Libro Aoyama Display

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Hello Sandwiches!

Do you remember the Japanese book I made with two other authors? Well, we were able to work with Libro bookshop in Aoyama to do a series of workshops and a window display for our book. If you're around, pop on it to see some of the cute boxes and envelopes you can make using the materials and templates from our book!

The Hello Sandwich workshop will be at Libro Aoyama on 29th November from 7pm. There is a small materials cost of ¥500 but that's all! And you can come along and make a book cover, a little house shaped box and time depending, some other cute wrapping things too like corsages etc. There are ten spots so be sure to reserve and collect your little ticket.

Here are the details:


◎Bookshop: Libro Aoyama in Gaienmae(リブロ青山店)
URL: http://www.libro.jp/web/shoplist/tokyo.html

◎Station: Tokyo Metro Station: Gaienmae 3rd Exit,
the bookshop is 1min. walk from the station

◎Address: B1F, 2-12-16, Kitaaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
(東京都港区北青山2-12-16 北青山吉川ビル B1F)

◎TEL:03-3408-0701 ◎FAX:03-3408-0761
◎OPEN:10:00 ~ 23:00

Just pop into the shop, or call to reserve your ticket.

Killigraph-san (one of the other authors) will have his workshop on 6th December and he will show you how to make some of the cute cut outs he is so well known for - this time in Christmas theme. Imagine how cute your Christmas cards will look with mini cut out Santas!


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Shimizu-san and Killigraph-san and I met a few days ago at our publishers office to get a head start on making up some gift wrapping examples for our display. I kept pinching myself that this is how my meetings look these days! No excel spreadsheets, no planning grids (no offence VL! I still miss you all!), but those things had been replaced with mountains of mt tape, scrap paper, shaped hole punches and, the most necessary item in my 'kit bag' - tape glue!

Our publisher brought us Christmas themed coffee from Tully's. No sooner than he had dropped them off we had cut up the Tully's carry bag to use the handles for our own gift wrapping paper bags! That's the fun thing about our book - you can use everything and anything in conjunction with our materials to create fun and unique wrapping!

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Killigraph-san hard at work on his cut out Christmas tree. He really is the cutting master. Do you know he cuts out the box templates from our book with a blade knife but no ruler! OMG I know!

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Hello Sandwich wrapping mess!

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Tickets (ten each) to our workshops at Libro Aoyama.

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Killigraph-san putting the final touches to our window display.

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I enlisted Shimizu-san to write the Japanese text on the pop up sign. My Japanese writing looks like kids writing and is very embarrassing!

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This little bunny is actually made from my new 'It's Dots!' wrapping paper which you can buy online here.

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Our in store display.

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Shimizu-san and Segawa-san taking instagram photos of our display!

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The staff at Libro Aoyama made this lovely little ribbon sign to promote our new book!

When I first moved to Japan I don't think I could imagine that I'd be doing window displays for a book I made that's for sure. It was really an incredible experience and I really hope you like the book! You can buy it on amazon.co.jp - they ship internationally :)

Love Love
Hello Sandwich
xoxo

Hello Sandwich 'It's Dots!' Wrapping Paper

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Hello Sandwiches!

Can you believe it's almost Christmas! Waou! With this in mind I made some wrapping paper :)

I'm not one for red and green Christmas themes...but instead prefer jazzing up my favourite colours with gold and silver. 'It's Dots!' Wrapping Paper is great not only for Christmas but for any present all year long. You can also cut up this paper to make gift tags! Or even have fun covering a book Japanese style with this 'It's Dots!' paper.

Hello Sandwich 'It's Dots!' paper can be purchased online here.

For other Gift Wrapping ideas head to the Hello Sandwich Gift Wrapping Zine available in PDF version for $10!

Love Love
Hello Sandwich
xoxo

Commune Gallery Shimokitazawa

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This lovely little gallery and zine shop used to be 5 minutes walk from my apartment. Now it's 16 minutes since they have just re-opened at a brand new location. But that's okay because I love visiting Miyuki-chan in her beautiful new space. The sun streams in and if you ask nicely Miyuki-chan will make you some curry rice or a hot coffee and you can set up on one of the sunny tables and busy yourself scrapbooking or making other craft.

Commune is a gallery, zine shop, other nice goods shop, gallery, and you can even get yourself a nice cold beer from the cute mini Kirin fridge. You can buy cute things such as stamps, t-shirts, cards, badges, earrings and at the moment you can pick up some nice calendars hot off the press.

While I was there the other day, Kana-chan, one of Miyuki-chan's artists came in and gave me a lollypop! It's just a really nice place to be. If you are in Tokyo, I think you might enjoy popping in. It's a short six minute walk from Shimokitazawa (if you're not familiar with the area best to print off the map first as there are some back streets to tackle) or it's super close at two minutes from Shin-Daita station on the same Inokashira line.

Oh! And I'll be hosting a Nengajo making workshop there in December! I hope you can come! Details to come.

There are only a few spots left for my Pocket Tissue Case Making Workshop at Shibaura House on 17th November. Let me know if you'd like to come and I'll reserve you a spot.

Love Love
Hello Sandwich
xoxo

Kanae Entani's Workshop at Nidi Gallery

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Hello Sandwiches!

I just got home from the loveliest of evenings at Nidi Gallery. Kanae Entani-san had an exhibition of her beautiful, detailed and delicate embroidery work and she was also holding a drop-in style workshop. Participants could bring an item of their choice (such as a tote bag, handkerchief or blouse) to embroider with the help of Kanae-san. I took a piece of calico fabric to embroider with the idea of turning it into a mini cushion afterwards.


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Kanae-san placed my fabric in an embroidery hoop and drew me a mini-mori design with a disappearing felt tip marker.


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It was then time to embroider the designs and chat with the other lovely workshop participants.

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The french dots were simpler than I thought and a lot of fun!

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Two cuties! Nidi Gallery owner Arisa-san and Kanae-san.

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With Yuzuko-chan's new book and Kanae-san's exhibition and workshop I think I've caught the embroidery bug! It's perfect timing too as the weather is getting cooler in Tokyo it's perfect to snuggle up with some stitching and a glass of hot wine. (I'm sitting with my Muji pom pom covered hot water bottle now さ。む。い。!)

Love Love
Sandwich
xoxo

Yuzuko-chan's new stitch book!

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Yuzuko-chan's new stitch book came in the mail the other day. When mail is too big to fit into my letter box the postman brings it upstairs to my apartment. 'Hello Sandwich sama desu ka?' he said. 'Hai, Hello Sandwich desu. Gokurosama desu!' and he smiled.


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We all know and love Yuzuko-chan's illustrations but look just how gorgeous they look when embroidered to furoshiki, tote bags and mini buttons!
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Colourful katakana.

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The sweetest mini-me buttons.

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Assorted drinks!
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Placemats with spoon and fork character embroidery.

Yuzuko-chan's new book shows us how to make such lovely contemporary embroidery - just perfect to make on a night in with a good movie!

Love Love
Hello Sandwich
xoxo