I ♥ Japan

I'm having THE best time ever. 

Japan is amazing in every way.

Here are a few pics of my trip so far.

Sayonara!

2 more days before I close my online stores to get ready for my trip to Japan. 

I will pop in a free gift to the same value of your purchase (yes, really!) if you tell me you are a blog follower at checkout.

(more sales right now = more Yen to spend in Japan!)

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Tuesday Tunesday .:. I was just a card - Laura Marling

Tuesday Tunesday .:. Owl Eyes - Pumped Up Kicks

This Month..

Doing: 

Busy Busy Busy - jewellery has taken a bit of a back seat this month (still doing shop orders/online orders but no markets)
The weather has been great so we've spent a lot of time in our swimming pool and at the beach.
Also spent a few days last week at our amazing Mona Foma festival (Dresden Dolls, PJ Harvey etc)

  

Reading:

I just read The Ice Princess by Camilla Lackberg - a great murder mystery set in Sweden. Highly engrossing

Listening to:

Dresden Dolls, PJ Harvey, Violent Femmes, Owl Eyes, Kimbra

Watching:

The Troll Hunter - really quite liked it - far fetched but well made and fun.
The Kid With A Bike - alright, a bit boring
Absolutely Fabulous :o)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - I went with huz after a nice Thai dinner for our wedding anniversary. I couldn't say if I preferred this over the Swedish original. This is more glossy but quite comparable. I love the intro song by Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) and Karen O (the Yeah Yeah Yeahs).

Buying:

I recently bought the Teacher's Pet Blouse from The Red Velvet online boutique. I l o v e it!

Tuesday Tunesday .:. Mona Foma

Last week I spent 3 nights at Mona Foma. Mona Foma is an amazing music and arts festival put on by the owner of Mona (incredible museum/gallery in Hobart) and is curated by Brian Ritchie (bassist of the Violent Femmes now residing in Hobart).

On Thursday night I saw the Dresden Dolls. They're incredible. Massive fan here.




On Friday night a "super-group" was formed for a one off performance: The Dresden Dolls, Brian Ritchie (Violent Femmes bassist), Mick Harvey and John Parish playing the first Violent Femmes album.





On Saturday night I saw PJ Harvey. Whilst more sedate than the first 2 nights and she hardly played any old songs, she was beautiful and her voice is stunning.