DIY twist ties from Japanese masking tape | How About Orange

July 30, 2010

DIY twist ties from Japanese masking tape

How charming is this this idea from Zakka Life? Pretty twist ties made with patterned Japanese masking tape. Check out the tutorial right here. Add a little something special to your homemade gift packaging and your banana bread will taste even better, I'm pretty sure.

25 comments:

Bek said...

ohhh, super cute!

Marisa said...

I saw this when she posted it originally. So clever! I'm going to try it with ribbon and double stick tape.

zakkalife said...

Thank you for sharing the tutorial with your readers. It means a lot to me. I always enjoy visiting your site, I just rarely comment.

Grandma G said...

Those sure beat the plain ones that come on store bought bread! Nice!

Jenn Erickson said...

I'm a big fan of Zakka Life and all things Kawaii! What an adorable and simple craft. Love it!

Nicole - Craft My Soul said...

Super cute idea! Thanks!

-Nicole
www.craftmysoul.blogspot.com

Joyce said...

great idea! very cute and easy to do!

Secret Agent L said...

i love your website so much i almost can't handle it.

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secret agent l

Tegan | Celebrate Twelve13 said...

Why have I never thought of that??? So easy! I just bought a bunch of self adhesive ribbon by accident and was wondering what I'm going to do with it now. A little floral wire and, poof, instant cute twist ties!

hi-d said...

So cool...where does one find "Japanese Masking Tape?"

suesueb said...

I love all my tapes! Great idea, thanks!!

*~kAy~* said...

that's really refreshing to see! <3 soo cute!

Anonymous said...

cute idea!

Anonymous said...

too cute! thanks for the link.

Jessica Jones said...

hi-d, you can find lots of masking tape here at Happy Tape, in shops at Etsy.com, or just Google to find some. It's so pretty!

Amber said...

clever. simply clever. :)

Born & Bred Studio said...

Love the ties! Thanks for sharing!

Paula said...

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I really like your blog and work.. Congratulations!

Lots of love from Argentina :)

jenn from midlife modern said...

I love these! I just wrapped up some blueberry muffins for someone this morning and that would have made it extra special.

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Unknown said...

I think you could also do this with fabric strips and stitch witchery. Such a cutie idea!

Lei said...

LOVE IT!

JenGreen said...

This is such a great idea! Do you happen to know where I could get custom-printed japanese-style tape? I run two community gardens which donate organic produce to a local food pantry, and it would be nice when we donate the produce to tie up the bags with twist-ties with our non-profit name.

Jessica Jones said...

Hmm, not sure. You could also use a standard green twist tie and string a little printed tag on it or something.

Melody said...

Fabulous! I'm super excited to try this!