Cat's Cradle

Now Open: Main Store in PhiPhi Resort Islands

2008-06-16T01:04:00.000-07:00

Lots of room, plenty of free parking - come take a look.

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The new main store is now open in beautiful PhiPhi Resort Islands. The store is much larger than the previous ones -- large enough to hold all four main displays of the sandal line; Mediterranean, Silk Road, Equator, and Prairie. With 20 colors to choose from, there is absolutely no excuse for being color-uncoordinated while you relax this summer!

Please visit the new Cat's Cradle at PhiPhi Resort Islands and have a look around: http://slurl.com/secondlife/PhiPhi%20Resort%20Islands/205/122/22

PhiPhi Resort Islands just celebrated their grand opening, and hosts several fine japanese stores. Visitors will recognize some familiar names, and learn interesting new ones, too! Takeshi Fabek invites you to visit and try your hand at surfing, or hang gliding, or just sitting on the beach with a frosty one in your hand.

And the winner is....

2008-06-11T17:31:00.000-07:00

Kerupa!

Kerupa won the package design award for the Seychelles beach design contest we told you about earlier.

Wildcat Noel held the contest and wrote about the winners, here. Since everything is in Japanese on his website, I will do the honor of translating for you:

・パッケージデザイン賞
Kerupa Flowさん ...means "Package Design Awards is Kerupa Flow"

メンズサンダルを出品されています。
立体的なディスプレイは素晴らしい出来ですね！
センスやバランスも整っています。 ...means "Men's sandals in the exhibition. Stereoscopic display has done a wonderful! Balance and sense of place."

So, now Kerupa can call herself an "Award-winning Designer". Knowing how modest she is, she will choose NOT to, but... she could, if she wanted to, ya know?

Also, thanks go to Jerome Sicling and Luthien Fotherington, two of the nicest, most generous friends in the whole wide world! They are co-owners of "Colors Skin Shop" and two of Kerupa's dearest friends.

They have been very helpful to Kerupa and have taught her many new tricks! She values the friendship and is very grateful for their assistance.

Here they are at their wedding party. Nice to look at but even more, nice to know! Thanks, you two!

Kerupa asked me to extend to all who voted in the contest her very warmest thanks. She hopes you enjoy the products she makes as much as she enjoys creating them! For now, she is experimenting with new file sizes and using them to design various accessories and body parts - so visit us here again soon to find out about the latest releases!

See you soon!

New Store Open at Japan Nagano Mall

2008-06-01T16:17:00.000-07:00

Kerupa has opened a new Cat's Cradle location at the Japan Nagano Mall. This excellent location is the best chance to choose from all four lines of the Comfortable Men's Sandals Summer 2008 collection. The rich colors that make up the Silk Road and Equator lines are now here, joined by the previously-released Mediterranean and Prairie.

On the left, we have SILK ROAD...

and the sub-tropical colors of EQUATOR are shown below...

You need to visit in-world to get a true sense of how beautiful these creations are.

Please Click HERE, visit the store - take a good look at the displays, and feel free to leave your comments below.

What do you think about these sandals?

Free Market & Contest - Please Vote for Kerupa Flow

2008-05-15T21:25:00.000-07:00

Japanese entrepreneur wildcat Noel is hosting a "Free Market Display Contest" on his land in Seychelles, with a grand prize of $10,000 Linden! To celebrate the release of her brand-new product, Kerupa has built and entered a display, seen in the photo above.

This beautiful, creative entry showcases the "PRAIRIE" line of her newest release, CAT'S CRADLE Comfortable Men's Sandal. These sandals are for those times when you don't feel like dressing up... With a wide array of colors and styles, (there's 20 of them!) you can always look fashionable - even if all you're up for is watching the condensation trails fall on your beer bottle!

The colors of the "Prairie" line are soft and remind one of prairie wildflowers in the Spring!

Khaki is one of my personal favorites

But Thistle is really nice!

Sand is a perfect complement to the lighter colors we wear in Summer.

Slate is really beautiful - you have to see it in-world to really appreciate the tone.

So versatile - Tan goes with so many things!

To look at the display in-world, go HERE.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/JapanSeychellesLand/145/239/22

While there, why not pick up a pair, or three! They are easily given as a gift, since the permissions allow transfers. (NOTE: More about these sandals in another post; for now, I need you to FOCUS!) ( 0.o )

(Deep breath... ok. Focused?) After you see the display, and buy some sandals, please don't forget to vote for Kerupa's display! It's easy to do, but remember, it's a fair contest, so you can only vote once; one avatar-one vote!

VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: Go to the SE corner of the beach, where you'll see this ramp and VOTING NOTECARD-GIVER. http://slurl.com/secondlife/JapanSeychellesLand/247/236/26
Click on the sign to get a notecard. Now, the notecard is written in KANJI - Japanese - but do not panic! Right at the top, there are parentheses - ( ) - where you simply type in her name, e.g., ( KERUPA FLOW ). After it is saved to your inventory, you just give it to Wildcat Noel.... Just search for Wildcat Noel's profile, and then drag the saved notecard, (titled: "fri con vol.1 vote card") to his inventory. If you see a little blue note pop up in the bottom right of your screen, Congrats - your vote is counted! Thank you, and be sure to tell all of your friends do vote as well!

If you enjoy these sandals, the Mediterranean line is also available at several Cat's Cradle locations in-world. These colors conjure images of the sun shining down on fishing boats docked after a long day out on the sea. Here are the colors of the Mediterranean Line for your viewing pleasure:

If you like these deep, rich, sun-kissed colors of the Mediterranean Line, you can purchase them in-world, at any of the following locations:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Togenkyo/104/224/0

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Thisbe/184/192/0

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ilgop/140/208/59

Thanks for visiting the Cat's Cradle blog - bookmark it, or use the ATOM feed to get updates sent directly to your browser! That's all for now, see you soon! (aka matane!)

Tadaima! (aka - Honey, I'm Home!)

2008-05-13T16:57:00.004-07:00

A warm, heartfelt welcome to all who have found the blogger-home of Cat's Cradle -- a virtual world shop within Second Life®.

Cat's Cradle is a creation of resident Kerupa Flow, a RL artist in avatar form who is having a blast learning to create functional products with an artistic flair.

Please stop back soon to hear about the exciting first release from Kerupa. I won't spoil the surprise but will give you a hint: it's something that is comfortable, casual and looks great for Summer!