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Sagami Ono Arts & Craft Fair

April 30, 2012 By Chie

Right now, Japan is in the midst of”Golden Week” Golden Week is a bunch of national holidays in a row. So some people have an entire week off from work or school. Because of Golden Week, there are some events, festivals and fairs going on in the city. Last Sunday, we stopped by at Sagami Ono Art & Craft Fair, where our friend, Taren was a vendor.

Taren and I met at the Love Handmade event hosted by Etsy Japan. I was selling Vivat Veritas clothes there and she stopped by with her friends. She has an etsy shop, Oslo and Alfred. Check out her shop, her illustration is so cute. I bought some post cards, and now I want this pretty necklace.

There were close to 200 vendors. I love strolling around checking out little shops. Below were my favorites…

The second from the top picture above, is an illustration by Minoru Takenaka. I bought his post card – I just thought his illustration was so cute, and the fact a man was drawing it was kind of unique. The illustration is so feminine and sweet! He is having an exhibition in Shinjuku from 5/21-27. More info here if you are interested.

The last picture, the macaroon cases were made by another etsy seller, Yecco. Aren’t they so amazing? Although I sew, I have no patience to make such a delicate thing like this!

Shop Update: Spring Knits

April 29, 2012 By Chie

Beige loose knit with bat sleeves, Pink loose knit with bat sleeves

The past two days, we’ve had amazing weather – sunny, bright and warm. Unfortunately according to weather man it seems like the temperature will drop and rain again all next week. Spring weather is so moody the world over. I wish I lived in a warmer climate where I could wear sun dresses all year round!

Before I left for Beijing, I whipped these two knits together for the shop. These are perfect for the always changing Spring weather. The pink one is slightly sheer, so you’ll want to wear a bralet, like this one, inside.

Mommy’s Diary 49

April 27, 2012 By Chie

Hello everyone, I’m back! I’m so happy to be back to be with my family. It was a quick trip, just two nights. I arrived in Beijing late at night and left there very early in the morning. Still, it felt long and I kept looking at the pictures of Kiko and Andy on the plane and missed them even before the wheels left the ground.

Kiko was with my parents while I was away and seemed to have enjoyed her time with her grandparents.

Kiko is a year and two weeks old, and here are this week’s up and downs in parenting..

UP
– She can blow kisses!
– She can also kiss me on the cheek ! It is so sweet. At first I wasn’t sure what she was trying to do. She came up to me with her mouth open, with a lot of drool, and I thought she was trying to bite off my nose or something. After about five minutes I finally figured out that she was trying to give me a kiss. She seemed happy that I finally got it:)
– Walking more, loves to practice walking and getting praise!
– We bought her some washable crayons that she can use on bathroom tile. I think she is enjoying her bath time more with these!

DOWN
– She only obeys one parent…. she listens to Andy better than me. I’m not sure why, but it seems that Andy is the bigger authority figure in her mind. I don’t mind her listening to her father, but I’m not sure what I am doing (or not doing) that makes me someone to be ignored. Any thoughts? Andy is of the opinion that he does more “beating” than me. He does the feedings generally (usually involves a beating), and has a fair amount of one on one time with her during his days off, which I guess, involves many beatings. Whatever he has done his voice and frown get immediate compliance whereas my voice and looks of displeasure get met with laughter and a smile.