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5 Spring wedding craft ideas – 春のウェディング手作り

Spring is almost here and with it comes the joyous wedding season. It’s left me reminiscing about our wedding, and all the wedding crafts I was busy creating this time last year. Oh, that was such a fun time! Here are five wedding craft ideas that would suit a spring wedding 🙂

そろそろ春。春と言えばウェディングの季節ですね。去年挙げた私たちの結婚式を懐かしく思っています。去年の今ごろ、ウェディングのためのハンドメイドで一生懸命でした。本当に楽しかったです!さて、今日は5つ春にあうウェディング小物を集めました。

1. Paper Pinwheel Wall Art – 折り紙うちわのアート

Flower Ball – My Mum made this for me using flour-based clay. Maybe she’ll do one for us? She used to teach this craft in Japan, so she is quite an expert.

You just need wrapping paper in your theme colours, paper doilies and a hot glue gun. Here is a great tutorial by Honest to Nod on how to make paper pinwheels.

パンフラワーの花飾り – これは母が作ってくれました。日本でパンフラワーの先生だったのでとても早くて上手です。

テーマカラーの包み紙で折ったものをグルーガンでキャンバスにはりました。英語ではピンウィールと言うのですが作り方はこちらです。

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2. Paper Crane Mobile – 鶴のモービル

Paper cranes aren’t hard to fold once you have done a few. I threaded fishing line using a needle, tying a not at the base of each crane. I find videos the best way to learn origami. Here’s a video for how to fold a paper crane.

釣りで使うラインを針にとうしてモービルにしました。ちょっと和な感じがでますね。

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3. Blackboard Wedding Signs – 黒板ウェルカムボード

I painted easels and picture frames with chalkboard paint to make signs for our wedding. I recommend spraying with clear lacquer to keep the chalk in place after you have created your artwork. I also found liquid chalk pens to be the best if you have lots of writing to do.

絵描きエーゼルや木のフレームを集めてチョークボードペイントを塗っただけす。ラッカースプレーをすると絵が長持ちします。文字にはペンタイプのチョークが一番です。

4. Fabric Backdrop – ウェディングカーテン

Yellow floral fabric, blue sheer fabric and white broderie anglaise were cut into 3cm strips using serrated scissors. Hang off a long rope and simply staple in place!

黄色い花柄の生地、ブルーのシアー生地、真っ白のカットワークレース生地をギザギザ切りはさみで3cmほどに切りました。長いロープにかけてホチキスで留めれば完成!

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5. Bunting – フラッグガーランド

Here is my super easy bunting tutorial.

This is a picture of me on the day before the wedding, setting up the venue. It’s the only photo I could find where you can see the aisle and all the handmade things in place. I look so daggy in my hoodie :oops: Here are more pictures from our handmade wedding.

とっても簡単なフラッグガーランドの作り方。

この写真は結婚式の一日前の準備中です。ハンドメイドした物がウェディング アイルを飾っています。ジャージ姿がちょっと恥ずかしいです。(≧∇≦)

私たちのハンドメイドウェディングの写真をどうぞご覧ください。

5 Spring wedding craft ideas – 春のウェディング手作り was last modified: March 7th, 2013 by Rin
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Look inside a vintage Japanese knitting pattern book – 日本のビンテージ編み物の本

I bought this gorgeous vintage Japanese knitting pattern book for just $1, at a book sale in Japantown, San Francisco. It’s full of hats, scarves and mitton patterns, for both knitting and crochet. The retro styling is so cute; I just had to share some pages with you.

この本はなんと$1でジャパンタウンの古本セールで買いました。たくさんの棒針網とかぎ針網の小物の作り方が入っています。レトロなコーディネートがとっても可愛いです。

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So many pretty hats and scarves! I want to make the red beret in the photo above.

上の写真のベレー帽を編んでみたいです。

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These 70’s coats are so cool. I would totally wear them now.

70年代のコート、今でもかっこいいですね。

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But before I can think about knitting anything else, I have to finish my circle scarf! What are you working on this weekend?

でもまず最初にこのスヌードを編み終わらないと。みなさんは今週末、何を作ってますか?

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Look inside a vintage Japanese knitting pattern book – 日本のビンテージ編み物の本 was last modified: March 3rd, 2013 by Rin
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A trip to San Francisco Japantown サンフランシスコ ジャパンタウン

One sunny day in San Francisco, I decided to take my new (secondhand) bike for a ride to Japantown. Just over 10 minutes downhill, I found myself  transported back in time to Japan of the 1960s. There was something vintage and quaint about this neighbourhood. It’s fitting that the Peace Plaza and Peace Pagoda serves as a meeting spot for the older generations of Japanese Americans.

天気の良いある日、新しい(中古)の自転車でジャパンタウンまで行くことにしました。坂道を下って十分後、60年代の日本に戻ったようでした。

Japantown San Francisco Restaurants

The restaurants in the Japan Center reminded me of the places run by sweet old ladies in northern rural Japan where my Obaachan (grandmother) lives.

ジャパンセンターの中のレストランを見て山形のおばあちゃんの近くにある店を思い出しました。懐かしいです。

Japantown San Francisco Umbrella Mural

Of course, modern Japan has crept in, including a Daiso discount store; everything is $1.50.

もちろん、現在の日本も明らかに。ダイソーもあります。全品$1.50です。

Japantown San Francisco Daiso 100 yen $1 store

Lots of sewing, knitting and craft supplies;—all just $1.50 each. They had fabric too.

