Due to Etsy's policy changes for commercial supplies...

Due to Etsy's policy changes for commercial supplies we are listing all new memo pads and letter sets on our yahoo store. The reason is this:

" A commercial crafting supply is not a commercial item that, although it may be used in crafting, is ready to use as is (for example: mass-produced clothing, dollhouse furniture and clothing). "

These new rules came into effect in the last couple of days but only affect new listings. Stores with listings that include these newly prohibited items are given a grace period, till the end of the year, to remove the items. So, all of our older items will be removed by us on our etsy shop at the end of the year and all new items will be added to our yahoo store.

To read more of the new changes please click on the link :

http://www.etsy.com/dosdonts.php#selling

Bentos And Blogs

As you probably know I have 2 stores and one of them sells bentos. I recently started advertising on a bento blog called "Adventures in Bentomaking". She is also doing a series of reviews of some of my products. I love this because people can see the products "in action" so to speak. To read the review of the "food toppers" I sell, please click on the picture.

If you like "bentoing" or just like looking at fabulous pictures of great (and cute!) food you will love her blog!!

Sticker Giveaway!

We are having a sticker giveaway....check out my other blog here for more information! Good between Sunday, January 18th and Wednesday, January 21st 2009 while supplies last!

The Eggnog was a hit!

I know what you are thinking....eggnog!! You might want to say something like...."hey lady....Christmas is over!". So the story goes like this.....Ever since I got here (10 years ago!) every December I have talked about eggnog and how much I missed it. I wished that my mom could send me eggnog (no....I can't make eggnog) but that was impossible.....until 2007. My mom discovered that the President's Choice company started packaging it in such a way that it didn't need to be refrigerated so she sent me a bottle in December 2007 to try. It was great! (if you have never tried any President's choice products....try them...they are fab!!). So, in November I asked my mom to ship me a case....12 -1 liter bottles via seamail. It took longer than normal so I only got it on Sunday. So all this week, I have been letting students (ok...only my favorite students) taste it. They LOVE it! The 2 girls above each got a bottle as a late Christmas present. These girls....what can I say....I LOVE them. They love trying new things and

after I gave them their bottles they were hugging them, caressing them, telling me the shape was cute and was thrilled that not only was there English on the bottle but French too! They were so cute that I just had to post this picture and story!

Cute characters at the supermarket!

We went shopping today. Actually we go shopping almost everyday but today we also went to the supermarket as we had pretty much run out of food! In the fruit and veggie section we found some rather cute characters!

I'm thinking these kinds of things are only in Japan?!

We also went to get some more Hannari tofu cushions and we saw these Hannari Tofu ATMs!

How cute are those!!! And speaking of cute.....I took some pics of one of my little student's baby sister...I could eat her up she is so cute!! The whole time she is there she says "kore wa?" "kore wa?" as she points at things. It means "what's this?" In the first pic she is trying to make the peace sign!

Frog Sticker Tape

I just wanted to share the cutest sticker tape! Little frogs. Frogs are called "kaeru" in Japanese and these ones are fun!

There are 2 rolls in the pack plus the dispenser. Each roll measures 48mm x 3m or 1.89 in x 10 feet.

These would be sooooo fun for your creative kids to use or even for yourself if you like frogs!

Just a little warning....please help your kids if they use this as the cutting edge is sharp!

View it here:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8570693

Kawaii Cute Japanese Rubber Stamps-Kawaii Bears

Kawaii Cute Japanese Rubber Stamps-Kawaii Bears
by FromJapanWithLove

This is a very cute set of rubber stamps.

These are "mokomoko bear"...which can be roughly translated to "floating on a cloud bear".

There are 12 mini rubber stamps and 1 blue ink pads and one little pad of paper.

They come in a cute little plastic case!These are perfect for scrapbooking, card making or any project you can think of!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8396569

Japanese Happy New Year-Hello Kitty In Kimonos Stickers

These are so cute and unique. "kittychan" (as she is called her) in kimonos. There are also many ume or plum blossoms.These would be perfect for scrapbooking, card making or any project you can think of!

Japanese Happy New Year-Hello Kitty In Kimonos Stickers
by FromJapanWithLove

Beautiful Japanese Winter Postcard

Beautiful Japanese Winter Postcard
by FromJapanWithLove

This is a cute postcard. There are ume or plum blossoms aand snow.

It says "kanchu ommimai moushiagemasu" which is really hard to translate into English...but basically it is a winter greeting used here to inquire about how a person is doing.

It is very beautiful!This is perfect for scrapbooking, card making or any project you can think of!

Tags : supplies, commercial, paper, paper goods, scrapbooking, embellishment, collage, card making, japanese, japan, kawaii, pink, winter, flowers

Cute Japanese Poly Reclosable Hello Kitty Bags- Extra Large

Cute Japanese Poly Reclosable Hello Kitty Bags- Extra Large

Cute Japanese Poly Reclosable Hello Kitty Bags- Extra Large
by FromJapanWithLove

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7855806

This is "kittychan".

These bags are apparently only available in Japan.These cute bags would be perfect for gift bags, thank you gifts for customers etc.

Size 140 x 200mm or 5.5 x 7.8 inches10 in the pack.

Tags : supplies, commercial, bag, japan, packaging, pink, japanese, hello kitty, kawaii, reclosable