bunny love

my favorite part of easter growing up was the little chocolate bunny tucked into my easter basket . . . although i always felt a bit guilty when it came time to say goodbye to its sweet little face. happily, no such dilemma presents itself with toast's newest creation - the delightful cotton tail which features a custom printed handkerchief that has been magically coaxed into a bunny shape with perfectly placed twists and ties.

hidden inside the bunny's belly are a mix of chocolate confections in the form of kit-kats, mini cadbury eggs and reese's pieces (yum!). as an added bonus, once your sweet tooth is satisfied the hanky remains as a cheerful reminder of your little buddy.

toast's charming cotton tails are available in three hues of bunny pink and can be ordered in the online shop or scooped up at toast's studio:

• where: 3434 waialae avenue, suite 3, kaimuki
• shop hours: m / w / f / sat - 12p to 6p

p.s. toast recently debuted an in-store mini pop bar where you can mix and match sweet and savory bottles and scoop up preprinted labels whenever you require just a handful of favor fun.

and the winner is . . .

kelly from aiea who will be rocking the year of the tiger with toast's delightful new tote!

many mahalos to all the readers who took a moment to enter the giveaway. click over to toast's online shop to order up a tote of your own or stop by toast's studio where 2010 orange love fruits are still available in limited quantities.

• where: 3434 waialae avenue, suite 3, kaimuki
• shop hours: m / w / f / sat - 12p to 6p

congratulations, kelly!

{many mahalos to jeremy & michelle of toast!}

toast tiger tote giveaway

the year of the tiger arrives on sunday and toast has created a super cute design to celebrate chinese new year! the happy tiger illustration has been paired with a handy tote which will keep your belongings tidy while charming passersby when you are on the go.

the tiger tote ($8) is also a fab gift idea for those born under the influence of this lucky cat (considered to be a courageous and generous bunch).

jeremy and michelle from toast are sharing one of their sweet new year's designs with the h|h 'ohana and have invited readers far and wide to enter for a little giveaway love!

• email your name & current hometown to: aloha [at] hapahale [dot] com by sun, feb 14th
• please put toast tiger tote giveaway in the subject
• one entry per person/household

winner will be announced next monday.

good luck!

{update: winner list posted}

candy land

our friends from toast have just added sweet little lollipops to their repertoire just in time for valentine's day! while many of us may have outgrown bestowing paper valentines upon our childhood chums, the charming fabric wraps are sure to brighten the day of your favorite sidekicks.

each lovely lollie is filled with a mix of fruit flavored jelly candies (strawberry, raspberry and cherry) and are priced at $4 a pop. if you really want to delight someone, be sure to take a peek at the super adorable lollie bouquet ($25) which features six candy treats wrapped in a handkerchief that doubles as a leaf.

lovely lollies are now available to order in toast's online shop or can be scooped up at their kaimuki studio:

• where: 3434 waialae avenue, suite 3, kaimuki
• shop hours: m / w / f / sat - 12p to 6p

toast-y deal

the facebook and twitter peeps already got word of the original deal a few days ago, however jeremy from toast kindly extended their fabulous after-christmas sale so more oahu readers could scoop up half-price cheers! and woodland warriors holiday gift sets plus knock $2 off mini pop bar bottles (while supplies last, natch).

coupon may be redeemed in-store only and you must mention h|h when you flash your coupon at the register so the toast peeps know you are on the up and up and not a shady rule breaker who disregards the fine print.

• click on the image to download and print coupon
• expires: fri, jan 22nd (only if you whisper h|h at checkout)
• where: 3434 waialae avenue, suite 3, kaimuki
• shop hours: m / w / f / sat - 12p to 6p