Head on over to one of my most favoritest bloggers, AgentLover, and enter her giveaway! One lucky winner gets to go home with a Yummy You! x Sanrio Character-Cupcake scarf! Woohoo!

Sorry for the radio silence! I was in Las Vegas this week for the big Licensing Expo. I don’t think we were really supposed to take photos inside there (although everyone was taking photos with the mascots running around, like the Power Rangers, The ICEE Slush Puppy, The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and some random guys I didn’t recognize!), but it’s really cool to see the booth designs for big companies like Nickelodeon, My Little Pony, Sesame Street, stuff like that!

It’s gonna be Betty Turbo week at The Drawing Board in Corvallis, OR, from June 17 to June 22, and I made two tiny (4 in x 4 in) crochet paintings for the Awesome Tiny Art Show with a reception on Friday, June 21, from 6:00pm – 8:30pm.

It’s summertime, and that means, ice cream time!

I kind of have a crush on those little cherries!!! You might recognize them as game pieces from Hi Ho Cherry-o :P.

Last weekend, we headed down to LA to celebrate JapanLA’s 7th Bday, the launch of JapanLA Clothing’s Kitty Party line, and also to take Manda to Disneyland for her graduation!

On our drive back home, we stopped by the Skirball Cultural Center to check out Gary Baseman‘s show “The Door is Always Open.” I’d seen a bunch of my LA friends post pics of the opening night on Instagram, plus when we had dinner with Onch and lunch with Amy on our trip, they both gave it a ringing endorsement!

On the walk to the exhibition, there were big cut-outs of some of his characters.

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You. Guys. You guys you guys you guys. You have to check out the Fab.com sale happening right now from Japanese brand Gladee. The sale ends in 6 days!!!

Here are some of my favs from the Gladee site. Not all of these are available on Fab, but Fab definitely still has a great selection!

So, note to friends and family: you can’t go wrong if you wanna buy me a Gladee present….! 😛

My Round Ups aren’t usually themed, but I started noticing there were kind of a lot of creatures and animals on my list!

Chibi Owling gadget case by TomoIsland on Etsy. I am in heart with this little owl baby! TomoIsland also has tons of other cute stuff, like shoulder bags!

Crochet Llama phone cozy by CuteMoonBunny on Etsy. I have almost bought this several times because he is so cute and pink and delicious! Of course, since it’s crocheted, I always tell myself I can make my own just for me, but…. who has time, right?

Pastel Kittens printable garland by Mel Stringer. Don’t you have artist-crushes sometimes? I am definitely crushin’ on Mel Stringer!

This men’s Workaholics Bear Coat from 80sTees is totally blowing my mind. I have never watched the show, but this coat is so pimp!

Eager Achiever beaver bag on ModCloth.

Amigurumi Seedlings by hellohappy on Etsy. I just love the idea that these are the little guys that are growing under your plant!

And here’s a video Hairy sent me today with a bunch of local mascots in Japan dancing.