February 13, 2010

More new earrings

I'm having so much fun making these earrings!

Chandelier earrings made in jet black swarovsky crystal beads


More hoop earrings


Matt gold bow earrings

February 8, 2010

Oden

I went to a farewell dinner to OTAKO at Nihonbashi for the first time. This restaurant has been opened since 1926 so I'm guessing it's one of the oldest oden restaurants!
送別会でおでんの老舗、日本橋のお多幸へ行ってきました。寒い冬に熱々のおでん、おいしかったです。


February 7, 2010

Coffee and Cake


A sweet treat after lunch at the Hotel Okura. Yum.

February 6, 2010

Hoop Earrings

Lately I'm into making a variety of these hoops...
最近こういうのいっぱい作ってます。。


14k gold filled hoops with pink grapefruit Swarovsky crystals.


Opaque baby blue Swarovsky crystals in silver hoops.

And a few more waiting to be photographed.

February 4, 2010

Japanese sake tasting

Well... I regret.
I was too busy enjoying the sake tasting night with my friend over this beautiful appetizer plate (and so much more!), I completely forgot to take pictures of the several kinds of great sake I had. Really, what a shame! Oh-well. Next time I attend the tasting event, I will be sure and remember to take more photos. But isn't this platter just so beautifully arranged?!



今回で2度目の
きき酒の会、残念ながら美味しすぎて、楽しすぎて、肝心の日本酒の写真を撮りそびれてしまいました。次回の会では忘れずに記録を撮っておきます! でも、この盛りつけステキよね!春の味覚、先取り〜♪

At Wabisuke, Nogizaka, a Kyoto style restaurant.
One of my usual and favorite places to have Udon/Japanese noodles for lunch. And of course, they have a nice selection of Japanese sake and Kyoto food for dinner.

February 2, 2010

Snow Tokyo

It hardly ever snows in Tokyo but it did from the middle of the night.
I'm not a big fan of the cold season but this is an exception. I love it when it snows late at night and the city covered in white is quieter than ever.

February 1, 2010

Happy February


Boy, time just flies! It's already February... and a year has passed by since I started this blog honestly I didn't think I would keep up this long at first. But looking back I guess it's been a blog- worthy year. I traveled to some new places, saw new things, spent great quality times with friends and I even started a little web shop. I'm really happy to have people from all over the world to check out my handmade and it's been a true pleasure to make people happy with what I make. Thank you so much for your support!
I feel this year will continue to be blog worthy as I foresee some big change in my life. We'll see how that all goes!

早いものでもう2月になってしまいました!そしてこのブログを始めてからやっと1年。3日坊主になるかと思ったけれど、続けてきたのを振り返ってみる新しい場所へ行ったり、たくさん友達と楽しい時間をすごして、さらに小さいけれど念願のウェブショップを始めたりと、とても盛りだくさんな1年でした。世界中の人に私のハンドメイドを喜んでもらえて、本当にうれしくて感謝してます!
これから大きなライフチェンジが待ち構えているので、きっと引き続きブログしていきます。どうなるかはお楽しみに!



Illustration by Jean Philippe Delhomme
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