Hello.
It was sunny day today.
Bo-chan was sleeping and eating ice cubes.
He looks so happy.
By the way, I'm preparing what I put in my third giveaway (* v *).
This time, I'd like to choose seven people and make each package with these three items.
(1)A Book : Japanese craft/sewing/knitting books. Some books are what I got recently and some are what I have for years. Some are in not so good condition, I'm sorry.
(2)Fabric scraps: Mainly cotton fabrics. Some are cotton linen or linen fabrics. I'll put about five pieces for each package.
(3)Tag set: I hand carved stamps for the tags and put three tags for each.
These are what I made with them. The bird tags are to put as a tab, folded in two.
If you'd like to entry this, please leave a comment on this post till 6 am of 15th March.
The winners will be seven people.
About the comment, I have a request. I want to make your own package, so please write something about you, about your sewing, family, favorite color etc... I'll enjoy to make seven different packages.
At last,,, this is the first lunch box what I made for my husband, Haru.
He began working last Monday.
This box is slim and stackable so he can put it in his hard case in this way. I'm enjoying make lunch for him (* v *).
Thank you very much for reading. These days there are lots of terrible news about weather and earthquakes, but I hope you are enjoying your days. I really enjoy my days with Tomato, Haru and you all (* v *)!!!!
!!!!!! Thank you so much for your entry. I just closed the entry. !!!!!!
309 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 309 of 309Wow! what a beautiful blog, I just came via whipup.com and have added your blog to my RSS. :-)
So many great tutorials, its so nice of you to share your talent around the crafting community.
I would love to get a little package from you over here in tasmania australia but with 200 comments already I might have to keep an eye out for future giveaways.
All of your things look beautiful, mostly I am crafting for my little girl who is one on the 23rd of march and to replace things in the house as they wear out.
Hi Mai. I have been following your blog since last year. I am a fan and I really do admire your works. I tried to make sarubobo's for my friends and I got the idea from your blog. Thank you! It is so generous of you to give out gifts. I would love to receive one from you because your works are all wonderful! I love small animals (cats, dogs, rabbits). My favorite colors are white, purple, and pink. :) I live with my mom, older brother and an older sister who has two children. I own 3 cats and 1 kitten whom I adopted 2 weeks ago.
Hi Mai!
My name is Marie and I live in Sweden.
I recently found your blog and think you sew so nice things:)
I just started sewing and your pictures on how to do has been very helpful. I like to sew by hand, not with the sewing machine.
I'm a girl who loves to crochet and I love cute little project. Pink is the favorite color.
Welcome to visit my crochet blog
http://elsasdesign.blogspot.com/
Hi Mai,
I discovered your lovely blog yesterday through a link to your Sarubobo tutorial. I immediately made one. My two kids (6 and 4 years old) loved it so much, that now I have to make more, so they stop fighting over it! Thank you so much for the explanations!
After that I started reading your blog and didn't stop till I reached your first post. You are so talented and inspiring! I hope to make more things with your tutorials.
You are so generous with you giveaways! And I was also very touched by the post about your dream to guide tourists and have your own shop! It's my dream to visit Japan, I started to learn Japanese twice and I read a lot about Japan. I hope one day to come to Japan and visit your store and have you as my guide!
I live in Israel, and I like sewing cute colorful children clothes and stuff.
And I forgot to wish you all the best with your pregnancy!
Dear Mai,
It is a lovely giveaway.
I live in Bandung, Indonesia and I'm a working mother with two sons.
I like sewing very much mostly with the machine but since I found your blog I'm trying to sew by my own hand. I also enjoy crocheting and sometimes I sold my creations and just give it to my friend and relatives.
I'm so blessed with your creation. I like all colours, craft books.
It is a nice giveaway. I hope I can win OF your third giveaway.
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
Hi there - I've been looking forward to this giveaway! I so enjoy seeing what you make. I enjoy playing with fabrics, especially scrap fabrics. I have a friend who gives me her scraps, and I sometimes buy scrap bags for the variety they provide. Lately I've been concentrating my sewing on some new clothes for myself, and sewing baby quilts to donate to charity.
hello,Mai:
Grrreat giveaway.You are so sweet.
My favorite color is green.I love to read ,so much,all time.Mom of two kids(girl and baby boy).
I love japanese fabrics,books,crafts,and you.
I am sewing hair accessories.
Hugs and kisses.
<3 My family is me, my boyfriend, and our two chickens. I am a Physics Grad Student and he is a Waiter at a Swanky restaurant in Seattle. But our secret is that we want to be career gardeners/farmers. I love birdies and the colors of birdies. I hope to win because your crafts and selections of materials are SO lovely and wonderful. <3 The sloths especially. I don't think the sloth is considered "cute" in American culture... but that is just silly. There's a night exhibit at the zoo (that sadly closed recently) that has a pair of sloths that follow each other around in the dark through the tree branches. They are so adorable. Long snouty sloths. :)
Hello Mai,
I really excited when I read about the giveaway gifts for your readers. You're so kind. I read your blog regularly. I read your tutorial as my guidance to sew.
