Author

modes4u

I’m Sandra, the founder, and I’m originally from Austria. I moved to Hong Kong in the 2000’s to complete my further studies here, then sought out to start my own business in this wonderfully vibrant city. As a result, modeS4u was born, and it's been running for over a decade now! We hope you enjoy reading out blog! If you have any questions or would like to get in touch, please feel free to email us anytime at: info@modes4u.com Thanks, Sandra & the modes4u team

New Iwako Sushi erasers

by modes4u February 7, 2015

We are always amazed when we get new Iwako erasers, because they are so full of details even though they are so small. You can now find a fun new Sushi eraser series in our shop with a Sushi train theme. There are several different Sushi dishes with green tea, a whole Sushi train set that comes with a plastic conveyor belt and some Sushi delivery boxes.

Iwako erasers Delivery Sushi 6 pieces set brown bento box

Iwako erasers Delivery Sushi 6 pieces set gold bento box

Iwako erasers Sushi train conveyor belt 8 pieces set

Rolled Sushi green Tea macha eraser from Japan by Iwako

Tuna Sushi Nigiri green Tea macha eraser from Japan by Iwako

Sea Urchin Sushi Maki green macha Tea eraser from Japan by Iwako

Prawn Shrimp Sushi Nigiri green Tea macha eraser from Japan by Iwako

Egg omlette Sushi Nigiri green Tea macha eraser from Japan by Iwako

February 7, 2015 0 comment

Fun Latte Art with cartoon characters in Hong Kong’s Cafe R&C

by modes4u February 4, 2015

In Hong Kong’s district Causeway Bay you can visit a restaurant and request your own cartoon character on your coffee. Cafe R&C draws any cartoon character on your coffee that you request and also writes your name next to it. What a fun idea! We found many cool pictures on the U-Travel Blog with latte art with Japanese characters like Minna No Tabo, Pom Pom Purin and Doraemon but we also saw pictures with designs from Monsters University. You can even watch how the character is drawn onto your coffee based on a picture. What character would you choose?

Fun latte art in Hong Kong’s cafe R&C, picture from U-Travel Blog

You can request any cartoon character you want, picture from U-Travel Blog

Minna No Tabo latte, picture from U-Travel Blog

Beside the cartoon character your name is also written on the coffee, picture from U-Travel Blog

Pom Pom Purin latte with customer name, picture from U-Travel Blog

Super cool Monsters University and Toy Story lattes, picture from Cafe R&C Facebook page

Cafe R&C in Hong Kong's dirstrict Causeway Bay, picture from U-Travel Blog

Cafe R&C in Hong Kong’s district Causeway Bay, picture from U-Travel Blog

February 4, 2015 0 comment

Petite Paris Fabric Collection for Valentine’s Day

by modes4u January 31, 2015

Valentine’s Day is coming and we have the perfect fabric collection for this romantic day. The collection Petite Paris from Michael Miller is all about hearts, Eiffel Towers and pretty ornament designs.

red Petite Hearts heart love fabric Michael Miller Petite Paris

white Petite Hearts heart love fabric Michael Miller Petite Paris

white Paris Love doodles fabric Michael Miller Petite Paris

red Paris Eiffel Tower flower fabric Michael Miller Petite Paris

blue Paris Eiffel Tower flower fabric Michael Miller Petite Paris

aqua Paris Eiffel Tower flower fabric Michael Miller Petite Paris

purple Paris Eiffel Tower flower fabric Michael Miller Petite Paris

rose Paris Eiffel Tower flower fabric Michael Miller Petite Paris

red Petite Dandy Damask ornament fabric Michael Miller Petite Paris

Delft blue Petite Dandy Damask ornament fabric Michael Miller Petite Paris

January 31, 2015 0 comment

More cute Sanrio and Hello Kitty fabrics in our shop

by modes4u January 26, 2015

Good news for all you Hello Kitty fans out there. We received a lot of cute new Hello Kitty fabrics. There are lots of cute designs with the little white cat and her friends. If you have your heart set on one of the other Sanrio characters you should look into our Sanrio fabrics. We have cute new designs with My Melody and Little Twin Stars, but also super fun fabrics with Mr. Men and Little Miss.

Check out all our new cute Sanrio fabrics

Hello Kitty oxford fabric blue hearts by Sanrio from Japan

pink Hello Kitty oxford fabric leopard print by Sanrio from Japan

ocher brown Hello Kitty oxford fabric leopard print by Sanrio from Japan

magenta Japanese shadow Hello Kitty oxford fabric by Sanrio

red Hello Kitty oxford fabric heart confetti by Sanrio from Japan

pink Hello Kitty laminate fabric many cats bows by Sanrio from Japan

pink Little Twin Stars royalty Sanrio laminate fabric from Japan

pink Little Twin Stars star ballon toys Sanrio oxford fabric from Japan

white My Melody bunny dots mouse Sanrio oxford fabric from Japan

hot pink Mr. Men and Little Miss clouds Sanrio oxford fabric from Japan

lime green Mr. Men and Little Miss clouds Sanrio oxford fabric from Japan

teal Mr. Men and Little Miss clouds Sanrio oxford fabric from Japan

January 26, 2015 1 comment

Our fabric as Fabric of the Month in German magazine burdastyle

by modes4u January 24, 2015

The German sewing magazine burdastyle featured our Michael Miller gingerbread house fabric as their fabric of the month in the December issue of 2014. We love how they arranged the fabric with a real Gingerbread house, doesn’t it look amazing?

