The prosperous Rat is here! 新年快乐! 恭喜发财!

Happy Chinese New Year of the Metal Rat! A year of prosperity and new beginnings!

Today is a new day in the new year according to the Chinese zodiac. And what a year to look forward to! The Rat was the first animal to arrive at Jade Emperor’s on the back of the ox only to leap in front of it at the last minute to come first, making it the first sign in the 12 animal Chinese Astrology cycle and marking its year for new beginnings. The Rat is also a symbol for wealth as it loves opulence! Moreover, it is known for its intelligence, success and wisdom, which makes it the best time for all of us to start something new and exciting—a new venture, start-up, or a hobby perhaps.

So don’t put off any more. Refresh your goals (Darumas are great for that!), put on your best attire, and make things happen! If not now, then when?

Oh, and for luck’s sake don’t forget to share the wealth with 红包 (hóng bāo, red pockets) with the young ones!

明けましておめでとう! HNY!

The new decade is in! Let’s welcome the new roaring 20s! Hoping this century’s decade will be just as fun. May it be glorious and full of excitement. May there be new inventions that make our lives easier aplenty. And may there be colour all around us. We’ll make sure to do our part and continue to bring more exciting colourful pop art prints to help you decorate the most out of your walls. That’s our New Year’s resolution.

Cheers!

P.S. What New Year festivities are like in Japan? Well, check it out...

Our Boxing Week Sales Event! Code: BOXING19

This year’s Boxing Week marks the end of the holiday season and all our prints are 20% off, no sizes excluded! The sale begins December 26th and ends on January 6th! Take advantage of this sale to spruce up your walls for the new year.

The sale is also on at our Etsy shop!

Merry Christmas! Happy Gifting Season!

We are so excited for Christmas this year. This is the first Christmas we get to spend with our new little team member! So we made sure to go all out on the present wrappings for the tree, and turned our flat into a bit of an illumination extravaganza. We played holiday music everyday, almost all day, for a month! Oh and the baking… the baking! Now we get to put our fluffy slippers up and enjoy the highlight of the event: our baby tearing all that wrapping paper to shreds!

We do hope your season was just as jubilant for you as it was for us. Wishing you a Merry Christmas! Amazing holidays! And a joyous gift-giving-gift-receiving-gift-exchanging event of the year!

P.S. What’s it like to spend Christmas in Japan you ask? Well, grab your hot cocoa (don’t forget the marshmallows!) and head on over here...

Our Cyber Week Sales Event! Code: CYBER19

This holiday cyber week season we are offering 20% off on all our prints, all sizes! The sale runs November 26th to December 4th! Do take advantage and fill your gift lists with our bright prints.

The sale is also available at our Etsy shop!

New Print: Celebrating our new addition to the PICA team

I know you guys haven’t heard from us much of the past year and thensome, but we do have a really good reason for it. You see, we are now officially a three-man-plus-cat team. Or to be exact, a two-man-one-baby-plus-cat team. Feel free to pick your favourite.

Almost a year ago, Boxing Day in fact, our new rollercoaster adventure began when our family team expanded and turned our lives in a new exciting direction. I had grand plans to be inspired by this new joy brought into our home and create a new line of prints, but perhaps that was a tad too ambitious. One print did happen though. It was specifically created in honour of our little one. So please welcome our newest PICA collection print “Misha”.

There are two reasons why this print is titled Misha. First, misha (миша) is a colloquial name for bear in Russian. It is a short version of the traditional Russian word for bear—medved’ (медведь). Second, it is also the name of our little girl, Mischa. Traditionally, Misha in Russian is a diminutive name for Mikhail (Michael). Seeing how this name is also given to girls outside of Russia, we decided to do just that. We loved the Russian play on words so much that I knew I had to create a print in Mischa’s honour with an illustration of an adorable bear. And so this print was born.

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We are so overjoyed by this new step in our lives, that we wanted to share the joy with you. To do that, this weekend we are offering the Misha print at a 20% discount on all sizes! Wouldn’t that make for a great present this season? We certainly think so!

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Also, in case you didn’t already know, since all our prints are printed to order, we do offer colour customization options. So if you like any of our prints, but feel that the colours won't fit in with your decor, please contact us and I am sure we can work something out.

Festive greetings and joyful holiday shopping to everyone!

Misha Bear Prints

Shop here for the various colour combinations to suit your woodland space.

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New Awesome Shipping Price: FREE!

Great news for our US, Canadian and Japanese customers: we now ship to you for FREE! No minimum order required. :)

To the rest of the world we now ship for a lower flat fee of US$5. You can still qualify for free shipping when you spend US$50 with a FREESHIP50 coupon at checkout!

For more information on our shipping procedures and delivery times please visit our Shipping page.

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Our Etsy Spring Sales Event!

We are participating in the week-long Etsy Spring Sales event by discounting all our prints at 15% OFF! There are no limitations. And the sale runs from March 22nd to March 29th. So come on over to our Etsy Shop page to not miss out on our PICA prints sale!

Shop PICA Etsy SALE here: http://etsy.me/2FQXfij

Happy International Women’s Day!

Celebrating all the mothers, daughters, sisters, girlfriends, inspirational role models, and dreamers out there! The world just wouldn’t be the same without the XX chromosome. So be bold, daring, and awesome as nature intended us to be. Happy Women’s Day! Everyday.

The Dog is out! 新年快乐! 恭喜发财!

Happy Chinese New Year! A year of rolling in the coins!

Today we are ringing in the year of the Earth Dog. This forever loyal companion urges us to be proactive and work hard this year. And as earth gives us metal, this year will hound us the well deserved wealth.

So this year go out there, do your best, and reap the shiny round rewards! 恭喜发财! (Gōng Xǐ Fā Cái! Wishing you a prosperous New Year!)