Hi friends! All recovered from Super Bowl Sunday? I have to admit I didn’t watch the whole game (or very intently anyway). We are a baseball family. Come Spring time it will be all baseball all the time I’m sure! And about Spring, I’m happy to report that the ground hog didn’t see his shadow so yay for an early Spring! Until then we still have some fun things to look forward to. One of them being Valentine’s Day! I’ve been sharing lots of Valentine’s Day projects with you this these last few weeks. I just can’t get enough of all the “heart day” inspired projects!
A few weeks ago, Pick Your Plum was offering washi tape as one of their deals! I was dying to get my hands on some cute pink chevron washi tape but alas, I was too late! I did manage to snags some cute turquoise and white tape with pink hearts, and some pink and white striped tape. I’m seriously addicted to washi tape crafts! After my tape came in the mail, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it! I had picked up some little heart shaped cardboard boxes from Michaels about a month ago. They were the perfect canvas for some sweet Washi Tape Covered Heart Boxes.
I made a couple of these so the how to is going to be using a red and white variation.
The first thing I did was paint the outside of my cardboard boxes white. They were brown, but with the washi tape, it looks better and more clean to start with a white background.
This is very simple, Start piecing your tape onto the top of the box. You can do this in any pattern you’d like. For this one I just lined them up straight across.
Then you can take your scissors or exacto knife to trim the excess tape. After you’ve trimmed the excess, take the tape a place a piece around the edge of the lid. Then you do the same with the bottom part of the box. It took two pieces of the wider chevron tape to go around the bottom part of the box.
That’s all it takes! Tada! Now you have a sweet little box to put fun Valentine’s Day trinkets in!
I think it’s a great little box to put some Valentine’s goodies in. You can share them with a neighbor, friend, or teacher! I just love how fun and versatile washi tape is!
I also made a Paper Bag and Washi Tape Heart Bunting for Valentine’s Day that you can check out!
This project is partying at some of these great parties, and Savvy Southern Style
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Angelina - JoJo and Eloise says
February 5, 2013 at 8:17 amSo cute, Chelsea. I dad some of that washi tape in my Pick Your Plum cart, then I got distracted and forgot.. Then, I remembered and it was ALL gone!! 🙁 So I am glad you got yours 🙂
xo
Angelina
Rachel says
February 5, 2013 at 8:47 amOh these are too cute.
jodi says
February 5, 2013 at 9:46 amWhat a fun little project.. thanks for sharing 🙂
[email protected] says
February 5, 2013 at 4:52 pmCute! Pinning 🙂
DesignedByBH says
February 6, 2013 at 9:06 pmI think I’m just going to find a way to schedule a comment on every post you put up that just says “Love it!” because I have yet to look at something you’ve done that I don’t, well, love! 🙂
I’m sad I missed the washi tape sale on Pick Your Plum. I got my first roll of tape (and therefore became addicted) and signed up for PYP AFTER they had it!
Angie - easylivingmom.com says
February 6, 2013 at 9:46 pmVery cute, and this looks so simple! Washi tape is amazing. I would love to have you share this at my link party today. Hope you can make it!
-Angie
http://www.easylivingmom.com
SouthernScraps says
February 7, 2013 at 3:10 amAdorable. What a fun way to use washi tape.
Meeha Meeha says
February 7, 2013 at 6:48 amYou just gotta love washi tape – so simple to use and sooooo good-looking!
Ashley @ Simply Designing says
February 7, 2013 at 6:41 pmThis is a super fun idea!!! I really like it!
Ashley
http://www.simplydesigning.blogspot.com
Erika @ The Hopeless Housewife says
February 7, 2013 at 6:56 pmThis is such a great idea! I would love to have you link up with us at The Hopeless Housewife.
Carol ( Answer Is Chocolate) says
February 7, 2013 at 7:01 pmSooo cute! Came over from 504 Main and pinning these to my “I Wuv Washi” board!
Mel says
February 8, 2013 at 12:02 amI love this sooo cute!
[email protected] This Top That says
February 8, 2013 at 3:02 amjust love your sweet boxes. I have yet to use that tape!! 🙂 sharing these on my weekly wow’s tomorrow ( Sat).
Megan says
February 8, 2013 at 4:48 amThese are just too cute! Great way to use washi tape. 😉
TidyMom says
February 10, 2013 at 7:40 amWhat a great Valentine idea!!
Thanks for linking up! I featured your Valentines in my wrap up post http://tidymom.net/2013/12-valentines-to-make/
Happy Valentines Day!
Stacy says
February 10, 2013 at 11:31 amThis is such a sweet treat box! I have a few of the same washi tapes and I hope I can try this out in the future.