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Guest Curators: Super Cute Kawaii

Super Cute Kawaii is a blog of daily cute picks, featuring the most kawaii products in Japan, as well as the cute handmade things they inspire. Marceline (aka askingfortrouble the bunny) and Claire (aka misofunky the panda) dreamed up the idea when they worked together at a boring internet company in …

How-Tuesday: Zakka Pincushion Tutorial

Download the complete project instructions here, or follow along below, courtesy of Zakka Sewing by Therese Laskey and Chika Mori. Pretty wrist pincushions are the perfect accessory for sewing—the pins are always where you need them. This one looks like a flower corsage that you might have worn to your …

Etsy Finds: Kimono Jacket

I saw this kimono jacket by lizarietz a few months ago and have not been able to stop thinking about it. I really do think about it, like before I go to sleep...and then when I wake up. I'm thinking stuff like, "What kind of leggings will I wear with it?", "Won't everyone love it ?!" and "Can I buy it yet?"...stuff like that.Need a daily …

Gotta Travel On: Self-Portrait of a Londoner

Kyoko aka watanwatan runs her Etsy Shop "Cotton & Cloud" out of her London home. She draws inspiration from the act of crafting and shares her skills on her blog, like this how-to make a neat round bottom for your sewing porject. Here's her story:Cotton & Cloud is named after my two cats called Kumo and Wata …

Ms. One Million: dorothywyn

On June 10th, 2008, Etsy had its 1 millionth registration. Needless to say, this milestone has symbolic value to us and we're so excited about it! But it led admin and the community alike to wonder about the person behind that big, round number. Who is she? We are happy to welcome dorothywyn to the Etsy community …

Traditional Japanese Crafts with Atelier Kanawa

I run Atelier Kanawa (which means "studio to play Japanese harmony & peace") and I would love to share my stories of my ancestors who were in Kimono business and how I am trying to keep these traditions alive. My great grandfather was an artisan who dyed Kimono designs, mainly Yukata, the Summer Kimono. My …