New listings: Kimono silk choker necklaces

These are newly listed kimono silk choker necklaces.
To see more, please visit my Etsy site.

kitone, gallery shop & cafe in Kyoto

Here are photos taken at "kitone" gallery shop and cafe in Shijo, Kyoto.
Tucked away from the busy streets, this is a cosy place to have a coffee break.

Kimono fabric covered stud earrings are now available!

I have listed a bunch of kimono covered button stud earrings yesterday.

I used to sell these earrings only at local market, but it is getting difficult for me to sell items at markets as my baby is due in 4 months time. So I decided to sell these on my Etsy shop.

I have cut out pieces of kimono fabrics carefully, so that each designs are unique.
Some designs are one-off, others I can repeat, but pattern placement may vary slightly.

New listings: Kimono silk covered button necklaces- black & white, chrysanthemum, geometric patterns

Here are stylish black & white kimono fabric covered button necklaces.
Patterns are carefully cut out so that each covered buttons look unique.
Please visit my Etsy shop to purchase these items.

New listings: Gold kimono obi sash fabric button necklaces

I used beautifully weaved gold kimono obi sash fabric for these necklaces.
Each using different parts of the fabric and designs are slightly different.
Please visit my Etsy site for details.

I have jsut made over 30 kimono fabric covered necklaces and I will post about other items later on this blog.

New listings: Vintage kimono zipper pouch/ pencil case

Kimono fabrics are wonderful, aren't they?

I have jsut made zipper pouches/ pencil cases using different kinds of kimono fabrics.

These patterns, colours and textures are all unique.

To see more kimono bags, please visit my Etsy site.

Tea ceremony performance @ tea teacher's house

About a month ago, I performed tea ceremony at my tea teacher's house.
We had three visitors: one Japanese student, who is renting Keiko teacher's flat and two of his friends.

As I don't get to take photos while I practise tea ceremony, I am glad to have these images to show.
(These images were taken by a Taiwanese man, the back row in the centre, who loves Japanese culture.)