BOOK SOLD!

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7th listing for the 10 days $10 zakka books sale. For information on buying, please refer to this post.

So what is a hanko?

A hanko, also called an inkan, is a seal used by individuals and corporations to stamp a name in ink onto a document. It is used as an equivalent to a signature or signing your initials. You should remember that seals carry the same significance as signatures and so should be used judiciously.

Taken from Japan Children’s Rights Network

Want to get started on eraser carving and stamping? Get this book! The inside pages are as cute as the baby on the cover. With basic lessons from carving to printing on paper, fabric and ceramic. So many ideas where you can use your eraser stamps! It even comes with tracing paper and pattern sheets where you can trace the motifs for your own stamps!

Many more scans under the cut!

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Now that I have time, I started on two DIY gardening kits: chamomile and cactus. I wanted to import the egg type for my shop initially, but encountered problems with shipping as they break easily. The tin ones are still as fun to grow. If you bought a kit from shop.zakka-zakka.com and still don’t know what to do, read on…

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