The wait is over. Cute Dolls and Fun Dolls are now on sale, just in time for the holidays. Whether you’re an old school craftster or a neophyte, you’ll enjoy these magazine-size craft books. Each book is filled with colorful instructions, patterns, and pictures for making more than 20 “scary-cute” characters in large huggable sizes. Cute Dolls features such popular critters from The Cute Book as Sprite, Bad Guy, and Pinkie, plus new favorites, such as Spritekin and Munky. Fun Dolls stars an all-new cast, such as Rabbity Rabbit and Silky Kay, and the Unmotivated Kids. And even if your idea of crafting is making the bed, the whimsical “model” shots and descriptions make these how-to tomes a delight. Grab up copies for all your friends this holiday season, and make sure everyone knows they’re at the top of your list.
Let the Crafting Begin
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007“Cute” Invades Texas
Friday, October 26th, 2007
The cute quadrupeds of Aranzi Aronzo took Texas by storm this past weekend at the Third Annual Maker Faire. To help celebrate the fair that celebrates America’s creative soul, Vertical had exclusive Aranzi Aronzo merchandise shipped in from Japan. Sewing kits, mascot kits, and stationary emblazoned with the “so-cute-they-should-be-illegal” creatures were snapped up by eager attendees, who also grabbed advance copies of Fun Dolls and Cute Dolls. Not much remained after the two-day festival, just some bits of thread, a swatch of felt, and a couple of locals muttering, “Who were those crafty critters?”
Cute Dolls/Fun Dolls to Debut at Maker Faire
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007Aranzi Aronzo fans rejoice! Fun Dolls and Cute Dolls will soon be here. Both books will be available on November 20, 2007, but a handful of each book will be available at the Austin Maker Faire, October 20-21, 2007. That’s right, a month ahead of schedule—30 days before your friends can get their own copies—you can snag one and have the entire pantheon of new, large-size Aranzi characters and mega-size versions of Aranzi favorites created before your drooling fans can even crack the spine on their copies of the books. Oh, but it gets better. EXCLUSIVE Aranzi Aronzo merchandise—sewing kits, mascots kits, and stationary sets, flown directly from the crafty environs of the sisters themselves in Japan—will also be available at the Vertical booth at the Maker Faire. The Maker Faire is a yearly celebration of creators; from inventors to crafters, robot builders to jewelry designers. So plan to be there and start practicing your “Nyah-nyahs” for when you see your friends after getting your hands on early editions of Fun Dolls and Cute Dolls, and exclusive Aranzi stuff .