Let's Deco It

Well, I've been watching Tokyo Kawaii TV again...They love grabbing foreign celebrities and showing how "even foreigners" are in love with Kawaii. This time one of the celebs was Taylor Swift, with her Swarovski crystal covered guitar. It was the ultimate deco item! I may be biased because I have just dusted off my own guitar to start lessons again with my 8 year old son. Now that I've seen the crystal guitar I'm really going to have to get practising. If I want to play something that sparkly I'll need to be able to strum at least a few chords.

When I was down at the music shop I was also tempted by a bright pink Hello Kitty guitar... but I think the sparkles are really more my style. I wouldn't mind a decopage of washi paper, or maybe someone artistic could airbrush some cherry blossoms onto it for me.

I might keep my eye out for some blossom decals I can stick on. Like those removable wall stickers. I could re-decorate my guitar every month or so to suit my mood.

There are a lot of crafty people in Australia, and we all love to have something unique and personal. I really do think that "deco" is eventually going to take off in Australia. It may be 10 years after Japan, and we may take a more subtle approach to our deco style than your typical Harajuku teenager, but we do seem to be slowly getting the hang of personalising our belongings.

If anyone out there has something they've personalised in "deco" style. A phone, a handbag, whatever, share your photos and let's see what Australian deco artists are coming up with.