New necklaces by Kuma Craft + Coupon Code!

One of my favorite etsy shops, kuma crafts has some adorable new necklace designs featuring hello kitty as a colorful bunny! Perfect for spring :)

And guess what!? She is offering a special 15% off discount for TokyoBunnie readers! Just enter TOKYOBUNNIE15 at checkout to receive 15% off your entire order! Coupon expires April 30th.

Deego Toys

I love the cute little shape of these Deego toys and USB drives! There's so many cute ones- the kokeshis are my favorite though! The website also has some awesome free desktops to download.

Miss Kika for 'Magical Girls'

I loved this new piece by Miss Kika so much I thought it deserved it's own post! This is Miss Kika's contribution for the Magical Girls show! Phenomenal!

Sweet Streets presents: 'MAGICAL GIRLS' Art Inspired by Shôjo Manga

April 1st, 7:00pm to 11:00pm:
"MAGICAL GIRLS: Art Inspired by Shôjo Manga" Exhibition opening party:
@ Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90046


SWEET STREETS is proud to host a group exhibition by 25 female artists interpreting their favorite shôjo manga with a new twist! Shôjo is neither style nor genre, but exists in the spirit of characters like Princess Knight, Creamy Mamy, Minky Momo, and Candy Candy. To celebrate, an opening party will take place 7:00pm - 11:00pm on Friday, April 1, 2011 with a "Magical Girls" cosplay contest, live painting by Shibuya Girls Pop, and free mini-concert by musical guests from Tokyo THE APRILS and The Lady Spade!

Participating Artists include: Bei Badgirl, Camilla d'errico, Junko Mizuno, Miss Kika, Tigerlilly Biskup, Yoko d'Holbachie, Shibuya Girls Pop: Akira Ebihara, Anne Imai, Chikuwaemil, Eimi, Fuko, Hiroshi Mori, hipBORNtwin, Kayo Tamaishi, Marrontic, Mayumi, Miri, Nana Aoyama, NICO, Ogawa Keiko, Ra'yka, Sayaka Iwashimizu, Shinjuko, TAMMY, Yuki Takahashi, Yunico Uchiyama

Toronto Hearts Japan Fundraiser

Magic Pony & Narwhal Art Projects Present: Toronto Hearts Japan

Narwhal Art Projects, Invisible-Friends and friends are excited to host Toronto Hearts Japan, a fundraiser for our far-away loves.
Our hearts have been broken by news of devastated towns and people separated from their homes and families, and we want to help. This event lets all of us who feel a special connection to Japan lend a hand in our own way. All proceeds will be donated to The Red Cross and to helping rebuild the Birdo Flugas Artist Centre and Community in Shiogama.

Toronto Hearts Japan is an exhibition, silent auction, and two (count them!) parties at the beloved Gladstone Hotel (with DJ Paul E. Lopes and DJ Jun). Featuring works from local to international artists (and other surprises too), everybody can find a way to offer our hearts to Japan and help them soldier on.

» RSVP to the Facebook Event page

Silent Art Exhibition from:
Thurs March 31 - Tues April 5, 2011
Gladstone Hotel, 2nd Floor
12-5pm daily

OPENING RECEPTION
GLADSTONE HOTEL, Second Floor
Friday April 1st
7-10pm

$20 suggested admission (includes raffle ticket)
*Special one night only auction and raffle with art gifts and surprises*

With DJ Paul E. Lopes (Bump N' Hustle)
& DJ Jun (Cr8apes.com, Invisible-Friends.com)

CLOSING RECEPTION
Tuesday April 5th 6-8pm
Winners of our silent art auction will be announced!

Monstrinho, Persue and Gloria Muriel

I love seeing how murals like this come to life! Featuring the work of Monstrinho, Persue and Gloria Muriel, as they paint a mural in downtown San Diego. Lovely opening as well, giving love to Japan.

Treeson Fundraising Project by Bubi Au Yeung & Crazy Label

Treeson creator Bubi Au Yeung has put together a sale to help benefit Japan. All proceeds will be donated- there's a really great, specially designed poster and various Treeson items from Crazy Label up for grabs. See more information here.

Photgraphy by Lauri on Etsy

Spring is supposed to be here, but it's pretty dreary outside, in San Francisco at least. But then I happened upon the lovely photo prints in this Etsy shop and my mood was instantly lifted! Such lovely work!

Charuca Plush!!

Super duper kawaii new plush line by the always fantastic Charuca! Looks like it's only available in Spain for now- let's hope it heads this way soon!

Gizem Vural Etsy Shop

Fantastic illustration work in Gecesintisi's { p o i s o n e d g i r l } Etsy Shop. I especially like the work featured in the Hairy Zine!

Sandia Etsy Shop

The Sandia etsy shop features charming plushies, brooches, pouches, textiles and more, all with super cute graphics and characters!

For the Love of Vinyl - Artist Bios & Project Pics!

For the Love of Vinyl (currently on view through April 2nd at Dragatomi) isn't just a one-time show. It's an ongoing project that has a great accompanying website. Not only can you check out pics from the pieces in the show, but there are behind the scenes work-in-project shots and artist bios as well. As the months go by, the artists involved in the project will be updating the site with new customs and current projects.

I spent some time admiring the lineup of artists and selecting some of my favorites to share with you!



Lou Lou & Tummie, who I feature often, have one of the most imaginative and fun customs in the show. They say that their inspiration for "Jack Lumber" was "the cold & wet weather outside that wanted me to make a cute brown coloured kind of forester caveman with a camera…" So awesome. I love the work-in-progress view!


PodgyPanda, another favorite, created a gumball machine! So creative! Here is his toy inspiration: "I came across an old gumball vending machine outside an old video store, which dispensed gumballs in a capsule. I thought it would be hilarious if it were pandas instead of gumballs, and as the symbiote already had a round head, it was a win win. That and i just wanted to squish pandas."

This pretty custom is the work of King Quan. Love the colors and sweet cherry blossoms! Quan is the founder of the excellent website Fresh Characters

Paul Shih's 'Veganpire' doesn't eat blood! Instead, Paul tells us, "After World War III, human become endangered species, Vampires have no choice but to evolve into Veganpire, vegetarian vampire loves sunbath and everything cherry!"

Taiwan based artist Olla Boku always makes super fun and cute characters, and this OB Monsterstaff is no exception! I love the addition of the felt hat!

Jeremiah Ketner's super rad little figure was inspired by his desire "to make something that would frolic through the forest eating bugs and berries". I'd love to stumble upon this guy in the forest!

There is just something about this custom by Helena Garcia that brings a huge smile to my face. I love her cute, curious expression! I REALLY hope that Helena does tons more custom toys in the future so I can nab one!

Dolly Oblong's Woollcott is another really cute and creative figure! A soda drinking sheep with the cutest floppy ears!