I was SO thrilled to see someone else get the Mini Banana Hammer DX. Literally just opened up mine right before watching your video. Last year I let it slip me by and spent all day thinking about it lol
Yay!!!! So excited you got your order!! I love all the Yumi Kitagishi stuff, it has so many fun things that you find something new each time you look at it. I can't believe you got the banana hammer!! Hahah I hope you love it, it seems so much fun to have it on your desk 😂
yes, I love her maximalist style so much! haha zero regrets on getting the banana hammer, and after testing it out, I actually DO think I might use it again for small nailing projects! 😆
Thank you - it was a fun exercise for me, and I hope it is helpful for someone else who might be curious! I was very confused by background colours for both the Wallpaper and the Snake Toy weeks! I'd love to see a Snake Toy Weeks in person some day - I couldn't tell if it was closer to green or grey!
I love that you include the Pantone cards to give a better idea about each of the colors used in those products! Great video, I really enjoyed your unboxing.
I loved your idea with the Pantone postcards! that really helped to bring the color schemes out. Using the pencil board as an alternate cover choice was a really smart idea too. I loved the pattern on your two freebie notebooks too. The free pen reminds me of the 70s. I was thinking about looking at the Paddington Bear items. Watching everyone's unboxings has been fun even though I didn't order anything myself.
Thank you! It was really nice to see them all laid out at the end as well. I was worried it might be a bit chaotic because I decided to go for things I liked, rather than things that matched. But in the end, I think it all worked out :D I really liked the Paddington Bear items, too. I've enjoyed watching other people unbox them, and I think they'll be so fun to use - especially the stationery items!
I think I can never get tired of these unboxings...lol. I purchased the A6 Techo English and the A5 Gingham again for 2025. Purchased 2 pencil boards, book band pencil case in black and the expensive items were the Herringbone and Potr A6 covers. I would like to purchase again but this time from Hobonichi because I would like the new blank notebooks and I would like an extra pencil case because I love it. Possibly thinking of getting a weeks for the first time.....still thinking. Loved your picks and thank you for sharing.
It sounds like you have a very pretty colour scheme going on for your purchases as well! 🖤🩶 I kind of wish I had picked up a book band pencil case for myself. I think the main draw for me would be if it fit my tombow markers.. maybe I'll have to check and add it to my list for next year if I still want it by then! Thank you for your kind words and being here! If you got a Weeks, which one are you thinking about and what would you use it for?
Yay! That's what I was hoping because it was really fun for me to do, and now I'm thinking about all the other things I can potentially colour-match! 😂
This was such a joyful unboxing video! I'm so glad to see you've received your gorgeous items... and I got the same bonus notebook! I also bought the Yumi Kitagishi Beautiful Wallpaper Weeks with the pencil board (I couldn't resist buying all three sizes either) and will be following your example and using it as my health and wellness journal. I cannot wait to see how you experiment with your books this year. Thank you for always sharing your wonderful ideas with us! 🥰
Oh, that is so exciting!! About the Weeks, the pencil boards (aren't they gorgeous!?), and the cute little notebook! Have you decided how might use the freebie notebook? I'm 90% certain that I'll be dedicating my Beautiful Wallpaper weeks as my health and wellness tracker as well. If you have any suggestions as you're setting yours up, please feel free to share! 🥰
@@LittleCocoStudio I was thinking I’ll use my freebie notebook as an ink swatch journal. I don’t currently have one and it’s getting tricky recalling what inks I have in my collection and how they suit my pens. I think I could enlist one of my blank TN refills for the same purpose so I have the two papers to compare 🙂. Using your Pistachio cover for meal planning sounds like a great match too ☺️. I’m definitely looking forward to being more experimental with my books. I bought a spring start Cousin in April this year and was convinced that I’d love everything in one book but it ended up feeling messy and disorganised. I’ve learnt that I really won’t know what works until I try it, and stick to it, so I’m going to put less pressure on my books, and myself, next year.
ahhh, it's such a pretty colour! What are some other ones you're considering as well? I feel like you can't go wrong with Hobonichi (or the growing number of non-Hobonichi options out there!)
