{"id":9884,"date":"2019-01-16T19:10:32","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T00:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=9884"},"modified":"2019-01-16T19:10:32","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T00:10:32","slug":"biku-designs-recycled-kimono-jewellery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2019\/01\/biku-designs-recycled-kimono-jewellery\/","title":{"rendered":"Biku Designs Recycled Kimono Jewellery"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been admiring the jewellery from\u00a0Biku Designs<\/a> for quite a while now. Owned and created in Tokyo by a lovely woman named Victoria Close, all the beautiful items are made using recycled kimono fabric and representing the values of mottainai<\/a>. Between gift shopping during the holidays and making more practical purchases like tatoushi and arms for the mannequin I didn’t have much of a budget for pretty fun things. However, to celebrate the new year they released a fukurobuko<\/em><\/a> (\u798f\u888b), or lucky bag. This a tradition where vendors will offer a bag or bundle with a surprise selection of products available for a really steep discount.<\/p>\n

I snatched one up right away, knowing it would give me a lovely variety of items to wear and feature, and I’m so glad I did. The items arrived well-packaged in a lovely little custom bag, emphasising the fukubukuro<\/em> aspect of the bundle, which was a lovely touch. Each item inside was separately wrapped in red tissue, which made unwrapping it feel like a special event.<\/p>\n\n\t\t