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Licca-chan doll wearing school uniform

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Licca-chan doll was released in 1967 (like Babie doll). Now some schools start to sell Licca-chan doll wearing their school uniform for the graduates.

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I hope to make it with my highschool uniform.

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School unifrom Licca-chan

Crafted figurines of two birds for Christmas from HARMONIER

Crafted figurines of two birds for Christmas from HARMONIER

These are crafted figurines of two birds for Christmas from HARMONIER.

Crafted figurines of two birds for Christmas from HARMONIER

Every time I look at them, they make me happy and reminds me Christmas is coming soon.

HARMONIER (japanese)

soramame stamp ink

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I made my original rubber stamps, but never used…
Last week when I went to muji, the shop gave me tiny bags for freebie.

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Soramame stamp ink can use for paper, cloth, leather and terra-cotta.
It’s a chance for DIY freebie bag!
Put the stamp, dry some time, and iron it.

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It’s really easy and fun!

Versacraft Fabrico Maker - Tsukineko (japanese)
(Soramame is one of the line-up of the products)

K-SHOCK stitched by Makoto Ozu

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Cross stitch artist, Makoto Ozu invented hand made watch named as K-SHOCK.
K-SHOCK made with knitting wool. “K” is as same prpnounciation as wool in Japanese.

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Ozu is amazing artist for unique cross stich pattern. He stitches on note book and partation bord.

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Hop Stitch Jump
my stitch book

Koke-shica (at Kamakura city)

Koke-shica is kokeshi(Japanese wooden doll) and matryoshka (Russian doll) speciality shop in Kamakura city.

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Japanese famous drawing team, 100%orange made their original kokeshi dolls. Kokeshi wearing Aeroflot uniform are there.

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Kamakura Budda kokeshi, matryoshka painted as Kokeshi style and many kinds of kokeshi and matryoshka dolls are sold.

Link (Otome chips)

cardboard fun base at Shinjuku Tokyu Hands

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All of the furniture are made from cardboard!
These are tough enough to sit, display, storage, listening music,…and more and more.

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“cardboard house” is not a joyful words especially at Shinjuku area(it means problem of homeless), however these are like a dreamy secretbase of my childhood!

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Tokyu Hands (japanese)
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The book of koginzashi (by Fugeiten)

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Our leader and bag designer, Yoko Tsukamatsu published new book of koginzashi. Koginzashi is a traditional and exquisite embroidery works from Northern part of Japan.

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This book was written by Yoko and culinary artist Ricca Fukuda. They team up the unit named “Fugeiten“.

Fugeiten re-appreciated Mingei movement(the Japanese folk art movement in the late 1920s and 1930s in Japan). And now they re-produce koginzashi with modern attitude.

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They suggest how to stitch koginzashi on bags, jeans and scarfs on this book. Now available on Amazon.co.jp

Amazon.co.jp: koginzashi no hon

CHOCO LABO KitKat (original package design service)

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CHOCO LABO kitkat is service that an original kitkat package can be made.

 

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All these designs are done on the web. It costs 2,100 yen in single unit including 10 pieces.

 

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I tried to make 8tokyo.com’s kitkat!!

CHOCO LABO kitkat (Japanese site only)

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