KAWAII GOODNESS

Let's talk about kawaii! It means "cute" in Japanese, and it's used to describe some of the awesome products that come out of Japan, China, and other parts of Asia. Some of the brands and characters that I have seen described as kawaii are Hello Kitty, Doraemon, San-X, Kogepan, Nyan Nyan Nyanko, Rilakkuma, Tissue-san, MashiMaro, Tare Panda, and mannnnyyyyyy more.

When someone says "Kawaii Goods" usually the first things I think about are stationery letter sets, cute erasers, and stickers, but there are a lot of other products that might be called kawaii, like plush toys, useful things like tissue box holders that have a character on them, and lots of other things. Things don't have to be a cartoon to be considered kawaii, though! I have also heard kawaii used to describe animals and babies!

Up on Ebay this week I have a small assortment of kawaii goods for you!

partridge/swallow/bird ribbon for scrapbooking, cardmaking, or sewing

$1.49 with no bids yet! Ends in the afternoon on Jul-11-08. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250267510346&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=015

Next up, MASHIMARO 2 seatcovers for the car!!

1 bid so far, at $14.49. Auction ends the afternoon of Jul-11-08. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250267514110&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=015

I also have RILAKKUMA Relax Bear Letter sets & deco tape! 5 letter sets and one roll of deco tape.

This set was just added last night, no bids yet! Ends Jul-15-08 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250268503448&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=015

CASH CRATE

I'd like to do a little something different this morning -- If you are reading my Ebay blog, I am going to guess that you like to either save money by buying on Ebay instead of the store, OR you like to buy things to re-sell them.

What does that have in common??
WANTING TO HAVE MORE MONEY.

Have you ever taken one of those surveys on "The Internets" to supposedly get a FREE $100 Starbucks giftcard? You go through and answer YES or NO to a bunch of questions that try to sell you things. You feverishly click NO NO NO to all of them, ever getting closer to your giftcard... then... the last "question" is "Which of these $19.99 per month (or whatever) services do you want to sign up for?" and you HAVE to click on one of them to get your free giftcard?

Well, www.cashcrate.com/667225 gives you surveys like that, EXCEPT they PAY YOU CASH to complete them. It's not a lot of cash. It's $ .50 - $ 1.00 per survey that you complete. REAL MONEY. It goes into your www.cashcrate.com/667225 account, and every month that you have $10 they will send you a check!!!! So far in July it's only the 9th, and I already have a guaranteed $16.50 in my account, and another $19.40 pending.

Also, with www.cashcrate.com/667225, you get money for referrals. You will earn 20% of whatever your referrals earn, for doing absolutely nothing. So far I only have a few referrals, so I am not making a lot of money from that, but there are other people on www.cashcrate.com/667225 that earn a couple hundred dollars a month. I know that's not going to make you a millionaire, but just imagine if you went outside, and found a $100 dollar bill! It's kind of like that, but you *know* it's coming to you in the mail.

I know a lot of people are worried that www.cashcrate.com/667225 might be a scam, BUT IT ISN'T!! Just TRY it. You have to fill out your surveys with real information, so make sure you get a new email address JUST for filling out surveys. Otherwise your regular email might get filled up with spam. You will want to check that new email address regularly, though. Some of the surveys they send you sign you up for free newletters or cartoons through email, and you have to confirm your email address before you get your $.75 or whatever. That's why I have $19.40 in my pending account, because I haven't confirmed any yet this week.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me!

Things ending Tomorrow! 07/09/08

XOXO Affection purse

Currently at $7.99 with one bid http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250266845423&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=015

Saves the Day band shirt! Really pretty black shirt with a lotus flower on it.

Currently at $4.99 with no bids yet http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250266849590&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=015#ebayphotohosting

There are a lot more auctions ending tomorrow of various things, check them out!

http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=dawnoctopus

Crafty Stuff!

This week I have a bunch of crafty stuff up, too. My favorite website is Craftster.com, and I have an obsession with buying too many crafting materials! I just can't resist those 40% off coupons that I get in the mail from Joanne's sometimes. I mostly like to sew with a sewing machine, but I also like to scrapbook and do embroidery, too.

Here are a few crafty items I have on EBay this week:

22,000 PERLER beads +1 pegboard - This auction ends Jul-10-08 at 5:36PM

So far the bids are up to $7.49. Here's a link to the auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250267165124&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=015

I also have up some scrapbooking stuff.

A lot of 3 rubber stamps http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250267175136&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=015

And a hand craft punch http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250267176758&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=015

First Post!

Well, here we are. I guess I am a little behind the times, I have never had a blog before. The little generic one on Myspace doesn't count.





The main idea behind this blog is to highlight some of the more interesting things that I have up for sale on Ebay. The secondary idea is to share some of my stories that I have about my visits to the thrift stores, yard sales, and flea markets. I seem to attract rather odd people at the places who want to share their life stories with me. I am happy to hear them, and pass them on to you.





Today I'll start with my Gwen Stefani Harajuku Lovers Wind it UP purse/bag. This bag is NEW with tags, and retails for $56. It's currently selling for $9.99 with one bid. The auction ends on Wednesday July 9th at 5:19 PM.



Here's a link to the auction :

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250266847027&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=015