Hello! This week we’ve got the return of Japan Matsuri in London, kawaii keychains, Pokemon and lots of Halloween fun, plus more cute links.
London Japan Matsuri 2023 Highlights
Highlights from the Japan Matsuri, a free annual festival in London with Japanese food, music, dance, and activities. (Emma)
Kawaii Keychains On Etsy
Pick up a kawaii keychain for your keys or bag with this mix of handmade and artist designs on Etsy. (Marceline)
Halloween Sylvanian Families
Sylvanian Families/Calico Critters are enjoying spooky season in these fun Halloween themed sets with costumes and houses. (Gabriel)
Kawaii Pokemon Home Decor
Gotta decorate 'em all! Add some Pokemon home decor to your living space with art prints, keyboard, lamp, pillow, clock and more. (Nika)
Kawaii Halloween Costumes To Buy & DIY
Planning to dress up this Halloween? Here's some fun shopping picks and sewing patterns for kawaii costumes, clothing & accessories. (Marceline)
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Jennifer Ladd (Shop/Instagram) is an artist creating adorable designs for print-on-demand products. Enter the giveaway on Instagram for a chance to win this prize package with a pansy tote bag, a cute tabby cat spiral notebook, a kawaii ring-tailed lemur button, a yellow floral medium-sized zipper pouch, three lovely floral greeting cards, and four super adorable fashionable frog stickers. Open internationally, ends October 24th.
Some more fun things we’ve found online to keep you going until next week.
The new Halloween collection at Starbucks Japan is so cute and has lots of cats! You can shop internationally via sites like Japan Haul or we have a guide on how to use a forwarding service.
The long-rumoured Animal Crossing LEGO sets have been revealed, though they won’t be available until March. Animal Crossing World has all the photos and details - there’s 5 sets themed around many of the most popular characters (and Kapp’n…).
An interview with artist and Gloomy Bear creator Mori Chack at TokyoScope. Editor Patrick also has a new book out, The Essential Anime Guide.
This looks very intriguing - a fan-made live action film inspired by Ghibli’s Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. There’s a trailer online now and the full film will be available to watch for free later this month.
It’s that time again! Rainbowholic have created a new set of Autumn Kawaii Journaling Challenge prompts to inspire you.
The Makers Web is a new UK marketplace for buying and selling new and used craft supplies. It’s currently invite-only but my request was accepted quickly.
We’ve got some fun stuff coming up in the next few weeks including a review of the Sakuraco traditional Japanese snack boxes, highlights from MCM Comic Con and lots more spooky cute Halloween posts. We’ll also be revealing who will be the newest member of the SCK Team!
Thanks for reading! Marceline & The SCK Team. Follow @sckawaii on Instagram and Threads for more cute stuff.