AWWWWWWW........................ another super cute panda item!! This panda mug + spoon set ($21.00) are just adorable, the paws of the panda spoon can hook on the edge of mug, cute and useful. There are five other animals mug set available in the Japanese Gift Market: Cat, Frog, Bear, Rabbit and Pig.

FREE Halloween Tags

I finally come up with some new designs!! (Yes!!)
These six icons can be gift tags, stickers, bookmarks or for your next Halloween scrapbook project. It's Jpeg file, just simply download it and print on any paper you want. It's free for download. Please click the image to link to download page. Leave me a comment if you downloaded. Thanks so much.

Mini Panda skillet

I taught Chinese to kids in a Chinese Culture Group back in college. And we had a panda day that every kids have to bring a panda plush or toy that day. One parent told me every Chinese has panda at home, but in my mind, I don't remember I ever have a panda at home. After I got home, I look around and surprised to see I actually do have a panda plush at home. I just never really paid attention on it before. Now, Japanese Tarapanda is my favoriate, I have a lot of Tarapanda stuff in my car, at my home or even as my store name (Tarapanda in Chinese is PapaBear). I just found this panda pancake skillet ($26.00) on fredflare.com. I think it's super cute and just want to share with all of you.

10 Interesting Animal Salt & Pepper Shakers

My goodness!! There are so many different kinds of salt and pepper shakers!!
I have to put those in different categories in different posts, so I can share all of those with you.

Especially for cat lovers!! This Cat Salt + Pepper Shakers Set ($44.99) by Jonathan Adler reminds me a lot of Egypt. I heard Egypt people worship cats. And those cat shakers just as elegant as I remember from my art history textbook.

Those penguins salt and pepper shakers set($44.99) are so adorable. I wish I have a set of this on my dinner table. The box is with my favoriate color, baby blue, and also with those styling drawing, this set is perfect as gift.

Another cute design by Jonathan Adler. I love his designs!! This Whale Salt and Pepper Shakers set($44.99) is also my favoriate, especially the box, I love the colors!!


I think Salt + Pepper Shakers and Dachshund Dogs are just perfect match. This Dachshund Salt & Pepper Shakers set($8.95) is perfect for dog lovers!


Another shakers set for dog lovers!! I used to think pug dogs are not that cute. But after my friends adopt a bulldogs, now I think pug dogs and bulldogs are as cute as other dogs. And see how cute this kissing Pug Dogs Salt and Pepper shakers set ($12.95) are, make me miss my friends' dogs more. Good thing is that I am going to visit them this weekend.

What a cute bird. This Salt & "Peeper" Shaker ($10.95) is actually 2-in-1 shakers. When you turn the bird head to right, you will get blue eyes salt shaker, and when you turn to left, the black eyes will give you pepper. How smart and cute way to use it.

Perfect for sea party theme, so you will have shake fins on table to entertain your guests. One thing need to be careful about this Finn Salt & Pepper Set ($39.00) is to make sure which one is for salt and pepper.

Do you have a large dinner table, and lazy to pass salt or pepper shakers? Here comes the conclusion, just wind up this cute bird rolling salt and pepper shakers set($38.00), it will across on flat surface to whoever needed. Very cool and useful.

What a kawaii Salt and Pepper shakers!! I wish I have one!! I wish for too many things!! :( Life is not perfect....haha. Rilakkuma Salt & Pepper Shakers ($16.00)


Awwwwww..... I love snoopy. I visited a aircraft museum in SD few weeks ago, and they have this cute snoopy room with all snoopy dressing like spaceman. So this Peanuts Lunar Landing Salt-And Pepper Shakers ($29.95) remind me a lot of that.

10 items help your stress relief

Are you under stress? Maybe some of following stress ball/toys can help you a little.

There are a lot of promotional stress balls out there, but I found some items are different and fun to watch. Check those out!!

OK, those are only count as 1 item. I am selling those bread like stress ball plus cell phone strap ($4.50) in my store, PapaWaii. Those are not only look like bread, and also smell like one.