@@LittleCocoStudio well i already placed my order for this year & im getting the moomin weeks! i dont usually do too many planners at a time but the a6 covers were so tempting i also considered the mother weeks but maybe next year
Thank you! I feel really happy with how it turned out - bright and cheerful, which is going to keep me motivated for next year! I've been enjoying the haul videos as well, and I look forward to checking yours out on your channel!
I got so excited at another video from you Alison, I found myself say, “I will watch any and every video you put out Alison, they are all great and interesting videos!!” Also one can never watch too many Hobonichi unboxings. I am planning to set up my weeks for meals and health and wellness (I will be combining into one Weeks) I have the same Yumi Kitagishi but I also loved the Pistachio and am so glad you got it as I can now appreciate visiting it in some of your 2025 videos. 😂🎉 I got myself the Crescent Moon Delivery Hon for daily journaling but I have been using the Cousin Avec pages this year so wondering if I will run out of space next year but there have been days where I have only filled half a page so I wanted to see how I go. I decided to use my Passport TN for work in 2025 but I did use the A6 weekly insert this year and made some journalling or coaching notes on the right page as I only work Mon-Wed. I found the grid too tiny so want to try my Passport since I have unused inserts from 2023. Thank you for another great video. 🙌🏾🫶🏽🙏🏽🎊
Thank you so much, Varsha! I always appreciate it when you drop by. 🥰 I LOVE the Crescent Moon Delivery HON - it's going to be so lovely to look at every day! Hopefully it'll strike a nice balance for you between the days you're writing more or less. Perhaps a memo book or a blank notebook could be another option in case you find out that you're really running out of space? As the year goes on, I would love to hear how you're finding your Passport TN! I love my passport TN, but I haven't been able to get as much use out of it except as a wallet, passport holder and an insert to collect stamps.
@@LittleCocoStudio I have a brown that I use as a wallet with a notebook to doodle in or make journaling notes when I have long waits at hospital appointments, because of my disability I need to use hospital transport which means waiting 2-4 hours before someone can take me home. It so nice having my Passport TN to escape in when I am frustrated about waiting and just want to lay down at home from an exhausting day. I will be using the Train Passport for work so will keep you posted. I mostly work remotely. I want to get out more but that is a dream that maybe I will make happen in 2025. I plan to use the TC weekly insert in the Passport but I won’t use the weekends, I will use one side for meetings and coaching appointments and the right page to reflex on my feelings during that week (so sort of like the regular insert setup). I will let you know how it goes.
Omg yayyy!! Excited to watch your unboxing 😊 I love your weeks/pencil board pairings. They looked so good when you laid them out at the end ❤❤ wonderful picks! Thanks for sharing :)
Thank you! It was really neat to see them all together in-person after playing around with images. I loved all of your picks as well, and I look forward to seeing how you use them next year! 😍
That's so funny! I got the Mega Pistachio weeks for my food/meal tracker, and I'll be using the Yumi Kitagishi Weeks as my health tracker! I need more room for meal tracking... but also the Pistachio colour feels so on theme 😂 As for the Yumi Kitagishi, that cover makes me smile every time I see it... and that's exactly what I need for a health tracker (: I also repurchased A5 Cousin Avecs, 'cause even at 6 months my journals are PACKED and FLUFFY (to put it mildly, haha). That's my daily journal + memory keeper. I use an A6 Planner Book for what I call my "Inspo Hobo" where I do a doodle or mini painting (really: mark-making) every day. I haven't been consistent with it this year, but I'd still rather have it than not because when I do bring it with me, it's a FANTASTIC sketchbook!
P.S. Loved your idea to put a pencil board as a cover for the weeks! I'm also considering buying a cover on cover for my Pistachio Mega, so good to know that the plastic needs to loosen up to fit it properly. I wonder if heating it up with a hair dryer would help stretch it out?
