mt expo 2011 Opening Party!

Oh My Goodness you will never guess where I went tonight! Okay, so maybe the photo above gave it away. Waou it was so much fun! As with all mt events, Kamoi went to town with the decoration and installations. The mt expo 2011 is held at Dictionary Club in Shibuya and if you're in Tokyo at the moment you can still catch it until 8th November.



Adorable car, van and bike covered in mt.

Even the ground outside was covered in trademark mt event stripes!

There was such a great buzz and vibe to the night.

mt machinery was brought from the factory to Dictionary Club! Visitors were able to able to buy mt tape CUSTOM CUT (!!!) to any size they desired!!!

These mini-me rolls were soooo adorable!

The shop was stocked full of new mt designs including bows, collage, buttons and notebooks. It was so popular that Kamoi couldn't keep up with customers so customers were offered a home delivery service (pay on delivery) by placing their desired items and their address details in a shopping bag which would later be couriered to them.

Products from Kamoi's company history were on display - just incredible!

This cute Japanese guy was serving hot sangria (ahh I love Tokyo in autumn).

...and some sweet fruits drinks.

There was also the most incredible installation but I'll have to go back tomorrow to take some photos in daylight for you! (There's a sneak peek on my instagram if you're so inclined).

I'll also take some shots of some of the new designs on the tapes I bought. I think you'll like them - and may want to order some yourself!

Waou - what a night. Craft lovers in Tokyo - you won't want to miss this expo!

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Kazumi-chan's new book!

When I arrived home yesterday after a lovely bike ride with friends along Kandagawa to Kichijoji, I found a little present from Kazumi-chan! It was a copy of her new book! In her book Kazumi-chan shows us how to make seasonal craft for the entire year long. Cute Christmas wreaths, birthday party crowns, hanging mobiles, paper flower sticks and much more. Her new book is designed by Segawa-san who also designed our new wrapping book.





My eyes lit up when I saw a little paper cup with the name 'Ebony' written on it!!! Ureshiiii!!! And a little secret is, that in my new book I put a little 'Kazumi-chan' on one of the wrapping ideas too! I loved this little secret exchange!

You can pick up Kazumi-chan's new book online here.

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Hello Sandwich in Tokyo Bookshops

Some Japanese craft books that I was lucky enough to be included in!














It was just incredible today to walk into Libro Shibuya, Sanseido Shimokitazawa and Shimokitazawa Village Vanguard and see our new wrapping book sitting next to another book I'm on the cover of! This book was on the shelves too! It was such an honour, too, to be on the same shelves as my lovely and amazingly talented friends Udagawa-san, Killigraph-san and Yuzuko-san! You will love Yuzuko-san's new embroidery book too! It's the one on the right with the little smiley face. It's amazing!

ハンドメイド・ポケットティッシュケース

Handmade Pocket Tissue Case Workshop!

It’s getting cooler in Tokyo and we will all soon have pocket tissues in our handbags for those winter sniffles. Wouldn’t it be cute to have your own handmade super cute pocket tissue case for your own handbag or as an adorable gift for friends?
In this workshop you will make your very one fabric pocket tissue case using hand sewing. Participants will use assorted pretty fabrics, ribbons, trims and buttons to decorate the case. There will also be stamps and inks in case participants would like to hand stamp their case! Even if you have never sewn before this case is very simple to sew!


ハンドメイド・ポケットティッシュケース

だんだん気温が下がってきました。そろそろ皆さんポケットティッシュが欠かせない季節では？ バッグの中に、オリジナルのかわいいポケットティッシュケースが入ってたら楽しいですよね。もちろんお友だちへのプレゼントにしても喜ばれるはず。
今回は、かわいい生地を使ってハンドソーイングのポケットティッシュケースを作ります。生地はもちろん、リボンやテープ、ボタンなどもいろいろ揃えてあります。また、スタンプやインクも用意する予定なので、ハンドスタンプをすることもできます。手縫いは初めてという方も、とっても簡単だから大丈夫！

DATE: 11.17(THU)
TIME: 7pm-9pm
FEE: ¥2,500（要予約）内訳:¥1,500（講習費）＋¥1,000（材料費）
CAPACITY: 20 people (空席あり)
規定の人数に達しない場合は延期にする場合がございます
LOCATION: SHIBAURA HOUSE
東京都港区芝浦3-15-4 (地図)

More details can be found online here.
You can make your reservation by filling out the form online here, or by emailing me at hellosandwichblog@gmail.com

I hope to see you there! It's going to be fun!

