kawaii stationery

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

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

What customers made with our products: bags, clothes and bentos

by modes4u December 26, 2014

We spotted so many lovely projects from our customers over the last months again on our Facebook site that it’s about time we introduce them here on the blog:

Samodiva’s Treasures sewed a lovely kindle cover with our Camelot Dream A Little Dream fabric. Don’t you just want to get comfy and start reading?

Samodiva’s Treasures made a wonderful kindle cover with our Camelot fabric

blue night moth animal fabric Camelot Dream a Little Dream

Isn’t this diaper bag just amazing? Le Petit Monde de Lilaxel? sewed it using our Michael Miller Summer Night Lights Border fabric.

Le Petit Monde de Lilaxel? sewed a beautiful diaper bag with our Michael Miller fabric

border fabric Summer Night Lights Twilight Michael Miller

Our customer Evelin Mostafa made a gorgeous bag set with a handbag, coin case and pouch using our pretty Timeless Treasures autumn fabric.

A great bag set with our Timeless Treasures autumn fabric made by Evelin Mostafa

black autumn leaf tree fabric by Timeless Treasures

Les Bêtes de Céline showed us pictures of lots of pretty loop scarfs that she made. This one is sewn with our Spring sampler organic fabric by Cloud 9.

Les Bêtes de Céline made a pretty loop scarf with our Cloud 9 organic fabric

Spring Sampler Petal Pink Cloud 9 leaf organic fabric

Per sfizio ma non solo showed us several projects on Facebook. She made a gorgeous pencil wrap case using several of our fabrics like e.g. the teal Urchin Forest organic birch fabric. She also showed her great project how to turn an old pair of jeans into a skirt and used some of our fabrics like the pretty Voile Koi fabric as embellishment.

Super pretty pencil case made by Per sfizio ma non solo with many of our fabrics

teal circle animal birch organic fabric Urchin Forest

Per sfizio ma non solo turned an old pair of jeans into a skirt and used our fabrics as embellishments

purple pattern Cloud 9 Voile organic fabric Koi from the USA

Redecorate Con Lola Godoy? made a lovely fridge magnet notepad that she covered with our Timeless Treasures raspberry fabric.

Redecorate Con Lola Godoy? made a pretty fridge magnet notepad covered with our raspberry fabric

Raspberry fabric by Timeless Treasures from the USA

And finally also a non-fabric related product. Isabelle Torloting from the blog Lovin Bento used our 4pcs Eiffel Tower bento box set to make a delicious bento.

Isabelle Torloting from Lovin Bento made pretty bentos with our Eiffel Tower bento box set

Eiffel Tower and polka dots Bento Box 4 pcs Lunch Box

December 26, 2014 0 comment

Sumikkogurashi cat’s favorite Christmas presents from modes4u.com

by modes4u December 7, 2014

Sumikkogurashi’s shy cat Neko picked her favorite Christmas presents from our shop

The cute beige cat Neko of the Sumikkogurashi family is usually super shy and loves to hide in the corner. But now our shy office mascot got into the Christmas spirit and picked her favorite Christmas gifts from our shop.

1. Sumikkogurashi Pillow

Don’t you just want something soft for cuddling during the cold winter months? The cute Sumikkogurashi cat pillow is perfect for that purpose. It’s a cute plush toy but can also be used as a pillow.

Sumikkogurashi’s cat Neko picked his favorite Christmas presents from our shop

2. Sumikkogurashi Surprise Lucky Charm Mascot

Christmas is all about surprises and the surprise miniature lucky charm mascot figurine box is full of it. Because you have no idea which one of the four different figurines you got until you open the box.

Sumikkogurashi surprise miniature lucky charm mascot figurine San-X

3. Sumikkogurashi Bento Box

Kitchen accessories are always a good Christmas present. They are useful but can be also very creative, funny and special. Like the colorful Sumikkogurashi bento boxes from our shop.

pink Sumikkogurashi shy animals Bento Box lunch box

4. Sumikkogurashi Pencil Set

Pens and pencils somehow always magically disappear even though you know you have quite a few around. So better stock up. With the cute Sumikkogurashi pencil 12pcs set you should be on the safe side for a while.

Sumikkogurashi stacked animals pencil set 12pcs from Japan

December 7, 2014 1 comment

Kiiroitori’s favorite Christmas presents from modes4u.com

by modes4u November 30, 2014

Kiiroitori picked his favorite Christmas presents from our shop

Our cute yellow office mascot Kiiroitori chick, who is close friend of Rilakkuma, put on his Santa hat and picked his favorite Christmas gifts from our shop:

1. Kiiroitori Plush Phone Holder

What a lovely stand for your smartphone. The cute Kiiroitori plush cellphone holder is super soft, bright yellow and definitely an eyecatcher. So you’ll easily spot it and your phone is well protected.

kawaii Rilakkuma plush cellphone holder yellow chick

2. Kiiroitori Plush Tissue Dispenser

Who wouldn’t love to grab a tissue from a fun yellow Kiiroitori tissue box? Smiles guaranteed.

Rilakkuma yellow plush Kiiroitori chick tissue box

3. Kiiroitori Cutlery

This cute melamine Kiiroitori cutlery set makes an awesome gift for toddlers and children, but it’s also a great item for your picnic or lunch bag.

