tools of trade. =3

i now have worthy bento-making tools. =3 i'm excited to get to use them, but right now, i do not have the time to prepare lunch boxes for myself or for my siblings. i bought myself some bento accessories, but i mostly received them from others.

here's my collection. i'm hoping that it'll get larger. (yay, for wishful thinking~) =D

the little tools:

1. add-on compartments
although it isn't clearly seen there, the little compartments have little animal designs. the green one's a dog; the orange one's a bear; the yellow one's an elephant; and the blue one's a rabbit.

the monkey, i presume, may be for ketchup or mayo, and has a little spoon that may be used to scoop out the contents.
(a present from ate mela)

2. sauce containers
(from the left) elephant, lion, chick, bear, panda, rabbit. arent' they adorable? X3
(a present from ate mela)

3. long picks
they're topped with little animals (ram, rabbit, monkey, dog, mouse, pig, dragon, tiger, cow, chicken, snake), too.  =D
(a present from ate mela)

4. bento wraps
dark blue, with a japanese girl in kimono, and blue sakura prints (a present from tita noemi); dark blue, hanami wrap, with cream floral prints (a present from ate mela); white, with dango and pastel floral prints (a present from ate mela)

lunch boxes:

1. table ware lunch box
has its own little spoon, a top compartment and a bottom compartment
(i bought it. =D P98.00)

2. hanami bento set
includes a lunch box with a removable divider, a matching chopstick set (with chopsticks, a case for the chopsticks, and its own draw-string bag), and a drawstring bento wrap. all printed with cherry blossoms. =)
(a present from ate mela)
 

3. doraemon lunch box
has two bottom compartments, and an add-on top compartment for the spoon. X3
(a present from anjel)

4. doraemon lunch box (w/ mini compartments)
has a total of five compartments. its cover is printed with doraemon. =3
(a present from najee)