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Naoshi Sunae Sand Art Kit Review

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When I reviewed Naoshi’s Ice Cream Work book recently, I remembered I had one of her kits stashed away so I thought it was about time I tried it out. Naoshi specialises in Sunae, which is sand art!

naoshi sunae

The kit comes with everything you need to make one piece – a sunae board, coloured sand, toothpick, ribbon, folded paper and directions. This egg is for complete beginners but the instructions are quite basic (though very cute!). If you’re new to Sunae, I would recommend watching a video of Naoshi at work first to get the general idea.

naoshi sunae

You start from dark to light so I removed the outlines first. You just peel off the paper leaving a sticky surface behind, then sprinkle on the sand and tip it off. It definitely helps to use the folded paper to catch the sand so it’s easy to funnel the leftovers back into the bag.

naoshi sunae

I did the same with the yellow and white and I was done! It was very quick to do but has a really fun finish because of the textured sand.

naoshi sunae

Depending on the design, you can use it as a notecard, turn it into a bookmark or gift tag with the ribbon, or just display it. The board is quite thick card so it will stand up quite well.

naoshi sunae

If you fancy giving Sunae a try, Naoshi has lots of kits available in her Etsy shop and ships worldwide. I really enjoyed myself so this super kawaii ghost is on my wishlist.

This is not a sponsored post, though thank you to Hannah Zakari for gifting me the kit years ago. If you’re in Edinburgh, you can see Naoshi prints in person there.

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2 responses

  1. Sara avatar
    Sara

    I had never heard about sand art kits! This is interesting, cute, and a bit random!! With random, mostly, the egg shape—but I guess that’s part of its cuteness :3

  2. Ren Hernandez avatar
    Ren Hernandez

    I used to have these when i was little. I haven’t thought about these in forever but this post makes me wants to do some more. :)

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