Rilakkuma yellow chick melamine cutlery set fork and spoon

4. Kiiroitori Pencil Case

If you’re a fan of the cute little chick, you’ll love this Kiiroitori pencil case. So many chicks…

yellow Rilakkuma chick apple pencil case by San-X

November 30, 2014 1 comment

Mamegoma’s favorite Christmas presents from modes4u.com

by modes4u November 20, 2014

Mamegoma picked his favorite Christmas presents from our shop

What do you think out big cute office mascot Mamegoma would choose as Christmas gift? Today the baby seal shows us his picks:

1. Mamegoma Vibrating Plush

This white Mamegoma plush has a secret. It’s a wind-up toy that vibrates. A great and fun Christmas present for toddlers and small children.

white vibrating Mamegoma baby seal San-X plush toy

2. Mamegoma letter sets

Who wouldn’t love to get a letter written on this beautiful letter paper? We stock fun and colorful Mamegoma letter sets.

kawaii Mamegoma seals with Edamame letter set

3. Mamegoma Tissue Case

A perfect item for running noses in winter. You can carry your tissues in the fun Mamegoma tissue case which protects your tissues and looks great.

blue Mamegoma baby seal jellyfish tissue case dispenser

4. Mamegoma Pencil Cases

Mamegoma seals make every product fun. Our Mamegoma pouches can be used for school, university or as your little make up bag that you carry with you all the time.

Mamegoma Baby seals dots jellyfish glitter pencil case by San-X

November 20, 2014 0 comment

New San-X character in our shop: Mofutans Mochi bunnies

by modes4u November 18, 2014

We have a new adorable San-X character in our shop. The funny small Mofutans bunnies are fluffy and quite stretchy rabbits. They are as stretchy as the Japanese dessert Mochi. There are quite a few different Mochi rabbits, but the white Mofutans bunny is the main character of the funny bunch. San-X released the new character this year and we now have quite a few stationery items with them in our shop. Which bunny is your favorite?

white San-X Mofutans stacked Mochi rabbits mini Note Pad

pink San-X Mofutans white Mochi rabbit in box mini Note Pad

funny Mofutans mochi bunnies white and pink rabbit San-X plushie

turquoise San-X Mofutans Mochi bunnies pencil case pouch

funny Mofutans small white mochi bunny San-X plushie

funny Mofutans small white mochi bunny plush charm

funny Mofutans small grey mochi bunny plush charm

funny Mofutans Mochi rabbits letter paper set from Japan

cute Mofutans small Mochi rabbits letter paper set from Japan

November 18, 2014 1 comment

Sentimental Circus Shappo’s favorite Christmas presents from modes4u.com

by modes4u November 10, 2014

Shappo from Sentimental Circus picked his favorite Christmas presents from our shop

Today our office mascot Shappo – the cute ringmaster bunny from Sentimental Circus – presents his favorite Christmas presents from our shop.

1. Sentimental Circus plushies

Plush toys always look great under the Christmas tree. Our Sentimental Circus plushies come in all sizes from super tiny rabbit Shappo plushis to super big elephant Mouton plush toys.

middle-sized Sentimental Circus elephant Mouton plushie

2. Sentimental Circus bento boxes

Shappo and all the other circus animals from Sentimental Circus can be found on many bento accessories like bento boxes, lunch bags, chopsticks, towels and more.

pink Sentimental Circus afternoon tea Bento Box lunch box

3. Sentimental Circus Memo Pads

Stationery items are a fun little gift for Christmas or an advent calendar. Our Sentimental Circus memo pads are available in big or small sizes, as sketchbooks, exercise books or ring binders.

Sentimental Circus Shappo with mustache ring binder notebook

4. Sentimental Circus Folders

You might think a folder is a boring gift. But the cute designs of the Sentimental Circus folders turn a regular stationery item into a great Xmas present

black Sentimental Circus king A4 plastic file folder

November 10, 2014 0 comment

Fun new Iwako erasers from Japan

by modes4u November 9, 2014

Iwako erasers are so much fun. They come in the most amazing shapes and with so many details that sometimes it’s hard to believe that they are ‘just’ erasers. We love the new Iwako erasers we now carry, there are many new animals like gorillas, butterflies and bees. The adorable school series with stapler, scissors, tape dispenser, school bag, piano, table tennis packet etc. is a really great addition for children’s school bags. And the classic game collection is really suitable for playing!

These fun Iwako erasers are new on modes4u.com

blue butterfly animal eraser by Iwako from Japan

yellow bee animal eraser by Iwako from Japan

black gorilla monkey eraser by Iwako from Japan

pink gorilla monkey eraser by Iwako from Japan

Iwako toothbrush and toothbrush mug eraser yellow from Japan

blue stapler school supplies eraser by Iwako from Japan

white scissors school supplies eraser by Iwako from Japan

yellow adhesive tape school supplies eraser by Iwako from Japan

blue pencil sharpener school supplies eraser by Iwako from Japan

blue school bag backpack satchel school supplies eraser by Iwako from Japan

blue keyboard piano eraser by Iwako from Japan

red-black table tennis racket eraser by Iwako from Japan

red-green yoyo classic game eraser by Iwako from Japan

red-blue spinning top classic game eraser by Iwako from Japan

yellow-green-red Kendama classic game eraser by Iwako from Japan

November 9, 2014 0 comment

Kawaii new pencil cases

by modes4u November 4, 2014

Yay, it’s stationery time again. We added many Japanese pencil cases to our shop. There are cute new Rilakkuma pen cases, for example from the fun Rilakkumarket collection. And aren’t the new Kamio plush pencil cases in the shape of hippo, lantern fish, cat paws or pandas just hilarious?