DIY Washi Tape w/ Basic Materials

Hellloo and Merry Christmas!!!!

There has been this huge trend with Washi tape, a Japanese cute patterned masking tape like thing, that can be used for scrapbooking, journaling, decorations, and crafts.

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However…dun dun dun… it’s pretty expensive… like a few dollars for a small roll.

You know how you click on a really cool DIY but it includes all the materials you don’t have… well, here’s an easy DIY anyone can do in about 5 minutes.

However, I must admit, thisis sort of a DIY Sticker thing… but then again… washi tape is pretty much like a sticker… ENJOY!

*Try to read the instructions and not just the pictures because there are some helpful guidlines :)))

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Step 1: Materials

• Liquid Glue (but if you’re desperate, stick glue should work)
• *Masking Tape 
  • But scotch or clear tape is okay
  • Masking tape is more like Washi Tape because it’s re-stickable.
• Parchment, wax, or baking paper 
• Scissors and/or Exacto Knife
• Old Paint brush (but again, if you’re desperate, just use a toothpick or something you can spread glue with)
• Cute paper or cloth with a pattern
  • Some examples of cute household patterns: newspaper, old clothes, maps, printouts from the web, or you can even draw your pattern!

Step 2:

• Place your tape with the sticky side down to your parchment/waxy paper

Step 3:

•  Turn your parchment paper over and mark where the tape is, so it will be easier to cut out
• Squeeze glue along your tape (it should be the non sticky side)

• *Use your paint brush to spread the glue to avoid bumps

Step 4:

• Stick your paper/cloth onto the tape with glue. The pattern you want showing should not be touching the glue.
• *Put something heavy on the paper. Wait for 30 seconds – 1 Minute ish for the glue to dry

Step 5:

• If needed, cut the excess parchment and patterned paper off.

• Now, all you have to do is when you need the tape, peel the parchment paper off and stick!
  • *I recommend to make a thin slit with an exacto knife on the parchment paper only, to make it easier to peel the Washi tape.

• TA-DA!!!! Washi Tape Mission = Success!

 

Hope you enjoyed this DIY!!!!

I also used sort of the same method, except i switched out the glue for double sided tape, which works well too. I made this huge cookie sticker that is “laminated” with tape (lol when you are too cheap to buy stickers). Hey, big kids can have fun with stickers too 😀

 

I highly doubt anyone is going to read this far… but this  cookie was cut out of a Time Magazine Geico Ad 🙂 lol

XOXOXO

Adelina 🙂