Kusudama – Stars Seen

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As the Lunar New Year craze hops away from us, Valentine’s Day looms ever nearer. With so many options available on Etsy, we understand that it can be difficult to make your choices. So, we thought we’d put it more out there that we are environmentally forward thinkers and hopefuls.

As it is, T is making the stars and crafts on the East Coast and will send packages across the country to K, on the West Coast, to put into jars to be sold. This means a lot of thought goes into how the stars are packaged, what material are used, and how to remain environmentally friendly despite plastic being the much easier and cheaper solution.

Paper Soup Cup with lid & Cleanomic Compostable Zip Snack Bag

As for T, she has opted to used paper soup cups with lids for holding her stars she is making and once she has made an abundant amount to fill the cup, she will count out 100 at a time and put them into the Cleanomic compostable zip bags. Then, once the box is ready to be packed, the bags and packed and then sent off. No extra materials are added because paper and air don’t need much cushioning. And no unnecessary taping is required after the box is sealed.

As for K, once she receives the stars, she keeps them in their packaging and uses them in bags to store until she needs them for a design. Once the baggies are emptied, she can reuse them for other uses around her apartment and/or to package food. Because these bags are compostable, she can just recycle them, too.

For the boxes, paper is mostly used to cushion everything. Paper can be recycled and reused for multiple purposes and some harder papers can be used for animal usages and etc.

Imperfect Success

Many fold puffy stars and call it all sorts of names like, “lucky stars” and “happy stars”. As for T, she has always enjoyed such activities for the enjoyment of other people. K had always been upset whenever T gave away the thousands of small stars, kusudamas, and other such favored and delighted origami crafts she comfortably created.

It was K who watched T continue to be under appreciated and thankless for her efforts to make others happy. And K who decided to harness T’s passions and projects for the good of the world and make available to the greater world around her. Instead of being someone who made beautiful creations for any and everyone, K helped T create a small shop on Etsy and continues to teach her to utilize the tools on social media to share these stars.

Of course, not all creations were perfect. In fact, most of them weren’t perfect. Looking closely, nothing is perfect, which is why the more perfect looking is often the more practiced works of beauty and loveliness.

Please ask any questions and enjoy ALL of our creations. We will have limited editions and one-of-a-kind works of wonder type of drops. Pay attention and you may end up buying a little piece of happyness from StarsSeen.

Stars Seen…

StarsSeen is a brand thought up by Krystal and Tiffany, two besties who want to make the world smile.

When you think of starts, there’s a glow of wonder often accompanied by that thought. Not only is there a tinge of childlike excitement but also that irrepressible and undeniable thought of fond feelings of fun you’d felt as a kid. It could be seeing them glow on your bedroom ceiling and walls or stargazing with a beloved person who showed you constellations and planets in the night sky. Stars have a sense of wonderment and fond nostalgia attached to them, which is why when many see them in jars, it brings about a somewhat familiar tune in your mind.

For some, they think of “Catch A Falling Star” and for others, “You’re a sky full of stars” or otherwise. For as long as music has existed, stars have been written about whether they be filling the sky or twinkling above us. It always brings us thoughts and feelings and emotions that we had let go of or forgotten for a while.

Whatever the reason or occasion, they are cherished and loved. Which is why Tiffany makes them on end. She makes small ones and some glow in the dark. She’ll stick them in jars so they can be seen and enjoyed, randomly or patterned. Krystal is the one with the inspiration and ideas for patterns and purpose. She’s the one scouring Hobby Lobby for glass jars that would become novelty star jars with a reason. And these two besties are working together to create and develop this brand into something anyone and everyone anywhere and everywhere can enjoy.

Thanks for visiting us!