News: Ryokan Gojyuan's open day

A friend of mine Linda is doing open day of her Ryokan Gojyuan in Balmain, Sydney this Saturday (10th of Dec).

I will be selling some of my products and promoting my town Kyoto. There will be other people selling their products and offering workshops as well.

It will be a fun day so please pop in anytime between 10am to 5pm! At this stage, I'm not sure if I will be there till the end but mostly likely tostay to help Linda.

You can visit Ryokan either by a bus or a ferry.  It's only a short ride!


Please refer to Ryokan Gojyuan's website for more information.

Apologize & News

There is nothing worse than cancelling a stall at the last minute.

That causes the loss of meeting potential customers. And that's what happened to me last Saturday. 

As everyone in Sydney knows, we had such a wet week last week. I knew it was going to be sunny at some point on Saturday but I couldn't tell when.

The weather was still very wild on Friday so I cancelled a stall for Kirribilli market.

And it became sunny much faster than I thought!!



I managed to book in for the last Kirribilli market for this year on the 17th of December so hope to see you all there!

In a mean time, please do your Christmas shopping on my website or at shops where I sell some of my products!

New Products

New stocks from Kyoto finally arrived!

I now have more handmade Kimono pouches, glasses/mobile phone cases and rings.

The rings have wires inside so you can change the size. You can wear it as a ring, hair tie or tie it around wherever you like!

New products will be available at Kirribilli market next Saturday (26th) and Beehive gallery in Newtown soon.

Some of the pouches are already available at Beehive Gallery and Romantic Notions in Lane Cove so please check it out!

Bean Drinking

Crows Nest....my home ground!

Apart from a cafe Montague, I also like the one next door called "Bean Drinking"

Because I always went to Montague, I never checked this place until one of my friend suggested to try out. 

My friend enjoyed beautiful coffee and I had earl grey. It was served in a very cute Asian style cup and tea pot! I also tried "Tiramisu log" which was fantastic. It wasn't too dry or too moist. It was just right.

All the staff were very friendly (We found all of them pretty handsome) and well informed with the products they are selling.

My friend and I had sat on the couch area which was very comfortable.

This cafe is great for catching up with friends or when you need to chill out. There are seats inside and outside.

The cafe's website is below:

http://www.beandrinking.com.au/

Furoshiki

Furoshiki is Japanese style wrapping cloth which is used for wrapping gifts and carrying items.

It has been around in Japan for more than 1000 years and it is available in many fabrics and different sizes. Fabric ranges include cotton, rayon, silk and chirimen. (Kyo Modern uses chirimen fabric in may products as well!)

There are many ways to wrap the gifts with Furoshiki. A friend of mine Yoshie offers Furoshiki wrapping courses in Sydney.

Her website is http://www.musubi.com.au/

The website explains about the history and use of Furoshiki in more details. She does regular workshops at Ryokan Gojyuan - 208 Darling Street, Balmain NSW.

Apart from Ryokan Gojyuan,  she will be holding a workshop Art Gallery NSW on the 13th and 27th of November.


http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/calendar/japanese-fabric-wrapping/

Please register her workshops to discover the beauty of Furoshiki wrapping!

The gift shop called Romantic Notions in Lane Cove Sydney now sells some of Kyo Modern's products. The shop is open 7 days a week.

It's located on busy Loungeville road.  It is easily accessible from a bus stop just outside the shop and also from the Lane Cove bus interchange. There are many cafes and restaurants in the area so you can have a cup of coffee after visiting the shop!

Please step into this fabulous gift shop when you are in Lane Cove. The range of their products includes cushions, bags, clothes, soaps, chocolates, candles, cards, cosmetic pouches jewels and many more.

There are always 2 ladies at the shop to help customers.  The shop has been there for over 50 years and the current owner Marilyn is running the shop for over 6 years.


Mini Teddy bear & dog straps, Gamaguchi purses, handmade kimono pouches, Chirimen Gamaguchi purse, cardholders and pouches are available on the table in the centre of the shop.

Romantic Notions
101 Longueville road
Lane Cove NSW 2066
Tel: 02-9427-6952

Coming back to Kirribilli market

It's been a while since I held a stall at Kirribilli market in Sydney.

I will be back there for next general market which is on the 22nd of this month.

I will be selling lots of  new products so it's very exciting! I will let you know my stall position once I find out. It will be on either gravel area or green bowling area outside.