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Chasing the Waterfall Dress (also via Etsy)
Photographer: Yasunori Suzuki
Model: Eleonore Leno
Make up and hair: Naoko Ishibe
The shop has been updated with a new dress, Chasing the Waterfall Dress! This dress was inspired by a wedding I recently attended in the woods. The place was full of natural beauty and was completely silent, save the sound of chirping birds. The place is called Yatsugatake (八ヶ岳）in Yamanashi prefecture. The color scheme for the wedding was green. When I was asked to wear something in green, I was at a bit of a loss. When I think of green, I think of kelly green, which I am not a big fan of. I wanted the dress to be in the color scheme of the bride’s wish, without looking like a frog! This dress was made out of truly unique waterfall print I found here in Japan. I just love this print, and am planning on becoming making some separates (peplum top and I-line skirt?) as well.
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Hello! June 23 was Etsy Craft party, and we had one in Suidobashi, Tokyo. It was held in a small studio about five-minutes walk from Korakuen, which is a big amusement park. Taren of Oslo and Alfred and I went together. Taren and I met at one of the Etsy events in Ginza about a year and a half ago, and we’ve been good friends since then. This time, a photographer from Austin, Texas, Sarah Eiseman joined. Sarah found Taren on Instagram and contacted her to go to the party together. It is so funny how people from all over the world can be connected via the internet. Sarah is super friendly and fun, and she has been traveling all around Asia for the past three months and Japan is her final destination before she heads back to the U.S. 
Taren (left) and Sarah (right).
decoupage workshop above.
Cute sign for drink menu.
Mariko of frumafar (left) and me. She is a textile designer. She and two other designers run frumafar. 
It was a fun event, and I am thrilled to have met some new craftsy people. Although not pictured here, Angela Salisbury of Tokyo Craft Guide (She launched an ebook, more here)was there, and we talked about doing a Tokyo meetup sometime in the future. Anyone interested? Perhaps in Nippori fabric district?
