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Today’s obsession is this beautiful kimono fabric ribbon. Available in many patterns, the designers at Ginza Wakano “made a flowing ribbon…the same method of weave as a kimono, and the beautiful ribbon of the design.” (via) Rather than cutting up those old kimonos, wrap your packages in this bit of gorgeousness.

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This Cross-stitch is so cute, it almost inspires me to take up a needle. (via)

It’s one thing to see a pattern, and it’s another thing entirely to see what a real person has done with it. The crafty lady who did this one also tried this. (via)

The patterns are both from the lovely book, Japon au Point [...]

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Every year, Colette and I walk the stationery show and lament the lack of wrapping paper. Now, I’ve discovered the stationery company Number 62, from Bob Foundation. And I am smitten. More than just wrapping paper, I love their designs and products of all sorts.

I also love their philosophy and their ideas of how to [...]

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I have seen a lot of papercraft, and yet, I was still blown away when I saw the work at K. Hayashi’s Paper Gallery. How does he do this? And how does he make his paper look like felt? If the blog weren’t in Japanese, I might know a little more but suffice to say, [...]

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When I was a kid, my local sticker shop was a toy store called Room To Grow. My friends and I spent hours there, endlessly evaluating the rows of Mrs. Grossman’s stickers by the yard. Now, my continued sticker obsession tends toward Japan and these new stickers at Japanistic. Perfect for your next project, or [...]

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I am such a dork, I actually started bopping around to this.

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Have I mentioned that we are planning our trip to Japan? Okay, I know–only a few million times. One of the places we are determined to go is Kyoto, and I love the idea of visiting some of the beautiful crafting shops featured on the Postcards from Kyoto series on Just Hungry.
Detailed, but not boring, [...]

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This morning, I’m having a bit of that is-it-a-cold-or-is-it-allergies feeling, which always makes me crave hot tea. If I could have this beautiful bird, I am sure I would feel all better.

Designed by Nathalia Ponomareva, the bird grows as you steep your tea, like a cute little present in your teacup. For now, it’s just [...]

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I think I’ve mentioned that we are in the long term planning process for a trip to Japan. Of course, I’m always looking for the best travel help I can get–or  maybe just the most fun. This morning I am wishing I could get my hands on these Zines featured on Upon A Fold.
First, a [...]

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I am, admittedly, a sewing novice. I managed my son’s Halloween costume last year but only with PLENTY of help from a friend. That said, I love fabric. And so does the writer of Trueup, a blog dedicated to fabric and fabric lovers.
This week, she features some of the gorgeous new fabrics from Japanese fabric [...]

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