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Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn fabrics

by modes4u December 5, 2013

For all movie lovers: We have awesome new fabrics from Robert Kaufman’s latest collection Hollywood Icons in our shop. They star Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn and are really great for patch-working or applications. The two different Marilyn Monroe fabrics focus on portraits of the famous actress and her movie posters. The Audrey Hepburn fabrics follow the same pattern, there is a gorgeous fabric with pretty black and white portraits of the actress and another fabric displaying movie poster’s from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and other famous Audrey Hepburn movies.

red Marylin Monroe fabric Robert Kaufman Hollywood Icons

Marylin Monroe movie fabric Robert Kaufman Hollywood Icons

pink Audrey Hepburn fabric Robert Kaufman Hollywood Icons

Audrey Hepburn movie fabric Robert Kaufman Hollywood Icons

December 5, 2013 0 comment

Christmas gift ideas by Rilakkuma and Burton

by modes4u December 2, 2013

Time for a man’s opinion. Today our warehouse expert Burton thinks of some Christmas present suggestions. He has a little help from our big Rilakkuma mascot of course.

Rilakkuma and Burton have some Christmas gift suggestions for you

1. Plugys

It’a always fun to decorate and individualize your phone. The cute mobile phone plugys are just plugged into your earphone jack. They look super cute and also protect the earphone jack from dust and moisture.

brown owl mobile phone plugy earphone jack accessory

2. Bento Sets

If you’re looking for a big Christmas present, you can compose a whole bento set. Either you pick one which is already sold as a set or you combine all the parts yourself. A bento box, a lunch bag and some chopsticks should definitely be included, but you can add as many things as you want: bento towels, cutlery, food picks, sauce containers, cups, dividers and more.

big Rilakkuma bear egg Bento Set Lunch Box + bag San-X

3. Eraser Sets

The wonderfully detailed erasers by Japanese manufacturer Iwako are always a nice little present or add-on. But there are also many cool Iwako eraser sets, which always follow a special theme and consist of several pieces.

Iwako erasers Sushi Japan 6 pieces set

4. Sumikkogurashi items

The kawaii shy Sumikkogurashi animals, who love to hide in the corner, are one of San-X’ newer characters. We carry lots of stationery items, bento items and plush toys with the cute bears, penguins, cats, cutlets and all the other members of the Sumikkogurashi family.

blue Sumikkogurash bear cat Post-it sticky notes book

5. Tape Dispensers

Almost everybody has a tape dispenser at home. But are they as cute as the tape dispensers from our shop?

black bear deco tape dispenser cutter Decole

6. Popin’ Cookin’ DIY candy

These DIY sets are awesome Christmas gifts. Popin’ Cookin’ sets are edible DIY candies in funny shapes, that you can easily make yourself by adding water to the ingredients of the package.

Popin’ Cookin’ DIY candy kit Bento Box by Kracie

December 2, 2013 0 comment

Christmas gift ideas by Rilakkuma and Karen

by modes4u November 23, 2013

Our packing fairy Karen is a big Rilakkuma fan, so of course a Rilakkuma item must not be missing from her list of Christmas gift suggestions from our shop.

Christmas gift ideas by Rilakkuma and Karen 1

Christmas gift ideas by Rilakkuma and Karen – our biggest Rilakkuma fan

1. Picture Frames

Photos are always a nice and personal idea to give as a gift, but how adorable would they look in these fabric covered picture frames?

kawaii apple fabric photo frame picture frame Japan Decole

2. Rilakkuma Plates

The cute Rilakkuma bear plastic plates are great for children, for having picnics or to present snacks and food in a special way.

Rilakkuma brown bear plate bento dish dessert plate

3. Fort Firefly Fabric Collection

The fabric manufacturer birch always releases wonderful organic fabric collections. The Fort Firefly collection with its kawaii nature and animal design is a lovely gift for people who like fabrics.

forest animals girl picnic organic fabric birch Fort Firefly

4. Re-Ments

The cute Re-Ment miniature items are super popular among collectors, but they also make a lovely gift for people who do not know them yet.

Hello Kitty Restaurant Re-Ment miniature blind box

5. Reversible Pencil Cases

How cool is that? These reversible plush pencil cases have two different designs on the inside and outside. So it’s basically like having two different pencil cases.

pink My Melody bunny reversible plush pencil case

6. Sticker Books

People who love stickers also need a place to put them. Fortunately there are lots of kawaii sticker books.

rabbit mouse macaron glitter ring binder sticker album

November 23, 2013 2 comments

New designer fabric bundles in our shop

by modes4u November 22, 2013

We have lots of new pre-cuts in our shop and while lots of them are in plain colors, there are also a couple taken from designer collections. There are super cool Charm packs and Fat Quarter boxes from Patty Young’s Just My Type collection and Emily Herrick’s Technicolor collection. Also there are different Fat Quarters from Violet Craft’s Waterfront Park collection, Aurelia Manouvrier’s Somerset collection and Bren Talavera’s collections Sierra and Felicity.

