Help for Japan

Ebony Bizys from Hello Sandwich - who brought us the wonderfully, creative Gift Wrapping Zine that we blogged about a couple months ago - has witnessed first hand the devastation currently going on in Japan following last week's earthquake and tsunami.  The trauma and sense of panic that the Japanese people are experiencing is unimaginable :-(

Ebony is selling the PDF of her Gift Wrapping Zine for $5 and all money raised will go to the Red Cross to support survivors and help rebuild Japan.  Please buy your own copy, and ask all of your friends to do the same.    The Zine is super amazing anyway, but most importantly you will helping where help is desperately needed.  http://hellosandwich.bigcartel.com/product/hello-sandwich-gift-wrapping-zine

xx

Japan Earthquake

It's feeling a little scary in this big world of ours at the moment.  While Christchurch is still coming to terms with the aftermath of the February 22nd earthquake, it is now Japan reeling from a massive earthquake and destructive tsunami that has left thousands homeless and an estimated death toll of at least one thousand people.

We love Japan.  The people and their culture. Their cute and quirky stationery that we fought over as young girls, and which heavily contributed to our stationery obsession as adults.  Origami swans.  MT washi tape.  Hello Sandwich.  The list could go on forever...

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Japan, now and in the weeks and months to come.

The image below stood out to us tonight.  Not only because it captures the human face of this tragedy, but also because it reminds us of the unwavering spirit of human kindness in such adversity.

A soldier carries an elderly man on his back to a shelter in Natori city,
Miyagi prefecture on 12 March 2011 (STR/AFP/Getty Images).

Look after one another xx