While in Japan at the Japan Hobby Show and ABC Crafts store in Osaka, I finally saw the Wappen products (shown by Joy of Crafting) and shaker zippered charm pouches. I am having fun personalizing clip on gifts with patches and plastic charms. Rather than ironing on the patches, I am using Fabri-Tac 3 in 1 glue...it's faster.
For the cupcake fuzzy Wappen I added the French fries, strawberry and duck because I think the recipient can relate to them. I only glued on a bee to the fuzzy bear because I thought it looked good on his tummy, and we all know that bears love honey.
Here are other fuzzy Wappen animals that I will decorate soon.
These Wappen straps will make good handles for small wallets/bags and are fun to personalize.
Other new items I saw at the Japan Hobby Show and ABC Crafts in Osaka were charm pouches. With these zippered pouches, small plastic charms, confetti, and colorful fillers were offered for sale. It's actually really fun to fill the pouches with little trinkets, confetti and tiny pom poms (from Daiso). The neat part is that the items can be changed out or swapped with friends.
I think these two new craft products (plus the embellishments) are addictive and fun to personalize.
Both young children and teenagers will love going to HM Ben Franklin Crafts to satisfy their new cravings. You won't mind treating them to no-calorie goodies and they'll be happy to personalized their backpacks, purses and athletic bags.
3 comments:
Oh! These do look like they'd be fun to personalize and share. Can't wait to show my granddaughter!
Are these products available in-store at Kaimuki location?
Yes, all the HM Ben Franklin Craft stores have a selection of these new Japanese craft items.
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