Chinese New Year will be celebrated on 31 January this year, and 2014 is the year of the horse. We don't have anyone in our family who is born in the year of the horse, but if you follow the Chinese Zodiac, people born in the year of the horse are … [Read more...]
Felt Totoro
On our last trip to Japan, we visited Studio Ghibli , a museum dedicated to the anime films made by Studio Ghibli. The museum is an anime and art museum of one of Japan's most famous anime studios. It is housed in a whimsical building and includes a … [Read more...]
Japanese Tenugui
You may recall that we have been working on giving our family room a bit of an update by introducing more white and aqua to freshen up the room. You can see our before post here and our update here. The last item on our list was to find some vintage … [Read more...]
Clam Shell Accessories Case
At the markets in Shanghai we spotted some Clam Shell cases made with some beautiful silk fabrics. We were fascinated by their design. They consist of three sides and when the ends are pushed inwards, they open. We later discovered they are called … [Read more...]
Words to Live By
I have been looking back on photos from our family holiday to Japan in 2011. Japan in winter is a beautiful place and we have so much fun on our family trips. I have been adding some inspirational words to scenery photos from Nikko. We were there on … [Read more...]
Honey Castella Cake
We love everything Japanese here at A Spoonful of Sugar, and Sarah is always keen to try out recipes for Japanese sweet treats. This week she treated us to a Honey Castella Cake which is a traditional Japanese sponge cake - made without any oils or … [Read more...]
Chopstick Wrappers
Our family love all things Asian - and we have been lucky enough to travel as a family to Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and Japan. We eat a lot of stir fry's and Asian inspired meals, and we are all pretty handy with chopsticks! Chopstick … [Read more...]
Homemade Japanese Washi Tape
Ever since spotting the Handmade Custom Paper Tape over at Just Something I Made, I have been keen to make some. Melanie from Crafty Japan, sent me some offcuts of washi paper and as I am a big lover of Japanese Washi tape, thought some handmade … [Read more...]
