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October Kawaii Lettersets!

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October Kawaii Lettersets!
Group:I LOVE Kawaii!
Swap Coordinator:tiggerkitn25 (contact)
Swap categories: Paper Goods  Letters & Writing  Kawaii 
Number of people in swap:8
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Rating requirement:4.90
Last day to signup/drop:October 8, 2011
Date items must be sent by:October 15, 2011
Number of swap partners:1
Description:
  • For this swap you will have 1 partner and will be sending 3 letter sets that are KAWAII. This means no Disney or Diddl.
  • A letter set consists of 2 pages and one coordinating envelope. Matching stickers would be a nice extra but are not required.
  • No handmade sets unless they are sent as extras
  • Do not fold or bend the sheets and please DO NOT use paperclips.
  • Letter sets MUST be mailed flat in a way that prevents folding or bending. Put a piece of cardboard from your cereal box that was going into the landfill in the envelope to prevent bending! (Or something similar)
  • Anyone in good group standing is allowed to join.

Discussion

msscoco 09/20/2011 #

I went to japan town and got a few letter sets, they are not Diddl or Disney, but they also arn't Sanrio or san-x either. Will they work? (I love kawaii, but im new to all the specific brands ect.)

tiggerkitn25 09/20/2011 #

That is a good question. Personally they would work for me as long as they are considered KAWAII. Other popular brands are Q-Lia, Crux, Mindwave, Pool Cool, and Lemon Co. Disney and Diddl are not considered kawaii as they are American and mass produced, you could find them everywhere.

I recently found some Daiso? lettersets but sometimes I find "no Daiso" listed on kawaii swaps. I'm not sure why as these were really cute. Basically for this swap as long as they are not dollar store items/dollar store quality and they are Japanese cute then it is okay.

LyndensMommy 09/22/2011 #

where can i find letter sets to send i love the kawaii stuff but i am new to it also and have no clue the brand names or really anything about them lol

tiggerkitn25 09/22/2011 #

I have had good luck with Ebay, sometimes Etsy, Sanrio stores or retailers, and other online sellers. This one is based in Hawaii so the shipping is reasonable. Here is another link and there are several more in the group forums.

Cathleya 09/22/2011 #

Aww :( I will be out of the country 2 weeks in October, I can't join this month, but I will join for sure next month. I love letter set swaps.

ColoradoKate 09/25/2011 #

Dasio is kawaii, in my opinion, and I agree that they have some super cute patterns! But it's on the cheaper end, so I think that's why some people exclude it. I get a little weary of sending out relatively expensive brand (especially San-X character stuff) and getting dollar store, licensed Sanrio in return. :/

You know, I saw some reeeeally cute Miss Bunny Disney stuff recently... :D But we have to have a definition of kawaii that keeps it easy for newbies who don't fully understand the esthetic. That's why we list brands - I think it actually keeps it easier (and safer) for kawaii newbies. :)

manders2280 10/ 3/2011 #

It's easy to identify products from companies on the list of best-quality brands. Kawaii I buy on the Internet clearly states a brand in letters I can read, except Crux, and it's often visible in product photos. A few products say Crux, and a few have a website address that says crux, and the rest have a phone number that's the same as the one I found on products with a Crux label I can read. Now Sanrio labels products they produce directly as "Sanrio Original". If it doesn't say this, it's probably licensed.

Good brands use heavyweight paper for letter sets, both sheets and envelopes. I have some envelopes from a Chinese company that I use for packing memo sheets; these are significantly thinner than Japanese envelopes and cute in their own way.

LyndensMommy 10/ 5/2011 #

it can be any letter set right?

tiggerkitn25 10/ 6/2011 #

Any 3 Kawaii lettersets that are 2 pages and 1 matching envie EACH. That does not include Disney characters or Diddl.

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