Paper Pastries

hello there,

Today i received a package from paper pastries, filled with paper goodies~ two rubber stamps that i've had my eye on for quite some time now, some vintage gum labels and pens. I've met the lovely owners of paper pastries twice now at the renegade craft fair and I simply adore all of their paper treats!
Pop on over to their shop and take a look at all of their cute stationeries and gifts~

xxbeebee

days are spent in my studio

studying for my astronomy exam- with the help of mt :)

kuma watching me craft. i should have called her "猫" (cat) because she loves to walk around my desk, and is quite independent. (my mini desk!)

pom poms that need trimming

organizing my desk on my fog linen check tray

making a mess of things on my mini desk

inside of my mini desk

creating book covers with some rubber stamps and mt wrap

pretty scraps!

hello there,

With summer coming along the way, there has been less and less schoolwork, and more time for me to make craft! I hope you enjoy these little photos taken with instagram~ my username is walkotws!
Anywho, have a splendid weekend, I'm off to Jaime's house for a crafternoon!


xxbeebee

Polkaros store!

Hello there,

A few days ago I ordered a cute kitsune chapstick holder from Polkaros! Miss Ros' packaging was so cute~ stripes, triangles, stamped gold foil tag, mt, sticker shapes, and the cutest mini eco bag i have ever seen! How wonderful it is to receive such a かわいい package!
My little chapstick holder will sit nicely in my school bag along with my other colorful trinkets and pouches. Plus, I just got some new chapstick whilst in Japan, as I my lips were so dry, it was if they were burning!
Anywho, Ros' store is filled with cute necessities such as, mini animal coin purses (perhaps my next purchase!), chapstick holders and little plushies... Cute!
Thank you Ros!

xxbeebee

Mt CASA

Mt in a jar! Eeeeeep!

I wish i had a room like this when i was a kid!

i just might pass out from the cuteness. 

Mt CASA!

If only my pasta jars looked so cute!

all images from Mt masking tape

Hello there,

I thought i should make a brief post on Mt CASA, Mt's new line of tapes and seals for the home. Sales in Japan start on June 1st, so perhaps the rest of the world will see these splendid little tapes soon. I know I can't wait to decorate my room with all of these colors and patterns! Polka dot covered desk? striped studio walls?
Mt even made several stop-motion videos demonstrating the decoration process! How cute!
(My favorite is of the "kid's room", as it is colorful and brings about a bit of whimsy!)

Have a wonderful week!

xxbeebee

With me in Tokyo: In my bag

Hello there,

I've taken out all of the little trinkets and necessities from my bag that I carried around with me in Tokyo- from my favorite and most trusty tokyo guide to my mints and coins. Oh! Do I miss Tokyo!
In Tokyo, everything is done pretty quickly, so you have to have your coin purse ready at the register and your business cards close at hand when meeting a new person.

"pink dots handkerchief"- I bring a handkerchief with me wherever I go- you never know when you might need to dry off your hands or clean your sunglasses~ these little hankies are quite the necessity.

"Blue Sunglasses"- Although Tokyo weather is not always described as being sunny, there are times when sunglasses are needed!

"Mintia mints"- These are perhaps my first purchase upon arrival to Tokyo! I always stop at Lawson to pick some up (there just happened to be a Lawson a couple of blocks down the road from my hotel!)

"My maman's wallet"- I tend to borrow things from my maman, she always has the cutest wallets! Make sure to pack a wallet that can carry bills, coins, business cards and cute flyers- you never know what you might need to pack in there!

"Tokyo map"- Remember too, that you must bring a map with you wherever you go- Tokyo is a big city and is easy to get lost in! The night before I go anywhere, I make sure to highlight my route, so that I don't get confused when I get there. I would suggest a map with an outline of the most popular areas- Shinjuku, Shibuya, Harajuku and so on...

"yen"- Ooooo! I had so many coins at the end of my trip, I didn't know what to do! You really do accumulate these shiny little things as you make your way through Tokyo. At the end of my trip, I ended up paying for everything with all the coins I had- they must have thought I was crazy, searching my little coin purse for 1s and 10s!

"Pasmo"- This kawaii silver and peach-colored pass helped me along my journey through the metros. You must pick one up upon arrival~ it will be your best friend!

"Tokyo by Tokyo"- I absolutely love this little book by CLASKA, which helped me get around Tokyo. I picked it up at PARCO, in the basement level right next to Libro. CLASKA has its own little mini shop, selling cute handmade envelopes and homewares (teapots and linens). They used to sell it online, but i believe they've sold out :(

"multi-colored pens"- When getting around, I like to highlight and mark all of the places i've been to, along with the occasional jot in my notebook. Make sure to purchase some cute colors and stylings at LoFT or Tokyu Hands in the stationery section.

"business cards and flyers"- My purse was filled with kawaii flyers that I picked up in every store I visited! They are just too cute in Japan! I also exchanged business cards with everyone I met~ making new friends and even new penpals! Be sure to bring your business cards with you to Tokyo, just in case!

"My favorite notebook"- whenever I go to japan, I always make sure to pick up some of these. They are pretty inexpensive and I love the design. I especially love that they are handmade in Japan, and have a smooth writing surface. Be sure to bring a notebook along with you to Tokyo- or pick one up over there! While grabbing some matcha in a cafe, you can draw and write about the inspiring city that you're in.


