Ajisai - Blue

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A hydrangea is a flower which represents the Japanese early summer.It made it with blue colors that suited in summer.
The back of the flower has a tiny bag. So in them you can put fragrance or jewelry etc...
Hydrangea
7cm width x 7cm length x 5.5cm hight
Leaf
4cm width x 8cm length

Usagi - white and black rabbits

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Usagi mean rabbit in Japanese. I made couple of rabbits, white with red ear and black with yellow ear and red eyes. It's being a little sachet as well.
Who doesn't like a rabbit?

Thumbelina pincushion - set of 3

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A little flower on a shell.
It will make your sewing desk lovely!

I wrapped the shell with chirimen(kimono) material.
I made this one last year but customer said "too little"
A little one looks cute, but too small.....Yes, I made three different size of it ;)
You don't need to use this for pincushions.
It's just lovely to sit on everywhere in your house for decoration!

Flower box - cherry blossom and plum blossom

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I made another Flower box★
This is a cherry blossom and plum blossom.
Both are our favorite flowers :)
Please check my etsy shop for the details.
www.raycious.etsy.com

Flower box - plum blossoms

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I made couple of plum blossoms and put into the balsa box.
It's a great gift idea for everyone :)
It's being little sachets. Have it in your bedroom, fill it with your favorite fragrance, sit and meditate upon it or just display it round your home, whatever you decide it is a nice look to compliment anywhere!

children's day

May 5 is Kodomono-hi (Children's day) a national holiday in Japan.
Families with young boys put up koinobori (carp streamers), in their yard and display dolls called Musha-ningyo, patterned after histrical warriors and heroes, to pray for success in life.

*koinobori*
As there is a legend that carp swim up waterfalls and become dragons.
So,parents fly koinobori to pray for their boy's success in life.

*Musha-ningyo*
Also called Gogatsu-ningyo. A set of armour, helmet and other things the Samurai of old carried during war time are displayed. Parents display this dolls for wishing their boys to glow into strong and poweful men.Now days we don't have a big space to display Musya-ningyo.
So, many families have just a helmet.