Our fabric is Fabric of the Month in the December issue of German magazine burdastyle

Our Michael Miller gingerbread house fabric with a real gingerbread house

turquoise Gingerbread Houses Christmas fabric Michael Miller

January 24, 2015 0 comment

The Year of the Sheep is coming

by modes4u January 20, 2015

In a couple of weeks the Year of the Sheep will start according to Chinese zodiac. We get ready to celebrate with some of our cute sheep products.

dark blue sheep animal oxford fabric Cosmo Japan

lime green farm animal sheep fabric Farm Friends by StudioE

blue sheep farm animal fabric Timeless Treasures Babes in Farmland

red knitting sheep animal fabric Timeless Treasures

black knitting sheep Timeless Treasures fabric USA

kawaii sheep animal silicone mat coaster from Japan

sheep silicone baking spatula from Japan

white sheep cloverleaf Washi Masking Tape deco tape Shinzi Katoh Japan

Japanese funny sheep and cat ring binder notebook by Kamio

turquoise sheep animal pencil case by Kamio from Japan

Shaun the Sheep heart 5-pocket A4 file folder

January 20, 2015 0 comment

Many new fabrics from Cosmo, Michael Miller and Robert Kaufman

by modes4u January 16, 2015

In the last weeks we added many great new fabrics from different designers to our shop. From Cosmo we received the cutest animal fabrics and lots of typical Japanese designs. Michael Miller sent us wonderful new prints like the collection Origami Oasis by Tamara Kate which features really lovely animal prints in an origami style. We now have many more prints from the Robert Kaufman canvas collection Auntie’s Attac in the shop and also more fun Robert Kaufman cotton prints from several collections.

turquoise bird flower oxford fabric by Cosmo from Japan

beige structured Japanese dragon dobby fabric Cosmo Japan

green fox forest animal oxford fabric Cosmo Japan

orange Cosmo owl oxford fabric leaf acorn Japan

blue Cosmo owl oxford fabric leaf acorn Japan

natural-colored pear fruit oxford fabric Cosmo Japan

white Canvas fabric with black cats by Cosmo from Japan

blue Oasis Border animal border fabric Michael Miller Origami Oasis

white Pride Primary Origami animal fabric Michael Miller Origami Oasis

colorful Flower Fields flower bed flower fabric Michael Miller Spring Fling

black Michael Miller skull needle Halloween fabric Freak Out

white flower wave canvas fabric Robert Kaufman red-orange USA

white flower canvas fabric Robert Kaufman green flowers USA

blue-turquoise flower stripe canvas fabric Robert Kaufman USA

aqua dog food animal fabric Robert Kaufman Eat Drink And Be Funny

hot pink cat food animal fabric Robert Kaufman Eat Drink And Be Funny

January 16, 2015 0 comment

Bubbly Day Hello Kitty plush toy promotion at McDonald’s Hong Kong

by modes4u January 12, 2015

Another great Hello Kitty promotion is currently going on at McDonald’s Hong Kong. In the Bubbly Day Hello Kitty x McDonald’s promotion Hello Kitty is dressed up as the Sanrio characters Kerokerokeroppi, Tuxedosam, Pompompurin, My Melody & Osaru No Monkichi. The plushies look super cute and are available for 28HKD on top of any MC Donald’s purchase.

For 238HKD you can get the special collector’s edition that also includes a Hello Kitty Daruma plush. And 24h-delivery orders can get the cute Han Gyodon Hello Kitty plush toy.

The collection is really super kawaii, check our the TV spot at the end of this post.

Super cute Bubbly Day Hello Kitty plush toy promotion at McDonald’s Hong Kong

Bubbly Day Hello Kitty Kerokerokeroppi plush toy

Bubbly Day Hello Kitty Tuxedosam plush toy

Bubbly Day Hello Kitty Pompompurin plush toy

Bubbly Day Hello Kitty Osaru No Monkichi plush toy

Bubbly Day Hello Kitty My Melody plush toy

Bubbly Day Hello Kitty Han Gyodon plush toy for 24h-delivery orders

Bubbly Day Hello Kitty Daruma doll plush toy comes with the collector’s edition

January 12, 2015 0 comment

New fun Popin Cookin candy sets online

by modes4u January 9, 2015

We have a couple of funny new Popin Cookin sets in our shop. The Happy Kitchen Mini Pizza Set is the second set we carry that has a savory taste. You can make two different kind of pizzas, hash browns and a drink.

We also love the new Kracie candy games. In Doki Doki Little Ape Monkey Forest you have to hang the ready to eat monkey candy on a swinging wall and in Ton Ton Undoukai Sports Day you can let two candy figures compete against each other in different sports.

We also have two new sets from the NeruNeru series, a new flavor of Puchitto Kudamono candy and a fun candy and drink set. Don’t forget, at the end of each product description you can find a video that introduces each set.

We have fun new Popin Cookin candy sets on modes4u.com

Happy Kitchen Mini Pizza Kracie Popin’ Cookin’ DIY candy

Popin’ Cookin’ Doki Doki Little Ape Monkey Forest Kracie DIY Candy game

Popin’ Cookin’ Kracie Ton Ton Undoukai Sports Day DIY Candy game

NeruNeru Nakayoshi Kracie Popin’ Cookin’ DIY candy paste kit melon strawberry

Neruneru Otanoshimi strawberry cake chocolate Popin’ Cookin’ DIY candy Kracie

Puchitto Kudamono strawberry candy Popin’ Cookin’

Pukapon fish shaped candy and drink Kracie Popin’ Cookin’ DIY

January 9, 2015 0 comment

What to sew with birch’s Acorn Trail organic fabrics

by modes4u January 3, 2015

It’s always nice to see what fabrics look like when used for different products. The organic fabric manufacturer birch shows on the birch website some wonderful examples of apparel made with the new collection Acorn Trail. We also carry the cute collection designed by Tegan White and love the photos. Such an inspiration!