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Beautify your desk with Ban.do

Your fave new stationery is here! We’re super pumped to be a Ban.do UK stockist (yay!).

If you tend to spend a little too much time on social media, you’ll have likely already bumped into their cute and covetable designs around the web. Ban.do began life with a range of adorable hair accessories and has since branched into all sorts of girly bits that make days in the office a little more colourful.

A regular in magazines and frequently spotted on celebs, Ban.do designs really do whip up those good vibes and make a great departure from your everyday desk dwelling stationery. Pure stationery eye candy, the Ban.do stationery line features such gems as sticky notes filled with inspirational quotes, pencil cases peppered with teeny illustrations and sweet pastel coloured pens.

With those vibrant colours and pretty patterns Ban.do’s stationery takes you one step closer to building your dream workspace. Instant hits have are the Ban.do book of stickers - a must-have for any sticker hoarder and the “I did my best” pencil case.

If your day could do with a little more stationery eye candy, check out our new Ban.do collection here.

5 Washi Tape Wall Calendars for Getting Organised

Remember when masking tape was only available in varying shades of beige? Well thankfully we live in colourful times, which means our walls can get a hefty colour injection with washi tape, which comes in a rainbow of shades and patterns - hurrah!

Made from a traditional ‘washi' rice paper in Japan, one of the key benefits of decorating walls with washi tape is that it’s easy to remove and reposition. Of course, you’re going to want to test a small area on the wall first just to double check that everything’s cool before you go to town with the tape. Smooth, painted walls tend to work best as they provide the ideal surface for the light masking tape adhesive to stick to.

Combining two of our favourite things, washi tapes and planners, can only lead to good things. I’ve found some amazing washi tape wall calendars peppered throughout the web, which make great inspiration if you’re looking to add some colour to your workspace. As well as brightening up your whiteboards and walls, the great thing about these washi tape wall calendars is that you can customise the look and colour to your own tastes.

The creative use of sticky notes in various colours and sizes is really clever and something that you definitely have a lot of fun playing around with. These washi tape wall calendars also remind me that at some point I need to get round to sharing my washi tape kanban board - it's all about visualising that workflow ;)

1 / This pink, orange and yellow neon washi tape calendar is so cute. The mixed sizing of the numbers is really creative too. That's one bright workspace. (via britandco )

2 / Things don't get much more colourful than masté's giant washi tape calendar. The mix of colours, patterns and sticky notes makes it super eye-catching. Each month, all you'd need to do is change up the large washi tape number on the left - genius. ( via the masté blog )

3 / Now this is a rainy day project that won't break the bank. Great for adding a splash of colour to those walls, all you need for this fantastic wall calendar is a good stash of washi tapes and sticky notes. ( via modishandmain )

4 / Jazz up that plain whiteboard with tape! This simple and colourful design is a great way to make the most of a plain dry erase board. ( via Jennifer Snyder )

5 / Another colourful washi tape whiteboard diy, which makes a great editorial calendar for a blogging team. Also, how cute are those stripes and neon pens? ( via camillestyles )

If you're after some washi tapes for a project - check out our amazing selection from MT Masking Tape and Masté right here in the shop.

All new MT Masking Tape pastel washi tapes are here.

About a fortnight ago, MT Masking Tape previewed their new line of Spring Summer washi tapes for 2016. All lined up like a candy coloured rainbow, the pastel tapes were an instant delight and we couldn’t wait for them to arrive.

Clockwise from top left : pastel yellow, pastel orange, pastel red, pastel pink, pastel purple, pastel blue, pastel powder blue, pastel mint, pastel green

All the new tapes are currently sitting pretty in the washi tape collection. There are 12 new pastel shades ranging from lemon yellows and powder blues to fresh greens and mints.

As with all mt masking tape, the tapes are made in Japan from a traditional ‘washi’ rice paper that’s easy to tear by hand and write on with a ballpoint pen.

Just the thing to add a fresh pop of pastel colour to your notebook or planner pages, these cute pastel washi tapes are just the thing for inspiring your creative side.

Along with the pastel washi tapes mt have also released a new line of deco tapes that are covered in patterns of tiny hearts. Cute, right?

You can check out all our mt masking tape washi tapes here in the shop.

Sale now on

After a very rainy winter break, we’re back and we’ve bought a sale along with us.

There are plenty of savings to snap up in our winter sale with up to 50% off.

If you’re super organised, you can plan ahead for next Christmas now by stocking up on our beautiful Rifle Paper Co cards and masté Christmas tapes.

We’ve also got some special outlet items that won’t hang about for long, so be sure to take a little look.

Shop the sale

Merry Christmas 2015 and Happy New Year

Fox and Star would love to wish you a very special Christmas and a Happy New Year :) We’d also like to say a huge thank you for all your support and encouragement through the year - it’s meant so much! Thank You! x

• Orders placed after 2pm GMT on Friday 18th will be posted on Tuesday 5th January. We’ll be taking a festive break, geeking out to Star Wars and most likely eating way too many mince pies. It’s gonna be good.
• We'll be out of office from Fri 18th Dec, so any queries will be replied to from Jan 5th.

Although our Christmas deadlines for Europe, USA and International orders have now passed, some shiny new stationery would make a lovely new year treat for yourself, right?

One more thing stationery fans - keep your eyes peeled for our winter sale announcement. Email subscribers will be the first to know when it starts.

Have loads of fun, a cracking Christmas and hope Santa treats you well - see you in 2016!

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DIY Washi Tape Christmas Gift Tags

My favourite kind of diy project is simple, quick and easy. It’s also useful when you don’t need too many supplies or you actually have them in your craft stash ready to go.

Being constantly surrounded by shiny gold and silver tapes, these diy washi tape Christmas gift tags were always on the cards. This is a great little diy that’s fun to make and helps you work your way through that endless washi tape mountain that you’ve accumulated.

Of course, the tapes can be swapped out for different colour schemes. Red and gold is great for a traditional look, blue and silver is super pretty, black and gold always looks luxe.

DIY Christmas Washi Tape Gift Wrap

When you’ve reached the end of the roll of gift wrap or you fancy making your Christmas presents a little more unique, then washi tape gift wrap is just the thing.

Perfect for jazzing up plain printer paper and kraft paper, it’s also a fun way to use up your washi tape stash.

I’ve gone for metallics, but reds and greens, blues and mint colours would also look really cute too.

• washi tapes
• plain paper / kraft paper
• scissors

1. Wrap up your gifts
2. Cover in washi tape. Cute patterns can be made from shapes like triangles and squares or you can simply go for stripes or cover the whole thing entirely. Have fun ;)

Washi tapes used in this post:

mt dot gold, mt plain gold, mt stripe gold, mt deco monochrome set, mt stripe mint, mt wakamidori green, mt baby blue