tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588109276242760886.post8890846642124051306..comments2023-11-03T01:28:11.274-07:00Comments on zakka life: Celebrating Hinamatsuri (Girl's Day)zakkalifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430525020577576086noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588109276242760886.post-47953881081445601582013-03-01T08:25:50.591-08:002013-03-01T08:25:50.591-08:00We are not even Asian, but my daughters and I have...We are not even Asian, but my daughters and I have celebrated Girls' Day for years. We always wear kimonos and have a fancy tea party, and usually make origami kimonos that we use as bookmarks. We display kokeshi dolls (Momiji Dolls) in a tiered arrangement on our mantle. Every year I buy 2 -- we have a dozen now. Have you seen the adorable kokeshi books by Annelore Parot? We love Girls' Day in our house!Anne in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267712963899726484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588109276242760886.post-44079836722210184652013-02-28T18:04:15.286-08:002013-02-28T18:04:15.286-08:00ooohhh...thanks for the reminder!!!!!!ooohhh...thanks for the reminder!!!!!!~amy~https://www.blogger.com/profile/16011852987548593238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588109276242760886.post-42305024282038633942013-02-28T17:59:24.492-08:002013-02-28T17:59:24.492-08:00Drea,
A plus version sounds awesome! If you ever...Drea,<br /><br />A plus version sounds awesome! If you ever make it, you have to share photos.zakkalifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430525020577576086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588109276242760886.post-75127460574800897392013-02-28T17:58:21.057-08:002013-02-28T17:58:21.057-08:00Gale,
Thanks for sharing about you Girl's Day...Gale,<br /><br />Thanks for sharing about you Girl's Day memories. Now you have me curious what your childhood doll set looks like. I'm sure it was gorgeous. zakkalifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430525020577576086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588109276242760886.post-33639288226311338512013-02-28T16:15:58.585-08:002013-02-28T16:15:58.585-08:00When I was a little girl, my parents would take me...When I was a little girl, my parents would take me to this Japanese restaurant that had a full size samurai armor display and this beautiful doll display. I'm expecting a baby niece in April, so maybe next year I'll get her a Girl's Day doll set. Or even better, maybe I'll make her a plush set! :D Thanks for the inspiration!!Dreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01149361030947048201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588109276242760886.post-25625194805102631222013-02-28T12:46:30.597-08:002013-02-28T12:46:30.597-08:00We used to do this when I was a kid. My sisters an...We used to do this when I was a kid. My sisters and I (no brothers in our family!) would look forward to helping our mom set up the display. We had one that was pretty nice-I remember it being set up by an unused door and it was wider than the door and at least 2/3 the height of it. I wonder if my parents still have that display-they quit putting it up when I was in my teens. <br /><br />We never got presents though... (but I do agree that Japanese themes are very popular these days in the US). galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13768549263229767417noreply@blogger.com