New Look

Changed my etsy shop banner and also use the same one for my craft blog =)
What do you all think? Look nice? Tiple and Marmalade are in it too!

Copy Cat Seller

Sigh.. I found out that someone copied my Froggie designs and sell it cheaply..
I really have no idea why people will copy someone else design.. It is something that belong to a person hardwork and creativity.. and to copy just like that and ignore the owner of the design after they approach you to ask you to stop you just act like nothing happen and never even reply or apologize.. Would you like it if someone else where to copy your designs? But I don't think they are even your designs.. coz they all look quite common to me too! I can find them in other person shop! Sigh... I really hope that she will stop it else I will just post her shop link here, I really don't want to do that as we are all local crafter and should support each other rather than copy each other!

My froggie designs..

Announcement

I will be away from 5th till 9th October 2010. I will reply all email on 10th October 2010. Sorry for the inconvenience. In the mean time, feel free to browse through my site and enjoy yourself =)

On Vacation

araleling handmade will be away from 26th till 30th August 2010.
I will reply all email on 31th =)
Thanks!

Have fun voting =D

Some of us (craft making) organized a theme contest, where each contestant will make item based on the theme

Help us to vote and pick the piece that you think suit the theme and title best =)
http://missknitsetsy.blogspot.com/

Thank you =D

Another package arrive =)

Bought this from an sweetthoughtshoppe hehe so cute and thanks for the free gift

Price Revised =)

I've decided to make special offer price for this few products =)
Get them now at lower price
Check them out =D

Froggie Key Fob
Stuffed Froggies
Animal Bookmark : Froggie, Penguin
Flower Bookmark

Thank you. Any question please email me at araleling@gmail.com =3

KHAIRUNSHOP GIVEAWAY Post

Recently there are many people having giveaway in their blog. Whether giving away craft packs or their handmade items. It is so tempting!

This one is about a giveaway at Khairun Shop. Being a craft lover myself, I will not miss out this opportunity to try my luck at winning them =)

Click here to find out more! Do not miss this opportunity =D

Come and Join, The Fairy Nice *GiveAway*

Dream Catcher Fairy is having a give away now, the prizes are so tempting and beautifully made.
I already join them, you should too!
Click here to find out more =)

Lucky Draw Winner

Thanks everyone for participating the May Lucky Draw =)

Here is the winners list:

For Etsy (international)
$5 gift certificate : crochetedbycharlene
$10 gift certificate : YanniCreations

For Malaysian (local)
RM15 gift certificate : Safwan Production
RM30 gift certificate : iknow

For the local winners, please email me at araleling@gmail.com for your gift certificate code.
I do not have your emails. If I did not receive email from winners by June 5th, I will re select a winner(s) again =)

All the winners are picked using random.org
I made a list with numbers and random it there =3
Hope everyone have fun ^_^

Big Sales & Lucky Draw

Thanks to everyone who participated at the lucky draw, the draw is now close!
Come back tomorrow or Wednesday (2th June 2010) for the results

Although the response is not that good.. but thanks to those who participated =)

Big Sales & Lucky Draw

Hi, now araleling handmade is having a BIG sales of many item designs that I made. Every purchase from today onwards till 31th of May 2010 will be eligible for a lucky draw.

This Big Sales and Lucky Draw is from 17th May 2010 till 31th May 2010~!!
The lucky draw winners will be announce on the 1st of June 2010.

Method on how to participate in the lucky draw :
Option 1) Buy any items from my shop - 3 entries
Option 2) Comment on this post - 1 entry
Option 3) Become my follower - 1 entry
Option 4) Refer buyer to here - 3 entries (the person must buy something and tell me who introduce them here, can give your (referral) email address as evidence; for etsy, username will do)

**You can do one or do all the options too! Hehe, then you get total 8 entries!!**

It is just so easy =3 Come and ask more to join~!!

