Miscellanious

Hi friend! I'm Lani and I am obsessed with japanese and korean stationery. I have way too much for one person, so I like to spread joy in the form of cute and kawaii! I have been swapping mail since 16 (20 now), and I am very active on reddit happy mail communities, most notably r/randomactsofhappymail, discord servers, and formerly Amino! I have always had an avid interest in cute stationery!

Some of my hobbies include: Crocheting, resin work, Bullet Journalling, snail mail (of course), sewing, cooking, baking, writing (expository, I suck at creative writing), reading (literature and manga), I took a break from watching anime all throughout high school but now I'm back! I've been watching wayy too much now!

Feel free to friend me! 💕

I usually graciously accept anything but I can be a little picky with what I like! (i have no known allergies either!)

I dislike:

• Muted/dark vintage themes (things that feature vintage ephemera, parchment, etc.)

• A lot of american/western "kawaii" (pusheen for example, or food with the tiny "kawaii" face that you can get at Michael's, ooly is a good example of western cute/kawaii i DO like)

• knockoff kawaii! All the fake korean memo sheets from AliExpress really grinds my gears because a lot of it is stolen art from my favorite artists!

• vinyl stickers (I have no idea what to do with them)

• planner stickers (I don't use a planner unfortunately )': )

If there's one thing I love to receive in the mail, it has to be kitties! Not actual kitties of course, but kitty themed stationery, whether it be washi, stickers, memo sheets, patterned paper I love kitty themed things! Especially things that feature my sweet little tuxedo kitty with yellow eyes

I also am very fond of all rodents (rats, hamsters, capybaras etc.) bats, cows, chickens, ducks, possums, and frogs (:

I recently have developed an obsession with bugs and entomology (except for arachnids) so please feel free to send bug things my way!!

Some of my favorite non-animal things include:

• forget me nots and pansies
• mushrooms
• mooncake
• things written in German or depicting Germany or Austria
• philosophy things (especially Camus, Wittgenstein, & Kierkegaard)
• book or stationery/mail themed stationery
• usable US postage stamps in any denomination
• I LOVE scented stationery, fuzzy stationery (like fuzzy stickers), and stationery that features some kind of shaker aspect (:
• celestial themes (I'm a virgo!)
• cottagecore themes

I really love Stardew Valley, Pokemon, and Animal Crossing as well!! (Love anything with Kirby, any of the Pokemon but especially Pikachu and Eevee)

Studio Ghibli!! I especially love Kiki's delivery service and Yakul from Princess Mononoke

The theme I love the most (and give the most of) is definitely cute/kawaii When it comes to stationery, kawaii is it (but my personal aesthetic [clothes, some decor] is quite the opposite, with earthy tones and retro themes)

I'm not super picky when it comes to Kawaii, but I love anything made by independent artists, or japanese brands like Kamio, San-X, Sanrio, Crux etc.

My favorite characters are:

• San-X's Kutusita Nyanko, Jinbesan, some of the newer Sumikko gurashi stuff (I LOVE Sumikko Gurashi bread theme and the mole theme ❤️)
• Sanrio's Keroppi, tuxedosam, Kuromi, MyMelody and Cinnamoroll
• Crux's Keshikko is an absolute favorite

I always really appreciate and want:

• Large japanese memo sheets
• small pressed flowers and other micro flora
• naked postcards
• really small self seal cellophane baggies or small vellum/glassine envelopes
• purple and/or holographic/foil/iridescent washi tape samples
• Daiso letter set cardstock backings
• really thin ribbon (about 1/8th of an inch/3 mm preferably in pink, purple, and pastels)
• paper doilies

My favorite kind of stationery to receive are definitely memo sheets (of all sizes) and kawaii washi samples (with any of the above attributes)

I love all other mediums of course (stickers, patterned paper, etc.) I'm not really used to exchanging non-flat mail so I'm not sure how I feel yet about non-flat items!

Don't worry if you feel like you don't have exactly what I'm interested in!

I never ever throw anything someone gives me away (I do recycle the envelopes if they are plain [I use all my paper waste to create new paper], and plastic/cello baggies if they are also plain) I will try to pass it on to someone I think will appreciate it if I don't!

As long as you put love and effort into your mail I will cherish it all the same (:

If you do not receive my items after a month (domestic) and after 2 months (international) pretty please message me so I can resend

Also feel free to request a private swap! 💕

Missing rating from @loey (profile deleted) "1 oz of Cute Stationery"

I have always loved stationery! Especially kawaii stationery!

I remember going to the Sanrio store with my dad as a little girl and buying a 10 color Hello Kitty pen (one that I let a girl borrow and never got back )': ) and one of those glorious mechanical pencil boxes! I would also regularly go to this japanese store where I lived called "Marukai" that sold a lot of adorable kneadable erasers and the puzzle erasers that no one believed were erasers!

Then Marukai was replaced by Daiso, and all I can remember was "so much pink!" Daiso became my new addiction

In middle school I was lucky to develop friendships with friends who also loved kawaii stationery, including a close friend who I still exchange stationery with today (:

It wasn't until the beginning of highschool when I became interested in paper stationery! I remember on a trip to Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, seeing the cutest Sumikko Gurashi mini memo pads along with so so so many letter sets and large memo pads! I fell in love with Jinbesan that day too! I loved writing little notes, so my collection steadily expanded once I discovered wonderful online shops (:

Towards the end of 10th grade, I discovered the prospect of happy mail! I didn't fully understand all the postal rules, so I remember pulling up the USPS website and studying all the pricing charts and zone charts for international and domestic destinations! I learned about nonmachinable letters and their surcharge, about keeping your letter flexible for the machinery! About taping your edges, and how there's even a dedicated facility that employs people to read illegible mail!

I know quite a bit about the postal system and their pricing so feel free to shoot me a message with any questions! (And don't worry about postage due! I have sent over 1000 pieces of mail in the past 2 years and have never had postage due on my recipient's end or ever had a letter returned to me for postage due!) I also run a shop that has kept me up to date with everything (:

These are the brands and characters of stationery I own and am willing to swap! (Most of my collection comprises of Korean memo sheets and transparent sticker sheets, but I do have a lot of japanese memos, letter sets, envelopes, washi, and stickers as well!)

Korean Brands:

• putsonyeon
• Cottondanchoo
• mantabox
• Kabuxc
• Daemahwangnim
• Yoon Goo
• studio fondue
• Ddoja
• flyfly.unicorn
• MyMousse

Japanese Brands:

• San- x (Sumikko Gurashi, Jinbesan, Rilakkuma, Some Kutusita Nyanko, sentimental circus, and Mamegoma)

• Sanrio (Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll, MyMelody, Little Twin Stars, Kuromi, "Sanrio Characters")

• Q-lia ( Parlor Series, party series, Sweet Twins, fairy tale series, goo gao etc.)

• Kamio (Yeastken, koneko no cotton, mochi mochi Panda, delicious cafe, etc.)

• Crux (Keshikko, koneko cafe, fruity ice pop, moji panda, melty cafe, wata bitto etc.)

• Mind Wave (especially the sticker flakes)

• Daiso (there is one 5 minutes from me and I go there every 2 weeks to waste my money (: )

• Misc. Brands like Pokemon, Nintendo, and others

Washi Tape

• W-craft Washi, Mt washi, official ghibli themed washi, Sanrio Washi, San-X washi, lots of Daiso washi

Thank you for taking the time to read my profile (: