every day life

August on Instagram

September 3, 2013 By Chie

1. Enjoying quiet afternoon at home.
2. Little bear latte at 705 cafe in Machida. So cute!
3. New flyers have arrived. It’s in Japanese, for brides and grooms.
4. My new neighborhood. I am moving in two weeks to downtown Tokyo, and I will be much closer to Nippori fabric district than I am now.
5. Summer blue ombre nails and “A” bracelet I recently made.
6. Sketching for a groom’s vest. There will be flower and grapes motif silk painted on it.
7. Adding a satin strip to groom’s tux pants. First time making men’s formal wear.
8. Enjoying the last Summer days at a local pool.
9. Isn’t this fabric crazy? I found this in Okadaya. I was tempted to buy it, but not sure what to make with it…

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July on Instagram

July 31, 2013 By Chie

1. Continue practicing on silk painting.
2. Forth of July Cookies Kiko and I made.
3. Rina and I have been working on wedding together!
4. Happy girl.
5. My sister is getting married this weekend! My friend and I celebrated her new start with this delicious fruit tart.
6. Picture from a recent wedding shoot with Q Avenue Photo.
7. Mini roses from my veranda! I am into gardening as you can see from my garden decor pinterest board.
8. Kiko and I in one afternoon.
9. Photo (new shorts in shop!) from a recent shoot in Yoyogi park, with lovely Reiko Motobu.

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Tokyo Bloggers Fabric Shopping Meet-up

July 21, 2013 By Chie

When I met Angela at the Etsy Craft Party in June, she suggested that we do the Tokyo bloggers meet-up. I’ve seen the NYC sewing bloggers do it and was envious of that, so I thought it was a great idea! Last Saturday, four of us – Angela of Sake Puppets, Inna of Thewallinna and Frances of Miss Matatabi met up in Nippori fabric district. I’ve vlogged here about Nippori in the past, but it is my favorite place to shop fabrics.

From left – Angela, Inna and me. I love we all wore something we made! I wore these new pants I made along with handmade bustier and refashioned crochet top. I didn’t buy much that day compared to other days – some days, I buy rolls and have them ship the fabrics to my home so I don’t have to carry them back on the train. The next day shipping cost is only about 600 yen (6 bucks) so I find it is totally worth it. I bought this great city scraper picture print fabric, silk satin for silk painting, and bunch of trouser fabrics on sale to make more palazzo pants.

After that, we stopped at Zakuro, a Persian restaurant for lunch. It is in the other side of the Nippori station against the fabric district. The other side is called “Yanaka Ginza”, and all the small zakka shops and eat-ins are worth checking out. Also if you like cats, there are lot of cats hanging out in Yanaka Ginza.