Ella and I are crazy about patterned tape. Whatever project or task we’re doing around here, fun tape makes it better.
This is Ella’s school binder. She ripped a page out of a magazine {Lilly Pulitzer ad} and added some tape. The black and white polkadot is one of our favorites {Smashbook black dots} and we’ve picked up other rolls in our travels to places like Paper Dolls here in Saratoga.
The array of types and patterns of tape is “mind bottling,” to quote Chazz Michael Michaelson. To shop for tape, go to Etsy and search for tape or Washi tape. This gorgeous assortment below is from StickerStop on Etsy {click on image for link}:
Other places to find great tape online include Paper Source and Cute Tape. Gift idea — put together a collection of tape for any fun-loving, crafty person in your life.
And speaking of gifts, I mailed this birthday package the other day to my best childhood friend, Rue. I grabbed three kinds of tape and was able to skip a ribbon and keep the card and package together. Fun, right?
Everyday Task + Fun Tape = A FUN Everyday Task!
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What a fun way to wrap, especially when you’re sending something in the mail and you don’t the ribbon to get all flattened in the process. Beth, I still remember the time when you were about Ella’s age and I asked you to wrap a present for someone. You took it on, spent some time on it, and it came out beautifully. I think you surprised yourself, and that was the beginning of your being the wrapping guru! Color/texture/pattern–it’s all fun to play with, whether it’s wrapping presents or decorating a room. (Only decisions about a room stay with us a lot longer, right?)
Love,
Mom
Hi Mom! I still remember that package too. It was a wedding gift and I wrapped it in brown polka dot paper. I couldn’t stop looking at how beautiful it looked. I agree — packages are fun to play with because there’s not so much at stake as something more permanent! xoxo