My Life As A Magazine: Souvenirs

Souvenirs

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As it begins to feel 'a lot like Christmas', I am thinking of and missing New York. I was there for a Christmas past - last year at the most 'wonderful time of year' during the...as New Yorkers would say 'Happy Holidays'! Celebrating and getting lost in its gorgeous winter wonderland. Here are a few of the things I love and miss most about being in New York this time of year.

Thanks to Notemaker the official Japanese Masking Tape company came to our Aussie shores recently for a pop-up space in Melbourne Central. Off-course I made a special trip from Sydney to check it out! I was in heaven looking at mt's new range, limited edition and special edition aussie themed tapes. Loved seeing the polka dot cardboard boxes and big rolls of washi tape hanging from the pop-up space walls - so used to seeing these in instagram snaps (#mtmaskingtape) at mt expos all over Japan and Singapore. How cute are the cubby houses? I want to have a go at making one!

Tickets, brochures, business cards and product wrapping and packaging. These are just some of the things I like to collect on each holiday. For my mini-break to Surfer's Paradise in Queensland I handmade this little 'holiday notebook' with all my paper souvenirs from the trip and some polka dot paper I designed as well as paper food. Highlights of the getaway included: Japanese burger franchise Mos Burger, marine-life at Sea World and snow cones!, relaxing and making sandcastles on the beach, eating at trendy cafe Commune and shopping at Burleigh Heads Village Markets and stationery store Six Things.

Eeep!I was so excited to find out that French artist Isabelle Boinot is a featured artist in her very own Japanese Paumes book!

Naturally I quickly snapped up a copy. Again this latest book from Japanese publishers Paumes is a visual feast. Isabelle gives us a glimpse into her home studio sharing with us cute ways to organise paper items - souvenirs and mementos, DIY's for picnic Furoshiki's, gift wrapping and more. Wouldn't it be a dream to have your very own Paumes book?

In my latest outgoing mail I have included these washi tape memento sticks! I thought it would be a great way to send washi tape to friends as you can easily unravel the tape from these paddle pop sticks! Like my washi tape journal it could be a great way to record/save some of your washi collection.

Oh wow! Is a phrase that springs to mind every time I see pretty kawaii Japanese food and product packaging. They often come in bright colours with a cute critter or mascot as well as bubble kanji and Kana typography splashed across them. They always bring lots of inspiration to my work and I enjoy collecting them and pinning them to my inspiration board.