Hello Sandwich in Brisbane!

Hello Sandwiches and Brisbane Sandwiches!

I'll be giving a free presentation at Brisbane Library tomorrow night! I hope you can come along!

When:	Friday, August 31, 2012, 6 – 7:30pm
Venue:	Brisbane Square Library
Venue:	266 George St, Brisbane
Bookings:	Required. Please phone (07) 3403 8888 to reserve your place.
Cost:	Free.
	The Tokyo-based artist, designer, blogger, author and former VOGUE Living graphic designer will talk about her career in craft and design. For 11 years, Australian-born Bizys worked for VOGUE magazines. Her work in Japan has included book art direction, fashion website design and collaboration with famous Japanese brand mt masking tape. Bizys currently blogs for VOGUE Japan, hosts craft workshops and has just released her first Hello Sandwich Craft Book. She records her daily life in Japan on her hit blog Hello Sandwich. This is a unique opportunity for Brisbane's crafters to meet Ebony and take a look at her new book. Refreshments from 6pm. Ebony will speak from 6.30-7.30pm.

My Japanese Craft Book available through my online shop now!

Hello Sandwiches!

You can now buy a copy of my book through my online shop! I am selling a limited number of signed copies with free shipping! Be quick to get your copy!

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Harvest Workroom

Hello Sandwiches!


I'm here at Harvest Workroom now for my artist residency! It's really incredible and I'm having so much fun! The girls at Harvest are just the sweetest ever. I've considered trying to make them employ me so I can stay ha ha!

I'm getting a bit more settled now, I've mastered the tram system (at least enough to get to Harvest and back) (no more embarrassing moments trying to scan my Myki card on the paper tickets maching - urgh!) and have successfully ordered a 'pot' of beer. It's been great eating delicious organic western food, drinking green Kale smoothies each morning and drinking delicious coffee. One cafe near my residency has a sign on it's door saying "No Bloggers" though!!! mean!






This is the amazing printing room filled with every colour paint, screens, fabrics! It's a pleasure to work here.







Some of the prints the Harvest girls have printed lately. Amazing!



Too cute for rubbish!





I desperately want this fluoro bag!!!



My dream kitchen.







They have a great selection of mismatched mugs. There's a Ken Done one I try and snag everyday (you might have seen it on my instagram maybe?). It's not going to be easy to leave this place!





Nawwww. The girls have left me so many sweet art supplies. As I'm working away they bring out more goodies for me to use.





Unpacking items from my new Japanese craft book for the mini exhibition.





I love their super aussie back yard which just had a makeover by Peaches and Keen.








The beautiful and blank window before I got to work on my window display...will post pictures of my space and the window display soon!

If you're in Melbourne, come along to Harvest on Saturday from 1-5 for our open day. Enjoy hanging out, saying hello, checking out the Hello Exhibition, and make a coaster set at the little coaster making station complete with mt tape!

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Behind The Scenes! Hello Sandwich Japanese Craft Book!

Hello Sandwiches!

Here is a video of behind the scenes at my Japanese craft book! I hope you will enjoy!



As always the music is by the incredible Lullatone! They also feature in my new Japanese craft book!

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P.S. Don't forget to enter the signed copy giveaway! 

Hello Sandwich at the Melbourne AGHA Home & Giving Fair

Hello Sandwiches!

By now I am sure you know how much I love Martha Stewart craft products - in particular the punches! I used soooo many Martha Stewart punches in my new Japanese craft book! Following on from my Tokyo Martha Stewart demonstrations, I've been asked to host demonstrations at the Melbourne AGHA Home & Giving fair by the lovely team at Zoratto Enterprises.

The AGHA Home & Giving Fair is a trade only event but if you are in the industry please come along and say hello and enjoy using some Martha Stewart punches!

I'll be there at stand A46 from 4th August - 7th August.



Some letter holders in my new book made using Martha Stewart punches thanks to Entre Square Aoyama!



A hanging present garland from my new book made using Martha Stewart papers!

If you love Martha Stewart you can buy the products through Zoratto Enterprises in Australia and Entre Square in Japan.

Enjoy!

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mt School Shikoku

Hello Sandwiches!

