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posted by claire

Fuji Friends

Posted: November 19th, 2008, by claire

Ahh! Christmas has had a cute makeover at Fuji Friends!

These Santa Tofus are amazing! Look at their moustaches! It would make a grown woman weep (it has, I assure you).

Not sure enough? Then add a Tofu Christmas tree on his back for added kawaii-ness!

And if you’re still not convinced, then these garlands will do the trick!

Best get ordering now as items are sent from Japan but are posted worldwide. Hurry!

posted by mar-c

Shana Logic

Posted: November 18th, 2008, by mar-c

Let’s brighten up your Tuesday with some cute stuff from Shana Logic. To be honest, we could do a post on Shana Logic every Tuesday for the next year and not run out of stuff to post but I’ve just delved into the aptly titled Cute Cute Cute! section for some picks.

If you’ve been living on Mars for the last few years, then Shana Logic is an awesome online shop (run by Shana herself) which stocks all kinds of cool and cute stuff made by indie artists and crafters. Basically, it’s the cream of handmade cute, all in one place!

I am bouncing around with glee at the sight of these scarves. They’re called Two Bunnies Scarves because they’re reversible, with a different bunny expression on each side. Blub!

Waah - this Happy Onigiri Ring is definitely happy and would look adorable sitting on anyone’s finger. Except mine, sadly, as I have allergy issues with metals. Sob!

This Rainy Day Ghosts Tote features some adorable little ghosties with their umbrellas. Leave them alone, nasty evil cloud!

Cute belts are harder to find than you might imagine but Shana Logic has tons! They’re all super-cute but I particularly love the Geisha Girl.

There’s something incredibly cute about clouds isn’t there? The cloud on this Happy Rain Cloud Tee is delighted to be soaking you and I’d almost forgive it. Also, how cute are the model’s tattoos?!

And a sneaky extra. I bought these Bunny Arm Warmers a couple of years ago and still wear them all the time. They’re made of felt and brilliant for keeping my wrist warm when I’m doing too much computerising. Also, they’re hilarious.

posted by claire

Covetables

Posted: November 17th, 2008, by claire

A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon the work of Covetables at a market in Glasgow. I was most taken with an owl I could see for most of the day from my own stall and when I got a chance to venture over, I found all sorts of cute toys on offer! Check these out:

These chicken cushions are perfect for squishing on a winter’s night and are handsewn by the lady behind Covetables (who is also very nice!).

You can even make your own plush pal if the notion takes you with these make-your-own kits! A steal at £3.99.

And my personal favourite - the pirate cat! They are just the right mix of cute and scary pirate and I particularly like his anchor mouth.

There’s plenty more cuteness at the Covetables Etsy shop, so go have a look now!

posted by mar-c

Wunderkind

Posted: November 14th, 2008, by mar-c

Wunderkind is a lovely little Etsy shop selling ‘original, hand-painted, wooden cuteness!’. The top sellers are these spool dolls who give Momiji a real run for their money. Not only are they unique and super-cute (and sometimes with a crocheted hat!) but they’re actual spools ready to keep a hold of your prettiest ribbon or trim. They even come complete with a lovely piece of matching trim to start you off.

As well as this loveliness, they also make magnets, charms and keychains with cute girls, bears and robots, yay. They seem to be selling things faster than they can make them so haunt the shop for the next update or just browse the loveliness in their Flickr gallery.

posted by mar-c

Happy Bunny Day

Posted: November 13th, 2008, by mar-c

Wow, I haven’t done a post all about bunnies in at least a couple of weeks! Imagine! Here are my latest adorable bunny finds, all of which I would be utterly delighted to find in my stocking come Christmas.

In my world, every day would be a Happy Bunny Day and be just like this lovely wood painting - full of bunnies and cupcakes! Made by Sweet Lil Nothings.

Who wouldn’t love  a Cute lovely Pink Rabbit Bunny Rainbow Letter set!? Indeed that is exactly what it is and those bunnies are too cute. The one sliding down a rainbow is breaking my heart. Available from Ice Cream Drops.

Wah, these tiny ceramic Baby Bun Buns are all sold out (curses!) but there are still bunny vases available that are just as cute. Handmade by Pretty Random Objects.

Girl Savage makes amazing ‘feltidermy’; cute felt animals mounted on wood. The mini brooch versions are just too sweet and she has a lot of love for bunnies.

And finally, these Brown Bunnies could make a cute new friend for my Angel Bunny. They’re finger puppets too for ten times the fun. Handmade from felt by the very talented Kezzaroo.

posted by mar-c

Cute Designs

Posted: November 12th, 2008, by mar-c

I was round at Panda-san’s house the other week and we perused the latest additions to the Super Cute Kawaii Flickr group (320 members! Can you believe it?). As you can imagine, there was much squealing going on and time and time again, the culprit was Cute Designs. Seemingly engineered to hit every one of our kawaii sweet spots, we were almost in tears by page 5. I’m weeping again, just at the sight of that bear above. Teddy Loveless, if you will. Aaaahhh!