Fat Quarter fabric bundle box number letter Michael Miller

Fat Quarter fabric bundle box Technicolor Michael Miller

Fat Quarter fabric bundle Waterfront lilac Michael Miller

Fat Quarter fabric bundle Somerset Vintage by Robert Kaufman

Fat Quarter fabric bundle Felicity Sorbet Robert Kaufman

Fat Quarter fabric bundle Sierra Summer by Robert Kaufman

November 22, 2013 0 comment

Christmas gift ideas by Rilakkuma and Jacqueline

by modes4u November 17, 2013

Jacqueline is one of our newest modes4u team members, but she is already an expert with our product, as she handles all new deliveries. Do you want to know what she picked as Christmas gift ideas together with our office Rilakkuma?

Jacqueline and Rilakkuma are excited about the Christmas gift ideas they came up with

1. Reflective Stickers

The reflective stickers in our shop all have super cute designs, but they are also really useful and increase protection in traffic. You can stick them on school bags, backpacks, jackets, hats and more and they will reflect light. Super useful for autumn and wintertime.

donut macaron sweets reflective stickers by Crux

2. Little Red Riding Hood Canister

This little ceramic Little Red Riding Hood canister can be filled with sugar, jam, honey or other things. It comes with a wooden spoon and has the most adorable design.

Red Riding Hood fairy tale cup canister Decole Otogicco

3. Matchbox Chopstick Set

The matches chopsticks set really looks realistic and is a fun and unusual gift for families or people who like to use chopsticks.

matches wooden chopstick set 5pcs tiger from Japan

4. Wallets

Who doesn’t need a wallet? We have lots of different sizes and designs.

big white-pink bear carnival wallet by Crux

5. Fabrics

It’s a bit hard to choose fabrics from our selection as we have more than 3,000, but if you need a present for somebody who likes to sew or craft with fabrics, this is the place to look for a gift.

brown patchwork owl fabric You Whoo! from the USA

6. Rilakkuma Jewel Case

The Rilakkuma carousel jewel cases are from the special 10th Anniversary collection and very adorable. Of course they can also be used as a decoration item and can hold other things than jewelry.

yellow Rilakkuma Wonderland bear carousel jewel case casket

November 17, 2013 1 comment

New Little Red Riding Hood Christmas Figurines

by modes4u November 14, 2013

Last year we already had a few adorable Little Red Riding Hood Christmas figurines from Decole’s Otogicco collection, but this year we stocked up even more. We just received lots of new designs with the cute little fairy tale figure. There are a couple of single ones whit Little Red Riding Hood ice skating, catching snowflakes or holding a cake. But there are also a couple of cute designs with Red Riding Hood and the wolf.

We have many new super cute Little red Riding Hood Christmas Figurines

Little Red Riding Hood wolf sleigh Christmas figurine Japan

Little Red Riding Hood with bell Christmas figurine Japan

ice skating Little Red Riding Hood Christmas figurine Japan

Little Red Riding Hood wolf snowman Christmas figurine Japan

Little Red Riding Hood with mittens Christmas figurine Japan

Little Red Riding Hood with cake Christmas figurine Japan

Little Red Riding Hood wolf present Christmas figurine Japan

bundled-up Little Red Riding Hood Christmas figurine Japan

November 14, 2013 0 comment

Chevron, stripes and polka dots by Riley Blake

by modes4u November 13, 2013

A couple of days ago we received lots of beautiful geometric prints by Riley Blake and really stocked up all our Chevron, stripe and polka dot fabrics. These prints come either as knit fabrics or laminate fabrics and are available in lots of different colors.

Riley Blake knit fabric with lime green Chevron pattern

white Riley Blake knit fabric with aqua blue Chevron pattern

pink Riley Blake knit fabric with hot pink Chevron pattern

white Riley Blake knit fabric with orange thin stripes

white Riley Blake knit fabric with grey thin stripes

grey Riley Blake knit fabric with red stripes

white Riley Blake knit fabric with yellow stripes

grey Riley Blake polka dot laminate fabric white dots

lime green Riley Blake polka dot laminate fabric white dots

hot pink Riley Blake polka dot laminate fabric white dots

chevron Riley Blake laminate fabric red white

chevron Riley Blake laminate fabric lavender white

chevron Riley Blake laminate fabric navy white

November 13, 2013 0 comment

Christmas gift ideas by Rilakkuma and Bianca

by modes4u November 11, 2013

Time to start thinking about Christmas presents. Our text lady Bianca knows our products quite well, after all she adds them to our online shop. She shared some of her favourite Christmas present ideas with our kawaii Christmas Rilakkuma.

Bianca and Rilakkuma came up with some kawaii Christmas gift ideas

Fabric Bundles

Fabric bundles are great gifts for people who love to sew but also for people who like to decorate or craft, as the fabric pieces can be used in lots of different ways. There are lots of formats such as Fat Quarters, Charm Packs, Rolls, Ten Squares and more.

