hip-hip-hooray and happy new year!

Honk the horns, pop the party poppers and fill your hearts with footloose delight – we've made it through another year. High five! It's been a pretty damn special one too, full of sweet tunes, crafty goodness and loads of pretty things to send our hearts a-flutter, and we're so glad we could share it all with you along the way.

As a token of our appreciation for skipping along with us in 2013, allow us to introduce you to Tashiro Island, aka Cat Island, aka our spiritual home. Locals living in the Japanese dreamland believe that cats bring wealth and good luck, and pamper them to the point that they roam free, outnumbering humans. You can pay the kitty mecca a visit next time you're in the Land of the Rising Sun, but needless to say, leave Fido at home.