I live in Jakarta, Indonesia with my husband and my 1,5 year old little princess. I love the colors Orange, Yellow and Red.
Good health to you and little Tomato!
Lots love from Risca
thank you for this lovely idea. I really enjoy your blog and it has inspired me to hand sew more often. I love knitting, embroidery, patchwork and crochet I also make little bookd from recycled paper and cards. My favourite colours are yellow and green
I just found your blog and I find it extremely delightful, you are so truly talented!
I am an italian tailor and mum of a 2 year old married with an english guy. My friend Manami from Tokyo (she is married to our best man) made me tons of origami swans for good luck when she came to see us in Italy, enchanting skill origami making!
I love canvas and earthy colors with a hint of dark red, I love doilies, vintage lace and everything with a "story" to tell (everything handmade practically!).
Best of luck for your sweet little Tomato and thanks for this great great great giveaway!!!!
Love from Italy :-)
I just found your blog and I find it extremely delightful, you are so truly talented!
I am an italian tailor and mum of a 2 year old married with an english guy. My friend Manami from Tokyo (she is married to our best man) made me tons of origami swans for good luck when she came to see us in Italy, enchanting skill origami making!
I love canvas and earthy colors with a hint of dark red, I love doilies, vintage lace and everything with a "story" to tell (everything handmade practically!).
Best of luck for your sweet little Tomato and thanks for this great great great giveaway!!!!
Love from Italy :-)
Mai, what a wonderful giveaway! Thank you so much for this chance to win!
I love owls and cats, and I'm just a beginner in quilting and sewing (I used to cross stitching for many years).
Big hugs from Russia,
Tatyana
I'd like to enter for your giveaway contest! A little about me: I am an at-home crafter & artisan. I love to sew by machine and by hand. This year my goal is to make most of my clothing instead of buying it :) I have 2 very small online shops on Etsy & Artfire. I enjoy pretty fabrics and often makes items with printed fabric. I love embellishments like ribbons and buttons, just like my grandma does.
Mmmmm, I'll try to do my best.
Hello, I´m an argentinian girl (37, jeje!) living -alone- in Menorca, Spain.
Love handsewn objets: your birds, Sarubobos...I prefer colorful fabrics (yellow, red, blue...)
Thank you for the opportunity.
What a generous giveaway...! Favourite colours... hmmm... green and blue and yellow, but that's just today :-). I love love spring, and I love sewing - only wish I had more time for it!
Best wishes!
(obento ga oishoso!!!)
Thank you for this nice giveaway!
I keep checking your blog everyday looking for new post! :)
I like reading your blog and sometimes folloing your style stuff. Thanks you for all. :)
Hi Mai!
I recently discovered your blog! It's so neat I can't wait to try making some of the items!
I'm a university student and I like DIY things and try my best (although I'm not very good at it ^^^). Hmm my favourite colours are bright and happy colours like yellow with blues and reds and oranges!
The giveaway sounds so neat! Thank you very much :)
Thanks for the Giveaway. I like to do many kinds of textile techniques like sewing, quilting, knitting, stitching , mostly with linnen fabrics combined with modern fabrics or very old seventyish fabrics. Mostly I sew little bags and purses, needles cases, pincushions, tablerunners and other little projects. We have 3 kids, my Baby is 18 years old. We are managed by two cats.
Thanks for writing this blog, I love to read your posts.
Thank you for giving us an update on Bochan! I visit your blog to see how you, tomato, and Bochan are doing :) I am a stay at home mom to 3 kids: they are 5 1/2, 3 1/2, and 1 1/2. I will be returning to work on a part time schedule as a physical therapist, next month.
I am really starting to enjoy sewing patchwork items! I was able to purchase a few Japanese craft books on etsy, and I stay up at night with all the ideas racing through my head :)
My favorite colors are demin, indigo, cream, chocolate brown, and red. Thank you very much for the chance to win your very generous giveaway!
Thank you for the great giveaway, I love Japanese craft books. I have 3 of them, but unfortunately have not made anything from them. Hugs to you and tomato.
mai-
your sweet pesonality shines through in your writing. you are so talented on so many levels. thanks for sharing yourself with us.
my happiness: theater and film, doing yoga, reading books, playing with my daughter, mayumi (2 years old), playing koto, gardening, knitting and crocheting, taking walks with my husband, cooking and eating! i love all colors.
www.wabisabimama.com
Hi Mairuru!
