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Review: The Hello Sandwich Book is pretty to look at & awesome to get your crafts on!

Review: The Hello Sandwich Book is pretty to look at & awesome to get your crafts on!

Introducing my very own “HELLO SANDWICH かわいく暮らす、ものづくりのアイデア帖” book! I haven’t had a chance to try making any of the art & craft tutorial in this book yet, so this is more of a quick look review. Or, more like, a “show off cos I have this book and you don’t” review. Either way, enjoy it! For those who don’t know, Hello Sandwich is a blog/brand by an Australian artist/designer, Ebony, who lives in Japan. Yep, now you …

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Cute Matryoshka Russian wooden nesting dolls for you to go ooh-aah!

Cute Matryoshka Russian wooden nesting dolls for you to go ooh-aah!

Okay, have you heard of the Matryoshka dolls? You know, that wooden doll that opens up to a smaller version of that doll that opens up to an even smaller version… Some of you might call them “Babushka”, or simply Russian wooden nesting dolls if you prefer the boring sounding stuff. But supposedly Babushka just means old granny, which is a bit odd. PS: I just found out when doing research on this post, like, …

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Three random pop culture gifts to buy for Christmas

Three random pop culture gifts to buy for Christmas

What? You still haven’t bought your Christmas gifts yet? Well, neither have I. But fear not, this definitive (sort of) Christmas gift giving guide might help you in your purchase, especially if you’re buying for someone who loves a bit of pop culture and celeb buzz. Oppa Gangnam Style Merchandise I don’t know about you, but my attitude towards this particular K-Pop viral video has been a mix of “ugh, enough Gangnam Style already” and …

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