Washi Tape Storage

Do you love washi tape? I can't get enough of it which you would already know if you have been reading my blog for a while.

I was thrilled to receive my Antique Style wooden tape holder from Plushka's Makery (Australia) this week.

Or you may prefer the multi-tape dispenser with a cutting edge from Happy Tape. For an extensive selection of washi tapes, vist Pretty Tape. How do you store your washi tapes?

Yesterday's road trip was a success and I will have a (truly) gorgeous new Thea & Sami stockist to share with you very soon!

More Washi Tape

My obsession with Washi Tape continues.

I love wrapping parcels with brown paper and washi tape.

I wrapped some around this otherwise plain wooden box to keep my office knick-knacks in. The beautiful twine and scissors set was purchased from Urban Dweller.

How organised do I feel with my multi-tape dispenser? You can order one from Happy Tape and it's available in several colours.

For an extensive selection of tapes, visit Pretty Tape.

We will continue printing fabrics today but I am soooo looking forward to my massage this afternoon. I hope you have a nice day too!

Dreamy Store

I did manage to make it to the Little Jane Street shop opening on Tuesday night. This is a great place for stationery and small gift ideas.

I just had to take a photo of the amazing window display made from dozens of hand-made paper clouds.

Here's stationery designer and now proud store owner Alarna Zinn who I suspect may have been a stylist in a previous life. She always comes up with great ideas such as the photo collage you see on the wall. It's constructed of images taken from Alarna's blog posts.

Coincidentally, Alarna's home is featured in the current issue of Peppermint Mag (see previous post).

Well, what do you know? You can buy Peppermint Mag as well as other indie publications at the shop.

A vintage suitcase is the perfect prop for displaying Little Jane St. cards.

Sweet hand-made ceramic magnets and hand printed twill tape.

Personally, I couldn't resist buying more washi tape plus the amazing highlighter pencil. Where? 5C Winn Street, Fortitude Valley.

It's in the Details

What a week! I have thankfully recovered from 2 unpleasant days fighting a migraine but I won't dwell on the negative. We've been otherwise busy with hitting the phones and the road visiting stores to make up for the fact that we were stuck in The Dungeon recently. It's proving to be a fruitful exercise which shows that when you do escape from the dungeon, you can either start swimming or sink into the moat!

A few new stores will be stocking Thea & Sami products for Christmas but I will be revealing more at a later date. In this post, I thought that I would share a few little styling details that bring a smile to my face.

I have been wanting some Japanese washi tape for ages and recently purchased these cuties from Pretty Tape. If you've made an on-line purchase from us, you may have noticed that I have been using the tape for wrapping your goodies.

The advantage of washi tape is that it is made of acid-free paper, semi-transparent, archival safe and best of all, comes in many pretty colours and patterns.

I have to admit that I've become a little addicted to shopping on Etsy lately and have acquired one of the beautiful calligraphy custom-made stamps from Primele. Creator Patricia Mumau's work is in demand so do expect a little bit of a waiting period but all good things are worth waiting for, right? Patricia also writes a blog here.


These twin metal hat hooks were used for displaying our bags at the trade show. I have six of them that will now have a new home in my walk-in closet. I bought them from this eBay store. They don't come with screws but this could be because different kinds are required for different walls.

Speaking of the trade show, I loved Kimono Reincarnate's booth display - it was one of my favourites. Melanie is such a creative girl and used several red felt flowers to display her jewellery.

The tree and branches were cut vinyl which looked great but unfortunately can't be reused.

Here is Melanie in her very inviting booth. To see more of her Japanese-inspired work, visit Kimono Reincarnate.

All images taken by me (Thea).