Pattern Observer

My origami bird print clutch bag was recently featured in this beautiful bird-inspired posting on Pattern Observer. You can find out more here.

The clutch bag was actually sold last weekend at the Selvedge fair, so I'll have to get busy and make some more!

Pretty paper products

When I first moved to Tokyo I was overwhelmed by the amount of beautiful paper products on offer and went a bit crazy, buying hundreds of gorgeous mini printed envelopes. Luckily my obsession has died down over the years, but every now and then I can't help myself. Yesterday I bought these two pretty packs of printed envelopes from a lovely little shop called Heidi in Naka Meguro. They are designed by Aiko Fukawa a Japanese illustrator. I love the soft colours and simple images printed onto thin, natural paper. Now I just need to find a use for them!