Look at these cute mini-carved pumpkins! The Pumpkin Patch was created by artist Hedley Wiggan and is on display at Legoland Windsor Resort in the UK for the month of Halloween. The mini Jack O’ Lanterns took over 60 hours to carve.
Miniature Carved Pumpkins
October 12, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Dolce & Gabbana Radio Bag
October 11, 2016 by 2 Comments
If you were to look into my closet one of my favorite accessories is the bag. I have lots of bags. I have bags for different outfits and bags for a specific night out on the town. Here is one bag on list, the Dolce & Gabbana Radio Bag. The bag is made to look like a vintage boombox with the 2 speakers and cassette deck.
DIY Cardboard Pinball Machine
October 10, 2016 by 1 Comment
You can now make your own custom pinball machine out of a cardboard kit from the Cardboard Teck Instantute. The PinBox 3000 let’s you cut-up, design and build a mini-pinball machine. The kit takes about 45-90 minutes to assemble.
DC Comics Gotham Girls Makeup at Walgreens
September 30, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Earlier in the year DC Comics launched a Wonder Women Makeup Collection exclusive to Walgreens. Now comes the Gotham Girls Collection featuring Batgirl, Catwoman and Harley Quinn. I spotted these items at my local Walgreens store this week. The mini-collection features bags and other makeup beauty products like Batgirl lipstick, Catwoman eyeshadow and Harley Quinn brush set. Prices range from $3.00USD and up to $12.00USD.
Food: Halloween French Fries at Mickey D’s Japan
September 29, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Why does it seem that all the American fast food chains in Asia get tasty and unique items to munch on? McDonald’s celebrates 45 years in Japan with a Halloween inspired dish – the Halloween Choco Potato for the month of October. The french fry item gets a sauce mix with pumpkin and chocolate.
Snapchat Video Glasses
September 25, 2016 by 1 Comment
Snapchat is a popular photo/video sharing app has now released a physical product. The Snapchat Spectacles are video camera sunglasses, kinda of like mix of GoPro and James Bond spy glasses. There are 3 different color choices to choose from and with a tap of a button the glasses records 10 second of video and transfers your “Memories” via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi to Snapchat.
Black Series Sergeant Jyn Erso
September 20, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Since I’m on a budget and storage space issue these days, I am very picky on what figures I get. The Rogue One toys are now hitting the toy shelves at retailers and this Black Series Sergeant Jyn Erso is on my list. The 6″ action figure has lots of neat details and pose-ability.
DZ Android Mini Series 06
September 14, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Dead Zebra Inc’s popular Android vinyl is back with series 6. The Android Mini Series 06 features 16 designs including 3 rare chase figures. Designs feature artwork from Google, artists like Andrew Bell, Andrea Kang, Colus, Dwaine Morris, Igor Ventura, Jessica Wang, Nathan Jurevicius and Otto Bjornik.
JumpFromPaper A/W 2016 Collection
September 12, 2016 by 1 Comment
Are you looking for that vibrant fun bag for these winter months ahead? Well here is the A/W 2016 bag/purse collection from JumpFromPaper. The Taiwanese accessory brand has been making distinctive pop-color backpacks, bags, wallets and purses since 2010.
Making Artwork from Real Food
September 8, 2016 by 1 Comment
That KFC painting looks like it was made with watercolors, but it’s not. It’s a mix of honey and ketchup. Artist Aya Hany combines her two loves – food and art into one.
Interview with Fashion Designer Jason Wu
September 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Fashion friends interview each other at Google, model Martha Hunt and designer Jason Wu talk about the changes in the fashion industry. Jason discusses the future of not just the design elements, but using social media, the fast changing technologies and the future of the brick & mortar retail segment.
Reebok Classic x BlackPink
September 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Reebok signs up new K-pop girl group BlackPink to rep the Reebok Classic brand. The YG Entertainment pop group features Kim Ji-soo, Jennie Kim, Roseanne Park and Pranpriya Manoban. BlackPink has released two tracks: Whistle and Boombayah.
Batman Cosplay Outfit with Lots of Bat-Gadgets
August 31, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Special Effects guru Julian Checkley is not just your ordinary Batman cosplayer, he makes working Bat-gadgets as well. Inspired by the video game Batman: Arkham Origins, he designed the Bat-costume with working Bat weapons, like LCD video screen, smoke bombs, flashlight, communications unit and more.
Hot Sauce USB Power!