What a fantastic giveaway, so very generous of you. Something about me; I love red. I live with my boyfriend and our gorgeous dog Max. I live far away from my family (on the other side of the world) and miss them quite much.Lately I've been doing a lot of crochet.
Also, I gave you a Kreative Blog Award, I hope you don't mind. As your blog makes me feel really happy and inspired. I love the way you write and how you sew everything by hand. And, such beautiful things. Pop around my blog for more information about the award.
Wouw! A wonderful giveaway and I love the lunch for your husband. Take care and have a nice weekend deborah
ooh I would love to win! Right now I only hand sew but I would like to get a machine soon. I have made mainly things to put other things in or bags I can carry. I want to start making my own skirts too!
I love blue and green, also earthy tones. I like picture instructions but am very lazy at making patterns!
Thanks for the giveaways, I love your blog!
Grace
Oh wow I would love to win one of your packages! I live in the UK and we don't see many Japanese fabrics here. I make a lot of small, cute items as I work as a part-time tutor in adult education for people who can't travel. They like stitching small purses and so on using pretty fabrics - any project that can be completed in a couple of hours.
Carry on the great work!
I just found your blog, and fell in love with your cute crafts! And about Bo-chan, I have a dog who loves ice cubes too, and especially in summer we give her that as she forgets to drink :-)I love sewing. Mostly I sew clothes for me, or baby clothes to friends with babies. Also I love embroidery a lot, and find it a great way to personalizing my clothes and accessories. Found so much inspiration from looking at your blog today, and looking forward to continue reading :-)
Hi, Mai:
I'm brazilian, and my English is very poor. I'm sorry. I love your blog. In it I have a lot of inspiation. Thank you very much for all your thing. They are very beautifull and you are very kind.
I want to participate. I love packing! I'm 46 years old and I live in a farm. Mary
marywootton@uol.com.br
what a great giveaway!! i love to sew with reds and dots.
all the best for you and your little family!
claudia.
YaY!
I have a Chihuahua puppy who is black and white. I love when you post photos of Bo Chan. I have to say my favorite color right now is pink.
Hi Mai!Great giveaway!
I live in Russia.I have 1 1/2 year old daughter.
My specialization is technology of animal of animal production, but at present work operators in fire service. This work complex also demands the big responsibility and co-ordination.
I love sewing a dress for daughter's doll)))
My girlfriend went to Japan 4 years ago on competitions on show jumping. Has brought many cards, especially I liked a card with an Oriental cherry. Unusually beautiful blossoming tree. With the great pleasure listened about all to sights of Japan (the zoo was especially remembered).
I love the colors blue and pink.
I love your blog so much. It amazes me the things you come up with to make. :)
I am a hand sewer, and not a very good one at that! I tend to stick with easier patterns that can be made into things that are very useful (I have a lot of stuff already...I don't need more stuff that isn't useful to me!)
My favorite color is green, but I love all colors! I don't have any children, but I do have a fiance who thinks it is cute that I like to handsew.
Your giveaway is so generous. I can't wait to see what you send to the winners! Love to you, your husband, and your little tomato!
Hello Mai,
I love seeing the beautiful things you make. I have always enjoyed making things, since I was very young - like my Mum I am OK at knitting, crochet and paper crafts, I'll never be able to ice a wedding cake like she can but I'm hoping that one day I might be able to sew as well as her! Thanks for the inspiration :)
Another fantastic giveaway!!! You'r so generous!!!
And congrats for the new baby, I've my own little newborn!!
I live in Argentina, Buenos Aires, with my husband, my daughter, my little son and my kitty Java.
I sew only for my family as a hobby and I love bright colors.
Big hug
(^V^)
Hi Mairuru!!
A lot of comments were received.
This is one of the best giveaway!
I love reading your blog!
I live in Hungary with my 18 months old daughter and with my husband.
I like colourful things and I LOVE Japanese fabric and sewing patterns. I like to sew things for my daughter ... skirts and tiny toys.
I am happy that I can be a part of giveaway.
I make only sandwich-lunch for my honey usually.
All the things you make are so charming!! Your handcarved stamps are amazing and make such cute tags.
I'd love to be one of the lucky 7 - What a generous giveaway!
I'm a mom to 2 terrific boys - just turned 3 and almost 2years old.
I made a sarubobo for my 3 yr old and he adores it - I'm in the middle of making one for little brother, too.
I like happy, sunny colors, and all kinds of crafts - my new passion is quilting.
best wishes on your marriage and your little tomato!
Oh my goodness, what a generous giveaway. I would love to win! I am a sewer (not knitter) I couldn't pick a single color that I love more than another. I am an artist (painter) and workshop teacher and I love all the things you make Mai.
