Hello again!  Thanks for welcoming me back in your comments.  This blog system doesn’t seem to have a “comment back” option, so it’s hard to acknowledge individual comments and thank people and stuff.  But I definitely read them!  And hurrraaaaay that my friends are still here!  >w<

This post is to let you guys know what I’ve been up to in my absence.  I received my Associate of Arts from the community college I was going to in the Spring of last year, and haven’t been in a school environment since then.  In the fall, I started a part-time job at Jo Ann Fabric & Crafts, which is kind of fun because I love being surrounded by art supplies and creative people.

It’s funny that for all of the time I’ve been there (almost a year!), I’ve only just started exploring the world of sewing.  You can visit my Deviant Art page to see some of the stuffed things I’ve made (among all of my regular art and stuff and things), and since today is my day off, my plan is to finish (or get close to finishing) the character plushie I am in the process of sewing.  It is possible that I may begin an Etsy account for myself and start selling some of my creations, once I get more used to it.

On the fifteenth, this upcoming Tuesday, a DS game called Scribblenauts is being released.  I’ve reserved a copy for myself, so I am definitely getting it that day!! X3  I will probably write an entry about it sometime soon.

I am also on Facebook!  Friend me if you wanna.  (Say something like “This is _____ from SanrioTown!” so’s I know who you are and stuff.)

Hm, I feel like there was more, but I can’t remember - I guess it can wait until another post!

Hi again!  Wow, BunnyWinx posting two days in a row??  Perhaps she is returning with restored vigor!

So yeah, been playing HKO for a little whiles now.  There are lots of changes, but I’m thinking they’re all good.  The dialogue is better and the addition of sound effects for clicking on NPCs, fighting, and gathering are a plus.

And I love-love-love the new Farming system!  It’s soooo much easier and more streamlined now.  I can’t wait to to redecorate my farm in one of the awesome new styles.  There’s one in particular that I like, but I can’t recall its name off the top of my head.  It’s only level 8 but it’s sooo pretty and has a pleasant stream on either side with bright happy flowers all around, and a sweet picket fence if I am remembering correctly.  Yeah, that’s what I want my farm to look like. 

So besides playing HKO, today I cleaned up a bit of my blog appearance.  I’m using the Little Twin Stars theme for now because it has sweet colors and things.  Pretty much, I just wanted to use a new layout so that people checking up on me would be like “omg lykwhoa bunnywinx is back”

I need to check up on all the folks in my blogroll to see if they’re still around~

 

Here is my entry for the Sanrio Yummies Cooking Contest event.  For details on the event, read the blog here: http://blog.hellokitty.com/sanrio_yummies

Now, try making these awesome cinnamon & cream cheese pastries!

If any of the images or text is too small, read it full-size here.

This recipe involves using an oven, so if any smaller folks are reading this, have help from a parent before you get to work. :3

I LOVE making these, and seeing the happy faces of my family members when they try some.  SPREAD THE LUV.

Today, I can share another of my Christmas gifts!

 I first learned about the Hello Kitty Hello World CD from this entry in the Hello Kitty World Blog, and have been looking for it ever since!  Thankfully, I have a wonderful little sweetheart who sent it to me as a Christmas present!  Thank you sooooo much, Aaron!

^ How very appropriate!

The songs are all very adorable (naturally!) and upbeat.  Guess what I’ve done for you guys!  You can sample my favorite tracks on this nifty little music player!

Pretty sweet, huh?

“Come On Come On” sounds like a Michelle Branch song to me~  Very upbeat and fun.

Every girl who listens to “I Smile” can’t help but think of their BFF and relate the lyrics to them~

And don’t you want to be that girl that “Sweeter Than Sweet” is about? <3

Merry Christmas, everybody!  Thought I’d share what I found under the tree!  There are a few more that I haven’t gotten pictures of yet, so a Part 2 entry is coming soon!

Pretty porcelain dollies!!   They are about 6 inches tall.  I love costumes like these!  The purple dress with lace and flowers all over is my favorite.

HOMG LOTS OF MAKEUP!!   This is a gift I was not expecting at all.  I had made a comment to my mom one day that if I ever had lots of money to spare some day, I would spend it on eye shadow in every color imaginable (I love matching makeup to my outfits~ and I have clothes in every color!).  She must have passed my wish along to Santa!  Thanks, Mom~!

Hahaha, this was sort of a joke gift from my uncle.  Old, bad cartoons and movies are like a weird hobby/thing that my family is into… and what could be a worse/better example than Speed Racer?  Nothing, I tell you!  I love watching this, lots of good laughs.   (This volume has episodes with titles like “The Great Car Wrestling Match” and “The Car with a Brain” - sounds like quality TV-watching to me!)

Hello Kitty ornaments!  Santa knows me so well!  I love the little hat that the one on the left is wearing, but the middle one is my favorite!   They’re ornaments, but I’m keeping them displayed in my room all year!

 UWAAAHH!!  Now every month I get a different adorable Hello Kitty scene to look at and admire!

This is how the calendar looks right now, hanging in my room… Can’t wait for the New Year, so I can turn the page and see next month’s cuteness! XD

That’s all for now, stay tuned!

How exciting!  HKO is opening again tomorrow, and its halls are decked!!  It’ll be fun playing again, and capturing tons more exclusive screenshots to share with everybody!

 And that’s not the only event happening in SanrioTown Land!  There’s a cooking contest going on, too!  I know just what to make, since I was planning on cooking up something sweet this Christmas anyway!  Hmm, I wonder how I’m going to implement a Hello Kitty theme into it, though?

In a completely unrelated subject, check out these awesome My Melody emoticons and icons that I found from a couple different places:

           

Look, here’s the Little Twin Stars, too!

 

Hello, beautiful people of SanrioTown!  Sorry for abandoning you all like that, especially after saying I was going to post more. ._.

 Happy holidays, everybody!!  This month’s downloads make me SUCH A HAPPY PERSON!! XD

 Firstly, the Charmmy Kitty wallpaper… FINALLY, a cute Charmmy wallpaper, I was so happy to see it!  So, it’s my desktop background right now… spreading pink holiday cheer to my family every time we see it (my 16-year-old brother doesn’t like it very much, though).

And secondly, AT LAST, My Melody desktop icons.  Forserious, I have waited so long. @_@  I’m hopefully getting a laptop for Christmas (likely an after-Christmas gift, depending on how my paychecks look…), and those icons will look great on my desktop once I have one all to myself.

I’m in a pink & Christmassy mood!  I’ve decorated my posting style on Gaia with the graphics added to SanrioTown for December. :3  A handful of people recognized Charmmy Kitty, which makes me happy. X3

Everywhere I look, generous Founders are writing help guides to aid their fellow SanrioTowners.  They’re all over the forums and in blogs.

Imagine the uber-helpful force we could create by pooling all of this information together!!  I implore everyone to contribute their tips and guides to the Hello Kitty Online Wiki.  It is empty right now, but we can fix that!!

I’ve also made a thread in the forum on the subject.

Please, give the Wiki a try!  There are so many people writing guides in their blogs, and so many people who would benefit from finding all the information in one organized place!

Download the game client if you haven’t yet!

Here’s how things are looking so far!

If you hunt down the music folder (Program Files > Sanrio Town > Hello Kitty Online Founder’s Beta > Music), you can listen to the songs in the game.  I like the one titled “Hello My Friend.” ♥

Can’t wait until Wednesday, guys, it’s gonna be magical!

Noliai has set up a chat room for SanrioTown users to hang out in and talk about whatever!  Just start it up, and keep the window open and maybe a fellow SanrioTowner will join you~

Join the chat here!

Read about it in the forum!