Summer desires

Well wouldn't you know it, uni is all but finished for 2012 - one exam to go.

So what does a girl do?

She window shops her heart out and dreams about all the things she could buy/sew...

Marcs

David Lawrence

Seed

Washi Tape Wednesday (yes I know its Tuesday)

My days of the week are all topsy-turvy at the moment. I could have sworn last night was Tuesday and couldn't understand why the bin-guy hadn't collected the bins. Then I realised...the bin-guy comes Tuesday...and its not Tuesday. Oh well...

On Sunday Jackson and I went to the Brisbane Craft Show. I love going every year to see what's new (and old) amongst the crafters and their stalls. This year was the first year Jackson really really wanted to go. Every time an ad came on TV, 'Mum, Mum the craft show'.

So we went. He was a little disappointed that he couldn't do craft at the craft show (not really child friendly activities - but next year with his dexterity it should be all good). But when he realised you could buy things to make at home, well he thought that was just mickey.

I am pretty sure he spent all of his pocket money in the first 20mins; think paper packs, erasers, 'Cars' fabric etc; and then continued to spend mine; a DIY Advent Calendar - to be honest I'm kinda 'cited about making it to.

And just to prove that apples never fall far from the tree (though Jackson says they do if bats/birds pick them) he supported my buying more, and is completely in love with Washi Tape too!

At the local Coles

Groceries.

Oh what fun, aisle after aisle, seemingly never-ending.
 - Actually I don't mind grocery shopping, now.

The local Coles has put in one of their 'Mix' installations. For those unaware this means a little bit of clothes shopping while I do my grocery shopping.
'Mix' at my local is set at about half-way down the store, so it provides a few minutes of distraction from the cereal aisle to the shampoo aisle.
I have bought a few of the 'Mix' tee's (at $8 and they wash well) and a couple of the cardi's also (they are a light-weight for layering).
While I like the simple/classic vibe the brand is currently going for I tend just to buy the tee's.

...Until I nabbed a pretty good bargain - I do say so myself.

Another tee (nothing new there) and...a denim skirt for $5! Very much liking its $20 reduction in price.
What woman doesn't love a bargain.

Matisse and washi - what a combination!

The other day I had the luck (and finally the time) to see the Matisse exhibition at Brisbane's GOMA (Gallery of Modern Art).

The exhibition primarily focused on Matisse during his drawing phases and how he developed his sketches in the 20th century for his foray into screen printing. As always a GOMA exhibition is beautifully set out with people on had to answer any questions you may have.
While I love an exhibition, I am alway just slightly more excited to see the exhibition shop at the end of the tour! I get that child-like feeling of excitement and wondering what treasures will be discovered. And discover I did.
There were prints to purchase, books on Matisse, Paris Interiors and the secrets to Parisian Flea Markets. Next to these were minutures of the Eifel Tower, painting and sketching gift packs and ... washi tape! Thats right, washi tape.

And how could I resist when I turned over the rolls and found out in was the 'Made in Japan' kind. The real stuff, not the Chinese imposters.

Three rolls of the red, white and blue, and I'll be taking a leaf out of the A Spoonful of Sugar blog and using this patriotic tape to make presents and cards extra special.