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The picture is a doll house like mini frame of which the theme is St.
Valentine's Day. I bought a series of handcraft kits to make this kind
of frame and this is one of them. This one expresses 4 steps to bake a
chocolate cake.
1. materials
2. mix the materials
3. bake a cake in an oven
4. completed
And around the frame, there are a bag of flour, a measuring cup, 4 red
buttons, wavy ribbons on the both sides, and the title board "St.
Valentine' Day" at the top of the frame.
As St. Valentine's day is already commercialized in Japan, many shops
concentrate on selling chocolates for the day after New Year celebration
is over. Many people buy those chocolates not only for their target one
but also friends or familiar people around them. So the custom has
almost become nominal these days. But the special wrappings and window
displays are beautiful and people enjoy and use the day to express their
gratitude each other. It's OK, isn't it? I think the Westerners wonder
why only chocolates are for Valentine's day. In Japan, maybe from the
start, it was a plot or conspiracy (laugh) of chocolate makers to sell
their products. So St. Valentine's day in Japan is much different from
its original custom and style. Anyway now February is approaching.
The following photos are the series of mini frames and each of them
expresses a seasonal theme one by one. I'll up more photos of them in
the mean time.
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*** December ***
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