Washi tape crafts, decorating ideas and practical tutorials
30 tutorials published
Three ways to mark sections with tape: a quick fold-over flag, a stiffened tab with a card insert and an edge-strip divider, plus how to stagger and color them.
Washi tape is translucent, so the order of layers matters. Learn the wide-and-pale to slim-and-bold rule, five overlap techniques and why three layers is the limit.
How to use washi tape as removable, writable labels on jars, bins, folders and cables, with a pull-tab method, a simple color code and the limits to expect.
Two frame projects: cover a plain flat frame with tape and miter the corners, or build a frame from tape alone around a print held with mounting putty.
Cut a tag blank from cardstock scraps, reinforce the hole with tape and finish it with one of four simple designs, including a mini tag folded from tape alone.
Two ways to wrap a wooden pencil in washi tape, lengthwise and spiral, plus a folded flag topper and where to stop the tape so the pencil still sharpens.
Frame a journal page, card or mat with straight washi tape strips and tidy corners: overlapped, mitered or a gap with a square accent, plus partial and double borders.
A practical way to mix washi tapes: one lead pattern, one simple support and one solid, with four dependable palettes, five example trios and a quick scrap-paper test.
Eight ways to store washi tape, from a divided drawer and a dowel to sample cards for travel, with who each one suits and how to protect rolls from sun, heat and dust.
How to test a wall before taping, apply long straight strips, and build four removable designs: a mountain line, a faux headboard, a photo grid and a door or shelf outline.
Wrap in plain kraft or solid paper with a proper hold, then decorate with washi tape: a faux ribbon cross, band cluster, plaid, corner stripes, a tape tree or bow, and torn confetti.
Five all-occasion card fronts made only from straight strips of washi tape: candles, a stack of presents, bunting flags, a heart mosaic and a striped panel, with the shared method for neat edges.
