Handmade by Mashton Mashton

Handmade by MashtonMashon Happy New Year, Everyone! I'm a bit late for my new year's greeting. Sorry! Thank you for your support and visiting my blog through the last year. My last year was successful for my business and private life as well. Thank you to my customers, friends and family for supporting and helping me!  I am truely happy to show my Reborn project all of the world. I decorated our dining room in a "Japanese New Year Style!" This table runner is Japanese Obi! :) It matches with Japanese New Year's ornaments! Handmade by MashtonMashton Also, I cooked special Japanese dish "Osechi" at New Year's Day for celebrate our new year at home. Some groceries I couldn't buy here so I made Osechi in a Western/Japanese way. We enjoyed our Western/Japanese Osechi New Year atmosphere at home.  It was good and made me feel like home!  This year I will be busy because we will have new family member in April.  So I am maternity mom n...

Handmade by MashtonMashton Handmade by MashtonMashton Handmade by MashtonMashton I'm back!  I came back to U.S last week. Traveling in Japan was great! My husband and I attended my sister's wedding which was a wonderful moment and she was beautiful. It is always nice to share happiness with somebody.  These plates and clock on pictures were from my sisters.  These are perfect much with our dining table and table runner. Thank you very much! We traveled in Japan by the Japan Rail Pass! It is a special ticket for foreigners who go to Japan for vacation. Japan rail pass is awesome! You can take JR train and Shinkansen train anywhere in Japan those trains go!  With the pass your trip is FREE!!! You can buy ticket from $231/week per an adult. Japan rail way  http://www.jrpass.com If you are planning to go to Japan and want to visit many places It will save you a lot of travel cost. We went to Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara,Yokosuka, Yokohama a...

Handmade by MashtonMashton Hi, All.  Today was my last weekend before I go back to Japan.  I need to prepare my suite cases for trip to Japan!  Busy busy busy!! But it's good busy! I dropped some my items off at design achieves at Winston-Salem. Here is one of item "Japanese Mizuhiki bobby pin." on friday. What's Mizuhiki?  Mizuhiki  (水引) is an ancient Japanese art form that uses a special cord. The cord is created from rice paper, that is tightly wound, starched to give it stiffness, and then colored. The ways of coloring include brightly colored Mylar (a very thin plastic), thin strands of silk, or simply painted. The art form was used to tie up the hair of the samurai. (from Wiki pedia) I have many Mizuhiki code and I was wondering what can I create with these beautiful mizuhiki code. Then I got an idea, make a head accessary with Mizuhiki code!  I  coated Mizuhiki by UV  resin for protect it f...

Here is a little happiness I would like to share with you. We found a Mockingbird's nest in a bush in our yard several weeks ago. We were excited to see baby birds come. Yesterday I went to see their nest and I found "Babies" Yeah! Finally they came! Pictures by MashtonMashton Pictures by MashtonMashton Here! Babies were born! Congratulations on new babies! It's a boy! It's a girl!  :)  A beautiful thing happned at out yard! I am very happy to have them with us!  Pictures by MashtonMashton  I want to leave them to be peaceful and let them grow healthily.  Thank you for reading.  Have a beautiful day!  M.xo 

Hi all! I have good news! My handmade items are on sale at a local vintage shop called Design Archives  in Winston Salem, NC.  Design Archives treats Vintage, Handmade and local artist items. Handmade by MashtonMashton at Design Archives 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 They are a great gift shop where you can find quite unique vintage and handmade items there. This place is the place to go for gift shopping!  If you have a chance please drop by! Thank you. :) (Ended in 2016) Here is the information of Design Archives . TWO LOCATIONS:   342-344 S. Elm Street, GREENSBORO, NC 27401 (336) 272-1800 /   greensboro@shopdesignarchives.com Open every day at 11, Sunday at noon   636 W. Fourth Street, WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27101 (336) 602-2452 /   winstonsalem@shopdesignarchives.com Mon-Tues-Wed: Noon-6pm   Thur-Fri: Noon-7pm Sat: 10:30-7pm   Sun: Noon-5:30pm

Last week was my birthday. I had a big suprise from my frineds in Japan. When I recieved a heavy box from the mail man I had no idea what was inside? They sent this beautiful #NAMBTEKKI teapot to me. Thank you very much ! This is absolutely gorgeous! Nambu Tekki is the traditional ironware that was produced in two areas: in Morioka City and in Mizusawa City to the south.  Nambu Tekki is made through a 400-year old technique developed in the Iwate Prefecture of Japan.   This nambu tekki is from Morioka city in Iwate prefecture.   Japanese handmade crafts have   excellent  quality and simple beauty.   This namb tekki teapot made of 100% Iron.   I desplayed Namb tekki and wine bottle with Japanese Kimono bottle covers and Japanese obi (sash) table runner. These things match very well!  Japanese Obi table runner did great job!  I have several Japanese obi. Japanese obi is like a Sash. We use Japanese Obi a...