babycakes NYC in LA

Last month, on the way to Little Tokyo, I saw a sign "babycakes." (http://www.babycakesnyc.com/) I know what it is immediately because I have had their cupcakes in NY before. Parking in la downtown is impossible so I didn't stop for a bite last time. Another chance came unexpectedly last weekend and I was landed at their shop successfully. Here is a perfect shot of a vanilla cupcake with a purple icing on a turquoise green antique plate. They know how to please me ; )

Business Card Arrived!

New business card arrived last week...in the shot above, it is rested on a iPhone stand made by my friend from to.mo.ni (http://www.to-mo-ni.jp/).

Anyone wants to make own business cards?

I am happy to help creating your self-promotional materials.

Continue on the mobile project...

My heart had told me that it was about the time for picking up on my crane mobile project this weekend. Due to the shortage in red origami paper, shiny silver origami paper joined to support this project. Here is a picture of the mobile taken by my iPhone. Something about the look of cranes and threads is appealing to me. I feel like making more cranes on threads.

Red Crane Origami Mobile

Last Sunday was such a nice spring day and I was visiting Glendale where I had lived for 4 years. I kind of miss certain things about the area such as unique local stores and coffee shops. One of the stops I made was at a boutique called The Lake in Silverlake. I didn't buy anything (I couldn't buy anything) but I enjoyed the selection of their products. One thing that caught my eyes at the boutique was a product that was not for sale. It was a mobile with red cranes attached to a string hanging from a ceiling. It was so graceful. Ever since I saw the mobile, I kept on thinking about the beauty of the red cranes and thought of making one for my home. Instead of plain red origami paper, I found a sheet of red gift wrap paper that has white polka dots on it so used it to create 5 cranes (1 big crane, 4 baby cranes.) Awww, I love the color and the structure of the origami crane...next step is to hang them from the ceiling. Maybe next weekend.

Spring Gift from Friend in Japan

Two good friends from Japan visited a few weeks ago. When we got together, every night we were not able to go to sleep but to talk until 5 in the morning. Good girl friends are the friends who you never run out of things to talk to, aren't they? During their stay, I showed my curiosity to the things that they were wearing. They looked very fashionable. One of them promised me to send me some popular fashion items from Japan. And today I received a package from her. Inside the package, there are 2 hair accessories, a thank you card, and 2 leggings...one of the leggings has an unique design. It goes below ankle and goes under your feet so your legs will look longer. I need these! Thank you for the spring gift : )

Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom

It's been a very nice warm week in Los Angeles. There are flowers blooming along the streets to let me know that it's time to go seeing Cherry Blossoms at Lake Balboa Park. So I visited the park today and the Cherry Blossoms are in full bloom. Spring has come. Hello Spring!