Did you get some nice cards for this last Christmas? We certainly did, many of our business partners and suppliers sent us nice wishes for Christmas and New Year’s. It is so nice to get cute and pretty mail, we enjoy it a lot. The cards are so different, but all really nice, so we thought we share them with you. Which one do you like best? The first three cards come from Japan, the last two designs from Hong Kong.

Cute Christmas Card with all San-X characters wishing good luck

very nice and fine card from Japan with Japans Fuji mountain

bright and festive card from Japan

this one is obvious: Seasons Greetings from Hong Kong

a very artful card from Hong Kong wishing peace, hope & prosperity

You can tell that Chinese New Year is approaching. Almost all stationery shops in Hong Kong are covered in red, as they sell thousands of cards and decoration material for that holiday at the end of January. In every supermarket you find tons of special candy to buy as presents. The 7-Eleven convenient stores still have their Tokidoki x Hello Kitty promotion going that we already posted on the blog. But a couple of days ago they also adapted their decoration to the celebration ahead. So now all 7-Elevens have a special Chinese New Year Hello Kitty design. The center of the decoration is the cute Hello Kitty charm on the dragon of the Tokidoki series, as the year of the dragon is coming.

Chinese New Year Hello Kitty banner in a 7Eleven

this store also added festoons to the decoration

stickers with good luck wishes in Chinese

7Eleven Banner with Tokidoki Hello Kitty designs

We got so many fun things during the last weeks that we thought it would be a nice idea to summarize some of the craziest stuff we have. To be honest, we could easily pick a top 50 selection, so reducing it to 10 items was the real challenge. If you have other suggestions for crazy products to include in this collection, feel free to share them with us. We would like to know what you think. But until you do, check out our selection of 10 crazy things on modes4u:

1. Kutusita Nyanko Furry Pencil Case

fluffy Kutusita Nyanko pencil case with cat

This could remind you a bit of a bearskin near a fireplace. But it’s a lot cuter. And the pencil case will certainly attract some attention. It’s super soft to touch, has a rather unusual appearance and shape for a pencil case and offers room in Kutusita Nyankos cute belly to put your pens, make-up or other stuff you need to store.
2. Stag beetle stickers

funny 3D sponge sticker set bug stag beetle

Okay, in the eyes of most people stag beetle don’t belong to the group of  animals, which you want to see on bags, stickers, fabrics and more. But don’t underestimate them. Although they are not cute in the traditional way, they are still very funny and entertaining. Especially as people will certainly not expect them. So why not add a few stag beetle stickers to your next project?

3. Little Red Riding Hood Shopping Bag

cute Little Red Riding Hood shopping bag wolf pouch

This is the fairy tale come true. An adorable shopping bag with Little Red Riding Hood coming out of the belly of a soft wolf pouch. It’s such a cute idea and really handy at the same time. Because there is so often a need for a  foldable bag to transport your groceries or shopping items. Getting out the bag will become the highlight of your shopping experience.

4. Chinese Dumplings Eraser

Chinese dumplings eraser from Japan by Iwako

This is just hilarios. Can you imagine erasing with some Mini Chinese Dumplings? Which are incredibly detailed by the way, it’s always amazing to see how those tiny things can seem so real. Of course you can choose from hundreds of dishes when it comes to food erasers. Chinese, Japanese, fast food, desserts, all available as tiny erasers. Still this dumpling eraser is one of  our highlights. Maybe cause we’re situated in Hong Kong and eat dumplings quite a lot.

5. Budgie Post-its

cute bookmark stickers budgie Post-it

Just the thought of a book with many little budgies sticking out already makes us smile. Maybe because budgies are not as present in our daily kawaii life as all those deer, bears, cats etc. Mmmh, we wonder why. They are colourful, funny and entertaining. Perfect kawaii material. So enjoy them.

6. Lego Bento Box

funny yellow Lego brick Bento Box from Japan

Most of our Bento Boxes do have funny designs or special shapes. But this box stands out even a bit more and is very popular in our shop. Maybe storing lunch in a big brick of Lego brings back childhood memories somehow.  Maybe it’s just the fact that they look cool and are a bright eye catcher. No matter what causes the attraction, it works.

7. Rilakkuma Sandwich Squishy

Rilakkuma bear sandwich bread squishy cellphone charm

Bread squishies are all over the place. There are so many different styles, still this Rilakkuma sandwich squishy has something special about it. Certainly the fact that there is lettuce and cold cuts on the sandwich makes it even funnier. And it just looks yummy overall. Don’t you just want a tasty sandwich like that? Just don’t eat the squishy.

8. Crazy Bottle Pencil Caps

cute Rilakkuma bear pencil cap by San-X bottle

Pencil caps are already a funny thing by itself – you don’t really need them, but they look cute. But now you can even carry a super tiny milk carton or a bottle of strawberry milk on your pencil. Can it get any cuter? We would not know how. The crazy bottle pencil caps are from the new ‘Rilakkuma Chocolate and Coffee’ collection and come in different sets. We will add them to our shop within the next days.

