Friday, November 5, 2010

bunny-chan mini-mini puffy zipper~!

I made a Bunny-chan mini-mini puffy zipper pouch~! Bunny-chan is making a phone call to someone important.




On the other side is a brown bunny. Oh-ooh, a telephone line is terribly tangled on this side... But bunnies still somehow can understand each other~.




Pompom ribbon is so lovely with this pouch♥






In Jinbochou, Tokyo, we found a pretty cafe. It is a cake shop, but there is a small space for eating too.



My husband ordered an apple pie and I ordered a POODLE cake~! It was so cute!!! It was a butter cream cake, very nostalgic~ The poodle cake was 380 yen♫





The cafe section was antique and I loved their stained glass.





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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

mini mini brown bear multi case~!

I finished mini-mini brown bear multi case today~! This velcro closing case is made of Japanese cotton. It is one piece of fabric, not patchworked. Medium cotton batting inside, so it is puffy, and the brown bear girl is very cute on it~.




I am concerned that the top closing is not completely flat when it is closed because of the heavy batting. But I love this case and I hope that somebody would like it too.








My husband and I stayed in a small Japanese style hotel for 5 nights during the trip. (The other 3 days, we stayed at my mother’s home town). Japanese yen was too expensive when we arrived in Japan ($1=78yen!!!), so we felt lucky that we found this 3,000yen/night hotel~.



The hotel is very close to the Asakusa Sensooji, and every morning at 6 o’clock, the sounds of their bell woke us up.

We walked through Sensooji every day.








The food I must eat when I go to Japan is grilled EEL. Kawamatsu is my favorite eel restaurant. The Unajyuu (grilled eel on rice) in front of Pene-chan is very delicious, 2,100yen~.






After eating eel, we needed some sweets♥ I had Shiratama Anmitsu at Umezono. Most of their sweets are 670yen, and they have some take outs too.






My treasures from Asakusa~. Tenugui (Japanese cloth, Edo era style handkerchief), Japanese handmade culture doll made with Japanese fabrics, and I also bought a bunny strap for next year’s lucky charm. They are all from the Kiryudou shop in Asakusa. I hope that I can find this shop again next time. Asakusa is very difficult to navigate, and the shop was a happy accidental discovery~. My husband was quite patient, following me there, here, over there, and there again...





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Friday, October 29, 2010

We are back~

We came back from Japan last night~!


I will get over my jet lag and will start making new items tomorrow for my shop. I will also add more of our travel pictures later on my blog~.


I’m planning to update my shop Nov. 16th♥




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Sunday, October 17, 2010

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

bunny eye glasses case~!

I made a bunny eye glasses case for myself! I love it~! It is simple, but the bunny appliqué is so pretty with traditional Japanese fabrics. I want to make more bunny appliqué cases for my shop in November.





The back side appliqué is a red book & a pair of eyeglasses.






I used a moo-cow print vintage cotton for the lining. The closing is Japanese Chirimen string and USA vintage button.


I also made a “love love piggies camera case.” I will introduce it next time because I couldn’t take good pictures today.





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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

bunny mobile zipper for my mother~!

I finished the bunny mobile zipper pouch~! It will be a gift for my mother. She is 79 years old and still loves cute stuff. And bunnies are always her favorite.


Also, 2011 will be the year of the bunny~. Every bunny will be popular and needed!






I hope that my mother will like this pouch~




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Sunday, September 26, 2010

lion-chan family appliqué~!

I finished the Lion-chan family appliqué! Papa-lion may look a bit grumpy as usual, but he assures everyone he is quite happy♥




I will make a zipper tote bag with this Lion-chan family applique♪





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