Top Secret!

Hobocat trying out the latest in feline stealth technology.
Perfect for launching attacks on the ankles of unsuspecting victims.

Evolution of an Etsy Shop: Part II

I joined Etsy on September 30, 2005, just a few months after the site first launched. I had been searching desperately for an alternative to eBay, which had always felt like such a vast and impersonal place to sell my artwork. I remember how excited I was when I came across a website specifically focused on handmade arts and crafts, because it felt like for the first time, I finally had a warm and cozy spot on the internet to call home. I had no expectations and no business plans, but I knew that this was the place I wanted to be . . . but what was I going to sell? I ended up going through several phases before landing on the whole "rubber stamp" idea, and waaaay back in the beginning I actually had a shop full of paintings and prints.

This was my very first sale on Etsy. A print of my "Secret Garden" painting.

A "Little Deer" painting on wood. Look familiar?

Stamp Storage System

My current stamp storage system situation is in need of some upgrading. I have too many stamps made and not enough drawers to hold them all. I'd really like to improve my efficiency through better organization in some way. I just have no idea how!

Interspecies Friendship II

Interspecies Friendship

Hoborooster + Hobocat

Crazy Llama

A Love Story

This is a video I made many, many years ago, back when I was still in art school and had an obsessive fascination with stop motion animation. I just had to try it out for myself. I must warn you that I am in no way an expert in film or animation so I admit that the result is a bit rough/clumsy (example: the scene with the macaroni pieces is supposed to say "NO", but from the audience p.o.v. it looks like "ON"! bahaha!), but I still remember having so much fun making it. I am currently going back to school to become an RN, and I really miss those days when I had the free time to experiment and do things, you know, just because! :-)



It was inspired by/an homage to one of my childhood favorites . . . Johnny Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet. The Andrews Sisters! Hats with eyelashes! How could anyone resist?



xoxo,
Nicole

For all the book lovers out there . . .

Now in my etsy shop. :-)

Pleistocene Megafauna

Giant Sloth, Wooly Mammoth, Sabre-Toothed Tiger

Mega and mini sized things are cool. Regular sized...not so much.

(p.s. please disregard the awful handwriting)

:-)

Happy Day :-)

F.B.I. (From Big Island)

'Straight From the 8-0-8, Big Island Style' by littlemaikoboutique

A collection of items created by talented artisans from the place I call home - the Big Island of Hawaii <3

CARLY Triple Knobby... smittenforyou $22.00	Repurposed Kau Coff... ManilaExtract $45.00	Hawaiian Petroglyph... doublebrush $5.20	MALAMA KE KAI ON ET... sistercreation $49.00
PRIMO blue Stroller... BeloBe $40.00	Girls A Line Peasan... HotLavaClothin... $38.00	Hapuna Beach in Win... bytheseasoaps $5.50	Natural Coral, Aqua... adornedbythese... $36.00
Indigo Bell Flower ... MEtoYOUbyRache... $12.00	Baby Wild Boar Rubb... nikoart $5.00	Czech Ornela seed b... hilobeads $7.50	A Hawaiian wind chi... HangLooseHange... $60.00
Mgambo /Mgambo Seed... mgambo $47.00	Green Sea Turtle 5X... Maddenphotogra... $15.00	BLUE LAGOON stebbinsglassw... $25.00	Eco Friendly Coffee... originalsbyhit... $6.75

Treasury tool is sponsored by Lazzia.com A/B image testing.

A treasury featuring fellow etsy artisans from the Big Island! Mahalo littlemaikoboutique! :-)

Our First Valentine's Day!

(circa 2006)

My human partner does not appreciate having his picture posted on my blog,

so here's a photo of me and . . . my fuzzy valentine. ;-)

Here's wishing you a happy Valentine's Day!

Lions and Tigers and . . . Bison?

Oh, My! ;-)

Goats

Goats are not minions of the devil. I like goats, and I like drawing goats. Maybe it's because of their cephalopod-like pupils (which I have chosen not to depict in this instance), because as I mentioned earlier, I also like cephalopods. :)

My Betta Died :(

Good-bye Fishmunga! You were a great fish. :(

(2008-2011)