indie wedding planning

My Melting Love Ring and Seven Diamond Ring are featured at EAST SIDE BRIDE - indie wedding planning and living as wedding/engagement rings for non-traditional girls.

Lovely jewelry store, catbird in Brooklyn has both rings.  Catbird carries hard-to-find local Brooklyn designer jewelry.  This is one of the stores that I encourage my Japanese friends to visit when they are staying in NY.  Check it out when you come down to Brooklyn!

holiday sample sale event

With other 50+ emerging designers, I will be at Gen art SHOP NYC sample sale event.
There will be accessory, mens/womenswear and jewelry designers with special sample sale priced merchandises.


I will bring a lot of past samples and discontinued items, some of them are one-of-a-kind pieces!


You will enjoy complimentary cocktails and gifts/samples at the party.
Please see below for details.


If you would like to be invited, please email me your first/last name and email address.
I can put about ten more people in my invitation list and you won't have to pay $15-$40 entrance fee.
Email:  info@yayoiforest.com

I hope you will enjoy holiday shopping there.

what:
SHOP NYC Wednesday, December 2

time:

Shop NYC: General Admission
Dec 2nd  7:00 - 10:00pm
*Beer and Wine provided by Menage e Trios and Radeberger Pilsner
(does not include admission to awards presentation)

where:
"7W " 7 West 34th Street

(@ corner of 5th Avenue)

Monday

Have a great week!

Herkimer Diamond

New Herkimer Diamond necklaces are added.

It was a long journey for me to find good quality Herkimers. The original stone dealer that I have purchased Herkimers from told me that they wouldn't have those in that quality anymore.

And I went to many stone companies to search for Herkimers.

After a few weeks, I found those at the original stone dealer's place again.

I was happy to catch them before they had gone.

It's amazing that those shapes are created naturally. They sparkle beautifully.

Below is a picture of Herkimer Diamonds in a rock. It makes me feel warm like seeing new born babies.

They all come from Herkimer, New York, and I make the necklaces by my hands in New York.

If you would like something one of a kind and made in NY, this is the one.

spoon as a lucky charm

In Japan, spoon is a popular lucky charm because "a spoon scoops happiness."

I thought it was a universal lucky charm, but I didn't find this in my favorite book "LUCK essential guide" though they even cover "the golden poo" as a lucky charm in their book.

(Golden poo is a lucky charm for making money in Japan, I will explain why when I actually make a golden poo jewelry..if it happens.)

Anyway, I myself love this spoon bracelet in the picture.

When I was working at an advertising agency I used to wear my lucky necklace upon a presentation to a client.

Now I would give this bracelet to someone wishing a good luck with her initials.

That's the way of saying I am here for you.

Spoon Bracelet

halloween horror night

Happy Halloween!

Today I met seven European police officers in the elevator of my apartment.

To celebrate our halloween spirit we saw one of my favorite movie, the Shining.

I think this movie is so beautiful with heavy usage of symmetrical views, but not only that I love what the stylist did for Wendy's outfits.

Her outfits are actually very chic and never go outdated.

I would wear them now, even after almost 30 years since the movie was released.

I hope you will have a fun weekend.

Remember, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."