Hello Kitty

Everyone is familiar with Hello Kitty, but do you know how this adorable character came about?  In 1974, Tokyo-based Sanrio asked designer Ikuko Shimizu to invent a cartoon animal who would appeal to the preteen girl in everyone.  Sanrio needed the new critter to decorate a plastic coin purse it was planning to produce.   Thirty-six years later Hello Kitty can be found on greeting cards, clothing, school supplies, dolls and home appliances. 

Many of us at In Bloom think Hello Kitty is adorable (we may be on in years, but we're young at heart).  When Ty came out with their line of Hello Kitty plush, we knew we had to have it!