A big thank you...

This picture just gives me a glimps of how huge the scrapbooking indusry really is and just how important it is all around the world to preserve our families histories...very neat feeling. Thanks for sharing and speading your talent. Enjoy perusing through the stationary floor. :o) http://jolenegeorge.blogspot.com/

Have a wonderful day.
I am so grateful for your teachings ALi.
ANd our scrapping community... is something so very special.

Thank youuuuu Ali!!What a cool & soulful class!!Amazing!!See you next CKU-J!!!!!

Jealous! That paper shop sounds great - Japanese stuff is gorgeous!!

Hi, Ali. Please keep shopping, and don't spend money too much. You can buy everything here in Tokyo. Have you been to Ginza where Itoya, Kyukyo-do, and some more Japanese traditional stationary stores locate. You can also get toys for your boys at Hakuhin-kan, where the whole building are full of toys. I also strongly recommend you to go Omote-sando area where many modern architecture buildings locate, including Prada, If you still have time. There is also another toy building called Kiddy-Land. The weather is very nice and typical Autumn sunny today, and enjoy the lest of your staying. Please say hello to Paolo and come back again with him.

I've been to Tokyo Hands (in 2000) - totally cool store! My finds back then were some very awesome rubber stamps.

Ali-
It's such an adventure reading about your travels. Scrapbooking could just be the bond that unites, eh?
Anyway, you simply must tell Paolo that his friend Jamie said Hi! We are blog buddies who met through you (or your blog anyway). I'm so happy to see that he seems to have recovered from his "bar hopping" incident. (Sticking my tongue out at him as I typed that.) HA!
Enjoy the rest of your trip!

Have loved reading about your trip to Japan! And that paper shop...I can only imagine :) Hope you fill your suitcase full of all that cool stuff. Enjoy!!

oooh! tokyo hands is AWESOME!!
have fun!

Ali, Have a safe trip to home.
Please come back to Japan sometimes very soon! We love ya !

Hi Ali, I couldn't agree with you more about how people all over the world enjoy documenting their lives through scrapbooking. I recently moved to Belgium and was totally surprised when I discovered my son's preschool teacher also scrapped!Very cool!
The stationary store sounds absolutely fabulous!! Are those tiny metal stamps pictured in this post?

I love Japanese stationaries !!
Glad that you had a wonderful time in Japan.

All sounds like a fabulous experience and the stationary shop sounds superb...you will have to show us what you come up with :)

how freakin' awesome ali :)
enjoy the paper store YUM YUM!

Enjoyed reading your blog, esp your AEzine.
Tokyo Hands is awesome!!! I can stay there for hours!
Wish i could be @CKU!
Have a safe trip home!

Today's photo of the class in Japan is sooo awesome! I love that this creativity that we all are mad for is taking place all around the world ! I'm so glad to be a part of such an incredible creative adventure and be able to see it cross oceans and countries through your travels.

Have a safe trip back Ali!!! (hugs)

Ali,
I love how your photo captures the intensity of the class as they work on a project...totally cool....scrappers have such a bond maybe we should pass that on to the diplomats and political areana ...could be the start of World Peace!!! thanks for all your sharing you are awesome
sharon dryjanski

Wow Ali...so glad you had a great experience!. Sounds like you had the time of your life!!! You deserve it!

This looks like so much fun!!
I teach classes in Calgary Alberta but this looks like the ultimate experience! Love your Blog!
Lynn
www.memoriesbylynn.com

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Tokyu Hands!!! Amazing store. I got a cute stamp there, but wanted to buy just about everything else they had. I second the other person that commented about Kiddy Land. If you have time, you must go. I know that there is one in Harajuku, but I'm sure there are others around.
Have a safe trip home!
Korey Lindberg

I LOVE Tokyo Hands I was looking for a Japanese Screw Punch - the staff was looking all over the store for me (how embarassing!). I hope you had a chance to go to Itoya too.

Thank you for coming to Japan and taking pictures with us.
I was so excited to meet you.
Thank you so much!

I had a wonderful and unforgettable class with you and your best stuff Paolo.
You are so cool. You have a sense of humor. I really enjoyed and I was so excited.
I want to meet you again next CKU-J.

it always makes me so happy when people have a great experience in japan. it's my second home and i love sharing it with people. i'm also a fan of tokyu hands, itoya, kiddy-land, etc. way too much great shopping in japan!
i'm super-jealous of all the japanese ladies who attended cku-j; i'm sure they feel lucky to have been your students!
looking forward to seeing some of your layouts of your trip to tokyo.