What a generous giveaway Mai, thank you! I am the mother of one 6 year old girl and a little black cat. I love sunshine, and polka-dots! <3
You must be very excited to have so many comments! thank you for
such a nice blog.
oh you are spoiling us!! You are SO creative! Thank you for this giveaway! I really hope I win!! xo Danielle
Hello Mai,
Your blog is so sweet.
Another giveaway - yay! I sew simple things & love to make patchwork string with all my scrap material. I have a serious love affair with japanese fabrics. My favourite colour has been blue all my life but I have a thing for mauve at the moment.
All the best to you & thanks.
Lisa
email: hawaiilisa@bigpond.com
CHU TANOSHIII~~~!!
And congratulations on your marriage and pregnancy *3*)/
You are such a generous and talented crafter!
I dont't get to sew so much nowadays with my two kids and work, but I knit or crochet while taking the bus to work, I'd like to try shashiko though. This spring my new favorite color is yellow, but my all time favorite is green.
All the best to you and your family!
Hi! ^__^ Your blog is inspiring and fun to read as always, and I think this giveaway is so generous!
I'm a 19 year old student, who has been sewing and knitting for almost as long as I can remember. I love fabrics with a lot of colours and small patterns. My favourite colours are probably purple and red, although I very much like other colours as well. I have two rabbits, but I cannot see them very often because they still live with my younger brother and my parents, which I don't, due to my studies. Hugs!!!
Dear Mai,
My name is Santa and I am from Latvia. I've been reading your blog for quite some time now and I love it very much :) I like to embroider little brooches or bracelets and give them as presents to my friends. I live with my boyfriend and a little pet rabbit Lote. My favourite colours are those connected to midnight- blue, dark purple and also yellow, like the stars and the moon. I wish you all the best,
Santa
I really like your blog and your things you do! so great! I live with my DH, my son, 1 dog & 2 cats in switzerland. I sew and knit and I absolutly love surprises :o)) or take a look at my blog..... hugs meret
HI! For quite now I have a crush with your blog ... no, with your craft! You make amazing things ... by hands! WOW!
I love all bright coloures ... Love to knit, sew, hook ... everything!
I adore your lovely blog !
Hello there's an award for you in my blog.
love xxx
magda
I make soft lovey dolls for babies on etsy. I love sewing and love love love fabric. I've never won any giveaways online before but I haven't stopped trying. thanks for your contribution to the online crafting world. your work is adorable!
Love your blog and love what you make. Margaret L.
What a wonderful giveaway! Your blog is so cute and you are very sweet.
I love Japanese things, I spent 6 months in Tsukuba in 1994 I enjoyed every minute in Japan. My 7-year old son also loves Japanese food and we are making a plan to go to Japan (who knows when) to eat all the yummy food (but not nato)! Weather permitting I am in the garden, otherwise I sew, quilt and knit (when I am not taking care of my 3 boys (husband, son and dog).
I would love to win the books! I love Japanese sewing books. I can re-read them a thousand times! can you imagine that? Hahaha.=P
I'm a new reader to your blog and I'm quite smitten! I have a little one year old boy, love to sew, just learning how to knit and I'm a big fan of all things vegetarian/green. I'll definitely be back!
Thank you for such a beautiful giveaway. I love reading your blog and am inspired by it. I am a mother of 4 children ages 7, 4, 2, and 2 months. Girls at the bookends and boys in the middle. I am a stay at home, homeschooling mom and love to make things when I have time for me. I love bright colors. I have been crocheting since a little girl as my grandma taught me how. I taught myself to knit in my early twenties and am currently teaching myself to sew. My husband is an art teacher and artist. I want to learn to be more creative but am more of a follow the directions kind of girl. Thanks again for your kind offer. Kristie
kristiebrock@yahoo.com
Your giveaways are so sweet! What great things! I'd like to enter.
Hi Mai!
Your blog is so inspiring! You work magic into the beautiful fabrics and i especially love your attention to detail with the embroidery. if i magically win, i would want to create sweet little pouches made of fabric and your special Japanese thread. everything looks so special. thank you for sharing your world with me. ;)
SJ
Hi Mai!
You are so so generous! Thank you so much for the chance to win your giveaways! I'm from Singapore and got to know your blog through Sew Mama Sew, and I love everything that you do. I'm personally in love with everything Japanese, especially after visiting Tokyo for the first time in 2005. I love your culture, anime (especially Samurai X), food, drinks, snacks, fabrics, wool - just about everything. I hope to learn Japanese on my own, so that I can read the many japanese craft books that I've bought at the local kinokuniya store here. I love to sew but am still very new at it so your work is of great inspiration to me. Thanks so much!
elaine t
(http://angel08.wordpress.com)
hi Mai-tomato
i am from Greece and i discovered your blog during my second pregnancy. Your tutorials helped me a lot as i knew nothing about sewing. Now I am making many bags and wallets and bibs and i really enjoy giving them as a present to my friends.
i love your blog
have a nice day
Thank you for your generosity in posting so many tutorials and giveaways! You inspire so much happiness! We had a Mairuru- inspired craft day a little while ago. Women I know got together at my house and made sarubobos while the babies played.
