Day 1 of washi winter, washi tape charger

Day 1 of washi winter

Hi again!

Well today's the day, My very first tutorial! I wanted it to be something that everyone can do, and should be helpful to everyone. As you know, today almost everyone has a smartphone or even a cellphone and that means a cellphone charger, which look, in my opinion, boring. Which means... Washi tape time!

                                    
What you will need:

- washi tape of your choice

- charger and plug

- scissors or X-acto knife

- non marking board

- pencil (optional)

-clear tape (optional)

As I'm doing this specifically for the iPhone charger and plug, you'll have to alter it if you're doing this for any other type of charger. 

The first step is to cut the tape. You'll need to cut one piece 0.8/6 cm, two 10/1.5cm and  one 1.5/4.5cm. If you're using scissors, use a pencil to mark where you have to cut. 

Voilà!

 Next, wrap! Just stick the tape in the back and wrap it around. Stick the tape down with clear tape so that it lasts longer (this step is optional) 

All done! 

There you have it, a cute personalized charger. I'd love to get your input on this, and email me pictures of new chargers!!

Xoxo

Luvely Stitches

Welcome to 2013/ Washi winter

Hello my dear readers!! It's a new year, a perfect time for new beginnings. I have decided to take this blog in a new direction. Not only will it be somewhere where I can show all of you my creations, but it will be a place where you can try some out for yourselves. I'll share my favorite crafts, techniques and patterns that you can follow or alter to suit your style and preference. This winter, I'll be showing you some of my favorite crafts to do with washi tape.

There's so much you can do with it, and so many colors and patterns so you can always find something you like that will inspire you to make something. If you're a brand new crafter or new to washi tape, I recommend to get a mixture of solid colors and patterns, that have similar colors or colors that go well together. Also, if you like a variety of thicknesses. The standard size is about 1.5 cm but there are also thinner ones that are just over 0.5 cm. If you get mostly thicker ones and a few of the thinner ones in solid colors, you have an endless amount of possibilities for mixing and matching. There are even thicker ones (3.5 cm) but in my opinion you really don't need many rolls of this. If you're looking to buy washi tape, I highly recommend Etsy. They have a huge amount of tape, in every color and pattern you could imagine. It's pretty reasonably priced and you can get sampler sets so that you know what kinds of tape you like to use. I've also been sucessful finding washi tape in a craft or paper store. Personally, one of my favorite brands is MT, they have good quality tape in a variety of colors and great sets, but it's really up to you. You'll soon see that it's great for just about everything. From gift wrapping to decor to just jazzing up anything that's looking a little plain. Good bye for now, and I look forward to hearing your feedback on my very first tutorial...! Luvely Stitches