August 29, 2016 by 1 Comment
Besides Tapatío hot sauce, my other favorite hot sauce is Sriracha. Sriracha fans get a dose of USB charge with this BAIT x Sriracha Bottle External Power Bank.
Food: Hipster Chinese American Cuisine
August 23, 2016 by Leave a Comment
I have spent a couple of years of living in SF and all I remember is late night dive and karaoke bars in Chinatown next to North Beach. Now a hipster Chinese-American fusion style restaurant has opened up – Mister Jiu’s. Chef’s Night Out check outs owner/chef Brandon Jew about Mister Jiu’s eatery, historic SF Chinatown and eating round the neighborhood.
Toast Sculptures for Eating
August 19, 2016 by Leave a Comment
This is some incredible eatable toast art. The creator behind all this is Adam Perry. It all started when his daughter Scarlett who has severe food allergies a few months back. Adam saw how lame her breakfast was and decided to make it entertaining. Each sculpture takes about two bread slices, then he snaps a picture and serves the toast breakfast to her daughter.
Converse x PatBo Kicks Collection
August 3, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The classic Chuck Taylor gets a feminine touch with bright floral patterns. Converse collaborates with São Paulo fashion brand PatBo for this collection of sneakers. Along with colorful designs, it features embroideries, molded flowers and metal studs on the kicks.
LEGO The Disney Castle 71040
July 11, 2016 by Leave a Comment
One of the most iconic theme park places is the Disneyland castle and LEGO has just announced their Disney castle version. The LEGO Disney Castle 71040 will be one of the neatest builds with over 4,000 pieces and 5 minifigs: Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck and Tinkerbell. The Disney castle will have 5 floors of play features.
Drink: The Origins of the Fat Tire Bicycle
July 6, 2016 by Leave a Comment
I’m not much of a wine connoisseur, but I’m a beer drinking gal. For the life of me when I drink beer, I cannot smell the apricots, the exotic hops or be specific about a fruity nut taste. I know I’m not a beer snob, but I do like great tasty beer. Lately I’ve been trending Chimay and Shock Top. And Fat Tire was one of those long time “cool” beverages I drank with my girlfriends at Applebee’s a lot. And hot buzz words for drinking beer these past few years is “craft beers.” What is it? Munchies profiles the Fat Tire creator New Belgium.
Food: Baking in Japan with Carly Rae Jepsen
July 5, 2016 by Leave a Comment
One part of Japanese culture that’s always been interesting is the art of edible baked food. Pop star Carly Rae Jepsen was in Japan promoting her last album EMOTION and while there, she also explored Japan’s bakeries.
World’s First 3D Printed House
June 29, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The housing and rental market is crazy here in the SF/Bay Area. Insane to the membrane. Time to find a 3D printer and build a house. Yes, that’s what is happening in Beijing, China. Chinese company HuaShang Tengda created a two-story 4,305 square feet house using a 3D printing technology. The building job took 45 days and it supposedly withstands 8.0 earthquakes too!
Anki Cozmo: The Mini-Robot Companion
June 29, 2016 by Leave a Comment
I admit I’m too selfish to have a dog or cat, plus it’s hard finding apartments that allow animals. But I could use a low maintenance mini-robot friend. The time is now for the kid in me to drop some dollars on this Anki Cozmo robot. Anki states Cozmo has a high-tech A.I. and straight out of the box, it will be compatible with your iOS or Android devices. It can roam around my apartment floor and make emoji faces at me.
Ghostbusters Twinkies
June 28, 2016 by Leave a Comment
First we got the Hi-C Ghostbusters drinks, now Hostess is getting into the action with their Twinkies brand. These Twinkies ooze green slim, well, not really, more like key lime flavor. The Key Lime Slimed Twinkies are in stores now.
Drink: Sake Vending Machines
June 7, 2016 by 1 Comment
This can only happen in Japan, sake vending machines inside the Ponshukan train station. No need to hit the pub, when you can do your drinking at a train stop. The top alcoholic drink in Japan is sake and for 500 yen ($4.70USD est.) you can get 5 shots at this place. They have over 120 different sakes on tap.
Fast Food: A Real McDonald’s Golden Nugget
June 7, 2016 by Leave a Comment
I have to admit Mickey D’s chicken nuggets are delicious. McDonald’s Japan will be offering a real 18 karat golden nugget. The hunt for “Kaito Nuggets” will begin this summer at various McDonald’s restaurants around Japan.
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