new banner!

my friend, naoko made me a new banner! i love it:)

cutest aprons

i like aprons - i always look for cute vintage ones whenever i go to flea markets. i never actually wear them because i always forget, but i still like them! 

today i found this shop called, SpiceRak Designs that has the cutest aprons ever!!  i think this will make a great shower gift!! 

treasuries

check out these new treasuries on etsy! 

Black White

goes down easy...

Yumi vest

when i went back to japan in january, my sister, yumi, told me how much she loved vest. she had three vests and she pulled them off very well. one of them was a plaid flannel vest, and she would wear it with white long sleeve shirt, jeans and anckled boots. she looked adorable!

so here are my new creations, vests:) inspired by my little sister.

some new creations..

extra long strip scarf

cherry red bow dress

sakura kimono top - i love this print! 

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so Wednesday this week, i took a day off from work, and my husband took me to a mall. ive worked so hard the past couple of months - both at my regular law firm job and also for my clothing line. i sew almost every night after andy goes to bed, sew for a couple of hours to keep up my shop. 

and here is the treat i got for my self! ＦＵＲＬＡ　ＢＡＧ:)

i love it! its white color leather bag, and perfect for going to work, or pair with suit.

i like furla because they have nice solid color leather bag that i can use for a long time.

after the shopping, i felt so guilty for spending big money (at least for me) for just a bag. but andy said that its okay because we can't do this all the time once we start a family. he is such a good husband! 

then he took me to the cheese cake factory and i had peanut butter chocolate cookie doe cheese cake... it was delicious! i've always wanted to go to the cheese cake factory, since we dont have that in the city. but the one in the mall is always crowded on weekend, so it was so nice to go during the week when no one was there. 

my Yukina dress made a front page of etsy today - thank you fiveforty for including me in your treasury! 

lime green top

my lime green kimono top made the front page of etsy today! yay! i totally missed it, but Chen kindly send me a screen shot of it:) Thank u Chen! 

im surprised that i made the front page though, because the pic is so blurry.

purple rose scarf

i love this fabric - i got this just last saturday when i went to fabric shopping with naoko and yuko. i made it into a scarf for spring.. goes well with trench coat! 

harem pants

i just read a blog post about harem pants by painfullyhip. 

i've been seeing harem pants here and there, and also in my favorite japanese magazines. i think harem pants can be very chic if you wear it in a right way, but can look extremely lame if you miss it. i asked my husband andy what he thought about the pants. he said "those are for middle eastern, not for us. of course they don't look right!" ......

i might not be able to pull off harem pants that drapes till knees, but maybe this harem jumper might look right on me.. it looks really cute on the model. 

image downloaded from missmars

flower print dress - new this week

i couldnt wait to use this flower print that i got last saturday. so on saturday afternoon, i made this new dress for my shop.

i made a mistake one the way, by cutting front and back piece too small. they were supposed to be bigger, and i was going to add elastic all around neck line to gather the tunic. i totally forgot that this fabric didnt have any stretch, since i always work with stretchy fabric.

so i cut out the front, and added corset detail so it i can wear it without using a zipper. i actually really liked how it turned out! check out more photos here.