Those four stress toys are actually faces of the moon. Squeeze them whenever you feel not only stressed but also feel laughing, screaming or crying. Set of four for $130.00 in Uncommon Goods.

Martian Popping Thing's eyes, nose and ears will pop out when squeeze. Perfect not only as stress ball but also for entertaining others. Available in Fledflare.com for $14.00.

Paul ($12.99) already stressed, so whenever you are stressed, take it out on Paul. That doesn't sound right, but that's how it said on his box.

Those are perfect for this month!! I think they are kind of cute, well, before their eyes pop out. I Pop Monsters are available in Office Playground for $3.99.

Feel stress from work? or from someone? Dead Fred ($11.99)is right here for you. Transfer your stress whenever you put your pan on this pan holder.

Zen Garden is one kind of Japan Gardens, was performed by Zen Buddhists to help them meditate. Usually no flowers or colorful plants are used. Gravel or sand symbolizes sea, ocean, rivers or lakes. Stone arrangements represent mountain or island. So this mini Zen Garden ($9.99) can help you attain a quiet focus by rank the sand or rearrange the rocks.

In my office, someone put a big pile of bubble wraps in the corner. So everytime when anyone feel like it, they will go and pop some bubbles. I guess not only people from my office like to do that, now you can buy this little bubble poping keychain in ToysRus for $5.99.

Some people like popping plastic bubbles, but some people like to pop cans. What can I said, I admire Japanese's imagination and creativity. This reusable pop can toy ($3.90) can help your stress relief. Just keep opening the can without wasting any foods.

Another fun stress relief item from Japan. Endless Box Opening can satisfy your "un-zipping" needs. Available in Jbox.com for $9.80.

5 Halloween Candles

I am not a big fan of Halloweeen.
I used to love to give out candies, so I can see which characters are popular for dress up every year. I remember back to the popular Harry Potter year, 2/3 of children dress up like witch/wizard in Halloween.
In this Halloween month, it's fun to see so many different holiday related candles.

Floating Mini Ghost (set of 20 for $9.99) can be put in the water or decorating on cakes.

Bleeding Pillar Candle, 2 layers candle, you will see your candle bleeding after light it on.
$10.99 for tall candle, $7.99 for short. Both are on sale.

Another Bleeding Candle. I think the mirror on the picture look pretty scary, too. Available in UMA for $8.50.

Ok, this may not fit in Halloween collection. But it remind me a lot of children sculptures from the movie The Haunting. I definitely will have nightmare if I have one of this at home. Little Joseph Candle Holder is $115.00 from A+R Store.

Perfect for a horror movie night...perhaps Saw series? This body part gel candle is from ETSY seller jotaysgel for $16.00.

A lot of Halloween candle are too scary.....I better just stop here, so I won't have nightmare later. haha.

10 Originally Cups/Mugs

"Not Paper" Cup can be found in Chiasso.com for $18.00. Just like the coffee bought in coffee shop.

Another paper look like cup but actually made by ceramic. Designed by Rob Brandt. This Crinkle Cup is available in Generate Design for $39.00.

How you want your coffee? "milky," "regular," "dark and strong," or "black"? This Cuppa Coffee Cup will let you have exact coffee every time. Found it in CoolStuffExpress for $18.95.

Perfect for tea lovers~ The pouch is for used tea bag, which I think is very useful. This Pouch Tea Mug is available in VAT19 for $9.50. Three colors are available: Black, Red and White.

Cup or Mug? Turn the MUG CERAMIC around with different shapes. Four colors are available: Green, Purple, Orange and Yellow. Found it in Pylones for $16.00.

Trigger Mug for you to kill time. Available in A+R Store for $16.00.

What's the shinning thing on your finger? 2 Carat Ring? This neat 2 Carat Cup is on sale on What on Earth for $11.98.

The following cups/mugs picture I found online, but can't find where to buy.
But all those are so creative, have to show~

Melting the Ice Mug.
After pouring hot water in, the ice on the mug will melt.


Cookie with Coffee, or Oreo with Milk, what a perfect cup for those.
Now I don't need to worry where to put my cookies.


Perfect for Photographer!!