New erasers at the shop--dino eggs and lions!
Made in Japan. Non-toxic, paint-free, lead-free, phthalate-free, non-PVC, non-latex.
(Photo by the ikebana shop. All rights reserved.)
Flower Pins
A little accent on your lapel...or on your shoulder bag, perhaps?
Hand-made in Nova Scotia, Canada using Japanese fabric.
Available at the shop or by mail order.
$5.50 (CAD) each.
(Photos by the ikebana shop. All rights reserved.)
Japanese Fabric End-Cuts!
Attention quilters and crafters! Beautiful Japanese fabric end-cuts in assorted sizes are now available at the shop. This is a trial batch only but we hope to get more. They're great for your quilting and other craft projects.
(Photo by the ikebana shop. All rights reserved.)
New From Mindy Moore
Many new beautiful pottery from NS artist Mindy Moore just arrived at the shop! Among them are these two beautiful nageire flower containers. More images to come soon...hopefully!
See more detailed pics here:
(Photo by the ikebana shop. All rights reserved.)
Kitty Cat Bean Bags
They're not really meant to do anything but laze at the edge of your desk or shelf and look at you adoringly...
They help take a little edge off the whatever it is that stresses us... and remind us that life is still good! (^-^)
Hand-made in Nova Scotia, Canada using Japanese fabric.
Available at the shop or by mail order.
$12.50 (CAD) each.
(Photos by the ikebana shop. All rights reserved.)
Mussel Princesses
So we went to the market and bought some Nova Scotia mussels. Steamed in white wine and fragrant herbs, it was a fine meal.
Later on, with a little bit of fine chiyogami paper and glue, a few blots of ink... look what we came up with!
Don't worry. They've been completely cleaned and dried out! (^-^)
Assorted designs. Available at the shop or by mail order.
Hand-made in Nova Scotia, Canada.
$2.50 (CAD) each.
(All photos by the ikebana shop. All rights reserved.)
New Year Display: Hanamochi
Our New Year shop window display is inspired by hanamochi.
hana = "flower"
mochi = "sticky rice cake"
In the colder, snowy parts of Japan, where there are no flowers in the winter, people attached pink & white sticky rice cakes onto willow branches for their New Year decoration. This is also called mochibana.
In this arrangement, we used wisteria branches that had been given to us by a customer last summer. We also used Play-Doh instead of o-mochi sticky rice! (^-^) Here is a closer look.
And here is the view from outside. Please come and see it. The real thing looks much better than the photographs!
(All photos by the ikebana shop. All rights reserved.)
Welcome 2012!
新年明けましておめでとうございます！
Shinnen akemashite omedetou gozaimasu!
This is the Japanese greeting for a Happy New Year on Jan. 1st.
May the Year of the Dragon bring you health, happiness and prosperity!
May the Year of the Dragon bring you health, happiness and prosperity!
Hand-Made Tulips!
It's still a bit too cold for the tulips to bloom...
...so we made some ourselves! :-)
Available at the shop or by mail order.
Hand-made in Nova Scotia, Canada.
$2.00 (CAD) each.
(Photos by the ikebana shop. All rights reserved.)
Tokyo Milk Mx N’ Match Parfum Vials
An at-home parfum lab for fragrance enthusiasts!
3 Fragrance Notes x 2 Vials Each
Each of the 6 sets features a unique fragrance “family” and includes 2 vials each of 3 fragrance “notes” for you to create their own unique scent. Mix across several sets and be even more unique!
Each vial is an atomiser mist spray bottle, perfect to tuck in your purse or pocket for a quick spritz on-the-go!
The Fragrance Families
· Garden State = Earthy fragrance family
· Sun Kissed = Citrus fragrance family
· Skinny Dip = Marine/Oceanic fragrance family
· Sugar Bomb = Sweet/Gourmand fragrance family
· Moon Flower = Light Floral fragrance family (a less traditional set of floral scents)
· Modern Love = True Floral fragrance family (a more traditional set of floral scents)
Now available at the shop. $22.50 (CAD) each.