03 Jan, 2009
Posted by: In: Crafts
This is a simple little paper toy that only needs to be scored, cut and folded - no gluing. He’s a fun little guy even if he looks a bit like a planaria when he’s in flat mode. — SO print him out and get him folded up!!
02 Jan, 2009
Posted by: In: Updates
First of all, thank you all for being a reader of this blog for the last 3 month, and I wish you all the best for 2009!
While I’ve got a few ideas of my own for new years resolutions for this blog, I’ve decided to share with you CuteBoo. Submit your kawaii craft belong with you URL, share your contests, giveaways or just post about your new items! Joining and posting is free, just let make us a Community for all kawaii stuff !
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Offering for toshigami (year’s god) settled on “tokonoma” (Japanese alcove) in a new year celebration. It consists to pile up 2 or 3 round rice cakes (lower is bigger) and put a “daidai” (bitter orange) at the top. It comes from a shintoist rite (the mirror is a god’s symbol for them) but has been generalized since Muromachi period with an appearance of “tokonoma”. On January 11th, it will be cut off into small pieces to be cooked. The ceremony is called “kagami biraki”, i.e. “mirror opening”.