tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56724123066067618952024-03-19T22:30:17.525-07:00Cafe Astaseedchanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01633836589667026087noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672412306606761895.post-48151488706018199562013-02-03T11:07:00.001-08:002013-02-03T11:07:39.866-08:00Dear Steph: February 3rd: Gaming AddictionWoah S, we're on a roll!
So as the winter days drag on and on, there really isn't anything to do in this town. Luckily for me I have a bunch of really cool coworkers that are constantly referring me to cool things on the internet and the coolest thing so far is this indie game called "Keyboard Drumset F***ing Werewolf." Its SO frustrating when you die but OMG I can't stop playing. Finally made Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16058832992372198756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672412306606761895.post-11135424238807532672013-02-02T18:02:00.001-08:002013-02-02T18:02:43.401-08:00Dear Angie: Feb 2nd: Toronto Tea Festival Happy Groundhog Day! Today I went to the Toronto Tea festival! It was great fun, albeit a bit crowded. I tried to limit my spending, so only got a tumbler and a single bag of tea. Will post more pictures and a better summary when I get stuff off my camera.
Haven't had a lot of time to craft, since i've been cleaning and job hunting.
Plz share pie.
seedchanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01633836589667026087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672412306606761895.post-15143236298263166462013-02-02T12:41:00.005-08:002013-02-02T12:41:59.385-08:00Dear Steph: February 2nd: Baking Up a Storm
Hey S~
Last weekend I made a pie... well, I bought one of those frozen crusts from the supermarket; rolled it out and laid it in the pie plate; filled it with my Aunt's Special Partridge Berry Jam and then after putting a second layer of crust I stuck it in the oven... it still counts, right? Even though I actually didn't make any one the individual components, right? Whilst I've been up Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16058832992372198756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672412306606761895.post-30946133386097249582013-01-20T10:24:00.000-08:002013-01-20T10:24:30.167-08:00Dear Steph: Jan 20th: Upcycling ChristmasHey S!
So being away from home has brought a few new life changes; this Christmas I actually received cards that were addressed to me! The ones I got were so pretty that I really felt it would be a waste just to toss them onto the recycle bin so instead I decided to make book marks out of them. (These were the artsy ones where I used some ripping techniques that I learnt from school...Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16058832992372198756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672412306606761895.post-11802252151218291822013-01-16T17:42:00.001-08:002013-02-02T17:59:03.640-08:00Dear Angie: Jan 16th: Bookbinding (Because the members of Cafe ASTA are now separated by two provinces and many kilometers, we're going to be sending each other 200 word snippets of what we're up to. Enjoy)
Hi A,
Cynthia taught me how to bookbind yesterday! So I'm trying it out at home myself.... But because I'm cheap, I'm subbing cotton thread for linen thread, and none of my stuff is acid free (no archival quality here. LOL.)seedchanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01633836589667026087noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672412306606761895.post-82691516658568932192012-09-19T14:19:00.002-07:002012-09-19T14:19:34.970-07:00New in Store! Mirrors!
Six new mirrors added to our Artfire Store! (And our DS Lite Case is on sale!)
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~*~*~MORE PICTURES FROM OTAKUTHON 2011: Cosplayer Edition~*~*~(....two months late.)
We got to see some fantastic cosplayers at Otakuthon this year, and we only managed to take the pictures of a few.
[WARNING: PICTURE HEAVY]
An awesome LUKE! (Professor Layton games)
Angela and nearby tablemate's amazing Prinny costume
How gorgeous is seedchanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01633836589667026087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672412306606761895.post-28814162351247203342011-09-24T22:02:00.000-07:002011-10-20T13:30:35.178-07:00Cafe Asta Does Otakuthon 2011
Hello there, it's Angela here to share a little bit of Cafe Asta's summer adventures!
In August we traveled to Montreal, Quebec to participate in Canada's premier bilingual anime convention: Otakuthon.
The 3-and-a-half day adventure was far from boring! Between meeting new friends, constantly changing our displays and struggling to speak en Français, that weekend was unforgettable!
(Picture byAngiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16058832992372198756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672412306606761895.post-72701461399900548172011-08-02T15:36:00.000-07:002011-08-02T17:20:44.664-07:00Back from Atomic Lollipop!!Here's a picture of the table we shared with Yoli-chan and deathofrats.Pictured is Steph doing something with her ear, and Yoli-chan looking adorable. Picture taken by deathofrats. Which is why she's not in the picture.
Steph's back from Atomic Lollipop! (Unfortunately Angela couldn't attend due to work, so Steph had to have double the fun for her) It was a ton of fun! She met a lot of great seedchanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01633836589667026087noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672412306606761895.post-68797085309411957982011-07-23T19:31:00.000-07:002011-07-23T19:32:28.493-07:00Upcoming Events! Atomic Lollipop and Otakuthon 2011!
In the next couple of weeks, Cafe ASTA will be attending two exciting events, one in Toronto and one in Montreal! We have been busy preparing for them (as well as dealing with crazy life and school) which is why we haven't been posting much. We promise though, we will start posting more often and about more! (Steph has a million and one reviews on Wendy's salads she should post, and Angie has seedchanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01633836589667026087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672412306606761895.post-32317537020493297102011-07-21T07:12:00.000-07:002011-07-21T07:12:52.708-07:00Outtakes
Puffer Fish?
Woah, it's been a while since our last post. Been overrun with family emergencies and exams. We're back and going to get things back into gear!
