I often got questions regarding those Japanese pattern books that I’ve used. It seems that a lot of people who want to try those cute patterns are having second thoughts because they can’t understand Japanese. Well, I’ve been living in Japan for a little more than 1.5 years now, and still can’t speak nor read… Continue Reading
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Go no poo
The last time I used shampoo for washing my hair was about 2,5 months ago, or to be exact, in June 18, 2009. My hair was not the best hair in the world. I’ve abused it in many ways, colouring it, spraying it with curling spray to keep the shape, and rubbing it with shine… Continue Reading
Summer vacation 2009
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Reversible bag winner!
It’s time to pick the winner of my reversible bag giveaway. I used random.org to pick a random winner and the winner is Karencilla from Little Sweet Hearts! Congratulation, Karen! Please send me your shipping address at verypurpleperson@gmail.com so I can send your bag immediately. Hope you will love it! Thank you so much to… Continue Reading
My first Etsy sale!
It’s only been 3 days since I opened the etsy shop, so I didn’t really expect anything going on. But yesterday I got an email from etsy notifying that I’ve just got a bag sold! Somebody actually want to buy them! Really? I just couldn’t stop smiling all day. And I’m still not sure how… Continue Reading
Reversible bags giveaway! – CLOSED
With so many things that I made recently, I think I need to let go some of them to keep the house liveable. So I decided to open an etsy shop! I don’t want to go to overboard with this shop, so I won’t be building a collection or something like that. I will only… Continue Reading
Interviewed by Karen!
Karen from Little Sweet Hearts interviewed me for her monthly interview. She’s indeed a sweet heart! Check it out here. Continue Reading
Collarless boy’s suit and bags for shogakko (elementary school)
Sidra is going to elementary school this month and there are tons of things to prepare. The school requires the student to have a lesson bag for their art and crafts stuffs, another bag for uwabaki (slippers to use at school), and yet another type of bag for lunch set. I’ve been planning to make… Continue Reading
Shrink plastic keychains
I found these sheets of shrink plastic in a 100 yen store for, uh, obviously, 100 yen each. These are basically flexible plastic sheets which, when heated in an oven, shrink to small hard plates without altering their color or shape. Each package contain one A5 (148 × 210 mm) size plastic sheet, two B6 (125… Continue Reading
Red surprise!
I just got back from the supermarket when I found this red envelope waiting behind the door. Judging from the red crispy paper, black stitches, and brownish label, you would have thought that it was a secret message from the magical world. Well, it is kinda true, because the red package was a surprise from… Continue Reading
