While not a direct introduction, I thought I’d feature a unique online e-commerce site devoted to Japanese paper products – Two Paper Cranes. Started by Nicky Biwaki, a resident of Japan since 1987. Two Paper Cranes offers a unique and attractive range of Japanese paper products at affordable prices. As Nicky’s website elaborates:
“Nicky became interested in Japanese paper, particularly yuzen washi when she started to make greeting cards with a Japanese theme.
“On trips to Europe and the UK Nicky found a significant lack of Japanese paper products at reasonable prices and in appropriate sizes and packaging. This prompted Nicky to take her card-making business one step further, exporting Japanese paper and embellishments direct from Japan, and leading to the birth of Two Paper Cranes in 2004.”
Two Paper Cranes offers shipping of Japanese paper, mizuhiki cords, embellishments, ephemera, collage sheets, books, and gift certificates in a safe, fully-automated online environment. The items, while useful in card making, would also be attractive gifts for scrapbookers.
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