Here Comes The Snowmen!

With the freezing cold blasting up North and blanketing the grounds with fluffy white snow this couldn't be a better time to celebrate the kawaii side of winter flurries than a parade of the cutest snowmen around...

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Pikachu Times two

Ooh, that's a creepy-cute real-life Pikachu! I think I want one too!!

Cool Threadless T-Shirts

I just can't get enough of these GREAT Threadless T-shirts!! Besides being simply awesome they are also very affordable at US$15.00 for guys tees and US$17.00 for the girl's, as 50+ bucks for a graphic tee is soooo not cool. There are dozens and dozens styles to choose from and I picked a few that are right up my alley, shown above.

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Ice Cream Truck In London

I just got these images in the mail yesterday from my sister that was in London for a few days this past week. It reminded me of this post that I had done a short while back and being a sucker for "naif art" had to post it here too. I love these pseudo-good attempts to recreate pop culture icons such as this Disney-inspired ouvre seen above.

More Kawaii-licious Vintage Postcards

I just can't get enough of this delicious vintage postcard images I keep digging online. I want them all and I want them now! I just adore the darling Topo Gigio (images 3-4), that was a childhood favorite of mine. I still have a few of his dolls somewhere inside my storage boxes and a couple of original 45s at my mom's place in Brazil. There were a few Topo Gigio recordings in Portuguese, though he was Italian "by birth" and I even vaguely remember one of his movies that I saw as a tyke. Love it!!

Kawaii-licious Vintage Postcards

These vintage postcards are just too much! I simply love this kind of "stop-motion" photography and the subject matter (cute little dolls!) is deliciously nostalgic. When I was a kid I was (still am) crazy for stop-motion films and I list 1969's "Mad Monster Party" as one of my all-time favorites. Tim Burton resurrected the genre with "The Nightmare Before Christmas" that I have watched a gazillion times and have been collected related memorabilia since it first came out in 1993. The 3-D version was actually amazing and gave me a chance to watch it again on the big screen a couple of years ago.

Re-Ment Miniature Food

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Puchi Petites are scaled miniatures of everyday items produced by Japan's Re-Ment company. These kawaii-licious collectibles will surprise you with their ultra-realistic, to-scale reproductions of everyday food items and objects. They are perfect for dollhouses or for the true toy fanatic that loves to build sets and dioramas with their favorite "action figures" and limited-edition toy art.

This Asian art form that has taken Japan by storm is now available for the first time in the United States through their website. These miniatures are fun collectibles you’ll treasure for years to come and are just too cute to ignore. Each piece is hand-painted, so every feature is shown to perfection. You’ll marvel at the incredible craftsmanship, which captures items with detail rarely seen—right down to individual slices of green pepper for your pizza and ice cubes that come out of the tray. Puchi Petites will also remind you of your own childhood, bringing back that sense of childlike wonder you felt when entering the world of your imagination. They are one heartwarming piece after another that scream: Nostalgic! Nostalgic! Nostalgic!

One cool feature on Re-Ment's site is the user gallery "Fun Room", where Puchi Petite's fans display their own mini-sets and diorama creations, featuring Barbies, Blythes and Godzillas interacting with some really cool faux-food products. I love them all!!

Via Plastic & Plush

The Orifice Of Pikachu

"Quickly children, into Pikachus's vagina now!"

Via Japundit

Murakami & Louis Vuitton @ Brooklyn Museum

The Brooklyn Museum has finally confirmed it will host a pop-up Louis Vuitton shop to coincide with its Takashi Murakami exhibit starting next month. They've also put select items online to whet your appetite until the exhibit kicks off on April 4, like the super-adorable cushions and T-shirt above. But the real stars of the store will be the "monogramouflage" Vuitton handbags, which will sport a new monogram pattern created by Murakami. Images of the collection haven't been released, but we're kind of hoping the flower products online are a sneak preview.

Via NY Magazine