Life has been a little rough lately. Just when I'm finally feeling more like myself, my energy having returned for the post part now that we're a year and more out from the completion

Peonies are one of my favorite flowers, which of course means they are also one of my favorite kanzashi motifs. I also really enjoy making kusudama, as working on a kusudama always put me

Tsumami-zaiku has always been an art that comes with a component of re-creation. Legend has it that the first kanzashi were created from silk kimono that were cut into squares and remade into decorative