Yes, you're so right - the Pistachio cover does feel on theme as a meal tracker! I was originally thinking the Sushi cover would be perfect for it, but I preferred the Pistachio cover to that one. It sounds like we'll be planning and tracking in matching Weeks next year!! :D I have to be honest - the idea of journalling and memory keeping in a Cousin is SO tempting. I love seeing fluffy books and it must be so satisfying to flip through a completed book full of memories. I'm still planning on using my Cousin as a study / work book, but gah - the temptation is there! Also - yes! I was thinking a hair dryer could work. It might be a better approach than sticking a bunch of heavy books on it, especially since it'll be winter ❄️ by the time I try it....
Thank you! It was a lot of fun, although I'm kind of surprised at how difficult it was to find a matching colour! I wonder if it might have been easier if I had the full colour palette to choose from. If you chose a Weeks this year, which one was it?
@@LittleCocoStudio I grabbed an English version of Through the Purple Night. It was my favorite colors and had a cat, mushroom and snails which was too much for me to pass up. I definitely appreciated the color matching even if it wasn't exact. ❤️
huh! that’s so funky the eraser didn’t work! can confirm i have an eraser that works on my other deco rush tapes (though it does take a little bit of rubbing)!
I did an unboxing of my hobonichi weeks I got it from Andersonpens and I had no problems and it went from their office to my house in 3 days which was amazing highly recommend
Wow, three days is so fast! Thank you for the recommendation! I'm in Canada, so that might add to shipping fees/timing, but it's good to know that they were able to fulfill the order so quickly! 🤩
The items you purchased are so great! I especially love the notebooks with the cats peeking around the corner. And, how nice of you to buy things for gifting (I’d have a hard time parting with anything). 😊 I’ve never seen any of your videos before, so please forgive me if you've already mentioned this and I missed it somewhere else… But, may I ask why you show the color cards and try and match it with some of the things? Thanks for such a nice video!
Thank you!! Those cat notebooks are so cute, right? I love this artist's illustration style as well (I was in love with the cats floating on bread cover and I hope someday it reappears as a print or a pencil board!). As for the colour cards, I included them in the video because the postcards are somewhat standardized, and I was hoping it might help provide more context for people who were curious about the colours. It was also a really fun exercise for myself to do, and very satisfying to see everything together with the colours! 😊
nooooo! That's too bad. I hope you can get it next year! I was tempted to buy it in the Spring, but nothing in that release called out to me, so I decided to hold off until the Fall. If I were more patient, I would have saved it for a holiday gift, but that's..... so far away.... 😆
The notebooks could be either original or Sanzen Tomoe River paper. As of this year, Hobonichi is calling both versions of tomoe river paper the same. I bought my notebooks before this change, but if you test your notebooks, you might luck out and get original tomoe river paper.
I was wondering that as well! I was kind of hoping that the Tomitaro Makino notebooks might have been made before the Sanzen TR paper roll-out. Since the Keiko Shibata came out Spring 2024, I was assuming it was Sanzen. I'm look forward to experimenting with them when I start using them!
Beautiful haul! I think your pencil board and Weeks pairings are lovely! I wish I would have gotten that Unsodo pencil board, that’s so lovely! I have my haul on my channel, if you’d like to check it out 😊
I was SO thrilled to see someone else get the Mini Banana Hammer DX. Literally just opened up mine right before watching your video. Last year I let it slip me by and spent all day thinking about it lol
Yay!!!! So excited you got your order!! I love all the Yumi Kitagishi stuff, it has so many fun things that you find something new each time you look at it. I can't believe you got the banana hammer!! Hahah I hope you love it, it seems so much fun to have it on your desk 😂
yes, I love her maximalist style so much! haha zero regrets on getting the banana hammer, and after testing it out, I actually DO think I might use it again for small nailing projects! 😆
The wallpaper weeks is definitely a unique color - confusing everyone 😅 Thanks for sharing your haul so thoughtfully - love the color comparisons!
Thank you - it was a fun exercise for me, and I hope it is helpful for someone else who might be curious! I was very confused by background colours for both the Wallpaper and the Snake Toy weeks! I'd love to see a Snake Toy Weeks in person some day - I couldn't tell if it was closer to green or grey!
@@LittleCocoStudio it us confusing to me every year because there are always designs that seem so different to me upon closer inspection or real life!
