Jet Pens!

I received some terrific sample products from JetPens.com, a great place to find Japanese pens and stationery and you can contact them Facebook!

THEY'RE GREEN!!

First was a Monami Essenti Soft Highlighter in Pastel Green! I love the color! The case is smooth with a clipped cap reflecting the ink. It's so pretty and the pen writes smoothly. As with most highlighters, if you press too hard there will be bleed through.
 
The next product is a Stabilo Bl@ck Roller Ball Pen in Green, 0.5 mm (Medium) It is a roller ball pen with a black rubberized case and a clip. The ink flow is pretty consistent with no stops.

Such awesome products, thank you!

After watching Shimotsuma Monogatari a.k.a. Kamikaze Girls, for the millionth time, it made me want to learn ribbon embroidery:
http://ribbonsmyth.com
jane austen center - ribbon embroidery
cute printable stationery:
graphicgarden
alenka's printables

craft projects:
larkbooks' craft projects

beading:
jennifer jangles

la patissserie de hime-chan
hime-chan@lj

cute japanese stationery! print and cut! easy. :D from: the printout factory! must have adobe reader to read and save these files! You just cut out the envelope and pages from an adobe .pdf file.

I cut the envelope out with a hobby knife and ruler on a cutting mat. I used a pair of scrapbooking scissors to add an interesting edge to it.

omg cute stamps!

fromjapanwithlove's etsy store
lovesprouts' etsy store
craftypudding's etsy store

plushyou!

links to places that have japanese stationery:
From Japan With Love's etsy store
yelp.com's Mm, paper! (SF Bay Area) by Valerie F.

jptrading - only for retailers and wholesalers (must have sellers' permit issued by the state of california)

online magazine - japanese design
pingmag
online shopping mag encouraging the handmade diy set!
wickedlychic

blog some DIY, some very pretty and some a little bit of both:
goodtobegirl
the happy zombie
fashion incubator
cuteable
karin's style blog
daisy decor
lostateminor
urban paisley
warm n' fuzzy on lj
susanna's sketchbook

japanese sites with printables:

http://nurie.ciao.jp/sumou/sumou.html
http://www.sakunet.ne.jp/~hayaka1/index.html

other sites with printables:
activity village

and oh yeah, my new blog design is knitty and sheeply.

going green with danny seo at daily danny.

i love craftzine, but dang it, 14.99 an issue. o_O i guess it's archival and meant to be with you forever. and another mag, readymade...at $19.00 for 1-yr subscription (6 issues) is a little bit more affordable.

crafty store! ^o^
kitty-craft - zakka,japanese craft books, and more.

how-tos from curbly...like make boxers from pillowcases?
curbly's how-tos

the small object
shelley.nl/
nut and bee
printables4scrapbooking
members.jcom.home.ne.jp/norinori-hp/
shinzikatoh
cutxpaste
kawaiifanlistings.org-printables
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/HP102116721033.aspx
bookcrossing
swap.starkabel.nl
http://www.e-rose.org/stars/links.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/letterhead/
http://www.squidoo.com/makingenvelopes
http://desktoppub.about.com/od/envelopes/
http://www.blossomswap.com/envelopes.html
you grow girl
http://www.melinda.winchell.com/images/template.jpg
http://www.teas2dine4.com/templatelinks.html
http://youniquephotos.com/freebies.html
littlesomethings
designmom
jenleheny.com
timeless treasure trunk
designer's toolbox
psprint