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Tubbypaws’ Happy Blog of Illustration and Character Design

Valerie — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 22:53:55 +0000

Though the title is quite a mouthful, Tubbypaws’ Happy Blog of Illustration and Character Design is worth a visit. It’s full of cute illustrations with very silly descriptions, papercraft projects you can download, and other fun stuff.

Usa Colle

Valerie — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:25:21 +0000

Earlier this summer, Walker Books released two illustrated books in a new “Moshi Moshi Kawaii” series, in which you search for the bunny-pill characters, kind of like the Where’s Waldo? books. However, these characters aren’t new; they are originally from Japanese company Mindwave and were released in 2002 as “Usa Colle.” The company sold a limited selection of Usa Colle stationery goods and toys at the time, though they’re pretty hard to find these days.

The old site at UsaColle.com is a bit dated now and is mostly in Japanese, but it has some neat things to check out. There are images of all the original characters, short Flash animations to watch, pretty desktop wallpapers and printables to download, and even a cute little game to play.

Parasol Craft Goes Kawaii

Valerie — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:00:07 +0000

Digital magazine Parasol has a new Craft issue out this week, and it’s all about kawaii. There are interviews with kawaii crafters, templates and instructions on making your own cute things, links to cute sites, and plenty more.

The issue sells for $2.50, which includes a PDF and additional files.

Fruity Cuties

Valerie — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:57:02 +0000

Fruity Cuties is a site offering “cute comedy with kawaii fruit cartoons,” with corny jokes and cute images of your favorite fruits, plus the occasional vegetable thrown in for good measure. Check out the cartoons, buy a t-shirt, or download a free wallpaper for your desktop.

Paper Glitter on Etsy

Valerie — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:33:25 +0000

PaperGlitter is a unique, kawaii store on Etsy that sells printable items you can download and make. There are stationery sets, collage/sticker pages, crafts, and other lovely things. You can also find some free downloads on Flickr.

Choco’Miss

Valerie — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:16:56 +0000

A good friend of mine recently returned from a trip to Paris, and brought me back the sweetest notepad featuring Choco’Miss, a pink-eared bunny-like character who apparently loves chocolate.

Lo and behold, there’s a full Choco’Miss web site — all in French — with recipes, cute wallpapers and games, as well as a shop with stationery and sweet treats to buy.

J’adore le chocolat!

Readymech

Valerie — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:00:07 +0000

Readymech offers a small, but wonderfully designed selection of printable paper craft toys. Most of them are of strange creatures, but there are people as well, like the Japanese girl shown.

Origami Papers

Valerie — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:00:01 +0000

Origami Papers is a small selection of printable origami-style papers that can be used for making your own folded paper creations. There’s also an active origami community on the site, an origami instruction database, and related photos from Flickr.

Paper Crafts Maniacs

Valerie — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:00:12 +0000

Paper Crafts Maniacs is a Japanese site offering free downloads of printable papercrafts, featuring teddy bears and sushi. Just print, cut out, and fold to make your own paper toy.

Fancy Fukuya

Valerie — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:00:16 +0000

Japanese company Fancy Fukuya specializes in super sweet animal characters, like the bunny-food Usa Dango, or the hamster series of Moru Moru San. Check out cute illustrations and photos of the characters and character goods, especially on the Usa Dango blog.