For our introduction post, we actually did a quick photoshoot in my kitchen with my friend Annie for the photos. Twas a blast, even though the lighting was atrocious (mmm mustard coloured kitchen...), and of course, we have outtakes!
seedchanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01633836589667026087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672412306606761895.post-23689491864705355112011-05-26T19:58:00.000-07:002011-08-02T15:38:50.432-07:00Heading to Anime North~Hi everyone,
Sorry for the long hiatus, but we're getting ready to go to Anime North this weekend! We promise to take lots and lots of pictures, and we'll be back soon with reports, photos and long delayed blog posts! We will also probably have all of the charms we've made in our bags ^___^;.
I (Stephanie) will be in Bodyline's Antique Clock (Shown Above) and my Shurelia from Ar Tonelicoseedchanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01633836589667026087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672412306606761895.post-79805430563006603752011-05-05T07:20:00.000-07:002011-05-05T07:20:18.372-07:00New Twitter AccountBet you didn't know what we have a twitter account!
Its true, now we do! Get the latest scoop on what we're working on and what inspires us at twitter.com/cafeASTA
Special treat: Photo shoot outtake!
Still loving all of the sweetness
Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16058832992372198756noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672412306606761895.post-26630253142085519362011-05-05T06:33:00.000-07:002011-05-08T23:02:53.095-07:00Behind the Scenes Part 2: PIRATES?!It’s a pirate’s life for me!
Hello again, Angela here to show you a sneak peek at another one of our delicious looking cookie pieces: Pirate bears!
You can say that this series was if not commissioned then inspired by a fund raiser we were invited to last winter for the GTA Rollergirls…. And used as a prize set for Raffle draws.
I knew right away that I wanted to be pirates. There’s Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16058832992372198756noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672412306606761895.post-7958817238037609152011-04-09T19:26:00.000-07:002011-08-02T15:38:50.433-07:00Anime North 2011 Crafter's CornerJust a quick update...
Cafe Asta is currently on the wait-list for Anime North 2011's Crafter Corner.
We are... #20 :(
We are... less than pleased, to say the least. We tried really hard to send our emails at the right time, and it was INTENSE. And it's not like we sent it late, in fact, Angela might have sent it one second too early (7:59:59) and Steph sent it right on time (cafeASTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056808012203448850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672412306606761895.post-86177825656074892512011-04-07T08:37:00.000-07:002011-04-09T10:13:14.719-07:00Behind the Scenes Part 1: Cookies
Hello everyone and welcome again to Café ASTA!
Angela here, reporting for duty; its been a long time, hasn’t it? Now that Winter is over, with spring comes renewed energy and new ideas for crafts.
But first things first: both Steph and I think that we are way overdue with introducing some of the things we’ve made since our debut. Sorry everyone for being unable to post these Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16058832992372198756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672412306606761895.post-23369214541241096112011-03-30T16:19:00.000-07:002011-03-31T18:43:55.284-07:00Cafe ASTA on Facebook! :D:DCafe ASTA has a facebook page! For those of you who do not follow blogger pages lololol
Please like us if you like us! :D
cafeASTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056808012203448850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672412306606761895.post-89405419101146010282011-03-23T15:03:00.000-07:002011-03-23T15:03:00.324-07:00[rant] On Photos and Light-BoxesSo our incredibly long delay in updating was due to our lack of photos (and because both Angela and I are inherently lazy, and yet incredibly busy with school and work and more school and a smidgen of social life). And honestly, the problem isn't fixed yet.
Re: Cameras
Neither of us have a fancy-pants D-SLR or anything of the sort. Angela says she only has a shitty super old point and shoot seedchanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01633836589667026087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672412306606761895.post-27604886549938308862011-03-19T11:31:00.000-07:002011-04-09T10:15:00.403-07:00*drumroll* Introductions!So now that we have a couple of items under our belt, we figured it would be a good idea to introduce ourselves and get acquainted with everyone!
Angie and Steph
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Angie~The One that licks the spoon after the cookie batter is made~
Name: AngieAge: 21Zodiacs: Earth Snake, CancerBlood Type: O+Favorite Season: Autumn Occupation: Visual Art cafeASTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056808012203448850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672412306606761895.post-84084373018968334052011-03-06T21:27:00.000-08:002011-04-09T10:15:31.611-07:00Store Update!Hello there~
Angie signing in to announce a store update! As spring is quickly approaching (15 more days!) the sweet smell of love and freshly baked cookies is in the air. Though in our case, the cookies are made of clay~ (Which means they smell... like clay? Haha)
As our little treat to you, we've (finally*) compiled a few photos of our first batch of sweets deco cellphone charms in our Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16058832992372198756noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672412306606761895.post-21035229731719168922011-01-29T17:32:00.000-08:002011-04-09T10:15:00.403-07:00What is Sweets Deco and what do you guys have to do with it?Sorry for the long hiatus since our last post.... we've been working really hard at school and work, and lost track of time. There would be more (and better!) pics of our stuff, but we're still working on making a lightbox. (And we tried posting pictures without a light box... it wasn't pretty. Darn you Canada and your dark winters.) Sorry for the delay!
We're going to start updating regularly cafeASTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056808012203448850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672412306606761895.post-66021009410169515042010-11-29T22:18:00.000-08:002011-03-31T18:43:19.290-07:00Ze Countdown Begins!Here's a preview of what we've been working on!
Angela thinks they look delicious enough to eat!
We're working hard to get everything ready for our grand opening! (And we apparently look the same when working on stuff haha)
Store should be up soon! Keep an eye out!
cafeASTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056808012203448850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672412306606761895.post-9066824535014694542010-11-21T18:38:00.000-08:002011-04-09T10:15:00.404-07:00Opening Soon!Lights.... camera.... ACTION!Soon....Check out the rest of the site (or what we have of it) for more info about us~ woohoo~cafeASTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056808012203448850noreply@blogger.com0