Japan Trend: Cat Ears.

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Starting in 2011/2012 I started seeing a lot of Japanese and other Asian fashion bloggers wearing cat ear headbands and beanies. The trend has just recently become popular here in the US with celebrities like Taylor Swift and Lea Michele wearing them, so I am rejoicing! I bought a Cat Ear beanie from Amazon last winter, but didn't really get much of a chance to wear it (since it was cold for like... 2 weeks here in SoCal). I'm patiently waiting for the weather to get colder so I can wear it again! Come on Mother Nature, it's almost November!!!!

 I am really obsessed with cat ear everything and there are a variety of really cute and affordable options to choose from! Forever 21 and Charlotte Russe have some really nice cat ear accessories for $10 or less.

Forever 21
Sweet Stud Cat Beanie

Charlotte Russe
Studded Cat Ears Headband

I bought this lace cat ear headband from Forever 21 and I am planning to buy more! Cat Ears ALL THE THINGS!

What do you think about the Cat Ears trend? Love it or leave it?

My Hello Kitty x Sailor Moon Bumper Magnet (Squeee!)

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I recently bought a new (used) car, it's nothing fancy just a Honda CR-V. I am enjoying it though, after years of my old crappy Nissan Pathfinder... from the 90s O_O Yes, my car was older than some of you... and not in a cool classic type of way.

Anyway, I wanted to jazz up the CR-V a little bit so I searched and searched and searched for anything Sailor Moon related... and came up with a big fat nothing. What to do in this situation? Why, make your own of course! Now, because it's so rare to find ANYTHING Sailor Moon, I thought I'd do a Hello Kitty x Sailor Moon mash up so that any other accessories could be Hello Kitty and still match.

I decided to use Build A Sign, the same website that I made my business cards with, since they had so generously sent me a $25 credit. I really like the quality of my business cards, so I thought the car decals would turn out nicely as well. Using their bumper sticker maker, I uploaded a design I made in Photoshop and made a bumper magnet which I can easily remove and use again if I want to. I love the idea of bumper magnets, because it means you don't have to lose your beloved sticker if you decide to switch cars.

Hello Kitty as Sailor Moon! How cute is this! The text is the title from Sailor Moon and says "Bishoujo Senshi (Pretty Soldier) Sailor Moon".

The magnet is quite flexible but feels like sturdy, good quality material. The Hello Kitty is a little smaller than I thought it would be, but that's my user error rather than a printing issue. I think it came out really cool and I am loving the pink background colour too! They have a variety of background colours, text and clipart images you can use, or you can create your own images and upload them. I also made a regular bumper sticker for my friend Desiree and it is a really nice quality vinyl sticker, feels well made and the printing is flawless.

I used their text and heart clipart and just uploaded the picture of Naru (from Love Hina!). It turned out really nice, but I think I should have used a higher res picture of Naru, as when I enlarged it there was some very slight pixelation.. again, user error and not a printing issue. I just didn't use a big enough image. You can only see it from up close though, so it still looks great. Desiree loves it! One of her favourite animes is Love Hina :)

From the Build A Sign website:

• Stickers starting from $2
• FREE SHIPPING on all bumper stickers
• Standard 3”x10” size or fun 4”x4” square stickers
• No-peel 4mil UV & water resistant vinyl

The more you buy, the bigger the discount - if you buy 1000 they're only $0.60c each! Anyone need 1000 bumper stickers? They also have a lot of pre-made designs that you can personalise, in case you're not feeling very creative and don't want to start completely from scratch.

I am definitely going to be ordering more stickers, especially since they're so cheap and have free shipping. The magnetic ones are a bit more expensive, since they're... you know, magnetic. They start at $11.88 and you also get discounts the more you buy. If you buy 5 they're $6.21 each :) Great for gifts! My sister-in-law is car crazy, so I might get her some for Christmas. Then she can switch them up whenever she feels like it, or whenever she sells her car and gets a new one (which happens quite frequently lol).

Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!

Help me choose! Super Cute Galaxy S2 Phone Cases

Who doesn't love a a cute phone case??

Ok, maybe I'm biased.. I'm sure there are plenty of people who would cringe at the sickeningly adorable cases that I am obsessed with.

I recently bought a Galaxy S2 and found all these really cute cases on Ebay! I wanted a silicone case since they seem to protect better than the hard cases. Help me choose one!

Rabbit Ears Case, Black

Rabbit Ears Case, Pink

Hello Kitty Ears Case, Black

Hello Kitty Ears Case, Light Pink

Hello Kitty Ears Case, Rose Pink

Rilakkuma Case #1, 3D Face

Rilakkuma Case #2, 3D Full Body

Rilakkuma Case #3, 3D Ears

Strawberry Case, 3D Crystals

They're all so pretty! I love all of them, I'm so indecisive. That's why I need your help!! Which one is your favourite? Let me know in the comments :)