I am so happy for your little family! I have a little girl who just turned 1. Such joy lies in store for you, Haru and little Tomato!
I like greens and deep reds. I love your hand sewing blog because we don't really have space for a sewing machine, and it brings me joy to try. No pets because our rented place doesn't allow it.
I do hope to received your gift away. As I am also using hand stitch in 90% of my sewing. Though it is tough, but i really enjoy doing it.
hoyoyi@gmail.com
Oh, Mai! I'm so glad I decided to visit your blog today. I'm home sick from work, and your blog and photos always look so cheery! I'm usually so partial to muted colors and earth tones, but I'm starting to branch out and pair those with bright colors and prints, and I must say I wonder what took me so long! Maybe because spring is coming here, but I'm starting to love looking at bring things!
Mai, congratulations for all of your good news!! What a lovely giveaway, you are very generous to share with us.
Hello Mai, I am a tailor and I live in Italy with my 2 year old boy and my english husband. I've red you stayed in south Italy and I'm glad you loved it :-)
Japan is a fascinating country that I'd love to visit. Our wedding best man lives in Tokyo with his japanese wife so one day we'll go and see them.
My favorite colors are those of the earth, light powder pink and deep dark red.
I only recently discovered your blog and I find it awesome, you are so talented! I'm very happy for your little tomato, I wish you all the best.
Thank you for this gorgeous givaway and your kind generosity, love from Italy ;-)
Thank you for think of us! You're so generous!!! *_*
My name's Graciela, I'm from Mèxico, my favorite colors are..all! well, I really like a lots of colors, blue, pink, green, purple, etc. My favorite pets are cats, (I have three). I'm a really fan of yours,I began to sew because of you! you inspired me so much n_n
I love to sew because is like a therapy for me. Specially I like to sew charms, bags and pouches.If I win, I would love to receive a book or fabric, because here is almost impossible to get it!
I love all your post, I really like when you post about your country because I like Japan and all the culture you have ^^
Well, thank you so much for this great opportunity!! XD
These things are so, so pretty! Thank you for having such a fun giveaway! Whoever is lucky enough to win will be getting such a happy package in the mail! That is always how I feel when I read your blog. :)
Hi this giveway is awsome i read your blog since i discoverd and im always looking if you made some new updates. i like to make little plushies and little accesories to give like presents to friends and my family. i love all kind of colors
im studing grafic designer and i give spanish class to people that want to learn here in mexico, i also have a dog is big is a german shepherd. im 20 near 21 and i have a little sister of 18 and a bigger brother of 22 and my dads C:
i also make book by hand i seew them and give away so peole use thats books like the form they want to write memories, songs, poems.
i like to read and watch movies whit my mom, take pictures, go to shops and see the colofurs things , the labels and package of all kind
My name is Angélica Mariana but i prefer Angie.
im fom Monterrey Mexico is near U.S.
i dont know what others things to put but i love your blog and every time i see a tomato i remember you and imagine you walking whit a little tomato.
take care (:
atte angie (>'u')>*
Your blog is so lovely - thanks for the tutorial! My family is very earthy and we love bright colors too, but mostly colors of the ocean, forests, sky. My children also sew, so the treats from the giveaway would be perfect and well used! Thanks! xo
How delightful! I will cross my fingers that I might win a lovely little surprise. Domo arigato. (And I love to see Bo Chan!)
I love your blog! Tomato is very lucky :) I love to sew, mostly easy things, I'm not very patient and I don't like measuring and ironing, but I do that now because it makes the product look so much better! I LOVE all the fabrics you use! I think if I had to pick a favorite color it would be orange! I can't wait to read more of your blog. Could you post a tutorial on some of the cute little charms you made? I like the little drum one!
My e-mail xsandyxbeachx AT yahoo DOT com
Is it too late to join your AMAZING, GENEROUS giveaway?
Always so inspiring to come and visit!
Barbara
Thank you Mairuru! I love your blog and am very excited about your news. My favorite color is Aqua - I especially like it with red. I have been sewing for a very long time - since I was about 11 years old. My mom didn't sew and I wanted a sewing machine for my 11th birthday - my Dad insisted that they get me a real one and they did. It was probably the best gift I ever received. I've been sewing ever since. Thank you for having this great giveaway. Oh - I recently made some of your fabric strings - I just love them. Thanks for the tutorials!
Beth
Hello Mai!
You are very generous :) You're giveaway looks amazing! As you asked in your post... a little piece of information about me:
I'm 18 year old student from Lithuania. I love art and crafts. I try to make variuos crafts: sewing, felting from wool, silk painting, making jewelry.Also I like printmaking (making graphics: linocut, aquatint, etching and ect.), painting.
