Today is day two of our DIY week on Crafting for Almost Everyone and it was all about making our own inexpensive washi tape and washi tape storage.  At first I thought it would be great to do one form of storage for the tape, but then I found a huge empty box of aluminum foil and thought, great washi tape storage!  One storage method is very simple and very inexpensive.  The aluminum foil storage should work well and is very inexpensive, but I wish I had found the smaller box instead of the extra long.

Once I started getting ideas on different washi tapes, I couldn’t stop.  It was so much fun and I really thought they came out pretty well.  Of course I had some mishaps along the way, as usual.  I wanted to unplug the hot glue gun and spilled water everywhere.  I was making sure I didn’t have a mishap with the glue gun.  In theory, it was a good idea, but in practice, well, you know how things go sometimes.  I didn’t make a card with the washi tape, but tomorrow we are making our own Stamp A Ma Jig and we’ll definitely be making at least one card and I’ll make sure to include the envelope this time.  I use washi tape on every envelope trying to match the color of the card with the washi tape.  I wrap the tape around the bottom of the envelope about 1/4″ from the bottom.  It really helps to tie the envelope to the card and it is a tremendous way to use our stash of washi tape.  Please join me tomorrow for day 3 of DIY week.

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