Holiday

Christmas 2015

December 29, 2015 By Chie

Merry Christmas! Hope everyone had a nice Christmas. We had some parties and enjoyed hanging out with friends and family. One of the highlight was that we got together with my sister’s family, brother’s family and parents. This was the first time for us since we all lived far apart until this year. We gathered at my sister’s house and ate a lot of food like sushi, mashed potatos, cake…not traditional American Christmas dinner yet yummy nonetheless. After that we explored Shinjuku Gyoen （新宿御苑). This winter has been surprisingly warm, so we got to see Cherry blossoms in December!

Andy and I also celebrated our ninth wedding anniversary. We went to a local bar for our night out, but will be officially celebrating in late January when we go to Kuala Lumpur. We like to travel during the off season since it’s cheaper and less crowded.

{My sister made the Santa Claue shaped strawberries…healthy(?) + yummy!} {Nine years of marriage! I’m so proud. Still wearing the burda coat I made in 2014.} {Pretty cherry blossom in December! I’m glad this winter has not been brutal..yet.}{Kiko wearing the matching pink coat.}{Did Holiday themed photoshoot. More photos to show soon!}

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VV Etsy Shop Sale

November 27, 2015 By Chie

Hi everyone! Just a quick post about the sale I’m doing on the Etsy shop. All ready-to-ship items are 30% off and custom orders are 10% off.

Ready-to-ship: Use coupon code THANKU30
Custom order: Use coupon code THANKU10
Valid through 11/30/2015 23:59 JP time

Here are some ready-to-ship items
Geometric dress / Geometric skirt / Bat sleeve sweater / Kawasaki city skirt

The custom orders are not limited by the category, “Made-to-order“. If you have some fun design ideas you want to be brought to life, shoot me an email🙂 Also if you have seen something on my blog that you would like to be made for your self, we can talk about it as well!
Cotton lace casual wedding dress

Etsyというマーケットプレイスでお洋服を販売しています。
11/30まで30%オフやってます。

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Looking Back on My 2014 New Year Resolution

December 15, 2014 By Chie

Only 10 days left till Christmas and 15 days left for the year 2014. My 2014 resolution was to stay organized, and I am proud to say that I did pretty well with keeping my resolution this year! My sewing room is in order most of the time, and I made sure to put things back in the original spot after I finish sewing. Since we have limited space, every single item needs to have a place of its own.

Staying organized includes being on top of the accounting part of the business so I’m not buried with receipts during tax season. I marked the beginning of the month in calendar to do all the accounting at once for the previous month. At first, it took me about three hours but as the months passed by, I was able to do it in within an hour.

Every morning, I write a list of things I need to do on a sticky note. If it is on a busy day, I write something like “finish shoulder seam of my coat” or “wrap dress for etsy order”, even if I know it takes only five minutes to do. That way, I can get some sense of accomplishment!

I’m mostly done with Christmas cards and New Year cards, which I used to delay till the very last minute. It is so much less stressful to finish it early! I ordered my business New Year cards from Nohana （ノハナ） and personal ones from T print　（Tプリント）. The prices were pretty much the same, but I like the quality at Nohana better. The cards were thicker and glossier. The good thing about T print is that they print the recipient addresses for you without additional cost.

So now I’m done with administrative hassle, I can enjoy some Christmasy stuff. We decorated the Christmas tree on one Saturday morning. We have a rather sad looking fake tree, very much like Charlie Brown’s, but every tree in Japan is like that unless you drive to Ikea to pick up a real tree! We also decorated some cookies. What kind of Holiday things do you like to do?

Also I’m thinking about doing a small giveaway (much like the one I did back in 2012) for the blog readers. Please write in the comments below what you would like as a giveaway gift♡　I would love to know if there is anything you cannot get in your country that is in Japan.

クリスマスまであと１０日、新年まで１５日です！
２０１４年の抱負は整理整頓でした。
今年はけっこう忘れずに整理整頓できたと思います。年賀状も完了したし！
皆様はこの忙しい時期、どうお過ごしですか？