Washi-Tape Meal Planner

This post is about my latest washi creation, (I know, I'm obsessed!) thats adds a little style and organization to my kitchen!

This is such a simple idea that can be customized for whatever needs organizing!! In my case I wanted something to keep track of my meal ideas for the week.

Here's how I made mine:

1) I taped out a frame using large black-lace patterned washi. Then I used smaller green and white washi to make the separators. I only made sections for 6 days because we usually eat out once a week :) To trim the edges I used an Xacto knife (but don't press too hard, you don't want to scratch your fridge).

2) Next I made labels for the days. I used adhesive magnets strips by Aleene's that I got from Michaels, covered them with a scrolled silver washi tape and wrote on the days with a sharpie.

3) Last I added a writing station. I attached a magnet strip on to the back of a post-it pad and placed that below the menu. Then to add a little vintage flair I stuck another magnet strip on the back of a bold vintage cigarette tin to hold pens!

I love the retro design on this tin!

And that's it! Now I can keep my meals straight in style!! 

Thanks for stopping by!

-Liz :)

Washi Tape Medicine Cabinet

Hey!

So the only room left in my apartment that is still pretty much untouched save for a couple small projects that I have already featured on this blog, (DIY Decals and Canvas Quote Tutorial) is my master bathroom (pretty much a standard size bathroom but it is "en suite" so thats pretty fancy!). Lately, I have been kind of obsessed with washi tape so this morning while brushing my teeth (inspiration strikes at the strangest times, am I right?) I got and idea!

To the right of the mirror above the sink in my bathroom is a medicine cabinet that isn't too bad on a scale from horrible to normal medicine cabinets. Instead of the awful mirror or laminate door it has a white shutter looking door, and this is what got me thinking! Why not add just a little something to take this medicine cabinet from standard to greatness, as far as medicine cabinets are concerned!

So here it is:

:)!

Wider angle for the full effect! And sweet reflection!

So as you can see I took advantage of the "shutter-like" door and striped it with this awesome craft tape from recollections that looks like black lace :). Sorry I forgot to take a before picture, but I promise this is a great improvement!!

If you are wondering how I did it, its so simple!!

First I just ripped off strips of tape slightly bigger than my slats and adhered them:

Then after I got all the pieces on, I got my Xacto knife and trimmed the edges like so:

And then Voila!! Super easy!! And great for renters like me, it will stay put but when its time to take it off, the tape isn't so adhesive that it will remove the finish!

Close-up of this awesome washi tape! Recollections brand, I got it at Michaels :)

Hope you enjoy!! Go and see what you can washi-fy! 

-Liz :)

Washi Tape Frame Tutorial

Hey Everyone!

This craft is one I made for my BFF's 25th birthday that was just this past weekend!! I really wanted to make her something that looked great and didn't "break the bank"! So I tried searching some other blogs as well as Pinterest but nothing was really jumping out at me, so I defaulted to my classic "I need inspiration move" and went to Michaels and began to wander! After contemplating some friendship bracelets in the bead aisle I continued my wander and found myself staring at the cheap unfinished wooden frames that Michaels carries. I hadn't given her any pictures in awhile so it seemed like a good idea, on the condition that I could make it look great! So I picked one up and started brainstorming what I could do with it. Obviously I thought of paint, but I'm no Picasso so I gave that idea up, then I thought tile but that can be pricey not to mention time-consuming. All this time I was aimless walking through the store and ended up in the opposite side in the scrapbooking aisle, thats when I saw the answer; tape!! Yes, the famous washi tape (well "craft tape" in my case) and I decided it was about time I hop on the bandwagon and try it out for this project! Especially when I saw these awesome two packs that Recollections sells:

I love how they sell these in coordinating packs, with two sizes and complimentary patterns! Perfect for striping!

So here's what I came up with!:

What You Need:

1. Crafting tape

2. Blank Frame

3. Xacto knife

4. Chipboard letters or letter stencils 

Steps:

1. First disassemble your frame by taking out the glass and backing like so:

2. Now, start taping!!! I started with the larger of my two tapes and lined this up with the top of the frame. I made sure my piece of tape was long enough to wrap around the sides and a little onto the back. I think wrapping the sides makes it look more finished. 

3. Now keep taping! Alternating between the two kinds of tape being careful to line up the edges! Once You get to the opening of the frame just extend your tape right over it like this:

4. After you have striped the whole frame, flip it over and using a Xacto knife cut out the opening as well as any excess on the bottom of the frame. 

5. Next I used a straight edge (a level) and evened out the tape edges on the back of the frame:

Much Neater!

Here's what your frame will look like at this point:

6. At this point you could be finished! Or you could add any decorations you wish! I decided to personalize it a little and added cut out text. Simply take some chipboard letters (mine were adhesive on the back, which held them in place nicely) or letter stencils and using an Xacto knife cut out around the letters, removing the tape and exposing the frame.

Here's what the lettering looks like:

7. Put the glass back in, add your favorite photo and display!

My BFF and I on our High School Graduation! Talk about a blast from the past! 

There you have it! An easy, mess-free way to make a $1 crafting frame from Michaels look store bought! 

Extras

- Try cutting out other designs or shapes besides letter

- Paint the frame first so your cut out is a different color

- Make a collection of these in different colors to display family/friends photos on your mantel or bookcase! 

- Glam it up with other decorations like faux flowers, rhinestones, etc. 

-Liz :)