Also, be sure to pack light, as your bag will rapidly fill its way up with flyers and free tissue packets!
Happy travelling!

xxbeebee

Sometimes i like to make book covers

Hello there,

Inspired by all of the book covers I received from Japan, I thought that perhaps I could make some of my own.
Embarrassingly, before my trip, I tried to make book covers, but they didn't turn out how i had imagined, and they took quite a while to make... Being said, I watched the salesclerk as he carefully wrapped my book, without the aid of scissors and sizing! I had realized that you just need a piece of paper large enough to cover entire book, and no cutting is required!
So, for all of you out there that have been quite frustrated with your damaged books, crumpled edges, and frayed sheets of paper, i've made a bit of a tutorial on the never-ending battle between book and paper. Enjoy!

Pick out a book to cover!~  

get out some supplies:
1. stamp pad
2. patterned rubber stamps
3. a sheet of paper large enough to fit a little more that double the size of your book.

Stamp away!

After you're done stamping, place your book on the back side of the paper as a guide. Fold up the bottom piece of the paper, so that it sits right at the edge of the book. Do the same fold on the top of the paper, so that the paper and the book fit snugly.

Place your book in the middle of the paper and fold over the edges. 

See- no cutting required, just some folding skills!

Now decorate with mt, scrap papers, pens, and seals~ add pops of color here and there (pastels are my favorite!)

Don't forget to add the title~ so you can remember your book when you pull it out of your book shelf!

Have fun making your book cover!
More pictures to come on Japan~

xxbeebee
have a lovely day!

Shinjuku Gyoen Park!

 Hello there,

Picnics are so much fun!
to prepare for it all, we went to isetan at the basement level, where beautiful food items were displayed. magnificent pastries and professionally made sushi accompanied by 10,000 yen watermelons filled this section. It was food heaven. If you're planning a picnic in Tokyo, I would recommend popping into here (it's not that expensive, actually~ it just looks it for the most part... except for the fruit, haha!) and picking up some onigiri, tekkamaki and some sweets. After that, head over to tokyu hands a few blocks away and pick up a picnic mat on the 2nd floor. We got the cutest picnic mat (waterproof too, plus little pegs to put into the ground so that you're mat doesn't fly away~ kawaii!); it had little blue and white emoticon clouds adorned with phrases like: "your smile will fly away"... so japan!

I'm not sure about other parks around Tokyo, but I do know that the Shinjuku Gyoen park has a very strict rule about alcoholic beverages. Signs indicating that beer and wine are a "no-no" were strung up on every gate. A huge sign also stood at the main entrance... So, if you plan on bringing alcoholic beverages, I suggest going elsewhere. Otherwise, though, there are few restrictions regarding the overall park.

Many couples strolled around the perfectly kept gardens and day-dreamers sat on the park benches with their yummy onigiri... it was a little piece of paradise in an ever-so-crowded city. Who could ask for more?

Oh! By the way, Kinokuniya is right by the park, so if you really need that brand new "zipper" issue or if you're dying to know about the latest craft mooks, then I suggest you pop on over.
After that, you can read your new books on a bench next to a sakura!

At the entrance, you have to pay a fee to enter the park (it's not much, I promise!~ only about 100 yen).
It's actually quite similar to the train station: first you put in your money, then the ticket options light up (the ones available by the amount of money you have put in), you press the button (it's the same system, with the amount of people and such...) and out comes your ticket. its as simple as that. Then, all you have to do is insert your little ticket and find a perfect picnic spot.

If you have any more questions~ don't hesitate to ask!

xxbeebee

Hello Sandwich photo collage workshop!

Time for a Hello Sandwich collage workshop at shibaura house!

Hello there,

For my last day in Tokyo, I ended up wandering the streets and endless shops of Shinjuku, having a picnic at shinjuku gyoen park, staring at the gorgeous sakura, eating delicious sushi, and going to a Hello Sandwich collage workshop!
I will certainly post pictures about all of the other splendid events that had occurred yesterday, but I was just so very excited to show you all the wonderful pictures from the workshop.

How cute!

It was so lovely meeting Ebony-san! On the way up to the Workshop, i met Ebony in the elevator! She was so sweet and kind, and I couldn't wait to see what her workshop would be like!
Ebony-san prepared little craft packs for all of us, filled to the brim with kawaii patterned paper, cute paper cut-outs and kraft envelopes. It was a dream come to true to be there. I can't thank miss Ebony-san enough for such a wonderful wonderful time!

Tape!

Starting to cut out and such...

Hello Sandwich stamping station!

We made a foldout collage poster with our printed pictures from home, and if we had time, we could make a hanging wall poster, and a little photo frame wall poster. I only got to finish the first project though, but that's all right because we got to take our little packs home to finish up if we needed to.

beautiful mess!

Everyone was working so hard at their craft, and it was inspiring to see so many individuals just immersed in a social and mental calamity. It was truly a very lovely time.

waou.

So many colorful papers!

everyone's projects were so kawaiiiiiii

In the end, we all took pictures of each other's projects, and I couldn't believe how cute they all were!

scrap papers

look at this!

I met Yuko-san today! She is so very lovely... I found out that she follows my instagram~ what a small world!

cute cute cute!

I also met hiki-san~ she was so sweet!

looking at the supplies that Ebony has given us~ thank you Ebony for a wonderful time!

Thank you again miss Ebony-san! I hope to see you again soon in Tokyo!

goodbye tokyo!
xxbeebee