Kawaii Kokeshi

Sharing a trio of super kawaii kokeshi treats today, given to me by three of my sweetest crafting buddies.

I just LOVE this really neat shaped treat bag created by my dear friend Kris.The unique triangular shaped panels on this gives this bag some very cool dimension and really makes the adorable little paper pieced kokeshi stand out! Love the pretty sakura paper Kris used on the panels and red rafia bow to keep the bag closed. The paper pieced kokeshi girl Kris used on her bag comes from a freebie set called "Kyoto Kuties" from Lettering Delights and you can find many tutorials for this neat bag by doing an internet search for "Fancy V Self Closing Bag".

On Girls Day, sweet Lorna brought by pretty plum blossom adorned treat boxes for each of us at work. 

Lorna did a wonderful job of decorating these boxes...love the beautiful bold plum blossom with buds and the image of the cute wooden kokeshi in the background for a perfect finishing added designer's touch!  Lorna told us that the inspiration for decorating her boxes came from seeing images of  pretty Japanese wagashi or tea confections beautifully shaped and decorated to look like flowers.

This totally amazing treat box is a creation from Patti, of Creations By Patti blog. I'm very embarrassed to admit that this little treasure was given to me nearly 6 months ago but I had such a difficult time taking a picture of it because of the glare on the dome that I nearly forgot to post this. 

Patti created this beautiful "snowglobe" trinket box by covering a round candy container with patterned papers and adhering a plastic dome onto its lid. Inside the dome are miniature kokeshi, pagoda and a cherry tree from the "Cherry Delight" collection from My Little Shoebox. Gently turn the box over and pretty pink iridescent sequins fall like sakura petals around the kokeshi. So pretty!!! You can learn more details on how this was made and see more views of this amazing project by visiting Patti's blog here. 

Hope you enjoyed and are inspired by these kawaii kokeshi projects from my talented and creative crafty friends!