Snap Bracelets: A 90s Toy

Snap Bracelets: A 90s Toy

Snap bracelets were a very popular toy in the 1990s. They looked like a flat, straight strip covered in colorful fabric or plastic. When you hit the bracelet against your wrist, it would “snap” and curl around your arm. The bracelet worked because inside it was a thin, flexible piece of…
Cute Hello Kitty My Little Twin Stars Mug with Music

Cute Hello Kitty My Little Twin Stars Mug with Music

I've had this cute My Little Twin Stars mug for so long now, it might be an 80s nostalgia item! It's always been one of my most favorite mugs throughout my entire life. Super cute, but not just that, it makes music! Well, it used to... I'm not quite sure how…
90s Nostalgia: Colorful Plastic Pacifiers

90s Nostalgia: Colorful Plastic Pacifiers

One day in the 90s, when I was somewhere between 10 and 12 years old, some girls at my school were sporting a necklace with these plastic pacifiers on them. One girl was even sucking on one! These plastic pacifiers were available in all kinds of colors - there were even…
Pikachu Natsuyasumi Picture Book

Pokémon Nostalgia: Pikachu no Natsuyasumi Picture Book (Japanese)

This is a Japanese picture book of the Pikachu no Natsuyasumi (Pikachu's Summer Vacation) movie, a 21-minute short movie shown before Mewtwo Strikes Back. This image shows the front and back upside down on the floor. An inside shot of the Pikachu no Natsuyasumi picture book. Another picture! And another picture.…
How I Used to Make Art

Making Art The Hard Way – How I Used To Do It

My life as an artist has not always been the same. I used to make art very differently than I do now! Of course, like probably most artists, I started out on paper. (Then again, it could be that a lot of artists nowadays start digitally - with a pen on…
Destiny Deoxys Picture Book

Pokémon Nostalgia: Destiny Deoxys Picture Book (Japanese)

I'm actually really happy with some of the Pokemon items I managed to get my hands on through the years. In this post, I will share with you some pictures of Pokemon: Destiny Deoxys Picture Book from Japan, from the early 2000s. The cover: picture book closed. A picture of the…
Pokemon Stuff

Pokémon Nostalgia: Stuff and more Cards!

The box, booklet and manual of Pokémon Stadium 2. I have the game cartridge, obviously. I'm not sure why it's not in the photo... A couple of items from the Pokémon Center in Japan, sent to me by a friend back in the day. A roll of plastic bags, stickers and…
Pokemon Collection on VHS

Pokemon Nostalgia: VHS Collection!

I have a couple of Pokemon VHS tapes in my collection and, being a fan of languages, I have some Pokemon tapes in various languages! Let me show you. ^_^ This Pokemon VHS is straight from Japan and therefore in Japanese! This Pokemon VHS is in Arabic! I don't speak the…
Pokemon Mini

Pokemon Mini (Handheld Device)

I've made quite a few posts about my Pokémon collection by now, and I'm not quite finished yet! ^_^ Today I want to talk to you about Pokémon Mini, a small device that fits in the palm of your hand or in your pocket. Sadly, this is the only picture I…
Pokemon Comics Collection

Pokemon Nostalgia: Japanese Comics Collection!

In this post, I want to share with you my Japanese comics Pokemon collection. ^_^ Pokemon Gold and Silver anime comic. These are full-color pages in Japanese, with furigana for the kanji. A very useful comic for Japanese learners! Very colorful pages! These books basically contain a lot of still images…