For local (Malaysians only)
The prizes : 1 x RM 30 gift certificate at araleling handmade
1 x RM 15 gift certificate at araleling handmade

For Etsy buyers (International only)
The prizes : 1 x 10USD gift certificate at araleling handmade
1 x 5USD gift certificate at araleling handmade

The items that are currently on sales! (For etsy, I will refund the discount via paypal; or make a custom listing for you, please convo me if you are purchasing more than one)

1) Cancer Horoscope
2) Pisces & Scorpio
3) Flora Charms
4) Flower Bookmark
5) Flower Hair Clip
6) Button Hair Clip
7) Penguin Bookmark
8) In Love Kitty Hair Clip
9) Cute Frog Keychain & Charms
10) Heart Brooch / Pin
11) Sequined Frog Fobs/Keychain
12) Cute Frog Key Fobs
13) Cute Monster Squigglie Hair Clip
14) Flower Blossom Pin/Brooch
15) Cute Love Kitty Keychain/Charm

You can use them to buy anything from this shop or at Etsy for international buyers.
Everyone is welcome to join. Spread the words and have fun!! =)

****Update: Please leave your email when comment so I can reach the winner easier =) ****

Please Vote For Me..

Hi.. Hehehe.. I'm entering a Baskin Robin Week 3 competition where one is suppose to take photo with the BR product and with something pink in color.

This is my entry : Click Here
Please vote for me by liking the photo but first you need to like the Baskin Robin Fan Page..
I am the one holding this pink kitty and making some weird faces... >_<
I think it is quite noticable.. the title of my entry is ; With so much sweetness and cuteness, one can go mad

Thank you so much :)

The Feeling of Receiving Parcel

Now I know how others feel when they wait for their parcel and the moment they receive them. It is such an excitement!! The waiting days can actually kill and when receive it time, oh my the pleasure :D
This parcel arrived yesterday, after about 3 weeks, from US :D

Ta-da!! Small bottles, I have some idea what to do with it, but not sure whether it will work out or not >_< Sent quite some fortune on it.. pocket also got hole already.. hahaha

Bought another packet of polymer clay from the shop (local)

More colors for Mini Strawberries

Beware of Scammer

Haha, never thought I will receive this method of scamming through email. My first time experience on this.

On 2th of April 2010, I receive an email that goes like this..

The email and name, Samuel Moore moore@gmail.com> wrote:

My name is Samuel,I want to place an order in your store,and I will like to
know if you ship to Japan and my method of payment will be credit card. So
please let me know if you can assist me with the order,and please do not
forget to include your website/price lists in your replying back to my
email.I will await your prompt response as soon as you receive this email.
Regards,
Samuel Moore

I actually replied this person without thinking it is a scam, asking what he wanted and stuff..
But the email when I hit reply is sent to this person instead : Samuel Moore
Then he replied me this,

Hello araleling,

Good to read back from you . below are the items I want to order:

Bla Bla Bla.. (I didn't list out the items here)

SHIPPING ADDRESS:

HIROSHI INVESTMENT
7th FLOOR
3-24-21, TAKANAWA,
MINATO-KU, TOKYO,
JAPAN.

Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling, customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such situation before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder ACCESS LOGISTICS LTD for shipping quote.

The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (tk.accesslogistics@gmail.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in other to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.

I do trust ACCESS LOGISTICS LTD,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:

COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM ACCESS LOGISTICS LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)

Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with my credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Samuel Moore
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 informations to get you a quote,so provide them with the details bellow:
1)My Customer's ID # : DFL7240176A

2)Delivery Full Address:
HIROSHI INVESTMENT
7th FLOOR
3-24-21, TAKANAWA,
MINATO-KU, TOKYO,
JAPAN.

3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS

4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT

5)Momentary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL COST

Then I begin to wonder, got such thing one ah? I googled up the company and found their own email address too. (the url : http://www.accesslogistics.co.uk/contact.htm) So I email the scammer email address along with the real company address with the following message,

Dear person in charge,

Hi, I would like to know if you can arrange a shipping from Malaysia to Japan?

Can you give me the quotation for the Handling fee, Customs Duties, Tax, Insurance and etc. ?

The address to deliver is Tokyo, Japan while the pick up package is from Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.

Thank you.

