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Announcement
I am building custom masks! Please message me and I can send you photos of available fabrics, styles and prices. In the months of November & December, $1 from each mask will go to the ACLU of Oregon. Thank you!!!
Thank you everyone who bought a mask and contributed to the fundraisers. Together we raised these amounts in these months to these wonderful community pillars.
March & April -- CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children) $150
January & February -- APANO (Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon) $100
December -- NAYA (Native American Youth & Family Center) $175
November -- Transition Projects $173
October -- Red Cross $255
September -- ACLU of Oregon $144
August 2020/October 2021 -- Black Resilience Fund $325, $317
July 2020/August 2021 -- Oregon Food Bank $330, $215
June 2020/June 2021 -- Don't Shoot PDX $380, $130
Mask donations have been distributed to The Confederated Tribes of Stiletz, Outside In (Youth Services), River District Navigation Center (Houseless Shelter), and Walnut Park Shelter (Houseless Shelter).
Locations where you can find my gifts for parent & child in Portland, Oregon.
BEANSTALK - 8021 SE Stark St & 3527 NE 15th Ave: Masks for kids and grownups, snack bags, sandwich wraps, utensil cases, baby crinkles, & mini pocket waist pouches. They have an online store where you can shop for my facemasks at https://shopbeanstalk.com/
SWEETPEAS - 8235 SE 13th Ave: Masks for kids and grownups snack bags, utensil bags, utensil cases, baby crinkles, snack wrappers, hair clips, hair ornaments, and drool bibs. They have an online store and you can shop my facemasks at https://shopsweetpeas.com/
CELANDINE VINTAGE - 911 NE Dekum St: vintage hair bows and napkins made from 1940s/50s sugar sacks, snack bags & sandwich wraps in vintage fabrics.
JAPANESE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF OREGON, formerly the OREGON NIKKEI LEGACY CENTER - 121 NW 2nd Ave: cloth masks, snack bags, sandwich wraps, otedama mediation pillows, and select fukuro in their gift shop.
Announcement
I am building custom masks! Please message me and I can send you photos of available fabrics, styles and prices. In the months of November & December, $1 from each mask will go to the ACLU of Oregon. Thank you!!!
Thank you everyone who bought a mask and contributed to the fundraisers. Together we raised these amounts in these months to these wonderful community pillars.
March & April -- CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children) $150
January & February -- APANO (Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon) $100
December -- NAYA (Native American Youth & Family Center) $175
November -- Transition Projects $173
October -- Red Cross $255
September -- ACLU of Oregon $144
August 2020/October 2021 -- Black Resilience Fund $325, $317
July 2020/August 2021 -- Oregon Food Bank $330, $215
June 2020/June 2021 -- Don't Shoot PDX $380, $130
Mask donations have been distributed to The Confederated Tribes of Stiletz, Outside In (Youth Services), River District Navigation Center (Houseless Shelter), and Walnut Park Shelter (Houseless Shelter).
Locations where you can find my gifts for parent & child in Portland, Oregon.
BEANSTALK - 8021 SE Stark St & 3527 NE 15th Ave: Masks for kids and grownups, snack bags, sandwich wraps, utensil cases, baby crinkles, & mini pocket waist pouches. They have an online store where you can shop for my facemasks at https://shopbeanstalk.com/
SWEETPEAS - 8235 SE 13th Ave: Masks for kids and grownups snack bags, utensil bags, utensil cases, baby crinkles, snack wrappers, hair clips, hair ornaments, and drool bibs. They have an online store and you can shop my facemasks at https://shopsweetpeas.com/
CELANDINE VINTAGE - 911 NE Dekum St: vintage hair bows and napkins made from 1940s/50s sugar sacks, snack bags & sandwich wraps in vintage fabrics.
JAPANESE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF OREGON, formerly the OREGON NIKKEI LEGACY CENTER - 121 NW 2nd Ave: cloth masks, snack bags, sandwich wraps, otedama mediation pillows, and select fukuro in their gift shop.
