I made this as a thank you gift for the daughters of my hostess at Sew Expo. I used a Japanese craft book that I bought from Meg aka Nutmeg. It was a lot of fun to do, and I would've enjoyed it more if I hadn't waited until the very last second to make it. :lol: I bought the bento box at my local asian market. It was presented wrapped in kimono themed fabric with matching napkins and a chopstick set, but I forgot to snap a pic of that.

Here's the whole box:

http://estark.com/gallery/albums/lorraine/sushi1.jpg

and close-ups:

http://estark.com/gallery/albums/lorraine/sushi2.jpg

this side is dumplings,sweet egg, shrimp, tuna and salmon

http://estark.com/gallery/albums/lorraine/sushi3.jpg

and this side is cucumber and tuna rolls, wasabi and pickled ginger, soy sauce, and finally sea urchin and cucumber rolls.

Now to make Duncan his set. :help:

That's amazing Lorraine! I love it!!!

Wow! That is amazing!

Ok..I am borrowing one of Heather's exclamations..LOL!

HOLY CRAPAPOTAMOUS! That is amazing mama!!!!:cuc:

Ok..I am borrowing one of Heather's exclamations..LOL!

HOLY CRAPAPOTAMOUS! That is amazing mama!!!!:cuc:


that is the perfect exclamation for that set!

:drop: :bow:

AWESOME!! :bow:

OMG :drop:

that is fantastic, you always amaze me with yoru endless talents

great job mama

That is truly amazing! Great job!

Lori

Fantastic set, and it looked even cooler in person! :)

That is AWESOME! I've been wanting to do some sushi for a while but MAN, MAMA! You went above and beyond. Was she THRILLED to get the COOLEST GIFT EVER?

Thank you for sharing! I love love love it :)
Tamara

I love this! What a time consuming and thoughtful gift. So who was it for? Sarah or Allison? :p

I have oh.... 10 japanese craft books coming to me LOL. Doll and toy making ones. I can't wait!

I have oh.... 10 japanese craft books coming to me LOL. Doll and toy making ones. I can't wait!

I am sooo jealous! I have one coming to me and one here.

I love this! What a time consuming and thoughtful gift. So who was it for? Sarah or Allison? :p

I have oh.... 10 japanese craft books coming to me LOL. Doll and toy making ones. I can't wait!

I made the set for Ara and Monie and they really loved it. Ara asked me what each piece was and all sorts of questions about how I made it. Those girls are just wonderful.

I actually made it to the Japanese bookstore while in Seattle and picked up 5 books for myself. And one as a gift. They had SO many, I would've gotten more if I knew how to knit. :cuc:

I am headed to Sacramento in a couple of weeks -- can't wait to check out the 2 Japanese bookstores there (and maybe the one in San Jose on another trip).....

Lori

I made the set for Ara and Monie and they really loved it. Ara asked me what each piece was and all sorts of questions about how I made it. Those girls are just wonderful.

I actually made it to the Japanese bookstore while in Seattle and picked up 5 books for myself. And one as a gift. They had SO many, I would've gotten more if I knew how to knit. :cuc:


they have knitting books too:drop:

OMG i so need to get some

I actually made it to the Japanese bookstore while in Seattle and picked up 5 books for myself. And one as a gift. They had SO many, I would've gotten more if I knew how to knit. :cuc:

Do the books cost about the same in Seattle, etc., as they do on ebay?

Do the books cost about the same in Seattle, etc., as they do on ebay?

Nope, in the store they were $12 for the big ones and $5.60 for the smaller ones, so it looks like there's about a $10 mark-up on eBay plus the spendy shipping from Japan. I knew there was no way I could go to Seattle and not check out that shop. They had all sorts of lovely things. I bought Duncan the "My Neighbor Totoro" storybook which is just gorgeous.

Nope, in the store they were $12 for the big ones and $5.60 for the smaller ones, so it looks like there's about a $10 mark-up on eBay plus the spendy shipping from Japan. I knew there was no way I could go to Seattle and not check out that shop. They had all sorts of lovely things. I bought Duncan the "My Neighbor Totoro" storybook which is just gorgeous.


Thanks for the info! I have two friends who live in Seattle, and wouldn't hesitate to send either of them shopping for me ;) Do you remember the info on where the shops were located? or what they were called? I'd love to get a couple of these books as well :)

Thanks,
Tamara

Your amazing. And your son looks just like you. I didn't know how much till I met you, but I saw it right away.

Val

Thanks for the info! I have two friends who live in Seattle, and wouldn't hesitate to send either of them shopping for me ;) Do you remember the info on where the shops were located? or what they were called? I'd love to get a couple of these books as well :)

Thanks,
Tamara

Here's the store info:

Seattle Store
525 South Weller St., Seattle, WA 98104
phone: 206-587-2477/ fax: 206-587-0160
Store hours: 10:00am - 9:00pm (Mon-Sat)/ 10:00am - 8:00pm (Sun)

Your amazing. And your son looks just like you. I didn't know how much till I met you, but I saw it right away.

Val

Yup,he got my good looks :lol:

Thanks for the info! I have two friends who live in Seattle, and wouldn't hesitate to send either of them shopping for me ;) Do you remember the info on where the shops were located? or what they were called? I'd love to get a couple of these books as well :)

Thanks,
Tamara

Ooo, i fyour friend can find them, lmk if I can send you some pp to pick up a couple for me as well :)

Ooo, i fyour friend can find them, lmk if I can send you some pp to pick up a couple for me as well :)

Will do ;)

Though DANG these guys could charge us an extra dollar or so and ship directly from the store and I'm sure there are plenty people here who would bite :)

Here's the store info:

Seattle Store
525 South Weller St., Seattle, WA 98104
phone: 206-587-2477/ fax: 206-587-0160
Store hours: 10:00am - 9:00pm (Mon-Sat)/ 10:00am - 8:00pm (Sun)

Thank you thank you! :hbeat:

Thanks for the info! I have two friends who live in Seattle, and wouldn't hesitate to send either of them shopping for me ;) Do you remember the info on where the shops were located? or what they were called? I'd love to get a couple of these books as well :)

Thanks,
Tamara


i would love to pick up few books too if your friends don't mind:hug: