that favourite pencil case

pencil zipper pouch by allisa jacobs

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did you ever have a favourite pencil case?

a favourite backpack or lunchbox or glittery pen that you  cherished, perhaps cherish fondly still as part of your schooldays?

my forever-loved-shortlist of school supplies would have to include: mr. sketch smelly markers + a well loved red + turquoise canvas zipper pencil case, that, over the years, was covered with friends' signatures, goofy doodles, you know the scene.

*sigh*

today little rikrak headed off to his new school.

me: nostalgic, excited, photograph-ee, teary-eyed.

him: excited, thrilled to meet new friends, his already favourite pencil case tucked into his backpack along with sharp new pencil crayons, way-too-much lunch and enough school supplies to fill 2 desks. 

hope him + that pencil case have such a great great day.

and you? 

have a favourite school supply you still think fondly of?

back-to-school tales at your home these days?

here's to a great year ahead for all our little ones.

{and big hugs to the mommies + daddies waving goodbye for the day ... GOOD GOLLY.. i was a FONT-o-tears! }

fun handmade school supplies!

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1.  chalkboard calendar by somethingshidinghere

2.  crayone fine art photo by twovegangirls 

3. hello snack sacks by beethings 

4. woodblock print by 1canoe2 

5. mini blank book by bangbangyourethread

6. mars staedtler pencil box by wolfhouse  

7. pencil zipper pouch by simbiosisbyjulia 

8. bookplate stickers by scribblingclub

9. messenger bag by mediumcontrol 

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with thanks!

happy friday, nicies!

fun news:  my latest etsy blog article is up!

check out one of designer & artist aimee ray's retro-fabulous vintage sticker collection!

i promise... it's a blast from the past, back-to-school supercollection!

so i'd be superdooper thankful if you had a sec to head on over to etsy and leave aimee &  i  a cheer if you can in the comments!

thanks so much, nicies!

and yay to back-to-school glittery, glow-in-the-dark, puffy sticker fun!

did you ever collect stickers? 
what about another kind of collection? 


ps: for extra fun: don't forget to ENTER the 2 fun giveaways happening this week here on the rikrak studio: 


::: the MEGA-giveaway with a $25 shopping spree from the shop of your choice.




and 


::: the amazing empty nest hostess apron giveaway, too!


AND... have a glorious weekend, nicies!
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fun handmade lunch ideas!

fun & healthy lunch ideas from the article "Sayonara, baloney":
Globe and Mail, wed. aug. 26th

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well well well... it's back to school time here in ottawa for
the wee little ones!

little rikrak is loving his fun new teacher, his fabulous arts forward classroom, & seeing all of those wonderful school friends all day again!

as mommy, i'm delighted for his joy, and to be honest... a wee bit missing my little sweetie! it was such a great summer! alas! how are you feeling about the wee ones back at school?

i saw a GREAT article in the Globe and Mail last week on the joy of packing a gorgeous healthy handmade lunch for our kiddies! indeed, lunch-packing can be a parental chore & problem-solving task! but i loved the great bento box ideas. beautiful! thought i'd share some here.

check out the whole article online for more pro-healthy school lunch ideas. they might take a wee bit longer to craft, but what a handmade lunch! {loving the use of cute reusable cupcake holders to divide some of the lunches, too!}

woohoo! yay school! lunch never looked so creative & delicious! (ps: by the way... little rikrak's lunch didn't look much like any of them today! alas... i'll keep trying! :)

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fun & healthy lunch ideas from the article "Sayonara, baloney":
Globe and Mail, wed. aug. 26th

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