Plastic Snaps

My package from China came yesterday.
Really fast - I ordered them less than two weeks ago.
I looked at Ebay and  my local fabric store.    I went for cheapest with free shipping.
And you get what you pay for...


For $15.98, I received the pliers with all sorts of extras.
10 colors of 10 15 colors of 10 snap sets each (total 100 sets 150 (!))
Screwdriver





These work just like metal snaps.
 I used my seam ripper to make a pinhole through my fabric.


Sandwich the button and the male end with the fabric between.

And squeeze the pliers together.

The screw at the top of the pliers already fell out - it's just sitting there loose.
I've already broken some of the snaps by squeezing too hard? They still work - it's the base that cracked.

For the most part, they worked fine. I wonder if a different brand of snap might hold up better. These will do the trick for this project.

I even managed to take a video of squeezing.





And these might have fallen into my ebay cart from the  same seller. 
Metal (aluminum --  lightweight) studs for purses or other things that need to be decorated.
Each bag was $2.50 with free shipping.
Too good to be true?

Mainstream Pads

First off, I admit to poking fun at this subject. If you can't laugh with me, please do not subscribe to The Onion.
Menstrual pads have hit the mainstream shopping experience in Japan. My friend lives in Kyoto but there are other locations (franchise opportunity!) around Japan.

"Of course that shop has a website.  I found it tonight.  It's all in Japanese though." Janine was too amazed! to go back and snap a photo, but she coughed up the web site.

"Here is the main page:  http://www.remedy-garden.co.jp/

The first shop is the Kyoto headquarters:  http://www.remedy-garden.co.jp/pc/kyoto2.html"

 {I wonder if you get a discount on the sun-faded pads in the window?}

"There are lots of photos of the inside of the shop if you click on that link.

"The other two shops are in trendy Tokyo areas and the note in fancy green letters on the left says a new shop is opening in Aoyama on Jan. 18.  Aoyama is one of the more expensive areas of Tokyo.  Click on all the shops to see more pictures.  The shop on the far right, Jiyugaoka, has a good closeup of pads hanging in the show window and some lacy ones in the shop.

{Discretely hanging in the window}

{I don't know that I would go with white. They do tend to look grotty after a while.
Japanese Yen is around 1350 yen to 13 dollars or about a hundred yen to a dollar.}

"Here is the online shop:  http://www.remedygarden-online.com/

Look up above the windows to spot your size. {pun}

A Liberty print one will set you back 2200 yen, about $22.  http://www.remedygarden-online.com/products/detail.php?product_id=679"

{I tried to borrow the liberty print version of a menstrual pad but due to some computer issues (mine),  you'll have to settle on clicking through on the link. }

more liberty

{ Custom Enamel pail for soaking them - storing them.}

{Buying menstrual pads looks to be a very pleasant shopping experience in Japan.}