Ooof, has it been a ride. The past few months have been brutal, not gonna lie, between health issues meaning I can’t work on basically anything… much less get up from bed.

But I’m here, and that’s the most important thing, right? I am also really closely acquainted with the Japanese healthcare system, and my medical terminology is getting way better than my casual conversation skill, especially with the help of translation apps.

I have been sketching on and off, though, and now I’m working to take those sketches and make them pixel perfect! I also came up with a great way to make easy hangers for the ones I’ve finished, and I’ll get a video of that process soon to show you how easy it is. It means I can display my finished samples and change them on a whim, which is nice to see them just hanging on the wall, knowing I made that.

On a related note, I think I’ve now figured out how to handle shipping to the US. Yes, it’ll still take a while, but now fortunately the shipping cost has been reduced. Due to the change in the JPYen to USDollar though, I’ve had to adjust the prices a bit, but while the numbers look bigger in the yen, it’s actually even more affordable for those in the EU, Canada, and US! So that’s a huge plus, right?

Expect to see more new things coming, and a hearty apology from me about the delays in everything – those of you with orders still outstanding, thank you so very much for being so understanding about all the health stuff happening, your kind words and thoughts mean a lot to me! Thank you a thousand times over for being such kind people – this community really is the best!

More to come soon, along with more videos and pictures of finished samples! Exciting!

<3 Sam