Getting ready for Christmas

Summer is coming.....which means Christmas is coming!

I will be stocking up for Christmas next few weeks and sell some new products at Kirribilli fashion market on the 14th of November and 4th of December.

In a mean time, please check out Plum Interiors the gift shop in Potts Point  and all other shops who are selling my products in Sydney! (refer to where to buy section on my web: http://sites.google.com/site/kyomodern/)

(photo: Chirimen Handbag. Available at Beehive Gallery in Newtown)

Sakura (Cherry Blossom) festival is coming soon.

It will be held at Cowra Japanese garden in NSW which is about 4 hours drive from Sydney.  The date for this year's festival is from 23 to 26th of September.

I've been meaning to check it out but still haven't done it. I wanted to go with my husband but he is very busy this month and I'm holding a stall at Kirribilli on the day of festival.

Anyone who wish to go, I have attached the website so please refer to it.

Just like any other Japanese outside Japan, I miss Sakura very much!!

Site: http://us.sydney.com/town/Cowra/Sakura_Matsuri_Cherry_Blossom_Festival/info.aspx

Photo: Spring at Meguro river in Tokyo

Kirribilli Market

I would like to say big thank you to those people who talked to me and bought my products at Kirribilli General Market on the 28th.

I think I prefer general market over fashion market. They are both nice markets but there are larger varieties of stalls at general market which attracts more people.(I think)

I met lots of nice people at the market this time so it was really fun!! Everytime I held a stall at a market, I always learn something new.

For both my website and stall at market, there are a lot to improve....I have lots of passion in what I'm doing so I will continue to improve and try to increase awareness of products from Kyoto!!

Once I finish with re-designing my catalogue, I will start contacting stores in Sydney again.

Hopefully I will have some luck........!

New bags

Spring is just around the corner and it's less than half a year before the Christmas. Yay!

After what people at Kirribilli market requested to me, I decided to have more hand bags in my range.

So far, I got "Tomesode" bags, Tomesode pouches and Nishijin silk Obi bags.

I'm waiting for Gamaguchi bag medium and large to arrive from Kyoto by the end of this month.

Tomesode is kind of Kimono which is for married woman. Therefore it is often worn by female relatives of a bride or groom at a wedding.

More information is available on:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomesode

I'm selling Tomesode and Nishijin Silk Obi bags at North Sydney Market tomorrow (14th AUG).'

Hopefully people like it!

My favourite cafe in Crows Nest

Montagu in Crows Next makes the best coffee I ever had in Sydney.


They also make delicious sandwich made from organic bread.
 
They are located right out side the community centre.


The address is:

Shop 2, 13 Ernest Street

Crows Nest NSW 2065

My website is now open for online shop. Please visit


http://sites.google.com/site/kyomodern/online-stor

At Kirribilli market today

I thought I did pretty ok for the first time at the market today.

I was hoping to sell more but had to leave early due to rain. I knew there was going to be showers in the afternoon but I was hoping for cloudy sky instead.

I'm definitely getting a tent next time!! Buying a tent doesn't seem to be cheap. I wonder if I can lent it from somewhere?

I wasn't very good with explaining about fabrics that are used my products. I could have explained in depth but thought people may not be interested in so much.

What makes me difference from other suppliers of Japanese fashion accessories and gifts is Nishijin fabric.

Next time, I will display the brief description of all the fabrics, print it out on A4 size paper and display it on a table!

I will try to join Kirribilli fashion market for August as well. I will do my best to do it better than this time.

For those people who talked to me and purchased products, thank you very much!!

Kirribilli Market tomorrow

I will be holding a stall at the location I-3. It's gravel area, not the green area.

If some of permanent stall holder call in sick, their location will be given to casual stall holders so I'm sort of hoping that to happen..(probably unlikely) In this way, I don't have to worry about rain!

Looks like it's going to rain tomorrow from the afternoon. I don't have a tent so if it does rain, I will cover my products with vinyl cover and use umbrella for myself...

I hope to see some people looking at my products tomorrow!