9. Skull Eraser Making Clay Set

funny DIY eraser making kit Skull from Japan

It’s always pretty cool to make your own things, no matter if you art and craft with kids or design something fashionable for yourself. And could it be cooler than funky skull erasers? DIY eraser clay sets are an easy way to create something unique. And they even glow in the dark.

10. Comic Fabric

colourful Michael Miller designer fabric retro comic

A whole new experience: Read a comic not on paper, but on fabric. Okay, we have to admit it won’t be a whole comic. Still the retro Michael Miller fabric is pretty cool and the selected pictures quite hilarious. What a wonderful material for art or fashion projects. Not only comic fans will love it.

We hope you all had a fantastic New Year’s Eve and look forward to a great 2012. We certainly do. Thanks for all your support during the last year, it’s amazing what has happened. Keep up letting us know what you think about our products, it’s wonderful to see how you enjoy them. We are looking forward to another year with cute things, new products and adorable characters. January 2nd is still a public holiday in Hong Kong, but from January 3rd we will be back in the office to send all your orders to you.

Happy New Year everybody.

Happy New Year with this cute wallpaper by San-X

Big Rilakkuma bears are looking at you when you pass stores of the fashion label b+ab in Hong Kong at the moment. The label just released a Rilakkuma collection and is currently promoting it in all shops. So there are kawaii Rilakkuma bears on all of their shop windows that look super cute of course. As do the clothes of the collection. You can get cute shirts and hoodies with our cute friend on it. Escpecially the hoodies with the bear ears on the hood rock. Can it be more Rilakkuma?

shop window of a b+ab store in Hong Kong

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a glance at the Rilakkuma collection

the Rilakkuma shelf attracts attention

the official poster of the Rilakkuma collection

Good Re-Ment news. During the Christmas days Re-Ment announced to release a new Rilakkuma set soon. There will be 6 super sweet Rilakkuma ice cream cones pens. Every pen will write in a different colour and they are all in different flavours and ‘toppings’. One even has a cute Kiiroitori chick as a topping. We like the vanilla pen with the cherry on top really a lot. Which one is your favourite? Re-Ment will release the new set in Japan on January 30th.

the new Rilakkuma Re-Ment set

super cute ice cream pens that write in different colours

there are 6 different pens overall, just kawaii

Mmmh, they feel so good. With our latest delivery from San-X we also got a lot of cute furry pencil cases, pouches and wallets. They look really cute and also feel great of course. There is some stuff of the new Rilakkuma chocolate and coffee collection, but also a lot of new Kutusita Nyanko products. Kids will definitely love them, but they are also a great gift for people every age or a cute present to yourself. We’ll keep adding new San-X products to our store, there’s a lot more to come.

brown Rilakkuma bear plush pouch wallet

Kutusita Nyanko cat plush pouch wallet

brown Kutusita Nyanko cat plush pouch wallet

cute Chou-fleur pink rabbit plush cellphone charm

fluffy Kutusita Nyanko pencil case with cat

fluffy Sentimental Circus pencil case with pink rabbit

We wish all of you a very Merry Christmas. Some of you will already celebrate on the 24th of December, for some the big day will be on the 25th. No matter when you celebrate, we hope that you have a nice time with your family and friends and find some kawaii presents under the Christmas tree. We too will enjoy the Christmas days with our loved ones, but be back in the office right after those days to make sure all your orders get to you soon.

Enjoy your holidays everybody.

modes4u says: Merry Christmas to all of you

Some people just know how to do it. Their home looks like an interior designer just finished his masterpiece and they constantly have more ideas to decorate and beautify everything around them. What could they want for Christmas? More material for this of course.

Our unique Christmas gift idea for decoration queens: Fabrics

Fabrics are just so essential for decorating. They can either be used to sew decorative things or as decoration material just like that. And you can never have enough, as decorating is a never-ending story. Fortunately there are so many prints, materials and colours that there will always be the right fabric for any decorative idea.

colourful Michael Miller fabric Russian Floral flowers

Michael Miller fabric with big red corn poppy flower

Michael Miller fabric pale blue dragonflies & ornaments

green Michael Miller knit fabric Ta Dot green dots

blue Michael Miller fabric with turquoise dragonflies

blue cars fabric for boys by Kokka Japan

Little Red Riding Hood Fairy Tale Canvas Fabric Kokka

echino canvas fabric story birds squares pink Japan

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, right? Well, the sad truth is that only a very small percentage of us can actually afford real diamonds. But you know somebody who is just an absolute diamond fan and dreams of nothing else but to possess some? Or this person is even used to getting expensive jewelry? Give them something that comes as close as possible.

Our unique Christmas gift idea for luxury ladies: Diamond stuff

Okay, they are not real, but still they sparkle, shine and look pretty. Carrying a Hello Kitty Jewel Mascot Re-Ment or making your own diamond jewelry will almost make you feel like wearing real ones.

Re-Ment Hello Kitty Jewel Diamond Sanrio

cute 3D stickers Alice in Wonderland ribbon jewel

DIY eraser making kit ring heart star diamond rose

cute Sellotape with butterflies glitter jewels

romantic Letter Set rabbit cat Eiffel Tower