I like to sew bags, accessories and cute little things. :)
Pets: cat named Smile(snow shoe cat), dog - Nora(husky).
Favourite colours: blue, violet, green, yellow. :)
If you would like to see my crafts,art- you can see it here: http://www.gal-patiks.visiems.lt/ and here http://miglepuzaite.daportfolio.com/ :)
Good luck for you and your beautiful family! ;) Thank you for your attention. :)
Have a nice day :)
Thanks a lot for the giveaway!:)
I am a regular follower of your blog... I make little little gifts for closed ones out of cloth scraps and other re-usable material... I am still a learner in stitching.
hi mai,
I'm Rosa and I'm writing from italy
sorry for my english helped me google My favorite color is blue, orange and fuchsia
I love to create with any technique and recently I started to sew
I love animals and own a dog
for more details ;-) http://kreattiva.blospot.com
blogged the giveaway on http://blogcandymania.blogspot.com/tomorrow
Thanks for a chance to win...
saluti dall'italia
Dear Mai, hello! Thank you for writing this blog, it always cheers me up. It's such a thoughtful giveaway!
I enjoy sewing a lot! The items you make always inspire me, my most succesful item using one of your tutorials was of the pencil case! I use it everyday at university, and it feels very special to me because i sewed it myself and it makes me think of your blog!
I also made an embroidered pouch with a cat face on like the ones you made, i thought they were so cute so i tried to make one too, i gave it to my friend as a birthday present and she loved it!
Here is some information about me:
-I am 19 and i am a university student, i live with my parents and brother during the holidays.
-I really like sewing and i am trying to improve, I find zips hard!
-My favorite colour is blue, but i also like pink and pastel colours.
-I have a two year old cat who i love!
-I love flowers and ribbons.
-I hope to learn Japanese fluently one day and be able to travel there.
Those are some things about me!
Your picture of Bo-chan is very cute! Good luck and thank you!
Yay! A giveaway :) Well, I don't sew too much because I don't really have any cute fabrics, but I love making your little crafts :) Well, I have a mom and a dad (of course) and an annoying little brother :D My favorite colors are purple and yellow, and i love to write and draw :)
-Lauren
Hi Mai, I live in Sydney, Australia and I love swimming in the ocean and collecting little parts of the world like shells and sea glass and seed pods and sharing my home with them!
I teach hand sewing to kids and love designing projects to show them how simple it is to make beautiful things.
And I love all things Japanese. The books,the materials, the crafts.
Wow! So many comments! I don't think I have a chance, but in case I do... :-)
My name is Kris and I like to sew small projects like bags. I also like knitting and embroidery. I lived in Japan for two months when I was in college and I loved it. Someday I'll go back.
Thanks for all your tutorials and giveaways!
Kris
Hi! Mai,
What a fantastic giveaway you are offering. Your generosity overwhelms me. At a time when you are so busy with your new husband and little tomato growing, you can still manage to think of doing something for other people. You truly are a precious doll.
I am a mum of 3 and grandmother of 4. My 6yr old grandaughter and I are going to make a quilt over the Easter holidays together. She loves fabric and buys some for herself every time we go shopping at the quilt stores. She can sew on the machine all by herself. She is a clever little cookie. My favourite colour is blue and red and hers is pink and purple. I make quilts by machine and quilt them myself by machine. I sew everyday and just love it.
I do so love to read your blog and see what you are doing. This time I was a bit late and see that 200+ comments have already been sent. You will spend all your free time reading.
Julie from Australia
wow, thank you for the giveaway. i hope i can win :)
i have a 5,5 y.o daughter, and a 1 y.o son. i started sewing when i was pregnant with my son, out of the blue i craved for sewing and bought my 1st sewing machine, i can't stop it till now, i enjoys it very much :D
i like to make clothes/things for my kids, my husband, and of course bags + clothes for my self. I LOVE japanese sewing books, and I LOVE your blog
cute kisses for your Tomato :)
WOW how very kind of you to offer such a super fantastic giveaway. I live in a country town in South Australia. I enjoy crafting & sewing, Love cupcakes, owls and seahorses. I have 1 boy and 2 girls who all enjoy crafting with me.
Hi there,
How are you and your tomato? I love babies, so I can't wait to see your tomato!
I have been you silent reader for so long. I love all your works,they are so amazing. I'm so WOW at your hand sewn clothes. I wish I could sew a dress like you do.
I'm a teen girl that loves crafting and sewing. I sew my own pencil bags, coin bag, keychain, hp charm, tote bags, tissue holder,and more...not forgetting a dress, well it's turn out so badly as that my first try on sewing a clothes.I have a wonderful, understanding mom, she's the one support me in every ways. I love her so much. I have 4 other siblings and 1 adopted brother. My father is a strict person but in the same time he is a loving person.
