April 11th, 2008

Teeny, Tiny Slices of Life


Beautifully detailed creations to rival Re-Ment. Above, from Kimie Okumura. Below, Blog Noir, an amazing blog dedicated to clay miniatures. Wow.. just wow!

In case you want to try a hand at creating miniature furniture or flowers, there’s a also tutorial at this site.

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March 23rd, 2008

Re-Ment ♥ - It’s No Secret

Re-ment (Reform The Entertainment) is a Japanese company that manufactures Puchi Petites — scaled miniatures of everyday items. If you’re into dolls, Re-ment miniature replicas would be a great addition to your dolly’s world:

Speaking of dolls, I saw a woman carrying a Volks Super Dollfie (a 1:6 scale ball-jointed doll) in her arms at a bookstore the other day. She treated it like it was her baby, talking and fussing over it. It was… weird. But even if dolls aren’t your thing, there’s no reason why you can’t appreciate the realistic-looking collectibles:

Rement products are not expensive, most selling at 200-400 yen (around USD3), but they are sold in a series of mystery boxes ala trading cards so you may need to buy a few boxes from the same series before you could get the item you want (though it is possible to buy single unboxed items at a higher price). I didn’t know this prior to my trip to Tokyo so when I insisted to a salesgirl there that I wanted item no. 9 on the box she was all “Secret! Secret! All SECRET!!!” LOL

Collections from Re-ment (Japan) site:
Harapeko - Kitchen appliances with animal faces
Petite Mode - Tiny fashion items, costumes and accessories

Collections also available from Re-ment International (English site):
Have A Bite! - Street Food such as crepes, burgers, ice-cream and Japanese snacks
Re-ment Bakery - This collection is no longer available
Elegant Sweets - Tea party essentials like cakes, cookies, chocolates

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March 20th, 2008

Great Little Toys


Retro wooden kitchen set and soft barbeque set from Great Little Trading Co.

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October 25th, 2007

For the Love of Chocolate

Why am I so in love with this dress from Victorian Maiden(j)?

And why do these chocolate biscuit accessories from Q-pot(j) winter collection tempt me so much?

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September 9th, 2007

Q-pot


Love the food-themed accessories (croissant necklaces! macaron rings!) from Q-pot(j).

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September 3rd, 2007

This Wood Be Nice

When I was a kid in kindergarten, I only played with the boys — but only because I loved the wooden toys set aside for them. (The girls were given dolls for playtime - grrr! gender stereotypes! )

Contrary to the amount of cuteness featured on this site, I do not own any Hello Kitty products or the like. I do however, eat lotsa chocolates and ice-cream. :)

Hello Kitty Wooden set from Sanrio(j).

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August 9th, 2007

Open Sundaes - Cupcake-Inspired Bath Bombs


Is it wrong to wanna take a bite out of these cupcake-shaped bath bombs from Open Sundaes?

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