Thoughtfully Made with OEDA Letterpress

Thoughtfully Made with OEDA Letterpress

A piece of love from us to you..
December 08, 2020
Good coffee, Good times  (2019 コーヒーショップ巡り)

Good coffee, Good times (2019 コーヒーショップ巡り)

Good memories of my trip to Japan in 2019
March 03, 2019
Chapter ll: TRAVELER’S COMPANY CARAVAN in USA - ACE Hotel New York

Chapter ll: TRAVELER’S COMPANY CARAVAN in USA - ACE Hotel New York

     
This is the third time collaboration between ACE Hotel and Traveler's Company. I felt very lucky to be able to attend this event!  For some of you may never heard of
ACE Hotel before, here is a brief intro of ACE Hotel.
 
 Ace Hotel New York lives in a 1904 historic, turn-of-the-century building in Midtown Manhattan, invested with the spirit of its surroundings, the culture of the city and the ancient bones of the building.  Full of local art, thoughtful details and the best beds in the universe.
 
        
 
       The event was hosting for total 3 days in ACE Hotel. From 17th(Fri) - 19th(Sun) Nov.  Although I went there on a rainy Saturday afternoon, there were still a lot of TN fans there trying to customizing their own Spring ring notebook, stamping on their new refills.
 
        
       
The lineup from the entrance.  It was a bit dark in there, ACE Hotel truly repersent a nice retro New York vibe.
         
        
         
      
             
        Beautiful and unique refill covers illustrated by New Yorker artist Nicol Appel.
                     
    
 
                 
        
 
                 
     
 
               
    
 
           
     
 
         
     
 
 A great use of Kangaroo Pockets.  Storaging and organizing cards, tickets and sticker etc.
           
   
     
Kangaroo Pocket Notebook from Midori. Made with paper, you can also write and mark on the pocket
             
       
      OK! It's time to make my own spiral ring notebook! Yayy!! :-P
               
     
         
           1st Step: Pick Your Own Cover
               
         
   
  I also choose these 2 pages as my opening pages.  Love the map and the camel illustrations!
             
    
                 
  2nd Step : Pick Your Own Paper
    
   
                     
 Soooo many choices of paper! I was lost in my own world...
                 
               
        Interesting kraft paper!!
               
 
                                                           
               Can't skip these!!
                 
 
      Truly wished they has sticker out of these cool original illustrations!
         
        Last step, let the Japanese craftsman complete your Spiral Ring Notebook.
This last step requires many years of the experience and skills.
   
               
          And ta-daaaa!! Here it is all in one piece, beautiful and strong :-) 
                                    
                                   
 The paper I got for my notebook. So many colors, EXCITED!!
   
                       
Beautiful colors!!
 
       
So many possibilities!! 
                   
  
                               
Gold & silver foil embossed Japanese Paper
                   
 
                 
  
     
  
   
  
   
There were about more than 50 different types of paper at the event.  I picked about 20.    
             
 
 
First page of my spiral ring notebook
 
  
                                         
   From Midori Bee Envelope Notebook
             
  
               
             
 
    
               
             
  
           
    
               
           
  
         
 2018 Regular Traveler's Notebook underlay  
               
    
                                                 
      Kangaroo Pocket          
             
          
               
      
                                          
  
     
                
  
       
Make a simply layout for upcoming journal. Glad these bus ticket i saved from my Mexico trip come in handy!
               
 
                     
  Yoko Inoue Collage Washi Tape from Classiky, favorite washi!  
             
   
       
  New discover of micropore paper tape,  love the skin color. Perfect used for collage and scrapbooking!
               
   
                                   
  Fuzzy surface.  You can write and stamp on it.
               
 
               
    Narita Aiport limited edition washi tape.  Fun facts about Japan, useful!
               
 
                
             
  
OSCOLABO Pattern x Shape Rubber Stamp
           
Simply decorated right side of my journal.  Now Let's go for left!
           
   
                       
Traveler's factory's cute name card.  Got it from my last trip to Japan.
               
 
             
Just love these oscolabo pattern x shape stamps!!  Never run out of ideas to have fun with them!
               
 
             
 
               
     
                  
       
These two are my current fav ink pads.  I got them when i was in Japan September, but i believe you can find them on Amazon.  
                   
       
 I used STALOGY translucent sticky notes + niconeco zakkaya original "Enjoy the little things" rubber stamp.
                 
 
                 
      
                 
 
 
             Ok, that was a little sharing and momeries from earlier days of this month.  Since It's almost Thanksgiving here in the US, i wish everyone have a happy and memorable holiday!! And i hope we will catch up soon through here! :-)  Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.  Talk soon!
 
