Japanese Books

Isn't this book 'Zakka ka-do no tsukurikata' just divine! I love Japanese books! If you like Japanese craft books, you'll love Crafting Japanese.

Prefer to flick through a range of Japanese books in person? You might like to pop on over to Kinokuniya or if you are in Melbourne try Kangakanga. Better still, take the QF21 flight to Tokyo and visit Book 1st, Book 246, or for an oldie but a goodie try the 7th floor of Shibuya's Tower Records.

Want to visit these Tokyo stores but don't read or speak Nihongo? Don't fret! Just visit Superfuture and print yourself off some maps. Enjoy!

For more information about Tokyo's bookstores please click here and if Japanese Art and Design books are more your thing please click here.

Oh and I'm still finishing off my Tokyo Guide, but when it is finished I will be sure to post the link here and you can download for more Tokyo tips!

Love love
Hello Sandwich.
xxx

Little Rubber Stamps

Okay so it's pretty obvious now that I have become obsessed with stamps over the weekend! But aren't these stamps by Hola just so sweet!

It's tempting to get a custom monogram stamp or a 'Handmade by...' stamp online from Etsy.

It's also rather tempting to carve your own rubber stamp or to start out by carving a stamp from an eraser. But please people...be sure to carve away from yourself! eek!

Happy stamping!
And P.S. I promise not to post about stamps again tomorrow! (>_<)
Love love
Hello Sandwich
xxx

The Small Object

The Small Object is the magical world where you can find selection of super sweet rubber stamps and stationery items designed by the lovely Sarah Neuburger.

Sarah says about her designs: 'Artwork and objects that can make something mundane even more wonderful. Like rocks falling out of paintings, anything is possible. Tiny, small things are possible that can make big, giant things happen. Little folks sleeping in our floorboards and mice wearing tuxedos. It can happen. I am most certain'.

Doesn't she sound divine! Be sure to visit Steno Pad (aka Sarah's blog) for inspirational craft project tips.



Wouldn't this Triangle garland look cute in your home?





Oh and how sweet would this fabric chain garland be for Christmas and Birthday celebrations!?





Imagine if you made these picks for your bento! Kawaii!

Download Treats

Don't you just love a good PDF download? Especially when its something as lovely and crafty like the above! It seems too good to be true right? Well it's not! And today I bring you some special download treats for you to enjoy over the weekend.

Please click here to download some cute wallpapers from Frankie Magazine, here and here to download some super sweet stationery from The Small Object, or here, here and here for some gorgeous things from Martha Stewart.

Happy downloading and happy weekend!

Love love
Hello Sandwich.
xxx

Elinkan

Oh my goodness! How cute is this!

But please don't worry...if we lived in Sweden we'd be this cute too!

















For more sickeningly-cute-model-style-images click here.

Love love
Hello Sandwich.
xxx

Hello Sandwich's Drawings

I thought it might be time to show you some of my drawings.

You can find out more about Hello Sandwich's artwork (here) in an interview I did with Lucy of The Design Files

(I would also like to thank the lovely Lucy for her super sweet Hello Sandwich post which went live yesterday!).

Shintaro Miyake

Shintaro Miyake is one of my favourite contemporary Japanese artists. Miyake-san often dresses up in costumes such as sweet-san, a beaver or a rabbit and engages in live performance drawings. He believes that dressing up in character helps him to engage with the viewers, saying it's something like meeting the real Mickey Mouse at Disneyland. Cute! Performance drawing aside, I am also enamoured by his delicate pencil lines and kawaii (cute) subject matter.

Miyake-san is represented by my favourite Tokyo gallery, Tomio Koyama Gallery. For more information, please click here, here or here.

Point! If you are heading to Tokyo and wish to visit Tomio Koyama gallery, please message me and I will happily send you a foreigner friendly map as it can be very tricky to find (but well worth it)!