Tankukis! Just in time for Christmas! BEFORE:
Guess who bought out all my tanukis? More Japanese souvenir and Asian items, here.
photo via Hoarder Rehab
I just love Japanese omiyage (souvenir gifts) and had a hoard of these because? because I don't even know why now, but since a sister bought them all in August to cheer up her sister who was struggling with a recent incident and then give the rest for her Christmas tree! How sweet!
I am so thankful they found their way to a temporary home and are now have been place at their forever home! All the tanuki's are all together and are now happily displayed Christmas spirit style!
Hi Kennedy,
Hope your holidays are going well.
Here is my sisters tree. She plans to add to it but has been keeping busy with craft fairs. She loved your tanukis as they were the only real tanukis.
Thanks again
AFTER:
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I love her tanuki themed Christmas tree! It's giving me ideas and inspiration for next Christmas! Our family tree is usually decorated with handmade ornaments from our childhood and gifted ornaments. Every year we'd handmade ornaments for all my dad's customers, family and friends. We have handmade ornaments from the 60s! That's 50 handmade ornaments spreading over 5 decades!
What was your most favorite themed Christmas tree? My family never had a themed Christmas or Christmas tree, but I'd love to hear about yours.
Saying Goodbye: I felt joy letting these go, I think there were at least ten. In the beginning, I used to feel so much pain letting things go, but that rarely happens now. Also, I think I see a hoard pattern emerging.... I tend to buy things thinking I'm going to make something with them and then overtime I forget about it! I used to think I wanted to be a repetition artist, which probably isn't a good idea for a recovering hoarder with a poor memory!
The tanuki's have all sold out. More Japanese souvenir and Asian items, here.
photo via Hoarder Rehab
What I Learned:
1. As a recovering hoarder, I am so thankful I no longer feel anxiety and pain when something dear to me finds a new home, which in the beginning was just about everything! It took several years of feeling the anxiety over and over until finally it was gone or at least less. Now I know I can live through it more peacefully and bring joy to others. I'll have to think on that, I don't feel as though I've explained it correctly.
2. I am not alone, the other day on Etsy forums I found this discussion, Ever Regret Selling Something? and felt comfort knowing I am not alone. Although my regret has never been over selling something too low of price, mine was more of a pain that was equal to having a limb cut off, which sounds ridiculous now, but years ago it felt real! And the anxiety of packaging the item, saying good bye to it and sending it off.
3. Now I'm happy if one of my pieces of hoard finds a new life and home with someone else! I thought I'd never see that happen!
4. It seems I am better at collecting art supplies, rather than using them! I really need to do something about that, but I'm not sure what. Maybe I'll just start selling all my supplies and do something with the ones that don't sell? Any suggestions out there?
The tanuki's have all sold out. More Japanese souvenir and Asian items, here.
photo via Hoarder Rehab
In a variant of the story, the tanuki-teapot does not run and returns to its transformed state. The shocked monk decides to leave the teapot as an offering to the poor temple where he lives, choosing not to use it for making tea again. The temple eventually becomes famous for its supposed dancing teapot.
photo via Hoarder Rehab
Here is my hoarder history and story of tanuki that we heard from our elders as children:
HOARDER HISTORY: I grew up with this Japanese Folk Tale of little tanuki or Bunbuku Chagama, which my Grandmother told me was good luck for "endless happiness bubbling over like water in a teapot" and told stories of his shape shifting ways to reward those that were kind. Bunbuku Chagama literally translates to magic iron tea kettle
Bunbuku Chagama is an old folk story, dating back to Japan from the 1800s, in short form from wiki:
The story tells of a poor man who finds a tanuki caught in a trap. Feeling sorry for the animal, he sets it free. That night, the tanuki comes to the poor man's house to thank him for his kindness. The tanuki transforms itself into a chagama (tea kettle) and tells the man to sell him for money.
The man sells the tanuki-teapot to a monk, who takes it home and, after scrubbing it harshly, sets it over the fire to boil water. Unable to stand the heat, the tanuki teapot sprouts legs and, in its half-transformed state, makes a run for it.
The tanuki returns to the poor man with another idea. The man would set up a circus-like roadside attraction and charge admission for people to see a teapot walking a tightrope. The plan works, and each gains something good from the other—the man is no longer poor and the tanuki has a new friend and home.
Bunbuku Chagama is an old folk story, dating back to Japan from the 1800s, in short form from wiki:
The story tells of a poor man who finds a tanuki caught in a trap. Feeling sorry for the animal, he sets it free. That night, the tanuki comes to the poor man's house to thank him for his kindness. The tanuki transforms itself into a chagama (tea kettle) and tells the man to sell him for money.
The man sells the tanuki-teapot to a monk, who takes it home and, after scrubbing it harshly, sets it over the fire to boil water. Unable to stand the heat, the tanuki teapot sprouts legs and, in its half-transformed state, makes a run for it.
The tanuki returns to the poor man with another idea. The man would set up a circus-like roadside attraction and charge admission for people to see a teapot walking a tightrope. The plan works, and each gains something good from the other—the man is no longer poor and the tanuki has a new friend and home.
In a variant of the story, the tanuki-teapot does not run and returns to its transformed state. The shocked monk decides to leave the teapot as an offering to the poor temple where he lives, choosing not to use it for making tea again. The temple eventually becomes famous for its supposed dancing teapot.
These were new old stock vintage and came in their original box. We have some other Japanese souvenirs that are new old stock vintage and Asian items, here.
photo via Hoarder Rehab
Thank you Etsy buyer for remembering from August to send me a photo update! What a nice Christmas Etsy buyer surprise! I am thankful to have a small part in someone's cheerful act of kindness! What a great memory! I'm not sure if I'd remember to send an update photo from August.
I'm still hoarding and buying supplies for creating, but this time I'm writing them down! Now I just need to find the time to make my ideas come to life! We are having a Christmas clearance sale for the next three weeks at JunkDrawerAndMore and The Destiny of Things to celebrate me changing almost all the items to free shipping and then I'll start adding my new hoard.
Everyday is such an adventure dehoarding on Etsy! I never know who I'll meet and I have met so many Etsy buyers who share their stories with me and every time I glean some insight about where my dehoarding journey is taking me.
Thank you Etsy for the best Hoarder Rehab ever! And for all the kind people I'm meeting who are helping me indirectly and directly in so many ways with my Hoarder Rehab!
Know anyone opening a new shop this New Year 2019? Here is a new old stock vintage Japanese lucky cat manek neko banner to bring good luck and prosperity to the owner, available here.
photo via Hoarder Rehab
I am relaxing this winter holiday, so I'm not doing much on Etsy this time of year and it feels good! Christmas sales are not as good as last year and the old me would be very worried about it, but I just remind myself of retail cycles and just welcome every sale we do get. I'm thankful for my new mind set.
I've let go of the Etsy fee changes that were bothering me by figuring out new prices by changing most listings to free shipping. I've been working hard to change my thinking lately and all my new thinking towards Etsy sales and life in general and I feel as though it's starting to work!
Click on the shop names to visit new hoard listed daily and/or weekly: HoarderRehab with 177 items, The Destiny of Things- 174 items, VintageToGoEasy - 175 items and JunkDrawerAndMore - 175 items.
Maybe you'll find something and give it new life and a new home! Thanks for looking!
Last year's fiesta themed Christmas tree with loteria cards from an Etsy buyer. 52 loteria cards to turn into Christmas tree ornaments, available here.
photo via The Destiny of Thngs
Merry Christmas to you and yours! Thank you for visiting my Hoarder Rehab and The Destiny of Things! Thank you for stopping by!
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