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I have a fun treat for you. Ieebee reached out to me and asked if I would like to do an unboxing and I absolutely did! I have these amazing items today to share. First is a box of 37 rolls of the most gorgeous washi tape, and a fabulous leather journal to share with you. I think you will love these! I used the washi and the notebook pages to create a fun collection of notebook pages using the washi in several ways. I also made some planner note pages for my disc planner that turned out just amazing. I hope you enjoy! Ieebee has many items in their store so please check them out.

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Organizing and Recycling!

 This is a short post, but it is a cool idea and I wanted to share...and it shows the banner that I wrote about last week.  I was at Tuesday Morning and they had these Graphic 45 paper rolls.  I totally bought one of each and came home...then realized I wasn't sure where to store them.

I had plastic containers that my laundry pods come in all saved up and waiting for a purpose.  Today was the day.  I carefully cut off the top of the container, and wrapped it with washi tape.  This made a perfect holder for my tubes of paper.

And, if you haven't gone...check out Tuesday Morning.  They get a lot of craft supplies.  It's amazing what I have picked up there for a fraction of the price.  Yes, they have older supplies, but some things never ever go out of style for crafting.

I really  love recycling projects, and I love organization.  This was a win win!

Have a crafty day!!

Michelle💕

A pretty new desk blotter idea

This is my desktop.  It's organized, but it is kind of a mess.  My desk blotter needs help, and that is what this post is about.  But first...

 I just wanted to show you my desk corner.  Along with some of my favorite pictures of my family…I have Daryl Dixon.  Santa was nice enough to put him in my stocking this year.  Yay me!  But, I digress...

 This is my blotter.  It is a giant gridded notepad.  I love the idea of having a space to jot things down when I don't know if they belong in my planner, or I don't know where they belong yet.  But then there are sticky notes on it.  I colored some stickers so I have some residual of that on there…not too pretty.  I had an idea.

 I got out my washi tape and went to work making my paper pretty.  I decided to make boxes, in case I need to categorize my little notes.  I think this is funny, really, because this blotter is for quick notes, and here I am, with my planner OCD, and I want to make it organized.  LOL!

After I did that, I found these ladybug stickers and decided to use them up.  Now my blotter is gorgeous!

Thanks for looking.

Stay crafty, and organized, my friends!

Washi Tape Notes for my Arc Planner

 I was making a recipe book, which I will be showing here very soon…and I had leftover pieces of index cards.  What's a girl to do?  Make notes for my Arc Notebook Planner!

I took a piece of acetate, cut it to size and punched it.  Then I made the file folder type tab on it, and covered it with Washi tape so I could see it!  Then on it, I layered the pieces of index cards, taped to the acetate with the tape that I have from my Smash Book supplies.  Now, when I need a quick note stuck elsewhere in my book, I have one, and I have a pretty one to boot!  It's kind of like sticky notes, but better because it's pretty and I was not wasting my scraps!

Stay crafty, my friends!

DIY Washi Tape!

I know, you're thinking…"Again?"  But this is COOL and I thought you would love this idea.

 These strips came out of MAGAZINES!  I was going through my 2012 magazines, saving the articles and pictures that I wanted for inspiration, and cutting out images for my junk journals, and I got this bright idea…strips of colored yumminess for "washi" tape!

It worked perfectly and just wait til you see my planner page decorated with some of this!

Stay crafty, my friends!

More DIY Washi Tape

I bought this paper by K and Company specifically for this.  I cut the paper in half, and ran it through my Xyron machine.  I am so glad that I have my machine out so I can use it.  Before my craft room move, I had to unpack a bunch of things just so I could get to it.  Now, I just use it, FUN!

 Then I cut the rulers apart.

Here it is in my junk/smash/inspiration journal!  Cool, huh?  I am looking at papers with border strips in a whole new way now!

Then I found this paper, and did it again.

And I found a third and a fourth paper.  I think I may have enough ruler tape now.  (And I think I need to find some help, I think I am addicted to "ruler" paper!)   At least two of the sheets gave me over 16 feet of yardstick "washi" tape each!

Stay Crafty, My Friends.

Faux Washi Tape

I have seen this stuff all over the internet, in craft stores, and I even own a few rolls.  I didn't know what to really do with it until I saw Smash books, and started using them.

I have seen some tutorials on how to make your own.  I loved this tutorial, here, so I basically did the same thing.  I decided to make some to match my journal.   This is my  take on  how to do it.  SUPER EASY!

 This is my junque journal I started working in.  I used the scraps of papers left over from the pages I put into this book.

 I love score-tape.  It is super strong, and you can rip it.  You don't need to cut it at all, and that makes for a cool effect when you use this stuff.  I just put lines of it on the backs of the paper and cut them out.

 Presto, faux Washi tape.

I used it on this magazine clipping to add it to my book.  COOL!  I didn't use it on the photo on the right, but wanted to add it in, because I like this quote by Mother Teresa.

The other cool tutorials are everywhere, including here for a printable one that is genious.

Stay Crafty, My Friends!