Hello There Cutie

Dinosaur Cutie

2012-08-09T11:47:00.002-07:00

When you think of dinosaurs, "cute" might not be the first word that comes to mind. That is, until you see the illustrations of artist Emily Willoughby. Her depiction of a baby megalosauroid dino perched on a rock by the Bavarian Sea in Germany was recently dubbed "the cutest dinosaur illustration ever" by io9. Willoughby, who lives in Belle Mead, N.J., said that before making her illustrations she studies everything she can on dinosaurs and their behaviors (and obviously their cute potential). Hello There Cutie! xxxo

Cute Bday Cake

2012-08-08T14:50:00.002-07:00

Today is the bday of my friend Tink and... ME! Having known each other since high school, we do have a similar aesthetic when it comes to a few things, biggest being cute items and Hello Kitty. So in honour of our 08/08 birthdays, here's the (gluten free) cake that I'd love to share with her down in LA this weekend... hope we can and a happy Hello There Cutie birthday to us!!! xxxo

Caracal Cuties

2012-08-07T13:47:00.003-07:00

Doug had a link to this critter on his Facebook today and I was intrigued... it's a Caracal! They live in Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan and India primarily in dry steppes and semi deserts. Caracal prefer open country as long as there is sufficient cover (bushes and rocks) from which to ambush prey. I think the prey must just smile at how adorable these critters are and surrender upon confrontation. Makes sense, right? Hello There Cuties! xxxo

Cute Olympics Knickers

2012-08-06T10:57:00.000-07:00

It amazes me how many people I know are unhappy with the Olympics tv coverage this year... don't recall such strong sentiment in previous years. Perhaps something that can re-unite us all in a positive spirit are some Stella McCartney Olympics knickers! Stella is the designer of the UK uniforms this year, and also did this kit for her own line. With the embroidered 2012 rainbow, stars, gymnast, cab, flag and stars of the world, this gets an Olympic-size Hello There Cutie!!! xxxo

Choupette the Cutie

2012-08-02T08:00:00.001-07:00

Karl Lagerfeld (who we have written of previously) has for many years stated he does not want children. That said, he has fallen in love with a wee kitten named Choupette. I need not comment further as Karl demonstrates below his love for her (in his extravagant way:

“She has lunch and dinner with me on the table, with her own food… She sleeps under a pillow and she even knows how to use an iPad. She has two personal maids, for both night and day. She is beyond spoiled. When I am not there, the maids take down, in little books, everything she did.” Choupette also travels with Lagerfeld to St Tropez on his private jet “in the cockpit, with the pilot, she loves looking at the sky."

Spoiled but adorable, Choupette gets a big Hello There Cutie for showing that a cat can live the life too!!! xxxo

A Cutie Kawaii Start to August!

2012-08-01T08:08:00.000-07:00

It's August which for me is the happiest month ever!!! The sun shines extra bright, the birds seem to sing a bit prettier and oh, it's my bday month! Wee hee... August is going to be full of all my fave things: friends, family (a wedding included), gluten free cupcakes from Kara's (subtle hint), presents (another subtle hint), lotsa cute experiences and most of all, celebrating another year. And Hello There Cutie of course. xxxo

Cute Oreo Art

2012-07-30T12:05:00.005-07:00

In college I was required to take 5 years of art history and learned much (including how to nap while listening) about different periods in art. My two faves turned out to be the DaDa and Fluxus movements, both of which took the everyday and reimagined objects/sounds/experiences. The artist Andrew Lewicki is carrying on this tradition, with pieces like this Oreo Cookie inspired manhole cover above. Wouldn't that be fab to see on your street? Hello There Cutie!!! xxxo

SF Parrot Cuties

2012-07-27T11:28:00.001-07:00

Way back in 2010, we wrote of a movie about the parrots of Telegraph Hill here in SF. These flying friends are rumored to of been escaped pets from the big earthquake and have continued to prosper thru the years. The photo above was posted this morning on Facebook by Lisa, who lives on Nob Hill (one hill over in SF) and is now able to hand feed these adorable flying friends... awww, talk about Hello There Cuties!!! xxxo

Salt n Pepper n Cuties

2012-07-26T10:19:00.001-07:00

This morning I was on the bus home from bootiecamp and saw this posted on my Facebook wall... I think our old comrade Doug is in a Hello There Cutie state of mind today! I know nothing about these salt n pepper shakers except the following: they are adorable and my eye make-up tonite now has an inspiration!!! Hello There Cutie xxxo

It's a Mon Shu Cute Wednesday!

2012-07-25T08:08:00.000-07:00

It's time for a bit of fashion with one of our Hello There Cutie faves: Karl Lagerfeld! Karl has teamed up this time with the fab Japanese make-up line Shu Uemera with a collection of everything from nail polishes to make-up boxes. To give us a glimpse into the fun that this collaboration will be, the two have made this adorable video called the "Mon Shu Birth Story." Enjoy and Hello There Mon Shu Cutie!!! xxxo

Sjakie Is A Cutie

2012-07-24T08:08:00.000-07:00

Sjakie is a baby sloth at the Burgers' Zoo in the Netherlands who has a teddy bear mommy. When just a wee baby, Sjakie's mother couldn't feed him and the zookeepers had to come up with a solution... problem was, none of theirs worked! Luckily a very smarty-pants 2-year-old girl came up with the answer: one of her teddy bears for S. to hold onto while the zookeepers fed him. Now Sjakie has two mommy's (lucky sloth!) and is happily feeding away. Hello There Cutie!!! xxxo

for my friend (and a wonderful mom) Riet in the Netherlands

Kawaii Panda Cutie

2012-07-20T11:35:00.001-07:00

On days like today, when bad news dominates the headlines, I think we all need to remember the good... In that spirit, this silly Panda bear playing guitar wishes you all a very happy, healthy and safe Hello There Cutie weekend!!! xxxo

Bugs + Sushi = Cute

2012-07-19T08:00:00.000-07:00

Artist Lisa Wood’s amazing dioramas displaying real insects in re-creations of human life are changing my mind about all bugs being gross. These scenes use props both natural (leaves, pinecones) and artificial (tiny books, microscopes, and chess sets). On her Flickr you'll find wasps and butterflies holding tea parties, a tarantula delivering packages and, as seen above, some icky ones enjoying their sushi supper. Who woulda thought that creepy crawlers could on be Hello There Cutie??? xxxo

Cute Ikea Packaging

2012-07-18T08:08:00.000-07:00

So I'm a pretty healthy eater overall but cute packaging is truly a downfall; who can resist it? I was just reading about the redesign of Ikea's packaging by Stockholm Design Lab and of course had to check it out. Now I'm not a fan of fish out of a tube but hey, this salmon and crab paste packaging is so adorable I might have to try some... how about you? Hello There Cutie!!! xxxo

Android's Jelly Bean Cutie

2012-07-17T11:21:00.001-07:00

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

2012-07-16T20:59:00.001-07:00

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

2012-07-11T08:00:00.000-07:00

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

2012-07-10T11:08:00.000-07:00

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

2012-07-04T10:37:00.002-07:00

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

Yarn Bombed Cutie

2012-07-03T11:08:00.001-07:00

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

2012-07-02T18:22:00.001-07:00

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!

2012-06-26T08:00:00.000-07:00

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

2012-06-25T08:00:00.000-07:00

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

2012-06-17T10:29:00.002-07:00

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

2012-06-15T08:00:00.000-07:00

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