Swallow necklace in Hiragana

Yesterday I released swallow necklace designed with Hiragana, Japanese letter on etsy.

 

This is designed with Japanese word  つばめ which means swallow.

They say this bird brings happiness since male and female are always together, this suggests loyalty and hope.
In Japan, when they nest at the edge of eaves of our home, that means lucky for us because they know the safest house.

First, I thought of つ designing wing shape.
Simple curve is good to describe elegance wing.
Then problem was ば and め.
What a complicated shape!
Especially ば's dots!
I was almost about to omit those two dots.
And め is one of difficult letter as similar with ぬ. (Can you recognize?)
How to keep those letter shapes and in meantime, designing bird outline was the most difficult part of design.
Also most interesting part.

Now you can see the letter つばめ?

Somebody says it's like word seek puzzle.
Yes, you can enjoy seeking word!

When you are wearing this necklace, you can explain or third person may notice. "what's that?"
Let's start conversation.
In a sense, I call my jewelry conversation starter.

Wish this necklace brings you happiness!


 

New planner

I've been using same planner for more than 10 years.
That's Louis Vuitton very small agenda.
When I was in Italy, my friend had il bisonte planner, that was very small.
I felt it's very compact and stylish, I wanted that size.
After getting back, I looked for same size planner, I found LV one.
Not pink, red, I chose Damier.
Since then, I'm using this one.
Even when I got snatched my bag, at the end, police found my planner from snatcher's belonging and back to me.
Many memories on it.

Somehow I thought of renewal planner this year. (for next year)
Maybe because my life will be changed a lot next year.
It would be the good timing.

My new one!

My choice is Quo Vadis business prestige in coral pink.
I should know US holidays, world map, international size conversion etc.
This has useful information about above, not only for US.
And weekly vertical schedule.
Hopefully I will be busy with my business(^_-)-☆

I asked to stamp my name.

This color makes me cheerful.
I live next year with this loving one.
Wish it be filled with happy plans!

 

Name pendant

This weekend I worked on my jewelry order.

A while ago I listed Arabic name pendant with removable tassel on minne which is Japanese handmade site like etsy.
Right after uploading, I got new order!

name pendant with tassel

In worldwide, Arabic name design pendant is not rare, it's very common language.
But in Japan, still Arabic is unknown and sounds exotic.
One of my jewelry, name necklace in Arabic is popular in Japan.
So far, all of customers have Japanese name.

For making this design, I referred Learn Write Arabic Calligraphy by Omar Uddin.
Of course, to make jewelry, I arrange, every line should be connected each other.

This script is very classy and tassel adds elegance.
When you feel fringe is too long, you can remove it easily, it's attached with clasp.

Every single time I make somebody's name pendant, I feel each name is unique and beautiful.
And I like my name(^_-)-☆

 

Busy days

After Craft Beer Holiday, I was very busy, been working for 11 days on the trot.
Besides my jewelry brand, I'm working for jewelry company which I worked for before, had big jewelry fair on last weekend.

It was held for 3 days at Herbis Hall in Osaka.
One of the biggest jewelry event in west Japan.

This event is held twice in a year, every time more than 1000 people visit.

 

I'm salesperson here.

 

After show finished, we organized at office, prepare merchandises for many customers.
Then finally tomorrow is really weekend.

I can work on my order, for my customers.
It's been long days!
 

Craft Beer Holiday

Yesterday I met my friends and went to Osaka castle park.
Because...there is Craft Beer Holiday event!
All of us like beer, nice weather, outside event, and craft beer!
No reason not to go!

 

Craft Beer Holiday

It was very sunny and hot, didn't feel October at all.
That means good day for beer(^_-)-☆

There are 21 brewery booths and 15 food booths from all over Japan.
Ticket includes 7 sticker and original glass, at each booth, we exchange sticker and beer or food.

Our first choice was Minoh beer from Osaka, peach weizen.
Fruity, very soothing, I heard this is so popular that sold out soon.

For bar food, we got croquets with prosciutto and wild boar sausage(no photo).

Easy to share and pick up. Savory, matches with beer.

Next my choice is chestnuts beer.

This has very sweet scent, like chestnuts cream cake.
I love chestnuts, so I like this type but seems this is love is or hate it...
My friends don't...

Third choice is Akamiso lagar.

On the photo, center one.
This is the brewery from Nagoya, Aichi prefecture where is known having miso culture.
Generally we use miso for seasoning while cooking,
on the other hand, they have unique miso sauce, after cooking they use like mayonnaise.
I think their passion for miso innovated this beer.

Last one is "out of envy" from Ushitora brewery.

Sign says "We are NOT awarded a gold prize at world beer contest for 7 years."
Wait, wait, NOT?
It's their sarcastic humor.
Their beer is great, we love this.
Full of hop flavor and bitter, this is the very beer.

We enjoyed a lot this unusual hot and sunny day with good drink and chatting(^^)


 

World Smile Day

Today October 6th is World Smile Day.
This is on the first Friday of October every year initiated by Harvey Ball.
He is known to have created the Smiley Face in 1963.

I made smile pendant with Arabic word which means "smile".

Can you see two smileys in top?
When you find them, you can't help smiling :)
They say "Arabic is a happy language, because it has smile in letters".

This is what I'm designing.

In these days, there are many terrible news,
but smile is very contagious.
I would like to make people by my unique jewelry, by wearing it and seeing it.




 

Las Vegas shooting case

Late evening in Japan, I heard this news.
Las Vegas shooting

3 years ago, I visited this hotel

I didn't stay here, just visited because there was the biggest jewelry show in US.

 

I'm not going to write the detail of this terrible case.

I update today just because this place is kind of familiar to me and feel very sad.

And the target was music festival audiences.

 

I love music especially rock music, sometimes go to gig, concert, festival.

(Btw, yesterday's Marilyn Manson injure made me sad also. I like him for almost 20 years)

This incident is not something irrelevant to me.

If you go to concert, any event, always there is slightly possibility to be victim wherever you are.

It's a shame.

Japanese consulates tell us not to go to the place where a large unspecified number gathered.

To avoid to be involved.

 

We should stay home?

We cannot enjoy events?

We cannot go to concert?

 

We haven't known what motivated him yet so can't conclude anything.

However, this is terrible thing no matter what is motivation.

 

I'm not religious person but can't help praying for peace and,

I believe music can heal people.