Furry friend

As I announced on Facebook, this blog is about the newest addition to my phone.
Rabito, inspired by everyone's favourite pet.

Besides the fact that it is the cutest, and probably the coolest, phone case I have seen so far it is also very functional.
The detachable furry tail can be use as a phone stand or just to look cute, the ears are perfect to wind your ears phones around. They will no longer be tangled or get lost!

The designer of this furry friend is Mina Kwag from Korea. She quit her job at Samsung a couple years ago to become a designer and with only one prototype of the Rabito (also called iPoda) and a few other accessory designs she went to a comtemporary design show in London. From that day on her phone was ringing off the hook.
She started her own company in 2010 and now delivers her products to over 15 countries.

As Mina describes, Rabito is the perfect accessory for our most essential device.
And it's a pretty damn cute one too!

Love,
Noes

*Interested? I found my Rabito on Ebay under the name of 'rabbit phone case' but there also is the official Rabito Shop.

Sweet Cake

Is it a dog bed? Is it a flowerpot? Is it a babies bath? Or would it just be a wine cooler?
It is one of the most cliche pick up lines: It can be anything you need it to be.

Unfortunately it also is a little pricy but for the ultimate cupcake lover, like me, it is pretty damn cool!

As you can see it is available in various fun colors and if you would buy it for your pet, it even comes with the bed.
It is a product of designer Beerd van Stokkum and it's called, how could it not, Sweet Cake.
Interested? You can order it right here.

Love,
Noes

Tape it

Washi tape, or also know as masking tape, might be the biggest hype in DIY land at the moment.
The idea is actually quite simple: it's a tape made of rice paper, in a fun color or print. Because of the material it is easy to tear, easy to remove, you are able to use it multiple times and you can easily write on it.

So it's a cute looking tape. But what do you do with it?
Lemme show ya...

Tune up your dull keyboard into something colorful and fun

Make pretty labels! You can use them for gift wrapping, labelling your cookie or candy jars...

Super easy to make and so much fun as a cupcake topper or as decoration in a drink

Empty bottles or old vases become funky in a flash

Block time slots in your schedule

A temporary collage on the wall

Even phones and mp3 players aren't safe anymore

Still not convinced?
Then you should definiteley visit Pinterest for many, so many other fun DIY ideas.
Just type in washi tape or masking tape and pictures will keep coming.

Wanna get started?
The tape is sold at several online shops such as ebay, etsy and lots of individual stores.
Not such a fan of online shopping? Then you should definitely try shops for the creative arts in bigger cities but in Holland also at our one and only Hema!
I already bought a few different ones there and besides the fun prints they are also a bit cheaper than most online shops, really worth your while.

I hope you will all have as much fun with this 'piece of tape' as I do, enjoy!

Love,
Noes