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Hayao Miyazaki Craft Round-up, Part I

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From left to right, row by row: Nausicaa Ohmu bento box by Anna the Red // knit Totoro baby cap by Hello Yarn {via} // Howl’s Moving Castle papercraft by Ben Millett // amazing Miyazaki-themed nail art by AttackedAstoria {via} // paperdoll sweater pattern Totoro hack by Marianne (UPDATE: tutorial) // Catbus cake by Coco Cake  // Catbus embroidery tutorial by Chelsea Bloxsom // Totoro crochet plushie instructions by heavens_hellcat {via}.

Right now, I’m putting finishing touches on the next Queen of Reversals recap (expect it tomorrow!). In the meantime, here’s a roundup of awesome crafts inspired by the works of Hayao Miyazaki. All relevant links & info should be in the caption above, save for two notes: one, that I’ve previously featured Anna the Red’s sleeping Totoro bento box; and two, as the original model is no longer available, here’s an alternate free papercraft model download for Howl’s Moving Castle.

Brilliant Bentos

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bento box totoro annatheredAnna the Red, you win at life. The Japanese-born, New York City-based artist has made some of the best kyaraben I’ve seen, and more unusually, they look delicious (Sakurako Kitsa’s bentos are also beautiful, but I don’t want to eat them).

My favorites are the Sleeping Totoro bento (left, with sausage balls hiding in its belly) & the Ohmu (Nausicaa) bento. She’s also generous with instructions and close-ups, in case you want to replicate anything.

::via swissmiss.