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Washi Tape Journals

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Have you ever bought anything from Pick Your Plum before? Wait… have you ever heard of Pick Your Plum before?? In case you haven’t, here’s a little info…

Pick Your Plum offers one deal a day on fabulous items, such as craft supplies, clothing, accessories, baking supplies, home decor and so much more! And you have to order fast because supplies are limited. As you probably guessed, I’m officially addicted to this site!

So after buying things sporadically throughout the past couple of months, I decided it was time to start making some projects from my amazing purchases! First up… WASHI TAPE JOURNALS!

The first thing I purchased for this project was the washi tape. If you’ve never heard about it before, there’s a ton of projects out there using this stuff! Target even carries this stuff now in the office supply aisle. Now I’ve never used washi tape before, but I wanted to test it out on something…

Then I found these adorable little journals from Pick Your Plum. They even came with their own pen and little holder! I thought these would be perfect to dress up with a little washi tape for my daughter.

To begin, I just covered the journals with strips of the washi tape, letting the ends overlap the edges a bit.

Once the entire front cover was covered, I trimmed the excess using an exacto knife.

Then I followed the same steps to cover the back and insides of the journal.

For the little pen that came with the journal, I wrapped three of the washi tapes around the base to make a pretty little pattern (my daughter picked out purple, pink and green!).

Pretty cute, huh?

I just love the little handle, perfect for my 4 year old to tote around!

And LOVE that the pen has a special little holder!

Yep, she’s pretty happy with her new notebook!

As you can see, it’s already gotten some great use!

Oh, how I love 10 minute projects!
Thank you, Pick Your Plum! 

 

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Comments

  1. Sue says

    This is so cute! I love journals and can never resist another pretty one… one day I’m convinced every journal I have will be filled.

  2. Holly @ My Sister's Suitcase says

    Love this Erin!! There is so much Washi goodness going on this week 🙂 I am going to feature this on Friday for our Washi Week round up. Thanks for sharing such a cute and easy project!

  3. Jessica @ Mom 4 Real says

    Too adorable! I haven’t used washi tape yet, but am ordering some! Can’t wait!

    Jessica @ Mom 4 Real

  4. Amy Renea says

    I so so so so SO want some Washi tape, but haven’t taken the plunge yet…is it weird that I’m hoping the dollar store gets a deal on some soooooon?

  5. This Busy LIfe says

    Such a cute idea. I love the end result. Did you have much tape leftover for other projects?

    • howtonestforless says

      I was actually super surprised. I barely used any tape at all! It’s actually quite deceiving how much washi tape is on each roll 🙂

  7. Debbie~refreshrestyle says

    Love it, I ordered some of the same colors and have not used it yet! I just had to have some 🙂

  9. Julie says

    Aren’t you too clever love how you did this-is the tape repositionable?

  10. Meagan says

    That is too cute! I love the journal. What a fun and easy project! I’m new to washi tape and I’m loving it!!

  11. Laura says

    Very cute. I’ve heard of Washi tape, but I haven’t tried it out yet. I love all the colors and designs it comes in.

    And I love the journal with pen holder. My girls are avid note makers-doodlers-artists. That would be perfect for them. Visiting from The Shabby Creek Cottage #148, hope you’ll stop by my blog too. 🙂

    Thanks for sharing,
    Laura

  13. ange says

    I read this earlier this week and then became distracted and didn’t get to comment. Such a cute project and cheap too! Love it and her drawings are so adorable. My girls would love these….might be buying some washi tape at Target tomorrow.

    • howtonestforless says

      LOL!! Thanks Ange. I still need to buy some of that tape from Target. Maybe this weekend 🙂

  14. Michelle says

    Hi,

    I followed you over from Somewhat Simple’s Link Party and I love these journals. I just found Pick Your Plum a few weeks ago and they have some amazing deals. I wish I had gotten in on these cute journals.

    I would love to invite you to share this, and any other posts you would like to, at my Creative Thursday Link Party at http://www.michellestastycreations.blogspot.com. (Link up until Monday 4-23-12)

    Have a great day,
    Michelle

    • howtonestforless says

      Thanks Michelle! LOVE Pick Your Plum. So many great finds!! I’ll see you tomorrow for the party 🙂

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