Kyoto, my beloved Kyoto. Our last full day in Japan was spent in my favourite city in Japan, and even better that it was to go to a flea market held in gorgeous temple grounds.This morning were...
It was a quiet one today, a day of packing and looking at some of the lovely things Id bought. It was a day of getting ideas and thoughts down into my sketchbook and of playing with scissors.
A magnificent day in Matsumoto.
It was off to the antique market yesterday morning. I just love the flea markets here, they are what I plan my trips around, certainly the best place to buy kimonos. I had told myself I w...
Yesterday we stayed closer to "home" and went to Arimatsu, an old town famous for its Shibori dyeing. Its essentially a tie-dyeing technique but each intricate pattern is carefully prin...
Few words today, Im still pretty much wiped out from yesterday. I walked and shopped for just under eight non-stop hours. But the good news is I found some more cool crafty places and the...
We were back on the Shinkansen yesterday and off to Tokyo. Even though the trips are a couple of hours each way from Nagoya I really love watching the Japanese scenery rush past; little towns, ...
Yesterday was a quieter one with lunch in a city garden filled with flowers, a quick trip off to the second hand kimono stores (I bought six), a wander around and a visit to a store to buy some wash ...
After a morning trip on the luxurious Shinkansen from Nagoya to Tokyo, yesterday was all about the Design Festa.Ive always had trouble describing the Design Festa in a manner that really did it justi...
We spent the whole day traveling yesterday; from the Gold Coast to Cairns, Cairns to Kansai (Osaka), Kansai to Nagoya. It was a good trip but long and we were so happy to get to our little apar...
Its taken me a long time, but Ive done it. Ive started playing with Instagram. Truth be told, I only have a total of two photos up there, but hopefully with traveling to Melbourne this we...
I fell in love with these gorgeous little fabric flowers, "Tsumami Kanzashi", when I was living in Japan. Traditionally, they are delicate little pieces made from a fine silk crepe and ...
With Picnik sadly restricting its access soon, theres a new free online photo editing kid on the block, PicMonkey. Having just read about it on How About Orange, I had to take it for a whirl.St...
Its no secret that I just love Japanese washi tape, especially since my last studio makeover. Last year I made a series of Washi Tape pendants for Christmas and they were terribly popular at th...
Hello, my name is Melanie and Im a magazine addict. I keep telling myself that Im going to cut back, buy less, but then I go past a newsagency, see those glossy covers, smell that ink, imagine ...
In just over a week Ill be heading on down to old Melbourne town for Finders Keepers and Im pretty excited about it.Ive also managed to book myself a little free Melbourne time, time for a wande...
With a month to go before I leave for my next trip to Japan, my feet are seriously starting to itch. I cant wait to be back there, to be in the middle of the madness of Tokyo, to see the rice f...
Im working on a little dandelion at the moment in my silversmithing class. Ive made a little cup to be filled with strips of silver and resin to complete the design.Dont tell my teacher but Im ...
Ever so slowly my collection of kimono yoyos for my quilt has been building. A few days ago the little one discovered the case they live in at the moment and has fallen in love with them. ...
Ive had a little time to play with the iphone lenses I got for my birthday. Ive mostly been using the wide/macro, but then again, wide angles have always been my favourite. I love getting reall...
Its all about wholesale filling wholesale orders in the Kimono Reincarnate studio right now. My resin desk was filling up this morning, covered with little fabric and silver gems waiting for so...
Thank you so much for all the entries, shares, kind words and lovely birthday wishes on my giveaway last week. What a fabulous way to have a birthday I think! Maybe I should make it a yea...
On my desk, a few new toys... toys I was given for my birthday... toys Im just itching to go out and play with.... some iphone lenses.Its nine weeks until I leave for my next fabric shopping trip to ...
To all the girls in the world, big and small, Happy Hina Matsuri.
Its my birthday today! Yay! for birthdays for they bring messages from dear friends, cake, favourite dinners and yes, often, presents. This years didnt go quite to plan as the little one ...
Working on some new bamboo + kimono fabric brooches todayTo see what other creative types are up to this week, this is the place to go, or add your own to show us what youve been doing.
Its no secret that I love washi tape. So when I saw this adorable washi tape animation this morning on Omiyage I just had to share.Enjoy!
My new stainless steel pieces arrived yesterday. Its always so exciting to see something thats gone from sketch book to computer screen into something you can finally hold. And they are s...
I started back at my silversmithing class today and am all hyped for the semester. As I was driving home I was thinking just how cool it was that I get to learn amazing new skills, hang out wit...
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