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Beth on Nov 30, 2021
5 out of 5 starsIt arrived at my house right away and I just know my friend is going to love it!
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knish on Nov 1, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThese masks are wonderfully constructed and very comfortable. My friends appreciated the wonderful selection of beautiful fabrics and their timely arrival
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megan7nagem on Oct 31, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThere are not enough stars or words to express how much I love my masks and how exceptional the customer service is! Thank you so much! Quick turn around, fast shipping, wonderful product (masks) and great (and quick) customer service!
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Naomi on Oct 27, 2021
5 out of 5 starsNanami makes really high-quality goods with lovely hand-picked fabrics, and donates to important causes for each purchase. For this custom order, she always messaged back right away and and made and shipped the items super fast. Highly recommended!!
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Krista on Oct 26, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThese are the best masks and my family loved them. They are so comfy and the fabrics are so cute. Thank you!!
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knish on Oct 5, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThe masks are absolutely precious and timely! My grandchildren as so excited about Halloween and now they have masks that are perfect and comfortable too. Thank you Nanami for sending them so quickly.
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dleemari on Oct 3, 2021
5 out of 5 starsSuper cute! I absolutely loved the hanky clutch and had to buy this to match. The fabric is so beautiful and feels really durable. I also appreciate the nylon lining for easy clean-up. P.s I absolutely love the mask. It has same durable fabric in a pretty floral pattern and the nose bar is such a nose saver! Thank you!
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angelamcg57 on Sep 23, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThese napkins are so beautiful. Packaging was lovely too.
About nanaminani
Nanami graduated with a B.A. in Theatre in 1997, and tried, failed, and succeeded at making a living at it. She created fanciful landscapes and miraculous props. She was the one you called if you needed to drop a lake of feathers from the sky, make walls weep blue, or have actors move through a soft world of pincushion-esque props. Her critically acclaimed, award winning work was seen regularly in Portland, London, and Edinburgh, and has toured around the world.
When Nanami became a mother everything began to shift. When her son turned 18 months and tried to contribute to production meetings Nanami realized that she could no longer keep him in tow. She began working alone at night with her stockpiles of textiles. Some of the fabrics were gifts from her grandmothers who kept fabric scraps, rice bags and sugar sacks from the 1940s and 50s because they were frugal and would use them to make dresses and other household goods.
Both of Nanami's grandmothers were homemakers and seamstresses. Career options back then were grim for second generation Japanese-American women, whose parents thought adequate formal education for girls was to 10th grade. After 10th grade her grandmothers attended sewing school. As seamstresses, they ventured beyond piece work and created new patterns for dresses and costumes of the day.
Nanami enjoys sewing because it brings her closer to her history and future. She now designs and builds reusable alternatives to throwaway culture from her home in Portland, Oregon. Her mother gave her a real needle when she was 18 months old and she hasn't put it down since.
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Nanami
Owner
Production partners
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Erika Rier
Portland, OR
Artist and Illustrator Erika Rier drew these portraits of me.
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Ian McNicol
Portland, OR
Ian McNicol is a master woodworker who collaborates with Kollodiworks; and has been seen cohosting booths at various festivals and fairs.
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Vistaprint
KY, United States
Printer who printed these cards
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Returns & exchanges
I gladly accept returns
I don't accept exchanges or cancellations
The following items can't be returned or exchanged
- Custom or personalized orders
- Perishable products (like food or flowers)
- Digital downloads
- Intimate items (for health/hygiene reasons)
I accept returns I do not accept returns
I accept exchanges I do not accept exchanges
I accept cancellations I do not accept cancellations
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
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Gift wrapping and packaging
If you would like your item to be gift wrapped, I will do it for free in biodegradable/recyclable materials. After the item is wrapped, I will put it in a repurposed, clean plastic sleeve and then package it for shipping.
Please include a message in "note from buyer" saying "This is a gift, I would like it wrapped"--or something like that.
Thank you for your patronage.