Hooray, we just got in our new Bread and Badger glasses just in time for Valentine's Day! For some reason I think the astronauts in love would just be the best present every...don't you?
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Washi tape in the KC Star..
Check out this article about Washi Tape in the Kansas City Star! Thanks for the shout out KCS!
Washi tape: A gift-giving gift from Japan
Too plum for catching wall paint overflow, colorful washi tape embellishes gifts, cards, scrapbook pages, collages, party favors and more. Made of smooth rice paper, the thin, semi-transparent tape from Japan has been a craze with crafty types since it became available in the United States about a year ago.
Washi tape crimps and tears like regular masking tape. Unlike its American counterpart, though, washi tape is a whimsical flourish, not a utilitarian means to an end.
Though a roll is about 50 feet long, the average width is only about half an inch. The petite size and transparent nature of the tape make it ideal for layering crafts and gifts.
In Japan, pretty wrapping and presentation can be as important as the gift, said Jessica Dassing, a Kansas City artist who lived briefly in Japan and studied its culture and art. Dassing said Japanese people accept formal gifts with heads bowed and with both hands. Gifts there often are opened slowly and with respect for the care put into the wrapping, she said.
“Tiny, super-cute and colorful tape” fits the tradition well, Dassing said. “Little details like layers of tape with fun patterns make for a good presentation.”
HEARTFELT FLAIR
Washi tape adorns heart stationery (52 cents, Urban Arts + Crafts).
Washi tape adorns heart stationery (52 cents, Urban Arts + Crafts).
WHO NEEDS BOWS?
Dassing layered washi tape over Blossom Dots paper ($2.25, Paper Source) and Rose paper ($4.50, Urban Arts and Crafts). The colorful tape and a handmade Valentine label accompany a gift of seasonal candy in an aluminum tin with a glass lid ($1.50, Urban Arts and Crafts).
Dassing layered washi tape over Blossom Dots paper ($2.25, Paper Source) and Rose paper ($4.50, Urban Arts and Crafts). The colorful tape and a handmade Valentine label accompany a gift of seasonal candy in an aluminum tin with a glass lid ($1.50, Urban Arts and Crafts).
SCRAPBOOK STYLE
Washi tape can spruce up a scrapbook page. Dassing used Que Sera collage paper as base ($1.55, Urban Arts and Crafts), then added fish, rose and ocean wave die cuts ($5.25 per package, Urban Arts and Crafts). She attached a sheet of sage paper (40 cents, Urban Arts and Crafts) with layers of washi tape.
Washi tape can spruce up a scrapbook page. Dassing used Que Sera collage paper as base ($1.55, Urban Arts and Crafts), then added fish, rose and ocean wave die cuts ($5.25 per package, Urban Arts and Crafts). She attached a sheet of sage paper (40 cents, Urban Arts and Crafts) with layers of washi tape.
CREATIVITY COUNTS
Washi tape is as inviting as the White Leaves Gold Dust paper underneath ($2.75, Paper Source). A simple white envelope is kicked up a notch for a matching gift and card set that is almost too pretty to open.
Washi tape is as inviting as the White Leaves Gold Dust paper underneath ($2.75, Paper Source). A simple white envelope is kicked up a notch for a matching gift and card set that is almost too pretty to open.
WHERE TO FIND
To show how washi tape can liven Valentine’s Day gifts and crafts, Jessica Dassing used materials from Urban Arts and Crafts, 4157 N. Mulberry in Briarcliff Village, 816-234-1004; and from Paper Source on the Country Club Plaza, 621 W. 48th St., 816-753-2777.
To show how washi tape can liven Valentine’s Day gifts and crafts, Jessica Dassing used materials from Urban Arts and Crafts, 4157 N. Mulberry in Briarcliff Village, 816-234-1004; and from Paper Source on the Country Club Plaza, 621 W. 48th St., 816-753-2777.
•Find washi tape at Bon Bon Atelier (314 Westport Road, 816-756-0855, www.bonbonatelier.com) or online at www.happytape.com and www.momastore.org. Sizes vary, and prices start around $5 a roll.
Love your House
I have one more room in the house to paint and then I can be done. Well, the bathrooms aren't painted, but I don't really care about them right now. I have such a good vision for this last room (The bedroom) but am so dreading the actual painting because painting = snore. Ugh, my arm hurts from rolling just thinking about it, and taping? Taping sucks.
But it will get done.
It might even get done this weekend.
Unless I give myself the weekend off as a Valentine's present....
But it will get done.
It might even get done this weekend.
Unless I give myself the weekend off as a Valentine's present....
Monday, February 8, 2010
Fantastic Mr Fox book
So, remember how I went on a Wes Anderson-a-thon a couple of weeks ago? What I didn't mention was that J had gotten me this fabulous book for Christmas..The making of Fantastic Mr. Fox. It is so full of minute details about making the movie that it makes my head spin, but also fills me with awe that anyone has the ability (and patience) for stop-motion.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Kdog Fantastical February
Hey Kansas City! Kdog Photographers (they who made me magically look awesome in my wedding pics) are giving a great deal for February photo sessions....Book today, space is filling up!
Erin McAllister
So, I just found out that February is National Embroidery month! Well, whoop-ee! I guess I don't have any excuse for not playing with embroidery now. And I do love it, especially when people do new and fabulous things with it.. like Erin McAllister. She just started selling her embroidered cards in our store (oooh, they would be great V-day cards!) and they are so pretty. She also does much larger works of art that you can see on her website.
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