Win a FREE copy of this magazine: Competition ends 31 May 2013! I was so excited to find this magazine, “FEMALE” Spring 2013 edition in Tokyo. It looks like a fashion…
With the weather warming up, I’ve started to plan what I will make to wear in summer. This Japanese sewing book is called “Summer clothes in 1 day” and is…
My mum and I went vintage kimono shopping in Japan recently, and she has already turned one red kimono into a party dress for me. 最近 日本で母とリサイクル着物を買いました。彼女はもう赤い着物をワンピースにリフォームしてくれたのです。 My parents live…
I picked up “Wrapped in Tenderness” by Etsuko Sakurai on my recent trip to Japan. The dress on the front cover was too sweet to resist!I also really liked…
I just had the most wonderful 10 days in Japan with my parents, shopping in Tokyo, relaxing with my grandma in Yamagata and catching up with friends in Chiba. 十日間の日本旅行を両親と一緒に楽しんできました。東京で買い物して、山形のおばあちゃんとくつろいで、千葉の友達とも会ってきました。…
I’m very excited to tell you that I am off to a spontaneous trip to Japan next week! なんと、急に日本へ行くことになりました！ My parents who live in Australia, and me, who now lives…
I do love our new sofa bed, but it came with the most ugly black and brown cushions. I’m so glad I’ve finally made new cushion covers and got the…
Being half Japanese, I do like sitting on the floor a lot. This floor cushion made with a granny squares crochet insert makes it all the more comfortable. やはり日本人ハーフ、床に座るのが好きです。このかぎ網モチーフ付きの座布団でゆったりしてます。 I…
Streatfood Park in Soma, San Francisco is where you can eat from many different food trucks, seven days a week. ストリートフードパークはサンフランシスコのソーマにあり一か所でたくさんのフードトラックから食べられます。 You eat at the outdoor dining tables. There was…
What you need – 材料 US 8 / 5mm circular needles ８号／5mm輪編みの編み棒 Approx. 200g of 10 ply yarn 10 ply の糸200g Instructions – 作り方 Cast on 150 stitches. 150目を作る Knit…
Spring is almost here and with it comes the joyous wedding season. It’s left me reminiscing about our wedding, and all the wedding crafts I was busy creating this time…
I bought this gorgeous vintage Japanese knitting pattern book for just $1, at a book sale in Japantown, San Francisco. It’s full of hats, scarves and mitton patterns, for both…
One sunny day in San Francisco, I decided to take my new (secondhand) bike for a ride to Japantown. Just over 10 minutes downhill, I found myself transported back in…
Noren is a Japanese curtain commonly used to divide areas, such as the kitchen from the living room. You will also see noren at the entrance of many Japanese restaurants.…
COMPETITION HAS ENDED. You could win $20 to spend on ceramic handmade buttons by FULTON & CO. Details below. I’m having lots of fun decorating our new pad in Hayes Valley,…
I’m back from my (forced) break from blogging, with more fun things to share than ever. Since my last post, Dave and I went on our honeymoon to Japan (where…
I’ve been completely obsessed with knitting lately. It literally does take over your life because unlike sewing, you take your knitting project everywhere you go. I knit on the bus…
These are very exciting times, I have just done a guest blog at Skip to my Lou. It’s a free sewing pattern and tutorial for a kids apron. Skip to…
Dress – Handmade Shoes – Seychelles from endless.com Sunglasses – Elwood (borrowed from husband) Bracelets – Random collection from travels I have been busy busy busy at work lately, so…
Cosy, chunky knits are just the thing for winter. This hand knitted cowl scarf has buttons on one end so that you can wear it in many ways to keep…