delicious! my new addiction…
I have to hand it to you: last week’s post about washi tape elicited some great responses! From super recommendations about online shopping (thanks cappuccinoandartjournal!) to incredible storage solutions (Sally W – you’re a genius!), Red Letter Day readers had magnificent things to say about washi!
there’s just -something- about rolls of tape in rows…
This time around, I’m going to share some of my favorite “stationery hacks” with you. But first: another way to store your rolls ‘o tape:
like a necklace, but oh-so-different!
I buy extra-long boot laces at my local shoe repair place, then string my rolls of tape onto the laces. It’s a little trick I learned when working on film sets; pretend each roll of tape is a bit of popcorn, and you’re making a giant popcorn string! I clip the two ends together of the boot laces together, using one of those gigantic binder clips that we all know and love.
in action!
This particular “washi bandolero” is hanging off my roll-around cart in the studio – but you could also drape off a doorknob, the back of a chair, a cup hook on the wall – the point is that an entire BOATLOAD of tape is easily transportable, whether that means over to the other side of a table or across town for a class!
stack of mail? rubber stamp? washi tape? which do I look at first?
Now that you’ve got some starting points for organization, how about some fun and simple stationery DIY’s?
these items will be washi-fied, in the following videos!
I have no doubt that there are plenty of other blogs that have run down groovy things to construct with your tape (perhaps you’ll share your faves in the comments?) However, the videos below show-n-tell some of the things that I like to do with my tapes, mostly along the lines of customizing stationery implements and letter writing tools. Let’s take a look! :
Interested in a second helping? There’s three additional stationery hacks shown here:
And with that, I’ll sign off! May your week be filled with lots of postal love (and perhaps a new roll of tape!)
–JH
How fun! How fancy! And yes — Festive!! Thanks for the eye candy and the tips — and the shout-out for my blog. Everything is wonderful — as usual from Miss Red Letter Day. (Now I have to fight the urge to go buy even more washi tape….oh no…..)
Miss P. — why fight the urge? I’m a fan of the “treat based reward system” myself: if I take a care of some mundane and disliked chore, then I get a treat! Usually, the treats take the form of some sort of chocolate/paper/envelope/tape roll form these days…you get the idea!
–JH
Miss JH – Great post & thank you for the fantastic washi tape storage idea. I have several spare lanyards laying around so I’m off to string my tape on them. This way I shouldn’t even need a binder clip, I can just use the clip that’s already on the lanyard.
Miss Jan — perfect! What a great use for those old lanyards…
–JH
Leave it to you Ms. Letter Day. Fabu Fun! And you know what I am going to confess? I JUST realized that MT stands for masking tape. I am, er, slow.
Which store did you say you shopped at in San Francisco?
Linda –
For washi tape, I think that both Maido stores in SF (Westfield Center/Japantown mall) are the best…
Good luck shopping!
–JH