This is a super quick post as I’m heading off to my parents. I hope you’ll have a nice Christmas! If you’ve got some time and cookie dough left, I can highly recommend this Pusheen Holiday Cookies recipe. Find more … Continue reading Have a Cute Christmas!
Hello! Remember me? I’m sorry for dropping off the radar for a while. I haven’t forgotten about kao-ani though and new posts are coming up soon! My life lately consisted of work, a bit of socialising and lots of walking. … Continue reading Pokemon Go Halloween Event
I’m sorry for the little hiatus! I’ve been busy with work, learning Bootstrap, watching the Game of Thrones (finally) and with being ill 😦 Guess it doesn’t help that it just keeps raining in the Netherlands. I wonder if it … Continue reading Kawaii Japanese Gifts
I’ve got a love-hate relationship with Facebook. To be honest my timeline has become a bit boring, it looks like a repetition of last year. Lately I find myself more drawn towards Instagram, where I mainly follow people with a … Continue reading Cute Instagram Pets to Follow
I hope you’ve still got a lunch or coffee break ahead while reading this post, because it might make you crave for sugar loaded food. A couple of years ago Vickie Liu was in between jobs when she decided to … Continue reading Sweet Bakes from Instagrammer Vickie Liu
A couple of months ago Metin and I visited Dendennis in his studio. He had just released a new DIY amigurumi book and Metin created the illustrations for the accompanying stories. I might be a bit biased, but I think … Continue reading Dendennis amigurumi story book
Maybe you remember my post about the Peropero Sparkle Plushies that are now for sale at Tokyo Otaku Mode? I spoiled myself by buying a small mascot plushie and a set of stickers. They arrived pretty quickly and well packed. … Continue reading Peropero Cune Plush & Stickers Review
The winner of the Japan Candy Box Giveaway has been e-mailed today, so do check your inbox (^_^) I want to thank you all very much for participating! You might remember that my Japan Candy Box came with melted chocolate. … Continue reading Japan Candy Box Giveaway Winner & Update
Almost 2 years ago I blogged about Yurie Sekiya’s Art. At the time Yurie mentioned that she was working on projects for her fans overseas. And she’s kept her promise (^_^). There has already been a collaboration with JapanLa for … Continue reading Peropero Sparkles Plush
Recently the TodTots store caught my eye, because of the cute logo and inventory. I thought it might be nice to do a review as I had not heard of the shop before. TodTots were so kind to provide a … Continue reading TodTots Whimsical Box Review
I think you might have hear of the Japan Candy Box by now, as it is quite popular! I’ve reviewed one last year and when Blippo asked me if I wanted to try their latest box, I jumped to the … Continue reading Japan Candy Box May Review & Giveaway
When I was looking at CD Japan for the Econeco coloring book, another cute book caught my eye. It’s a dress up sticker book for girls, with some great illustrations: It turned out that the book is designed by Manamoko … Continue reading Manamoko and her Fancy Surprise Shop
bout a year ago I stumbled upon this picture of a beautiful wool felted rabbit. I instantly fell head over heels for the retro style with soft colours. Luckily a little Google-detective-work revealed the artists: Ribo -a.k.a. Ribonetta- from Japan. Continue reading Wool Felt Artist Ribo
A couple of weeks ago I read at Super Cute Kawaii that Econeco will launch a new line of products. I was surprised to find out that they have teamed up with Pokemon for a collaboration that has worked out … Continue reading PokéNeco Dolce by Econeco
Whenever I’m in Amsterdam I usually stop by Toko Dun Yong. This is a Chinese supermarket near the Central Station, where you can find lots of Asian food, snacks and kitchenware. This time I discovered some new Japanese snacks in … Continue reading Kawaii Japanese Snack Finds in Amsterdam
The next couple of weeks I’d like to introduce you to a couple of Japanese wool felt artists. I’m especially intrigued by wool felted animals that either look super realistic and/or very cute. First up is Makiko, she creates critters … Continue reading Makiko Arai’s Smiling Felt Animals
I’m sorry that maintenance took a little longer than expected. Luckily the new theme is functioning well (^_^)/! With the previous theme I was no longer able to attach images to posts :(, but things are back to normal now. As you might have noticed I kept the original layout largely intact and slightly tweaked it. There might be a couple of more changes along the way. Thank you for your patience and welcome back! Continue reading We’re back!
There’s a new kawaii subscription box in town! Norwegian company Sockflow selects the cutest socks from South-Korea that will be delivered right on your doorstep. They recently sent me a pack of kawaii women’s socks, which came directly from Korea … Continue reading Kawaii Socks Box from SockFlow
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