Pretty things...

I've just come back from a short break to Rome with my lovely boyfriend. It's the first time I've been so I had my nose in my guide book for pretty much the whole three days we were there!

In the 'Shopping' section of the book there was a listing for a sationary shop called Fabriano, with the description:

"Since 1782, Fabriano has been making professional-quality paper and beautiful paper products for artists and writers. Buy sketchpads and hand-pressed stationary."

I was, of course, immediately drawn to visit. After a morning walking around the Vatican, Colin wanted a rest, so I left him at the B&B, hopped on the metro and visited Fabriano. There were some beautiful things, including jewellery made from paper.

My limited budget restricted most items but I came away with these lovely tags. They're about 4.5inches by 2.5inches, quality card and have sections on the back to fill in "Name" and "Message or Destination". Not sure exactly what I'll use them for yet, but I'm sure I'll find something to do with them! :-)