baby gifts

I have a few friends that have had babies recently, so I have been thinking a lot about ideas for baby gifts. These gauze handkerchiefs are a pretty standard baby item here in Japan, so I thought I would just buy some and do some simple stitching on them. I like the way [...]

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Remake

Saya’s skirt
This used to be my skirt (from banana republic).  It never looked quite right on me, so I changed it into a skirt for Saya.  It looked almost exactly like this when it was my size.

Envelopes (inside out)
I got this idea from an awesome book I bought last weekend.  I wish I could tell [...]

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colored water

The other day, when we were out for udon with Saya’s grandfather, we saw this beautiful family with two little boys. They all looked so good in their natural hippy style clothing. The boys were dressed alike with tunics and striped pants. They looked so comfortable and cute, and Saya already had [...]

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Saya’s first school project

At the school where I work there is a kindergarten section and a nursery section.  I teach in the kindergarten section, and Saya recently started to join the nursery section a few days a week.  Today the little ones made these rocket ships, and they all loved playing with them.  Basically you just tape some [...]

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Veggie Stamps

I made these cards for Tomiko’s birthday. It was so easy and fun. I used okra and lotus root for these, but small peppers and other veggies can work as well.

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Okra

 

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Okra and Lotus Root

 

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Hinamatsuri

On Sunday we celebrated Saya’s first Girls Day. We had a small party with a few friends. This is my handmade version of a traditional Hinamatsuri decoration.

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