AYAKO KUROKAWA is a patissier, a pastry sculptor, and a food stylist in NYC. She picks her inspirations from her restaurant experiences, Brooklyn life, and day dreaming in the subway. Read More
Ayako Kurokawa’s artistry pastries and cakes
Tag: craft
Drawing has the power to delight
Drawing is one of humanity’s greatest accomplishments. It is like playing music, where something very special is created out of the interplay between hearing, hand movements, the mind, and something else – the element that some call soul or heart, and others talent. Read More
Potpourri Wreath
Hello, do you know what’s great about potpourri? Everything! This mixture of dried, naturally fragrant plant material smells good and looks good. When you don’t want anymore to keep the potpourri in a vase, and you are looking for a good idea… this is what you can do! A wonderful, good smelling wreath! Read More
Textile Crafts
Fabric is a wonderful way to add colour, texture, and interest to your home and your wardrobe. Textile crafts embrace a wide range of diverse disciplines, from dyeing and decorating to stitching Read More
History of Paper Dolls
Paper doll is a two-dimensional doll made out of paper or light card and cut out. It can have separate clothes made also from paper and holding onto a doll with tabs. They can be in shape of a person, animal or an object.
Before they were made in the shape that we know them today there were Read More
History of Fashion Dolls
Fashion doll is any kind of doll made to be dressed to represent current trends in fashion. They are made of of vinyl or another plastic, most often modeled as teen girls or adult women and used as toys and as collectable items. Read More
History of Ball-jointed Dolls
Ball-jointed doll is a type of articulated doll which parts are interconnected with ball and socket joints. They are made out of polyurethane synthetic resin, a type of hard plastic and the parts strung together with elastic. They are made to represent both sexes and ages between children and adult. Beside human-like dolls Read More
History of Reborn Dolls
The craft of making reborn dolls began in the United States in the late 1990s. Reborning follows a long tradition of collectors, artists, and manufacturers restoring and enhancing dolls in order to portray more realism. The niche market for the dolls began with doll collectors who admired Read More
History of Paddle Doll
Paddle dolls are a type of female figurine found in burials beginning in the Egyptian Predynastic period, and particularly in the Middle Kingdom (2040–1750 BC). Female figurines made of clay, found in later tombs, are considered a later development of these sometimes elaborately coiffured wooden dolls. Read More
History of African Dolls
African dolls across the continent are created for young girls to play with and as a charm to ensure fertility in women. Their shape and costume vary according to region and custom. Frequently dolls are handed down from mother to daughter. Western dolls are popular in Africa and are often dressed with traditional garb. Read More