Last week I was in Shikoku for the mt school! The school was held at the super cute Umie cafe. I held three workshops there (the mt team put one one extra workshop because the intial two were sold out quickly because mt is so popular!) and mt also had a little Hello Sandwich craft exhibition with items made using mt.

Umie cafe is set by the water in a lovely ivy covered shed-like building. Each morning I would ride up from my hotel and park my car in the underneath section, walk up the mt taped stairs and get working on the workshops. It was pretty incredible for me to be travelling in beautiful Shikoku thanks to my favourite brand mt!











There was a lovely mt pop up shop filled with the complete range of mt tapes, but also selling some limited edition tapes and mt wrap. I stocked up on the shocking pink limited edition wrap!



It was a real surprise to me to have flown over from Tokyo, to this cute little town of Takamatsu, only to find my funny odango face on posters stuck up around the venue!









The cute mt van had also come along to the party!







Umie cafe had a very special mt school menu including this lovely pink freckle cake!



Down the road from Umie, the mt fun continued at Ao. The exhibition space here housed many works made using mt tape, a mt free station where you could freely use any of the mt tapes, and you could also order refreshing summer drinks including belinis and relax looking out at the sea view.





The little Hello Sandwich x mt exhibition showcase.

















The mt free station was always packed with creative types happily sticking away.





Making Letter Holders (a project from my new book) at the Hello Sandwich mt workshop.





How adorable is the little bubba on her mums back!





It was such a lovely, creative and inspiring time! I can't wait to get back to Shikoku! Thank you mt!

mt also took me for a private tour of the factory in nearby Kurashiki. I'll post the photos soon!

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Hello Sandwich
xoxo

P.S. There are some signed copies of my book at Shimokitazawa Village Vanguard if you are so inclined!

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MY JAPANESE CRAFT BOOK!

Hello Sandwiches!

My Japanese craft book is here!!! Thank you so much to my editor, the lovely and amazing Chisa-san, Boco-chan and Tuesday-san! I feel so lucky to have made this book with BNN who have always been one of my favourite Japanese publishers. You can buy it in most Japanese book stores and it will be available internationally in a few months.

HELLO SANDWICH かわいく暮らす、ものづくりのアイデア帖
 

The Hello Sandwich Book is full of 40 craft projects to make your everyday life special and cute. The book is divided into 5 parts: Stationery, Items for your bag, Lifestyle, Gift Wrapping and Photo & Journal. You will find paper craft projects, fabric projects, upcycling projects, a little scrap booking (not in a cheesy way!), a little journalling, and a few 'only in Japan' style craft projects!

The book is only in Japanese language, but there are many 'how to make' photos for each project so you can also enjoy making these projects!  

All of the projects in the book can be made within 10minutes - 1 day.  It’s not a super complicated craft book that requires years of experience, or reading complicated crocheting patterns. Phew! Mini corsages, lined envelopes, and a cute book cover could all be made in no time at all, whereas you might like to pop on a cup of tea, and turn on some Lullatone when making a decoupage coat rack or sewing a reversible tote bag. 

HELLO SANDWICH かわいく暮らす、ものづくりのアイデア帖

目次：
Contents

PART1：STATIONERY
オリジナルステーショナリーをつくろう！

PART2：ITEMS FOR YOUR BAG
かわいいアイテムを持ってでかけよう！

PART3：LIFESTYLE
お部屋をポップに彩ろう！

PART4：GIFT WRAPPING
大好きな人へ、とびきりキュートなプレゼント！

PART5：PHOTO＆JOURNAL
たのしい毎日を、かわいく記録しよう！



You can order your copy via amazon Japan and Yes Asia.





I am in Kurashiki now and I spotted my book on sale in the Kurashiki Station bookshop!

SPECIAL HELLO SANDWICH READER GIVEAWAY! (CLOSED)

Would you like to win a personalised signed copy of my book?

For your chance to win just leave a comment below answering this question:

'What is your favourite craft project that you would like to see in a Hello Sandwich book?'

Entries close on August 25th.

Good Luck Sandwiches!

UPDATE! Thank you everyone for entering the Hello Sandwich giveaway and your amazing suggestions! The lucky winner of my book is Katrina!



P.S. My youngest reader! (How adorable are those cheeks!)  This pic was taken at my workshop at the mt school Shikoku, more photos to come soon!

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Hello Sandwich
xoxo