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Make A Cheese Box

Hello Sandwiches.

Would you like to make a little cheese shaped box like this? Well, below is a template and a ribbon collage for you to print out to make! It's a little sample for you from our new Gift Wrapping Materials book!

Just print out the template on one side of a piece of A4 cardboard stock, and print out the ribbon collage on the other side of your box. Then, using a bone folder (Dad! That one's for you ;) and a metal ruler, score along the folding lines. Cut out the box shape with scissors or a blade knife and ruler and seal the edges with some tape glue. And voila, you have yourself a cute mini present box!







Thank you so much to everyone for entering the book giveaway and for your super kind comments. I wish I could give you all a copy but sadly I only have a few copies myself :(

So...The winner is Prudence Lansell! Congratulations Lovely!
Prudence, can you send me an email with your postal address?

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Soundtracks for Everyday Adventures

Oh My! Exciting news. The lovely team over at Lullatone are just about to release their new album. 'Sounds for Everyday Adventures' released October 20th) features beautiful pieces with names such as 'Finding a leaf in your girlfriend's hair', 'riding a bike down a big hill and taking your feet off the pedals' and 'going to buy some strawberries'. I've heard a sneak peek of this album and I must say that you won't want to miss this album.



I love to listen to Lullatone when I'm making craft.

Life is better with Lullatone.

Pre-order your copy here.




Ooo I really want a xylophone! Do you remember when my friend Mogu played me this song when I first moved to Tokyo?

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P.S. Thank you so much for all of your lovely comments on my new Japanese craft book giveaway! It's so nice to hear from all of you. I've been busy clicking on your blog links and it's so nice to see who some of the Sandwich readers are. The giveaway is still open so please leave a comment if you'd like to have a chance to win a copy.

Kawaii Wrapping Materials Book Giveaway

Sandwiches! It's here!

The Japanese craft book I made with two other authors is on sale in a few days! You may have seen the sneak peek video of behing the scenes making.

I'm so excited I can finally tell you all about it.

I worked with an incredible bunch of people. Tachibana-san, Killigraph-san, Shimizu-san, Kyou-san (she has designed patterns for mt tape!) and Boco-chan. Together we made かわいいラッピング素材BOOK.

It' s a book filled with all the cute materials you need to make cute wrapping and comes with a CD-rom with templates for envelopes and boxes of all shapes and sizes made by Killigraph-san. The templates all fit to an A4 sheet of paper so it's super easy to print and if you'd like to make them bigger you can easily enlarge on a photocopier.

The CD-rom also has heaps (some aussie slang) of beautiful patterns designed by Kyou-san so you can print out your templates with patterns. And I made a collection of collages that you could print out on your templates too. One of the collages is a scatter of my craft pom poms and another is a little arrangement of flowers from my local Ozeki supermarket in Shimokitazwa. I thought it could be cute to see these printed on an envelope or mini box.

All of the patterns you see in these pictures (plus many more) are provided as image files on the CD-rom. Together we also made heaps of labels, stickers, seals and sticker strips so that you can print out on sticky back label paper and have fun decorating your packaging! There are hours of fun in this one book!

As I was making the wrapping for the photoshoots I took photographs of the steps and work in progress. These are all shown in the book so even if you can't read Japanese, it's very easy to follow the how-to-make instructions.

Our book goes on sale on 13th October. If you would like a copy you can order one online here.

AND. I would LOVE to giveaway a copy to a lovely Hello Sandwich reader. All you have to do is leave a comment below and I will draw a winner on Thursday 20th October!

Update: Thank you all so much for entering the giveaway and for your super kind words! The giveaway is now closed.

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