Washi Tape Noob

So I'm always looking for little things I can do to decorate my place...Unfortunately, in an apartment, there's a limited amount of stuff you can do while still remaining on good terms with your landlord.  I have seen a whole bunch of fun ideas to add a little color using washi tape, so I decided to experiment a little bit.

This?  THIS IS FREAKIN' CUTE!  And so easy to do!  Basically line up your washi tape all nice and straight over the switchplate, poke a couple of holes for the screws and cut out the bit the switch goes through, and you're done!  

These are all ready to go in the hallway.

The black and white brocade one was basically an experiment, so the corners could have been a little neater, but if you come into my home and start staring at the corners of the light switches, I'm going to ask you to leave anyway no matter what your opinion on my switchplate decorating abilities, you big weirdo.  ;)

I think the only thing I would suggest is to make sure you leave a little bit of tape around the edges in the center when you cut it out.  Then you can fold that tiny bit over to ensure complete coverage and not have any of the plastic showing around the light switch.

Now I just have to restrain myself from buying washi tape in ALL THE COLORS and covering my entire place in stripes and dots and little dancing cupcakes and ZOMGS ASTRONAUT WASHI TAPE!!!

Resistance is futile.  Obviously.  :D

This Is Not A Jayne Hat

So after 10 years, Fox decided to pay some attention to the Firefly series, and by attention, I mean being a meanypants to the fans.  Yeah, I understand the whole copyright issue, but claiming copyright a decade after the fact, on an item the wardrobe department picked up in a thrift store?  Hmmm.

But of course, the knitting community and the Browncoats showed yet again how awesome and creative they are with their response to Fox's shenanigans...Would you like a Cunning Hat?  Or a parable about a Nasty Mean Canid?

Some people had Things To Say about the situation...

Can't stop the signal.

My Name Is Elizabeth, And I Am A Geek

This is beyond awesome.

I am very fond of samplers anyway, but Superhero Samplers?  Full of win.

Wee Little Stitches also has more geek/contemporary cross stitch patterns available: The Big Bang Theory, Star Wars, the Justice League...AND FIREFLY!  :D

Patterns I Love

Sheer genius.

Procreating ungulants, indeed!  :D

Wow

Knitting Jools!

OMFGS, I cannot resist these!!

Go check out Maxsworld on Etsy: you know you need a skein of yarn necklace!  Love love love love love!! :D

I Need One Of These...Hell, I Need FOUR Of These!

Hand turned wooden top whorl drop spindles...Inlaid cherry, walnut, maple, cedar...BEAUTIFUL!!

My current favorites:

Apparently Mr. Kundert is no longer filling wholesale orders, but luckily we can still buy individual spindles from his website.  Go there now, and buy ALL THE THINGS before I do!  :D

Want

I need these.

Knitpicks is awesome.  :D