All posts under 'Kawaii'

Sweet Homewares from Littleleaf

Saturday, April 28th, 2012

Littleleaf is a Rakuten shop that sells mainly the Le Sucre brand of homewares, a category that includes kitchen supplies, storage & organizers, stationery, and a few cute plushes here and there.

Le Sucre items boast sweet designs, with soft colors depicting cute animals (often bunnies) and nature.

The store just makes me all ooey-gooey in adoration. Let’s see if I can showcase a few favorite items without just melting.

Le Sucre Tin Cases

This is a good example of the kinds of designs the store specializes in.

These colors. ;_; They’re so… gentle.

And

and we know how I feel about bunnies.

Le Sucre Sandwich Box

I think these look big enough that you could fit some other snacks besides sandwiches in there. n_n

I wanna go on a little picnic or something carrying my lunch in this. ; 3;

It also folds up to be really compact once you’ve emptied the contents – clickthrough to see!

Le Sucre Page Markers

I wish I had these in college. They’re waaaay cuter than using sticky notes to mark textbook pages and study notes!

Le Sucre Mascot Phone Strap

Man

if I ever get a nice phone, I am going to just pile on the ridiculously cute phone straps.

Rilakkuma Bento Bag Drawstring Purse

Okay, so here’s a non Le Sucre thing just to show that Littleleaf sells other brands, too.

Rilakkuma is a kawaii icon on par with Hello Kitty, and this print is featured on a drawstring bag you’d use to carry your bento around in.

Once again, feeling very tempted to go on a kawaii-themed picnic…

Cute Craft Books

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Maybe you’ve noticed that I like sewing cute things with felt. I wouldn’t have gotten started with this craft if I never read about it first!

Here’s a collection of books that will more than get you started on your own cute, cuddly crafting. You’ll learn all of the techniques and equip yourself with more patterns than you can shake a needle at!

Big Little Felt Universe: Sew It, Stuff It, Squeeze It, Fun!This is a great introductory felt sewing book. There are more than 70 projects in here including food and toys, such as cakes with removable decorations!

The techniques are simple enough that beginners can pick up on them easily, but there’s so much packed in here that experienced crafters will find tons of inspiration as well.

My Favorite Felt SweetsThe book offers detailed, easy-to-follow directions, as well as life-sized patterns, for 106 different projects! o_o

Sheets of colored felt and basic sewing skills (and sometimes a little glue for the final, decorative touches) are all that are required to whip up these luscious-looking and guilt-free confections.

Yum!!

Warm Fuzzies: 30 Sweet Felted ProjectsFelting is a bit different from the typical sewing-with-felt that I’m into, but thanks to the difference in technique there is potential for creating new and different things!

This book encourages using old wool sweaters – a trip to the thrift store could supply you with everything you need. There is no knitting involved!

Aranzi Aronzo – Cuter BookThis wouldn’t be a proper cute sewing post if Aranzi Aronzo weren’t included here!

The Cuter Book is a follow-up to The Cute Book, and between the two of them are patterns for hundreds of unique cuddly characters. There’s a special flair to Aranzi Aronzo’s projects… there’s a simplicity to the characters’ designs, but SO MUCH FUN to them, too!

Super-Cute FeltAnd this is a great finisher to this post, thanks to the huge variety of simple projects it includes.

The categories in Super-Cute Felt include Accessories (think brooches and small purses!), Gifts (pincushions!), Homewares (coasters and tea cozies!), and Celebrations for holiday-themed cuteness.

This is all reminding me that I need to get back to work on my own instructional sewing book! o^o

Cute Desktop Accessories from ModCloth!

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

If you’re like me and spend a lot of time on the Internet on the prowl for cute things, you probably already know about ModCloth.

While ModCloth started out specializing in vintage fashion and decor, nowadays their online store showcases tons and tons and TONS of adorable modern accessories!!

I’m a huge sucker for adorable stationery and small decor stuff, so this post will highlight some of my favorite desktop accessories of theirs. c:

Mushroom Kingdom Eraser Potoh mY GOSH SEE THIS IS WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT.

Yeah.

Maybe you can relate to this, but I just have this need to surround myself with cute things. And fun pastel colors on inanimate objects with cute little faces – that’s just

that’s just a recipe for pure unbridled love.

Hops and Dreams Tape DispenserBUNNIES
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
they are only among my most favorite things on this PLANET.

How could I possibly resist a precious little ceramic bunny on my desk, so perfectly willing to hold my tape for me?

Stick Out Paper Tape Set…And here is some pretty, girly decorative tape for loading into your tape-dispensing bunny. c:
What I Wore Today by Gemma CorrellI love-love-love-LOVE doodle diaries!!

Keeping track of what you wear is a great way to take pride in the way you present yourself, and helps you develop new ideas for great outfits!

I just love the whole concept of this book. ; 3;

Tracing Rainbows Pencil and Eraser Set…And this cheerful little pencil/eraser set is just perfect for drawing in your fashion doodle diary!!

WHO DOESN’T LOVE RAINBOWS??

Nobody.

Cute Cinnamoroll Finds on Ebay!

Saturday, April 21st, 2012

As I promised yesterday, from here on out we’ll be seeing daily posts from me as I venture ’round the Interwebs in search of THE CUTEST FINDS.

And idk man there aren’t many characters that are cuter than Cinnamoroll, so this seemed like a really good starting point for this new endeavor of mine.  Here’s a handful of merch I found on Ebay! Click the images to go right to their listing.

These listings are fairly time sensitive!  If you like them, snatch them up fast! X3

Cinnamoroll PlushCUTIE!!

A perfect little plush like this is a great kick-off for this post. X3

Look at that little face. o^o

Cinnamoroll Memo PadI have a massive weakness for cute stationery, you guys.

This one has four different paper designs, and they’re all in sweet pastel hues that Cinnamoroll is known for. Clickthrough to see them all. 😀

Cinnamoangels Bedding – Fitted Sheet & Pillow CasesAhhhhh this bedding is so cute, I am dying. oAo

These are the Cinnamoangels, a small spin-off of Cinnamoroll’s character.

Oh, and this listing is only for a fitted sheet and pillow cases! But there are three different styles to choose from (it was hard to pick just one to show a picture of!).

Fluffy Cinnamoroll PlushesFLUUFFFYYYYYY… @3@

These plushes are actually slightly larger than the first one I posted on this page. And this is just my opinion, but I think they’re cuter, too.

Look at those little bows. ; 3;~

Cinnamoroll Tote BagAnnnnd we’ll finish off this post with this very cute tote bag.

As if I need another bag!!

B-but look at the teacups… oAo

…And thus ends today’s little shopping feature!! Now wasn’t that painless? I’ll be back tomorrow with more. :3