mail....from japan (insert big smile!)

oh look at my package...from Japan! Over the past few years I have grown very fond of those sweet japanese crafty things. It all started with superbuzzy,the fabric store. I love the japanese craft magazines and books, every picture (since I can't read them) I just love. The simple designs of the clothes in them,the sweet layering, embroidery, etc! I have a dream of dressing just like those magazines.

Well there is an etsy shop that I "window shop" a lot. It's karaku. I love it. So I finally ordered a little bit of fabric from there, and here is my package. The shop owner, Mayumi, was so nice. She sent me a convo message and thanked me for my order, then sent another once it shipped. Not everyone does that on etsy. Most the time it's just a preset message that says thank you for the order.

And I have to admit that I was hoping to get a few extra bits with my package. Superbuzzy always sends 2 pieces of japanese candy when I order fabric from them, isn't that fun (they are based in California, not Japan). And look! It was all wrapped so sweetly in some pretty paper, and inside was my fabric, a package of hello kitty tissue, a little bookmark, a map of tokyo (I guess), and her sweet little card...

Isn't it the cutest thing..."we wish you like it."

So if you have some money to spare, it was so much fun to order this (I spent less than $15 in all-shipping is a little higher because, well it's Japan!). I checked the mail every day, like a little kid! Of course not everyone loves this stuff as much as I do. But I plan to make something with that fabric for my shop, and hopefully it will be as cute and lovely as the little shop it came from.