The pretty part of pretty stuff (sorteo blog Holamama)

There I was, lazy afternoon, bank holiday in Madrid and I had no plans cause someone had to work, much to my dismay.

I was lucky all my washi tape arrived yesterday, filling my head with decorating ideas for my little new place, also know as "el pisito".

Ahí estaba yo, tarde vaga, día festivo en Madrid y yo sin planes porque alguien tiene que trabajar, para mi desgracia.

I started to surf my lately discovered new favourite websites (which are putting me in some serious economic problem... yeah, my ugly part of pretty stuff ended bad, or well, depends on how you look at it) and there I saw it, the way to brighten up my not so happy afternoon:

Empecé a navegar por mis recientemente descubiertas nuevas páginas favoritas (que me están poniendo en algún que otro aprieto... si, mi ugly part of pretty stuff terminó mal, bueno, o bien, según como se mire) y ahí estaba, la forma de alegrarme la tarde:

Oh Joy!!! A giveaway! And such nice stuff involved I had to give it a try, right? Hope floats, and I may get some very very nice things for writing this post! Also it is helping me to post more regularly, which is always good, and makes me learn some blogger discipline. I read the instructions eagerly, and first person I thought of was my friend Agnes, so I sent her a message and here we are, newly made fans of Blog Holamama of Facebook, and now writing this post! They have the loveliest stuff in their online shop, I may have fallen for their party straws (I may be or may be not planning a brunch to use them) and of course their washi tapes!!! I ordered them last week and they arrived yesterday and I have gone totally crazy with it, just have a look.

 
Oh felicidad! Un sorteo! Y con cosas tan bonitas que tenía que intentarlo no? La esperanza es lo último que se pierde, y en el intento puede que consiga unas cosas muy muy monas por escribir este post! Además, me viene bien para postear más a menudo, que siempre es bueno y me enseña un poco de disciplina bloggera. Lei las instrucciones con avidez, y la primera persona en la que pensé fue mi amiga Agnes, así que le mande un mensajito y aqui estamos, nuevas fans de Blog Holamama en Facebook y ahora escribiendo este post! Tienen unas cosas ideales en su tienda online, yo ya he sucumbido a sus pajitas para eventos (puede que haya un brunch rondandome la cabeza para usarlas) y porsupuesto sus washi tapes!!! Hice un pedido la semana pasada y llegaron ayer, por supuesto me he vuelto completamente loca con ellas, mirad.

 I know this is not the usual Such is Life post, but I hope you like it too. Iwill go back to my washi tapes now, this is madness!

Ya se que esto no es lo habitual de Such is Life, pero espero que también os guste. Yo me vuelvo a mis washi tapes, esto es una locura!

Such is Life.

The ugly part of pretty stuff

I paid the first installment of my mortgage yesterday.

Ouch.

I had declared myself broke a month and a half ago, but it didn't hit me until yesterday.

What pains me most about this is... being unable to buy washi tape.

Dreadful thing to admit, but the truth after all. I could do so many things with washi tape.

I could decorate photo frames, bottles, notebooks, gifts, boxes, tins, my iPad. I could have a room decorated with washi tape.

Washi tape is pretty. And I hate pretty things when I can't buy them.

Only a couple minutes ago I visited three different online stores, filled three different shopping carts with crafting stuff and left all three websites before checking out because stupid Jiminy cricket keeps telling me I shouldn't because I need to save.

I don't like Jiminy criket, well, maybe if it looks this cute I like him a little bit.

Why have I become so twee?

These last few days have been a nightmare, I hadn't seen so many pretty things online ever, mugs, gift wrap, tags, kraft paper, boxes, baskets, ribbons... crafting is a big issue online, and there are millions, thousands of websites insisting on showing and selling us pretty things for... no purpose actually. I got ribbon, kraft paper tags, a blackboard and grey and white paper straws for I don't know which party... And I need more!

Crafting is totally unnecessary but totally addictive, and of course I have fallen in the twee trap of crafting. Huh, I may go see if I can do some DIY stuff and get rid of this need for pretty things. I may even show you. If it is worth it, of course.

It doesn't help that my sister is an origami genius and has filled our house with beautiful origami flowers.

I need to find my something to best her at. And I think washi tape will do the trick. Soon enough I'll have a washi taped fan. Even if I don't need one...

If anyone cares, I would be totally happy if I got a few rolls of washi tape for my birthday, which is coming yet too quickly.

I may have a few ideas on where you can get me my present this year ;P

Care to have a look?

http://mrwonderfulshop.bigcartel.com/

http://shop.holamama.es/

http://allwashitapeshop.bigcartel.com/

Please. Click. Buy. Send to M.

Such is Life.