Moleskine
My seminary students from Singapore and Tokyo will tell you that I am obsessed by little black notebooks. I always have one in my bag. They are perfect for taking notes or jotting down ideas. The other day I was in Kinokuniya (a really big bookshop) and noticed the MT-Deco (masking tape). I had seen it before, but was never sure what to do with it. The display included several books dedicated to using MT for crafts. I opted not to buy the books, they are in Japanese, and just browsed through them for ideas. I did buy several rolls of the cute tape.
Japanese Masking Tape
I decided to try some out on a couple of my notebooks. It took less than 5 minutes to do both of these.
MT Notebooks
I “googled” Japanese masking tape to see if I could find any ideas for using it. I was shocked to see how much some people in the US are selling it for…almost three times what I paid for it here in Tokyo. I’ll be looking for new ideas to use it, I have a few in mind.
March 23, 2010 at 1:33 am
You may need to add this to your periodic import of Hi-Chews to Kingwood, Texas. I bet my girls would be excited to get something like this for their crafts (hint, hint).
March 23, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Yeah, I’ve seen it floating around all my crafty blogs. That, and Japanese fabric and Japanese softie books.
Have fun in Texas. Give Ally a hug.
March 24, 2010 at 4:39 am
Hey, I have some of that type of tape I picked up in Japan. I use it in my card making (pretty cool stuff). I love the black book look!
I am still sad I am going to miss you in April, but for a good reason. I don’t know if by Apr 7th the cherry blossoms will still be out but I hope there are some lazy trees that will cooperate holding out until then!