Newsletter 23 - "A New Artist! - Mayura, a Traditional Kaga Yubinuki Maker

Our 23rd newsletter is available at http://eepurl.com/c6PN09.

Kaga Yubinuki are traditional thimbles, originating in the Ishikawa prefecture, also known as the Kaga area of Japan.

Ishikawa is famous for Kaga Yuzen Kimono. Kaga Yuzen seamstresses would make these thimbles with left over silk threads.

Each art work is individually handcrafted by Mayura's Makiko.

It may not be an every-day accessory, but let it brighten your very special occasions even more.

May we all kira kira (shine) from within,

kira kira life

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23番目のニューズレターが用意出来ました。http://eepurl.com/c7NUWT（日本語版）

加賀指ぬきは、石川県の加賀友禅のお針子さんたちが、余った絹糸を使って自分用の指ぬきとして作り始めたのが始まりだそうです。

それぞれの作品がまきこさんによって、心を込めて作られています。まきこさんのプロフィールはこちらをご覧ください。

毎日身につける普段使いのアクセサリーではありませんが、特別な日をより一層特別なものにしてくれることでしょう。
私たちひとりひとりが内からキラキラ輝けますように

キラキラライフ

Newsletter 19 - “The Last In-Person Sales of the Year”

Our 19th newsletter is available at http://eepurl.com/bJ6Z2n.

May we shine from within,

kira kira life

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19番目のニューズレターが用意出来ました。http://eepurl.com/bJ8nuP (日本語版）

私たちひとりひとりが内から輝けますように

キラキラライフ

Newsletter 17 - “kira kira life will be at Haleakala Waldorf School Holiday Faire"

Our 17th newsletter is available at http://eepurl.com/bGEHND.

May we shine from within,

kira kira life

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17番目のニューズレターが用意出来ました。http://eepurl.com/bGEHND (今回は日本語版がありません。）

私たちひとりひとりが内から輝けますように

キラキラライフ

Newsletter 13 - “kira kira life will be at the Wailuku 1st Friday!"

Our 13th newsletter is available at http://eepurl.com/bvj5e1

May we shine from within,

kira kira life

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13番目のニューズレターが用意出来ました。http://eepurl.com/bvkeUH (日本語)

私たちひとりひとりが内から輝けますように

キラキラライフ

kira kira life will be at the Makawao 3rd Friday!

kira kira life will be at the Makawao 3rd Friday!

Which Friday?
This coming Friday the 19th! from 5:30 to 8:30 pm

This is how it happened...

Whenever I drive by cute, beautiful boutiques, I think to myself, "Wouldn't be nice if I could have a physical store for kira kira life, not just an online store?" But rent here on Maui is extraordinarily expensive. As of today, I cannot afford to rent a space.

Then one day (actually it was yesterday), an idea came to me. I said to myself, "If you cannot have a 'bricks and a mortar' store full-time, maybe you can have one from time to time." I asked myself, "Okay... how?"

Then I answered my own question, "By having a booth at local event."

Aha! A light bulb went off in my head. I immediately googled "Makawao 3rd Friday" (because I live near Makawao) and found a phone number to call, which led me to call another person, which led me to call another person :-), but it went all smoothly (everyone answered the phone). Ten minutes later, I was given a spot for this month (I thought I would have to wait until next month or so). Just like that!

So, I will be at this coming Friday's Makawao 3rd Friday with kira kira life's products!
 Please bring your family and friends and say hi to me in my "bricks and mortar" store.

May we shine from within,

Akari Ueoka (owner)

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Newsletter 06 - kira kira life was reborn!

Our 6th newsletter is available at http://eepurl.com/bk9b1b.

May you shine from within,

kira kira life

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６番目のニューズレターが用意出来ました。http://eepurl.com/bohPEr (日本語)

みなさんが内から輝けますように

キラキラライフ