Ahem, anyway. Cute Designs is based here in the UK and makes both adorable and slightly confused animal friends and amigurumi toys, as well as some of the sweetest little felt brooches you’re likely to see. I’m off to torture myself again with the cute. Why not join me?

posted by mar-c

ShopKawaii.com

Posted: November 11th, 2008, by mar-c

I’ve seen a LOT of cute stuff in my time but I’ve never been quite so flabbergasted as when perusing the stock of ShopKawaii.com. It’s almost like being back at Kiddyland in Japan and running round the San-X floor going AAAAAAAAAAAH!

Since there are literally 7 million things in the shop, I couldn’t possibly pick favourites, so instead I have picked 5 of the most unbelievable things, in all meanings of the word.

Speaking of Kiddyland, they had these Mamegoma mittens there and it was so tempting to buy them. However, reality soon sets in when you realise there’s no way you could actually wear them outside without causing a major traffic incident. At least I got to wear them in the shop though!

Monokuro Boo TABLE anyone? This is just insane, but also cute.

Okay, this Hannari Tofu pencil case is just unbelievably cute, rather than unbelievable. Siamese twin tofu! It’s almost worth going back to school for.

I’ve always been a big fan of Nyan Nyan Nyanko, the cat who likes to pretend she’s food. Well, who doesn’t? Here she is pretending to be a loaf of banana bread, except WAIT! Turn her inside out and she’s A BANANA! Words fail me.

Okay, last up is this amazing anniversary plush of Rilakkuma who is not only dressed as a king, but is holding a plush cake in the shape of Korilakkuma. Who doesn’t look entirely pleased to be a cake, I have to say.

If you wish to continue with this madness, hop on over to ShopKawaii.com

posted by mar-c

Dudley Redhead

Posted: November 10th, 2008, by mar-c

I bought this lovely zine from Dudley Redhead the other week. Her stuff always sells out super-quick so I was glad to snap one up. It’s a little travelogue of a trip to Japan - not full of exhaustive ramblings like mine but rather a scrapbook of drawings, photos and observations. It’s even decorated with little stickers and stampers. It’ll only take you a few minutes to leaf through but it’s full of inspiration.

She also makes lots of other cuteness including zines, paintings, prints, cards and mobile charms. Her art features the cutest animals and the zines all have awesome concepts, like the adventures of a button or some interesting stuff about owls illustrated by her daughter. Dudley Redhead has an Etsy shop and a blog so go check it all out!

posted by mar-c

New cuteness in the shop!

Posted: November 9th, 2008, by mar-c

The Super Cute Kawaii shop has now been open for a week! Thanks so much to everyone who has shopped with us so far. There’s still FREE Super Cute Kawaii cards for the next few orders so now’s the time to buy!

We’ll be adding an extra weekend post most weeks now, with some cute new stuff from the shop. Here are my picks of the new kawaii.

These adorable felt jellyfish just arrived from jiji~punch. Hannah (the pink one) sold before I could even add her to the shop but her friends Barnabas (the purple one) and Herman (the camo one) would love to be your new friends. They’re all hand-stitched and super cute!

Christmas is coming but it’s okay as we’ve got you sorted for gift tags. These sticker tags feature Bunny and Panda in their winter outfits wishing your lucky recipient a cute christmas! You get 12 in a pack for a total bargain. Also, if you’re reading this via RSS, you really should visit the blog in person to see our awesome new christmas banner!

One of my favourite things in the shop is this mini sewing kit. That cute bear would really calm you down when disaster hits and a button falls off your trousers. There are two designs available, both of which come with scissors, thread and other handy stuff.

This set of 4 handmade Kawaii Miniatures cards feature photographs of teeny-weeny detailed miniature toy sets from Japan. Eee!

And finally, a super kawaii letter set to write and tell Santa what you want for Christmas this year. I’m pretty sure Santa likes cute squirrels.

That’s your lot - see you tomorrow!

posted by mar-c

The Tiny Fig

Posted: November 7th, 2008, by mar-c

We’ve posted a few things by The Tiny Fig before on Super Cute Kawaii but she really needs a post of her own. Connie is the girl behind the cute designs and she makes all sorts of cool stuff from her gang of illustrated characters, including the little bread slice above and a horde of cute and colourful birds, animals and monsters.

There really is something for everyone, with printed earrings and hairslides, gocco printed purses, awesome sticker packs and handmade brooches and charms. You’d have a hard time not finding anything to buy. I’m particularly taken with the bunny phone charm below though, aww.

Connie also runs the Sweet Figments blog which is full of handmade and vintage picks. There’s a giveaway extravaganza going on there just now so head over and win yourself an amazing prize or two!

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