Android's Jelly Bean Cutie

This might surprise you, but we're pretty tech saavy on Hello There Cutie. Ok, we are when it's cute! Announced today was Google’s latest version of its Android mobile operating system, Jelly Bean. Supposedly the safest yet, I really don't know if that's true but this I do: the logo makes me smile and I hope it pops up on my phone... Hello There Cutie!!!   xxxo

Mayor Stubbs is a Cutie

Polls show that voters all over the country aren't happy with their their elected leaders, but the 900 residents of Talkeenta, Alaska love their mayor of over a decade! Mayor Stubbs is a 15-year-old  cat was elected to office as a write-in candidate shortly after his birth. Mayor Stubbs has more than 2,500 Facebook fans, nearly three times as many people who live in the town itself. And now another one from us: Hello There Cutie!   xxxo

Olympics Vuitton Cutie

Someone must be in a shopping mood: Day 2 of Vuitton postings (perhaps the weeks theme?).



Always game for an artsy collaboration, Louis Vuitton is marking the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics with an exhibition in their London store by showing a selection of limited-edition prints celebrating the Games by Britain’s top art stars. The one above is by Anthea Hamilton, who I adore for her DaDa-ist sensibility, and caught my eye for both the idea of juggling the rings on feet with the pool background as a pattern. Hello There Cutie!   xxxo

Kusama Vuitton Kutie

I love polka dots & Louis Vuitton so imagine my joy when I heard about this marriage: Yayoi Kusama (草間 彌生) is a Japanese artist best known for a thematic interest in psychedelic colors, repetition and pattern, especially polka dots! The glasses above are an example of what will be in LV stores later this month (and just in time for my birthday... hint wink nudge) as a full series collaboration (bags, accessories, clothing) between the designer and the fashion house. How v. Hello There Cutie.   xxxo

4th of Cutie July

Have a very Cutie-worthy 4th of July!!!   xxxo

Yarn Bombed Cutie

Last year we did a post on some yarn bombing that I had seen in Berkeley... super fun but wait, the Italians have one-upped us! This was done by (as you can guess by the zigzag pattern) Missoni to a reproduciton of Michelangelo's David. So adorable is he in the pattern it made me wonder: wouldn't the real statue be cute (and a bit less chilly) in Missoni too? Hello There Cutie!!!   xxxo

Thor is a Cutie

All work, little play, makes me a very bad blogger...
Luckily, we have Thor to the rescue of Hello There Cutie! Thor is,a 1-year-old golden tabby tiger who is at the State Fair Meadowland in New Jersey. Now when I go to the State Fair, it's usually cows n piggies n farm animals, not tigers! I guess Jersey really is wild. Hello There Cutie!!!   xxxo

Oregon Cute!

A friend of mine was recently in Bend, Oregon for a wedding and saw this sign! I adore the J. Lo bootie on the squirrel and that the sign is written for them, not us humans. Which brings up the question: Did you know squirrels can read? (tee hee) Hello There Cutie!!!   xxxo

Sonoma Cutie

Sorry for the absence cuties... been in work and not adorable-land. But look who brought me back: Mugly! Driving back to SF from Sonoma yesterday, the traffic was awful and I wondered why. Well, in addition to a big Nascar thingie it was the World's Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin County Fair. Mugly, the winner, is a Chinese Crested dog from the UK and I gotta confess: he's so ugly he's kinda Hello There Cutie to me!   xxxo

Father's Day Cuties

A photographic memory of me with the two biggest cuties I've ever known... and really miss. Happy Father's Day Daddy!!!   xxxo

Playground Cutie

I might be seeing my little friend Anouk tonite and whenever I do, my mind goes straight to playing. This playground is La Laguna Playground in San Gabriel so a bit far to drive, darnit! What makes this p-ground so cool is that instead of traditional equipment, it's populated by 14 concrete monster sculptures instead. Built in a sand-filled lagoon in 1965, it was designed by Mexican artist Benjamin Dominguez and saved from demolition in 2006. I read all about the La Laguna here, and it's a fascinating read if you have a chance. Hello There Cutie!   xxxo

Salty Cutie

I went walking down to Clement Street yesterday and stoppped by my fave Japanese supermarket: Super Tokio! While there, I saw this guy above and immediately thought this would be a great solution for the ordinary salt on my shelf. Well, it's not ordinary salt, as the owner told me when I went to purchase this Ajinomoto salt, it's a special MSG salt. (yeeech) So now I ponder: if I went back and washed out the container then I could use it for my boring salt? Hello There Cutie!   xxxo

I'm Baaack Cuties!

Sorry for the lack of posts this week Cuties... have been under deadline and all my creative-brain has been needed there. That said, last pm I was chatting with my eldest brother and the subject of ice cream came up. It is both of our "go to" treats, something I never knew. If only the ice cream in our freezers looked like these: big smiles on adorable faces, I don't think we would eat our fave treats... I'd for sure just be smiling at 'em! Hello There Cuties!!!   xxxo

Lets Play Hooky Cuties!

So look what I found over at our friend kate spade's website: an adorable and sassy bracelet. And it's on sale too! On the outside it says "Play Hooky" then on the inside "Just For The Fun Of It." Oh does this speak to my heart... wanna play hooky with me? (it is Friday afterall) Hello There Cutie bracelet (reminder: my bday is under 2 months away hint hint) and have a gr8 weekend readers!!!

Jubilee Wee Cutie

Hello There Cutie has Jubilee fever but how can't we (or is the wee?) with this tea towel? Ok, perhaps not the most proper thing but isn't it just fun and funny? I adore how the flag is in the background of the lettering, and the typography is really wonderful and trend right. Ok, and very Hello There Cutie right too!!!   xxxo

06/06 Cuties

Today is 06/06 which brought to mind the classic Multiplication Rock episode "I Got Six." You know how it goes, right cuties? "I got six... That’s all there is..." with a fabulous 70's-esque soul-funk beat. Oh no, looks like Beiber's "Baby" will be out of rewind in my brain today (hooray!) but instead will be hearing the cartoon kids singing about the number six instead: Hello There Cuties!!!   xxxo


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Don't know the song? Go here

Alice's Tea Cuties

In further celebration of the Queen's Silver Jubilee (that we wrote of here) we bring you some really cute tea from the UK. Clipper is known for both their adorable packaging and fine teas; add in that these have an illustration theme based upon one of my fave books of all time (Alice in Wonderland) this deserves a queen-size Hello There Cutie!!!   xxxo

Kawaii Monday Cuties

Mondays are always tough aren't they? To bring us some Hello There Cutie joy, here is an adorable image from the kawaii artist Liza Phoenix via Zazzle. The smiles on the faces of these shrooms along with a happy sparkle rainbow gives us a big smile of our own to meet the week with. Hello There Cuties!!!   xxxo

Corgi Cuties

We do love reader submissions... this one is from ultimate cutie Rob in Sacramento. I can see why he sent this in: Larry, Betty and Darryl are having a dog-gone good time playing out on the links. My favorite shot is the close-up of Betty smiling into the camera. Hello There Cuties!!!   xxxo


thx mucho RH

BR Cuties

Funny fact: I used to be an Art Director for Gap Inc., which includes Banana Republic, Gap, etc. I am still pretty plugged-in to the brand(s) via friends who still are there, so imagine my delight when this video was sent my way: the new Trina Turk summer collection at BR featuring dogs from the SPCA. Who wouldn't want to adopt these guys n gals? Hello There Cuties!!!   xxxo