In this stop motion animation video, Japanese cat Komachan makes 2 dolls then she makes her own stop motion animation video of them. Adorable. If you know how to crochet from Japanese pattern charts, you can crochet her and her two dolls from the patterns at http://www.clover.co.jp/hand/komaneko.shtml

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Last summer I went to a Japanese Buddhist Oban Festival and I saw a kid talking on a mobile phone. He had a dozen little toys hanging from strings attached to the phone, as if some colorful plant had grown up out of it. These are known as cell phone charms, and you get them randomly from plastic bubble capsule vending machines. Usually, each ( Read more... )

More chibi cuteness.
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Yesterday, as field trip/attempt to leave the house, I went to Craf'it, a scrapbooking paper store and cafe in Sunnyvale.  I purchased a flying pig paper automata (Flying Pig site info below) and a Walter Rufller Red Knight. I also acquired a Puchi Petite Mini Sweets box (I got the cupcakes!). You have got to see the Mini Sweets website, and the ( Read more... )

Happy happy animated singing eggs!

Thank you Ana Paula for providing link to this video. View better quality animation at ILoveEgg.com and click Egg Song.

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Just recently I started using iGoogle to track blogs. I chose the Tea House theme with a cute widdle fox. The scene changes throughout the day and night, according to your time zone. I'm told that Bus Stop does this also, as well as depicts weather in your neighborhood (you input your zip code).  I did a little digging and found that there are ( Read more... )