There wasn’t a lot of time for reading or checking emails/blogs this weekend but that’s okay because my girlfriends and I had a blast.
We started off the day on Saturday with a good breakfast at Trudy’s, one of my favorite spots in Austin. I remember hanging out there a lot back in my college days. From there we went down to South Congress avenue where it’s filled with a lot of one-of-a-kind shops. We wandered around vintage clothes, unique home decor items and pretty trinkets.
I was thrilled to find some sheets of paper at Ten Thousand Villages and Tesoros. The one with the hearts is stamped lotka paper from India and the mint-y color one is from Bangladesh. Do you see the flecks of paper in that one? Those are bits from newspapers and other printed materials. Aren’t these beautiful? I already have some books in mind that I want to make with these.
We had some coffee breaks and we wandered the aisles at BookPeople. It was so nice to laugh and just spend time with my friends. I can’t wait until our next meet-up.
And, just in case you are wondering if there was any reading done this weekend — Well, of course there was. I am greatly enjoying My Lady of Cleves by Margaret Campbell Barnes. Stay tuned for a review and a giveaway at the end of the week!
Now it looks like once again I’m way behind on my blog reading so forgive me but I hope to catch up with you soon.
Oh! Girls weekend and fun shopping…the best way to spend a weekend.
I left you a little award on my blog 🙂
You had what I call an ideal weekend! So much fun browsing books and beautiful papers. Mine was pretty much just reading, reading for work, reading for fun. I can’t complain! 🙂
That paper is gorgeous! And I love girls’ weekends like that. 😀
I’m glad to hear you and your friends had a wonderful time, Iliana.
The papers are lovely! I can’t wait to see what you’ve in store for them! 😉
It sounds like you had a wonderful time! You’re forgiven for ignoring us! 😉
I love the paper on the right with flecks of paper in it. Very fun.
We briefly stopped in a Japanese washi store yesterday. Some of the paper is so gorgeous. I know you’d have a blast! You really should try to come to Japan sometime!
The paper is so pretty. I’m glad you had such a nice weekend 🙂
I love weekends when I get to get away from it with the my favorite girlfriends.
PS I have you an award!
It sounds like you had fun. I’m coming home for Christmas this year and I can’t wait to catch up with my girlfriends and have a day like yours.
I could use a girl’s weekend!
Mrs. B – I could definitely use more of those kinds of weekends! And, thank you for the award! 🙂
Matt – As long as there was a lot of reading, it’s a good thing too 🙂
Eva – I found even more paper but tried to limit myself. Just like with books, I have a tendency to hoard paper!
Melody – I can’t wait to see the end results either – ha,ha… It was a great weekend.
tanabata – Ah, thank you 😉 I need to plan a trip to Japan some day. I can imagine I’d need an empty suitcase just for all the papers! One paper store I go to in Dallas has some very nice Japanese papers but oh man are they expensive. I haven’t splurged yet!
Nymeth – Thank you and the paper is very nice. I think I’ll like working with them. Sometimes paper is pretty but unmanageable and this one seems good!
Nicole – I do too. It’s getting harder for me as I don’t live near most of my girlfriends but I think this means trips need to be planned 🙂
nik – I bet you can’t wait! I say start planning now so you can keep looking forward to the fun stuff!
Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit) – Hope you get to do one soon 🙂
I am glad that your friends could see Austin through your eyes. Hope they move there soon.
It was great seeing you and I only wish I would have had more time. It was great to see your place and spend time with you and Shadan. I love those papers you found and look forward to seeing some new books made from them! 😉
Back in NY and taking the week to start looking for new work and get ready for my courses and looking forward to Graphic Design tonight. Nice to have some time….
That paper is beautiful! Can’t wait to see the books you make with it.
Oh what fun! I really need to get off my butt and get to Austin for some fun and frivolity. Those papers are beautiful!
Isabel – I was thinking of you when we stopped at Tesoros. That is your kind of shop! I’ll have to take you there when you come visit 🙂 And, yes, I’d love it if all my girlfriends lived in the same town!
Christine – We wished we could have spent more time with you guys! Now, I need to go up there and visit you 🙂 Hope you had a wonderful time in class girl. I wanna hear all about it! Miss you already.
Fern – I can’t wait either 😉
Andi – You definitely need to visit Austin. I hear BookPeople has a comfy chair with your name on it 🙂
Sounds like a fun weekend and that paper is wonderful!
I love the idea of meeting friends for breakfast, which, along with afternoon tea, is my favourite meal of the day. I always enjoyed breakfast meetings at work. I know, absolutely stupid. It must have something to do with being an inveterate lark. I’m also Hobbit-like in my tendency to think that second breakfast is as essential as the first one!
What a fun weekend! You found some beautiful paper too. It always amazes me the paper you find. But then if I ever saw paper like that I wouldn’t know what to do with it!
Danielle – It was fun. I’m ready for another one like it 🙂
Ann – Breakfast foods are my favorite but as I’m usually not a morning person I skip it – I know, bad bookgirl. I love eating breakfast at night!
Stefanie – I love finding new papers. Granted, sometimes I get so overwhelmed that I don’t know what to do with it all! 🙂
Oh, how funny! I was on South Congress last Saturday morning, and even spent a little while in Tesoro’s. We may have brushed shoulders and not even known it! I was in Book People over the weekend, too, but that was on Sunday (although my daughter did try her best to get us to go on Saturday).