Get a Chinese New Year lucky pocket with your order!

modeS4u wants to celebrate Chinese New Year with you! The next 1,800 orders we receive in our online shop will get a kawaii lucky pocket from us! As part of CNY tradition, these pockets are filled with money and handed out to friends and family. Our lucky pockets will contain a little gift (not money though!), and we hope you like the surprise!

Order now if you’d like your very own lucky pocket. We begin sending them now and we expect they’ll all be snapped up very soon!

PLEASE NOTE: Due to Chinese New Year public holidays from January 28th to the 31st, we will not be able to ship any orders as all post offices will be closed. We will commence with sending out orders once again from Wednesday, February 1st.

Lots of colorful pockets with little gifts inside!

Order now if you’d like a free pocket with your items!

Posted on January 23, 2017

modeS4u visits Kiyohara in Osaka

Whilst in Osaka, Sandra (modeS4u’s Managing Director) and Alan (IT Manager) stopped by the office of Kiyohara to see even more lovely items of theirs. From craft supplies to DIY items, Kiyohara also produces a wide array of high quality items to suit all sorts of crafting needs. Check out the images below! Do you enjoy arts and crafts? If so, what do you like creating?

modS4u visits Kiyohara in Osaka

They supply many handy arts and crafts items

Some of their nicely packaged sets

Beautiful jewellery

More lovely jewellery

Gorgeous earrings on display

Check out that range of products!

More lovely accessories

Which accessory here do you like the most?

Items to help you craft away

Books that teach readers how to craft

More crafting supplies

For inspiration!

Aren’t these phone cases stunning?

More lovely knick-knacks

Molds to create different shapes

Posted on December 30, 2016

modeS4u visits the Osaka DIY Show (Part 2)

There were simply so many wonderful pictures taken by Sandra (modeS4u’s Managing Director) and Alan (IT Manager) at the Osaka DIY Show, we just had to share more with you! From dessert figurines, to kawaii pouches, there were tons of lovely DIY products on display. Do you enjoy arts and crafts? Please share some pictures of your lovely creations with us!

Miniature items made of wires

A kawaii display

Useful bags on show

Goregous glass items

Hand-made food items!

More stunning glass products

Kawaii animal themed products

More miniature hand-made objects

Attendees were able to participate in making hand-crafted items

Lovely images and picture frames

Stunning artwork

More beautiful lighting fixtures

Aren’t these so cute?

Which item here is your favorite?

Animal-themed keychains

Reusable bags

Items with funny pandas

More animal themed items

Colorful candles on display

Super cute cards

Posted on December 28, 2016

modeS4u visits the Osaka DIY Show

Earlier this year, Sandra (Managing Director of modeS4u) and Alan (IT Manager) visited the Osaka DIY Show where they took several pictures of the many DIY items on display. From bento accessories, to colorful figurines, to other kawaii products, there were just so many amazing hand-made products on display. Take a look at the photos below! Are you into arts and crafts?

modeS4u visits the Osaka DIY Show

Attendees were able to crafts their own items

Gorgeous earrings

Glasses on display

Lovely watches

Cups, mugs and other items

A display of miniature items

Many people from across Japan came to the event

Stunning!

Many bento accessories were also present at the event

More DIY crafting taking place

The range of products was stunning

Clay food items

More miniature products

Hand-made leaves

The attendees loved the various displays

The venue was packed!

Daruma dolls on show

Pouches and more products

Jewellery on display

Wooden items

More stunning glass items

Animal themed products

Gorgeous cups

It was a very busy event indeed!

Lighting fixtures

Small houses

Another colorful and creative display

Green goodness!

Bento accessories and figurines

Posted on December 27, 2016

modeS4u visits Q-Lia (Part 2)

Continuing with their visit to Q-Lia‘s office, Sandra (modeS4u’s Managing Director) and Alan (IT Manager) were able to snap more pictures of Q-Lia’s many colorful items such as their pencils, sticker sacks and more. Q-Lia has an incredible range of products and their quality is fantastic, their items are popular all over the world! Check out the photos of Sandra and Alan’s trip. Do you have a favorite product from Q-Lia?

A diverse range of products

Gorgeous stationery

Lots of pencils on display

Kawaii!

More lovely stationery

Stamp sets

Plush toys

Bento boxes and accessories

More bento items

Colorful plush toys

Adorable!

A lovely display of items

Q-Lia has many popular items for sale

Wallets and accessories

More kawaii accessories

Fairy tale themed items

Keychains, mini notebooks and more

More wallets

A super cute pencil case

An adorable mini notebook

Fairy tale themed items

Pouches and wallets

What a gorgeous display!

