DIY washi tape magnets | How About Orange

August 17, 2011

DIY washi tape magnets

Have you seen the witty washi tape magnets at Twirling Betty? I spotted the idea at Craft the other day and immediately had to try it out. I love fancy Japanese tape. And magnets that look like fancy Japanese tape. Read Christen's easy instructions right here.

I stuck a white mailing label over the printing on my junk mail magnet and layered the tape on top of that, since there was no paper that would peel off. The label hid the printing. They're pretty believable, right?

19 comments:

Katie said...

Oh my gosh I love these! I'm a big fan of tape strips :)

Grandma G said...

So cute! I maybe shouldn't let Courtney see them, huh? ;)

BTW, we made boxes yesterday. She LOVES 'em! :)

Mum

Katie Truelove said...

I'm always hoarding my washi tape-- now I can make it last forever (or at least a bit longer;)!

mrs.lmnop said...

Umm, I love that you have the words "promulgate" and "sycophant" on your fridge.

iheartsunnydays said...

These are so cool! I love washi tape and magnets, so its a perfect combination! Thanks :)

Jessica Jones said...

Mrs.lmnop, that's our file cabinet. We're expanding our vocabularies over here. :)

Heather Boissonneau said...

Too cute & quite clever! I save the rolls because I don't want to run out (silly, I know), now I can keep it forever :-)

Hilary said...

Oh, I love how these look! Thanks for sharing the tutorial. I still haven't broken down and bought any of the tape yet, but it will happen soon, I'm sure.

x Hilary
thecleverlife.etsy.com

Síona said...

I love this idea! So smart! Just another project to add to the never-ending list of Things-I-could-Do-with-Washi-Tape-if only-I-actuallly-had-some! S xx

http://bedroomcrafter.blogspot.com/

jennifer e said...

that is awesome! now i can cover up those ugly southwest plumbing magnets we always get in the mail!

tami said...

i thought that i willl be able to avoid this "tape-trend". but now i'm not sure any more...
like your blog!

Tiffany | Wedding Flowers Store said...

these are so cute!!! I love'em!

Luisa said...

This is awesome! I'm starting to collect fun tape and I have a few of those cheesey advertisement magnets. I love this thanks for sharing it:)

Andi said...

Love those color swatches (and the tape too, of course). Where are they from?

Jessica Jones said...

I think I cut the swatches out of a Pantone article in Graphic Design USA. A color forecast report, I believe.

Linda Keesee said...

This is really a cute idea. Never heard of washi tape. But going to have to find some. Thanks for sharing.
Linda

Anonymous said...

This is the first of my ever hearing of washi tape, were do I get this wonderful product?

Jessica Jones said...

You can find some sources in this post.

http://www.howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2010/08/make-bags-from-envelopes-and-decorative.html

Lindsey Ralls said...

Hi. I see that you like using washi tape (who doesn't!) and wanted to let you know about the washi tape giveaway I have going on right now. It ends tonight at midnight and there aren't too many entries right now so your chances of winning are pretty good! The URL is:

http://the-dailyme.blogspot.com/2012/07/washi-tape-inspiration-and-giveaway.html

Good luck!

Lindsey