Kawaii Drought

Hey guys!

I've not posted in nearly a month and that's awful >__<  The truth is, I go through waxing and waning periods with kawaii collecting, and this is one of those waning periods. I've shifted my purchasing focus to something completely unrelated to kawaii (my husband and I hope to start a family next year so I have been stockpiling baby items) and so very few kawaii packages are arriving to my mailbox.

Anyway, I bought a large Arpakasso on eBay a few weeks back (it was actually my 'holy grail' Arp~a super hard to find curly-haired brown llama style without eyelashes. I don't know that it's even authentic but I don't care. I love him! I believe the seller has a second on eBay right now... so much for being hard to find! :P) but have no pictures yet. I also bought a remote-controlled Mameshiba toy :D

I have two Arpakasso items on pre-order: a white backpack and a small purple backpack pouch. Those won't be released for about another month so I will probably not have any more new Arpakasso cuteness until then. I am not crazy about most of the new series coming out. I don't really understand why they are making the Starbucks-themed line... I hate coffee so I guess I am just biased. [shrugs] I could take or leave the sparkly tiara and Candy Kid plushes. I do love the recent pirates and the Olympics guys, though. I am keeping my fingers crossed that they will release some Halloween ones this year! Or even Xmas themed.

Olympics + Pirate Arpakasso!

Meet my UK Olympics Arpakasso! I couldn't resist his adorable fluffy self, especially since the Olympics don't happen every day. My favorite events in the summer Olympics are gymnastics, swimming, and diving.

hahaha! I just noticed little dude peeking out from the corner XD

I also adopted a cheeky pirate captain and his four little deckhands!

 aaaaaaarrrrrr!

So those are my newest Arpakasso additions! My alpaca family is growing and is quite large by this point. Awesome!

Unintended Summer Haitus~Oops!

Hello my lovely readers!

I apologize for the lack of posts >.<

My Arpakasso habit has died down a bit. There are a lot of new designs coming out over the next couple of months but I'm not crazy about any of them (except for the backpack~I really want one of those!). I did receive my Olympics plush a few weeks ago (I ordered the large black UK one) and he is soooo cute! I've yet to take pictures of him, of course, but once my pirates arrive (they're on their way to me, weeeee!) I think I'll do a photoshoot. I've purchased one large pirate and the set of the small keychain plushes. Very exciting!

I also ordered a couple of non-Arp plushes from Gina at Plushies For Clearance and those should hopefully be on their way to me soon. Aaaaand I finally got my hands on an alpaca comb from Luna Bowtique! SO STOKED! :D

Otherwise I'm trying not to melt in this I-N-S-A-N-E heat (I loathe summer, ugh!) and have been buying baby clothes and wedding gifts for friends <3

Keep an eye out for a new non-lame post soon!

Updated Collection Pictures

 I received a package from MyMaido today with my newest addition! I ordered a small Marine Arpakasso for myself (he's between the white strawberry boy and the beige birthday boy on the far right in the above picture) and a second Arpakasso for a friend (I won't spoil the surprise in case she's reading this!).

I decided that it was time to take a nice big group photo with ALL of my current babies. I have a few more on preorder but they won't arrive for at least a few more weeks.

 It was very... interesting getting everyone outside and on the blanket for the shoot, haha. My dog was looking at me like I was nuts! I was also being bit by a zillion bugs >.< 

It's cool to see how the different series look side by side. I'd always thought that the big birthday boys and the big strawberry boys were the same size but the strawberries are a bit bigger and wider. It's adorable. There's also difference between my biggest Arpakassos along the back~the white summer girl with the red flower and the fluffy purple macaron guy are a little taller than the dark brown Love boy and the white earmuffs girl.

I feel like I am writing a thesis about Arpakasso... XD I am such a nerd!

A few close-up shots:

 All my little guys:

I was trying to decide on my ultimate favorite (if I HAD to choose...) in my collection and I think it just might be my teeny tiny yellow Cotton Candy strap. I love the Cotton Candy series anyway and she is just SO TINY! And fluffy <3

But I love all of my fluffy Arpakasso babies!

GIANT Package Arrived!!!

The postal carrier rang the doorbell this afternoon and I knew it was my big package of happiness! It was this enormous red squishy on my porch, haha XD

Unveiling time!

 Ahahaha, I used a Sierra Mist can to show perspective... but it looks really cheesy >.<

 Cuteness inside!

 She is sooo cute in person! The lone female Arpakasso in the package.

 Mr. Beige Berries lookin' precious

 Tiny feet Nemuneko! This one is mine. 

 haha, my husband being goofy (I made him pose with his Nemuneko ^_^)

 Teeny feet <3

 Party tiiime!

The new additions!

I want to take a new group photo but it's going to require some serious space/planning because I have so many now :o  They've taken over a table in our front room... oops.

I also want to note~this arrived SUPER fast from Singapore. I ordered everything here from Gina at plushiesforclearance.blogspot.com (link in the sidebar). She is really, really nice and she has gotten so many requests for me. I highly recommend her!

Latest Plush Purchases-UPDATED

All of these are in some stage of being on their way to me! I am so excited! :D I've seriously depleted my budget, unfortunately, but plushes soften the blow (literally and figuratively, ha!).

 SUPER fluffy Caltoy angora bunny plush, 35 cm

Love at first sight! FLUUUUFFY

 Pink and white Caltoy salamander plushes, 40 cm each

Caltoy makes such cute toys!

 small purple Fuwakoro-chan (I think) charm plush

[image credit to ebay seller]

I'm getting C, the dark brown Arpakasso, 50 cm <3

Had to resort to a shopping service to get this guy; I was only able to find the big one on a Japanese website >_<

I think I'll post next about some of the non-San-X plushes that I'm craving. Stay tuned!

UPDATE: Damnit. I succumbed to the cuteness that is Fuwakoro-chan: fluffy bunny sort-of-looks-like-arpakasso kawaii.

I bought the mint green one XD 

I think he's pretty large, like 38 cm or so.

 12 cm Cotton Candy Arpakasso; I ordered the yellow.

I was intending to buy a new desktop with my little wad of tax return money but um... plushes have taken over.