Friday Favorites: The Washi Tape Edition

**  Each of these Friday Favorites is something created by another blogger.  I do my best to include the proper credits and help you reach their blogs easily either through the text link or the photo link.  If you'd like to Pin one of these projects, please pin it directly from the original post,

not from this blog post.  Thanks!

Are you as obsessed with washi tape crafts as I am?  I have just a small collection of washi tape and paper tape at the moment, but I'm always on the hunt for fun ways to use it. 

How about a matryoshka doll on your craft room wall?  She is just adorable, and Sewn Studio even shared the pattern and instructions in a blog post.

 

For a fun pop of color, consider a striped desktop or table top!  This one is from Elise Blaha's blog.  Isn't this fun?  Its an inexpensive way to decorate too!  This would be a great way of adding color and individuality to an office where you can't change the walls like in a rented space or a college dorm.

 

 

Washi tape is great on glass too.  Add some to vases or candle holders, like these pretties from Decor8Blog.com.  Wouldn't you love to see these on your windowsill?  So cheerful!

 

 

Turn up the volume on a solid candle with a washi wrapper.  WohnWasabi shows you how with a quick tutorial.

 

And of course there are lots of inspirational photos of paper goods embellished with washi.  Greeting cards, mailing envelopes, gift tags, notebook covers. I've even seen it on laptops!  This Washi Gift Tag is one of my favorites from Craftaholics Anonymous.  I love how she added the floral touch too!

 



Washi buntings come in all shapes and sizes.  This is a cute one for topping off a special cake!  The blog post for this one includes a recipe for a chocolate cake.  It looks to be quite yummy.  That link is a two-fer!

 

And speaking of Pinterest, there are a ton of washi tape inspiration boards.  Just type washi in the search box, and you'll be browsing for hours and hours.  Ask me how I know. ;)

Friday Favorites

It's Friday!  Here's a few fun things I discovered recently that you might like!

Have you been to Toxic Paper Factory?  I learned about this fun site from How About Orange.  My nephew is not a fan of arts & crafts projects, but ninjas?  Ninjas might be the exception!  These look like fun.  Download a free project here.

For my fellow embroidery enthusiasts, have you seen Sugar Cookie's wood floss holders?  I found her on Etsy, and this is her daschund floss bobbin.  He's made of birchwood, and she has some other cute designs too!


made by sugarcookie.etsy.com


Halloween is on the horizon and I've been pinning ideas to my Halloween Pinterest board.  Click to hop on over and find some fun ideas there too!

Did you stumble across any great discoveries this week?

Friday Favorites

There are always so many fun things out there on the internet, and there are a few treasures I found this week that I would like to share with you.  My niece will be having a sleepover with me soon, and I thought a little crafty project would be fun.  We might make these cute fabric flowers from the tutorial at House of Smith's.

Then there's these yummy looking apple turnovers from Echoes of Laughter.   This is one of my new favorite blogs - she posts lots of great ideas for parties, decorating, recipes and all kinds of cute stuff.

If you need chocolate instead of something fruity, head on over to I Heart Naptime for her White Chocolate Butterscotch Cookie recipe.  This is on my 'must-bake-now' list!  Don't they look yummy? She has included a cute printable recipe card too.  It couldn't get easier!

Did you think I'd forgotten about quilting? No way!  Here's a few Flickr favorites from the past week too.

1. small things embroidery, 2. Doily & Mat Series: Doily #2, 3. Leaf Potholder, 4. Blitzen Table Topper, 5. QST on grass, 6. Cutting Edge Quilt, 7. DSC_0381, 8. Rose Garden Table Runner, 9. 123:365

Yeah ok, that last picture isn't quilty or crocheted or knitted goodness but aren't those peonies lovely? Super cute next to the handpainted chair.  I need to paint a chair like that!

So much inspiration!  What's been inspiring you this week?