Tired of Winter? Think Spring! Think Sakura!

The other day I went shopping. I was expecting to see all the Christmas decorations replaced with the traditional New Year's decoration but I wasn't expecting to see all the cherry blossom items. My fiance said it is for spring. Ok....but winter just officially started and already spring is in the air ?

In a way it isn't shocking because winter here is green. People still grow vegetables and there are flowers blooming but for my family back in Canada (and for many in the States) white is the main color at the moment.

So for those of you who are already tired of winter, check out these stunning postcards-the colors are fabulous and uplifting!!

Here is a link to one of the stunning postcards.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8607120

Frog Sticker Tape

I just wanted to share the cutest sticker tape! Little frogs. Frogs are called "kaeru" in Japanese and these ones are fun!

There are 2 rolls in the pack plus the dispenser. Each roll measures 48mm x 3m or 1.89 in x 10 feet.

These would be sooooo fun for your creative kids to use or even for yourself if you like frogs!

Just a little warning....please help your kids if they use this as the cutting edge is sharp!

View it here:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8570693

Beautiful Japanese Winter Postcard

Beautiful Japanese Winter Postcard
by FromJapanWithLove

This is a beautiful postcard.It is the Myokakuji temple in Kyoto.
This postcard would be perfect for scrapbooking, card making or any project you can think of!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8291510

tags : supplies, commercial, paper, paper goods, scrapbooking, embellishment, collage, card making, asian, japan, japanese, stationery, winter, snow

Gorgeous Japanese Geisha Card

Gorgeous Japanese Geisha Card
by FromJapanWithLove

This card is really beautiful! There is one geisha in a really beautiful kimono.

Please note that although it looks nothing like a christmas card-it is meant to be one.

Inside it says "season's greetings and best wished for the new year." This is written on a piece paper that is "glued" onto the card.

I said "glued" because it is only in a few places and could be easily pulled off. This card is perfect for scrapbooking or any project you can think of!

Kawaii Cute Japanese Rubber Stamps-Kawaii Bears

Kawaii Cute Japanese Rubber Stamps-Kawaii Bears
by FromJapanWithLove

This is a very cute set of rubber stamps.

These are "mokomoko bear"...which can be roughly translated to "floating on a cloud bear".

There are 12 mini rubber stamps and 1 blue ink pads and one little pad of paper.

They come in a cute little plastic case!These are perfect for scrapbooking, card making or any project you can think of!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8396569

Beautiful Japanese Postcard

This is a beautiful postcard. This is a photo of bamboo in front of a building with a traditional thatched roof.

This postcard would be perfect for scrapbooking, card making or any project you can think of!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8292097

Tags : supplies, commercial, paper, paper goods, scrapbooking, embellishment, collage, card making, asian, japan, japanese, stationery, bamboo

Beautiful Japanese Rubber Stamp-Love

This is really beautiful. It is the "kanji" or Chinese character for love. Love in Japanese is "ai".The stamp is around 3.8 cm or 1.5 inches.This is perfect for letters, scrapbooking, making cards or any project you can think of!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8289908

Tags : supplies, commercial, stamp, japan, japanese, card making, scrapbooking, stationery, love, kanji, invitations, chinese

Kawaii Cute Small Japanese Anime Memopad Alice

Kawaii Cute Small Japanese Anime Memopad
by FromJapanWithLove

This is a really cute memopad. It is "Tottemo fusigino kuni Alice" or as we say in English...Alice in Wonderland.

There are 2 designs and about 100 pages. It measures 5.5 x 7.5 cm or 2.2 x 3 inches.This memopad is perfect for scrapbooking, card making, mixed media, collage or any project you can think of!

Tags : supplies, commercial, paper, paper goods, scrapbooking, embellishment, japan, japanese, collage, card making, stationery, manga, altered, mixed media

Gorgeous Chiyogami Yuzen Japanese Paper

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8037964

This is really beautiful paper. This is hand-silkscreened chiyogami paper. It is black and gold in a wave pattern. This measures approx. 95 x 32 cm or 37.4 x 12.6 inches.