You are a very generous person. Thank you so much for this great giveaway.I wish you a safe journey with your tomato.
Oh my, I was so excited about the giveaway I didn't read the instructions! I hope you'll discard my other comment and take this one instead! About me: I am married for 25 years, I have a dog who is like my little child, I love to blog, I love to embroider and knit. Embroidery and making stuffed animals is my favorite craft. And I love pink and rose colors best! Domo arigato!
How very very sweet you are to tempt us with all of these treats! I adore everything crafty that is Japanese!!! Your books look so interesting. I am happy for your husband and his new job and he will be eating well! :) What a delicious looking lunch.
You know me already, but there are so many comments here I will tell you again... I am a stay at home mother to two, living with a wonderful Norwegian but am actually from the US. I love to make all sorts of things to do with knitting, embroidery, sewing, crocheting, etc.
Happy day to you!!!!
♥♥♥ Emily
Ciao mai,
my name is maggie , I'm from Cuba even if I live in Italy I love my country, I live inItaly since 1997, I'50 and like to sew and to make any type of mannual activities. I enjoy to much when I discovered your blog and I passed nice time doing sarubobo for my tow daughters (11 and 7 y.old)and reading all the old post, I also have a dog a Jack rusell. You looks as a delicious and very sweet person given us your knowleges about the works you do, congrat for yours and your family future.
My e-mail mamely444@gmail.com
My favourite color is yellow
My regards
Ciao mai,
my name is maggie , I'm from Cuba even if I live in Italy I love my country, I live inItaly since 1997, I'50 and like to sew and to make any type of mannual activities. I enjoy to much when I discovered your blog and I passed nice time doing sarubobo for my tow daughters (11 and 7 y.old)and reading all the old post, I also have a dog a Jack rusell. You looks as a delicious and very sweet person given us your knowleges about the works you do, congrat for yours and your family future.
My e-mail mamely444@gmail.com
My favourite color is yellow
My regards
Hi:))
Wow!!!This is lovly and beautifull blog and very nice candy :)Thanks for the chance to win!My favorite colors - blue.
*hugs-Peninia:))
wow... I love everithing!!! your dog is so sweet... and the books are beautiful!! the fabrics.. so lovely!!! you are very generous and your candy are so yummy!!!
I'll cross all my fingers...
thanks for the chance!!
I've post about your super candy on my blog!!!
hugs from italy
eli
ops... my favourite colors are green and orange, because I expect the spring, with trepidation!
I've one little boy about 1 years and a half... he's my little joy...
I love the cat and I've two beautiful and sweet cats!!
I love packaging too, for my creations I make creative packages. I love knit and crochet, and sewing... for me, for friends, for my little boy :-)
I hope you have a wonderful day
eli
Hello, I've just found your blog and will be spending all day reading the older posts!
A bit about me:
I love playing with different fabrics and textures, but I knit and crochet too.
I have 2 cats and a 15 month old son (who has taken up all my time since he was born, so I am only just starting to craft again)
I enjoy making things for my son, but would love to make things for a living. I have a whole book of ideas, but no time at the moment ...
I love Japanese style, as it is so simple - I tend to make things too complicated.
My favourite colours are cool natural colours, although sometimes I like bright primary colours too.
In real life I am a librarian, so I love reading crafty books!
Hello Mai, I've always loved to view your blog and great to hear that you are having another giveaway :D
I've always loved to do some needle work since young. Be it sewing, beading (haha, i use needles to bead) or doing some cross stitches.I loved working around with fabrics too, which is why I happened to chance upon your blog while Google some time ago.
I have two older siblings.However, they are overseas working and studying. Hence, I'm living with my parents only.
I love White, Pink, Yellow and Grey. Aren't they quite a dreamy combination when together? Despite the contrast between yellow and grey, where one is sunny and other is gloomy...
Anyway, wish you all the best in everything, having time for some craft while preparing for the arrival of your healthy tomato. Wish you and your family good health :D
Thank You :]
Thank you for the giveaway! I'm always impressed at how good you are with your hands. About me: I just got married and am enjoying my new life. My favourite colours would be red, pink and white. I love natural fabrics like linen and cotton. I am crazy about all things Japanese- interior design, zakka, fabric, kawaii things. Sewing and making paper products are 2 of my favourite creative pursuits.
Hi Mai,
Thank you for organising another giveaway! Hope that I will be one of the lucky winners this time! LOL. I like pink and sweet colours. Hope that you have books with simple instructions, on how to make simple pouches/bags/baby items ;)
Glad to hear that you and Tomato are doing well! :)
P.s. I put on 22kg when pregnant with my first baby. For my second baby, I put on 17kg ;)
Such a lovely blog you have! I found it through a Google search for hair clips, I needed those for my 1 year old daughter. I am a fan of your designs and admire your skills and patience in hand sewing!