Bento items

So many kawaii items to look at!

Bags and bento items

More bags on display

Ojipan items

Lots of sticker sacks

A wide variety of sticker sacks

More stickers!

Which sticker pack do you like the most?

Lots of lovely stickers

An Ojipan calendar

Posted on December 21, 2016

modeS4u visits Q-Lia

Continuing with their trip to Japan earlier this year, Sandra (modeS4u’s Managing Director) and Alan (IT Manager) stopped by the office of Q-Lia, another one of our fantastic suppliers. There they snapped pictures of Q-Lia’s wide array of products such as their pencil cases, as well as Q-Lia’s cute Ojipan items. Take a look at the images and let us know which products are your favorites!

Q-Lia has a large variety of products

Ojipan items

Are you a fan of the Ojipan panda?

So kawaii!

So many beautiful purses and wallets

Bento boxes

More lovely bento boxes

Cute bags and wallets

Lovely fairy tale themed bags

More fairy tale themed items

It’s Ojipan!

Cute Ojipan products

Aren’t these fun?

Ojipan bento related items

Ojipan pencil cases and more

Ojipan stationery

Diaries

Lots of colorful stickers

Beautiful folders

More gorgeous stickers

Useful handbags!

Lovely pencil cases!

A large variety!

Towels, boxes and more

Q-Lia accessories

Ojipan plush toys

More Ojipan plush toys

Even more funny Ojipan plush toys!

Ojipan is a very cute character!

Colorful stationery on display

Posted on December 21, 2016

Christmas in Hong Kong

Christmas is right around the corner and here in Hong Kong, lots of stunning decorations have been placed up all over the city. From cute door and wall stickers to large-scale outdoor installations, Hong Kong certainly loves to bring out some of the most lovely Christmas items and decorations, this time of year! Take a look at some of the gorgeous displays, which include bright lights to metallic colored items, gracing the city. What is Christmas like in your town/city? Tell us all about it!

A large display at Ocean Terminal, Tsim Sha Tsui

More of the display in Ocean Terminal, Tsim Sha Tsui

This is right outside Ocean Terminal too

Large decorations at the staircase to Ocean Terminal

A cute snowman statue, also at Ocean Terminal

Another look at Ocean Terminal’s decorations

The display at 1881 Heritage in Hong Kong

1881 Heritage sure loves snowmen!

The display at Landmark, in Central

The gorgeous Christmas tree at Landmark

Beautiful Christmas trees in Whampoa Garden

A stunning indoor installation, also at Whampoa

Posted on December 20, 2016

Christmas Clothing Inspiration from Eva Maria!

We’ve teamed up with the awesome blogger, Eva Maria, who created some stunning clothes using one of our Christmas fabrics, specifically a fabric by Dear Stella! Check out the beautiful clothes she made which include a dress and a skirt. Aren’t they gorgeous?

Do you enjoy sewing? Please share photos of your lovely creations with us! Make sure to check out our other lovely fabrics you can use for your own projects!

What a gorgeous dress!

So kawaii!

Very detailed

The sleeves look comfortable

This adds a little extra design to the skirt!

A very sweet skirt!

cream bicycle & Christmas tree Xmas fabric by Dear Stella USA

red Lecien fabric small white bear pink snowflake

blue Riley Blake fabric Christmas rabbit bird mushroom Pixie Noel

blue Riley Blake fabric Christmas light tree bird Pixie Noel

grey brushed Canvas bear tree snowflake fabric by Kokka from Japan

cream oxford fabric colorful animal Christmas ornament gold metallic by Kokka

cute dark green fabric with Santa Christmas tree house from Japan

light cream cute santa snowman reindeer gold metallic fabric

green Michael Miller fabric Lolli Dot with shiny gold dots

Posted on December 16, 2016

Join our giveaway with Bento Daisuki!

We’ve teamed up with the fantastic Bento Daisuki for another fun giveaway! In this giveaway, the prize is a gorgeous bento box and mug set. Simply head on over to their site for your chance to win!

Make sure to check some of the new bento accessories we have in our shop!

Join our giveaway with Bento Daisuki!

The lovely prize set: a bento box and mug

Posted on December 6, 2016

Check out this awesome tutorial from Sew Can Do!

The amazing site Sew Can Do has released a tutorial on making a super handy faux fur muff, perfect for winter! Who else can’t stand cold fingers caused by chilly temperatures? We certainly can’t! That’s why you need to check this tutorial out, as it also uses one of our gorgeous Christmas deer fabrics , specifically our super cute blue deer fabric! If you want to get working on your own, check out the tutorial! If you’re looking for other fun deer fabrics to use, check out our suggestions here.