Vintage Fabrics for Men’s Kimonos
Molly at Ambatalia Fabrics brings us a bit of inspiration by showing us this beautiful old Japanese book that has swatches of vintage fabrics for men’s kimonos. See more photos at her Ambatalia blog. Link.
Japanese Crafts
Clairigami
Clairigami creates colorful and intricate origami sculptures from a variety of papers and vintage advertisements. She’ll even personalize a sculpture with the color(s), size, and message of your choice. Link.
Sister Diane’s Temari Ornaments
Sister Diane of CraftyPod recently made some intricate and beautiful Temari ball ornaments for a mutual friend, and I had to snap a photo to remember them by. Seeing them inspired me to try making similar ornaments for myself. There’s a great tutorial in CRAFT: Vol. 3 (available here), or you can check out the […]
Kokeshi Doll Ornament
Zakka Life shows you how to make an easy Kokeshi Doll Ornament made from a wooden clothes pin. Link.
Origami Gift Box
Lisa at U-Handblog shows you how to make a quick and easy origami gift box. Link.
Zakka Style Owl Pennant
Moonstitches shows you how to make the cutest zakka style owl pennant with their pattern and tutorial. A perfect decor for the holidays. Link.
Japanese Pattern Translation
My Little Mochi gives us some much needed Japanese pattern help with her handy PDF of some of the most commonly found words on pattern pieces inside the books. Link.
