Christmas window

December this week!
We have put up Christmas window last week. Big thank you for Alex, core crew of Family Tree, for staying till late to put it up! We were up on the step ladder with power tool on one hand...but the result is delicate and so pretty. Late night shopping party this Thursday, with 15% discount and warming mulled cider. please join us if you are free. X

lots happening!

feels like it has been a while again. but there are so many things happening at shop at the moment.obviously lots and lots of new stuff coming in everyday. I will try to up few pictures over the coming weeks.

there's rather big and important notice here. we got "Family Tree gift voucher" available at shop. soon it will be on-line shop too. we just got plenty of tissue paper, white satin ribbon and round family tree logo sticker, getting ready for busy season's gift wrapping.

I made some necklaces with vintage beads I have been collecting for a long time. also got new colour ways and shape (owl!) of washi jewellery.

labour of love

it's get dark around after 5 now and our shop window looks very cosy. I'm very happy with this current window arrangement!

It has been always important for Family Tree to offer temporally housing (until they find a new home) for very special hand made pieces. I'm very honored that these designer makers trust us to leave their precious result of labour of love.

candy hue vintage button and silver earring by Tomoko Hori.

wool snake draught excluder by the Black Rabbit

hand printed tiles by Robert Ryan

barbarabearo recycled denim bears

exquisite hand made cups by Ikuko Iwamono.

bike wheel tee

I had this idea of producing easy t-shirts for urban cyclists, mainly bike girls who ride bikes as a everyday transport. But I don't have a fashion background and all these ideas hasn't been becoming concrete...until one of my best mates Tomo who has a ethical fashion label called "onagono" encouraged me to print some t-shirts together. I'm a fan of her clothes and very excited to do something with her finally! I drew a bicycle wheel and Tomo provided cute and super soft organic cotton t-shirts. We managed to print some mens T as well, onto good sturdy organic T shirts in pink and green. It has been such fun spending a day at printing studio, getting hands dirty. I'm already thinking of next design.


Have lots of treats everyone!
We went to a Halloween party at nursery. We made little native American head dress.

Look Good, Feel Good.

we received a delivery of hand knitted woolen accessories from People Tree today.
I bet long arm fingerless mitts and matching hats will be very popular. They are all hand knitted by KTS Kathmandu (Kumbeshwar Technical School) support female workers from lower castes system and funds school for their children to be educated. it's an another social triumph story of fair trade products! please read more on People Tree site.