Our friend--and one of our featured artists--Anne Toprak from PlumCreek22 Studio on Etsy is giving away some lovely gift sets!   ...

Vintage Japanese glass pearl beads, free with purchase! Not yet available at Bumbershoot Supplies , we are first offering these...

I recently read Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets &Philosophers by Leonard Koren, and I recommend this book to those of you who ...

I’m including this book, The New Kimono. From Vintage Style to Everyday Chic , in the list of design inspiration resources on the Bumbersho...

What is “Cherry Brand”? You may have noticed several items at Bumbershoot Supplies labeled “Cherry Brand”. We have beads on wire, rhin...

I’m so very pleased to share with you the designs of Ellen Ikemoto of streetnoodles on Etsy. Ellen makes beautiful jewelry designs, many ...

I have recently become very interested in the art of hana tsumami kanzashi, traditional Japanese fabric flowers. These flowers were worn by...

red bridge over waterfall, Kubota Gardens, Seattle At the ancient pond a frog plunges into the sound of water ~Basho

At Bumbershoot Supplies , we offer a lot of hand painted vintage celluloid flower cabochons and charms.  Our celluloid flowers were made i...

Drummers at the Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival, Seattle Center Live in simple faith... Just as this simple cherry Flower, fades and fall...

Aren't these beautiful? These are hand wired vintage Japanese flowers, complete with crystal leaf beads. I just love being in the busin...

This arrived in the mail today.  It is breathtaking. It is a vintage Japanese glass cabochon, with 2 tiny birds perched on flowering branch...

I'm so excited to have received these beads today. Watch for them to show up in Bumbershoot Supplies in the coming week. These are vin...

 It is very late. There are many new items at Bumbershoot Supplies this week, but this post will be short. I'm behind because I played...

newly unwrapped, first time seen since the 1950's, vintage glass pearls from Japan, on wire strands too... I must go seek some dew-dro...

It is better to create than to be learned, creating is the true essence of life. ~Barthold Georg Niebuhr Inspiration Board #9 features: ...