I am so excited – the Eco Mondo Graziosa that I ordered from Karmaloop came today! This was the first tokidoki splurge I have been able to make in quite awhile, so I was extra-happy to see that it had the exact pattern placement that I had asked for. 
Yay! Shipping was lightning fast, too.
Here is my new bag (click the images to enlarge):
Reader Jaelle just wrote to let me know that she was browsing through funky and fashionable magazines at the book store and came across a magazine called metro.pop.
It was enclosed in plastic and she could tell that something interesting was inside… “It smelled like PVC and felt like it had a valve on it, I thought surely it had to be something fun and the magazine seemed cool. As soon as I got in the car I opened it up and to my surprise found the coolest free tokidoki collectible! I’ve attached pictures! I guess I just have a 6th sense for tokidoki, lol.”
Indeed she does – look at what she found inside her metro.pop mag!
Since I promised I’d let folks know – Karmaloop just added Eco Mondo tokidoki bags (thanks, Sara, for the tip!). I just ordered an Eco Mondo Graziosa – I can’t wait to get it!
Panik’s Toy Box just added the Captain Coco vinyl toy for pre-order. Captain Coco comes packaged with an oversized removable coconut helmet and a pineapple grenade companion.
He is made of PVC vinyl, stands 5 inches tall, and retails for $19.99. The estimated arrival date is October 2008.
Entries for our TWO contests that ended today CLOSED at 12:00 noon EST, and the winners have been chosen. Both contests received our largest response EVER, yay! 
First up is the winner of the Bulletto vinyl toy giveaway, who won Bulletto courtesy of Panik’s Toy Box:
Jess!
(… since we have more than one Jess, the winning Jess’s answer was “Spring of 2006, when the original print was first released and had completely sold out everywhere.”)
And next up are the two winners of the Pair of tokidoki Diaries giveaway, who will be receiving their prizes courtesy of Chicki.
The winner of the Momobella diary is:
Maranya!
And the winner of the winner of the Adios diary is:
Ejiikiieru!
Congratulations to the three winners! Please e-mail your mailing addresses to tokidokiblog@gmail.com so that I can have Panik’s Toy Box and Chicki send you your prizes.
Reader Anne just let me know that Nitrolicious has a post up showing tons of photos of 3 pairs of flats and 4 pairs of sneakers from the upcoming spring 2009 tokidoki x Onitsuka Tiger footwear collection.
The flats are called “tokidoki Lunetta” and the city sneakers are called “tokidoki Lawnship.” The Lawnship sneakers will feature a glow in the dark print on the side, and are scheduled to be released on February 1, 2009. The Lunetta flats have a small heel and a bow on the back of the shoe, are scheduled to be released on April 1, 2009.
I also found a post on Highsnobette showing off the shoes – here are a couple of the photos that she shared:
Also just a reminder that there is only an hour and a half left to enter the TWO contests that I have ending at noon EST today, so hurry up and get those last-minute entries in if you haven’t entered yet!
A big batch of the newest line of tokidoki clothing, which is Concerto Punk themed, just arrived at Trendy Stars – and it is really cute! Here are a few of my favorites from the Concerto Punk clothing line:
Reader Sai just let me know that to celebrate the 25th Anniversery of My Little Pony, Hasbro asked special designers to create their version of the wonderful icon to be auctioned off in NYC. Here is the My Little Pony that Simone Legno designed:
The “MY LITTLE PONY PROJECT: 25 Ponies for 25 Years” program is an international collection of 18″ MY LITTLE PONY figures designed by popular culture’s influential people and organizations. The program was created not only to be a celebration of the whimsical nature of the brand, but also as a way to support Give Kids The World Village, a non-profit that strives to provide magical memories for children with life-threatening illnesses.
A representative from Yahoo! just sent me some info on the new tokidoki x Yahoo! Go Purple collaboration: tokidoki and Simone Legno are collaborating with Yahoo! to create an exclusive purple line including t-shirts for men, women, juniors and babies. Items are available only at startwearingpurple.com, a site dedicated to a grassroots Yahoo! campaign that encourages people to embrace the color and spirit of purple.
Here are some peeks at the tokidoki for Yahoo! product photos (the first t-shirt is available now on startwearingpurple.com, the second one is coming soon):
Plus a photo of Simone Legno showing off more items from the Go Purple line:
(Photo/Video Credit: Yahoo!)
You can also watch a really fun mini-documentary of Simone here:
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/3472799/9340770
There are two more Simone videos to check out in the “Related Videos” section, too!
So as I continue to catch up on what’s in my flooded inbox, how about another giveaway to enter? This one is from Chicki, and two lucky winners will receive one of the two prizes pictured below:
The Momobella and or the Adios tokidoki diaries pictured above each measure 11.25cm x 16cm. These diaries are crammed full of color printed pages and are bound in beautiful printed PVC fabric. They also include embroidered characters on their covers. Each diary will be in stock at Chicki soon!
For a chance to win one of the two prizes, post a comment naming your all-time favorite tokidoki clothing item. (This is just for fun, and will have no bearing on who is randomly selected as the winner – you can also name any clothing item, whether you own it or just wish that you owned it!) Please comment only once – multiple entries will be condensed into a single comment and/or deleted before the drawing for a winner takes place.
This contest also ends on Friday, September 26, 2008 at 12:00 noon EST. At that time, two winners will be chosen via random drawing, and a new post will be made announcing the winners. Be sure to post your comment with a valid e-mail address* that you plan to check on September 26th. This contest is open to everyone worldwide. Good luck!
*Note: your e-mail address will be visible to me only – as long as you fill it in when you post, I can see it.