I used to like only non-useful, relaxing embroidering of own designs, but my children have helped me to find out joy in ordinary useful (machine) sewing. Baby-quilts were nice, yes, but cloth diapering was the great breakthrough. It is a great alternative for unenvironmental disposable diapers! I have sewn cute & soft, colourful, comfortable diapers in various different types for my both children. I really recommend you to try it with your Tomato! (if you need practical tips, I'm ready to tell about how it actually goes). There is quite a vital cloth diapering and diaper sewing culture here in Finland, through diapersewing I have found lots of sewing friends with little children! Nowadays I don't need to sew diapers any more, there is a limit how many diapers one little girl can use, but now I sew comfy, colourful childrens clothing and that is so rewarding.
I have a 3 years old boy and a 1 year old girl. I like black-and-white contrast (and Japanese indigo+white as well, but that is rarely seen here) and bright, cheerful colours like green, red, orange, turquoise.
Reading all the comments is like traveling around the world! You are ever so generous, Mai and I wish you all the best with your baby.
I am a mother of three (boy 9,girl 7, boy 2) and I am working part-time at a museum, where I am responsible for the textiles. Therefor, I am really into all kinds of textile crafts...
I love Japanese design and made a Kimono (by hand) for my love, last year. I am eager to learn more about Japanese sewing techniques (like Sashiko) from my teacher, who was trained in Japan and love indigo blue.
Thanks for the effort you put into your blog and the tutorials!
Greetings from Germany, Bele
Hello to you, your husband, and your little tomato! :o)
I enjoy sewing of all kinds. I consider myself to be mainly a quilter -- but this year I want to make more clothes for myself. I have two little boys and a baby girl. I enjoy pink, orange, and green -- even all together at once!
Thanks for such a fun little giveaway!
Olá Mai!
No idea if this post is in time of participate in your giveaway. Here, in portugal it is 8:47 am of 14th March, I don't know how many hours is different from Japan.
We had lots of rain, and in Madeira there was a tragedy with flows that kill many people and took the home to many more. :(
Anyway, in this last week the sun decided to appear and we are having lovely but cold days.
I'm very glad that you are feeling better. I'm a mother of a 3 year old girl and I remember my time pregnant as a journey of permanent discovery. :)
I know you provably hear this every time but do rest yourself. Taking care of a newborn baby can be very exausting (dependig of the baby, of course, they are all different kinds. Mine, most of the days just sleep half an hour from time to time! And want to be fed in between!!) so you must rest now! :)
Tudo de bom! (wishing you the best!)
Due to the time difference, I don't know if I'll post this in time! I did want to tell you that I love your blog and all your projects. I was particularly happy to see the sloths because they were a mascot where I worked before so they are dear to me.
I've just begun sewing and I'm having so much fun. You are such an inspiration! :)
I found your website recently and I think it's really nice. I lived in 富山県 last year and looking at your pictures makes me miss it!
I love your art. Everything you make is very 可愛い.
I love art, and many things Japanese. 花見まつりは大好きです！
I hope little あかちゃんは元気です!
Karen
I'm a new reader of your blog and I really enjoy seeing what you create so lovingly by hand.
I'm from Australia and my favourite colour is orange. I mainly sew clothing and accessories for myself and sometimes dabble in crochet and knitting.
Lately, I've started sewing baby items for all the children in my extended family so I'm very inspired by the pretty items for children that you make.
Hi Mai, I'm very happy to discover your giveaway, thanks so much, I'm very very new in your blog, I discover your blog one day when my litle sister ask me to make a pencase for her and it's very helpful your tutorial, but me, I didn't make it with fabric , I found a lot of plastic bag that I 've got when I go to shopping and some of this has amazing printing (especially the one that I've got when I shopped souvenirs in Stockholm !!!!) so I decided to make pencase this material for my sister... I try to make some blog but I really busy at this time (huhuhu I'm student and now I have a lot of exam!!!!) but maybe in summer thing will go well I hope. I really want to talk more more about me but I think I'm late in your giveaway, huhu but anyway love to practice english, I know I make a lot of mistake, I'm very sorry about it, I'm Vietnamese but now I'm in France. One more time thanks a lot and hope you and your family especially your tomato got a lot a lot of "santé" (french).
Thank you very much for everyone!
I just closed the entry of this giveaway. Thanks a lot (* v *)!!!!
I tried to leave a message few days ago and today I just see that it failed
no matter i'll try next time
Hello les10doigtsd'élo,
I'm really sorry but when I read your comment, I've already finished the drawing... I'm so sorry.
Mai
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