The color is “if purple and grey have a kid” 😂
I love that you include the Pantone cards to give a better idea about each of the colors used in those products! Great video, I really enjoyed your unboxing.
I enjoyed the Pantone element to this video, it's a fun difference from other hauls
I loved your idea with the Pantone postcards! that really helped to bring the color schemes out. Using the pencil board as an alternate cover choice was a really smart idea too. I loved the pattern on your two freebie notebooks too. The free pen reminds me of the 70s. I was thinking about looking at the Paddington Bear items. Watching everyone's unboxings has been fun even though I didn't order anything myself.
Thank you! It was really nice to see them all laid out at the end as well. I was worried it might be a bit chaotic because I decided to go for things I liked, rather than things that matched. But in the end, I think it all worked out :D I really liked the Paddington Bear items, too. I've enjoyed watching other people unbox them, and I think they'll be so fun to use - especially the stationery items!
I think I can never get tired of these unboxings...lol. I purchased the A6 Techo English and the A5 Gingham again for 2025. Purchased 2 pencil boards, book band pencil case in black and the expensive items were the Herringbone and Potr A6 covers. I would like to purchase again but this time from Hobonichi because I would like the new blank notebooks and I would like an extra pencil case because I love it. Possibly thinking of getting a weeks for the first time.....still thinking. Loved your picks and thank you for sharing.
It sounds like you have a very pretty colour scheme going on for your purchases as well! 🖤🩶 I kind of wish I had picked up a book band pencil case for myself. I think the main draw for me would be if it fit my tombow markers.. maybe I'll have to check and add it to my list for next year if I still want it by then! Thank you for your kind words and being here! If you got a Weeks, which one are you thinking about and what would you use it for?
The pantone matching added another layer of fun to this unboxing!
Yay! That's what I was hoping because it was really fun for me to do, and now I'm thinking about all the other things I can potentially colour-match! 😂
This was such a joyful unboxing video! I'm so glad to see you've received your gorgeous items... and I got the same bonus notebook! I also bought the Yumi Kitagishi Beautiful Wallpaper Weeks with the pencil board (I couldn't resist buying all three sizes either) and will be following your example and using it as my health and wellness journal. I cannot wait to see how you experiment with your books this year. Thank you for always sharing your wonderful ideas with us! 🥰
Oh, that is so exciting!! About the Weeks, the pencil boards (aren't they gorgeous!?), and the cute little notebook! Have you decided how might use the freebie notebook? I'm 90% certain that I'll be dedicating my Beautiful Wallpaper weeks as my health and wellness tracker as well. If you have any suggestions as you're setting yours up, please feel free to share! 🥰
@@LittleCocoStudio I was thinking I’ll use my freebie notebook as an ink swatch journal. I don’t currently have one and it’s getting tricky recalling what inks I have in my collection and how they suit my pens. I think I could enlist one of my blank TN refills for the same purpose so I have the two papers to compare 🙂.
Using your Pistachio cover for meal planning sounds like a great match too ☺️.
I’m definitely looking forward to being more experimental with my books. I bought a spring start Cousin in April this year and was convinced that I’d love everything in one book but it ended up feeling messy and disorganised. I’ve learnt that I really won’t know what works until I try it, and stick to it, so I’m going to put less pressure on my books, and myself, next year.
A beautiful collection of colours! Excellent picks.😊
seeing other unboxings for the pistachio really got me considering getting it TTATT
ahhh, it's such a pretty colour! What are some other ones you're considering as well? I feel like you can't go wrong with Hobonichi (or the growing number of non-Hobonichi options out there!)
@@LittleCocoStudio well i already placed my order for this year & im getting the moomin weeks! i dont usually do too many planners at a time but the a6 covers were so tempting i also considered the mother weeks but maybe next year
I've loved watching all of the hauls! Enjoyed making mine too. Your collection is such a good cohesive color palette I feel like!
Thank you! I feel really happy with how it turned out - bright and cheerful, which is going to keep me motivated for next year! I've been enjoying the haul videos as well, and I look forward to checking yours out on your channel!
