm excited to announce My Milk Toof: Book 2! I am aiming for a March 2013 release, and it will feature five brand new stories. This is still a long way from now, but I just wanted to let you know since many have been asking.

Thank you all for your wonderful comments and emails- I will try to update the blog more often once these projects settle down!

Cheers,
Inhae




46 comments:

Anonymous said...

omg! Milk Toof toys!! Squee!!!

Kimberly said...

That is wonderful news, Inhae!! Congratulations and "woo-hoo!!" for Book 2! Looking forward to seeing more of ickle and Lardee (and Carrot). :)

Raised in Rain said...

absolutely in love with the bags!!!!!!!

VicToria said...

I love the toys! And the bags! Weee!!!

Kerstin said...

Toys! Yes! So awesomoe!

nevertheless said...

Woo! the totebags look awesome :) I love ickle and Lardee - you are so very clever and talented Inhae!

Dodo said...

ohhh this lokks all so exciting...
i would love to have a huge lardee savings box! :)
love your little tooth cartoons.
love from germany!

Kellie Mowat said...

YEAY!!!!
Ickle and Lardee toys for Christmas and a new book for my birthday!!!! Very excited! We love these guys and we love you!
:D

Anonymous said...

The toys, the toys, the toys. I can't wait.

Yoyó Kim said...

Uhhh, I loooove Lardee! :D Can't wait to see the toys! :D

Anonymous said...

Yes! Want it all...you have fans here in Sweden as well.

rebecca said...

WOW! YAY!!

Connie - Tails from the Foster Kittens said...

vinyl toys!! SQUEEEE!!!

AmiVieNeski said...

wow wow wow and wow!! and congrats for the new book!!

Amanda said...

Eee! I'm really excited for the release of these vinyl toys & book 2! So glad to see that your work has come this far. Keep being awesome! (:

Laura said...

Hooray! I cannot wait until I can put the toys on my desk!

And I might be a little in love with the Lardee tote.

Unknown said...

those totes!! im excited to buy one :)

Cafe Maid said...

Hooray! Toys and a new book!! Can't wait! :)

Lydia said...

Haha they look funny in gray! Love the idea of toys, though! :)

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Petite Caja said...

Oh, so excited!!

May said...

*excited* ._.
& will buy e v e r y t h i n g of it !
I love ickle & lardee so much >w<
so happy to see the second book will be released, soon.
With Greetings from Austria <3

Cecilia said...

Yay! Can't wait to buy the bags. Don't forget to put it online, it's too long to San Francisco. :)

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

How exciting! I sure love those cute tote bags! I'm wishing you the very best!

mireya said...

I NEED some ickle and Lardee toys!I can't wait for them

titancia said...

I AM SO EXCITED! I need these in my life.

Marsha said...

Oh God, I WISH I could buy -both- bags NOW! =O !!!! Please, let us know when we can buy them! ickle & Lardee forever!

Julie said...

I would have such a hard time picking which tote bag I like. :( I love them both. I can't wait to get them online!

Eiko82 said...

Yay for the Milk Toof toys!! How big are they?

julielion96 said...

Yay a new book! I love the first one, and so does my 7 year old son. He adores your book, old Peanuts books and 80s garfield books :) You're in good company.

Anonymous said...

GREAT !!!!


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Bumble Of Joy said...

Cannot wait for the toys! Been waiting for you to roll out with toys.

Willyn said...

Can't wait for the toys and yes of course the Book2, Congratulations!!!

tatiana said...

que lindos me encantan en especial las bolsitas

Klim said...

The protos look great!
Glad you are going forward with Vinyl.

Can't wait to own these !

best

Klim

Vivs said...

i LOVE this Toys, seriously, i'll buy them <3

Anonymous said...

I can't wait to buy them and put them on my desk, too! And make them little hats and buy them little props!

--Hane

. said...

Ickle & Lardee toys! Can't wait<3

The totes look so cute too~

xoxo
EV

Eleonora said...

Cute!

xoxo
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Anonymous said...

I must have the toys for my collection!

Bea said...

i need to have the toys! :D will they be available on etsy.com?

mabel said...

oh wow! i wants!!

itd b awesome if u made an ickle n Lardee piggy bank(slots for their mouths) to save the quarters the toof fairy brings!

hajar tahir said...

can i buy? but im from Singapore.. ):

Anonymous said...

Any update on the toys? I have a young one that just can't wait. I've made some very miniature ickle and Lardee versions and just made an approx. 2" Lardee and he's waiting on ickle. However, I know mine are imperfect and he wants something that will be more durable to play with. (I'm using polymer clay.) Ickle are Lardee are very popular in our house!

Anonymous said...

yeah, is there any update on this? my nephew has been bugging me for his own ickle and lardee since last Christmas. it would also be awesome if the toys can be shipped internationally. :)

Anonymous said...

yeah, is there any update on this? my nephew has been bugging me for his own ickle and lardee since last Christmas. it would also be awesome if the toys can be shipped internationally. :)

Anonymous said...

yeah, is there any update on this? my nephew has been bugging me for his own ickle and lardee since last Christmas. it would also be awesome if the toys can be shipped internationally. :)