Do you lust after stationery – gorgeous paper, envelopes, washi tapes? I do!!!! And doesn’t it frustrate you when you see all the gorgeous goodies available on the internet (especially etsy), but with the exchange rate and the terribly high cost of postage it just becomes too expensive to buy…………Well it bugged me so much that I sourced some lovely goodies from Japan to share with all my fellow South African stationery addicts!! Today I am releasing the washi tape, and will roll-out the stationery in the next little while.

Washi tape is finally here in South Africa, with more and more creatives learning about it’s versatility and how much fun it can be to work with. Most of the washi tape that you find in South Africa (including my stock) is sourced from various sources in the East and is cost effective to import and sell in South Africa (it’s like the generic / no-name-brand washi tape!). But the really “good” stuff is the genuine Japanese Washi Tape – brands like MT, Marks, Colte and Classiky. Often times well-known designers design the tape, one of my favourite’s being Lotta Jansdotter. The ranges change quite often to keep abreast with design trends which is also rather nice. Once you work with the Japanese tape you will immediately be able to tell the difference – especially in it’s ability to stick really well. Obviously (sigh…) it costs more and is more difficult to source, hence we don’t see it here.

So – here are a few images that I took today of what I am calling the “Japanese Designer Washi Tape Range”. (You will also see some gorgeous stationery in these pictures – I will make some of it available soon once I have sorted it all out!)

My full range of stock can be seen by clicking here. Go take a peek and drool – and maybe order some!. Depending on how well-received it is I will decide whether to bring more stock in in the future…….

Let me know what you think!!

TADAAAAA………. I’m excited to announce that I have stock of 4 lovely new colours in the Bakers Twine range!!!! Yay!!

Midnight Blue is a perfect shade of navy (sometimes Denim was just a bit to bright), Ocean is a lighter shade of teal and really divine, Seaweed is a soft hue of green that is my current new favourite, and Strawberry is darker than Blossom and a softer hue than Pink Sorbet……..all so delicious!!!!

To celebrate, I have put together a full pack of 22 samplers, and an all new collection of colour packs to inspire your creativity! (here) I have stock of all the colours in full 200m spools, 15m skeins and 10m dolly pegs. (Unfortunately I have been having a bit of trouble sourcing the dolly pegs, and have thus decided to limit the quantity to 10 per customer, and have had to increase the price slightly to R22).

I know so many of you have purchased the ‘old’ full set of 18 colours, and so, I am offering the 4 new colours at a special price of R80 (15m skeins) so that you can complete your set. This special price will run until Friday 31 August.

Thank you all for the support these past few weeks!! You have kept me busy with orders, and I have recieved the most encouraging e-mails that I so appreciate!!