Regards,
araleling

Then the person reply me quite fast with the following message,

Hello ,
Thank you for contacting ACCESS LOGISTICS LTD for your service.We appreciate your business, .Yes we pick up anywhere around the globe, we do all the paper works.We logged into our data base with the customer Id # DFL7240176A you provided and we discovered that we have shipped some goods to the ID in the past.We located in London,UK but help private customers in pick up like this.So getting this order to your client won't be a problem.For a shipment moving from Malasia to TOKYO, JAPAN with the total weight and dimension you provided,below is the Standard and Express Shipment Air Freight quote.

Customer ID # : DFL7240176A
Express Shipment (3 to 4 days) : $450
Standard Shipment (4 to 7 days): $379

THE FREIGHT COST INCLUDES THE FOLLOWINGS:
Collection from your Store
Customs clearance documents
Customs duties & taxes in Japan
Goods full Insurance
Inland transit to Japan
Door-step delivery to the receiver

SHIPPING ADDRESS:
HIROSHI INVESTMENT
7th FLOOR
3-24-21, TAKANAWA,
MINATO-KU, TOKYO,
JAPAN.


Pick up will be made by our Freight Forwarder in your location after payment has been confirmed in our head office.We will need you to provide us with an estimate pick up date and time so that we can schedule a date and time for you before the goods are ready for picked up as we normally have a lot of shipment request.As soon as we receive all necessary information from you we will proceed on the pick up arrangement.

Our terms of payment,although we had an International Bank Account Number (IBAN) with BARCLAYS BANK,but our management has rule it out of our payment method,because we are encountered delay in our shipping services due to the bank-to-bank funds transfer that normally takes 3-5 days for funds to reflect in our account.So presently, we only welcome Western Union Money Transfer, because We are not set up to receive payment via credit card like stores,so you will be expected to send the shipping fees to our accountant through western union money transfer method.So you would have to send us the amount quoted above,so that we can do the pick-up and settle the necessary tax and custom duties on this shipment,this price includes insurance and all their duties & taxes,then we will get back to you with the necessary details.We have greatly reduced the price of this shipment, because of our existing customer ID # DFL7240176A.

For further information,visit our website bellow or don't hesitate to contact me.We looking forward to be of more service to you and your customer.

Thanks,
Mathew Brown
Customer Care Specialist
Access Logistics Ltd.
Leyton Business Centre
Eltoe Road,Leyton
London E10 7BT
United Kingdom
Tel: +447-024-085594

I was like, wah, I did not tell you the ID also, you some more can know one? I only ask about Japan and Malaysia only. LOL, not so intelligent scammer -_-'''

Before this I got tell my friends also, my friend helped me googled up, playing detective, hehehe. And yeah, this is really a scammer, she managed to find another one with the same Japan address. Lol. So I reply back the scammer with this,

Hi, I have contacted the person. But to my dismay, he said due to some policy, they cannot work out a shipping here. So, I will go with my own shipping method. If you agree please get back to me.

Thank you ;)

Regards,
araleling

Kekekeke, I think the scammer also will be wondering did I said that? Lol. After that the real company person email me,

Hi Araleling,

Thanks for your email.

Please do not carry out any business transactions with this customer as they are committing acts of fraud. They are using our company name and address to do this. These people have already tried to target companies in America, New Zealand and Australia.

I stress that Access Logistics (UK) Ltd is a company based only in London and has an office in Mauritius, and no where else. We do not have anyone called Richard Benson, Matthew Benson, Dixon Mark, Joe Bentley, Jessica Harold or anyone with customer reference DFL8941176A/ DFL7240176A (or anything similar) in our company as we are a family business. We do not accept or make any payments via Western Union.

I have already contacted the British Police and filed a report, and I urge you to do the same where you are.

Should the fraudster(s) contact you again please copy me on any emails.

Thanks and kind regards,

Nasseem

Wah, this scammer group actually scam many people already @_@''
Now coming to Malaysia already? -_-'''

Happy Easter :)

Happy Easter :D

Youth Says

Come and join and have your says :)

Youth Says

It is easy to sign up :) Can read about others opinion on some issues too. It is also rewarding and you might stand some chances to win prizes too. So let's join now :D

More colors available now

Hehehe, made this simple color chart for ease, all item can customize with more colors now :)

Clay

Bought some soft clay. Will be trying to make some.. hehehe, so will update slower, hehe :)