Holiday Coupon Code

Keeping up with my editing and writing work means I’ve let this blog and the KimonoMomo Etsy shop slow down a bit more than I’d like, but having decided long ago to let this business go so I can grow my new business, that’s bound to happen. Between now and the end of 2011 I’m [...]

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Vintage Doll Accessory Packs now on in the shop

As promised, vintage doll items are back in the KimonoMomo Etsy shop. Sending out one or two little fans or tabi at a time was a major hassle, and as I’m getting down to the last of my supplies, I’m offering 8-10 items plus a meter of vintage kimono fabric in each pack. If you [...]

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Where did the time go?!

Is it really June already? I’ve been avoiding this blog for a while. Nothing personal, just been busy working on two different businesses; KimonoMomo, and The Word Sniper, my writing/editing business. Letting go of KimonoMomo has been my intention for quite some time now, but it’s an ornery process, one that keeps dragging me back [...]

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A Bear Hug for Japan

This caught my eye as we were featured in the same Etsy treasury today, and I wanted to share the love. A wonderfully kawaii (cute) bear for an important cause. He’s only $26, completely handmade by sleepyking, and all proceeds go to the American Red Cross for Japan. Hurry! He looks lonely. I bet he’d [...]

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Kimono Aid for Japan

Thanks to the earthquake and ensuing crisis in Japan, KimonoMomo has been getting a lot of publicity. It’s not exactly what I had expected and makes me feel uneasy, but if I can use it to help others, I certainly will. While I would like to offer 100% of proceeds from my sales to help [...]

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Holiday Coupon!

Thank you, dear Etsy programmers and developers, for finally creating a coupon system that works. I’ll give you guys a big hug when I see you at the next Etsy meetup in San Francisco. Thank you, dear readers, for being such great customers over the years. I’m giving you my first ever Etsy coupon, so [...]

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Meiji Ningyo Restoration, part VII

The little fellow is coming home! At long last, our boy is ready to fly!  He is packed and double boxed.  His kimonos are clean but the outer one is oh so fragile.  The dyes and fabric were held together by years of dust.  The black edging around the inner one has been replaced and [...]

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Sashiko, shibori, and everything else

With all the craziness of packing, painting, a family wedding, kids getting out of school, etc., I allowed myself to be overwhelmed by all the other things that needed to get done and ended up ignoring things like, oh, my shop and this blog. Whoops. I logged on this morning to check a few orders [...]

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Pre-show chaos

Apologies for not having my next post up on Monday as I had promised! Preparing for Fanime is a bit like getting ready to run a marathon and I’m already feeling exhausted, but exhilarated as well. The KimonoMomo Etsy shop will be closed starting Wednesday evening May 26 and will reopen sometime around Tuesday or [...]

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Clearance sale on fabric yardage

Please do me a kindness and snap up these fabrics before new ones arrive as I’ll have no place to put them! These are out of print bolts from Kona Bay, In The Beginning and Marcus Brothers, all with Asian/Japanese themed prints. Beautiful stuff, just yearning to be put to creative use. As it is [...]

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