Hello, my friends! Here it is, my last post of the year, squeaking in at the very last minute. Overall, 2019 was a profound year for me. I changed a lot, accomplished so many goals. I failed and failed and failed, too. One of the biggest changes of all: I am no longer afraid of public speaking. In fact, I might even go as far to say that I enjoy it now. That's not to say that I'm any good at it, but I've stopped caring that I'm not. Just last month, I stood in front of two hundred elementary ... Read more
2019 Advent Calendar + Even more holiday tags!
"I wonder when this Advent Calendar tradition will end?" As K grows older, this is the question that pops into my brain every time I embark on yet another design for the holiday season. She'll be starting high school next year and I don't know if she'll enjoy it quite as much. This was a fun one, my friends. The idea first came to me when I was -- as per usual -- shopping at Trader Joe's. I saw the garland with the felted balls ($8.99! What a steal!), and I immediately knew that it would be ... Read more
Happy Thanksgiving + Free downloadable holiday tags
Happy T-day to all my US friends!! Just a quick little hello today since I'm still working on K's Advent Calendar and tying up a few other fun projects. Today, K and I had a leisurely Thanksgiving brunch, strolled around Greenlake, and now we're getting ready to go out for our annual Taiwanese family dinner at this delicious restaurant. I have given up trying to be "normal" in any way, shape or form and love love love how stress-free our holidays have been these past few years. Also! I ... Read more
It’s that time of year…
Hello, hello my friends! How are you? I'm flooded with relief right now since I've just wrapped up some major deadlines and have a few days to prepare for my mom's visit next week (my parents are in Los Angeles at the moment to take care of some U.S. paperwork but will be returning to Japan again during Thanksgiving week). K told me what she wanted for her costume and I made this quick sketch in Procreate today, and she said, "So pretty!" This one is looking like a relatively simple costume ... Read more
Pre-Order Time: ANIMAL FRIENDS TO SEW!!!!!!
Hello, hello, my friends! What do we have here? It's my newest book!!!! It's called ANIMAL FRIENDS TO SEW: Simple Handmade Decor, Toys and Gifts for Kids and will be released May of 2020 through Sasquatch Books. I'm so in love with this book. SO in love. It's very much the book I would have wanted when I first began sewing for K and all her itty bitty friends, and it's a grateful nod to the numerous Japanese craft books that inspired me to teach myself how to sew back in the early days. I ... Read more