Fat Quarter fabric bundle dots Watermelon Robert Kaufman

Shinzi Katoh Stationery

Shinzi Katoh is a stationery manufacturer from Japan whose products really have a unique style. They make lots of pens, post cards, stickers, notebooks, Washi Tapes and more with adorable fairy tale designs. Little Red Riding Hood and Alice in Wonderland are two characters which can be found on lots and lots of items.

mini envelope Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale Shinzi Katoh

mt Casa Washi Tape

The line mt Casa was released this year and is designed for home decoration. You can decorate walls, furniture, tiles, windows and a lot more with the extra wide Washi Tapes. The best thing is that you can remove them easily and redecorate whenever you want. A great gift idea for adult s and children alike.

super wide blue mt Casa Washi Masking Tape 20cm deco tape

Pillows

The kawaii pillows in funny shapes look great on beds, couches, armchairs or car seats and are so soft and fluffy that you will never want to sleep, cuddle or relax without them.

super big Rilakkuma white bear head plushie pillow

Book Bento Boxes

This bento box in the look of a book is a funny gift idea for book lovers, food fans and Bento-Manicas.

red book lacquer Bento Box lunch box Prime Nakamura

Microfibre Cellphone Pouches

A great accessory for phones, glasses jewelry and so on, as the soft microfibre interior of the microfibre cellphone pouches can clean your display and glasses.

Rilakkuma brown bear microfibre cellphone pouch glasses case

November 11, 2013 0 comment

New: Japanese 3D Paper Craft Sets

by modes4u November 5, 2013

A new fun thing in our shop. We received adorable 3D Paper Craft Sets from Japan. They provide you with material to craft kawaii 3D greeting cards, paper wreaths or decorations. To create the 3D effect you need to use a paper embossing ball tool which is not included in the sets.

The sets have super kawaii fairy tale designs and we got quite a few Christmas sets too. They contain lots of templates that you can cut out, emboss and stick on the cards. The printed outlines tell you exactly on what position you need to place the cut-outs, so it’s really easy to do. All the instructions are in Japanese only, but you can easily follow the instructions. We also found a couple of Japanese videos which might help you. Unfortunately we can’t embed them into this post, so visit here to see how to use the embossing ball tool and how to make the 3D paper craft book sets. Also check out our little “how to” collage at the end that we made from photos from the manufacturer to explain the different steps of the DIY sets.

We now offer super cute 3D paper craft sets with adorable designs

Lots of the sets revolve around fairy tale characters like Little Red Riding Hood, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan and more

The sets contain cut out templates, sponge stickers and instructions. You need to purchase an embossing tool from our shop separately to complete these sets.

These are the steps that are valid for all the 3D paper craft sets in our shop

November 5, 2013 0 comment

Advent calendar ideas by Rilakkuma and Maggie

by modes4u November 1, 2013

Our packing fairy Lok already gave you 15 suggestions what to put in this year’s advent calendar. Today we asked our online marketing queen Maggie to provide some more ideas. Our big office mascot Rilakkuma helped her brainstorming. Here is what they came up with:

Rilakkuma and Maggie share some ideas for advent calendar fillings

1. Iron-ons

The cute iron-ons from Robert Kaufman’s Hello Tokyo collection are brand new in our shop and highly adorable.

kawaii girl bird iron-on transfer set Robert Kaufman

2. Squishy wrist rest

We have a series of scented donut squishies which can also be used as wrist rests when working on the computer. Perfect for the office and for everybody who often uses a computer (and who doesn’t?).

big pink donut bun scented squishy wrist rest

3. Mini plastic case

These cute Rilakkuma mini plastic cases can hold anything you want: coins, pills, earrings, beads and lots more. We carry them in lots of different colors.

Rilakkuma bear blue mini plastic case pill box San-X

4. Tattoo Stickers

Tattoos that can be washed off in funny designs like macarons, bunnies and cats. Isn’t that a child’s dream come true?

sweets macaron cake temporay tattoo stickers from Japan

5. Magnet and Pin Set

These kawaii magnet and pin sets always contain 2 kawaii wooden magnets and a cute clothes peg with a wooden decoration.

squirrel mushroom magnet and clothespeg set by Decole

6. Pocket Warmer

This will keep your hands warm during cold autumn and winter days. The pocket warmers can be reused many times.

Snowman face pocket warmer hot pad from Japan

7. Paper punch

Paper punches are a basic crafting tool for all people who like to craft with paper. There are many different designs.

kawaii angel paper punch craft punch from Japan

8. Stamp Pen

How handy is that? Our stamp pens contain several mini stamps in different colors.

kawaii sundae lion bear stamp pen mini stamp set

9. Screen Cleaner Charm

Better keep your screen clean. With these screen cleaner charms you have a cute little companion with you all the time which will help you get rid of dirt and dust on your smartphone screens.

Little Red Riding Hood screen cleaner charm Otogicco Decole

10. Bookmark Stickers

You could also call them sticky notes, but today we explicitly recommend them as bookmark stickers. It just looks super adorable when you see those stickers sticking out of your book.

kawaii cat animal Post-it bookmark sticker Japan

11. Pens

These are not just regular pens, they are pens with movable figures. When you push the button, the big figure on top moves which looks so cute. Check out the videos on the bottom of the product descriptions if you want to see them in action.