   
        [ Find listed items in the article by clicking through links below ]
                                                       1. Traveler's Factory 2018 Underlay
                                                  2. KITTA Mix Slim Washi Tape Pack
                                                  3. STALOGY Translucent sticky notes
                                                  4. Stempel Jazz Pine Wreath Rubber Stamp
                                                  5. OSCOLABO Pattern x Shape Rubber Stamp      
 
     ACE Hotel New York
      Address: 20 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 679-2222
 Don't fotget to stop by when you visit New York next time!
November 21, 2017
Charpter I : Thank You For Being Here

Charpter I : Thank You For Being Here

Hi Friends,

Siming's here :-) It's been awhile.  I'm so glad that you made your way here to our new website.  I missed you guys!

From on now, I'll be sharing some of my journals, craft tips, wrapping ideas, favorite places and travel memories at here with you through this wonderful platform, so stay tuned!  

 

For this month, I wanted to share some of my experiences with you of the highlight places that I spotted during my Sept trip to Tokyo.  Are you ready?

The shops I'm introducing today are located in these two stations called "Nishi-Ogikubo(西荻窪)" and "Koenji(高円寺)".  These two stations are very close to each other.  They're on the same route "Chuo Line(中央線)".  Only about 23mins from the well-known busy "Shijiuku Station".

 

Although These two stations may seem smaller and quieter compare to "Shijiuku Station(新宿駅)", but they are actually PACKED with interesting and unique shops, restaurants and historic streets!  It will probably take you an entire day to wandering and explore.  

When travel to another country, I would usually do some brief research of the area that I'm planning to visit.  Especially when the time is limited, I would definetly reccomed to just simply google the keyword of the area and what kind of place you want to go first, make your priority.  Because, a city like Tokyo can easily get you lost in the varieties of shops..

 

 

Personally I love to explore new stationery shops(of course!) and also cafes!  Cafes in Japan are cute, well-crafted and mostly important, heathy and delicious with reasonable pricing! Here are some awesome cafes that you may want to keep them in your go-to list when visit Tokyo.

 
                                 

                                                       

       N0.3  Cotito

Cotito is a beautiful florist/ pastry shop.  I found Cotito was actually from IG on 2016.  I was truly in awe with the whimsical presentation of their cookie when i saw them at the first time.  The place is actually not that spacious inside, so i wasn't able to sit down and slowly enjoy the tea and cookies.  Though I was still have to found my way to this little gem.

 

 

Look at these beauties...

If you don't mind to wait for about 10-20 mins, i believe you can get a seat for sure.  They have a variety of drink meun and they also make their original fruit tea, highly recommend!

 

Should be a good place to take a rest after long walk through the city. 

       

                                                         

                                                               No.2  Sajilo Clove

Question, only judging by its front door looks, what kind of food do you think does this cafe provide?

          

These rustic chairs and tables are everything..

None of you would thought about this, but Sajilo Clove is a actually Nepalian curry place!  Japanese people love curry! I personally like Japanese style curry, but i'm more like spicy curry kinda girl, so the deco and the food of this pace was PERFECT for me and my friends!

                                                     Today's special: mushroom & chicken curry  

 Cozy feel

Cozy and comfortable ambiance  

This color looks Yum Yum!

Look what i got!  Even just the colors look so yummy :-D
  
and ...
      
   

 

The price and portion were very reasonable.  Lunch menu including one drink, curry, bread/rice, and salad only cost $11! No tip policy is the great thing i love about restaurants in Japan!  Also this place is right on the way to the cafe Cotito I mentioned earlier on this post.

So you can stop here fro lunch for have desert and tae at Cotito.  Seems like a perfect day for me ;-)

 

No.1 HATTIFNATT -高円寺

One of my all-time favorite cafe in Tokyo!  I have to go back there every time when i visit Japan.  The owner also the designer of this cafe, designed the front door to the kids height. The concept of the entire interior is to make the customers feel the way back to their childhood.  "Surprise" and "Joy" is the two words would describe this lovely cafe perfectly.

 

 

 

Wooden chairs, tables, floors, ladder, beams...feel the coziness and warmness.

On the wall, these kawaii paintings are all painted by hands

 

 

How cute is this?!Ordered Macha latte and sponge cake with honey and cream on the side.

I'm a sucker for macha... the flavor always relaxes me.  Do you like macha?

           Soft and light homemade sponge cake with honey and whipped cream on the side.


     

 Or if you like coffee, you can also try their coffee latte and cheese cake.  cakes are make in  the shop, fresh and delicious!
Shop Info
Cotito
Address: 東京都杉並区西荻北5丁目26−18
5-26-18 Nishi-nishikubo Kita, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
Business Hour: 11:00~19:00 Weekend only
Tel : +81367532395
Sajilo clove
Address: 東京都杉並区西荻北3-42-13-1F
3 −42−13 ,Nishiogikita, Suginami ku, Tokyo
Business Hour: weekday | Monー Fri 11:30 -23:00
holiday | 11:30 - 23:00
 Tel: +813-6761-8330    
HATTIFNATT Koenji
Address: 高円寺北2丁目18-10
Koenjikita 2-18-10, Suginami ku, Tokyo
Business Hour: 12PM-12AM
Tel: +81 3-6762-8122

Talk soon!  
     To be continued....

          

 

 

November 01, 2017