Something that comes in beautiful worth much more

Got this unique ring from Cerasus today that comes together with the box and dry flowers in it. 'Cerasus' is the accessory line for ladies wear 'Vlas Blomme'. A brand that is very unique and really putted lots of effect on every piece of design. Not only on the product itself but also for the total package. From materials to craftmanship, from designs to package, everything makes the pieces worth a thousand more.

They also appreciate other designers a lot. Where they do collabrations with a lot of other designers together to exchange ideas and to creat more interesting pieces that are more like art than just a product. Like this wreath that I got was a collabration with a garden designer and also a plant coordinator called 'Green Fingers'. So beautifully made that will surely be a piece that I will like to put up every christmas♪

Magazine I like to share - Palm Magazine

This magazine 'Palm' published by japan is about 2 years old, I think (publishes twice a year, and there is only 4 Vol. now...). I love it very much, the image & the mood is what I fantasy when I was young. The magical in it just touches me and inspires me. Vol. 4 is out, just can't wait to get it from the bookstore.

Summer Festivals - Japan

Summer is a season for festivals in japan. Fireworks, Mikoshi parade (portable shrine), harvest celebrations, etc etc. In the province that I lived also have this incredible big festival every year. While the station I lived in is the main station for this province, we were always able to just walk there!!

As all years, each shrine or district will bring out their Mikoshi for a parade. Mikoshi are small little buildings like a shrine. It is known to be use when you need to bring the god out of the shrine. In another words, you can say its the god's car!! Seems like it started in the past so as to pray for good harvest. (For more details you can go over here for a look 'Mikoshi'.) You can also see a lot of traditional performance from the Mikoshi, where people wears the traditional character mask and dance. A lot of these dancers are children too!!

Some province Mikoshi are just used to walk around the districts, some other places will have lots of them from different shrines (like where I lived), where they will act like showing their fierce when they come into each other on the way. So as to stimulate more power to bless the peasants.

Anyway, most of the people that come to join the crowd - like me, will be dressed in yukata (summer casual traditional japanese wear like kimono) and are here to enjoy the energy and power and have a nice time with the hawkers food!! If you have the chance to come to Japan in the summers, I do recommend late July & Aug, where it is the peak season for festivals!!