I got so excited at another video from you Alison, I found myself say, “I will watch any and every video you put out Alison, they are all great and interesting videos!!” Also one can never watch too many Hobonichi unboxings. I am planning to set up my weeks for meals and health and wellness (I will be combining into one Weeks) I have the same Yumi Kitagishi but I also loved the Pistachio and am so glad you got it as I can now appreciate visiting it in some of your 2025 videos. 😂🎉 I got myself the Crescent Moon Delivery Hon for daily journaling but I have been using the Cousin Avec pages this year so wondering if I will run out of space next year but there have been days where I have only filled half a page so I wanted to see how I go. I decided to use my Passport TN for work in 2025 but I did use the A6 weekly insert this year and made some journalling or coaching notes on the right page as I only work Mon-Wed. I found the grid too tiny so want to try my Passport since I have unused inserts from 2023. Thank you for another great video. 🙌🏾🫶🏽🙏🏽🎊
Thank you so much, Varsha! I always appreciate it when you drop by. 🥰 I LOVE the Crescent Moon Delivery HON - it's going to be so lovely to look at every day! Hopefully it'll strike a nice balance for you between the days you're writing more or less. Perhaps a memo book or a blank notebook could be another option in case you find out that you're really running out of space? As the year goes on, I would love to hear how you're finding your Passport TN! I love my passport TN, but I haven't been able to get as much use out of it except as a wallet, passport holder and an insert to collect stamps.
@@LittleCocoStudio I have a brown that I use as a wallet with a notebook to doodle in or make journaling notes when I have long waits at hospital appointments, because of my disability I need to use hospital transport which means waiting 2-4 hours before someone can take me home. It so nice having my Passport TN to escape in when I am frustrated about waiting and just want to lay down at home from an exhausting day. I will be using the Train Passport for work so will keep you posted. I mostly work remotely. I want to get out more but that is a dream that maybe I will make happen in 2025. I plan to use the TC weekly insert in the Passport but I won’t use the weekends, I will use one side for meetings and coaching appointments and the right page to reflex on my feelings during that week (so sort of like the regular insert setup). I will let you know how it goes.
I just made my first ever hobonichi order. I am very excited. I ordered the wallpaper one too😊
Omg yayyy!! Excited to watch your unboxing 😊 I love your weeks/pencil board pairings. They looked so good when you laid them out at the end ❤❤ wonderful picks! Thanks for sharing :)
Thank you! It was really neat to see them all together in-person after playing around with images. I loved all of your picks as well, and I look forward to seeing how you use them next year! 😍
THE PANTONE POSTCARDS THAT WAS SO GREAT
Thank you!!!! I'm so glad you enjoyed the colour comparisons! 🥰
That's so funny! I got the Mega Pistachio weeks for my food/meal tracker, and I'll be using the Yumi Kitagishi Weeks as my health tracker! I need more room for meal tracking... but also the Pistachio colour feels so on theme 😂 As for the Yumi Kitagishi, that cover makes me smile every time I see it... and that's exactly what I need for a health tracker (:
I also repurchased A5 Cousin Avecs, 'cause even at 6 months my journals are PACKED and FLUFFY (to put it mildly, haha). That's my daily journal + memory keeper. I use an A6 Planner Book for what I call my "Inspo Hobo" where I do a doodle or mini painting (really: mark-making) every day. I haven't been consistent with it this year, but I'd still rather have it than not because when I do bring it with me, it's a FANTASTIC sketchbook!
P.S. Loved your idea to put a pencil board as a cover for the weeks!
I'm also considering buying a cover on cover for my Pistachio Mega, so good to know that the plastic needs to loosen up to fit it properly. I wonder if heating it up with a hair dryer would help stretch it out?
Yes, you're so right - the Pistachio cover does feel on theme as a meal tracker! I was originally thinking the Sushi cover would be perfect for it, but I preferred the Pistachio cover to that one. It sounds like we'll be planning and tracking in matching Weeks next year!! :D
I have to be honest - the idea of journalling and memory keeping in a Cousin is SO tempting. I love seeing fluffy books and it must be so satisfying to flip through a completed book full of memories. I'm still planning on using my Cousin as a study / work book, but gah - the temptation is there!
