Zakka

We recently picked up on a style trend called zakka. Have you ever heard of this craze amongst the crafting community?

Zakka is Japanese for "many things" and has spread throughout the fashion and design worlds. This term is used to describe anything and everything that enhances your home, life, and wardrobe. Basically, seeing the beauty in the simple things of your everyday life. For example, zakka could be a chip clip shaped as a bird or polka dot, vintage juice glass. 

We actually have some zakka pieces in our shop by Chet & Dot. This Portland, Oregon based artist makes sweet zakka-style gifts for babies and home. She takes a simple design and creates a joyful piece with her clever use of fabric choice and detail.

Patchwork Pincushion

Patchwork Potholder

Speaking of zakka, we have to mention a new book to hit Owl & Drum, Zakka Style by Rashida Coleman-Hale. Its all about the zakka movement that has hit the craft community. From a stylish bread bag to a whimsical bookmark, Rashida has gathered 24 projects from various crafty contributors such as Amanda Jennings and Kat Mew.

Rashida Coleman-Hale is definitely influenced by Japanese culture. She's also behind this Japanese-inspired fabric collection called Washi.  These fun prints of aqua and fuschia take shape from visions of Japanese washi tape. We love the modern and cutting-edge design of this fabric collection.

Hope you enjoyed your little lesson on zakka. Now, we must go and try one of the projects from Rashida's book. Do you have any zakka projects to share? We'd love to hear your zakka ideas.

Bianca and Dani

We Are Live!

Ladies and gentleman, can we have your attention please. Our online store, owlanddrum.com, is now live!

With over 100 items, from fabric to ribbon, from craft books to handmade jewelry, there's a bit of everything for the craft enthusiast. Many of which are not in our Etsy store.

Here are few items that you will find at owlanddrum.com:

Fanciful Felties by Samantha Cotteril

Owl Embroidery Scissors from Sublime Stitching

Crewel Embroidery Kit by Wool & Hoop

Screen Printed Produce Bags by Oh, Little Rabbit

This is only the beginning. We are adding new items to our shop daily.

Check it out!

Bianca & Dani

Our First Market Trip

Since we've been all a buzz about going to fabric market, we thought it would be nice to share the lines we've picked up for Owl & Drum.

Here you go!

Monaluna
Birch Fabrics
Moda
Dear Stella
Riley Blake Designs
Art Gallery Fabrics
Sarah Jane and Violet Craft for Michael Miller (amongst others)
Green Bee Patterns
Tula Pink and Anna Maria Horner for Free Spirit
Anna Maria Horner ribbons for Renaissance Ribbons
Rashida Coleman Hale for Timeless Treasures
Alexander Henry
Indygo Junction Patterns
Stash Books
Melody Miller
Echino
Heather Ross

Of course, this is just the beginning. What do you think?

Bianca and Dani

Introducing Owl & Drum

Hello and welcome!

Let us introduce ourselves - Bianca Howell and Dani Weaver are the owners of Owl & Drum, a craft supply and fabric shop coming soon to Tulsa, OK! We are great friends who share the joy of sewing and crafts. The idea of opening a store has been our goal, so we are thrilled that it is finally becoming a reality.

The Owl & Drum store will consist of 1/3 fabric, 1/3 craft supplies and 1/3 handmade gifts. Our aim is to provide craft items that fit with today's modern tastes and trends. So, whether you like to sew and make crafts or whether you have an appreciation for handmade gift items, we will have something for everyone.

During the last few months, we have been on the search for the perfect vendors. We have scoured craft shows and Etsy to find local and national artisans. Not only will we be carrying other people's works of art, we have also come up with many fun designs and products of our own. I don't think a spare moment has gone by that Dani and I have not been crafting.

Recently, we have started placing orders for our soon-to-open store's fabric and supplies. How much fun is that for two craft enthusiasts like ourselves? Just this past weekend we went to our first International Quilt Market in Kansas City. It was an intense couple of days, let me tell you. But, in the end, we were very happy with our purchases and are intensely inspired about the future of our business.

So, stay tuned. Over the coming weeks we will start to unveil some of the artisans, fabric designers and craft supplies that we will be carrying. We plan on keeping you up-to-date on the progress of our online store, as well as our exciting new store opening in midtown Tulsa. It will be quite a whirlwind experience and we look forward to sharing it with you.

Cheers,
Bianca