This week’s featured Etsy shop is JuLVa in Riga, Latvia. Shop owner Julija Vareiko creates handmade hair accessories inspired by the Japanese art of tsumami kanzashi. Before this week, I had never even heard of kanzashi. Now, I am enthralled by it. Meaning ‘folded fabric hair ornaments’ according to Wikipedia, tsumami kanzashi are traditionally made from tiny squares of silk that are folded into petals using origami techniques. In this shop, Julija uses primarily grosgrain ribbon. I find myself looking very closely at the full size photos of her items just to see the intricate details. I can only imagine the kind of patience that she has to have to create such beautiful work!