The Berylune Blog

I'm a bit too tired to type anything cohesive, so here are some pretty butterfly shapes Zoë cut out of some card covered with washi. Aren't they pretty?

Ha! You thought I'd forgotten, didn't you? It might be the eleventh hour, but it's still Wednesday. I've just returned home from Kayal, where we were out celebrating my Mum's Birthday. I shan't say which one it was, but it was a significant landmark. Kayal is amazing, if you haven't been, you should go. I had a scrummy fish thing that was baked in a palm leaf or something. And the breads... Oh,...

Can you smell it in the air? It's that time of year again. The supermarkets dedicate entire aisles to it. I find myself being drawn to window displays full of it. Coins burn holes in my pockets until they have been spent on it. Mmmm...Stationery.

This week, we have covered natural pencils in Washi tape, so now they are pretty. All ready to be packed in to my pencil case, ready for school. Or my...

It's Wednesday! The weeks are flying by aren't they? We're hurtling towards the C-Word at an epic pace.

This week's Washi Wednesday was proposed by Zoë, who saw it here (with a handy tutorial), and executed by me at Knit & Natter last night. I'll be honest, there is always natter, but the knitting doesn't necessarily materialise.

We headed up the street to check out our friend...

Washi bunting! Hurrah. And Chocolate Beetroot cake made by my Mum. Might sound weird, but tastes delicious.

Apparently, Badminton racquets flake black stuff all over your hands. Or at least the inexpensive ones do. The racquet pictured below has been given a face lift by covering the flaking handle in Washi. Problem solved.

We have a new thing! We have boxes for storing your Washi in. Look how pretty they are, all lined up and ready to use. They also stack, and you can label them. One for every colour? Season? Project? Joy.

This week I watched jumbo lolly sticks (or tongue depressors) soak in water for three days, so I could bend them around a shampoo bottle (slowly), tie them in place with some wool and spend a day watching them dry. I lost momentum at this point, so Amy wrapped this one in rainbow stripes of Washi tape and Zoë modeled the result. Team effort.

This week's Washi Wednesday follows on from last week quite nicely. If you are a bit clumsy with a craft knife, why not let your wounds heal in style?


Our new delivery of washi finally arrived last week. Our parcel was supposed to be here a couple of months ago, but our supplier unfortunately didn't note my new delivery address and posted it to the old one. Which is such a...

Ok. So here's the thing I was working on last week and failed to complete! I got some magnetic strip, covered it in Washi and trimmed the edges in to either torn-looking edges or sharp flag-style edges. They work a treat on my boring notice board!

I spent this afternoon making something cool for Washi Wednesday, really I did. It involved a craft knife and a cutting mat. I mounted something on a wall, cleaned something, found some pretty things (and pretty boys) to go with it. I grabbed my camera, got it in focus and pressed the button. Only to find my memory card is still at the shop. I'm sorry Washi lovers, I just couldn't be bothered to...

You thought I'd forgotten, didn't you?

Amy has covered one of our light switches in washi! Oh, the joy. We've been joined in our washi-worship today by Kiara over at Bakery Cakery. It's catching.

We also got a mention over on the Crafty Magazine blog today - click here to read what they've said about the Etsy Craft Party we organised with Zoë at Sew Make Believe and Lara from Sewsmith. Thanks...

This week's Washi Wednesday is from Zoë. We have already had washi-covered pegs, but this time we've gone miniature! The pegs Zoë used have a teeny magnetic strip on the back, so can attach mini notes or labels to appropriate metal surfaces, like say fridges or cake tins. Mmmm....cake....

Greetings Washi lovers! I've borrowed a picture from a fabulous Belgian blogger this week (well, I assume it's fabulous, I can't understand a word of it, but the pictures are amazing!):

One for stationery lovers! I saw these over at 'How About Orange' - a necklace made from paperclips and washi tape. So this afternoon I set about making my own, which Zoë kindly modeled for me:


Maybe we can make some of these at our craft party on 20th June? Have you booked your ticket yet?

It's Wednesday kids. Here is Amy's Washi box: and inside:We'll certainly be playing with washi at our Etsy Craft Party next month. Maybe we'll have a game of stick the washi on the donkey. Better suggestions would be appreciated. Berylune, 45...

Welcome to our first Washi Wednesday! Every week we plan to post a washi-related picture. This week, we have a washi storage idea using a mug tree: Click here for some more pretty picturesBerylune, 45 Park Street, Leamington Spa CV32 4QN....

This post should actually have been entitled 'what NOT to do with well known brands of blue tacky stuff'.

I was just clearing away some of the paperstuffs we've had adorning our walls, so we can start afresh for 2013 - sorry Ryan - when I was reminded of why my Mother never wanted me to have 5 Starposters on my wall. Well OK, in retrospect, she might have found the subject matter perplexing, but it...

Thanks to Nathan for his insight in to the world of glass blowing. He truly is a civil servant of many talents. Someone needs to tell him this metric malarkey really won't catch on though.

For those of us that don't have a Ninja suit to hand, I thought I would share how I've wrapped my presents to go under the tree this year.

As a number of my friends and family will be receiving stock-ings (as in,...

Courtesy of the lovely Janey over at Slice of Slim! Janey's blog is fantastic if you want to watch what you eat but just LOVE food. I'm particularly fond of the 'Smash & Grab' posts. Janey also introduced me to low fat feta cheese, yummy...