washi tape

Dec 30

DIY Decanter Tags for Your Next Party

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Decanters are a chic, easy way to pretty up your bar area, but the downside of not using the original bottles is the loss of label. Help your guests pick their poison with these simple and stylish decanter tags. You can make the embossed version like I did, or just… more >

Oct 08

DIY Washi Tape Address Book

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I’ve always used a paper address book, and after decades of erasing and rewriting my near and dear’s info, I was in desperate need of a new one. I hunted for one that suited my aesthetic sensibilities and my desire to have everybody’s birthday organized by month, and the only… more >

Sep 17

How to Fix a System That Isn’t Working: My failed spice drawer experiment

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Sometimes you create an organizing system that’s so perfect, so beautiful, and so functional that you can’t help high fiving yourself and thinking that probably, you’re the best at life. This is not one of those systems. It seemed like such a great idea: get rid of the jumble of… more >

Jul 24

How to Color Code Your Files

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I’ve written about using washi tape to dress up drab containers, but this lovely low-adhesive tape can be used for so much more, including improving the functionality of your files! We’re much quicker at visually processing colors than words, so it’s helpful to color code your files as well as… more >

Jun 26

Dress up Drab Containers with Washi Tape

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When you start an organizing project, there’s usually a pretty strong urge to run out and buy the prettiest containers you can find. It’s a useful urge, because you’re more likely to keep up with a system if you like the way it looks, but before you spend a bunch… more >