PingMag has an amazing roundup of bizarre and wonderful chocolates from Japan. I’m drooling over the gyoza stuffed with bean paste and chocolate ganache. They say: Valentine’s Day is upon us, again. Now in Japan, the custom of women giving chocolate to men on this day has been quite strongly established: Thanks to clever marketing […]
Moonstitches has posted up a gallery on her Flickr of some of the most beautiful images from Tokyo’s International Great Quilt Festival 2008. Get ready to be inspired! [ via ] Link.
Zakka Life writes: It is said that Mizuhiki connects the hearts of the giver to the receiver. With Valentine’s Day approaching I thought this would make a lovely gift/keepsake. Mizuhiki knots are also great to use for cards, wrapping gifts, embellishments, or even a valentine swap. To find out how to create your own Mizuhiki, […]
A while back, The Wurst Gallery in Portland held a great show called We Heart Gocco, which centered on artwork created with the much-beloved Japanese tabletop screenprinting device. It’s so impressive seeing how different artists have utilized the gadget’s capabilities. Amazingly enough, you can still nab some of the prints online at the gallery’s website–what […]
8tokyo gives us a glimpse into a Japanese craft book I am now dying to get. A book that shows how to make decorative shoes out of wrapping paper. It even comes with patterns in the book! Link.
Mr. Funky creator Narumi Ogawa will be teaching a crochet class at The Little Knittery in Atwater Village on Sunday, February 3, from 3-6pm. Students will learn to make their own super cute bear like this one–Narumi is even providing the plastic eyes and nose. Narumi has given me crochet lessons before (here‘s a link […]
If you’ve ever wanted to customize a Blythe doll and have her actually get manufactured, you may want to consider entering the 3rd Annual Blythe Beauty Contest! The details: We are pleased to announce the call for entries for the 3rd Annual Blythe Beauty Contest! The three categories of this competition are: “Miss Natural Beauty” […]
