Supermarket

Sometimes, when I'm in my local supermarket, seeing all of the unique vegetables, and Japanese signage, I have to pinch myself to think that I live in this incredible city! I know it's not so exciting to some, but a trip to the supermarket always makes me feel so lucky to live here. Here, I can't find many of the ingredients to cook the things I used to cook nightly from my Donna Hay cookbook, but that's part of the charm. Learning how to cook Japanese dishes like hiyashichyuka, okonomiyaki, gokokumai, and hijiki is so interesting for me. It's small things like bumping into someone and hearing 'ah, sumimasen', or selecting from thousands of tofu and rice options, or perhaps seeing bread in the shape of a bear that make it interesting. I usually smile at at least one thing each time I come here :)

Love Love
Sando
xoxo

Mori Girls Interior Magazine

Oooo look at this super cute package that gorgeous Hiki-chan sent me! She knows how much I like Mori Girls so sent me this Mori Girls Interior Magazine!







The magazine is filled with sweet interior ideas such as bunting hanging from kitchen windows, lacy scalloped edge rugs, mini owl cushions, a how-to section for MT tape wall decorations, and lots of other ideas on how you can bring the forest to your mini Tokyo apartment!




Thank you Hiki-chan!
Pop over here to stock up on Japanese Interior Magazines!

Love Love
Hello Sandwich
xxx

Hello Sandwich Garage Sale #3

I hope you can come along to the Hello Sandwich Garage Sale this Sunday! If you missed out on the fabric packs and stationery packs last time then this is your chance to pick up a lovely little bargain. Mums done it again and kindly offered the back of her Vintage Clothing and Hats shop as the special location for the Sale. (Thanks mum! xxx).


My friend Yumi from Dear Plastic will also be joining the Hello Sando Garage Sale selling some of her pre-loved things too! You can expect:

Gift Wrap Packs
Stationery Packs
Pretty Wallpaper Rolls and off cuts
Art Books
Design Books
Lots of cute accessories
Clothes
Shoes
Handbags
Homewares
Knick-knacks
Kitchenware
Bike
DVDs
DVD player
BBQ
Furniture
and lots of the usual garage sale stuff!


Come along and say hello! We'd LOVE to see you. We'd probably both love a flat white from the little marionette too! haha! Just kidding!

Happy Weekend!

Love Love
Hello Sando
xxx!

Surry Hills Market Stall

Hello Sandwich will be at Surry Hills Markets today Saturday 3rd April!!!

I will be selling some pretty frocks (it will be sad in a way to part with them), Gift Wrapping Packs, Stationery Packs and lots of Lovely Fabric Packs (all of the packs are under $10AUD!). I hope you can stop in to say hello and pick up a bargain!

Nakameguro

Nakameguro, located on the Tokyu Toyoko Line or the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, is one of my favourite Tokyo suburbs. Here you can stroll along the cherry blossom lined canal, flick through art books (in English!), buy vintage clothes by weight (more about these places in Hello Sandwich Tokyo Guide coming soon) and eat organic food from Kyoto at Aoya. Potentially Tokyo's hippest suburb, Nakameguro is super popular with designers, artists, musicians and all round creative types and is, perhaps, the best suburb to ride around on your (rented?) Mamachari.






BONILL CAFE
1-15-8 Aobadai, Nakameguro-ku, Tokyo

Bonill is a clothing select shop by day and quaint little cafe+bar by night. Definitely worth popping in.






Photograph courtesy of Martin Evamy


Photograph courtesy of Martin Evamy

AOYA
1-15-10 Aobadai, Nakameguro, Tokyo.

Aoya is a charming little cafe located in a Showa-era house tucked deep into Nakameguro's backstreets. Although it can be a little tricky to find (look out for the lantern just down the road from Bonill), you won't want to miss the 1200yen lunch set. The five grain rice here is to die for!






PASSE COMPOSE
1-1-52 Naka-Meguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo

Pop into Passe Compose if you are in the market for some sweet French homewares and home accessories. Well, you can never have too many polka dot tea pots right?


More Tokyo tips like this will be in my Hello Sandwich Tokyo Guide coming soon! The Hello Sandwich guide will come complete with maps to make it much easier to get about! Phew!

Love Love
Hello Sando
xxx

Hello Sandwich Garage Sale #2 (Fabric Pack Special!)

If you missed the first Hello Sandwich Garage Sale (see more here) then you might like to come along to the second Hello Sandwich Garage Sale this Sat! This time the sale is at a very special location...out the back of my mums shop! (Thanks mum!xxx)

I will be selling more of the pre-loved packs but this time I cleaned out my fabric cupboard and have boxes full of lovely little fabric and craft packs! Did you know I used to have my own fashion label and also stocked a range under a 'diffusion' label to chain store Dotti? Needless to say I have a LOT of fabric and sewing supplies so if you are in need of buttons, thread, fabric, trims, wool, patterns etc...then you might like to pop on over.



And, you may have noticed I adore Gift Wrapping? Well, I have put together some little Gift Wrapping Packs containing everything you need to create beautifully wrapped presents. The packs I have put together for the Garage Sale are slightly different (and slightly cheaper) than the packs on my online store!

Remember my pretty tanabata installation? I'm also selling some of the unique elements from this artwork which would look so pretty hanging in any room.

Other items for sale are: Art books, design books, magazines, lots of cute accessories, clothes, shoes, handbags, homewares, pretty rolls of wallpaper, knick-knacks, bikes, furniture, BBQs, CD's, sporting equipment and lots of the usual garage sale stuff!

And...this time Mr Y also got involved with the spring cleaning and has some great Japanese clothes and shoes to sell so bring your boyfriend!

Do come along and say hello and snap up a Pre-loved by Hello Sandwich bargain!

Love Love
Hello Sandwich
xxx

Muji + Lego

Muji and Lego.
Sitting in a tree.
K. I. Double S. I. N. G.
And what a lovely collaboration it is!
Can't wait to buy some next month in Tokyo!

See more at Designboom and at Muji.