delight

 just take a moment and delight in something today

 

Misha LuLu I want you!!

I adore close to every item the clothing designer, Misha Lulu, makes. I also admire the relationship and inspiration she and her sweet daughter have. The quirky clothing line is bit over my spending budget and for that reason alone I have never purchased any of their clothing for my daughters.  Yesterday, while cruising the internet  in attempt to take a mental vacation from the chaos of raising three little ones, I came across their surplus store (read discount) and boy oh boy do they have adorable items on there! If I had endless amounts of money you better believe my daughter would be entering kindergarten wearing every single piece they have to sell. Since I do not have endless money I will have to pick my favorite one or two items from the surplus store to get her school ready. Below are my current favorites.

All images were taken from here, which is also where to go if you want to purchase any of these adorable items.

What are your favorites?

how to make washi tape

what you need to start

masking tape

ink pad

used roll of foil, or paper towels, or something

stamps (or if you are like us and have packed all of your stamps then use whatever you have around)

wax paper

serrated knife

**you can find masking tape and ink pads at your local dollar store**

 

 

1. Start by making little rolls for your completed tape to go on. I did this by cutting a roll of foil (nice and small) into little rolls the width of my masking tape.

2. Get all your remaining supplies together.

 

 3. Lay out a few strips of masking tape across your wax paper just a few inches apart from one another.

4. Let your creative juices flow and stamp away. ( a pencil eraser makes adorable dots)

 

 

5. Once your stamps are dry to the touch roll them up on the tape holders you made at the beginning.

 

 

6. Find a spot to store all of your little tape rolls.  I like storing them in the empty foil box, but keep them wherever you choose.

 

 

7. Now the fun part, decorate a card, a gift, or your to-do list with your fun new and homemade "washi tape" .

 

 

Let me know if you give this a try or where you purchase your favorite Washi Tape

 

i want this book

 

 

 

 

For me there is something very satisfying in taking items that are jumbled up and making them have order.  I do it mainly because aesthetically it is appealing to me and mentally gives my mind rest. Today I stumbled across this book and fell in love at first glance.  This man takes it to a whole new level and for some reason I cannot get enough.

 

alphabet soup

pine tree

 



French fries

images and book found here

15/30

I have always wondered what my grandfather and grandmother's hands looked like because there is something about hands.

( I have also decided to wrap up this "series" at the halfway point rather than the whole 30 days so this is the last shot like this...unless a major upset occurs from you all because you just cannot wait
to see the new photo of me [insert laughter here] )