たくさんのクラフト用品すべて$1.50。生地もありました。

Japantown San Francisco Daiso Craft and Sewing Supplies

You have to stop by Kinokuniya and get lost in wonderful Japanese books.

紀伊国屋で日本の本の立ち読み。

Japantown San Francisco Kinokuniya Bookstore

All my favourite Japanese sewing books are sold at this bookstore too.

大好きな洋裁の本もたくさんありました。

Japantown San Francisco Japanese Sewing Craft Books

How convenient; Japantown also has a Japanese supermarket, Nijiya. I stocked up on pantry essentials and bought myself an obento box for lunch. From the dozens of different types, I picked the Makunouchi, which is kind of the supreme pizza equivalent (you get a bit of everything).

ランチは日本食のスーパー、虹屋のお弁当にしました。幕の内弁当はピザで言えばサプリームみたいなものですね。

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I had such a nice little trip to Japantown, I felt as though I was back in Japan, just for a little while. You probably also noticed that I have started writing the blog in Japanese. It’s really good practice for my deteriorating Japanese, and I thought it might be good to branch out a bit to a Japanese audience too.

ジャパンタウン楽しかったです。まるで短時間日本に戻った気分でした。今日から日本語でもブログを書くことにしましたのでよろしくお願いします。

A trip to San Francisco Japantown サンフランシスコ ジャパンタウン was last modified: February 27th, 2013 by Rin
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How to make Noren: Japanese room divider partition curtains のれんの作り方

Noren is a Japanese curtain commonly used to divide areas, such as the kitchen from the living room. You will also see noren at the entrance of many Japanese restaurants.

We’ve just moved into a studio in San Francisco. It’s less than half the size of our 2-bedroom apartment back home in Australia, but we don’t miss all that extra room at all;—it’s amazing how little space you need to live truly happy lives.

Our studio apartment has an eat-in kitchen that leads to the living room. There is a doorway opening between these two areas, but no door. So I thought a noren would be just the thing to separate the two rooms as well as keep in some heat in the living room.

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I bought the fabric, a thick brown and cream chambray, at the Fabric Outlet in the Mission. It cost me a little less than $12 for 2 yards. The buttons are handmade by the lovely Sarah at Fulton & Co.

You will need

  • Fabric (thick, woven fabric both to block light and look attractive from the reverse side)
  • Curtain rod
  • Buttons, ribbons, etc for embellishment

Instructions

Step 1

Measure your doorway width and height. Divide the width by half and add on 9cm at the top, 4cm at the bottom and 1cm on the two side edges for seam allowance. Cut two pieces.

Step 2

Right sides facing, stitch the top 19cm (9cm for curtain rod loop + 10cm for closed section of noren)  to create the centre flap of the curtain. Press the 1cm seams apart. 

Step 3

Fold and press the seam twice at 5mm intervals to hide the raw edge. I also did a basting stitch to hold the seam together as my fabric was quite thick.

Step 4

Stitch seams and remove basting stitches.

Step 5

Repeat with side edges. Fold and press top edge to 9cm mark. Ensure your curtain rod fits! Stitch.

Step 6

Hem the bottom of the curtain and you’re finished! 

Leave your noren plain, or embellish with pretty buttons and embroidery. I drew a pattern directly on my noren. I bought these pens by Chako Ace in Japan; the ink fades gradually over time! I then stitched on some ceramic buttons.

 

How to make Noren: Japanese room divider curtains you see in Japanese restaurants. Free sewing pattern and tutorial!

How to make Noren: Japanese room divider partition curtains のれんの作り方 was last modified: February 22nd, 2013 by Rin
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Handmade Ceramic Buttons – What’s your button craft idea?

COMPETITION HAS ENDED. You could win $20 to spend on ceramic handmade buttons by FULTON & CO. Details below. I’m having lots of fun decorating our new pad in Hayes Valley, San Francisco. This means furniture shopping, stocking up on kitsch nick nacks at thrift stores and of course, making soft furnishings! My pink Brother XL2610 Free-Arm Sewing Machine  just arrived from Amazon so I am planning all the things I’m going to sew to decorate our new home. I plan to make a room divider curtain to separate the kitchen from the living room, maybe using button curtain tabs. In Japan, this type of curtain is called a “Noren”; you may have seen it in Japanese restaurant doorways. (Image sources L to R clockwise: curbly.com, sandgasa.exblog.jp and bellemaison.jp x 3) Button curtain tabs and noren room divider curtain Speaking of buttons, Sarah from FULTON & CO has kindly offered a giveaway to Sew in Love readers. Her Etsy store sells beautiful ceramic handmade buttons. I think they are wonderfully understated and elegant. Their natural colours would be perfect for my apartment’s colour scheme. Being handmade, the buttons have lots of rustic character too. Sarah is giving away $20 to spend on your favourite button style from her Etsy store.

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How to enter the giveaway

For your chance to win $20 to spend at FULTON & CO, simply leave a comment on this blog post on how you would use these lovely ceramic buttons.

  • For 1 bonus entry: Like Sew in Love on Facebook and post your comment on the Facebook page.
  • For 1 more bonus entry: Like FULTON & CO on Facebook and post your comment on the Facebook page.

Winner will be selected after midnight Monday 18 February 2013. Good luck! Check out Sarah’s shop to get inspired for your next project using buttons, (my current favourite is the English Garden buttons) and you can follow me on Twitter @SewinLove to get the latest updates on the giveaway. If you own an Etsy store and would like to do a giveaway on Sew in Love, I’d love for you to contact me via Twitter or Facebook.

Handmade Ceramic Buttons – What’s your button craft idea? was last modified: February 14th, 2013 by Rin
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