Guest DIY by
Marisa of Omiyage
I
don't know about you, but I'm always on the hunt for new washi tape
projects. While these colourful tapes are definitely multi-taskers, one
of my favourite ways to use them has always been for wrapping. Here's a fun (and easy!) way to make your own custom wrapping paper and a few clever ways to stretch the life of your washi tape!
Materials needed:
- washi tape in your choice of colours & patterns
- white printer paper
- colour printer with copy / scan functions
Using
the washi tape, create a design of your choice all over a piece of
printer paper. I made 4 different designs - classic washi strips,
stripes, houses and starbursts.
Using
the colour copy function of your printer, make as many copies of your
design as you would like. It's also a great idea to scan and save your
design - this way you can always print out more wrapping paper as you
need it!
One
of the best qualities of washi tape is that it is removable,
replaceable and reusable. You will find that once you make one design,
you can (carefully) peel the tape off the paper and reuse it make
another design. My washi strips were reused to make the houses, and the
stripes became starbursts. But be warned that each time you stick, unstick and restick it, the washi tape will lose a little of its stickiness.
Once you've created your wrapping paper, why not reuse the tape strips? Grab some blank shipping tags and get crafty making up pretty tags to match your paper.
Of
course, unless you go wild with tag making, you'll still have strips
left over. Use these strips to seal up your packages as you wrap!
Finish your parcel off with some pretty twine or ribbon and one of the tags.
Ta-da! One-of-a-kind washi wrapping paper and matching tags!
Have you seen any fantastic washi tape tutorials or inspiration lately?
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Lover of all things crafty, clever and charming, Marisa runs Omiyage.ca -
a webshop full of cute stationery, crafty goodness, pretty packaging
supplies and, of course, rolls and rolls of gorgeous washi tape! Connect
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7 comments:
Love this idea, so totally doing this for christmas!! x
What a fantastic idea! I have lots of the shipping tags so shall be purchasing some of the tape for some some packaging of gifts this Christmas. Thanks for the post.
I am so inspired!! I love the look of the washi tape stripes especially! fantastic idea!
xo Allison
Spicer + Bank
www.spicerandbank.blogspot.com
any gift wrapped up with this charming paper looks even better, a very creative idea, very easy to do especially for your loved ones,
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great idea! the packages come out so so pretty! :) -Lo
Great idea!!
I love these tapes - they make everything looks better in pastel.
Love the packaging!!!
Awesome idea! I use my washi tape all the time for gift wrapping but never thought to use it to make patterns... LOVE IT!
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