Also - yes! I was thinking a hair dryer could work. It might be a better approach than sticking a bunch of heavy books on it, especially since it'll be winter ❄️ by the time I try it....
So excited to watch this now.
thank you! I hope you enjoy it! ☺️
I got the cherry snow globe weeks, a cousin and a Denali pencil board. Thanks for sharing your choices. Very nice.
Such great choices!! 🌸❄️🐘🐈🏔️ I love that Hiroko Kubota drew that cover specifically for the Weeks!
@@LittleCocoStudio I love Hiroko Kubota’s art. I got the seashell cover last year.
I love that you did color match with the pantone cards. Really look back after all these unboxing videos ane wish I looked more at the wallpaper weeks
Thank you! It was a lot of fun, although I'm kind of surprised at how difficult it was to find a matching colour! I wonder if it might have been easier if I had the full colour palette to choose from. If you chose a Weeks this year, which one was it?
@@LittleCocoStudio I grabbed an English version of Through the Purple Night. It was my favorite colors and had a cat, mushroom and snails which was too much for me to pass up. I definitely appreciated the color matching even if it wasn't exact. ❤️
huh! that’s so funky the eraser didn’t work! can confirm i have an eraser that works on my other deco rush tapes (though it does take a little bit of rubbing)!
Your comment inspired me to try again -- thank you! It DID work.
So excited❤❤❤
thank you! me too! 🥰
I did an unboxing of my hobonichi weeks I got it from Andersonpens and I had no problems and it went from their office to my house in 3 days which was amazing highly recommend
Wow, three days is so fast! Thank you for the recommendation! I'm in Canada, so that might add to shipping fees/timing, but it's good to know that they were able to fulfill the order so quickly! 🤩
The items you purchased are so great! I especially love the notebooks with the cats peeking around the corner. And, how nice of you to buy things for gifting (I’d have a hard time parting with anything). 😊 I’ve never seen any of your videos before, so please forgive me if you've already mentioned this and I missed it somewhere else… But, may I ask why you show the color cards and try and match it with some of the things? Thanks for such a nice video!
Thank you!! Those cat notebooks are so cute, right? I love this artist's illustration style as well (I was in love with the cats floating on bread cover and I hope someday it reappears as a print or a pencil board!). As for the colour cards, I included them in the video because the postcards are somewhat standardized, and I was hoping it might help provide more context for people who were curious about the colours. It was also a really fun exercise for myself to do, and very satisfying to see everything together with the colours! 😊
omg! I wanted the banana hammer for my husband! it sold out before I could buy it 😭 Til next year, bronze banana....
nooooo! That's too bad. I hope you can get it next year! I was tempted to buy it in the Spring, but nothing in that release called out to me, so I decided to hold off until the Fall. If I were more patient, I would have saved it for a holiday gift, but that's..... so far away.... 😆
I got the banana hammer too!!!😂
yessss! Have you tried using it, yet? It's surprisingly functional. 😂
The notebooks could be either original or Sanzen Tomoe River paper. As of this year, Hobonichi is calling both versions of tomoe river paper the same. I bought my notebooks before this change, but if you test your notebooks, you might luck out and get original tomoe river paper.
I was wondering that as well! I was kind of hoping that the Tomitaro Makino notebooks might have been made before the Sanzen TR paper roll-out. Since the Keiko Shibata came out Spring 2024, I was assuming it was Sanzen. I'm look forward to experimenting with them when I start using them!
@@LittleCocoStudio I have some of the Keiko Shibata ones and they are original Tomoe River paper.
Wait! My freebie notebook is different!!
I think the one you got is really pretty as well! You had such an amazing haul!
My order did not come in the hobonichi box, so I set it aside, thinking it was my husbands mail... (I now have my 2025 purchases.)
they will replace the damaged notebook - send picture and email!
Beautiful haul! I think your pencil board and Weeks pairings are lovely! I wish I would have gotten that Unsodo pencil board, that’s so lovely! I have my haul on my channel, if you’d like to check it out 😊
Thank you! I was pleasantly surprised to see how well they worked together. I look forward to watching your haul!! 😍