My friend Natalie and I went to a Etsy Craft Party held in Shibuya last weekend. I’ve participated in the Tokyo Craft Party in both 2012 and 2013 and have met some wonderful people there including Taren of Oslo and Alfred. They always make for a good time. It was not a “party like a rock star” event but fun nonetheless. I was able to make this weird perpetual motion (yes I know that is wrong but I don’t know how else to describe it) origami thing called a flexagon. I simultaneously amazed my daughter and bored my husband with this thing.
All in all it was fun. I look forward to the next one.
Here are some groovy people I met at the party:
– Hiroko Japan (hand-dyed textile)
– RosieKarin (culinary illustrations)
– necocoa (prints and iPhone cases)
– Kaede (graphic designer)
今年もEtsyのクラフトパーティーに行ってきました♪
今年は金曜の夜、渋谷で。
2012年、2013年と行き、毎回楽しい出会いがあるイベントです。
日本でハンドメイドグッズというと、CreemaやMinneを良く聞きますが、
私はアメリカに居た2008年からずっとEtsyで販売しています。
Etsyにてカスタムオーダーやセレクトショップへの販売の道が開けたこともあり、結構忠実なユーザー。。
これから先、日本用サイトもできるみたいなので（今は部分のみ日本語になっています）期待してます！
Etsyロゴ入りケーキやクラフト出来るブースがあって、楽しかったです。
Find me elsewhere:
The place is a bit hard to find, unless you have Google Maps or exact direction to the place. It is about a minute walk from the exit 7 of Meiji Jingu Mae (明治神宮前駅) station (Fukutoshin line or Chiyoda line). The outside looks like an ordinary apartment building without any distinguishing sign. The name of the building is “Jingu Heights(神宮ハイツ)”. I double checked because it felt as though you are going into someone’s apartment without permission. Coromoza is on the 4th floor of the building. 
I hope this review is useful, and feel free to email me if you have any questions.