Totoro 2011 Calendar

Studio Ghibli takes their calendars very seriously... possibly as seriously as you can even take a calendar. But this makes for some absolutely gorgeous planners and funny Totoro calendar stands.









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Pretty Colorful Treats

Such Pretty Things recipe for ice cream sandwiches is ripe with food dye and edible bejeweling.

Bears + Brooch = Bearch

These Bears are my new favorite thing. They seem to be bears carrying brooches but turn them around and see they are in fact brooches themselves! They come in every conceivable color combination.

Visit the shop

Dog in a teacup

THESE DOGS STAY TEACUP SIZE. Yes. They are genetically engineered for cuteness. Why don't you see these in nature? Yeah, they are $4500 USD each... that's why (and they are imported from Korea). LuxPup can be blamed for this new pricey dream.

Mirrors

Domestic enlists the most wondrous of artists to turn mirrors into works of art. One more way to affix art onto your walls and make it functional!

 

Hope

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Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at it destination full of hope.
- Maya Angelou

My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.
- Maya Angelou

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
- Winston Churchill

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.
- Thomas Jefferson

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.
- Dalai Lama

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
- Helen Keller

To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.
- Gilbert K. Chesterton

To live without Hope is to Cease to live.
- Fyodor Dostoevsky

There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow.
- Orison Swett Marden

Totoro Cookies

The Totoro cookie tutorial by the super adorable San Smith is almost as adorable as she is! Her blog is full to the brim with kawaii treats but these cookies... Mmmmm they hit the spot.

Soapylove

Soapylove makes no calorie desserts and rainbow dreams come true.

 

Giveaway - Owl Clock Necklace

Hello! 

I will be hosting my second giveaway as my way of saying thank you to my 100+ blog followers ♥

This giveaway certainly fits perfectly to the theme of oh, hello universe!
 

ONE (1) person will win this Owl Clock Necklace!

His adorable antique gold face, wide eyes, and long necklace chain make him a cute accessory. Plus, he's got a fully-functional clock belly hiding under those wings!

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HOW TO WIN:
This giveaway is open internationally. Please make sure you leave your email address or I won't be able to contact you. I will check to make sure that every task is completed so please make sure you remember to do what you posted! And please remember that there is only ONE mandatory entry. The other ones are just for fun and to give you a better shot at winning!

Mandatory Entry:
This entry must be completed or all of your other ones will be deleted!
Name and Email

Bonus Entries:
To earn extra entries, just do the following. Make sure you leave a separate comment for each.

1. Follow oh, hello universe publicly via Google Friend Connect ( Additional 2 Entries - 2 comments )

2. Grab my button and put it on your blog. ( Additional 2 Entries - 2 comments )

3. Blog about this giveaway and leave a link to the post in a comment ( Additional 4 Entries- 4 Comments )

Do everything for a grand total of NINE entries per person!

Remember, the more entries you have, the greater chances of winning!

Giveaway ends on December 20, 2010 at 11:59 pm PST. The winners will be selected by random.org and notified by email and will have 48 hours to reply back before a new winner is selected. Good luck!

CLOSED

Winne has been chosen

White {room}

Beautiful interior design and prop styling by Susanna Vento, who has a way of turning plain white into a pure shade of bliss …

Puppies + Firsheye Lens

What a world we live in that distorted puppies can make the heart sing!!! 






 

I love doggies. What else is there to say.

Click for sooooooo much moreeeee.

 

Ophira's Jewelry

These are part of the polymer clay accessories created by Emy of Ophira’s Jewelry and baked from her kitchen oven. Besides hamburgers, you can also find pretzel and other cute designs. What’s most interesting is that the hamburgers and pretzels are made with a scent to make you drool on them.


Check out the cute polymer clay accessories at Ophira’s Jewelry. International shipping is available.

Pastel Rainbow

Its amazing how far color can take things. These pastel marshmallow speckled rice krispie treats take what is already a sweet PHENOMENON.. to the next level. Who knew it needed another level?

Eye Candy Creations

Eye Candy Creations has reminded me all that whimsy and creativity is not just reserved for Japanese handcrafters.

...and just in time for Christmas...