I couldn’t resist – I had to buy this little bowl at the Thai FestivaL

Now any suggestions – what shall I use it for?

I love browsing in the Art/Craft/Stationery Departments of stores in Tokyo.  There’s amazing stuff that you never see in the UK.  Favorite shops at the moment are: Loft; Tokyo Hands and Yuzawaya.  Even better – I love all the Flea Markets.

Watch this space for a guide on some of these great places for when you come to Tokyo!

Yesterday I was browsing around Yuzawaya when I found lots of little packs of miscellaneous items – I think for collage.  The items inside seemed rather random but I bought a couple of packs (only 100yen each/80p) just to see what they were.  Here are the contents of one of the packs. What would you do with these?

Random items in a 100 yen collage pack

..and yesterday I went past the Halloween display at my local Flower Shop and just had to buy these little fellas:

Halloween Display