Saitama Exploring ♡ 芝桜

Any of you who have been following me for a while / know me in any form will know how much I love all things floral / pink related, so when I discovered Shibazakura (floor moss sakura) I always dreamed of being able to go visit some! Last week I took the trip to Chichibu in rural Saitama to do just that, it was a super cute outing on a local train full of elderly japanese with their little bento boxes, and it went straight through so much nature and mountains. On arrival I got totally lost, but eventually made it to the area where the beautiful fields of pink were waiting, and seriously I couldn't cope, nature can just be so overwhelmingly beautiful in Japan at times, I sat here with some local foods from the market alongside (they had a sort of short term festival) - and it involved vegan friendly things, so I was pretty happy! Heres a little glimpse of the pinky-goodness...

Lots of love x x x x

Cherry Blossom World Part 1 : Yoyogi, Shibuya, Daikanyama & Nakameguro ♡

Any of you who in any way follow me on instagram (much more frequent than here), will know there are few things (apart from deer and shiny glittery kawaii things of course) that I love more than Sakura, Japan in Sakura season really is something else, and never fails to lift my spirits and make me feel all kinds of magic, this year it was particularly needed after I lost my job and Tokyo can be such an overwhelming crazy harsh place at times. However when the flowers are blooming and everyone gets together for `hanami` flower picnics, and the rivers are lit up with blooms in some of my favourite neighbourhoods, its as if for a few short weeks communities and kind nature are drawn out from every corner, every park or public space is full of people happy to mingle and enjoy the sight of these magical pink flowers, its definitely one of the things I`d miss the most if I move. My flowery few weeks will need a few posts, but heres the first 

Instants of the first hanami with some friends & fun in yoyogi park, yoyogi is probably one of the busiest hanami spots but always super fun,

It was kind of overcast and going dark but you get the sense of the blossoms, and drinking sake from my lunch jar as I didn't have a glass haha,

Full blooms over Shibuya...

In one of my absolute favourite places Nakameguro, the blossoms line the river and are just incredible, particularly at night when they are all a lit up with a rosey pink glow..

& my new favourite toy, little film camera `sakura cam`, its been ages since I did any 35mm film so can`t wait to see the results!

Hope your all having lovely weeks! Lots of love! x x x x

Arashiyama ♡

Finally getting round to my post on this little gem of a place, and living on the memories! Arashiyama was super gorgeous, mainly for the amount of easily accessible nature, the bamboo forest made me feel like I`d stepped back into another world & so at peace, and the place itself with the river running through and the steps up the mountainside to the monkey park at the top was so beautiful, definitely another one of those eye opening spots that remind me how much I love Japan...

100% pure silken tofu ice cream!!!..

Wabarimochi & azuki beans with sweet matcha..(I can`t even...!)

Hope you like! lots of love! x x x

Cameo Valentines Prints ♡

Another little project I've been working on during the past week or so are these little cameo prints (perfect for valentines day!)....

There is this little fellow....

& also a little bunny...they are both available for purchase from the wonderful society 6 as various prints,  t shirts! & iphone & laptop skins....

http://society6.com/emilysparkle

I will also be selling them as limited edition postcards packaged in beautiful little pink envelopes..(coming soon!)

perfect for a pressie with a bit of a difference (: ♡

Hope you like! Lots of love