It comes folded in a bag (I bought it this way) and I will package it very carefully so it doesn't get damaged.

Chiyogami has a long past but today the decorative patterns are silkscreened onto machinemade sheets of paper that is a mix of kozo ( a deciduous tree indigenous to Shikoku and Kyushu Islands in Japan) and sulphite (sulphite is used to keep the price reasonable).

To create 1 piece of gorgeous chiyogami, a sheet of paper is silkscreened by hand with each individual color.

Between applications of color, the sheets are dried on racks. You can imagine how time consuming and difficult it must be to line up each color in relation to the pattern!This paper is perfect for scrapbooking, card making, origami, collage or any project you can think of!

Japanese Happy New Year-Hello Kitty In Kimonos Stickers

These are so cute and unique. "kittychan" (as she is called her) in kimonos. There are also many ume or plum blossoms.These would be perfect for scrapbooking, card making or any project you can think of!

Japanese Happy New Year-Hello Kitty In Kimonos Stickers
by FromJapanWithLove

Beautiful Japanese Chiyogami Paper-Japanese Calligraphy

Beautiful Japanese Chiyogami Paper-Japanese Calligraphy

This is hand-silkscreened chiyogami paper. This paper is beautiful-Japanese calligraphy in gold written on red paper.

This measures 95 x 32 cm or 37.4 x 12.6 inches. It comes folded in a bag (I bought it this way) and I will package it very carefully so it doesn't get damaged.

Chiyogami has a long past but today the decorative patterns are silkscreened onto machinemade sheets of paper that is a mix of kozo ( a deciduous tree indigenous to Shikoku and Kyushu Islands in Japan) and sulphite (sulphite is used to keep the price reasonable).

To create 1 piece of gorgeous chiyogami, a sheet of paper is silkscreened by hand with each individual color.

Between applications of color, the sheets are dried on racks. You can imagine how time consuming and difficult it must be to line up each color in relation to the pattern!This paper is perfect for scrapbooking, card making, origami, collage or any project you can think of!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8007555

Tags : supplies, commercial, paper, collage, paper goods, origami, scrapbooking, stationery, embellishment, card making, japan, japanese, asian, red

Beautiful Japanese Winter Postcard

Beautiful Japanese Winter Postcard
by FromJapanWithLove

This is a cute postcard. There are ume or plum blossoms aand snow.

It says "kanchu ommimai moushiagemasu" which is really hard to translate into English...but basically it is a winter greeting used here to inquire about how a person is doing.

It is very beautiful!This is perfect for scrapbooking, card making or any project you can think of!

Tags : supplies, commercial, paper, paper goods, scrapbooking, embellishment, collage, card making, japanese, japan, kawaii, pink, winter, flowers

3 Lovely Fabric Origami Cranes

3 Lovely Fabric Origami Cranes
by FromJapanWithLove

Here are 3 lovely origami cranes made from colourful fabric. They measure (with wings up-not folded down)3cm high x2cm wide or 1.2inx.8in.They would add a lovely touch to any project!

Tags : supplies, commercial, japanese, origami, embellishment, scrapbooking, card making

Gorgeous And Unique Japanese Christmas Card-Mount Fuji And Santas

This is Mount Fuji and there is a "Shinkansen" (bullet train) and many tiny Santas and even a sled and reindeer। This is really beautiful and unique! On the front of the card it says " Season's greetings" and on the inside it says "The season's best wishes and a happy new year।"। The card sparkles with silver!This is perfect for scrapbooking or any project you can think of!

Gorgeous And Unique Japanese Christmas Card-Mount Fuji And Santas
by FromJapanWithLove

Tags : supplies, commercial, collage, paper, paper goods, scrapbooking, embellishment, stationery, card making, japan, japanese, winter, christmas, santa